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1. Dust to data centers: The year AI tech giants, and billions in debt, began remaking the American landscape

2. Trump’s first vetoes of his second term hit bipartisan infrastructure projects, draw accusations of retribution

3. 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says he's not shorting Tesla

4. Gold, silver prices fall after CME raises precious metals margins — again

5. Novo Nordisk enters 2026 on the defense as it faces a ‘must-win’ battle in the U.S. market

6. Economist Mark Zandi sees the Fed surprising with three rate cuts in first half of 2026

7. We asked a humanoid robot if there is an AI bubble. Here's what it said

8. Google wraps up best year on Wall Street since 2009, beating megacap peers as AI story strengthens

9. Retail investors close out one of their best years ever. How they beat Wall Street at its own game

10. Khanna calls for nationwide fraud investigation after wealth tax proposal caused firestorm

11. Nike shares move higher on big insider purchases by CEO Elliott Hill, director Tim Cook after down year

12. Congressional Republicans call on Tim Walz to testify on Minnesota fraud scandal

13. DOJ has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review: Reports

14. How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China

15. USPS changes may delay postmark dates. What it means for your tax returns, ballots, bills and more

16. Op-ed: China won the 2025 battle in Trump's trade war. Here's what comes next

17. Space and defense boom lifted these satellite stocks by more than 200% in 2025

18. This year-end mistake costs investors up to $1.7 billion annually — how to minimize the penalty

19. Eaton's stock sat out the AI boom this year. Here's what can spark a rally in 2026

20. These restaurant chains closed locations in 2025