Kim Vinnell

And as our Fed reporter Howard Schneider explains, that complicates Trump's hope for a January rate cut.

Luxury retailer Saks Global has filed for bankruptcy in one of the largest retail collapses since the pandemic.

A retailer long loved by the rich and famous, Saks fell on hard times after COVID as competition from online outlets rose.

It's barely a year since a deal that brought Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus under the same roof.

The retailer says its stores will remain open for now after it finalized a financing package and appointed a new CEO.

Conservative justices on the U.S.

Supreme Court appear poised to uphold laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams.

The court heard arguments for challenges to bans in Idaho and West Virginia.

Bill and Hillary Clinton are refusing to testify in a Republican-led congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, calling it partisan politics.

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, a Republican, says he'll move to hold former President Clinton in contempt next week, which could lead to criminal charges.

But Comer brushed off a question as to whether he would also subpoena Donald Trump.

The Clintons say they've provided what information they have and accuse Republicans of trying to avoid their own scrutiny.

Now, if you've ever found yourself repeating, hey Siri…

Hey, Siri!

In ever-increasing volume and frustration, Apple is trying, at last, to help.

It's announced plans to revamp its struggling voice assistant with the help of Google.

Under a multi-year deal, Google's Gemini AI will serve as the foundation of not just Siri, but also future Apple intelligence features.

To better understand the deal, we called up our tech reporter Stephen Nellis in San Francisco.

And Stephen says that Apple's strategy of integrating AI into consumer technology sets it apart.

And for today's recommended read, to Davos in Switzerland, where business and political elites will be heading to the World Economic Forum next week, while its rules-based global economic order has been shaken by President Trump.