Stargate Is Fueling a Record Stock Market

• Oracle, Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks jump as Trump rolls out Stargate AI initiative

  President Trump announced a major AI infrastructure investment of “at least $500 billion,” signaling a willingness to work alongside large tech companies.
  
  MarketWatch - 1d

• The stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ will be back. Just be patient.

  The stock market’s rough 2025 start should smooth out after the presidential inauguration.
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• Trump is unpopular with many Americans. The stock market approves.

  Trump’s current approval rating — 47.2% — is in the sweet spot for above-average stock market gains.
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• Reader callout: what’s wrong with the London stock market?

  Debate rages as key UK companies list elsewhere
  
  Financial Times - 6d

• A stock market sell signal’s been turned off. The market’s more sober.

  Fund-manager cash levels are rising, one of a number of indicators showing that last year’s frothy market conditions have subsided and that sentiment has become more sober, Bank of America ...
  
  MarketWatch - 6d
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  Dozens of lawmakers beat stock market in 2024: Report

  The stock portfolios of more than two dozen lawmakers once again outperformed the market as bans on congressional stock trading stalled, according to a new report from the trading trackers at ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 7
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  Is the US stock market in bubble territory?

  Valuations might be frothy but don’t seem nutty
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 7

• Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts

  Economic data on tap appeared thin on Friday, while investors in Asia continue to assess China's monetary easing policy, political chaos in South Korea.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 3

• Blast of frigid US weather revives volatility in heating fuel markets

  Parts of the country may face the coldest January in more than a decade after years of warmer winter temperatures
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 3

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  How DOGE’s Efforts May Be Unlucky for the U.S. Penny

  A DOGE social media post details the cost of producing nearly valueless one cent coins, sparking speculation it may add pennies to its federal cost-cutting hit list.
  
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  MrBeast Isn’t Bidding for TikTok—Yet

  The YouTube star mentioned he’d buy the platform so it wouldn’t get banned, but despite speculation, TikTok is not yet for sale and Jimmy Donaldson is not officially pursuing its U.S. operations.
  
  Inc. - 34m
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  Trump-Back Stargate AI Project Spawns Altman-Musk Clash

  The tech billionaires have a rocky history, and Musk’s comments about funding for the project, which could attract $500 billion prompted a pointed response from OpenAI leader Altman.
  
  Inc. - 41m
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  U.S. Firms in China Fearing Trade Turmoil Hit a 5-Year High

  An American Chamber of Commerce in China Survey shows growing worries about Sino-American relations and how their businesses could be affected.
  
  Inc. - 56m
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  How Trump’s Shifting Tariff Vows Apply to Changing Objectives

  Though he failed to impose sweeping tariffs on day one as promised, Trump has repeated threats of applying big import duties soon, as reasons behind them shift.
  
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More in Business

• President Donald Trump says he'll 'demand that interest rates drop immediately'

  The comments represented an initial strike at Fed officials, with whom Trump had a highly contentious relationship during his first term in office.
  
  CNBC - 11m

• Why some hope the IRS’s free tax-prep program becomes the next Obamacare

  The longer the Direct File tax-prep program sticks around, the harder it is to end it, critics worry.
  
  MarketWatch - 25m

• Trump says he will approve power plants for AI through emergency declaration

  Trump said the plants can use whatever fuel they want, including coal as a backup.
  
  CNBC - 27m
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• American Airlines’ weaker-than-expected guidance ‘not as negative’ as it appeared, says analyst

  American Airlines cited “present demand trends” and fuel-price forecasts as it predicted a first-quarter loss.
  
  MarketWatch - 29m