The Nasdaq is closing in on the 20,000 level but is starting to get extended. Four tech titans are flashing buy signals.

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Many of our loved ones don’t need another bathrobe this holiday season. Instead, get them the gift that always fits: one that’s digital. Between subscriptions for streaming services, cloud storage and the growing number of gadgets that require a monthly fee, we spend nearly $1,000 a year on virtual goods, by some estimates.

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A key set of inflation prints will serve as the final fodder for investors leading into the Federal Reserve's Dec. 18 interest rate decision.

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The storied Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is one of the oldest and most reputable stock market indexes. The 30 Dow components are industry-leading blue chip stocks representing their respective stock market sectors. The two latest changes came this year, with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance in February and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) replacing Intel in November.

The semiconductor and software provider continues to deliver brisk growth, with artificial intelligence (AI) representing one of its biggest opportunities.

While Bitcoin has achieved a historic milestone of $100,000 and garnered support from prominent leaders like President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Microsoft (MSFT) has yet to decide whether to invest in the cryptocurrency. The tech giant is set to make its decision this Tuesday.

Following the Federal Reserve adopting a more optimistic stance and Bitcoin hitting a historic $100,000 milestone, this week carries a handful of key earnings reports, inflation data, and some events that could set the tone for 2025.

Birchall Tea, a premium family-owned British brand, is making significant strides in consumer and commercial markets.

One concern darkening the longer-term outlook is uncertainty about whether the AI boom can continue.

This Berkshire Hathaway holding's been losing ground for some time mostly because the market's not seeing the bigger picture.

The popular social media app TikTok may soon be banned in the U.S. following a Friday decision from a federal appeals court.

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Here is a short look at the 7 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Stocks Dominating a Billionaire Quant’s Investment Strategy. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands against the other stocks that are dominating a billionaire quant’s investment strategy. AQR Capital Management is a global investment management firm, founded by Cliff […]

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Microsoft invested $1.5 billion in G42 earlier this year, giving the U.S. company a minority stake and a board seat. As part of the deal, G42 would use Microsoft's cloud services to run its AI applications. The deal, however, was scrutinized after U.S. lawmakers raised concerns G42 could transfer powerful U.S. AI technology to China.

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF is a tech-specific fund containing 314 stocks from all corners of the technology industry. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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It's been a great year for the S&P 500, with many top growth stocks and value stocks hitting all-time highs. The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG), Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOV), and the Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEMKT: VDE) have all underperformed the S&P 500 so far in 2024.

A deeper looks shows that despite the growth, some software stocks have gotten ahead of analysts’ price targets.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is eyeing a tender offer that would value the aerospace company at $350 billion

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to end the year with solid gains, the best Dow Jones stocks to watch in December 2024 are Apple, Nvidia, Salesforce, Sherwin-Williams and Travelers. There are clear winners — and losers — at the start of December.

Dubbed the Magnificent Seven stocks, Apple, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon.com, Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Tesla lived up to their name in 2023 with big gains. And all of them boasted solid year-to-date gains in the final month of 2024.

This week, investors digested bitcoin's rally above $100,000, Intel's leadership shakeup, and monthly jobs data that keeps the Fed on track to cut interest rates.

Warren Buffett is finding good value in only certain parts of the market.

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be one of the biggest driving forces in the stock market. While chipmakers and cloud computing companies have been the biggest early beneficiaries, software companies are starting to see nice growth opportunities emerge as well. Let's look at two semiconductor stocks that should see AI help power their growth in December and beyond.

Apple Intelligence will offer Genmoji and other cool AI art-making tools when iOS 18.2 comes to iPhones. There will also be a ChatGPT integration.

There is still much to like in these fundamentally strong, high-quality stocks.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it determined that the platform meets the legal requirements for supervision under new rules.

The major indexes (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) close December's first trading week mixed as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite — climbing by over 3.3% over the past five sessions — rise to strong weekly gains. Yahoo Finance markets reporter Jared Blikre analyzes the day’s top market movements, including megacap sectors leading on this week, economists' outlook on services inflation, and bitcoin's (BTC-USD) record high above $100,000. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Ivana Freitas.

A three-judge panel ruled Congress has the power to shut down the Chinese-backed app in the U.S. because of national security concerns.

Are the stars aligning for AI stocks to keep rallying?

