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With the sharp move higher in interest rates, markets have been on the lookout for inflation creeping up. So Wednesday’s December CPI will be important even if it still shows a muted rise in the consumer price index. According to Dow Jones, economists expect an increase of 0.4% month over month, and 1.3% year- over-

A Nio ES6 electric vehicle is on display at an automotive experience area of Wanda Plaza on Nov. 28, 2020 in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday on Monday: Nio — U.S.-listed shares of the Shanghai-based electric vehicle company advanced more than 8% after

Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE The quick move higher in bond yields is sending a warning about the stock market – especially growth stocks. The benchmark 10-year Treasury has moved about 20 basis points since the start of the year (1 basis point equals 0.01%), and was at 1.13% Monday. Still

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: UnitedHealth (UNH) – The health insurer is buying health-care technology company Change Healthcare (CHNG) for $25.75 per share in cash, compared to Change’s Tuesday close of $18.24, or $7.84 billion. UnitedHealth will combine Change Healthcare with its Optum health IT unit. Walgreens (WBA)

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla remains on watch after rising for 10 sessions in a row, surpassing Facebook (FB) in market value, and making CEO Elon Musk the world’s richest person. The company’s shares rose 3.8% in premarket trading as of 7:35 a.m. ET.

Cars line-up as the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank distributes food outside a church in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Nearly half a million jobs were lost in December in restaurants, casinos and other businesses most impacted by the spreading pandemic, but strong job gains in other areas show an

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Tesla — The electric vehicle company surged more than 7% to a new record high. Tesla’s market capitalization jumped above $800 billion for the first time on Friday, making the company more valuable than Facebook, and the fifth-most valuable component of the S&P 500. Evercore ISI

Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE Markets will stay laser-focused on the prospect for more fiscal stimulus in the busy week ahead. Politics and politicians are likely to continue dominating the headlines, as Democrats seek President Donald Trump’s removal after a mob of his followers took over the Capitol Building on Wednesday.

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) – The housewares retailer reported quarterly profit of 8 cents per share, short of the 19 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also fell short of forecasts, hurt by a steep drop in store traffic and higher freight

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a closed restaurant as snow falls in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images December’s job growth likely slowed dramatically from November’s pace and could even be negative, as businesses and consumers responded to the spreading coronavirus. Economists expect 50,000

Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff (R) and Raphael Warnock (L) of Georgia wave to supporters during a rally on November 15, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images Democratic control of Congress should help keep the bull market in stocks going with a big boost of fiscal spending, but it could also

A SunPower executive on site at the California Valley Solar Farm near Santa Margarita, Calif., in San Luis Obispo County. Michael Macor | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  SunPower – The solar company surged more than 18% as investors eyed the Georgia

Voters line up early in the morning to cast their ballots in the U.S. Senate run-off election, at a polling station in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., January 5, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters If Georgia voters surprise the market by electing two Democratic Senators in Tuesday’s runoff election, bond yields could immediately go higher and stocks

Cases of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., await to be handed out by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce employees to several hundred families along with over 1,400 boxes of meat products from Merchants Foodservice and 2,200 gallons of milk from Borden Dairy, at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 7, 2020.

Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Quantumscape — Shares of the battery company slid more than 37% as investors

Voters stand in line to cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in the US Senate runoff at the Gwinnett Fairgrounds, December 14, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. Tami Chappell | AFP | Getty Images Apprehension about Georgia’s Senate runoff election Tuesday helped fuel a sharp New Year’s selloff, and politics could continue

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Exxon Mobil – The energy giant will write down the value of its assets by up to $20 billion for the fourth quarter, mostly related to its natural gas assets. Exxon is, however, seeing a benefit this quarter from higher oil prices and improved margins in its

Here are the stocks making notable moves in midday trading. Tesla – The automaker jumped 3% to a new all-time high. The move caps a record year for Tesla, which saw the company report five straight quarters of profit extending back to 2019. The electric automaker was also added to the S&P 500. Shares are

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE The S&P 500 finished 2020 with a gain of 16.26% for the year and closed at a record high on Thursday, a remarkable performance after a drastic selloff in February and March. Some of the names in the broad market index had particularly

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks exit 2020 with strong gains and are riding a tailwind, but already in the dawn of the new year, the market could face its first big challenge. The final outcome of the 2020 election plays out Tuesday, when voters in Georgia will