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Are ‘Magnificent Seven’ bonds now worth buying after months-long selloff?

With yields on the 30-year Treasury bond at their highest level in a year, the so-called Magnificent Seven group’s outstanding bonds are offering juicy returns to start the new year and may be a smart investment for someone with the right time frame.

Job openings reverse long decline, but the U.S. labor market is still not out of the woods

President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting low unemployment after several years of strong postpandemic hiring, but he’s also confronting a weakening labor market in which fewer jobs are available and fewer companies are adding workers.

Meta goes MAGA. Facebook adjusts fact-checking as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and ‘cultural tipping point’

‘We’re going to work with President Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,’ said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Bank of America’s stock could go up 20% in 2025, says this analyst

UBS’s Erika Najarian upgrades Bank of America to buy from neutral

Apple’s ‘decidedly unattractive’ outlook sparks rare bearish call on the stock

An analyst says Apple’s stock price bakes in only good news, but he sees more than 20% downside as negative developments pile up.

‘Inflation levels seem to be increasing ’ – businesses worried about tariffs and rising prices

The holiday shopping season gave a boost to service-oriented companies in December, but top executives were wary of potential Trump tariffs and a recent uptick in inflation.

Tesla faces more risk than its stock reflects, prompting a downgrade

Tesla Inc.’s stock slipped 0.9% Tuesday, after Bank of America downgraded the stock to neutral from buy, arguing that it already reflects the long-term potential of such items as robotaxi and energy storage, but not enough of the execution risk.

Trump confronts high trade deficits again as he weighs tariffs. But there’s no quick fix.

The U.S. trade deficit rose 6% to nearly $80 billion near the end of 2024, leaving Donald Trump with a gap that’s almost twice as high as when he first took office as president eight years ago.

Legal cannabis may be boosted by alcohol warning from surgeon general: analyst

An Alliance Global Partners analyst sees opportunities for big consumer packaged goods or alcohol companies to wade into the pot space.

Aurora Innovation’s stock rockets 44% after entering partnership with Nvidia and Continental in self-driving trucks

Driverless trucks are expected to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks in the near term

Tired market-timers are just what stocks need to pick up the pace

Be worried when timers are stubbornly bullish after a big downturn.

Dollar bulls got a taste of volatility on Monday — and more may be in store

It had seemed like nothing could stop the U.S. dollar from marching higher. Then a headline about President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans landed in traders’ newsfeeds, and suddenly all bets were off.
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