Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/18 5:42A Associated Press

Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion. Devin Nunes, the Republican congressman who resigned in 2021 to become the CEO of Trump...

US stocks jump after an encouraging inflation update, as Micron helps AI stocks stop their slide

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/18 5:19A Associated Press

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping on Thursday following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal Reserve keep cutting interest rates next year. A strong profit report from Micron...

Average US long-term mortgage rate edges lower, remaining near its low for the year

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/18 5:12A Associated Press

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged lower this week, staying relatively close to its low for the year. Related Articles US jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low...

US jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/18 4:56A Associated Press

By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor...

US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren’t feeling it

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/18 4:03A Associated Press

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that inflation had cooled unexpectedly...

Experts share their top tips to save money this holiday season

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/18 3:00A Associated Press

By ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season means time with family and new memories, but it can also mean lots of spending — sometimes too much. Related Articles US jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low...

Central Florida residents could soon get store deliveries by drone

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/17 11:00P Michael Cuglietta

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer stood outside City Hall one morning this week and looked up as a drone lowered a blue and yellow cardboard sack to the ground on a wire. As the autonomous aircraft retracted...

Sanford cop arrested after being paid for 79 allegedly fake off-duty shifts

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/17 7:47A Cristóbal Reyes

A 23-year veteran and former spokesperson for the Sanford Police Department was arrested Tuesday after being paid thousands of dollars for allegedly fake off-duty work shifts. Ronny Neal, an investigator in SPD s Professional Standards unit, was...

Maxwell: Indicted, investigated, embarrassing. Two Florida reps show the problem with partisanship

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/17 7:03A Scott Maxwell

Cory Mills has been an embarrassment ever since he first set foot in Congress three years ago. Mills kicked off his tenure by joking about tear-gassing journalists and laughing about the bloody beating of Nancy Pelosi’s elderly husband. Mills...

Pictures: Central Florida Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service 2025

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/17 6:49A Joe Burbank

Paper doves representing homeless individuals who passed away in the last year are placed on a Christmas tree in Heritage Park during the annual Central Florida Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service in...

Pictures: Best of 2025 sports photos by Orlando Sentinel photographers

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 12/17 1:28A Stephen Dowell, Willie J. Allen

Florida players celebrate after winning the NCAA Basketball National Championship Game against Houston at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 7, 2025. Florida won the game 65-63. (Stephen M....

Patchy fog, a chance for light rain and partly sunny skies for Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/17 12:16A Garfield Hylton

Central Florida begins the day with patchy fog with a chance for light rain after 10 a.m. The fog should dissipate around 8 a.m., and rain chances are 10 to 20 percent, according to NWS Melbourne. Once the fog clears, morning temperatures will be...

Health inspectors shut down 4 Central Florida restaurants last week

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/16 11:00P Garfield Hylton

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down four Central Florida restaurants for health code violations during the week from Dec. 7-13. Orange Sushi B Hibachi & Grill at 12141 Collegiate Way in Orlando shut down on Dec. 10....

Amid the specialty drink explosion, does anyone just drink coffee anymore?

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 12/16 10:00P Amy Drew Thompson

I went to meet a friend and colleague recently at a cool, new local coffee shop. She was parked in the back of the place when I arrived, ensconced amid thrifty furniture. I put my stuff down and was...

Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/16 6:52A Associated Press

By JACK DURA, Associated Press Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota’s attorney general, who led an effort by...