ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Crypto this Thursday: Binance Billion-Dollar Settlement, HTX & Heco Chain Hacked, Plus Latest Updates
Penalties and changes in leadership at Binance after accusations Binance, a global leader in cryptocurrencies, faced serious accusations, resulting in a $4.3 billion settlement, one of the largest fines imposed in the US on a company. Its founder, Changpeng Zhao, admitted guilt, paying $50 million and resigning as CEO, being replaced by Richard Teng. The…
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Ongoing Interest Rate Optimism May Lead To Rebound On Wall Street
US Market The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to move back to the upside following the pullback seen in the previous session. Continued optimism about the outlook for interest rates may contribute to renewed buying interest on Wall Street amid a decrease in treasury…
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Sam Altman’s Return to OpenAI
OpenAI surprised on Wednesday by announcing that Sam Altman will return to the company as CEO. This comes less than a week after his abrupt dismissal by the Board of Directors, which will undergo a complete overhaul to facilitate his return. The information comes from the Dow Jones news agency. The announcement was made by…
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Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Nvidia, Broadcom, Berkshire Hathaway, Guess, Virgin Galactic, and more
In the pre-market on Wednesday, U.S. index futures show a positive trend. Investors are anticipating the quarterly earnings of Deere & Co (NYSE:DE), while analyzing the recent results of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and the minutes from the last FOMC meeting, released the day before. At 06:04 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) rose 49 points, or 0.14%.…
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North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Muted; Nvidia Slips in Offhours Trading
Market Wraps Watch For: Durable Goods for October, Weekly Jobless Claims, University of Michigan Final Consumer Survey, EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – American Shoppers Have Plenty of Dry Powder – FedNow Price Tag Is More Than Half a Billion Dollars – OpenAI Says Sam Altman to Return as CEO Opening…
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US Futures Mixed, European Stocks Up Ahead of Thanksgiving
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Sage Group added 7.2% and Thyssenkrupp rose 5.4%. On the other hand, Kingfisher slipped…
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Top Company News of the Day: OpenAI, Nvidia, Endo, Citigroup
Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO After Days of Turmoil The announcement marks the end of an impasse over who would lead the company that has become synonymous with the boom in AI technology. Nvidia’s Sales Surge, With No End in Sight for AI Boom The chip maker reported another quarter of record sales and…
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U.S. Stocks Give Back Ground Following Recent Strength
Stocks moved to the downside during trading on Tuesday, giving back ground after ending the previous session mostly higher. Selling pressure remained relatively subdued, however, allowing the major averages to hang on to the bulk of their recent gains. The major averages all finished the day in the red, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq posting a…
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Oil Closes Near Stability, Awaiting OPEC+
The oil prices closed with no clear direction but close to stability, after having risen 6% in the last two sessions due to the expectation of further production cuts to be announced by OPEC+ over the weekend. This outlook remains, but the rally has stalled, at least for now. Prices briefly dropped by a little…
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Fed Indicate a Possibility Of Further Interest Rate Hikes If Inflation Doesn’t Decline Sufficiently
Members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) agreed in their latest interest rate decision that a new hike may be appropriate if economic data received indicate “insufficient progress” in reducing inflation. The information comes from the minutes released today, regarding the last meeting of the authority held in November when the U.S. interest rate…