Author: Matt Ott
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Wall Street in a holding pattern as a wild 2025 winds down
Wall Street is largely unchanged early Tuesday as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line. Gold, silver and copper all resumed their ascent after steep declines Monday. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were all down less than 0.1% before the bell. Gold futures gained 1.7% early Tuesday…
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Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix struck a deal Friday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and HBO Max, in a $72 billion deal that would bring together two of the biggest players in television and film and potentially reshape the entertainment industry. If approved by regulators, the merger would put…
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Wall Street dips as more earnings are reported ahead of SCOTUS hearing on Trump’s tariffs
Technology stocks were dragging Wall Street modestly lower as markets take in another big batch of corporate earnings Wednesday while waiting for the Supreme Court to decide on the legality of President Donald Trump’s unilaterally imposed tariffs. Futures for the S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Futures…
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Lyft shares rocket 62% over a typo in the company’s earnings release
Lyft shares jumped 62% after the bell Tuesday thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that sent investors’ auto-trading algorithms — also known as “bots” — into a buying frenzy
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Doll based on transgender teen to debut at New York Toy Fair
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York doll maker says it will be selling what it believes is the first transgender doll on the market. The doll is based on Jazz Jennings, the teenage transgender subject of the TLC documentary series “I am Jazz.” It will make its debut at the New York Toy Fair next…