Wall Street's main indexes were set to start the last trading session of 2024 slightly higher, continuing their bull run from more than two years ago on signs of post-pandemic economic resilience, hopes of lower borrowing costs and AI boost. .N
** Vacasa Inc VCSA.O:
BUZZ - Needham downgrades Vacasa to 'hold' nL4N3NW09O
** VeriSign Inc VRSN.O:
BUZZ - Rises after Berkshire boosts stake again nL4N3NW0E5
** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O:
** Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O:
** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O:
** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA.O:
BUZZ - 'To the moon:' bitcoin more than doubles in 2024, crypto stocks mixed nL4N3NW0DF
** Verastem Inc VSTM.O:
BUZZ - Jumps as FDA grants priority review for ovarian cancer combo therapy nL4N3NW0F8
** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N:
** Humana Inc HUM.N:
** CVS Health Corp CVS.N:
** Centene Corp CNC.N:
BUZZ - Health insurers set to end another year with losses nL4N3NW0GD
** Boeing Co BA.N:
BUZZ - Set to be Dow's worst performer in turbulent year nL4N3NW0G1
** JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N:
** Bank of America Corp BAC.N:
** Wells Fargo WFC.N:
BUZZ - Crisis averted: Top US banks surge in 2024 on rate cuts, revival in deal-making nL4N3NW0FL
** Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N:
** Williams Companies Inc WMB.N:
** Kinder Morgan Inc KMI.N:
** ONEOK Inc OKE.N:
BUZZ - U.S. pipeline operators rise in 2024 nL4N3NW0H6
** McDonald's Corp MCD.N:
** Yum Brands Inc YUM.N:
** Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ.N:
** Wendy's Co WEN.O:
BUZZ - US fast food chains grapple with value wars, weak demand in 2024 nL4N3NW0I6
** Sangamo Therapeutics Inc SGMO.O:
BUZZ - Plunges after Pfizer terminates partnership nL4N3NW0HY
** Kazia Therapeutics Ltd KZIA.O:
BUZZ - Falls after US FDA says cancer drug cannot be granted accelerated approval nL4N3NW0IL
** Flagstar Financial Inc FLG.N:
BUZZ - Rocky 2024 leads to $3.6 bln loss in market capitalization nL4N3NW0IC
(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)
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