Chicago Business Barometer Rebounds in December But Remains at Contraction Level
The employment measurement was 43.5, up 7.2 points from November and higher than economists expected.
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U.S. Home Prices Keep Slow Growth Pace
S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 1.4% in 12 months through October, compared with a 1.3% rise in September. This represents weakest performance since mid-2023.
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Major U.S. Stock Indexes Slip
U.S. stock indexes were little changed on Tuesday and remained close to record highs ahead of minutes from the Fed's December meeting.
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Fed Minutes Could Show How High the Bar Is for More Rate Cuts
Minutes from the Dec. 9-10 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee are due out at 2 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.
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Emboldened Activist Investors Are Circling U.S. Banks
The Trump administration's deregulation push could give activists more room to target banks, where big campaigns are rare.
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A Dealmaking Frenzy Is Reshaping the Booming Wealth-Management Business
Firms are snapping up smaller competitors in a bid to capture a piece of Americans' growing wealth.
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IPOs This Year Were Too Meager to Resolve the VC Liquidity Crisis
Venture capital-backed companies raised more funding via initial public offerings in 2025 than in the year prior, but the volume and performance of new listings disappointed VC investors.
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Trump Is Warming to Cannabis, but Investors Aren't Impressed
Stocks took a surprise tumble after the White House moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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How Nasdaq IPO Success Was Blighted by a Swarm of Tiny Offerings
Small-cap listings will face tougher scrutiny and new rules from regulators and exchanges amid growing concerns from investors and the media.
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Enterprises Actually Using AI Will Be the Big Trend in Tech for 2026
In July, a report from MIT said 95% of organizations weren't generating meaningful value from AI. That seems to be changing.
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SocGen's model says silver's in a bubble, but its analysts aren't so sure
There are structural tailwinds favoring silver, plus potential export restrictions by the U.S. and China that could tighten the stretched physical market even further.
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Trump Threatens New Military Action With Israel Against Iran
President Trump said he would support an Israeli attack to halt Iran from restocking its missile arsenal and would take U.S. action if Tehran sought to rebuild its nuclear program.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 30, 2025 13:00 ET (18:00 GMT)
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