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Stocks Hold Near Record After Jobless Claims in Thin Trading

The S&P 500 Index held near a record Wednesday morning in thin holiday trading as investors parsed labor market data for additional clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path.

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XRP price reaction muted even as new income-generation opportunity appears

XRP's price action aligns with broader market trends, but, contrarily, negative social sentiment may signal a potential rebound.

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Bitcoin Misses Out on Wall Street Cheer to Stall Near $87,000

Bitcoin is missing out on the Christmas cheer.

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EU’s crypto tax reporting starts in January with threat of asset seizure

New directive, which operates alongside MiCA, expands tax data sharing, sets July 1 compliance deadline for exchanges across bloc.

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Intel Shares Fall on Report Nvidia Halts Production Test

Intel Corp. shares fell in premarket trading Wednesday after a report said that Nvidia Corp. halted a test to use Intel’s production process to make advanced chips.

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Aptos' APT drops as token tracks broader crypto market weakness

APT has support at $1.56 and resistance at $1.63, per CoinDesk technical models.

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Stocks Hit Record; Gold's Historic Rally; Trump's $100K H-1B Visa Fee Upheld | Bloomberg Brief 12/24

US equity futures are hovering near all-time highs ahead of Christmas. Gold climbing above $4,500 an ounce, an all-time high. A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100K fee on new H-1B visa applications. Geoffrey Yu of BNY says liquidity and economic data drive year-en…

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Russia Boosts Late Season Grain Export Quota as Prices Pick Up

Russia has set a grain export quota of 20 million tons for the latter part of the season, a level that should allow the world’s top wheat shipper to maintain significant sales abroad.

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Trump Media shuffles 2,000 BTC after fresh bitcoin inflows

The movement follows inflows into wallets tied to Trump Media, implying the company is actively managing its bitcoin position rather than leaving it static.

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HashKey Capital's $500 million-target blockchain fund raises $250 million in first round

The HashKey Fintech Multi-Strategy Fund IV aims will invest in blockchain infrastructure and applications with real-world use cases.

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Any Way You Look at It, ETFs Have Boomed in 2025

Fund flows, launches and trading volume all set records this year.

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French, UK Shares Trade Steady in Thin Christmas Eve Trading

French and UK shares were muted in thin trading, while most major European benchmarks were closed for Christmas holidays.

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M&A to Be 2026 Theme: State Street Investment Management

"I do think M&A is back," State Street Investment Management's Altaf Kassam tells Bloomberg Television. "Consolidation, the rewiring of the global trade order, I think that all comes together into spurring M&A to improve efficiency," he adds. (Source: Bloomberg)

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XRP weakens after losing support, with $1.85 next in focus

XRP's price action was characterized by high volume at resistance, suggesting larger players were selling into strength.

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Bitcoin continues to slip against gold, testing the 'safe haven' trade

Gold is rallying on rate cut expectations and geopolitical risk, while bitcoin has struggled to hold key psychological levels and remains sensitive to the same forces that tend to hit equities and other risk assets.

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Pound Holds Above $1.35 Near Highest Since October

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ETH, SOL, ADA slump as bitcoin weakness lingers despite record stocks jump

Investors are showing increased risk aversion, with significant outflows from crypto investment products last week.

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Gold Tops $4,500 for First Time on Geopolitics, Rates | The Asia Trade 12/24/25

"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Australia and Singapore with Annabelle Droulers and Avril Hong, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shapin…

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Bitcoin’s buzz is gone. Investors chose real gold in 2025 | Nils Pratley

Gold is up 70% while the cryptocurrency is down 6% after it failed to bounce back from a rapid October sell-offAnother week, another record high for the price of gold. And another blow to the bitcoin fan club’s hopeful thesis about owning “digital gold”. This year has been hard for the bitcoin briga…

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Dogecoin loses $0.13 floor as derivatives positioning signals bigger swings ahead

The $0.13 level is crucial; if Dogecoin can reclaim it, a short-covering bounce is possible, but failure may lead to further declines.