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Congressional stock trading ban bill to get its first vote Wednesday
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 23, 2025. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Lawmakers could face a ban on buying new stocks under a bill poised to get its first vote Wednesday. But hurdles remain, including opposition from most Democrats who say the bill doesn’t go far enough in preventing insider trading […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Netflix & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Trip.com — The company’s stock plunged 13% after Reuters reported that Chinese market regulators are investigating the travel website. Netflix — Shares rose nearly 2%. Netflix is preparing an all-cash $72 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and HBO Max, The Wall Street Journal reported […]
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Citigroup is set to report earnings before the bell
Chief executive officer of Citigroup Jane Fraser visits FOX Business Network’s “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on May 29, 2025 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Citigroup is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.67 a share, according to […]
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Bank of America is set to report fourth-quarter earnings – here’s what to expect
Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, speaks with Economic Club of Washington Chair David Rubenstein at an event at the Ritz-Carlton on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Bank of America is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: […]
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Trump’s playbook on Greenland, Venezuela, and Iran is about taking on China, analysts say
In this photo illustration portraits of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are displayed on computer screen as US flag is seen. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images In 10 days, Donald Trump captured the Venezuelan president, spooked European leaders with talk of annexing Greenland, and imposed 25% tariffs on […]
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Big Tech is poaching energy talent to fuel its AI ambitions
Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree. Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are bolstering their workforce with energy experts as they look to overcome the biggest bottleneck in scaling AI: access to power. Energy-related hiring jumped 34% year-on-year in 2024, according to data compiled by Workforce.ai for CNBC. Last year’s hiring […]
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China’s annual trade surplus hits a record $1.2 trillion as December exports sharply beat estimates
QINGDAO, CHINA – JANUARY 13, 2026 – The cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth in December sharply beat expectations, catapulting the annual trade surplus to a record high, even […]
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Japanese stocks open at record highs as expectations of snap poll rise
Osanbashi in Yokohama on December 10, 2022. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Japanese indexes hit record highs Wednesday on expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could call for a snap election, likely in February. If called, it will be Takaichi’s first time facing Japan’s voters in an election. The Nikkei 225 index rose […]
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Stock futures are flat as traders look ahead to more bank earnings: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were little changed Tuesday night after the S&P 500 pulled back from record levels seen earlier in the week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 40 points, or nearly 0.1%. S&P 500 futures were marginally lower, as were […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JPMorgan, Moderna, Boeing, Cardinal Health, Chipotle & more
Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: JPMorgan Chase — The largest bank in the U.S. dropped more than 3%, trading near session lows, after investment banking fees fell, missing expectations. JPM’s chief financial officer signaled that the banking industry could push back against President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year […]
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