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Home Depot Maintains 2025 Forecast, Shares Early Expectations for 2026
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reiterated its fiscal 2025 outlook and offered initial guidance for fiscal 2026 during its investor conference on Tuesday. For 2025, the retailer continues to anticipate roughly 3% growth in total sales, with comparable sales turning slightly positive on a comparable 52-week basis. The company still expects a fiscal 2025 gross margin…
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures, Fed Meeting Begins; Paramount Escalates WBD Battle: Here’s What’s Moving Markets
U.S. equity futures were pointing modestly higher early Tuesday as traders braced for what could be a highly debated Federal Reserve decision on Wednesday. Markets were also digesting a dramatic new twist in the bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD), fresh policy news affecting Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and another small pullback in Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD). Futures…
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Ford Looks to Renault to Reinforce Its European Operations as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground
Ford (NYSE:F) has enlisted Renault (EU:RNO) as a strategic partner in an effort to strengthen its European business at a time when Chinese automakers are rapidly expanding their global presence. “We know we’re in a fight for our lives in our industry, and no better example than here in Europe,” Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim…
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EU Opens Antitrust Investigation into Google’s AI Practices
The European Union has initiated a formal antitrust probe into Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google, examining whether the company’s conduct in the artificial intelligence space may be harming competition. In a statement released Tuesday, the European Commission said it is assessing whether Google has been imposing unfair terms on publishers and content creators, potentially restricting their ability…
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U.S. iPhone upgrade interest at its lowest level in five years, UBS survey shows
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is seeing weakening iPhone purchase intent in the U.S., according to new data from UBS Evidence Lab, even as interest in China unexpectedly improved. The survey, which gathered responses from more than 7,500 smartphone users across five major markets, found that 12-month U.S. iPhone purchase intent slid by roughly 400 basis points to…
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Chipotle gains after approving $1.8 billion in additional share buybacks
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) climbed 2.5% on Monday after disclosing that its Board of Directors approved another $1.8 billion for share repurchases. According to the company’s SEC filing, the authorization—approved on December 4—brings Chipotle’s total remaining buyback capacity to roughly $1.85 billion as of December 5. The move signals a shift in Chipotle’s capital-return strategy.…
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street, U.S. Futures Edge Higher As Wall Street Awaits Key Fed Decision
U.S. stock index futures signaled a slightly firmer start on Monday, suggesting equities may build on the modest advance seen at the end of last week. Early upside momentum is being supported by renewed optimism around the interest-rate outlook as investors brace for the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement later this week. The Fed is broadly…
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Meta to introduce EU users a new option with reduced personalized ads to meet DMA rules
Meta (NASDAQ:META) will roll out a new choice for Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union, allowing them to access versions of the platforms that feature less personalized advertising, the European Commission announced. Under the plan, EU users will be presented with a clear choice: they may either consent to sharing their full data…
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Trump signals possible concerns over Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery assets
U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in Sunday on Netflix’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery’s (NASDAQ:WBD) film studio and HBO streaming business, suggesting the size of the combined company might draw scrutiny. Speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., Trump pointed to Netflix’s already dominant position in entertainment and noted that expanding…
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Five key market themes to watch in the coming week
A busy week lies ahead for global markets, dominated by the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, renewed efforts toward a potential Russia-Ukraine peace agreement, a wave of corporate earnings, and several central bank decisions. Here are the main developments investors will be tracking. 1. Fed decision takes center stage All eyes will turn to Washington, D.C.,…