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WASHINGTON – US President-elect Donald Trump is planning to release an executive order elevating crypto as a policy priority and giving industry insiders a voice within his administration, according to people familiar with the plans.

The order is expected to name crypto as a national imperative or priority – strategic wording intended to guide government agencies to work with the industry,

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KOBE — A now 88-year-old man who narrowly survived the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated this west Japan city still trades stocks daily, earning him the nickname “Japan’s Warren Buffett” in reference to the prominent U.S. investor.

Shigeru Fujimoto, a resident of Kobe’s Higashinada Ward with assets of roughly 2 billion yen (approx.

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Stocks rallied Wednesday after December’s CPI print finally showed some relief in core inflation and investors calibrated Fed rate cut bets.

But the threat of sticky prices still looms in the face of a regime change in Washington when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next week. And economists largely agree that the fight to curb inflation is far from over.

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NVIDIA Corporation NVDA has been around for decades. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the company has witnessed explosive business growth. In the past year, NVDA stock has surged 149%, becoming one of the top S&P 500 performers of 2024.

But it’s just not NVIDIA,

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 » Read more about: TSMC shares jump 5% after Nvidia supplier posts record profits  »

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Stocks rallied Wednesday after December’s CPI print finally showed some relief in core inflation and investors calibrated Fed rate cut bets.

But the threat of sticky prices still looms in the face of a regime change in Washington when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next week.

 » Read more about: Stock market today: Nasdaq slide leads stocks lower with earnings, Bessent confirmation hearing in focus  »

If you plan to diversify your portfolio in light of recent events, investing in gold stocks could be a good choice. Gold stocks not only track the movements of gold prices that tend to rise in uncertain times, but they also generally gain value in a rising stock market. 

Gold stocks could serve as a hedge to stocks you hold from other economic sectors.

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This strategy helps you take back control of the size of your check.

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