Jan 2, 2025
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11 min read
US stocks close out best two-year stretch since 1998, 21 states are getting minimum wage bumps, the biggest S&P gainers and losers, Citigroup and BofA join US lenders in exiting Net-Zero Banking Alliance, and Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024...
Dec 31, 2024
8 min read
Classified docs stolen from US Treasury by Chinese hackers, US announces $5.9 billion aid to Ukraine, BlackRock’s Bitcoin Fund became ‘greatest launch in ETF history’, Gold on track for best year in over a decade, and NYSE to close on Jan. 9 in honor of the late former President Jimmy Carter...
Dec 30, 2024
S&P 500’s 2024 rally shocked forecasters, bank bull run seen thundering onward, India’s white-hot IPO market, crypto industry groups sue IRS, and bond investors risk ending 2024 in the red...
Dec 27, 2024
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Apple on verge of becoming first $4 trillion company, China’s EV sales set to overtake traditional cars, big banks sue the Fed, Nvidia sees ‘remarkable’ influx of retail investor dollars, and Larry Ellison wraps up banner year...
Dec 24, 2024
Markets begin last trading week with holiday cheer, Honda shares jump 17%, Tesla, Meta and Broadcom weights shrink, Nordstrom family will take retailer private, and Biden to decide on US Steel acquisition after panel deadlocks...
Dec 23, 2024
Bulls wish for a 'Santa Claus rally' as 2024 comes to close, Biden signs bill funding government through March, the next great leap in AI is crazy expensive, Starbucks workers expand strike, and Palantir, Anduril in tech group seeking Pentagon jobs...
Dec 20, 2024
13 min read
Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, Amazon workers strike in effort to disrupt Christmas, FedEx to spin off its freight trucking business, Nike warns its turnaround will be a slog, and Bezos, Trump, and Musk met for dinner at Mar-a-Lago...
Dec 19, 2024
10 min read
Powell shocks markets after interest rate cut, Trump breaks with Johnson on funding, Trudeau’s crisis rips up trade fight playbook, DOJ files complaint against CVS for unlawful opioid prescriptions, and you can now call 1-800-CHATGPT...
Dec 18, 2024
Fed set to deliver third-straight interest rate cut, Dow on longest losing streak since 1978, Nissan shares surge 22% on potential mega-merger with Honda, Nvidia falls deeper into correction territory, and 2024 was the 'year of the bond'...
Dec 17, 2024
SoftBank CEO announces a $100 billion investment into the US, Trudeau ‘considering resignation’ after finance minister quits, drone stocks are surging, Broadcom jumps 11%, and Nvidia hits correction territory...
Dec 16, 2024
12 min read
The Fast Five → Palantir, MicroStrategy, Axon Join Nasdaq 100, Bitcoin surges above $106,000, Broadcom hits trillion-dollar valuation, T-Mobile announces $14 billion share buyback, and Happy 400th birthday to the world’s oldest bond...
Dec 13, 2024
S&P 500’s record rally shows cracks, Trump rings bell at NYSE, Congress introduces bills to break up health conglomerates, Broadcom shares soar 13%, and YouTube TV’s monthly cost soars to $82.99...
