Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images Outside the holiday-decorated New York Stock Exchange building earlier this month. Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 jumped 1.1% in a shortened Christmas Eve trading session Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, boosted by […]

Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images Starbucks employees from a store located on Broadway in New York City's SoHo neighborhood support the 5-day strike on December 23, 2024.Key TakeawaysShares of Starbucks rose Tuesday as its striking baristas […]

Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesTesla's (TSLA) shares were the S&P 500's top gainers Tuesday as the Magnificent Seven big tech stocks rose on Christmas Eve. Shares of the EV maker finished the day up more than 7%, making them the best performer […]

Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida (L) and Honda Motor CEO Toshihiro Mibe (R) attend a joint press conference on December 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.Key TakeawaysMoody's gave a positive review of the potential merger of […]

David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysU.S. home prices rose 0.5% last month from October levels, according to Redfin.They rose 5.7% year-over-year, a Redfin report released Tuesday said.The Census Bureau yesterday reported […]

Jeff Swensen / Getty Images A U.S. Steel coke plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania.Key TakeawaysU.S. regulators failed to agree on whether to allow Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, passing the decision to President Biden. Both […]

David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images Travelers at San Francisco International Airport on Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) canceled a brief nationwide ground stop requested by American Airlines (AAL) on Christmas Eve, one […]

Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysThe S&P 500 added 0.7% on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, with communication and tech stocks outperforming as the holiday-shortened trading week got underway.Broadcom and AMD shares surged following positive […]

Justin Sullivan / Staff / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysChip stocks surged Monday, led by Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices following bullish calls from analysts anticipating gains driven by demand for artificial intelligence (AI).UBS analysts raised […]

Episode 219 of the Investopedia Express podcast with Caleb Silver (Dec. 23, 2024)

 Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysThe Social Security Fairness Act, passed Saturday by the Senate, would end rules that reduce benefits for retired federal workers who get other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local […]

Shelby Knowles / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysShares of ResMed and Inspire Medical Systems fell after the FDA approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity.The […]