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A large British energy firm apologized to its customers Friday after sending them socks advising them to turn the heat down in the midst of the country's energy crisis.

As the Justice Department's January 6 investigation takes a new turn with the use -- for the first time in the Capitol attack prosecutions -- of the seditious conspiracy charge, the founder of the Oath Keepers and another individual facing the charge will make their first appearance in court Friday.

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A former White House adviser to former President Barack Obama pleaded guilty to one federal count of wire fraud for stealing more than $200,000 from a charter school network he helped found and attempting to launder the funds to get a lower interest rate on a mortgage for a Manhattan apartment, according to federal prosecutors.

Investors clearly didn't want to go into the upcoming three-day weekend holding onto stocks. The Dow fell more than 350 points, led by a steep fall in JPMorgan Chase and other big banks.

JPMorgan Chase posted strong results for the fourth quarter Friday, including a $10.4 billion profit that topped forecasts. Still, its earnings were down 14% from the same quarter the previous year as trading revenue fell.

The stock market boom has created an insatiable appetite for exchange-traded funds, which make it easy for traders to invest in many of the world's top companies all at once. That's great news for BlackRock, the world's largest money manager.

The White House wants to get something straight: President Joe Biden is unpopular. But he's not that unpopular.

The US Supreme Court issued its opinions Thursday about whether two Biden administration Covid-19 vaccine mandates should be allowed to take effect while litigation over their legal validity proceeds. In doing so, it raised a frightening prospect about the future of federal regulations and protections in America.

Two of the biggest retail pharmacies in the U.S. are temporarily closing some stores and pharmacies on the weekends as the latest surge in Covid-19 causes staff shortages.

Jasmine Moorman is having a difficult week.

The chief prosecutor for the city of Baltimore has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements on loan applications for the purchase of two vacation homes in Florida, according to court documents filed Thursday.