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Who is the biggest winner on Christmas?
The answer is $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$.
Meta's virtual reality app: Oculus, was the most popular app in Apple's App Store on Christmas Day.
This app is used to manage the Oculus VR headset, which was one of the most popular technology gifts over the holidays.
This is the first time it has topped the App Store on Christmas.
This year, Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will invest at least $10 billion to build ...

Stock rebound may continue in Asia; bonds decline
A global rebound in stocks may continue in Asia on Wednesday as investor sentiment improves after being roiled by uncertainty over the omicron virus strain and stimulus outlook.
Futures for Japan and Hong Kong rose, while Australian shares edged up. U.S. contracts fluctuated after the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ snapped three days of declines and the technology-heavy $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ climbed more than 2%. A gauge of Chinese shares traded in the U.S. surged about 7%.
Turkey markets rocked anew amid stock slump, record lira swings
Gyrations in Turkey's stocks and the lira signal volatility is here to stay, even after the government laid out emergency measures to bolster the currency.
The Borsa Istanbul 100 Index's 7.9% decline on Tuesday triggered yet another circuit breaker, as it headed for the biggest three-day loss in more than two decades. The currency whipsawed between gains and losses, after soaring as much as 20% against the U.S. dollar, sending both three-month and one-year volatility to all-time peaks.
Tuesday's market bounce could lead to a record 2022, Oppenheimer's top strategist says
Despite Covid-19 omicron risks, Oppenheimer Asset Management's John Stoltzfus suggests Tuesday's market bounce is real.
"We believe in it. We think investors should as well," the firm's chief investment strategist told CNBC,"The selling that we've seen over the last few days was overdone. Fundamentals are getting better going forward. Stocks are responding to that fact."
Crypto funds explode in boom year marked by first U.S. bitcoin ETF
Even beyond the launch of the first U.S. Bitcoin futures ETF, cryptocurrency funds notched some notable global milestones in 2021.
The number of crypto-tracking investment vehicles worldwide more than doubled to 80 from just 35 at the end of 2020, according to Bloomberg Intelligence data. Assets soared to $63 billion, compared to $24 billion at the start of the year.
Musk tweet fund adminstrator isn't filing statements, judge says
A judge is questioning the status of a $40 million fund that was established from fines paid by Elon Musk and $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ over controversial tweets.
The firm appointed in May to administer distributions from the fund, set up by the U.S. SEC for harmed investors, hasn' filed required accounting statements, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said in an order Tuesday. She directed Rust Consulting to submit a status report by Jan. 7.
U.S. share buybacks hit record while capex lags pre-crisis level
Share repurchases more than doubled from a year earlier for S&P 500 companies to an all-time high of $234.6 billion, according to data released Tuesday from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Meanwhile, capital expenditures increased 21% to $189 billion, which is still down 3% from the final three months of 2019 before the pandemic shutdown the economy.
Part of the reason could be related to the pandemic, as a shift in consumer demand has fueled lots of uncertainty for businesses and makes it difficult for companies to plan ahead.
Super-luxury home sales surge across U.S., rising 35% in 2021
In 2021, at least 40 residential properties sold for more than $50 million in the U.S., according to data compiled by the appraiser Miller Samuel. Fueled by a booming stock market, low interest rates, and a pandemic-era's heightened emphasis on home life, prices for luxury houses have risen to stratospheric heights across the country.
UK offers 1 billion pounds to firms hit hardest by Omicron
Britain has announced £1 billion of extra support for businesses hit hardest by the wave of Omicron variant coronavirus cases. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said he would "respond proportionately and appropriately" if further Covid restrictions are imposed.
Under the support announced on Tuesday, hospitality and leisure firms in England will be eligible for grants of up to 6,000 pounds for each of their premises, accounting for almost 700 million pounds of the new package.
Source: Bloomberg, CNBC

Stock slide may ease in Asia after tumble in U.S.
The global stock slide may ease Tuesday when markets open in Asia as investors digest the impact of curbs against the omicron virus variant and the outlook for President Joe Biden's stymied economic agenda.
Australian shares fluctuated, and futures for Japan and Hong Kong signaled a steady start. U.S. contracts climbed modestly after the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ posted its biggest three-day drop since September. Lower volumes ahead of the Christmas holiday period threaten to exacerbate market moves.
Wall Street money machine booms as 445 ETFs debut in epic year
A corner of Wall Street already enjoying a reputation for explosive growth has gone supernova, with a record 445 new products in 2021 so far, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Behind the rapid expansion is a deluge of new cash as investors chase an economic recovery from the coronavirus, while equity mutual funds fall out of favor. About $900 billion has flowed into the ETF market since the start of the year -- also easily a record. Barely any funds are getting shuttered.
Traders sent $30 billion into the dip and this time got bruised
Down hard for a second day Monday, the S&P 500 has now posted back-to-back, 1%-plus swoons twice in the past month. The failure to bounce is rattling those conditioned to anticipate it and comes as a litany of stressors weighs on bulls. Last week, when the S&P 500 fell on all but one day, investors poured $30 billion into exchange-traded funds focusing on U.S. equities, the largest inflow since March.
Amazon slides below support level as big tech weakness continues
Shares of $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ finished under a key technical level for the first time in more than a month. The decline came amid for U.S. equities, and after last week's downturn in high-growth names that was triggered by the Federal Reserve's hawkish pivot. $Apple(AAPL.US)$ lost 0.8%, while $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ dropped 1.2% and $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$ tumbled 2.5%.
Electric vehicle stocks tumble after Manchin rejects Biden's climate and social plan
Shares of electric vehicle companies tumbled Monday following the apparent failure of President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" plan that includes significant incentives for the growing sector.
The stocks of EV start-ups such as $Lordstown Motors(RIDE.US)$, $Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.(FFIE.US)$ and $Nikola(NKLA.US)$ all shed more than 7% Monday. The EV incentives under the Build Back Better plan include up to $12,500 per vehicle and are viewed as critical to spur consumer demand.
Oracle to buy medical records company Cerner in its biggest acquisition ever
Enterprise software giant $Oracle(ORCL.US)$ will buy electronic medical records company $Cerner(CERN.US)$ in an all-cash deal for $95 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. The massive acquisition is the biggest ever for Oracle.
Oracle shares were down 6% initially after the companies announced the deal.
Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year
"For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year," Elon Musk tweeted Monday.
Stock options Musk was awarded in 2012 are set to expire in August next year. In order to exercise them, he has to pay income tax on the gain. The $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ and SpaceX chief has been sparring with prominent Democrats on Twitter lately over the issue of tax avoidance.
Shopping in stores on the final Saturday before Christmas down 26% from pre-pandemic levels
A lack of foreign tourists opening up their wallets and another wave of coronavirus cases in some major U.S. cities played a role in hindering shopper traffic on the final Saturday before Christmas from returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Visits to retail stores dropped 26.3% on Saturday compared with the Saturday before Christmas in 2019, according to preliminary data from Sensormatic Solutions. Year over year, though, store traffic jumped 19.4%, Sensormatic said.
Source: Bloomberg, CNBC