U.S. Stocks Defy 'Sell America' Warnings and Are Ending 2025 Near Record Highs
Trump's tariff policies didn't raise prices as much as feared, while an AI arms race powered growth-and the shares of the largest tech companies.
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China's Factory Activity Gauges Signal Return to Growth
China's factory activity signaled a return to growth in December, according to both official and private surveys, an improvement likely to help Beijing achieve its growth target for the year.
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Fed Minutes Suggest Caution About Further Cuts Early Next Year
At the December meeting, some officials backed holding rates steady "for some time."
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Chicago Fed Estimates Flat December Unemployment Rate
An estimate by the Chicago Fed forecasts that unemployment held steady in December at 4.6%, the reserve bank said.
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South Korea Inflation Eases in December; Averages 2.1% in 2025
The consumer price index rose 2.3% from a year earlier in December, compared with 2.4% in November, the national statistics office said.
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BLS Defends Housing Calculations in November Inflation Report
The agency argued that it had no better way to handle a challenging patchwork of missing data caused by the recent government shutdown.
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Chicago Business Barometer Rebounds in December But Remains at Contraction Level
The employment measurement was 43.5, up 7.2 points from November and higher than economists expected.
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U.S. Home Prices Keep Slow Growth Pace
S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 1.4% in 12 months through October, compared with a 1.3% rise in September. This represents weakest performance since mid-2023.
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Emboldened Activist Investors Are Circling U.S. Banks
The Trump administration's deregulation push could give activists more room to target banks, where big campaigns are rare.
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IPOs This Year Were Too Meager to Resolve the VC Liquidity Crisis
Venture capital-backed companies raised more funding via initial public offerings in 2025 than in the year prior, but the volume and performance of new listings disappointed VC investors.
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Trump Is Warming to Cannabis, but Investors Aren't Impressed
Stocks took a surprise tumble after the White House moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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Enterprises Actually Using AI Will Be the Big Trend in Tech for 2026
In July, a report from MIT said 95% of organizations weren't generating meaningful value from AI. That seems to be changing.
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How Nasdaq IPO Success Was Blighted by a Swarm of Tiny Offerings
Small-cap listings will face tougher scrutiny and new rules from regulators and exchanges amid growing concerns from investors and the media.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 30, 2025 23:00 ET (04:00 GMT)
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