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It was another big week for the markets. Here is a recap of some of the biggest news for the week of December 2. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) topped $100,000 for the first time. Part of the reason for the surge was enthusiasm over President-elect Trump's pick of Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hear more from: MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor The Digital Chamber Founder Perianne Boring Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Former Chair of the FDIC Sheila Bair Intel (INTC) announced on Monday that CEO Pat Gelsinger was retiring effective December 1. The company's shares have been pummeled as investors view the chip company as falling behind in the AI race. Get reaction from: Bloomberg Intelligence senior tech industry analyst Mandeep Singh Citi head of US semiconductor research Christopher Danely Futurum Group research director Olivier Blanchard The US added 227,000 jobs in November. The unemployment rate ticked higher, however, to 4.2%. The report fueled investor hopes for a Fed rate cut later this month. Hear expert reaction from: Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick and Citi senior global economist Robert Sockin US Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) close Friday's session mixed after this morning's jobs report which saw an addition of 227,000 nonfarm payrolls in November. While the Nasdaq Composite sees gains of 0.8% on the day — ending the first trading week of December in positive territory alongside the S&P 500 — the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked down by 0.6% on the week. Market Domination Overtime host Julie Hyman and Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre recap this week's market and sector action. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is currently trading back above $101,000. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

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President-elect Donald Trump has named venture capitalist David Sacks as the incoming administration's "AI and Crypto Czar," a positive signal for crypto investors coming just after bitcoin (BTC-USD) reached $100,000 for the first time. Metafide CEO Frank Speiser joins Seana Smith and Madison Mills on Morning Brief to discuss his bitcoin outlook. Trump tapping Sacks "signals a shift to being hospitable to crypto innovation," Speiser says, adding, "[In regard to] the concept of [bitcoin's] viability as an asset class, I think, [has] a full vote of confidence from the administration, something the founders [of] the industry have been looking forward to for a long time, and everybody I've talked to is super bullish almost unanimously." Speiser projects bitcoin could climb as high as $300,000 by the end of 2025. Watch the video above for more on Speiser's long-term expectations for bitcoin and the general sentiment around the cryptocurrency. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

The cryptocurrency was falling again early Friday, but its future is still bright as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

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The former COO of PayPal is set to oversee the creation of a legal framework for the US crypto industry in a bid to improve its competitiveness.

US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are reacting positively to the November jobs report, which saw 227,000 nonfarm payrolls added to the economy in the month. After climbing above a historic $100,000 benchmark, bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices have pulled back and are now above $98,000 Friday morning. President-elect Donald Trump has picked venture capitalist David Sacks to be his incoming administration's "AI and Crypto Czar." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

President-elect Trump named Silicon Valley venture capitalist David Sachs, an associate of Elon Musk, as his AI czar. He'll lead crypto too.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, xAI, appears to be strengthening its ties with Nvidia.

After trading as high as $103,000 on Thursday, cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC-USD) has since receded back below its $100,000 milestone. Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman breaks down Bernstein senior analyst Gautam Chhugani's chart exploring the crypto asset's rally-and-hype cycles over the past ten-plus years. Chhugani himself forecasts bitcoin to reach $200,000 by the end of 2025. Catch Yahoo Finance layout bitcoin's historic rise to $100,000, noting some of its biggest events along the way. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Oil prices drop as OPEC+ prolongs supply cuts

The Oracle of Omaha purchased shares of this company, which is near and dear to his heart, for 24 consecutive quarters.

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Small caps led the stock market lower Thursday ahead of a pivotal jobs report. Apple, Meta and Taiwan Semi are in or near buy zones.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) has surpassed $100K for the first time. The cryptocurrency is enjoying a record-breaking run since President-Elect Donald Trump's presidential victory. SkyBridge Founder Anthony Scaramucci sits down with Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to talk about bitcoin's historic milestone. "I have a lot of my personal net worth in bitcoin because I'm not looking at it and not tracking it day to day," says Scaramucci. "But this milestone is important because I think it tells people that bitcoin is probably ready now for primetime institutional investing." Scaramucci went on to talk about Trump's pick of Paul Atkins to be the new Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. "I do like it. I've known Paul a long time. He's a libertarian by nature," says Scaramucci. "He was up for the SEC Commissionership back then just to remind people, I was on President Trump's presidential transition team eight years ago, and we interviewed Paul and Jay Clayton and many others. He's a terrific person." Watch the video above to hear Scaramucci's full take on bitcoin and the crypto market. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Daniel A. Nelson

The major indexes (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Thursday's trading session lower as bitcoin (BTC-USD) pulls back a bit from record high above $100,000. Yahoo Finance markets reporter Josh Schafer analyzes the day’s top market movements, including crypto’s rally and expectations for the November jobs report due out Friday morning. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Ivana Freitas.

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After bitcoin (BTC-USD) reached the $100,000 milestone for the first time, MicroStrategy (MSTR) executive chairman Michael Saylor joins Market Domination Hosts Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to discuss the cryptocurrency's rise and explain why MicroStrategy has become a consistent bitcoin buyer. "Every day for the past four years, I've said buy bitcoin, don't sell the bitcoin. I'm going to be buying more bitcoin. I'm going to be buying bitcoin at the top forever," Saylor says, adding that his strategy is "a very simple idea" to "just keep buying bitcoin with your spare capital. It's going to appreciate against the dollar forever." He tells Yahoo Finance, "I think you should think of bitcoin as a long-term capital asset. So, if you have money you don't need for four years or, even better yet, for ten years, you put it into a portfolio ... I say dollar cost average into bitcoin every quarter. Sweep some long-term savings into bitcoin. Expect to keep it there for a decade or longer, and don't get too worked up over the volatility in the near term." "You may not know the applications [for bitcoin], but there are applications. MicroStrategy makes a lot of money by holding that digital property. We're generating massive amounts of shareholder value from that. So, you don't have to understand how we do it. You just need to hold your bitcoin and let us drive the price up." Watch the video above for more on how Saylor thinks about bitcoin and his bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

Bitcoin hits $100,000 in a major win for crypto bulls.

