Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Markets in 2019: record stocks, lower rates, so-so IPOs, by Alex Veiga
Court: Airline’s workers can’t sue as class in pay dispute, by David Porter
Fortune
From High-End Apparel to Mass Market T-Shirts, the Fashion Industry Struggles to Go Green, by Lizzie Knight
The 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019, by Olivia Rockeman
CNN
Amazon has its best holiday season ever, by David Goldma
Stocks close at historic highs, Nasdaq finishes above 9,000 points for the first time, by Anneken Tappe
The Wall Street Journal
Tech Giants Hunt for AI Startups—and the Brains Behind Them, by Asa Fitch
FAA Plans to Identify and Track Most U.S. Drones Within Three Years, by Andy Pasztor
Reuters
Tesla secures $1.29 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory, by Ayanti Bera
U.S. energy shareholders seek to leave behind a lost decade, by Lewis Krauskopf, Jessica Resnick-Ault
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