Dow Slips, Small Stocks Rally Amid Mixed Signals on Economy
Bond yields rise in the U.S. and Japan, and new data showed an unexpected drop in weekly American jobless claims.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall
Newly filed unemployment claims last week dropped to the lowest level in three years, the Labor Department said, a reassuring signal the economy avoided a big surge of layoffs through the first 11 months of the year.
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Is anybody hiring? A weakening U.S. job market may push the Fed to cut rates again.
The economy is barely adding jobs – and it might even be losing them.
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Winners and Losers in a Fannie, Freddie IPO
How parties including John Paulson, Bill Ackman and the Treasury fare depends on how a potential offering is structured.
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Eurozone Retail Sales Unchanged in October
It is a sign households remain wary of spending as the bloc looks to consumers to drive an economic recovery.
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EU Seeks to Remove Barriers to Single Financial Markets
The proposals are part of a push to create a savings and investment union that would increase financing to businesses and could help revive the bloc’s faltering economy.
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Hassett Looks Like Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair. What He Means for the Stock Market.
While Wall Street looks forward to lower interest rates under likely nominee Kevin Hassett, others worry the Fed won’t be as tough on inflation under new leadership.
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BOJ’s Ueda Says Unsure How Many More Rate Hikes He Will Make
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said officials at the central bank are working to narrow a range for the neutral rate-the level viewed as consistent with economic stability.
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Wall Street Wants In on the ‘Trump Accounts’ for Babies
Banks, brokers and money managers are eager to find a role in the program offering Americans investment accounts at birth.
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The World Has More Billionaires Than Ever
Soaring tech valuations and stock-market gains have boosted the number of billionaires and the wealth they hold.
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Bitcoin Climbs Back Into the Green for 2025. Where the Crypto Could Go Next.
Bitcoin was trading higher early Thursday as the world’s largest cryptocurrency battled back into positive territory for the year, continuing its recent recovery.
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The Stock Market Rode AI to Record Highs. Here’s What Could Knock It Down.
Stocks don’t seem know where to head, thanks to mixed economic data.
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Prospect of RBA Rate Hike Is Being Kicked Around
There’s plenty of number crunching going on among economists at Australia’s big banks about the potential for an interest-rate increase as early as February.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 04, 2025 19:15 ET (00:15 GMT)
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