Vegas Visitors Sue the Strip’s Biggest Hotels Over Room Prices
Everyone knows you can’t beat the house in Vegas, but now a couple of visitors say you can’t even beat the hotel — and they’re suing.
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Stocks Gain as Traders Turn Blind Eye to Mixed GDP: Markets Wrap
Tech megacaps powered a stock-market rebound, tempering data suggesting that while the Federal Reserve still has a path to a soft landing, the risk of a recession this year is very much alive.
Oil Climbs as Global Traders Grow Bullish on Short-Term Outlook
Oil gained as energy traders grew more confident about the commodity’s immediate outlook.
FTX Says Wall Street Heavyweights Are Among Its Creditors
Advisers to FTX say the collapsed crypto company owes a dizzying assortment of firms including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., bankruptcy court documents show.
US Strike Kills ISIS Leader al-Sudani in Remote Region of Somalia
Bilal al-Sudani, an Islamic State leader, was killed Wednesday night in a US counter-terrorism operation in a remote area of northern Somalia, according to senior administration officials.
Genesis Says ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Owes Millions on Trades
A Genesis unit is seeking more than $20 million from Bitcoin Cash backer Roger Ver, alleging that he failed to settle cryptocurrency options transactions that expired in December.
Chile Keeps Rates at Two-Decade High, Retains Cautious Tone
(Bloomberg) — Chile’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the highest level in more than two decades, while reiterating that borrowing costs wouldn’t fall until a slowdown in inflation was consolidated.
California Downpours Mean More Water for 27 Million Residents
California will be able to increase the amount of water it delivers to 27 million residents after a series of recent storms that brought record rains and helped replenish drought-parched reservoirs.
Visa, Mastercard See Card Spending Slow as Inflation Persists
Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. saw purchase volumes on their cards climb less than expected in the final three months of the year, a sign that historic levels of inflation have begun to put a damper on consumer spending.
BuzzFeed Shares Surge 120% on Plans to Embrace OpenAI
BuzzFeed Inc. shares surged by a record on news that the digital-media company plans to use OpenAI to bolster some of its content creation.
