Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said it would continue to avoid the Red Sea because of the danger posed by Houthi militant attacks. https://ift.tt/H1GytUg

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Geopolitical adversaries and common criminals are set to intensify cyberattacks on U.S. companies in the new year, government security officials say. https://ift.tt/RomPyKI

Investor optimism pushed the S&P 500 to a 0.1% gain and a close just shy of a record, while the Dow and Nasdaq rose 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. https://ift.tt/1vFGjDK

An industry-tracking firm projects that U.S. beer shipments will hit their lowest level in a quarter-century by the end of this year. https://ift.tt/45uKtOz

The New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, touching off a legal fight over generative-AI technologies with far-reaching implications for the future ofthe news-publishing business. https://ift.tt/05PETV2

Apple won approval to restart most sales in its $18 billion smartwatch business after a U.S. appeals court paused a federal agency’s import ban on some models of the device. https://ift.tt/aJGxh45

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