Fannie, Freddie stocks on the rise as GOP takeover boosts privatization hopes

• A new private stock market is launching. Here’s why, and how it’ll work.

  The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has outlined plans to approve a new private stock market that would let investors buy shares in privately-held companies through a standardized platform.
  
  MarketWatch - 17h
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  Israeli negotiators head to Qatar as hopes rise for Gaza hostage deal

  Optimism over ceasefire-for-hostages deal as Trump says there ‘will be hell to pay’ if captives not released. An Israeli negotiating team has arrived for talks in Qatar amid renewed optimism that a ...
  
  The Guardian - 20h

• We want to boost our ownership of a portfolio stock that just boosted its dividend

  Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
  
  CNBC - 5d

• Upcoming Nasdaq-100 changes could boost the stocks of these 11 companies

  There are also a bunch of companies that may be removed from the Nasdaq-100 as part of its reconstitution before the end of the year.
  
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  Saka inspires Arsenal to beat Monaco and boost automatic qualification hopes

  It would normally be over by now, the Champions League group stage done and dusted, and yet Arsenal know they must go again for two more ties; a test of their physicality, the depth of their ...
  
  The Guardian - 6d
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  Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken.
  
  The New York Times - Dec. 9

• Wrexham boost title hopes with 'Olimpico' goal

  Wrexham moved level on points with Wycombe after Elliot Lee's goal direct from a corner kick earned the Welsh club a narrow win away at Burton Albion.
  
  ESPN - Dec. 8

• Fannie Mae CEO reveals what’s really behind rising mortgage rates

  Homeowners shouldn’t count on lower rates; they should build strong credit so they can qualify for the most affordable loan.
  
  MarketWatch - Dec. 7

• Citigroup’s stock beckons with potential Trump tariff boost and cheap valuation: analyst

  President-elect Donald Trump’s potential tariffs may result in more business for the bank as clients re-evaluate trading partners and supply chains.
  
  MarketWatch - Dec. 3

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