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Market's biggest driver

Oil prices are now the stock market's biggest driver, Powell headed for congressional grilling, Tesla stock pops 9% on robotaxi launch, Circle stock extends rally for 3rd day, and Nvidia CEO Huang begins selling shares under $865M plan...

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Jun 23, 2025

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Bracing for shock

Oil markets brace for shock after US attack on Iran, US calls on China to prevent Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz, Dow/S&P/Nasdaq futures slide, Wolfspeed files for bankruptcy, and Tesla rolls out robotaxis in Texas test...

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Jun 20, 2025

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Two cuts penciled in

Fed holds rates steady but eyes two more cuts this year, Trump calls for 10 Fed rate cuts, investors see quick market drop if US joins Iran conflict, Microsoft abandons high-stakes talks with OpenAI, and the US added 1,000 new millionaires a day last year...

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Jun 18, 2025

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Bracing for decision

Investors brace for Fed signal on rate cuts, Senate passes stablecoin bill in milestone for crypto, traders pile into bets on the NEXT Fed Chair, Trump: EU and Japan not offering fair trade deals, and Meta offered OpenAI staffers $100M bonuses...

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Jun 17, 2025

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New trade deal

Trump signs US-UK trade deal at G7 summit, OpenAI wins $200M US defense contract, Costco to open first standalone gas station, JPMorgan files trademark "JPMD" for crypto services, and Michael Saylor shifts to preferred shares for Bitcoin buys amid criticism...

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Jun 16, 2025

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The case for cuts

The case for rate cuts is growing, investors choose safe havens over equities, oil jumps more than 7% on supply risk, bond investors look to Fed for guidance, and Google splits with Scale AI after Meta deal...

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Jun 13, 2025

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Force-Fed

Trump ‘may have to force’ Fed on interest rates, Chime shares soar 59% in Nasdaq debut, Yellen: Trump’s tariffs will hike inflation to 3% YoY, GameStop’s future is in trading cards, and AMD says its new AI chips can take on Nvidia's...

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Jun 12, 2025

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Take it or leave it

Trump warns "take it or leave it" trade offers coming in days, quantum stocks surge as tech at 'inflection point', China will supply rare earths in ‘done’ deal, a ‘shadow’ Fed chair could be coming, and GameStop plunges on $1.75B debt offering...

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Jun 11, 2025

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Meta's 9-figure recruitment

CPI preview: Inflation expected to tick higher, Bessent emerging as a contender to succeed Fed’s Powell, Meta launching AI superintelligence lab with 9-figure pay push, Tesla rallies on robotaxi hopes, and CoreWeave and Palantir get meme stock comparisons as shares soar...

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Jun 10, 2025

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'Big Money' turns bullish

Apple stays quiet on AI, the bull case for stocks is growing, Treasury debt auctions seen as important sentiment test, Amazon to invest $20 billion in data centers, and Circle extends gains for third day in a row since blockbuster IPO...

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Jun 9, 2025

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London talks

US-China to hold trade talks in London today, retail traders pile into Tesla as Trump-Musk spat hit stock, China central bank extends gold-buying streak, Meta in talks for $10 billiion Scale AI investment, and markets are primed for US IPO revival...

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Jun 6, 2025

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The breakup

Wall Street reacts as Trump-Musk feud rages, Trump and Xi hold call, Circle triples in public market debut, Lululemon dives 23%, and Tesla plunges most in four years as conflict with Trump erupts...

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