1. U.S. Government Shutdown Looms: A spending bill failed to pass in the House, leaving the possibility of a U.S. government shutdown ahead of Christmas. (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-trump-spending-bill-fails-congress-1.7415867?cmp=rss)

2. Canada's Cabinet Shuffle: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a cabinet shuffle amid rising discontent and resignation calls. (https://time.com/7203539/canada-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-resignation-calls/)

3. Cryptocurrency Market: Several articles discussed the performance of various cryptocurrencies, including XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Bitcoin. (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cryptocurrencies-xrp-dogecoin-shiba-181356324.html, https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-social-media-mentions-buy-the-dip-surges-bitcoin-100k-price-level-santiment?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound)

4. Fed Interest Rate Decision: The Federal Reserve made an interest rate decision, with officials expecting 2 quarter-point interest-rate cuts in 2025. (https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/fed-meeting-rate-cuts-decision-powell-speech-news/card/fed-officials-expect-2-quarter-point-interest-rate-cuts-in-2025-eePh2DzDoRIP4bLyXdHf?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo)

5. Tesla Market Value: Tesla's market value hit $1.5 trillion, nearly double its worth on Election Day. (https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/federal-reserve-interest-rate-decision-live-12-18-2024/card/tesla-hits-1-5-trillion-in-market-value-nearly-double-its-worth-on-election-day-CKHjUgd5Jxo4y6G2RU3l?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo)