Pokémon Go will have its first Evolution Event starting on Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. The event will feature Pokémon like Onix, Eevee, Roselia, and Burmy spawning more frequently in the wild and in raids. There will also be event Field Research that rewards evolution items, which is arguably the most important thing to happen during this event. Burmy will also be spawning in the wild Shiny for the first time. If you can’t notice the difference in Shiny forms of the Burmy and Wormadam, their bug bodies are

Disney’s high-concept Star Wars hotel finally has an opening day. According to the official blog, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will open at Walt Disney World some time in 2021 with a two-day cruise-like itinerary. Galactic Starcruiser is being built literally across the street from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new 14-acre land in Orlando, Florida. During their stay, guests will be ferried to and from the planet Batuu’s Black Spire Outpost — thematically, the setting for Disney’s Star Wars la

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is getting a permadeath hardcore mode with its next update on Dec. 10. It’s also getting a holiday-themed weapon and apparel items, so players can run around in Santa hats and lob snow projectiles at one another. “Taking these enemies down will drop a new, exclusive weapon that shoots … snowballs.” More importantly, The Division 2’s next title update, 6.1, will offer a new Hardcore Mode of play where death is permanent. “Play in co-op for a better chance to reach endg

Remember that the continued reasoning for Europe’s dovish approach to Iran is the fact that Great Britain, France, and Germany are trying so hard to preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. This casts enough doubt on any definitive statement that Iran had been complying with the 2015 nuclear deal before the U.S. pulled of it. Second, the idea that Iran’s mischief was somehow more manageable before the nuclear deal ended is more than a stretch. The Yemeni civil war, where Iran has backed the Houthi r

in the grand ballroom of Trump International Hotel, U.S. Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump (center) speaks, with his daughter Ivanka Trump by his side, talks about the grand opening of their family’s latest property, Trump International Hotel – Old Post Office, in Washington, DC on October 26, 2016. Analyses of domestic and international trademark applications databases show that Trump, his company and his family have applied for upward of 1,000 trademarks since the late 1980s. Ivanka Trump

Residents in the Land of Enchantment take 17 months to pay off an average credit card balance of $8,356, according to new data from CreditCards.com. Consumers in the state are the most heavily burdened with credit card debt, the personal finance site found. The size of your credit card balance isn’t the only factor in determining whether the debt is truly burdensome. “We found that the places with the highest debt burdens were places where the average credit card debt was in the middle of the pa

Bankrupt air bag maker Takata is recalling about 1.4 million driver’s side inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. Unlike previous recalls, the non-azide inflators do not use volatile ammonium nitrate to fill the air bags in a crash. BMW is telling owners of some older 3-Series cars not to drive them because of potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The BMW recalls come after a BMW driver in Australia was killed by shrapnel hurled by a driver’s air bag. The i

A shopping cart sits in the parking lot of a Sears retail store on March 22, 2017 in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sears Holdings, the parent of Kmart and Sears, Roebuck, & Co., said there is “substantial doubt” about the company’s financial viability. Nearly 10 months out of bankruptcy, Sears is limping into the holiday shopping season. Lampert combined Sears and Kmart in 2005, pledging to return Sears to greatness. Even after all of Sears’ pain, Lampert argued during its bankruptcy that he was its bes

Air cargo demand fell 3.5% in October, the start of the peak season when companies are stocking up inventory for the holiday shopping season, compared with a year ago, marking the 12th consecutive month of declines, the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday. “Air cargo’s peak season is off to a disappointing start,” Alexandre de Juniac, director-general of IATA and its CEO, said in a release. “It has been a very tough year for the air cargo industry.” Air cargo capacity has outp

Papa John’s CEO Rob Lynch said Tuesday that the pizza chain has not changed its recipe, despite claims from its founder that it tastes different. Last week, founder John Schnatter said that he thinks the chain’s pizza tastes different. In the WDRB interview, he accused the company’s former CEO Steve Ritchie and other board members of stealing the company he founded. While Papa John’s says that it has not changed its recipe, it has been making some tweaks to its menu. Papa John’s stock, valued at

US-China trade talks will continue to go back and forth: StrategistCNBC’s “Fast Money: Halftime Report” team breaks down what investors need to know about markets amid U.S.-China trade uncertainty impacting certain stocks.

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Following some simple gift-giving rules can help you easily navigate the holiday season. “Holiday gifts are given to those we want to show our appreciation to,” said Myka Meier, founder and director of Beaumont Etiquette. So, before you get stressed out, here are 10 easy gift-giving rules to follow this holiday season. “You have the opportunity to send a handwritten thank-you note or mail a holiday gift to the person.” vgajic | E+ | Getty ImagesWith the holidays comes the pressure to spend, spen

The Trump administration changed food-stamp requirements because it wants people to find jobs, not simply remove people from the program, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told CNBC on Wednesday. In 2018, there were 2.9 million single, able-bodied working adults who received SNAP benefits, according to the USDA. But following the 2008 recession and the uneven recovery that ensued, some states were granting waivers to make sure people could have access to food-stamp benefits. A study released la

Billionaire businessman Ken Langone told CNBC that he used Tuesday’s stock market drop as a buying opportunity. “Where else can you go to get some kind of a decent rate of return, than equities,” Langone said. Langone said Parker-Hannifin is “extremely well run,” and the company has raised its dividend every year for 63 years. After spending time with Culp, Langone said he was persuaded to buy back in. Boston-based GE, at one time America’s most valuable company, now has a stock market value bel

DETROIT – General Motors will discontinue the Buick Regal in the U.S. and Canada, leaving the brand with nothing but SUVs in its domestic lineup. The move marks a major shift for Buick, which has been known for its passenger cars for more than a century. It’s the latest example of how much consumer demand in the U.S. has moved away from passenger cars to crossovers and SUVs in recent years. GM confirmed on Wednesday it will stop importing all models of the Regal, including a new wagon version, h

The FANG stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google parent Alphabet — are making a comeback as the broader markets bounce after three days of losses. “The one that I’m cautious of is Netflix,” Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com, told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Tuesday. … The XLC is underperforming the Nasdaq so you have Netflix underperforming the XLC.” Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management, said a different FANG stock — Facebook — has a high risk

Data from the American Petroleum Institute released Wednesday showed a drop of 3.7 million barrels, compared to estimates of a 1.7 million barrel decrease. U.S. inventories decreased by 4.9 million barrels for the week ending Nov. 29, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Oil gained more than 4% on Wednesday, as a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories and hopes of deeper production cuts from OPEC lifted prices. Oil also got a boost from talk of deeper production c

Nintendo said on Wednesday that the week of Nov. 24 through Nov. 30 was its best ever for its Switch game consoles in the U.S., with 830,000 units sold. That includes sales of the Nintendo Switch and the newer, more affordable Nintendo Switch Lite, which is $100 cheaper and costs $199. The company said the boost was driven by sales for Black Friday, the more affordable Switch Lite and a bundle that included the game “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” with a purchase of the Switch. It said Cyber Monday unit s

Giuliani met Tuesday with a former Ukrainian prosecutor, Yuriy Lutsenko, in Budapest, The New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. On Wednesday, Giuliani traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, hoping to meet with other ex-Ukrainian prosecutors, including Viktor Shokin and Kostiantyn Kulyk, The New York Times reported. Giuliani reportedly is also helping right-wing news network One America News produce episodes of a documentary series promoting his arguments against Democrat