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The Card That Changed Collecting Forever: Why Logan Paul’s Pikachu Is Breaking the Market
Logan Paul and Ken Goldin break down the collectibles boom, rare Pokémon cards, auction strategy. Plus, Logan’s take on Jake Paul’s fight.

Holiday Drivers Catch a Break as Gas Prices Hit Multiyear Lows
U.S. gas prices have stayed below $3 a gallon for most of December, marking the cheapest holiday fuel costs since 2020, according to AAA.

Returns, Reimagined: How ReturnPro Uses Smart Tech to Simplify Send-Backs
ReturnPro CEO Sender Shamiss to discuss how his company is changing the way we make returns and how Trump's tariffs are affecting the return business. Watch!

Big Business This Week: Big Blue gets bigger, without the blues
IBM is up 20% this year, thanks to AI consulting. Plus: UnitedHealthCare, Boeing, FedEx, Apple, Nissan, Dick's, Burberry, and HBO (Max). Whew!

Walmart warns “higher prices are inevitable”
Walmart, which became the nation’s largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it’s rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging from bananas to car seats.

Lifestyle Services Now Offered Via Airbnb
Airbnb has unveiled a major redesign of its app, introducing new features like “Airbnb Services” and “Airbnb Originals” to expand beyond accommodations.

Max is Going Back to HBO Max… Again
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that its streaming service, Max, will revert to the name “HBO Max” later this year, reinstating the HBO brand.

U.S.–China Trade Truce: What It Means and What Comes Next
Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG International, joins J.D. Durkin to give analysis on the recent trade truce between the U.S. and China. Watch!

Microsoft lays off about 3% of its staff on ‘day with a lot of tears’
Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years.

British banking analyst jailed in Saudi Arabia for 10 years over ‘unknown tweet’
A British Bank of America analyst has been jailed for 10 years in Saudi Arabia apparently over a since-deleted social media post.

More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday, protesting the coffee giant’s new dress code.
