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1+ hour, 10+ min ago (125+ words) Founded in 2004, Seeking Alpha is an industry-leading financial research platform powered by one of the world's largest investing communities. We bridge the gap between financial information and actionable insight by providing unrivaled coverage on all asset classes and access to best-in-class tools. From in-depth analysis on thousands of stocks to timely investment ideas and market-beating Quant ratings*, Seeking Alpha is an essential resource for millions of investors globally. mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street's mood has shifted from anxiety to cautious optimism, with U.S. stocks hovering near record highs after rebounding from fears that enthusiasm around artificial intelligence had outpaced its profit potential. While AI remains a core driver, investors see several other forces supporting the...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago (67+ words) Wall Street Ends Week Higher Amid Potential Fed Rate Cut. The New York Stock Exchange concluded the week on a positive note on Friday, lifted by anticipation that the Federal Reserve may reduce interest rates in the upcoming week.The Dow Jones I Wall Street Ends Week Higher Amid Potential Fed Rate Cut HSX Exchange Launches Global Marketlink Initiative To Build A Unified Cross-Market Liquidity Network...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago (734+ words) Laura Matthews Sunday, 07 December 2025 09:28 AM EST The Federal Reserve meeting next week is expected to be one of its most contentious in years, and investors are focused on how divided policymakers are over an expected interest-rate cut and what Chair Jerome Powell signals about the path ahead. Five of the 12 voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee have voiced opposition or skepticism about further easing, while three members of the Washington-based Board of Governors favor a cut. The FOMC has not had three or more dissents at a meeting since 2019, and that has happened just nine times since 1990. That split puts the dissents under a microscope as investors look for signals at the Tuesday-Wednesday meeting on the Fed's policy direction and internal dynamics. "The Fed seems to be more divided than it has been in a very, very long…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago (361+ words) Nation has options to address its economic decline, says letter writer The U.S. vice-president recently raised an issue that Canadians should be taking seriously. He highlighted data from a Halifax-based firm that shows Canada's GDP per capita has been declining since 2015 relative to the U.S. and the U.K. GDP per capita is not a perfect metric for economic well-being, but it is a measure of a country's economic wealth. Governments like it, because it is a measure of the ability of the economy to pay taxes and support things like health care, universities and the arts. Of course, how the wealth is distributed is also important. Canada has a few choices to address this economic decline. First, we could try to emulate the United State, which has an astonishing capacity to generate wealth. For example, Washington State in my lifetime has been able…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (345+ words) The US Fed's interest rate decision will be the major factor dictating trends in the domestic equity market this week, with global movements and foreign investor activity also influencing sentiment, according to analysts. Stock markets ended the last week on a subdued note, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closing flat. The movement of the rupee, which breached 90 to a dollar last week, will also be tracked by investors. Investors' attention now shifts firmly to the upcoming US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for December 910, 2025, Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst at Swastika Investmart Ltd, said. "Alongside the FOMC decision, key US economic data will remain on investors' radar. The US JOLTs Job Openings data due on December 9 and the Employment Cost Index (q/q), scheduled for December 10, will provide fresh insights into the health of the US labour market…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (267+ words) F.P. Report Pakistan's textile exports continued to decline for fourth consecutive month on an annual basis in November. According to data, textile exports decline by 2.05 percent on an annual basis in November 2025. Textile exports down 11.73 percent month-on-month in November. The exports grew 3.15 percent in first 5 months of current fiscal year. [] Pakistan's textile exports continued to decline for fourth consecutive month on an annual basis in November. According to data, textile exports decline by 2.05 percent on an annual basis in November 2025. Textile exports down 11.73 percent month-on-month in November. The exports grew 3.15 percent in first 5 months of current fiscal year. Textile exports stood at $7.85 billion in July-November 2025 while exports were $7.61 billion in the same period last year. Textile exports last month stood at $1.43 billion. In October 2025, textile exports were $1.62 billion. The volume of textile exports in November 2024 was $1.46 billion. Pakistan's textile exports continued…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago (968+ words) The recent message from financial markets to mortgage customers has been pretty clear: don't expect further cuts in your home loan interest rate. That story is likely to be reinforced on Tuesday when the Reserve Bank, led by governor Michele Bullock, holds its final board meeting of the year. Investors are nearly certain the cash rate won't change, and many RBA-watchers are betting rates will stay unchanged for a while yet " perhaps even all of next year. Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock is unlikely to start slashing rates again any time soon.Credit: Louie Douvis Who knows if they are right " even the Reserve Bank can't be sure of exactly where interest rates might move from one board meeting to the next. But if you step back from trying guess what the RBA might do at this meeting or the…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago (987+ words) Stocks closed on Friday near record highs, with the S&P 500 sitting just below the 6,900 mark as a twitchy bond market looks ahead. A busy calendar will greet investors this week, with the last Fed meeting " and press conference from Chair Jerome Powell " of 2025 highlighting the action. On the corporate side, we have Wednesday circled, with Oracle (ORCL) and Adobe's (ADBE) quarterly results and Broadcom (AVGO) and Costco (COST) headlining the proceedings on Thursday. The economic calendar will continue last week's labor market theme, with delayed JOLTS data from October coming out on Tuesday to elucidate hirings, firings, and quits. The Federal Reserve rate-setters are back in the conference room on Tuesday, and the public eagerly awaits Wednesday's announcement and press conference from Powell, which will be scrutinized for any clues on the central bank's path ahead. Last week's economic…...

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2+ hour, 33+ min ago (54+ words) Fed Faces Year-End Policy Decision. The US Federal Reserve approaches next week's final monetary policy meeting of the year with limited information, and despite varying views among policymakers, a 25 basis point interest rate reductio Fed Faces Year-End Policy Decision Tuvalor Exchange Introduces New Transparency & Reporting Initiative For Global Users...