• Yahoo Finance Video

    Wall Street preps for shortened trading week, Honda & Nissan merger talks: Yahoo Finance

    It is a short trading week for Wall Street. The equity markets will close early on Tuesday, December 24, and be closed all day on Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday. Two stocks in focus today are Honda (HMC) and Nissan (7201.T, NSANY), which officially announced they are in talks to merge. The companies expect the transaction to be completed in 2026. Other trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Tilray Brands (TLRY), and Novo Nordisk (NVO). Key guests include:9:10 a.m. ET - Ben Emons, Fed Watch Advisors, Chief Investment Officer/Founder10:25 a.m. ET - Eric Sheridan, Goldman Sachs Senior U.S. Internet Sector Equity Research Analyst10:45 a.m. ET - Tony Bancroft, Gabelli Funds Portfolio Manager11:20 a.m. ET - Steven Wieting, Citi Wealth Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Economist11:30 a.m. ET - Michael Liersch, Wells Fargo Head of Advice and Planning

  • Associated Press

    AP PHOTOS: Girls will be part of St. Paul's Cathedral choir on Christmas Day for first time

    For the first time in its 900-year history, girls will form part of the choir performing at the Christmas Day service on Wednesday at London’s majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral. The choir, which is made up of both adult and child choristers, will perform at services on Christmas Day under the 365-foot (111-meter) dome of the cathedral, designed by architect Christopher Wren after the 1666 Great Fire of London destroyed its medieval predecessor and much of the surrounding old city. The first two girls to become full choristers officially joined the choir in June.

  • BBC

    France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead

    Flags are flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.