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A significant technical outage has paralyzed trading operations at CME Group, one of the world’s leading derivatives marketplaces.

(Editor’s note: The futures and headline were updated in the story)

The United States economy is now dependent on a historic surge in artificial intelligence (AI) investment to stay afloat, according to recent market analysis. New data reveals that without the massive capital infusion into AI infrastructure, the U.S. would currently be in an economic recession.

Former Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) global sales chief Jon McNeill says that the EV giant learned a valuable technique from its Chinese rivals during his time with the company.

Wedbush Securities Managing Director Dan Ives delivered a highly bullish forecast for the technology sector, declaring that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is firmly cemented in Nvidia Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) growth. He bluntly stated that “At the end of the day, it’s Nvidia’s world, everyone else is paying rent.”

Investor Eric Jackson says iBuying platform, Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:OPEN), is undergoing a major transformation as new leadership pushes the company into what he described as a “version 2.0” of its business model, driven heavily by artificial intelligence.

The Trump administration on Thursday stated that the U.S. would now reexamine green cards tied to 19 "countries of concern" after an Afghan evacuee gunned down two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House.

Ross Gerber, co-founder of investment firm Gerber Kawasaki, has weighed in on the progress made by Elon Musk‘s Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), as well as Robotaxi rival Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Waymo in the Robotaxi and self-driving sectors.

On Thursday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) released its annual holiday ad, "A Critter Carol," a short film featuring a group of handcrafted woodland puppets who stumble upon a lost iPhone 17 Pro and use it to record a cheerful song about friendship.