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Programming note | We’re shaking things up a bit next week. | Monday - Best stocks of 2024 Tuesday - Worst stocks of 2024 Wednesday - Spend time with your family, degen Thursday - Five stocks to watch for 2025 Friday - Best alts investments from 2024
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📰 Market Headlines |
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Markets bounced back from yesterday's sell-off, with the Dow snapping its longest losing streak in 50 years. |
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined slightly Third-quarter GDP growth was revised higher to 3.1%, beating the previous estimate of 2.8%.
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House Republicans reached a last-minute deal to avert a government shutdown. |
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 | Elon Musk @elonmusk |  |
| First of all, I’m not the author of this proposal. Credit to @realDonaldTrump, @JDVance & @SpeakerJohnson. Second, this is a MUCH better bill that is closer to being a real continuing resolution (not an omnibus masquerading as a CR), but with support for hurricane victims &… x.com/i/web/status/1… |  CSPAN @cspan
.@RepJeffries: "The Musk-Johnson proposal is not serious. It's laughable. Extreme MAGA Republicans are driving us to a government shutdown." |
| | | 10:38 PM • Dec 19, 2024 | | | |
| | 98.9K Likes 20.9K Retweets | 10.9K Replies |
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The FDA officially ended the shortage of Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drugs, giving manufacturers 60 days to halt copycat production. |
A father-son duo pleaded guilty in a $100 million stock manipulation scheme involving a small New Jersey deli. |
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🔮 Look ahead to next week. |
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Markets are now forecasting a 61% chance of a government shutdown after the Democrats rejected the budget proposal the Republicans presented after rejecting the Democrats’ proposal. |
But on to what’s important: Drones |
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According to Kalshi, 95% are not from a foreign state actor. Sorry, China. And there’s only a 6% chance the US government will shoot down a drone before New Year’s Eve. Unbelievable waste of a $916 defense budget. |
And something on every lefty journalist’s mind — the high-powered bromance between Elon and DJT: will it last? |
Markets say there’s a 23% chance Elon will leave DOGE before May and a 40% chance he’ll be gone by the end of 2025. There’s a 46% chance he’ll still be there when the office shutters, whenever that may be. |
🧠 Make yourself heard |
Yesterday, Elon sent 240 tweets, mainly about the US budget proceedings. |
Elon's hyperinvolvement in government is |
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📊 Ideas, trends, and analysis |
 | Cricket is huge |
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😱 Fear and Greed Index |
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📊 Winners and losers |
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Earnings, upgrades, and acquisitions |
FedEx announced plans to spin off its Freight unit and cut FY2025 guidance; shares rose 8.44%. Nike beat expectations with EPS of 78 cents on revenue; shares jumped 10%. BlackBerry posted a Q3 loss of $11 million, but shares ticked 0.33%. Darden reported same-store sales growth of 2.4%; shares surged 14%. Accenture topped Q1 targets with EPS up 16%, and shares climbed 7.1%.
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Market movers |
Apple offered $1 billion in investments to end Indonesia's iPhone 16 ban. Amazon settled with OSHA over worker safety complaints, agreeing to pay $145,000 in penalties. Lay's recalled 13-ounce Classic Potato Chips in two Northwest states due to undeclared milk allergens. Home Assistant launched a $59 voice assistant device that works without an internet connection.
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🌍 Global Perspectives | | 🇮🇱 Israeli airstrikes on two Gaza schools killed 17 people, including five children. 🇸🇪 🇨🇳 Swedish police boarded a Chinese ship suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. 🇷🇺 🇰🇵 North Korea lost 200 soldiers in their first weekend fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. 🇫🇷 A French court found 51 men guilty in a shocking mass rape case where a husband drugged his wife over a decade.
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🎤 What you said last time |
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What you had to say: |
“I actually don’t think this cut was necessary. If Trump follows through on his plans REAL worldwide inflation is set to explode again, not the greed-flation we had the last 4 years.” |
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📺 What to Watch Today |
 | Spanish Police Solve Murder Using Google Maps | 10 News First |
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That’s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know. | Cheers, | Wyatt |
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