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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Tesla TSLA, and it’s something market players shouldn’t ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this …

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Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $0.5 to $280.0 for NVIDIA over the last 3 months. In terms of …

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Gold regained its luster this week, driven by safe-haven demand amid an escalation between Russia and Ukraine tensions. The bullion is on track to post its best week in a year, rising 5% so far. A weaker dollar added to the strength (read: Gold Continues to Glitter: ETFs to Tap Its Safe Haven Appeal).

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(Bloomberg) — Amid a red-hot run in the shares of MicroStrategy Inc. last month, Matt Tuttle got some bad news from the prime brokers for his booming leveraged ETF linked to the shares of the crypto-centric company.

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The prime brokers — units within banks that work with their clients on activities like securities lending — had reached their limits on how much swap exposure they were willing to offer for his roughly month-old fund,

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth gain in a row.

The S&P 500 was up 0.4% and is solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week’s loss.

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Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has unveiled a plan to distribute up to $55bn in dividends up to 2029 as part of its five-year business strategy, aiming to maintain its commitment to returning cash to investors, as reported by Bloomberg.

The company stated in a recent securities filing that it may also disburse up to $10bn in extraordinary dividends during this period.

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(Bloomberg) — US consumer sentiment rose in November by less than previously reported, reflecting deep divisions among Republicans and Democrats about the path for the economy after Donald Trump’s presidential election win.

The University of Michigan’s final November index edged up 1.3 points from a month earlier to 71.8, data showed Friday.

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US economic output is roaring as businesses prepare for lower interest rates and the incoming Trump administration in Washington.

S&P Global’s flash US composite PMI, which captures activity in both the services and manufacturing sectors, came in at 55.3 in November, up from 54.1 in October. Economists had expected the index to tick up to 54.3.

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