Shares of GE falling at the start of the trading day after the company said it would take a $6.2 billion charge in its finance arm.
Plus shares of BlackBerry rose after the Canadian tech giant unveiled its "Jarvis" software for connected cars. The cybersecurity system will prevent autos from being hacked.
And Google is planning to lay underwater cables in an effort to expand its cloud business to new regions. The stock was rising in early trade.
Conditions have been mostly nice for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas Day, but some naughty disruptions plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines again this year.
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Lionsgate announced its studio division is going to spin off in a merger with Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., which is a special purpose acquisition company.
