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10-year Treasury yield back above 4.6% after mixed jobless claims data
Treasury yields were slightly higher early Friday after a mixed set of data on weekly jobless claims. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was 3 basis points higher at 4.607%, slightly down from its peak earlier in the week but back above the 4.6% level it had not breached since May. The 2-year Treasury was fractionally higher […]
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10-year Treasury yield rises above 4.6% as investors digest jobless claims data
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024. NYSE Treasury yields rose Thursday morning as investors digested new data on weekly jobless claims. The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped 5 basis points 4.633%. The 2-year Treasury traded 2 basis points higher at 4.359%. One basis point is equal to 0.01%. Yields move inversely to […]
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Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin wants a meeting as soon as possible about the war with Ukraine
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his interest in a meeting regarding the war with Ukraine. “President Putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible,” […]
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This country may have the fastest-growing e-commerce sector ‘on the planet’
ETF Edge This country may have the fastest-growing e-commerce sector ‘on the planet’ Published Sat, Dec 21 202411:00 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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A Santa Claus rally could come just in time next week to help stocks end the year on a high note
Investors will measure the response to this week’s selloff, which came at a time when markets are entering a strong seasonal period. Source
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway scoops up Occidental and other stocks during sell-off
In this article BRK.A VRSN SIRI OXY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett poses with Martin, the Geico gecko, ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett went on bit of a shopping spree in the stock market before […]
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The Fed sees only two rate cuts in 2025, fewer than previously projected
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2024. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The Federal Reserve on Wednesday projected only two quarter-point rate cuts in 2025, fewer than previously forecast, according to the […]
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Why the Dow is in such a historic funk and how concerned you should be
Key Points The biggest laggard in the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been UnitedHealth, which has contributed to more than half of the decline over the past eight sessions. There’s a rotation going on with investors selling out of the cyclical names in the 30-stock Dow that initially popped on Trump’s reelection. There are many […]
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MicroStrategy shares jump as bitcoin proxy will join Nasdaq-100 index and ‘QQQ’ ETF
In this article MSTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Michael Saylor, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of MicroStrategy were higher Monday after Nasdaq announced the bitcoin proxy will join the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index. […]
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Memecoins like Fartcoin are riding Trump’s victory to huge valuations. Experts say it may have only begun
A laptop keyboard, Elon Musk post about DOGE on X displayed on a phone screen and representation of Dogecoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Yes, it’s called Fartcoin. Yes, it is totally useless. And yes, it has nevertheless tripled in value over the past week to a market […]
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