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Where Labor Data Goes, FED Should Shortly Follow

If the Federal Reserve needed any encouragement toward easing, the latest ADP numbers are pushing in that direction. Instead of modest job gains, private employers shed 32,000 positions in November, with pay growth cooling to 4.4% year over year.

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Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Pare Losses As Investors Await Fed's Preferred Inflation Data— Netflix Inks $82.7B Deal For Warner Bros (UPDATED)

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, stock prices, the lede, and the headline were updated in the story.)

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US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since September 2022

The U.S. job market appears stuck in a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ state that has left those out of work struggling to find a new job

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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 Futures Advance— UiPath, Snowflake, Lululemon In Focus (UPDATED)

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Trump Weighs Making Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent His Top Economic Adviser If Kevin Hassett Becomes Fed Chair: Report

President Donald Trump is reportedly contemplating appointing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his chief economic adviser if incumbent Kevin Hassett is chosen as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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Bitcoin Gains As Weak Jobs Data Bolsters Fed Rate Cut Hopes; Ethereum, Dogecoin, XRP Also Spike: Analyst Predicts BTC Testing $100,000 This Month

Leading cryptocurrencies lifted alongside stocks on Wednesday, as soft private jobs data strengthened investor hopes that the Federal Reserve would slash interest rates next week.

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Carvana Stock Soars As Traders Bet On Fed Rate Cut

Carvana Co (NYSE:CVNA) shares are trading higher on Wednesday as stocks across sectors gain on growing conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at next week's policy meeting. Here’s what investors need to know.

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Bessent says White House may 'veto' Federal Reserve presidents

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency

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‘This Fed went to sleep,’ says top economist Mohamed El-Erian, who wants to see central bank reformed and presidents to ‘cool it’

Mohamed El-Erian calls for a visionary, less reactive Fed just as Trump settles on his next chair, with Hassett leading and independence fears resurfacing.

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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Bounce Back— MongoDB, CrowdStrike Holdings, American Eagle In Focus (UPDATED)

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Mohamed El-Erian Says The Federal Reserve Needs A Reset, Cites Deep Structural Issues — 'This Fed Went To Sleep'

Leading economist Mohamed El-Erian is calling for sweeping reforms at the Federal Reserve, warning that the central bank’s credibility is at risk following a prolonged period of policy missteps and internal dysfunction in recent years.

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A 2-Minute Market Analysis of Gold and Silver

Here are the key factors influencing gold and silver prices in the weeks ahead… and my take on where the precious metals are headed next.

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Who is Kevin Hassett? The rumored Fed pick says inflation is ‘way down,’ sees ‘political bias’ in jobs data, and suggested firing Powell over a renovation

“If you’d asked me a year ago, I would have said I think Kevin would be a good pick. I wouldn’t say that today. Kevin has been incredibly dishonest.”

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'Worse Than Being Ghosted.' Job Seekers Slam Silent Hiring Freezes as Federal Reserve Says AI Now Replacing Entry-Level Jobs Across the U.S.

For job seekers slogging through months of interviews, callbacks, and follow-ups, there's one thing worse than being ghosted: getting the job — and then losing it to a hiring freeze.

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I Asked ChatGPT How Much I Would Have Now If I’d Saved $100 a Month Since 2020

Ever wondered how much saving $100 a month since 2020 adds up? ChatGPT breaks down the numbers and reveals the surprising total.

Fortune

Santa is coming to Wall Street early this season, and analysts say 2026 is shaping up to be another big year of gains

Deutsche Bank predicted the S&P 500 will finish next year at 8,000, representing a 17% jump from Friday's close.

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Inflation & Politics: What’s President Trump’s Actual Effect on Inflation?

Let's dig a little deeper into how presidents can affect inflation, and what it all means for consumers.

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With Cryptocurrencies Potentially Poised For A Bounce Back, The REX Osprey XRP ETF Could Be An Alternative Worth Looking Into

In early October, the cryptocurrency sector enjoyed an all-time record, printing a total market capitalization of $4.28 trillion. Since then, however, sentiment suffered a significant deterioration, with the valuation falling below the $3 trillion mark before witnessing the current recovery effort. Driving the red ink was a fallout in the…

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JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs Predict Fed Will Cut Rates In December

JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have realigned their interest rate outlooks, now forecasting that the Federal Reserve will deliver a quarter-point cut after its Dec. 9-10 meeting.

International Business Times UK

Bitcoin Defies History: $90,000 Price Breaks Thanksgiving Holiday 'Curse'

Bitcoin is back above $90K after a brutal selloff. Find out if the Federal Reserve is about to fuel the next rally.

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Paul Krugman Warns AI Rallies Driven By Rate-Cut Hopes Are 'Dead Cat Bounces' — Says It 'Bears an Unmistakable Resemblance' To The Dot-Com Era

Economist Paul Krugman is drawing sharp parallels between the current state of the AI trade and the final years of the dot-com boom in the 1990s, while warning that investors might be misreading the Federal Reserve’s recent signals and actions.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks climb after Wall Street rallies on hopes for lower interest rates

Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rallied again on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates

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Carnival Stock Is Cruising Higher Tuesday: Here's Why A December Rate Cut Could Be Huge

Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL) shares are trading higher Tuesday morning, lifted by a resurgence in bets that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates in December. Additionally, shares of travel companies are also trading higher ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Estimates indicate that the travel period may be the busiest in…

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Traders Flood Fed Rate-Cut Bets After Dovish Talks: 'Wild Volatility,' El Erian Says

Traders are rapidly piling into bets that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates in December, a sharp reversal from just days ago when most expected the central bank to keep borrowing costs unchanged amid inflation concerns.

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Robinhood Stock Catches A Bid: Strong Earnings, Bullish Analysts, Rate Cut Hype Fuel Rebound

Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) shares are trading higher Monday as tech rebounds on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut rates in December. The stock is rebounding after a roughly 18% slide over the past month.

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