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Data fuels rally

Cooler core inflation revives bets on Fed rate cuts, Canada readies tariffs on US products If Trump hits first, Bitcoin tops $100,000, US sues Southwest Airlines over chronic delays, and JPMorgan/Goldma/ Citi rake in record hauls as Biden's era ends...

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Jan 15, 2025

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'External' Revenue Service?

Inflation data feeding fears of higher rates, US deficit for first three months of fiscal 2025 is 40% higher than it was last year, Cleveland-Cliffs eyeing all-cash bid for U.S. Steel, SEC sues Elon Musk, and Trump says he’ll create ‘External Revenue Service’ ...

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Jan 14, 2025

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Selloff

China considers selling TikTok US to Musk, Treasuries selloff ripples through world markets, MSTR’s Saylor calls bonds ‘toxic’ in pitch for Bitcoin, Trump Media shares jump more than 21%, and SEC charges Robinhood with securities violations to the tune of $45 million...

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Jan 13, 2025

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13 min read

Bond tantrum

Global bond tantrum is worrisome start to new year, inflation report could rattle markets further, Trump’s new economist makes the case for 20% tariffs, Bezos sees no threat in space race, and Zuck slams Apple on its lack of innovation...

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Jan 10, 2025

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11 min read

Dead wrong

LA wildfire costs for insurers double to $20 billion overnight, BlackRock leaves major climate group, healthy December jobs report expected today, Google donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund, and D-Wave CEO says Jensen Huang is ‘dead wrong’ about quantum computers...

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Jan 8, 2025

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13 min read

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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12 min read

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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11 min read

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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11 min read

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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11 min read

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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8 min read

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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8 min read

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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