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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nike, Corcept Therapeutics, Taiwan Semiconductor & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Nike — Shares of the sneaker giant rose around 4% after board members Tim Cook and Robert Holmes Swan, as well as Nike CEO Elliott Hill, increased their stakes, Verity data shows. The action comes as Nike wraps up a tough year. Corcept Therapeutics — Shares […]
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Gold, silver prices fall after CME raises precious metals margins — again
One kilogram and a five hundred gram gold bars next to one kilogram silver bars at The Vaults Group gold dealers arranged in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold and silver prices lost ground on Wednesday as investors booked profits after a historic annual rally and exchange […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Hyatt Hotels, Taiwan Semiconductor & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — The technology stock rose 1%. Earlier this week, Nvidia completed its $5 billion equity investment in Intel. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — Shares ticked up 1% after Reuters reported that Nvidia asked the semiconductor firm to boost its H200 production in response to Chinese orders […]
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Retail investors close out one of their best years ever. How they beat Wall Street at their own game
A graph displaying the Apple stock price on a smartphone app. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail investors have had a gangbuster year in 2025. Mom-and-pop investors bought the dip at key points this year, providing strong returns as the market climbed to all-time highs. Once thought of as unsophisticated and easily duped, […]
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Warren Buffett’s exit leaves open question: Who runs Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio?
As Berkshire Hathaway marks Warren Buffett ‘s official retirement Wednesday, attention is shifting to a less settled part of the succession plan: the fate of its $300 billion equity portfolio. For decades, Berkshire’s stock holdings have reflected Buffett’s long-term investing judgment and his willingness to deploy capital aggressively during market turmoil. With no obvious successor […]
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‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says he’s not shorting Tesla
Michael Burry attends the New York premiere of “The Big Short” at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on Nov. 23, 2015. Jim Spellman | WireImage | Getty Images Renowned investor Michael Burry on Wednesday denied shorting Tesla‘s shares after calling the EV maker “ridiculously overvalued.” In a social media post on X, the […]
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10-year Treasury yield dips as investors await final economic data of 2025
The U.S. 10-year Treasury was slightly lower on Wednesday as investors await economic data and take stock ahead of the New Year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped by a basis point to 4.112% at 4:10 a.m. ET. The yield on the 2-year Treasury was also last seen roughly 1 basis point lower at […]
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European markets head for lower open on last trading day of 2025
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 1: Fireworks light up the London skyline over Big Ben and the London Eye just after midnight on January 1, 2023 in London, England. London’s New Years’ Eve firework display returned this year after it was cancelled during the Covid Pandemic. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Dan Kitwood | Getty Images […]
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Global stock markets’ winners and losers of 2025 — and where they’re headed
Global stocks have seen a stellar run in 2025, yet widening performance gaps and rising expectations suggest the new year may separate durable winners from fleeting momentum trades. The MSCI All Country World Index , which measures the performance of over 2,500 large and mid-cap equities from developed and emerging markets, has climbed over 21% […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open lower in year-end trade
Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year. Markets in Hong Kong and Australia will close early for the holidays, while Japan and South Korea are shut for the day. Australia’s S&P/ASX […]
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