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S&P 500 Hits Record on Fourth Straight Up Day
Technology shares lead the way with Broadcom and Nvidia rising.
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The U.S. Economy Keeps Powering Ahead, Defying Dire Predictions
The unrelenting American consumer spends through a sour mood and a cooling labor market.
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Korean Won, Japanese Yen Strengthen on Policymakers' Warnings Against Excessive Weakness
The Korean won and the Japanese yen strengthened amid Asian policymakers' warnings against excessive currency weakness versus the U.S. dollar.
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Mergers and Acquisitions Soared This Year. 2026 Could Be Even Bigger.
Bigger deals, falling rates, and abundant private equity cash could support more M&A in 2026.
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U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special-Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean
The deployment is the latest by the Trump administration to ratchet up the pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
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Copper Is the New Gold
The price has risen more than 20% since early July, when President Donald Trump floated the idea of a 50% tariff.
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Bank of Canada Officials Unsure on Future Direction of Rates, Minutes Say
Policymakers were reluctant to predict whether the next change in interest rates would be up or down, citing volatile data and elevated trade-policy uncertainty.
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Consumer Confidence Falls as Jobs, Economic Worries Persist
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. weakened for a fifth consecutive month in December, amid enduring concerns over jobs and business conditions, a monthly survey said.
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Canada GDP Edges Up After Sharp Contraction in October
Canada's economy is on track to shrink slightly in the final quarter of 2025, with the steepest contraction in almost three years notched in October and early signs pointing to only a modest recovery last month.
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Durable-Goods Orders Swung to a Decline in October
Demand for U.S. durable goods fell in October, following two consecutive monthly increases, according to delayed data published by the Commerce Department.
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Why Japan's Stock Market Can Keep Rising
Interest rates are rising, but concerns over the country's debt are exaggerated.
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Car Payments Now Average More Than $750 a Month. Enter the 100-Month Car Loan.
The price of new cars and trucks in the U.S. has increased 33% since 2020, and consumers are piling on interest as they stretch out loan terms to eight, nine and nearly 10 years.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 23, 2025 23:15 ET (04:15 GMT)
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