Air traffic control shortages add to U.S. flight delays

The government shutdown is exacerbating concerns about the strain on air traffic controllers, a shortage of whom has vexed airline executives for years.
Musk’s X settles ex-Twitter executives’ $128 million severance pay lawsuit

Musk and X have denied wrongdoing and said the executives were fired over their performance.
This Wall Street strategist thinks small caps are ‘inferior.’ Where to pick your spots

Small caps may have climbed to all-time highs, but investors shouldn’t expect a repeat performance, according to Trivector Research.
Florida man charged with intentionally setting Pacific Palisades fire in LA

The Palisades Fire in early January burned thousands of homes and killed multiple people as flames spread rapidly in heavy winds up to 100 miles per hour.
5 things Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said about the state of the AI race with China

While the U.S. may be leading in advanced chip designs, Huang warned not to discount China’s growing chip development.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: TopBuild, Confluent, Alcoa, Viasat, Joby Aviation and others

These are some of the stocks posting the largest moves midday.
Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week

President Donald Trump and Republicans accuse Democrats, who want any funding bill to include health-care protections, of holding the government hostage.
This insurance stock is breaking out, but remains cheap. How to get long with options

Tony Zhang breaks down a vertical call spread on this health insurance stock.
Prepare for Christmas tree shortage across America, as major importer warns of holiday goods shortages

If you are preparing to decorate your home for the holidays, start early, with a major importer of decorative holiday goods warning about major shortages.
Nvidia’s Huang says he’s surprised AMD offered OpenAI 10% of company in ‘clever’ deal

OpenAI and AMD reached a deal on Monday, with OpenAI committing to purchase 6 gigawatts worth of chips over multiple years.