U.S. stocks tiptoed higher into the week ending Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, with investors behaving less like adrenaline junkies and more like cautious connoisseurs, nudging major indexes toward record territory while pretending not to look too excited. The S&P 500 added roughly…
Netflix’s move to buy Warner Bros.’ studios and HBO/HBO Max for roughly $72 billion in equity value (about $82–83 billion including debt) lands at a moment when the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge is behaving just well enough to keep money cheap-ish…
U.S. employers have announced roughly 1.17 million job cuts so far in 2025, the highest January‑through‑November tally since the first pandemic year and about 54% more than in the same period of 2024. On Wall Street, that counts as a “labor market…
Wall Street tiptoed into Thursday’s close with the air of a market that would very much like to keep making new highs, just not all at once. The S&P 500 inched higher, the Nasdaq put in a slightly stronger showing, the Dow…
Wall Street tiptoed toward euphoria on Wednesday as weak jobs data rekindled rate‑cut hopes, sending the Dow to another record while tech leaders mostly took a breather and hard assets reminded everyone who really owns the inflation narrative.
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Record online spending kicked off Cyber Week with a bang, but this brief post explores why the American consumer may still belong on Santa’s “naughty list,” as shoppers lean on deep discounts, mobile checkout, and buy-now-pay-later plans to keep the holiday spirit…
U.S. stocks staged a measured rebound on Tuesday, with the major averages dusting themselves off after Monday’s wobble and heading modestly higher while small caps sat out the party. The S&P 500 edged up about 0.25% to 6,829.37, the Dow added roughly…
DoubleVerify’s (NYSE: DV) latest Global Insights report suggests that the digital ad world now resembles a handful of powerful theme parks: millions of visitors, plenty of thrills, and a nagging suspicion that someone else is controlling the turnstiles. The company’s new deep…
Wall Street opened December in a distinctly un-festive mood, with the Santa rally stuck in traffic behind tariffs, Bitcoin, and a still-wonky macro tape. The Dow slid roughly 0.9%, the S&P 500 lost about 0.5%, the Nasdaq eased 0.4%, and small caps…
Wall Street’s earnings caravan may be nearing the city limits, but there’s still one last strip mall to visit before the season officially shutters for the holidays. This week’s marquee acts: three bargain empires—Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Five Below—sharing the consumer…
