NEW YORK — Wall Street’s main indexes were set to kick off the final week of the year on a lower note on Monday, as heavyweight technology stocks gave up some ground from last week’s gains, which had pushed the S&P 500 to new highs.
The benchmark S&P 500 was in the 1% range of the 7,000-point mark,
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped in morning trading on Wall Street Monday to kick off another holiday-shortened week.
The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. With just three trading days left in 2025, the benchmark index is still up more than 17% for the year and it remains on track for its eighth monthly gain in a row.
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At Berkshire Hathaway, cash has swelled to levels that dwarf the market capitalizations of many household-name companies. Estimates put the pile near $400 billion, much of it parked in short-dated U.S. Treasuries.
Berkshire didn’t wake up one morning and decide to sit on mountains of cash.
Lululemon (LULU) founder Chip Wilson hopes for change on company’s board in a proxy fight launched Monday as it searches for a new CEO, per the Wall Street Journal.
Wilson, who founded the company and served as CEO from 1998 to 2005,
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Bitwise has predicted that ETFs will purchase more than 100% of the new supply for BTC, ETH, and SOL.
XRP ETFs could also see significant demand as they maintain their inflows streak.
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Recent changes to interest rates are offering relief to homebuyers, especially first-time buyers who have struggled to break into the market.
Experts say lower rates are helping, but the real advantage for buyers comes from combining today’s rates with programs designed to reduce upfront costs.
Mortgage rates have fallen after the Federal Reserve implemented recent rate cuts aimed at supporting the economy and consumer spending.
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After a year defined by shifting economic signals and a steady cooling of inflation,
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