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Key Takeaways Prudential is offering parents and guardians $150 if they’re a U.S. resident and had a baby born on Jan. 1, 2025. With the right investment strategy, that money could grow to $100,000 by the time your baby reaches retirement age. Opening a high-yield savings account, CD, or brokerage account now will allow you to save and invest for your child’s future, helping them to build wealth.

Key Takeaways Microsoft is slated to spend $80 billion on data centers needed to train and run artificial intelligence by the end of the fiscal year, president Brad Smith said Friday in a blog post. More than half of the investment will occur domestically, Smith said. Besides private investment in AI, support from the public sector is important, Smith said.

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Key Takeaways U.S. employers likely added 153,000 jobs in December, close to the average of the last six months, while the unemployment rate likely held steady at a relatively low 4.2%. The job market has slowed since the post-pandemic boom but has stayed stable. The trajectory of the job market over the next year is uncertain and could depend on incoming president Donald Trump's policy decisions.

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Key Takeaways Delta Air Lines is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Friday. All 13 analysts tracked by Visible Alpha rate Delta's stock as a "buy," with an average price target predicting gains of 30%. Delta's revenue and adjusted net income are each expected to have risen year-over-year.

Key Takeaways Supermicro shares are likely to remain in the spotlight to start the week after jumping more than 10% Friday to log their best one-day performance since early December. The stock closed above the respected 50-day moving average on Friday on the highest trading volume in over a week. Investors should monitor key support levels on Supermicro's chart around $26 and $18, while also watching crucial resistance levels near $39, $50, and $63.

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