On the heels of bitcoin's $100,000 record, Wall Street bulls already see the path toward $200,000.

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Advisors Capital Management Partner and Portfolio Manager, JoAnne Feeney, joins Wealth to discuss the rally in bitcoin (BTC-USD), noting it reflects current investor enthusiasm for risk. Feeney says the crypto trade is "a real signal as to what also might be going on in equity markets" as the risk-on trade continues. Looking ahead to 2025, Feeney says "the time is really ripe to shift away from index investing" and be more attentive to individual companies with potential new policies on the horizon. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Kaitlin Propeck.

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Dow Jones futures wavered Thursday morning ahead of the Labor Department's jobless claims. Nvidia stock looked to extend a win streak.

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Financials and energy are choking out. The advance/decline line of stocks going up vs. stocks going down is now decisively negative.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), where a total volume of 36,070 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 182.8% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares..

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fortrea Holdings Inc (FTRE), where a total of 30,615 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 216.4% of FTRE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.4 million shares..

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Stocks are still hanging around their all-time highs, while the Nasdaq has yet to register a new one in a couple of weeks.

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Next week, Dec. 10 will mark a key date for Microsoft and the Bitcoin community because the tech giant’s shareholders will vote on whether to add BTC to its balance sheet.

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The euro’s downtrend continued on Friday as more economic data supported the outlook for another European Central Bank rate cut in December.

The dollar strengthens as "there is greater room for an upward reassessment in US interest rate expectations relative to other major economies," BBH analysts write. The Atlanta Fed's updated projection of 2.

While the overall inflation returned to the ECB's target, core inflation — a measure which strips out volatile elements — is at 2.7%.

As challenging as France’s fiscal and political outlooks are, the country’s underlying areas of resilience include a favourable government debt profile, a resilient economy and well capitalised banks.

The dollar index has rallied since Republican candidate Donald Trump won the US presidential election. His win has changed the fiscal and monetary policy outlook, favoring the greenback.

Germany needs a stable and reform-oriented government to respond to the impact of US president-elect Donald Trump’s potential policy shifts that will impact Germany’s trade, fiscal and defence policies.

Donald Trump’s emphatic victory in the US presidential elections is a net negative for US risks over the medium run because it raises financial risk, although nearer-term implications for the economy are more mixed.

The prospect of a Donald Trump presidency roiled foreign-exchange markets, giving the dollar a huge boost and hammering other currencies like the euro, yen, Mexican peso and Chinese yuan. The Mexican peso sank to its weakest level against the dollar this year, before paring some losses. Trump has threatened to levy hefty tariffs on Mexico that could curb demand for its exports.

Investors are betting a second Donald Trump presidency will widen the economic gap between the U.S. and Europe. Traders ramped up wagers Wednesday that European policy makers will cut interest rates more aggressively, given Trump's proposed tariffs could hurt Europe's already struggling economy.

The preliminary figure for growth in the third quarter is 2.8%, 0.2% below the consensus.

Georgia’s coming elections highlight its tough balancing act between the West and Russia. Competing visions for the nation’s future, challenging geopolitics and sanctions risks threaten the sovereign’s ratings.

Inflation below target suggests that the cycle of loosening will probably continue up to summer 2025.

EUR/USD collapsed to an 11-week low on Thursday after the European Central Bank lowered interest rates by 25-bps.

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Headline annual inflation reached a fresh low of more than three years but the greenback’s performance was mixed.

Italy aims to accelerate fiscal tightening to exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure earlier than expected, but high public debt, structural economic weaknesses and unfavourable demographics pose challenges.

Germany is facing demographic challenges with more acute structural pressures than other advanced economies. Labour-market and pension reforms are essential, but fragmented politics risk are eroding competitiveness.

Despite inflation heading below the ECB's target rate of 2% in September, core inflation — which strips out more volatile measures — still came in at 2.7%.

The US dollar index hit 14-month lows on Wednesday near 100.20. The Fed is expected to cut 25-bps rates in November and December, so market participants may price in the impact of future cuts.

A soft landing for the European economy could be slipping away, increasing pressure on policymakers to step up the pace of interest-rate cuts. Business surveys out Monday indicated that activity in the eurozone's two largest economies was much weaker than expected in September. Here is how markets reacted: + **An October rate cut is now on the table.** Derivatives markets show investors see the European Central bank's key rate at 3.31% next month, meaning they are pricing in almost a full quarter-point reduction from the current rate of 3.5%.