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A month earlier, the nonpartisan policy group the Center for American Progress drew on government labor data to conclude that US employers cut 12,000 manufacturing jobs in August, and payrolls for manufacturing jobs had decreased by 42,000 since April.

As tech companies take tech tariffs on the chin, perhaps out of fears that rattling Trump could impact lucrative government contracts,

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Didn’t Burl Ives sing a song about this in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special?

The gold and silver medals for this year’s best-performing ETFs went, fittingly, to funds tracking companies that mine the precious metals. Silver and gold mining ETFs dominated 2025 performance tables,

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Stock futures pointed lower and precious metals retreated from record highs to commence a holiday-shortened week with no significant corporate earnings on tap.

Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures were down 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively, while those affiliated with the Dow Jones Industrial Average were fractionally lower.

On Friday,

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US stock futures slipped early Monday, as Wall Street was set to open the final three days of trading in a rollercoaster 2025 that looks likely to end with sizable gains.

Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) led the way lower, falling 0.4%, as shares of megacaps Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) both fell over 1%.

 » Read more about: Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slip with Wall Street set to wrap up wild 2025  »

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) faces a pivotal moment as 2026 approaches, with investors weighing a late-December licensing deal for Groq and an upbeat guidance backdrop.

The company’s fiscal third quarter stunned markets with $57 billion in revenue,

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Investing in mutual funds is one of the simplest ways to build long-term wealth, but the first step often raises basic questions. What documents do you need?

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Point-to-point returns or rolling returns — which one should you trust while choosing a mutual fund?
Most investors compare mutual funds using 1-year or 3-year returns—but that can be misleading!
In this episode of MC Explains, brought to you by Moneycontrol.com and Invesco Mutual Fund, we break down the essential difference between these two return metrics and how they impact your fund-selection decisions.

 » Read more about: Point-to-Point vs Rolling Returns for Mutual Funds: Full Breakdown  »

These companies enjoyed massive success in 2025, positioning them for potential stock splits next year.

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