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The Ratings Game: Business development companies should withstand 2024 economic slowdown, but credit conditions will weaken, Fitch says

Ares Capital Corp. and Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. held onto the highest debt ratings among the 21 business development companies covered by Fitch Ratings, amid expectations that the sector will face economic headwinds in 2024, but with no major impact to their balance sheets.

The Tell: The ‘great inflation surge’ will end in 2024 and rates will fall nearly everywhere, says Capital Economics

The U.S. will lead a drop in inflation across markets that also produces a turn in interest rates in 2024, says Neil Shearing of Capital Economics.

Deep Dive: Here’s why Nvidia is a compelling stock when compared with the rest of the ‘Magnificent Seven’

Nvidia has dominated financial-news coverage for tech-oriented companies this year, and it is reasonable to question how long a company can continue a winning streak like the one it has been on.

: Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking postal workers block license-plate deliveries

Tesla Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state, suing the Swedish Transport Agency after striking postal workers halted the delivery of license plates for vehicles made by the Texas-based electric-vehicle maker, the Associated Press reported.

Earnings Results: Foot Locker’s stock tripped up by Citi’s call to sell

Foot Locker's stock fell after Citi turned bearish two days before the athletic-shoe seller is due to report earnings, given expectations for more discounting.

The Big Move: I found a homeowner who wants to sell their house to me directly. Is it wrong to ghost my real-estate agent?

"We've seen about 20 homes, and put in two offers that didn't work out for various reasons."

: Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro three times more effective than Ozempic for weight loss, real-world study finds

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro is significantly more effective than Novo Nordisk's Ozempic in producing weight loss, a real-world study found

Economic Report: New-home sales drop in October to much lower level than expected

U.S. new-home sales fell 5.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000 in October, from a revised 719,000 in the prior month, the government reported Monday. Analysts polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 725,000 in October.

Market Extra: Deutsche Bank makes the highest S&P 500 forecast on Wall Street — and says that may be too conservative

Deutsche Bank's forecast for the S&P 500 to reach 5,100 in 2024 is among the highest on Wall Street so far this year.

: Shopify’s stock shoots up after ‘epic’ Black Friday sales

Shopify 's stock shot higher Monday, fueled by data showing online holiday shopping got off to a strong start on Black Friday.

: Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ stock falls as depression treatment has mixed results in clinical trial

Xenon Pharmaceuticals shares fell early Monday after the company released new clinical-trial data on an experimental depression treatment.

Europe Markets: Shares in U.K. online property site bounce as weak market sees sellers boost advertising

Shares in Rightmove jumped 6% on Monday, after the U.K.'s biggest property portal raised its revenue guidance for the year as desperate sellers spent more to advertise their homes.
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