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The three major averages jumped for a second consecutive session Thursday, with the Dow Industrials wiping out the week’s losses. <

The TikTok USDS (U.S. Data Security) logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on Dec. 19, 2025. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok said Thursday that it formed a joint venture that will keep the video-sharing app operating in the United States. The short-form video company…

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as geopolitical concerns eased and investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan’s decision. The central bank is expected to…

Several stocks, including Robinhood and JPMorgan Chase , could be poised to surge this year, based on the number of new positive ratings analysts have given them, according to an analysis by CNBC Pro. Stocks soared on Thursday, just one day after President Donald Trump assuaged investors’ fears about a trade war between the U.S….

Investors can still find attractive yields in the bond market today — and they don’t have to take a lot of risk to get them, according to Fidelity’s Celso Muñoz. Muñoz is the co-lead manager for the Fidelity Total Bond ETF (FBND), whose team Morningstar calls ” best-in-class .” The ETF, rated four stars and…

Brex co-founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras. Brex Capital One said Thursday that it was acquiring payments startup Brex for $5.15 billion, the latest splashy deal undertaken by CEO Richard Fairbank. The firm, which disclosed the deal in its fourth-quarter earnings statement, said it would pay 50% cash and 50% stock for Brex. Shares of…

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Intel — Shares of the chipmaker slid more than 6% in extended trading. Intel gave soft revenue and earnings per share guidance for the current quarter. Intel said it expects first-quarter revenue between $11.7 billion and $12.7 billion, and breakeven adjusted earnings per share. Analysts polled…

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan holds a wafer of CPU tiles for the Intel Core Ultra series 3, code-named Panther Lake, outside the Intel Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. Courtesy: Intel Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter. Shares of the company were down…

When we hear the term market rotation, we typically think of money moving between sectors — mostly from growth to non-growth. This has been happening over the past several weeks and has been a key reason the S & P 500 has remained near its highs. However, rotation also occurs within sectors, and when that happens in a heavyweight group like technology,…

Some renters will soon be able to pay their rent using a buy now, pay later plan through financial technology company Affirm, which offers installment-based payment plans for consumers at a wide variety of retailers. Affirm will partner with fintech company Esusu to provide renters with “a flexible option for managing one of their largest…