🗞️Free Money And Murder Charges In NY

December 10th, 2024

Good Evening 🇺🇸,

What happened today,

• Luigi Mangione has officially been charged with murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO in Manhattan

• NY Gov. Hochul has proposed “inflation refund” checks to be apart of next year’s state budget, this would see individuals who make $150,000 or less to get a $300 check and families whose joint income is $300,000 or less will get $500 checks

• President-elect Trump said today that people or companies who invest at least $1 billion in the U.S. will get “fully expedited approvals and permits.”

• Senator Mitch McConnell has received medical treatment after a fall following a Senate GOP lunch, reports say he is fine just ended up with a cut on his face and sprained wrist

• After spending more than $10 billion on its robotaxi unit, General Motors is abandoning its Cruise driverless ride-hailing service

• Cookie and snack giant, Mondelez, has made a preliminary takeover approach for Hershey

• 74% of people use credit cards to buy holiday gifts, and 28% will dip into savings to make their purchases, and 16% will lean on buy now, pay later services per CNBC

• DOW down .35% /S&P down .30%

• Walgreens is in talks to sell itself to private equity firm Sycamore Partners

• Israel carried out airstrikes against Syrian military assets across the country to keep them from the rebels as the uncertainty within the country continues

• South Korea has arrested its ex-defense minister over martial law efforts

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