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US stocks and cryptocurrencies take a breather after hitting brand-new records the day prior
The S&P 500 $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ shaved off 0.2%, the Nasdaq 100 $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ fell 0.3%, and the Bitcoin price fell below $100,000 after reaching the milestone level for the first time. Investors are being a bit cautious ...

There's no missing the skyrocketing value of Tesla in the past month.
Since late October, when the market began to price in a Trump victory in the US presidential election, the value of its stock rose rapidly. And immediately following his win, it surged amazingly, from about US$243 on November 4, to US$358 today. That's a 47% increase in five weeks.
"Since the Trump victory the price of $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ has exploded. The market cap's gone over ...

Note - this video and note was prepared Tuesday December 3 2024 Sydney time after the US market close on Monday.
US stocks set new record highs on their first day of trade for December, with bets increasing that Santa will bring more highs.
The Nasdaq 100 $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ rose 1.1%, with 63 stocks in the index gaining, while t...

Investors mostly kept calm and kept buying US tech stocks, shaking off Trump’s three-worded threat on Hamas and tensions rising in South Korea. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ rose 0.3% overnight, taking this year’s gain to 26%. The Nasdaq scaled to a brand-new record high for the first ti...

US stocks ended their shortened week in brand-new record all-time high territory after the S&P 500 gained 0.6% on Friday. But zooming out, the picture is far brighter. The S&P 500 posted its best monthly gain in a year, after rising 3.4%, supported by Tesla shares charging up 33%, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ while Garmin gained 28%, $Garmin (GRMN.US)$ and Taser b...

Both Australian and US share markets look set to close off November in record all-time high neighborhoods. The ASX200 $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ has risen 11% this year, and the S&P500 $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ has gained 26%. But more gains could be ahead as, around this time of year, the economy is flush with cash, and stock markets usually...