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The U.S. economy has separated itself from the global pack — and its lead could widen in the new year.

Volatility trader and founder of Kai Volatility Cem Karsan believes the Fed could provoke a sharp stock fall if it’s not careful.

Now that the largest six U.S. banks have reported their fourth-quarter results, it is clear that investors are continuing to celebrate the group’s performance. And although the banks have varying business models, a comparison can be made to show how well each has been operating as a whole.

Inflation worries remain despite strong earnings as JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon and David Solomon of Goldman Sachs weigh risks.

Analysts at Argus Research say the stock is now trading at 22 times its estimated 2025 earnings.

SpaceX CEO Musk has described the explosion of the company’s Starship spacecraft during its seventh flight test Thursday as “barely a bump in the road,” underlining the momentum behind the commercial space giant.

Oil futures were slightly lower early Friday, but on track for a fourth straight week of gains after wider sanctions against Russia’s energy industry tightened supply.

Older consumers are a largely ignored — and very lucrative — group.

Fund-manager cash levels are rising, one of a number of indicators showing that last year’s frothy market conditions have subsided and that sentiment has become more sober, Bank of America strategists say.

The stock of SLB, the oil services company formerly known as Schlumberger Ltd, rose 3% early Friday after the company posted better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, driven by strength in its international business.

If you know what’s coming, you can plan ahead to mitigate some of the pain.

Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, on Friday became the latest of the country’s institutions to stop posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, the messaging platform owned by Elon Musk, after the German government expressed concern that social media is distorting political discourse ahead of national elections on February 23rd this year.