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• Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care - The automaker also said it would invest $2 billion in xAI, the artificial intelligence company controlled by its C.E.O., Elon Musk, and stop making the two oldest cars in its lineup.
• As Trump Heads to Iowa to Trumpet Economy, Many Residents Feel Pain - Farmers are critical to Iowa’s economy. They have been battered by President Trump’s tariffs and are not experiencing the “golden age” that the president promised.
• Gold Soars to Record High as Global Tensions Grow - The price of gold surged above $5,000 an ounce as investors sought shelter from geopolitical uncertainty.
• Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights In Anticipation of Powerful Winter Storm - Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights over the weekend in anticipation of frigid weather and ice and now across much of the country.
• Storm Poses Big Threats to Power Grids Across U.S. - Managers of electric grids say freezing temperatures and ice and snow could lead to power outages in many places, potentially leaving millions in the dark.
• Trump and States Aim to Stop A.I. From Inflating Energy Bills - Demand from centers that power artificial intelligence has driven up electricity bills, frustrating consumers.
• Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act, and Grocery Prices Keep Going Up - Plus, your Friday news quiz.
• Trump Outlines Health Care Proposals as Prices and Premiums Rise - The long-awaited plan would leave much to Congress and calls for payments to health savings accounts rather than insurance subsidies, among other broad proposals.
• CPI Report Shows Food Prices Rose Sharply in December - Beef, coffee and produce are among the items that have gotten more expensive recently, inflation data on Tuesday showed.
• Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Gets a Cool Reception - President Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace.