Forbes
Going into 2018, consumers are showing signs of renewed interest, with growing consumer confidence, and if the tax cut lives up to its promise, people will see more money in their paychecks in early 2018.

The Verge
Amid unprecedented gains — and unprecedented enforcement efforts — this looks to be the year that tax collectors get serious about bitcoin earnings, which means it’s a very good time to make sure you’re doing everything right.

Sun Herald
On Jan. 23, unknown suspect(s) burglarized Pawn Mart, located on the 4100 block of Main Street in Moss Point, stealing multiple firearms. The suspect(s) fled in an unknown direction, an ATF press release said.

ABC7
Brandon Hall and Darcell Harris are now facing murder and attempted murder charges after investigators say the pair threw some kind of explosive into the San Bernardino County pawn shop, setting a fire. They then began shooting at employees, who returned fire.

WWD
Retailers explored an “Innovation Lab” organized by XRC Labs at the National Retail Federation convention to  showcase robotics, personalization, augmented reality, faster checkout systems, spatial recognition and other technologies, either already in commercial use or at the start-up stage.

KWTX
Waco police say the 60 year-old driver of the truck lost control around 8:00 p.m., striking the Rodeo Pawn sign at the intersection of Highway 77 and Wynmore Drive.