5 Key News Items: November 24, 2025 - Travel, Business, and Tech Updates

Holiday Travel Boom Predicted

• ✈️ US Airlines anticipate a record-breaking Thanksgiving travel period, with an estimated 31 million people expected to fly.
• 📈 The Sunday after Thanksgiving is projected to be the busiest travel day, with 3.4 million passengers.

Government Efficiency Initiative Ends

• 🏛️ The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ceased operations, ahead of its planned July end date.
• ✂️ The initiative's cost-cutting mission is now the responsibility of individual government agencies.

Kohl's Leadership Change

• 👔 Kohl's is reportedly set to name interim CEO Michael Bender as its permanent CEO, following a candidate search.
• 📅 Bender has been serving as interim chief since the spring and has been a board member since 2019.

FBI Investigates Banking Sector Hack

• 💻 The FBI is investigating a cyberattack targeting Situs AMC, a tech vendor for real estate lending with major clients like JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley.
• 🔒 The breach, discovered on November 12th, is now reported to be contained.

Eli Lilly's Market Valuation and Drug Trial Setback

• 💰 Eli Lilly reached a $1 trillion market valuation, becoming the first healthcare company and only non-tech company besides Berkshire Hathaway to achieve this milestone.
• 📉 The company's stock is pulling back after a rival's semaglutide trial failed to show a reduction in Alzheimer's progression.