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American shoppers turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in unprecedented numbers this Black Friday, helping push online spending to a record $11.8 billion as many consumers chose to avoid crowded stores and shop from home.On the year’s busiest shopping day, U.S. online spending surged 9.1% from last year, and Americans increasingly relied on AI-powered chatbots to compare prices and track deals, according to new data from Adobe Analytics.This year saw an […]

President Donald Trump told airlines on Saturday to consider the airspace above Venezuela closed."To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Trump's comments come about a week after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned airlines about flying over Venezuela. The FAA issued a notice urging airlines to "exercise […]

Lily Allen and David Harbour have listed their Carroll Gardens home for just under $8 million months after their divorce announcement.Their Brooklyn, New York property, listed by Carl Gambino of the Gambino Group at Compass, was put on the market in October for $7.99 million. Harbour and Allen's former home, reimagined by AD100 designer Billy Cotton and Ben Bischoff of MADE for the architecture, sprawls four stories and has five […]

Florida’s rise as a magnet for wealth, business and culture shows no signs of slowing.From luxury yachts to fine dining and world-class real estate, the Sunshine State’s blend of open economic policies, no state income tax and year-round sunshine continues to lure both entrepreneurs and investors — and top leaders say it’s only the beginning."What we see is that more and more people are looking for this lifestyle, and when […]

After many Americans go big for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the Saturday that follows has become the moment to shop small.Observed annually during the first weekend after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to redirect some of their holiday spending toward small businesses — the backbone of the U.S. economy."With the economy rebounding from forty-year high inflation, there’s never been a better time to shop small in support of local […]

Airbus on Friday ordered immediate repairs across thousands of its A320-family aircraft, affecting major carriers including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.The order affects roughly 6,000 jets, making it one of the largest recalls in the European aerospace giant's history. The directive also comes amid the busiest travel weekend of the year in the U.S., according to Reuters."Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday his department is working to cut off federal benefits to illegal immigrants at the direction of President Donald Trump.Bessent wrote in a post on X that "we are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens and preserve them for U.S. Citizens."He said the Treasury "announced that it will issue proposed regulations clarifying that the refunded portions of certain individual income tax benefits are no […]

A new report finds that homebuyers are receiving some of the steepest price discounts on record as sellers adjust their expectations.Zillow found that the typical listing in the U.S. had $25,000 in cumulative price cuts in October, which matched the largest discounts the company has ever recorded. The typical size of an individual price cut is little changed from recent years at around $10,000 – but the report noted that sellers are […]

First lady Melania Trump announced her new production company Muse Films in social media posts on Friday.The posts feature a motion graphic for the production company, accompanied by music.MELANIA TRUMP SAYS AI WILL RESHAPE WAR MORE PROFOUNDLY THAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS DURING VISIT WITH MARINES"MELANIA, the film, exclusively in theaters worldwide on January 30th, 2026," the posts note.The first lady will be the subject of the upcoming documentary.MELANIA TRUMP, AMAZON PARTNER […]