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Top Stories : 2017December14Thursday

‘Star Wars’ lettuce is now available in your local supermarket

Outside the Box: How to find hidden treasure in your own life

Economic Report: Internet sellers, U.S. retail sales get big boost in November from Black Friday

These celebrities embraced bitcoin before it was fashionable

This is how many working women face gender discrimination (hint: quite a lot)

Here’s who defaults on student loans

Share buyback machine now in overdrive — dropping a strong hint at what CEOs plan to do with tax savings

Currencies: Dollar gains after better-than-expected data

Capitol Report: Banks are still not passing on higher Fed rates to savers

Encore: A million participants in multiemployer pension plans face a loss of benefits

Real-time headlines : 2017December14Thursday

Stocks pare gains; S&P 500 turns negative

Dow Jones Industrial Average turns negative in midday trading

S&P 500 turns negative in midday trading

Bank of America stock price target raised to $34 from $31 at CFRA

Jan. WTI oil gains 30 cents, or 0.5%, to $56.90/bbl

Oil prices turn higher on Nymex after earlier lows near $56/bbl

S&P Global Ratings places Disney ratings on CreditWatch negative

Jan. natural gas at $2.708/mln Btus, up from $2.689 before supply data

EIA reports weekly fall of 69 bln cubic feet in U.S. natural-gas supplies

U.S. business inventories drop 0.1% in October

Market Pulse : 2017December14Thursday

Snap launches new lens tool to boost engagement, entice advertisers

Vantiv stock rises after Jefferies upgrades to buy

S&P places Disney's A-plus rating on review for possible downgrade

EIA reports a slightly bigger-than-expected weekly decline in U.S. natural-gas supply

Fitbit needs more product refreshes to drive growth: analyst

Flash manufacturing PMI at 11-month high, while services PMI slips to 15-month low

Casa Systems sets IPO terms, to sell 6 million shares at $13 a pop

Harry Potter publisher Scholastic profit, sales fall from a year ago

Disney-21st Century Fox deal to form box-office powerhouse that's 'hounded' by regulators: analyst

U.S. stocks open higher as market eyes Disney-Fox megadeal

Breaking News: 2017December14Thursday

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries cutting 14,000 jobs — and that may not be enough

Early stock gains put Dow on track for sixth consecutive advance

U.S. retail sales rise 0.8% in November, even stronger without autos

Ad firm Criteo's stock plunges on lowered outlook following Apple's iOS update

21st Century Fox's stock turns lower; Disney buyout price is below latest close

ECB leaves rates unchanged at record lows, sticks with dovish guidance

Teva shares gain as cost cuts include axing 25% of jobs, suspending dividend

Bank of England holds key rate at 0.5% in unanimous vote

Disney buying 21st Century Fox in a deal valued at $52.4 bln

Dow ends at record high as Fed lifts interest rates

Internet Stories: 2017December14Thursday

Outside the Box: How to find hidden treasure in your own life

This is how many working women face gender discrimination (hint: quite a lot)

There’s a surprisingly messy backstory to Amazon’s health care quest

Trump’s decision to allow tip-pooling could cost workers $5.8 billion

Part of everyone’s job will be automated in the next decade

Your Digital Self: Laptops in the classroom are actually leading to lower test scores

Costco offering members MoviePass and streaming Fandor service for $89.99 a year

Financial Services: 2017December14Thursday

Outside the Box: How to find hidden treasure in your own life

These celebrities embraced bitcoin before it was fashionable

This is how many working women face gender discrimination (hint: quite a lot)

Share buyback machine now in overdrive — dropping a strong hint at what CEOs plan to do with tax savings

Currencies: Dollar gains after better-than-expected data

Capitol Report: Banks are still not passing on higher Fed rates to savers

Mark Hulbert: Why debt can be so dangerous in retirement

Outside the Box: Will the new tax plan mean the end of Social Security and Medicare as we know it?

This is why almost everyone should invest in small-cap value funds