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Don’t expect small caps to hold their postelection gain. Look at these other Trump trades instead
Small caps have been one of the hottest corners of the markets in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory four weeks ago. But now there are signs of trouble in paradise, potentially capping future gains. “The concern with small- and mid-cap stocks right now is that while there is a change in sentiment […]
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Trump nominates loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director
Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, speaks during a campaign event for Republican election candidates at the Whiskey Roads Restaurant & Bar on July 31, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona. Brandon Bell | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist […]
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Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine U.S. dollar
Officials, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attend the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024. Alexei Danichev | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was […]
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Trump picks real estate mogul Charles Kushner for ambassador to France
Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner attend an event at Lord & Taylor on March 28, 2012 in New York City. Patrick McMullan | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had picked his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, real estate mogul Charles Kushner, to serve as U.S. ambassador to […]
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Here’s why Americans traveling to Europe may find bargains in 2025
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Euro is expected to hit parity with the dollar Economists expect the euro to fall to or even below parity with the U.S. dollar next year. That would mean the currencies had a 1:1 exchange rate. The euro is used by 20 of the 27 nations in the […]
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Canada Prime Minister Trudeau visits Florida to meet with Trump amid tariff threat
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a press conference about the Royal Mounted Police’s investigation into “violent criminal activity in Canada with connections to India”, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 14, 2024. Blair Gable | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s Florida resort on Friday to meet […]
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Stocks open higher in Friday’s shortened session, Dow heads for best month of 2024: Live updates
A specialist trader works at his post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks ticked higher on Friday at the start of a shortened trading day that will cap a strong month for equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 155 points, or […]
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Bank of England warns of risks from rise in global trade barriers
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), during the Monetary Policy Report news conference at the bank’s headquarters in the City of London, UK, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bank of England warned on Friday that higher trade barriers could hit global growth and feed uncertainty […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Market leftovers U.S. stocks will have a shortened trading day Friday after the market was closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. Equities fell entering the holiday, as some investors appeared to trim their stakes in major tech names. Still, both the […]
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