Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec break down the top headlines this Tuesday morning. From Bitcoin to Disney, Cheddar has you covered.
Fans of bitcoin, rejoice. The crypto-currency will soon have futures trading. The Chicago Board Options Exchange announcing on Monday that its planned bitcoin futures product will start trading on December 10th.
Plus, the live sports streaming wars are heating up once again. Facebook will reportedly spend "a few billion dollars" to acquire sports streaming rights.
And it seems like Disney is the frontrunner to buy 21st Century Fox's assets. According to Bloomberg, 21st Century Fox views Disney as a better fit, with fewer regulatory hurdles in the way of a deal. Disney, Comcast, Sony, and Verizon had all expressed interest to buy certain Fox properties.
Some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries.
A group representing several big tech companies is suing Utah over state laws about children's social media use.
Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle an anti-trust settlement.
Stocks were up after the closing bell as Wall Street continued to pin their hopes on rate cuts after last week's comments from the Fed.
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Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
Nicki Minaj just reached a milestone that no other woman in rap has reached.
Apple announced that starting this week, it will stop selling some versions of the Apple watch in the U.S.
Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays.
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill aimed at increasing transparency in healthcare.
