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What’s next after bitcoin tops $100K? What one top Wall Street technician says.
Bitcoin’s rally above the $100,000 milestone Wednesday night has former doubters pondering how much higher it could go.MarketWatch - Dec. 6 -
India's central bank revises down economic growth forecast for 2025, keeps interest rate steady
The Reserve Bank of India has held interest rate steady since February last year, while a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in India's growth has made RBI's task tougher.CNBC - Dec. 6 -
Formula 1 Driver Said Max Verstappen Threatened to ‘Put Me in the Wall’
Ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Mercedes driver George Russell said that “people have been bullied by Max for years now.”The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
HELOC interest rates fall to new 2024 low: Why you shouldn't wait to apply
With HELOC rates dropping to a 2024 low, it may not make sense for borrowers to wait longer to apply. Here's why.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Ranking the best five fights this weekend
Nick Parkinson ranks the best fights happening this weekend and shares his thoughts on each must-see matchup.ESPN - Dec. 5 -
M&S wins approval to demolish and redevelop flagship Oxford Street store
Permission from housing secretary to knock down art deco building in central London caps lengthy battle by retailerFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
4 mortgage interest rate scenarios that could occur in 2025
Many experts predict a gradual decline in mortgage rates next year, but other scenarios could play out.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Signet Jewelers’ stock drops as it faces competition from lab diamonds and misses Wall Street’s profit and sales estimates
Retailer warns its revenue may fall short of expectations in the coming quarter.MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
U.S. trade deficit narrows sharply in October on dissipation of worries about port strike
The trade sector could end up becoming a positive contributor to fourth-quarter gross domestic product.MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
George Russell claims Max Verstappen threatened to ‘put my head in the wall’
Mercedes driver revealed tensions boiled over in Qatar World champion was ‘going to purposefully crash into me’ George Russell has claimed his Formula One rival Max Verstappen threatened him ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Why a ‘robust’ jobs report for November probably wouldn’t derail Fed rate cut
A “decently robust” U.S. jobs report on Friday probably wouldn’t derail the Fed from delivering an interest-rate cut this month, according to BlackRock’s Russ Brownback.MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
AI Hits a Wall: What This Means for the Tech Industry
AI commercialization is a game of musical chairs and the music has stopped. For now.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
AP PHOTOS: Starlings, Indonesia's bicycle coffee sellers, peddle the streets of Jakarta
Bicycles roam the streets of Indonesia's capital with dozens of plastic sachets of coffee and other packaged drinks dangling from their handlebars. Tied in the back are large thermos bottles with ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
Tech Stocks and AI Propel Wall Street’s Record-Setting Streak
AI is fueling the rise of tech stocks to soaring levels.Inc. - Dec. 4 -
PVH Stock Falls After Holiday Outlook Falls Short
The company guided for sales to fall between 6% and 7% in the current quarter, wider than the 4.5% decline forecast by analysts.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
49ers' Kyle Shanahan says Christian McCaffrey could return for playoffs, but RB's IG post indicates differently
Christian McCaffrey sure sounds like he thinks he's done for the season.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4 -
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Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here’s why.
With investors looking toward Friday’s November nonfarm-payrolls report, market participants see the potential that it could be overshadowed by an entirely different set of data: next Wednesday’s ...MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said it was too early for the central bank to start reacting to the tariffs that President-elect Trump had been promising.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Fed’s Beige Book says economy is stable. Companies more optimistic about 2025, but tariffs a worry.
The U.S. expanded steadily in November, but hiring was subdued and inflation was still a nagging problem in some parts of the economy, a new Federal Reserve survey found.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Chipotle says it's raising prices 2% in response to inflation
Chipotle said it's raising its menu prices by 2%, a rare direct admission about the impact of ongoing price increases in the economy on its finances.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Chipotle Raises U.S. Prices by 2% to Offset Inflation Costs
The chain aims to balance higher costs for avocados, queso and sour cream while maintaining its appeal to inflation-weary consumers.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Foot Locker Shares Fall After Retailer Cuts Full-Year Outlook
Foot Locker cut its outlook for the year as more promotions and weak spending pushed the company to post a loss in the third quarter. Shares of the retailer fell.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
The positive flipside of rampant inflation
The biggest debt reduction scheme in history?Financial Times - Dec. 4 -
BoE governor expects four UK rate cuts next year as inflation eases
Andrew Bailey welcomes better than expected fall in price growth in FT interviewFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Wall Street expects the stock rally to keep ripping through New Year’s Eve. But watch these risks.
The S&P 500 just capped off its best month in a year, and is on track to rise nearly 30% in 2024.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Fewer shoppers turned out for Thanksgiving-weekend deals, retail group says. Here’s why.
The five-day period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday saw fewer shoppers than a year ago, a major retail-industry group said Tuesday, due in part to the later timing of the holiday this year ...MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Central banks should tread cautiously with rate cuts, says OECD
Core price pressures and services inflation should make rate-setters wary of cutting too fast, report concludesFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Australia's third-quarter GDP grows at a slower-than-expected 0.3% amid higher rates and sticky inflation
Australia's economy grew at slower than expected in the third quarter, as elevated borrowing costs and sticky inflation continued to weigh down on the slowing economy.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Top Fed Official Leans Toward Rate Cut This Month, If Data Supports It
In a recent speech, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed Board of Governors, said a rate cut hinged on inflation continuing to drop.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
Wall Street’s AI-powered rally risks ‘correction’, Vanguard warns
Asset manager’s chief economist Joe Davis says investors are overplaying the near-term potential of the technologyFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Watch: Protesters take to the streets outside parliament
South Korea’s opposition party members gather at South Korea's parliamentBBC News - Dec. 3 -
Biden’s Christmas present for Trump: Sticky inflation
President Biden's big-spending ways have ensured that the nation's initial progress in inflation reduction is flattening out, keeping inflation rates higher than Federal Reserve Bank officials prefer.The Hill - Dec. 3 -
South Korean won falls sharply against the U.S. dollar after president declares martial law
South Korea's won on Tuesday fell sharply against the U.S. dollar shortly after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Fed Governor Waller says he is 'leaning toward' a December rate cut, but worries about inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller cited recent data indicating that progress on inflation may be "stalling."CNBC - Dec. 2 -
Fed’s Waller says he supports interest-rate cut at next meeting — for now
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday that as of today, he supports an interest-rate cut at the central bank’s next meeting in a little over two weeks.MarketWatch - Dec. 2 -
Fed Governor Waller says he is 'leaning toward' a December rate cut but worries about inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he is anticipating an interest rate cut in December but is concerned about recent trends on inflation that could change his mind.NBC News - Dec. 2 -
Top Fed official warns progress on taming US inflation ‘may be stalling’
Governor Christopher Waller says he still supports a December interest rate cut barring a surprise in the economic dataFinancial Times - Dec. 2 -
A Second-Rate Crime Gets a Second-Rate Pardon
At least Joe didn’t make Hunter ambassador to a major international ally.The New York Times - Dec. 2 -
Will credit card interest rates fall this December?
Credit card rates are sitting at a record high right now, but will they drop lower this month? Here's what to know.CBS News - Dec. 2
