Correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and the Gulf War, has died

Correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and the Gulf War, has died

Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at the age of 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his coverage of the Vietnam War … Read more

Austria buys M-346F light fighters

Austria buys M-346F light fighters

Austria is buying 12 M-346F Block 20 light fighter jets from Italian defense contractor Leonardo as part of an overhaul of its air force, the Luftstreitkräfte. Austria already operates 15 Eurofighter Typhoons, which were acquired under controversial circumstances. These aircraft have very limited capabilities compared to other Typhoons, as well as high operating costs, which … Read more

MetaX surges 700% on debut as China’s AI chips attract investors

MetaX surges 700% on debut as China’s AI chips attract investors

SHANGHAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – MetaX Integrated Circuits surged 700 percent in its Shanghai market debut as the Chinese AI chip maker benefited from a strong boost sparked by Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on chips from U.S. firms Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ). Founded by former AMD executives, … Read more

Exclusive-Google is working to erode Nvidia’s software advantage with Meta

Exclusive-Google is working to erode Nvidia’s software advantage with Meta

Dec 17 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is working on a new initiative to improve its artificial intelligence chips running PyTorch, the world’s most widely used AI software framework, in a move aimed at weakening Nvidia’s long-standing dominance of the AI ​​computing market, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort is part of Google’s … Read more

The 75-year-old store brand is closing for good

The 75-year-old store brand is closing for good

Department stores used to rule the retail world. Chains like Macy’s, Filene’s and JC Penney anchored malls and drove people to shop. When I was younger in the 1980s and 90s, there was a need for these stores. Macy’s used to be a place where you could go and get top-notch service when buying a … Read more

Oracle credit row sparks tech sell-off, sends Nasdaq and S&P 500 spiraling

Oracle credit row sparks tech sell-off, sends Nasdaq and S&P 500 spiraling

Tits live blog is periodically refreshed throughout the day with the latest market updates.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. happy wednesday This is TheStreet’s Stock Market Today for December 17, 2025. You can follow the latest market updates here on our daily live blog. US markets are now closed, putting a … Read more

‘Annoyed’ fishermen lose Jersey Shore beach access to bennies. Now they are devastated and raising hell.

‘Annoyed’ fishermen lose Jersey Shore beach access to bennies. Now they are devastated and raising hell.

Richard Bloschock knows his days are numbered when he steps on sugar sand. The serenity of Island Beach State Park is where his father taught him how to surf fish as a boy. Years later, he brought his own sons here to teach the next generation of Bloschock men how to cast a line far … Read more

Warren Buffett is ditching two investments he’s been telling Americans to buy for years. Should ordinary inventors do the same?

Warren Buffett is ditching two investments he’s been telling Americans to buy for years. Should ordinary inventors do the same?

Johannes Eisele/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue by linking to the content below. Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, has long advocated a low-and-slow approach to investing, focusing on low-risk index funds. Buffett, who is worth about $150 billion (1) and is set to retire at the end of … Read more

Mortgage and refinance rates today, December 17, 2025: Stability welcomed by borrowers

Mortgage and refinance rates today, December 17, 2025: Stability welcomed by borrowers

Mortgage rates hold mostly steady for another week. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed rate rose by one basis point 6.09%. The 15-year fixed home loan rate fell six basis points to 5.52%. The stability of mortgage rates over the past few weeks is being welcomed by borrowers looking to lock in a rate. … Read more