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Key Words: Could Trump be headed to jail for violating a gag order? A former White House lawyer says yes.

Ty Cobb, an attorney who served under Donald Trump, says being behind bars may be the only thing that will stop the former president from speaking out.

: Who is having the most influence over your money in 2023? Meet the MarketWatch 50.

The MarketWatch 50 lists the traders, corporate chiefs, AI players, policymakers and analysts who are influencing market moves — and your pocketbook

Europe Markets: U.K. bond yields dive, stocks gain, as easing inflation seen encouraging Bank of England to stand pat

U.K. government bond yields dived on Tuesday, helping lift interest-rate sensitive portions of the London stock market, after a report showed Britain's retail inflation fell to its slowest pace in more than a year.

: Senior spending was hot and heavy in 2023, fueled in part by COLA — can it last?

Older consumers spent heavily this year, but some of that was driven by the rising cost of necessities.

Mark Hulbert: Has the S&P 500’s recent correction triggered a new bear market?

After analyzing all 10%-plus declines for the S&P 500 since 1928, here are the chances that the most recent selloff will lead to worse.

Peter Morici: The Fed’s quest for a soft landing is like hunting for unicorns

The Fed must push the economy into a significant recession to offset inflationary pressures or inflation won’t get back to 2%.

Need to Know: Charlie Munger says not much ‘low-hanging fruit left’ as he discusses Apple, Costco vs. Walmart and EVs.

Our call of the day comes from a podcast interview with the legendary Charlie Munger, who discusses a range of investing topics.

: JetBlue stock loses altitude after facing ‘staggering’ weather delays — and warns of a wider-than-expected Q4 loss

Carrier falls short of Q3 analyst estimates for both revenue and loss-per-share.

: Exclusive: In our ‘hyper-polarized’ political climate, 20% of the S&P 500 is now doing this

As the U.S. continues to look polarized politically, a growing number of S&P 500 companies have made the effort to earn the highest scores from a key watchdog.

: BP shares fall as oil major misses earnings expectations on gas trading

BP shares fell 4% after the company posted a 60% drop in its third quarter profits, year-on-year

Bond Report: Treasury yields fall ahead of Fed meeting and after Bank of Japan makes minor policy tweak

Treasury yields fell early Tuesday as a trio of factors were seen boosting the attraction of U.S. government debt.

Movers & Shakers: Pinterest shares surge after user figures hit all time high as VF Corp stock falls after company withdarws guidance

Shares in Pinterest, Wolfspeed, Arista, Anheuser-Busch, Lattice, VF Corp, and BP were all active in pre-market trading
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