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JGBs Fall, Weighed by Gains in Japan's Equities Market
JGBs fell in price terms in the morning Tokyo session on the first trading day of 2026.
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CNBC Daily Open: A banner year for markets in 2025
The U.S. attacked Venezuela and captured the country's president Nicolas Maduro. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday appeared to backtrack on Trump's claim that the U.S. will "run" Venezuela.
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Markets Mostly Calm as Venezuelan Raid Weighed
Money markets were reasonably quiet in early trading, with traders still weighing up the fallout of the decision by the U.S. to capture Venezuela's President Maduro on Saturday.
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S&P 500: Last Week's Sellers 'Guessed' Correctly About Venezuela (Technical Analysis)
The S&P 500 experienced a 100-point drop last week in the midst of the Santa Rally. The selling at the end of the week may be related to weekend news on Venezuela.
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How Trump Moved Stocks In 2025: Crypto, Drones, Health Care Sectors
President Donald Trump moved several sectors by aggressively deregulating emerging technologies while simultaneously shielding domestic manufacturers from global competition in 2025.
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How Trump Moved Stocks in 2025: Nuclear, Space, Quantum Sectors
President Donald Trump helped to transform the nuclear, space and quantum sectors from speculative niches into cornerstones of a national industrial strategy through a series of executive orders in 2025.
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How to play defense stocks in 2026
It was a big year for defense and aerospace stocks, with names like GE Aerospace (GE) and RTX (RTX) up more than 50% in 2025. Gabelli Funds Portfolio Manager Tony Bancroft, who manages the Gabelli Funds Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF (GCAD), expects the outperformance to continue into 2026.
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Stock market braces for a crucial jobs report after a lackluster start to 2026
“I think there's room for both,” says Keith Lerner, CIO at Truist Advisory Services, of gains in tech stocks and the rest of the market.
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OPEC+ Will Keep Oil Production Steady Amid Uncertainty About Trump's Plan For Venezuelan Oil
Eight members of the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations will keep oil supply increases paused in the first quarter of 2026, the group said Sunday, amid uncertainty about Trump's plan for Venezuelan oil following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces over the weekend.
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Are Buffer ETFs too Expensive for the Protection You Get?
Research shows that buffer funds perform comparably to balanced funds, yielding bigger returns for slightly more risk, but the fees can be prohibitive.
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The December Jobs Report May Drive Treasury Rates Much Higher
The December job report could come with big revisions. 10-Year rates could head much higher if report shows that growth rates are improving.
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How Will Trump's Invasion Of Venezuela Impact Markets
The Trump administration attacked Venezuela over the weekend to overthrow the Maduro regime and move him and his wife to New York for prosecution. The motives for this attack are unclear, but the impact on oil prices should be minimal, with any spike in volatility temporary.
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OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic & Mega Names to Dominate 2026 IPO Market
Dean Quiambao says the mega-IPOs next year will dominate investor focus, forcing smaller companies to get creative. “You've got to have strong growth, you've got to have path to profitability.
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Outlook For 2026 - Three Trends From 2025 That I See Continuing
In this review, I cover three trends that occurred throughout 2025 that I expect will carry over into 2026. I expect continued USD weakness, due to Fed rate cuts and persistent policy uncertainty.
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Before You Buy Another Dividend Stock, Read These Two Lessons
I challenge one of dividend investing's most popular beliefs, arguing that long track records provide stability but rarely the excess returns investors expect. I then reflect on my own mistakes, showing how owning many similar stocks can feel diversified while quietly limiting flexibility and long-term results. The article concludes with a framework for being more selective, focusing on true economic differentiation instead of labels, habits, or comfortable assumptions.
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What to Expect in Markets This Week: Investors Watching Venezuela Developments, Awaiting Jobs Report, Other Economic Data, Earnings Reports
News over the weekend added a fresh dose of geopolitical uncertainty for investors to digest as the first full week of trading in 2026 gets underway.
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S&P 500 Snapshot: Index Posts 16.4% Gain In 2025
The S&P 500 ended 2025 with four consecutive daily losses but still finished the year strong with an annual gain of 16.4%. The 50-day moving average has been above the 200-day moving average since July 1st.
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How Trump's Venezuela raid could worsen America's affordability crisis
A spike in diesel oil prices could make goods and materials more expensive to deliver — risking higher inflation.
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Wall Street Expects the Market to Keep Rallying in 2026 Despite Lofty Valuations
Corporate profits and falling interest rates may be enough to lift the S&P 500 to a fourth-straight year of gains, the longest such streak in nearly two decades.
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Philly Fed's Paulson Sees Room for Cuts ‘Later in the Year'
Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson said that the Federal Reserve may be able to cut interest rates further if inflation cools—but suggested that any additional reductions might not be coming right away.
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