The Business News Headlines 4 December 2025

We've got new unemployment numbers which could complicate the rate decision by the Fed. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 4th day of December and thank you for listening. In other news, Russia is restricting use of FaceTime and we’ll share why. Have you heard of Travel Tuesday?  You will today. Just in time for the holidays Build-A-Bear is running into tariff troubles. The president is headed for Pennsylvania next week to explain why inflation remains high…and he will blame Joe Biden. We’ll take a look at the numbers in The Wall Street Report and finally some  surprising numbers coming out of retail leasing. Ready?  Let’s go!

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