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The Motley FoolFri, Dec 19
These 2 Financial Stocks Beat the Market by 208% and 55% in 2025. Should You Buy Them in 2026?
ReutersFri, Dec 19
Japan's JERA secures government subsidy for US ammonia imports
FxstreetFri, Dec 19
Russia Interest Rate Decision meets forecasts (16%)
ReutersFri, Dec 19
Coty cashes out of Wella in $750 million deal with KKR
CryptopolitanFri, Dec 19
Robinhood’s deployer address sets single-day record on December 17
ReutersFri, Dec 19
Russia's Putin warns of risks for top oil producers' reserves in EU
Stocks
These 2 Financial Stocks Beat the Market by 208% and 55% in 2025. Should You Buy Them in 2026?
Key PointsRobinhood Markets and SoFi Technologies have been two of Wall Street's biggest winners this year.Robinhood has benefited from its rapid innovation, but the stock comes with an elevated valuation and market risks.SoFi Technologies has continued to produce stellar business results, but the s...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
Commodities
Japan's JERA secures government subsidy for US ammonia imports
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest power generator JERA has secured a government subsidy for 15 years to cover the difference between ammonia and coal prices, as it aims to start importing ammonia from its planned U.S. plant in 2029.In April, JERA formed a joint ventur...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
Coty cashes out of Wella in $750 million deal with KKR
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Coty COTY.N has sold its remaining 25.8% stake in hair care brand Wella to KKR KKR.N for $750 million, while retaining rights to a share of any future sale or initial public offering proceeds, the U.S. cosmetics maker said on Friday.The owner of the Rimmel and Max Factor brand sai...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Cryptocurrencies
Robinhood’s deployer address sets single-day record on December 17
Robinhood’s push into tokenized equities continued this Friday with new smart contracts, about 10 days after it deployed over 400 transactions on its blockchain deployer Arbitrum address. According to blockchain data from Arbiscan, the address labeled “Robinhood: Deployer” executed 500 separate smart contract deployments for tokenized stock assets on Wednesday. This is the largest single-day […]Cryptopolitan
Fri, Dec 19
Economic Indicator
Russia's Putin warns of risks for top oil producers' reserves in EU
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday of risks for international reserves held by the world's top oil producers in the European Union, following discussions by EU leaders about using Russian assets to finance Ukraine. Putin's remarks were aimed at some ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Other
Taiwan's Yulon Motor to transfer Luxgen to Foxtron in strategic transaction
TAIPEI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Yulon Motor will transfer carmaker Luxgen to Foxtron Vehicle Technologies 2258.TW, a Foxconn–Yulon electric vehicle joint venture, in a strategic transaction valued at T$787.6 million ($24.97 million), the companies said on Friday.Foxtron is jointly owned by Yulon Motor, w...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
Oracle shares rise; new investor group set to take control of TikTok's US operations
Shares of AI cloud firm Oracle ORCL.N up 5.6% at $190.22 premarketCo part of investor group that will take control of TikTok's U.S. operations after ByteDance agreement About 80.1% of new venture will be owned by American or global investors; ByteDance retains 19.9%Oracle, Silver Lake, Abu Dhabi...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
Here's What Disney (DIS) Stock Investors Must Watch in 2026
Key PointsDisney finally launched its flagship ESPN streaming service this year, which CEO Bob Iger says is an early success.The company's non-sports streaming platforms, Disney and Hulu, are generating robust profits. It's important to watch how experiences perform, especially if the economy weake...The Motley Fool
Fri, Dec 19
Other
Trump says war with Venezuela remains possible, NBC News reports
Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said that he was keeping the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table, according to an interview with NBC News published on Friday.Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request fo...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Cryptocurrencies
Sui Price Forecast: Sui rebounds amid Bitwise spot ETF application, market recovery
Sui (SUI) ticks higher by 6% at press time on Friday, as the broader cryptocurrency market recovers. Bitwise filed an official application to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list a SUI-focused Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on Thursday.Fxstreet
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
China's ByteDance agrees deal to hand control of TikTok US app to new joint venture
ByteDance retains 19.9% stake in new joint ventureOracle, Silver Lake, MGX among the major investorsDeal aims to address national security concerns, ensures US data protection, TikTok saysBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON/HONG KONG, Dec 19 (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursd...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Other
China threatens 'forceful measures' over US arms sales package to Taiwan
US plans $11 billion arms sales package for TaiwanChina military lodges complaint with USUS arms sales to Taipei always anger Beijing BEIJING, Dec 19 (Reuters) - China's military will step up training and "take forceful measures" to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territor...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Other
Putin says dropped EU plan to use Russian frozen assets for Ukraine was robbery
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on a European Union decision to set aside a plan to use frozen Russian assets as backing for a loan to Ukraine, called the attempted scheme "a robbery" and promised that Moscow would defend its interests in the courts.Sp...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
Aero sector poised for growth in 2026, J.P.Morgan says
The outlook for aerospace and defense companies remains mostly positive into 2026, says J.P.Morgan"With multiple years of production in Boeing and Airbus backlogs, traffic growing and an aircraft fleet that is ~2 years older on average than pre-pandemic, the backdrop for commercial aero manufact...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Indices
USD holds firm despite soft November CPI – ING
The US Dollar (USD) is proving surprisingly resilient despite the release of a very soft US November CPI reading yesterday. It may be that the numbers seem too good to be true, which prevented a bigger reaction in FX and interest rate markets.Fxstreet
Fri, Dec 19
