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Key Takeaways Broadcom shares surged more than 20% in early trading Friday after the company reported strong results and said it sees a "massive" opportunity for sales growth tied to AI demand. With the gain, Broadcom becomes just the ninth U.S. company to surpass $1 trillion in market capitalization. The stock has nearly doubled this year as tech companies have rushed to develop and deploy custom AI infrastructure.

Key Takeaways The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its longest daily losing streak in more than 40 years when it fell for a ninth straight session on Tuesday. The killing of a UnitedHealth Group executive earlier this month has put a spotlight on the business of health care, weighing on stocks in the sector and, subsequently, the price-weighted Dow. Nvidia, one of the Dow's newest members, has also trailed the market and dragged down the index in recent weeks.

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Rate-sensitive stocks plummeted on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve scaled back its forecast for future interest rate cuts and projected inflation would run hotter than previously expected next year.

Key Takeaways The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its longest daily losing streak in 50 years when it fell for a tenth straight session on Wednesday. Wednesday's drop came after the Federal Reserve scaled back its forecast for interest rate cuts amid uncertainty about the path of inflation in the coming year.

Key Takeaways The simultaneous expiration of three kinds of derivatives, known as triple-witching, could amplify volatility in financial markets on Friday. The final triple-witching of the year comes as market participants anxiously await a deal to keep the federal government funded past midnight.

Key Takeaways Wall Street expected the energy sector to outperform every other sector this year after a rough 2023. Oilfield services providers SLB and Halliburton, along with oil producer APA Corp., were some of the S&P 500 stocks analysts forecast to rise the most this year. Instead, they all fell more than 28%. Oil prices were pressured in 2024 by record U.S. production and sluggish demand in China, one of the world's largest crude consumers.

U.S. stock futures were mixed in premarket trading Monday at the start of a holiday-shortened week.

Stock futures were mixed in premarket trading on Tuesday before the start of a holiday-shortened trading session.

The Santa Claus Rally that Wall Street wished for got off to a good start on Tuesday as stocks charged higher in a holiday-shortened session.