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Day-Trader Spirits Prove Hard to Kill at Market’s Riskiest Edges

(Bloomberg) -- A five-day runup in Treasury yields finally tamped down the post-election fervor in big US stocks this week. Not so at the market’s speculative edges, where Bitcoin and its memed-up cousins keep testing the limits of speculative zeal.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxHow California Sees the World, and ItselfBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsAs they have

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US stocks close flat as Nasdaq extends weekly gains, S&P 500 and Dow dip

U.S. stocks closed out the trading week near the unchanged mark in a subdued session on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow posting weekly declines, while the Nasdaq secured its fourth consecutive week of gains. Chip stocks were mixed, with Broadcom rival Marvell Technology rising 10.8%, while AI bellwether Nvidia closed 2.2% lower. Yields on U.S. Treasuries rose across the board, with ones on the benchmark 10-year bond hitting a three-week high.

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Brazil Central Bank Steps In to Cap Market’s ‘Unhinged’ Week

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil markets fell on Friday, capping a turbulent week for Latin America’s largest economy that saw its currency post some of the sharpest gains — and some of the sharpest losses — among global peers in the aftermath of an outsize interest rate hike and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s sudden health crisis.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxHow California Sees the World, and ItselfBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate Headquar

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Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed after a bumpy week

Major stock indexes on Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday, capping a rare bumpy week for the market. The benchmark index posted a loss for the week, its first after three straight weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%, ending just below the record high it set on Wednesday.

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Wall Street Weighs ‘Hawkish Cut’ While Tech Shines: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- This year’s frontrunners, big technology stocks, set a record while Treasuries sank as investors braced for a slowdown in the pace of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts ahead of a meeting next week.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxHow California Sees the World, and ItselfBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsThe Nasdaq 100 climbed for the fourth week

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Bond Market Has Worst Week in Months With Less Fed Action Seen

(Bloomberg) -- An orderly selloff in the US government bond market continued for a fifth straight day, with the 30-year bond’s yield posting its biggest weekly increase of the year.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxHow California Sees the World, and ItselfBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsDriven in part by shifting expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rat

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