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Why This Rare Earth ETF Excludes the Biggest Rare Earth Market

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Markets

Limbo for Longer: Don’t Expect More Fed Rate Cuts Before Mid-2026

2026 presents a catch-22 for the Fed. It normally cuts rates to buoy hiring, which tightened last year, but that could drive up inflation.

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Real Estate

Housing Market’s Blue Christmas: Pending Sales Slide Most Since 2001

The downturn comes at an interesting time: There are now 47% more sellers than buyers on the market, according to RedFin.

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Banking

White House Affordability Push Grabs Big Bank Bulls by the Horns

The six largest US banks paid more than $140 billion in dividends and buybacks last year, setting a record, according to Bloomberg.

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Markets

Wall Street Gets Squeezed by Twin Global Crises

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Yields on ultra-long 40-year Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) rose 0.26 percentage points Tuesday, reaching 4.2%, an all-time high.

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International Economics

China Trade Surplus Surges to $1.2 Trillion, Defying US Tariffs

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Exports to the US, China’s longtime largest trading partner, fell by 22% last year due to the new trade barriers.

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Real Estate

Trump Seeks to Lock Corporate America Out of Local Housing Markets

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For prospective buyers, this could lead to not having to go up against, say, Blackstone, when you put in a bid for a home.

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