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- Allegiant to buy rival budget airline Sun Country in $1.5 billion cash and stock deal - Budget airlines in the U.S. like Allegiant and Sun Country have faced a surge in costs following the pandemic and the increase in domestic capacity.
- Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead - The new year on Wall Street officially kicks into high gear this week.
- Trump is weighing options against Iran: Reports - Iran has said it will retaliate if the U.S. intervenes amid political unrest in the Middle East country.
- ICE Minneapolis shooting: Noem calls Good's actions ‘domestic terrorism’ - Democrats have called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached over the ICE shooting that killed a U.S. citizen.
- Walmart teams up with Google's Gemini to make it easier for shoppers to find and buy products - The retail giant also has a similar deal with OpenAI's ChatGPT and has its own AI-powered chatbot, Sparky.
- How the AI data center bubble story is playing out inside one booming energy stock - Can Bloom Energy's high-flying stock, fueled by generating onsite power for AI data centers, steer clear of bubble risks?
- Op-ed: Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' and China are headed for Latin American clash - Concerns that President Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' will lead China to attack Taiwan miss the mark. China has its own designs on Latin America.
- Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for consistent income - TipRanks discusses three dividend-paying stocks, including Permian Resources and International Business Machines.
- Lawmakers are preparing to try again on major crypto bill. Why it matters and what happens next - Some lawmakers will meet on Thursday to discuss and edit draft legislation on crypto market structure, with the aim of passing a comprehensive law this year.
- Boeing's airplane deliveries are the highest in 7 years. Now it's about to pick up the pace - Boeing is set to outline its production increase plans later this month after it's expected to post its best year for deliveries since 2018.