Stock markets
Congressional stock trading ban bill to get a vote in new year, House Republicans say
House Republican leaders on Thursday committed to a vote in the new year on legislation to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks. But the proposal likely will not include a provision that would ban stock trading or ownership by President Donald Trump or future presidents. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., […]
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Trump signs executive order reclassifying cannabis, opening door to broader weed access
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office to sign executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 18, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana, loosening long-standing restrictions on the drug and marking the most consequential shift in […]
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Friday could be a wild day of trading on Wall Street. Here’s why
Key Points More than $7.1 trillion in notional options exposure is set to expire this Friday, according to Goldman. December options expirations are typically the biggest of the year, but this one eclipses all prior records. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rocket Lab, Trump Media, Lululemon, Micron Technology & more
Check out the some of the stocks making the biggest moves in midday trading. Rocket Lab — The aerospace company saw shares jump nearly 8% following the launch of its STP-S30 mission for U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Rocket Lab said the launch was completed five months ahead of schedule. Peer companies rose in […]
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Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6 billion deal
Trump Media and Technology Group on Thursday announced a merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company, valued at more than $6 billion. The all-stock deal, expected to close in mid-2026, will result in shareholders of each firm owning approximately half of the combined company. The merger would create “one of the world’s first […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron Technology, Trump Media, Lululemon & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: Micron Technology — Shares jumped more than 11% after the chipmaker issued a rosy revenue forecast and posted fiscal first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations . Micron said it expected about $18.70 billion in revenue in the current quarter — significantly higher than […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as inflation report looms: Live updates
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Dec. 17, 2025. NYSE S&P 500 futures traded near the flatline on Wednesday night as investors awaited inflation data that could be a catalyst for the market. Futures linked to the broad market index advanced 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added […]
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Billionaire fund manager Ron Baron praises beaten-up financial stock whose new CEO he compares to Jamie Dimon
ETF Edge Billionaire fund manager Ron Baron praises beaten-up financial stock whose new CEO he compares to Jamie Dimon Published Wed, Dec 17 202512:54 PM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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The chart that has Michael Burry worried about the stock market
Michael Burry is warning that a shift in household wealth could leave the stock market vulnerable to a long and significant downturn. “The Big Short” investor pointed to a graphic produced by Wells Fargo showing that U.S. households now hold a larger share of their net worth in equities than in real estate — a […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Oracle, Jabil, Paramount, Texas Pacific & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Texas Pacific Land — Shares of the large Texas landowner jumped 8% after it struck a deal with Bolt Data & Energy to develop large-scale data center campuses on properties owned by Texas Pacific Land. Jabil — The electronics firm fell about 2%, however, […]
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