S&P 500 Hits Record as GDP Surprise Tests Cuts
AI megacaps powered a thin Santa rally as Q3 GDP beat trimmed near-term cut odds, while gold hit records.
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Markets
Coverage of market moves, trends, and key drivers across asset classes.
Big Tech and AI Bid Lifts S&P 500, VIX Falls
Stocks rose as semis and AI infrastructure rebounded, with broad sector gains and subdued volatility.
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Thin Holiday Liquidity Puts AI Megacaps Back in Control
Futures ticked higher as cooler inflation revived 2026 easing bets, lifting tech while breadth stays fragile.
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Cool CPI and Micron Guidance Lift Nasdaq, End S&P Slide
Stocks climbed as CPI undershot estimates, yields fell, and Micron reignited AI-chip optimism despite data caveats.
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AI Financing Fears Sink Stocks as Oracle, Chips Slide
Investors rotated out of crowded AI winners amid Oracle data-center financing concerns and ahead of delayed CPI.
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Noisy Jobs Report Tilts Markets Risk-Off, Fed Odds Steady
Payrolls rebounded but unemployment hit 4.6%, nudging equities mixed, energy lagging, and Fed cut odds near 24%.
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Wall Street Turns Cautious Ahead of Delayed Jobs Data
Stocks and crypto eased as investors de-risked before labor data that could reshape 2026 rate-cut expectations.
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Dollar’s Post-Fed Pullback Puts 2026 Rate Path in Focus
Diverging views on 2026 Fed cuts keep the dollar under pressure, with mixed forecasts for further declines.
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Wall Street Rotates Beyond Magnificent Seven as AI Trade Squeezes
Strategists cite Oracle’s slide, AI profitability doubts, and rate repricing pushing flows into cyclicals and defensives.
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Fed’s Third Rate Cut Leaves Mortgage Rates Little Changed
A quarter-point cut may slightly lower credit-card costs, but 6.22% mortgages hinge on long-term yields.
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Risk Assets Rally Into Month-End
WMT +1.29%AVGO +1.36%GM +0.98%HLT -0.26%ROST -0.75%VTR +0.69%WELL +0.96%SYF +0.53%As of Nov 29, 2025 09:
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Alphabet Surges as AI Lead Widens
GOOGL -1.83%NVDA +1.46%META -0.08%As of Nov 26, 2025 10:34 AM ET • Data via Yahoo! Finance On Tuesday, Alphabet shares jumped toward a $4
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