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GLOBAL MARKETS -Stocks, yen rise; gold, silver and oil jump amid US-Venezuela tensions
US stocks higher in afternoon tradingGold, silver, oil up on Venezuela newsDollar down vs. yen as Japanese officials comment on currency movesBy Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Most major stock indexes were higher at the start of a holiday-shortened week on Monday, with shares ...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Dillard's drops with other retailers; UBS says downside not "fully priced"
Shares in Dillard's DDS.N down 8% on Monday, underperforming weak retailers, included in latest UBS research in less favorable group of stocksWhile UBS analysts say in their industry outlook piece that they are more bullish this month than last on the softlines sector they sounded more cautious ...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
EMERGING MARKETS-Peruvian stocks gain, Brazil's real weakens with domestic developments in focus
Stocks down 0.3%, FX unchangedPeru's stocks hit record highBrazilian real leads declinesBy Niket Nishant and Twesha Dikshit Dec 22 (Reuters) - Peru's stock benchmark gained on Monday, buoyed by record highs in the prices of gold and copper that helped it defy weakness across the region w...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
US STOCKS-Wall Street advances with broad gains, buoyed by tech stocks
Clearwater Analytics up after $8.4 billion go-private dealEllison offers $40.4 billion guarantee to back Paramount's Warner Bros bidWall Street's fear gauge at over three-month low Indexes up: Dow 0.48%, S&P 500 0.6%, Nasdaq 0.55%By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. ...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-UniFirst, Stanley Black & Decker, Janus Henderson
The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8U.S. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks rose further on renewed enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, while investors awaited key econom...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Honeywell expects $470 million charge from Flexjet settlement
By Aatreyee Dasgupta Dec 22 (Reuters) - Honeywell HON.O said on Monday it expects to record a one-time charge of about $470 million in the fourth quarter related to a potential settlement in litigation linked to private aviation company Flexjet.Honeywell shares fell 1.2% in afternoon trading.Flex...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
GLOBAL MARKETS -Stocks, yen gain; gold, silver and oil jump amid US-Venezuela tensions
US stocks higher; MSCI world index also upGold, silver, oil up on Venezuela newsDollar down vs. yen as Japanese officials comment on currency movesBy Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Most major stock indexes were higher at the start of a holiday-shortened week on Monday, with sh...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
LIVE MARKETS-Holiday air travel maintains altitude
Main US indexes green; S&P 500 up ~0.7%Materials lead S&P 500 sector gainers; Staples sole loserDollar down; bitcoin up >1%; crude, gold both up >2%US 10-year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.17%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
FTSE 100 dips on weak UK growth; gold miners shine
FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 up 0.1%UK GDP grew just 0.1% in Q3; Q2 revised lower to 0.2% Beverage stocks lead declinesGold miners hold gains as prices scale new peak Dec 22 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday, after three straight days of gains, as data confirmed Britain's econo...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Assembly Biosciences rises as Gilead opts to license co's HSV therapies
Shares of biotech firm Assembly Biosciences ASMB.O rise 3.2% to $36.38 ASMB says Gilead Sciences GILD.O has exercised its combined option to exclusively license Assembly's herpes simplex virus programs, including two long-acting experimental drugs for recurrent genital herpes, ABI-1179 and ABI-5...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
TREASURIES-US yields inch higher midday in holiday week start
By Matt Tracy Dec 22 (Reuters) - Benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yields inched higher midday on Monday as the market entered the holiday-shortened week. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR was last up 1.2 basis points at 4.162%.The two-year US2YT=RR U.S. Treasury yield, which typ...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
First Solar climbs after Alphabet's $4.75 billion deal to buy Intersect
Shares of First Solar FSLR.O spike after Alphabet says it would buy data center firm Intersect in $4.75 billion dealStock last up 4.9% at $280In 2022, FSLR entered an agreement to supply 2.4 gigawatts (GW) DC of its high-performance, advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Intersect fr...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
PRECIOUS-Gold jumps over 2% to all-time peak; silver follows with record gain
Gold hits all-time high of $4,440.21/ozSilver hits record high of $69.44/ozPlatinum at over 17-year highPalladium hits near three-year highBy Sherin Elizabeth Varghese Dec 22 (Reuters) - Gold jumped more than 2% to a record high on Monday, powered by safe-haven flows as U.S.-Venezuela tensions fl...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
US STOCKS-Wall Street climbs as tech extends rebound, focus on data
Clearwater Analytics up after $8.4 bln go-private dealEllison offers $40.4 bln guarantee to back Paramount's Warner Bros bidWall Street's 'fear gauge' at over three-month low Indexes up: Dow 0.50%, S&P 500 0.59%, Nasdaq 0.57%By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan Dec 22 (Reute...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
LIVE MARKETS-Lend an ear, bulls hope you'll hear...Santa coming here!
Main US indexes modestly green; S&P 500 up ~0.6%Materials leads S&P 500 sector gainers; Staples sole loserEuro STOXX 600 index off ~0.1%Dollar down; bitcoin up >1.5%; crude, gold both uop >2%US 10-year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.16%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of marke...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Cytokinetics jumps after FDA approves its drug for rare heart disease
Shares of drugmaker Cytokinetics CYTK.O rise 12.1% to $70.27The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Cytokinetics' oral drug to treat a rare heart condition called obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy"This overall fell nicely in line with our expectations and those general...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Moderna up almost 4%, looking to continue outperformance streak
U.S. drugmaker Moderna MRNA.O shares up more than 4% on Monday with no obvious fresh catalyst, still it was outperforming the S&P 500 healthcare index .SPXHC by 0.4% on the day after four straight weeks of faster gains than the sector Monday's gain for the company, which makes vaccines, foll...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Struggling Coty names P&G veteran as interim CEO in leadership shake up
Coty names Markus Strobel interim CEO and chairman as of Jan 1Sue Nabi steps down as CEO; Peter Harf retires from boardShares down over 50% in 2025 on competition, mass-market strugglesStrategic review ongoing for consumer beauty unitBy Rishabh Jaiswal, Alexander Marrow and Mrinmay Dey Dec 22 (Re...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Howmet to buy Stanley Black & Decker's aerospace unit for $1.8 billion
By Aatreyee Dasgupta Dec 22 (Reuters) - Howmet Aerospace HWM.N will buy aircraft fastener maker Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing from Stanley Black & Decker SWK.N for an all-cash price of about $1.8 billion, the companies said on Monday.The transaction comes a month after two similar airc...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Gold and silver soar in year-end rally
Silver up 139% year-to-date; gold up 68%Gold-silver ratio narrows to 64 from 105 in AprilSpot gold hits a record high of $4,435.28/oz Analysts forecast gold to shine again next yearBy Sherin Elizabeth Varghese and Ishaan Arora Dec 22 (Reuters) - Gold broke above $4,400 per ounce on Monday, while ...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
