Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure declaration a 'colonialist threat' to sovereignty
President Trump declares Venezuela's airspace "closed in its entirety" on Truth Social, sparking condemnation from the South American country.
FOX Business 
Kraft Mac & Cheese Black Friday novelty box sells out in seconds at Walmart
Walmart's TV-shaped Kraft Mac & Cheese Black Friday box containing 65 regular boxes sold for $19.37 but disappeared within seconds of going live.
Lab-grown diamonds are crushing this African economy that was built on natural stones
In September, Botswana’s national statistics agency reported a 43% drop in diamond output in the second quarter, the steepest fall in the country’s modern mining history.
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Despite their ‘no limits’ friendship, Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China — compared to 9% from other countries
While the value of Chinese ball-bearing exports to Russia jumped by 76% from 2021 to 2024, the quantity of exports actually dropped by 13%.
Black Friday online spending hits record $11.8B as American shoppers embrace new AI technology
Shoppers embraced AI chatbots to compare prices and track deals this Black Friday, driving an unprecedented online sales growth of 9.1% compared with last year.
Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains
Deutsche Bank predicted the S&P 500 will finish next year at 8,000, representing a 17% jump from Friday's close.
Even the Pope couldn’t avoid the Airbus software fix that disrupted flights across the world
An analysis found computer code that may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month.
Northwestern will pay Trump admin $75 million to settle antisemitism cases and restore funding while agreeing to ‘socialize international students’
The Trump administration had frozen $790 million in grants that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation of the university's president in September.
Black Friday shoppers are relying on Buy Now, Pay Later plans. Here's how that could backfire.
Adobe said shoppers would spend over $20 billion online through Buy Now, Pay Later plans this holiday season, an 11% increase from 2024.
Business Insider 
Brown grass caused the PGA Tour to pull out of a historic Maui golf course, leaving a $50 million hole for the island reeling from drought, wildfires
West Maui is facing drought and still reeling from its 2023 wildfire.
Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it
"If the crisis threshold—the floor below which families cannot function—is honestly updated to current spending patterns, it lands at $140,000."
Colleen Jones, Curling Champion and Broadcaster, Dies at 65
She won two world titles and six Canadian national championships, and was also a television anchor, reporter and commentator.
NYT Business 
McDonald’s promoted its new $8 nugget combo meal, then got blasted online with complaints about affordability, quality and service
“Since when is $8 a good price for 10 little nuggets, a hand full of fries and a drink?" one commenter said.
I became a widow in my 20s. It taught me to say 'yes' more and live every day like it might be my last.
I'm getting married again next year but that won't erase my widowhood. I say 'yes' more now and choosing love is the best way to honor my first spouse.
Shoppers, Drawn by Steep Discounts, Power Through Black Friday
Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.
The eel wars: Japan and America fight tooth and nail against new protections as some freshwater populations plunge over 90% from the 1980s
Mitchell Feigenbaum, one of America's largest eel dealers, decries “an international body dominated by volunteer scientists and unelected bureaucrats."