Trying to Reach the North Pole? Check Your Wi-Fi

It used to be that a handwritten letter was the only way to get in touch with Santa. Now he’s reachable by email, text and even video chat. But who, exactly, is on the other end of the line? Press Release Distribution Service

Empty Hotels and Salmon Stuck in Traffic: Strike Bites French Economy

Rail and subway strikes are causing lost sales, lost bookings and lost time throughout the country. Press Release Distribution Service

The Long Tail of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’

Delia Owens’s debut novel has sold more than four million copies — an astonishing trajectory for any new writer, much less for a 70-year-old wildlife scientist. Press Release Distribution Service

Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74

The messaging system that he and a friend created in 1978 was a forerunner of social media services like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Press Release Distribution Service

Treasury Completes Rules for Opportunity Zone Tax Breaks

The regulations will allow a wider group of investors to profit from the 2017 tax provision that was pitched as a boon to low-income areas. Press Release Distribution Service

Daniel Fish’s Post-‘Oklahoma!’ Musical: ‘The Most Happy Fella’

The 1956 musical drama, with an acclaimed operatic score, will premiere this summer at Bard SummerScape in Annandale-on-Hudson. Press Release Distribution Service

Santa Didn’t Bring a Car? December Is the Best Month for Bargains

Holiday sales can present a prime opportunity for those in the market for a new vehicle — if you’re flexible on the model. Press Release Distribution Service

Country Clubs Where Drives Can Hit 150 M.P.H.

The private Concours Club in Miami aims to create a golf club feeling for car enthusiasts. Tracks like it are scattered across the U.S., but they aren’t cheap. Press Release Distribution Service

Wawa Announces Data Breach Potentially Affecting More Than 850 Stores

Customer information, including credit and debit card numbers, was being collected as early as March 4, the company said, adding that the malware was contained by Dec. 12. Press Release Distribution Service

Bank of England Picks New Governor to Guide It After Brexit

Andrew Bailey, the head of a financial regulator, will take over the role from Mark Carney. Press Release Distribution Service

Lawmakers Push JPMorgan Chief on How He Will Deal With Racism

Five senators and two members of the House of Representatives asked Jamie Dimon to list the bank’s run-ins with authorities over discrimination and explain how it plans to do better. Press Release Distribution Service

SALT Tax Increase That Burned Blue States is Targeted by Democrats

The House of Representatives voted to repeal the cap on a popular tax break, but the effort will die in the Senate. Press Release Distribution Service

Russia gas export pipeline in jeopardy as Trump signs sanctions bill

Swiss-Dutch company Allseas said it had suspended work on building a major Russia-to-Germany natural gas pipeline in order to avoid U.S. sanctions contained in legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday. Press Release Distribution Service

Russia must press on with Nord Stream 2 gas line to Europe: Russian senator

Russia must keep to schedule on implementing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline link to Europe, a senior Russian senator told state news agency RIA on Saturday, after pipe-laying was suspended due to U.S. sanctions. Press Release Distribution Service

Nord Stream 2 to press on with Europe gas pipe, despite U.S. sanctions

The group behind Nord Stream 2 said on Saturday it aimed to complete a pipeline to boost Russian gas supplies to Europe as soon as possible, after a major contractor suspended pipe-laying activities due to U.S. sanctions. Press Release Distribution Service

Wall Street Week Ahead: History suggests rally may slow for U.S. stocks in 2020

The outsized rally in the U.S. stock market this year may give way to a more muted performance in 2020 if history is any guide. Press Release Distribution Service

Britain gives Advent’s $5 billion Cobham takeover the green light

Britain has approved Advent International’s $5 billion purchase of defense company Cobham after the U.S. private equity group made commitments to address national security concerns. Press Release Distribution Service

Lone Star to buy BASF construction chemicals unit for $3.51 billion

Private equity firm Lone Star has entered a deal to buy BASF’s construction chemicals business for 3.17 billion euros ($3.5 billion) on a cash and debt-free basis, the German chemicals company said on Saturday as it seeks to focus on more profitable operations. Press Release Distribution Service

PG&E creditors offer California wildfire victims $13.5 billion in cash upfront

PG&E Corp’s creditors have sweetened their offer to California wildfire victims, saying they are now prepared to pay $13.5 billion in cash upfront, according to a letter sent on Friday to state governor Gavin Newsom. Press Release Distribution Service

Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule fails key test to reach space station

Boeing Co’s new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant’s race to send humans to the orbital outpost. Press Release Distribution Service

SEC probes at least two trading firms over NYSE listings: source

The U.S. securities regulator has asked at least two trading firms for information regarding a broad investigation into initial public offerings and direct listings going back five years on the New York Stock Exchange, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Steel delivers unwelcome Christmas surprise to Michigan town

The mayor of a Michigan steel town was attending his grandchildren’s Christmas play Thursday evening when he got an unwelcome voicemail from an official of the town’s top employer: United States Steel Corp . Press Release Distribution Service

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