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Meta's reversal

Trump announces $20 billion foreign investment in data centers, Meta scraps 'biased' fact-checking, Canadian corporates breathe sigh of relief after Trudeau resigns, Nvidia slips after product event, and JPMorgan plans to bring staff to office 5 days/wk...

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Jan 7, 2025

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Major turnover

Trudeau forced out, the Fed’s top cop resigns, UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board, Trump aides ready ‘universal’ tariff plans, and Nvidia CEO unveils more powerful graphics cards at CES event...

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Jan 6, 2025

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First big stocks test

Biden inks social security bill, Jobs report poses first big stocks test of 2025, US crackdown leads Chinese firms to set their sights elsewhere, Microsoft to invest $80 billion on AI data centers this year, and trader who made billions in 2008 returns to bet on market swings...

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Jan 3, 2025

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Buffett beats S&P

Biden to block sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, US court blocks net neutrality rules, Meta appoints Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy, reserves at Fed sink below $3 trillion, and Buffett’s Berkshire beats S&P 500 in 2024...

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Jan 2, 2025

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Best investment of 2024

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...

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Dec 31, 2024

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Treasury hacked

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...

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Dec 30, 2024

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Bank bull run

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...

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Dec 27, 2024

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On the verge

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...

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Dec 24, 2024

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This is it

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...

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Dec 23, 2024

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Will Santa visit Wall Street?

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...

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Dec 20, 2024

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Deal debacle

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...

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Dec 19, 2024

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Powell shocks markets

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...

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