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President Joe Biden is indefinitely blocking offshore oil and gas development in more than 625 million acres of US coastal waters, warning that drilling there is simply “not worth the risks” and “unnecessary” to meet the nation’s energy needs. https://yhoo.it/3BUFmNS

McDonald's is hoping for a fresh start in 2025 following a year in which its stock underperformed under the weight of lackluster sales and an E. coli outbreak. Enter its new national value platform, McValue, for some course correction. https://yhoo.it/40jr3vE

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as a standout Big Tech leader, with the chipmaker becoming a top artificial intelligence player. "Nvidia is literally the best-performing stock in US history [along] with any company with 20-year returns. If you put in $10,000 at its IPO in 1999, it will be worth $40 million today," said Tae Kim, author of "The Nvidia Way," explaining what sets Nvidia apart from other tech giants is "the culture that Jensen was able to create." More: https://lnkd.in/em7EQQsw

Nvidia stock jumped as much as 4.7% on Monday ahead of CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, pushing shares north of $151 and putting the stock on track for a record close. https://yhoo.it/4h1jsqV

Before resolutions, just taking a victory lap: Rounded out 2024 co-hosting the top streamed markets show on Yahoo Finance, "Morning Brief" alongside Seana Smith, plus solo hosting the platform's most-streamed personal finance show, "Wealth!". Special appreciation to: 1) viewers who lock in with us at the beginning of each trading session, 2) the CEOs, analysts, business leaders, wealth managers who chop it up and speak to investors and consumers on our air, 3) and massive appreciation for our amazing AM directors and producers * former and current * who I've been able to work with over the past year -- Steven Passaro, Michael Sterling, Valentina Caval, John Hyland, Sydnee Fried, Alex Frangeskides, McKenzie DeGroot, Kristen Tsoubanos, Cheyenne Reid, Kaitlin Propeck, Rachel Sherman, Kathleen Welch, Nour El Hoda Seleem, Kayla Hawkins and Jeremy Moses. 🏆 I'll circle back with the resolutions, but in the meantime bookmark this: https://lnkd.in/eytKVfu8

🍟 McDonald's is set to is set to launch its new national value platform, McValue on Tuesday. 💰 This marks the fourth national value platform, and the first in SEVEN years ( stand corrected after being in a 2024 mindset!). ➡️ We broke down how what it includes, how value platforms typically perform, and why this one might be different. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/epEzFCD8 #value #fastfood #consumer #food #prices #CPI #valuemenu #McDonald's

Qualcomm is diving further into the PC industry, debuting its new Snapdragon X chip for mid-range laptops and desktops, lining it up against Intel’s Core 5 120U processor. https://yhoo.it/3Pr1jXO

The original cryptocurrency rose as much as 4.3% to $102,344 on Monday. As of Sunday it had posted a weekly gain of 5.66%, its largest since Nov. 24. https://yhoo.it/421Bkha

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Biden administration decision to block Nippon's proposed $15 billion acquisition of the Pittsburgh company and said that the head of the Steelworkers union and a rival steelmaker worked together to scuttle the buyout. https://yhoo.it/422785D

👊 I always make good on my promises. 💪 And I promised you all a special 100th episode of my Opening Bid vodcast. I return today. Not many internet companies from the past 30 years conjure up the allure of Yahoo. The tech pioneer was the first guide for people to the fast-growing internet in the mid to late 1990s. Along the way came legendary products for users such as Yahoo.com, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo News and Yahoo Mail. These timeless products endure today as the go-to trusted guide for millions of people around the world in their respective categories. And with that history as motivation… In the milestone 100th episode of Opening Bid, I got an opportunity to sit down with Yahoo co-founder and AME Cloud Ventures Founding Partner Jerry Yang! Yang – who co-founded the company with Stanford roommate and friend David Filo – shares leadership lessons learned from the early days of Yahoo and how the next generation of entrepreneurs could apply them to achieve success in the era of AI. Yang also wades into the outlook for the internet as it continues to experience disruption amid the rise of AI and ChatGPT. Thank you Nasdaq for always opening the doors for us to tape these pods! Bonus insights: what Yang learned from Apple founder Steve Jobs and friends Masayoshi Son at Softbank and Jack Ma at Alibaba Group. 👇 📈 Yahoo Finance: https://lnkd.in/eBgE7ppx 🎧 Apple Music: https://lnkd.in/eu_PJCNi 🎙️ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eJs_WxAt 📺 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/etENenhd