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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 hits fresh record: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were little changed Sunday night after the S&P 500 scaled to fresh record levels, with traders set to wrap up a strong 2025. S&P 500 futures were up marginally, along with those tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Nasdaq-100 futures […]
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Forget Gen Z and Millennials — the over-50s ‘Silver Spenders’ are powering investment opportunities, including these stocks
The growing wealth and enhanced spending power of the over-50s is poised to accelerate a range of investment opportunities across multiple sectors in the U.K., according to investors. Market pros say this age group — dubbed the “Grey Pound” or “Silver Spenders” — is gaining greater control over its assets. With greater wealth and more […]
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India’s Zepto files for IPO as quick-commerce race heats up
Zepto logo is seen on smartphone placed on keyboard in this illustration taken on May 2, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Indian quick-commerce firm Zepto has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, a regulatory filing showed on Saturday, positioning itself among India’s most anticipated listings next year. Quick-commerce firms in India are locked in […]
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Morgan Stanley says these are top stock picks in 2026, including Nvidia
Morgan Stanley named several stocks that are best positioned going in to 2026. The Wall Street investment bank said companies such as Nvidia are its top ideas for next year. Other overweight-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Western Digital, Spotify and Palo Alto Networks. Spotify Spotify is firing on all cylinders, Morgan Stanley said. […]
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China eases IPO rules for firms developing reusable rockets
Zhuque-3 rocket by China’s private rocket firm LandSpace, takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, December 3, 2025, in this screengrab taken from handout drone footage provided by LandSpace. Landspace | Via Reuters Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets will have access to a fast lane for initial public offerings on the tech-heavy […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Freeport-McMoran, Coupang, Target & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Freeport-McMoRan — The miner rose 3.1% as gold and other metals scaled to record levels. Target — The retailer rose more than 1% after The Financial Times reported, citing sources, that hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management made a big investment in Target. Pressure from the […]
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Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here’s what travelers need to know
A traveler near a departures board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airlines are letting flyers change their trips ahead of a major winter storm that will put carriers to the test during one of the busiest […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Micron, SanDisk & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia — The semiconductor firm’s stock rose 0.5% after it agreed to pay $20 billion to acquire assets from artificial intelligence startup Groq, marking its largest purchase ever. Micron Technology , SanDisk — The digital memory firms’ stocks were up after DigiTimes reported , citing industry […]
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Stock futures are little changed, Wall Street heads for winning week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 11, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed Friday as traders came back from the Christmas holiday, with the major averages on pace for weekly gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down […]
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‘Humans are the most important part’ of investing, says a fund manager whose firm makes every call with algorithms
The internet was becoming mainstream in the late 90s, but Miro Mitev was head-down exploring something that wouldn’t become popular for decades: AI. Now an asset manager, Mitev was an early adopter of AI in finance after discovering the capabilities of neural networks in 1997 while studying at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He told CNBC he saw the potential of neural networks for financial forecasts. “I fell in love […]
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