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📰 Market Headlines
Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as investors considered lackluster economic data and Trump's potential declaration of an "economic emergency."
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out gains of 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.1%.
Weekly jobless claims dropped to 201,000, the lowest level since February 2024.
Quantum computing stocks crashed after NVIDIA's CEO suggested practical applications were 15-20 years away.
The Los Angeles wildfires continued to spread, with insured losses potentially exceeding $20 billion, making it the most expensive fire in US history.
Project Liberty bid to buy TikTok ahead of the January 19 Supreme Court arguments on the app's ban.
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📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis
Japanese household spending dropped 0.4% year-on-year in November, surpassing forecasts of a 0.6% decline.
Fed Governor Bowman stated the December rate cut should be the last, citing persistent inflation risks.
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Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions
Nvidia received a Buy rating upgrade after unveiling new AI hardware and partnerships at CES.
Market movers
Google, Microsoft, Meta, and other tech leaders donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund.
Nippon Steel doubled down on suing the Biden administration over blocking its $14.9 billion U.S. Steel takeover.
BlackRock exited a major climate group amid antitrust concerns, following pressure from Republican politicians.
Microsoft announced plans to cut less than 1% of its 228,000 workforce in performance-based layoffs.
REI eliminated its Experiences division, laying off 428 employees.
🌍 Global Perspectives
🇻🇪 Regime officials briefly kidnaped Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
🇵🇱 🇮🇱 Poland's government adopted a resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation.
🇸🇩 The US determined Sudan's Rapid Support Forces committed genocide and sanctioned its leader and seven affiliated companies.
🇦🇺 The UN ruled Australia violated refugees' rights in its offshore detention centers and must compensate victims.
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🎤 What you said last time
🧠 Errata
A new quantum fridge cools qubits to a record-low 22 millikelvin, inching us closer to reliable quantum computers.
Scientists discovered how the brain washes itself during sleep.
📺 What to Watch Today
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Cheers,
Wyatt
