Headlines – December 22/17

• Bitcoin tumbles more than 25% as sharks ‘beginning to circle’. Read story
• Separatists win Catalan election. Read story
• US new home sales surge in November to highest level since 2007. Read story
• US consumer spending tops forecasts as inflation accelerates. Read story
• Mortgage rates inch up, and some fear a tax-cut fueled surge is coming. Read story
• Apple sued after it admits it slowed down older iPhones. Read story
• FBI’s top lawyer said to be reassigned. Read story
• NBA enjoys ratings renaissance as NFL flounder. Read story
• In Silicon Valley, tax bill pays dividends for workers. Read story
• Eric Schmidt stepping down at Alphabet, Google’s parent company. Read story
• One sure-fire prediction for 2018: Americans will take on more debt. Read story
• Jerusalem: Palestine leader Abbas spurns US peace plans. Read story
• Georgia approves first US nuclear reactor since 1978. Read story
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