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Home Depot Stock Falls After Giving Cautious Preliminary Forecast for Next Year
Home Depot Inc. is offering cautious preliminary guidance for next year, a sign that the home-improvement retailer doesn’t anticipate the housing market to rebound in the short term.Home Depot shares edged down 1.4% in premarket trading Tuesday.The company expects comparable sales growth to be in a ...Tiger News
Tue, Dec 9
Ford to use Renault tech, plants to battle cheap Chinese EVs in Europe
Smaller European EVs fill a gap in Ford's lineupPartnership formed after Renault team visited Ford in DetroitFord's share of European passenger car markets has shrunkBy Nick Carey and Gilles Guillaume PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Renault RENA.PA will jointly develop small, cheaper electric ve...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Street View: IBM powers up AI game with Confluent deal
IBM IBM.N said on Monday it will buy data infrastructure company Confluent CFLT.O in a deal valued at $11 billion, ramping up its cloud-computing offerings to capitalize on an AI-driven demand boomIBM will use cash on hand to fund the Confluent deal, which is expected to close by mid-2026 WHEN O...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures steady ahead of expected Fed rate cut
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Tuesday, supported by higher precious metal prices, as investors remained cautious ahead of the outcome of the two-day U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting tomorrow.Futures on the S&P/TSX Composite Index SCFcv1 wer...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
China to limit access to Nvidia's H200 chips despite Trump export approval, FT reports
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Beijing is set to limit access to Nvidia's advanced H200 chips despite U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to allow the export of the technology to China, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.Regulators in Beijing have b...
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Tue, Dec 9
European defence stocks rise after report on German military funding
European aerospace and defence stocks .SXPARO rise 1.6% after a Bloomberg News report said Germany is set to approve defence contracts for a record high valueGerman lawmakers are set to approve 29 military procurement contracts worth a record 52 billion euros ($60.5 billion) next week, Bloomberg wri...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Warner Bros' lack of response fueled Paramount's hostile bid, filing says
Paramount filing lays out CEO's outreach to Warner Bros CEOEllison says Zaslav did not respond to texts even after improved offerParamount then took its bid to Warner Bros shareholdersBy Aditya Soni and Harshita Mary Varghese Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance's PSKY.O 11th-hour, hostil...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
EssilorLuxottica falls as competition from Google on AI glasses heats up
Shares in EssilorLuxottica ESLX.PA fall 4.6%, trailing at the bottom of France's benchmark CAC 40 .FCHI index, as traders point to competition from Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google heating upGoogle plans to launch artificial intelligence-powered glasses in 2026 with Warby Parker WRBY.NThe initiativ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Jefferies raises Deere's PT, cites tech-driven automation roadmap
Jefferies lifts PT on tractor maker Deere DE.N to $475 from $440, maintains "hold" ratingNew PT shows an upside of 1.9% from stock's last closeBrokerage says co's long-term strategy is about driving growth and profitability through services, technology and M&A, while expanding di...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Street View: Brokerages upbeat on Antero’s HG Energy deal, Utica sale seen boosting scale
Shares of Antero Resources AR.N and Antero Midstream AM.N flat in premarket Tuesday after AR to buy HG Energy’s assets for $2.8 bln and AM to buy HG’s midstream assets for $1.1 blnAR also plans to sell its Ohio Utica upstream assets for $800 million, midstream assets for $400 mln to Infinity Natural...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
SOFTS-Robusta coffee gains after hitting 2-1/2 month low
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee prices on ICE rose on Tuesday after matching Monday's 2-1/2 month lows earlier in the session as a much needed dry spell persisted in top grower Vietnam. COFFEERobusta coffee LRCc2 rose 0.9% to $4,127 a metric ton at 1054 GMT, after setting ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
DIARY-Federal Reserve Events
Denotes a new entry. -------------------------------------------------------- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) MEETING DATES: 2025December 9-10 (second day: statement released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference expected 1430 EST/1930 GMT) 2026January 27-28 (second day: sta...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Gold miners gain as gold prices rise ahead of Fed meeting
U.S.-listed shares of gold miners rise, tracking price of bullion premarket GOL/Spot gold XAU= up 0.4% at $4,208.39/ouncePrices rise as investors position for the widely expected December Federal Reserve rate cut, even as attention shifted to whether policymakers will signal a slower easing path whe...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global government bonds steady after selloff, big Fed meeting looms large
Investors cautious ahead of central bank meetingsFed rate cut all but certain, focus moves to rates outlookYen steady after Japan earthquake, limited impactBy Alun John and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The global bond selloff paused for breath on Tuesday and stocks drifted, ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Nvidia shares gain as Trump allows some AI chip sales to China
By Kanchana Chakravarty Dec 9 (Reuters) - Nvidia NVDA.O shares rose 1.7% in U.S. premarket trading on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he will allow the sale of its H200 chips to approved Chinese customers, easing concerns over access to one of its biggest markets.Trump's decision ap...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
Ares Management to join S&P 500 on December 11, replacing Kellanova
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ares Management ARES.N will join the S&P 500 .SPX before market open on December 11, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Monday, becoming the latest alternative asset manager to join the benchmark index.The company will replace Pringles maker Kellanova K.N in the S&P 500, whi...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
LIVE MARKETS-Liquidity boost to give equities a lift in 2026
STOXX 600 flatEyes on Fed this weekNasdaq futures steadyWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com LIQUIDITY BOOST TO GIVE EQUITIES A LIFT IN 2026It's outlook season for...Reuters
Tue, Dec 9
