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Inside the dealmaking that pushed Trump to reclassify pot, expand access
President Donald Trump’s move Thursday to sign an executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana — and clearing the way for a Medicare pilot program covering CBD — caps a coordinated, yearlong push by the cannabis industry that combined traditional lobbying, sizable political donations, data-driven messaging and direct outreach to the president’s inner circle, industry […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lamb Weston, KB Home, Carnival, Oracle, CoreWeave & more
Check out some of the stocks making the biggest moves in midday trading. Lamb Weston – The producer of fries and frozen potato products saw shares tank 25%. Though Lamb Weston posted beats on the top and bottom lines in the second quarter, the company reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance of $6.35 billion to $6.55 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oracle, CoreWeave, Nike, Coinbase & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Oracle — Shares were up more than 5% in the premarket after TikTok agreed to sell its U.S. operations to a new joint venture that includes the software giant and private equity investor Silver Lake. Coinbase — The crypto exchange rose nearly 3%. On Thursday, the […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed after index ends four-day losing run: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were little changed Thursday night after major U.S. indexes closed higher, buoyed by cool inflation data. S&P 500 futures traded near the flatline, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 0.1%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 86 points, or […]
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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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