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Nasdaq moves to make trading nearly 24 hours. Why some on Wall Street say that’s a bad idea
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Nasdaq moves to make trading nearly 24 hours. Why some on Wall Street say that’s a bad idea

The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nasdaq is moving closer to around-the-clock stock trading, a shift that some on Wall Street are calling unnecessary — and potentially destabilizing. The exchange said it plans to submit paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission […]

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Investors are all in on stocks: Bank of America survey shows record low cash level
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Investors are all in on stocks: Bank of America survey shows record low cash level

While the market may be stalling into year-end, investors are keeping the faith, Bank of America data shows. The share of portfolios in cash fell to a record low 3.3% in December, according to the bank’s Global Fund Manager survey. That’s down from 3.7%. Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at Bank of America, dubbed the […]

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Databricks raises capital at 4 billion valuation in latest funding round
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Databricks raises capital at $134 billion valuation in latest funding round

Databricks CEO, Ali Ghodsi speaks on CNBC’s Fast Money on Dec. 17, 2024. CNBC Databricks is raising $4 billion in a funding round that would value the data analytics software company at $134 billion, the company announced Tuesday. The valuation is a 34% jump from the funding round announced in August, which valued the company […]

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Payrolls rose by 64,000 in November after falling by 105,000 in October, delayed jobs numbers show
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Payrolls rose by 64,000 in November after falling by 105,000 in October, delayed jobs numbers show

A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in a restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, Jan. 25, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Nonfarm payrolls grew slightly more than expected in November but slumped in October while unemployment hit its highest in four years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday in numbers delayed by the government shutdown. Job […]

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Oil prices tumble to lowest since May, on pace for biggest annual decline in 7 years
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Oil prices tumble to lowest since May, on pace for biggest annual decline in 7 years

Oil prices held on to most gains from the previous session in early trading on Thursday as investors awaited U.S.-China trade talks later in the day. Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images U.S. crude oil on Tuesday hit the lowest level since May, putting prices on pace for the worst performance in seven years […]

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Kevin Warsh moves ahead in Fed chief race on Kalshi after Hassett pushback
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Kevin Warsh moves ahead in Fed chief race on Kalshi after Hassett pushback

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council (L), and Kevin Warsh, former governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Reuters Kevin Warsh has surged ahead of Kevin Hassett in prediction markets betting on who President Donald Trump will nominate as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, as doubts grow inside Trump’s orbit about Hassett’s […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pfizer, Roku, Kraft Heinz & more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pfizer, Roku, Kraft Heinz & more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Pfizer — The pharma giant issued disappointing 2026 earnings guidance. Pfizer a profit between $2.80 per share and $3 per share for the coming year. Analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings per share of $3.05 for 2026. The company also reaffirmed its 2025 outlook. Shares hovered […]

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Defense giants say investors should still bet on them, as hopes for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal spark a selloff
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Defense giants say investors should still bet on them, as hopes for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal spark a selloff

Ukrainian servicemen operate a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Roman Pilipey | Afp | Getty Images Some of Europe’s biggest military contractors urged investors not to cash out of the sector on Tuesday, as stocks sold off on […]

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Treasury yields are little change as markets await key jobs report
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Treasury yields are little change as markets await key jobs report

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. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors prepared for a batch of key economic releases, including the November nonfarm payrolls report, unemployment numbers and October retail sales. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield […]

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China lowers anti-dumping tariffs on European pork exporters
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China lowers anti-dumping tariffs on European pork exporters

A staff member prepares for the arrival of Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and EU Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera during China-EU Sixth High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue (HECD) at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on July 14, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images […]

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