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Cheddar Afternoon Google News Briefings of December 28th
Cheddar Afternoon Google News Briefings

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of December 28th
Alexa Flash Briefings

Need2Know: Flight Cancellations, Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Update & Confederate Time Capsule
These are the headlines you Need2Know for Tuesday, December 28, 2021.

Isolation Guidelines, News Hangover & Top Albums
Carlo and Baker cover the new CDC quarantine guidelines, the prospects of a vax mandate for air travel and more.

Morning Alexa Flash Briefing of December 28th
Alexa Flash Briefings

Cheddar Morning News Briefing of December 28th
Cheddar Morning News Briefings

Cheddar Morning Spotify News Briefings of December 28th
Cheddar Morning Spotify News Briefings

Holiday Retail Sales Rose 8.5% From 2020, Mastercard Says
Despite challenges like inflation, labor and product shortages, and the Omicron variant, holiday sales saw record levels of growth this year, according to a new report from Mastercard SpendingPulse. The group reports on national retail sales across all payment types, finding that holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years this year. Mastercard senior advisor and former chariman and CEO of Saks Incorporated Steve Sadove joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.

Talking Tesla EV Challengers in China: Huawei, Nio, and XPeng
Keith Fitz-Gerald, chief investment officer at Fitz-Gerald Group, spoke to Cheddar about the growing competition for Tesla's electric cars in China as tech giant Huawei enters the race. "There's a lot of legacy worry, but that does not discount the possibility that Elon might have a contender on his hands," he said about the sometimes troubled telecom company. Fitz-Gerald also gave a nod to two other local rivals, Nio and XPeng, noting the latter as having something of an edge with its CEO He Xiopeng being lauded by Chinese state media.
