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Apple's board waived its guideline barring re-election after age 75 so Chair Art Levinson, 75, and audit committee chair Ron Sugar, 77, may stand for re-election, the company said in a filing; the board cited their expertise and experience and noted both are long-serving directors.

The WNBA Players Association said the league used delaying tactics as the 2020 collective bargaining agreement expired, and the union says it has not received a counteroffer to a proposal sent more than two weeks earlier.

ExxonMobil said it is exploring a return to Venezuela nearly 20 years after its assets were seized and that security guarantees and a technical assessment would be needed; the report also says Chevron plans an immediate production increase.

President Trump met U.S. oil executives on Jan. 9 and urged them to invest at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure; some company leaders warned they need legal, financial and security guarantees before returning.

Meta signed agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra to secure nuclear power for its AI data centers, aiming for some new reactors as early as 2030–2032 while purchases from existing plants begin later this year.

Global defense stocks rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, and several major defense firms posted mid-single-digit gains across U.S., European and Asian markets.

The article lists three dividend aristocrat companies that it reports have analysts' favorable ratings and dividend payout ratios of at least 40%.

The core PCE inflation gauge rose 2.4%, above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said inflation remains too high and that the Fed must be focused on reducing it.

President Trump posted on Truth Social that he would impose a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest starting January 20, 2026; the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

ADP reported private payrolls rose by 41,000 in December, below the Dow Jones consensus of 48,000; gains were concentrated in services, led by education and health and leisure and hospitality.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Jan. 9 and said Alberta will submit a pipeline proposal earlier than planned to Ottawa's Major Projects Office while asking for an accelerated federal approval process amid events in Venezuela.

President Trump said he is taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and will ask Congress to codify the change; it is unclear whether the administration can implement such a ban without congressional approval.

The DNC sent warning letters to election officials in 10 states saying proposed memoranda with the Justice Department could violate the National Voter Registration Act; the White House has defended DOJ authority over voter rolls.

Rocket Companies, Inc. is a Detroit-based firm offering mortgage, real estate and personal finance services across the U.S. and Canada; it operates two segments, Direct to Consumer and Partner Network, and provides brands such as Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans and Rocket Money.

X filed a federal antitrust suit in Texas alleging music publishers and the N.M.P.A. pressured it into blanket licensing deals; the publishers have a separate 2023 copyright suit against X that remains pending.

President Donald Trump will host representatives from 17 oil companies at the White House to discuss investment to restore Venezuela's oil infrastructure. Energy, Interior, and State secretaries are reported to attend a meeting set for 2:30 p.m. ET.

U.S. forces boarded and seized the Motor/Tanker Olina in the Caribbean, officials said, and the U.S. Coast Guard will take possession under U.S. and international law.

President Trump posted a Truth Social chart that matched unreleased December private‑sector job figures; a White House official called the disclosure "inadvertent" and said the administration is reviewing protocols.

Amazon has proposed a one-story, 229,000-square-foot retail center in Orland Park, Illinois, and the Orland Park Plan Commission approved the plan; the village board is scheduled to vote on Jan. 19.

Domestic U.S. air travel reached record holiday levels, and TSA PreCheck enrollment events let applicants complete their final screening in person on a first-come, first-served basis without prescheduling.

The Justice Department let the 30-day federal waiting period expire and Compass closed its acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate after shareholders approved the deal; antitrust staff had recommended a deeper investigation but senior officials did not pursue it.

Summit Properties USA won an auction with a $451 million bid to buy about 5,150 apartments from the Pinnacle Group; the bankruptcy judge allowed the auction to proceed but must still approve the sale. A hearing on the proposed sale is scheduled for next Thursday and city officials say they are evaluating their options.

Paul Allen Perez was convicted on multiple counts in connection with the deaths of five of his children; sentencing is scheduled for April 6, 2026.

U.S. oil executives are due at a White House meeting to discuss possible investment in Venezuela, a move President Trump has promoted and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright reiterated. Some energy investors told Reuters they remain skeptical because of high costs, political instability and past nationalizations, the article reports.

OpenAI and SoftBank Group will invest $1 billion in SB Energy to support OpenAI's artificial intelligence infrastructure, including a planned 1.2 gigawatt data center site in Milam County, Texas; the move is linked to the previously announced $500 billion Stargate commitment.

OPM data show the federal workforce fell by about 220,000 workers through November 2025, a roughly 10 percent decline; some agencies saw much larger reductions while Immigration and Customs Enforcement grew by about 30 percent.

Representative Robin Kelly has introduced the Securing Accessible Functional Emergency (SAFE) Exit Act to require manual door releases on vehicles, inside and outside. Bloomberg has reported at least 15 deaths tied to Tesla electronic doors that did not open when power was lost.

French authorities said HSBC will pay nearly €268 million to resolve accusations of tax fraud tied to intra‑group dividend transactions; prosecutors said the case will be shelved once the fine is paid.

Fast Retailing reported a 12% rise in first-quarter net profit to ¥147.45 billion and lifted its fiscal-year profit and revenue forecasts after broad regional sales gains.

Comerica filed a WARN notice saying it will lay off 184 employees at its Frisco Star Tower location, with the reductions expected to begin March 13, 2026. The notice came as Comerica moves forward with a proposed merger with Fifth Third Bank and did not detail which roles would be affected.