Dec. 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

The timing of economic data is getting back to normal after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and Wall Street will be looking at Friday morning's release of the December jobs report for ...

Stocks finished trading on Friday — the second-to-last session of the "Santa Claus rally" period — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) leading the major indexes higher to open the new year as ...

The first full trading week of the new year could shake the U.S. stock market out of its winter holiday slumber as investors parse the rapid developments in Venezuela while monthly jobs data looms.