Raphael Nam

Gas prices have skyrocketed in just a matter of days.

They're not going to change until August.

And in general, the world oil markets will be unsettled for years, years from now.

For many households across the country, it's the time of family Christmas traditions.

And for Wall Street, there's nothing more traditional than the Santa Claus rally.

For reasons that have never been really clear, stocks have tended to do well in the last five trading days of the year, as well as the first two sessions of the new year.

And so far, it's been a promising start.

Stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P closing at a record high.

But a warning here.

It doesn't happen all the time.

Last year, instead of a rally, traders got coal when Santa left behind a market sell-off.

Rafael Nam, NPR News.

FIFA introduced the cheaper tickets after fans blasted the high prices for the tournament next year.

Currently, tickets range from at least $140 for some of the initial games to over $2,000 for the US opening game.

And it gets even more expensive for the knockouts, including over $4,000 for the cheapest seats at the final.

But the $60 tickets will only be available for fans of the countries that have qualified.

And there will only be a limited amount, fewer than 2% of the available tickets for any particular game.

In other words, they won't be easy to get.

Raphael Nam, NPR News.

Yes, these are definitely two big companies, especially in the U.S. The CR-V from Honda, for example, is one of the best-selling cars in the country. And Nissan has cars like the Rogue SUV. And the reason why these talks are happening is because of these two transformative changes you just mentioned, Sarah. Let's tackle the first one, the pivot to electric vehicles.