>>Google Loses Antitrust Lawsuit

(Undated) -- Google has lost an antitrust lawsuit from video game company Epic Games, after a jury found the Google Play phone app is an illegal monopoly. Epic Games, maker of the popular Fortnite game, has been fighting Google and Apple for years over how the app stores' payment-sharing systems work. The company changed its software so customers could pay Epic directly to get around paying Google as much as 30 percent, and the game was kicked off the Google platform. On Monday a jury found Google was operating an illegal monopoly through its app. Google says it will appeal.

 

>>Hasbro Laying Off 1100 Workers

(Pawtucket, RI) -- Hasbro is laying off around 11-hundred employees as the toymaker has been struggling with lower sales into the holiday season. That's about 17 percent of the company's workforce. In a company memo obtained by CNBC, CEO Chris Cocks said the market had been challenging since coming down off of historic pandemic-driven highs.

 

>>Buyout Bid For Macy's

(New York, NY) -- It looks like there's a bid to take Macy's private. It's being reported that a group of investors has made a bid to take the company private for nearly six-billion-dollars. They would be paying a premium for the retailer, which has been under pressure from competitors for years. While online rivals have taken a bite of the company's market value, Macy's has also tried to move away from shopping malls by opening 30 new store locations at strip malls.

 

>>Most Americans Living Paycheck To Paycheck Expect To Spend The Same Or Less

(New York, NY) -- Most Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck say they expect to spend about the same amount or less this holiday season as they did last year. That's according to a new Forbes Advisor survey that says close to half say they'll spend about the same, and nearly one in five said they plan to tighten their belts. Another 30-percent of those whose paycheck just covers their living expenses with little left over say they'll spend more.