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    A man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on April 7, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images Chinese equities could get a fresh boost after this week’s high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with investors saying…

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    This Is the Smartest ETF to Buy as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite Enter Correction Territory

    Although stocks have handily outperformed all other asset classes (bonds, commodities, and real estate) over the last century, this doesn’t mean equities advance in a straight line. Pullbacks and stock market corrections are the price of admission to Wall Street’s long-term wealth creation machine. As of the closing bell on March 27, the ageless Dow…

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    Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures leap sparking hopes of a rebound to balance November losses

    Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures leap sparking hopes of a rebound to balance November losses

    US stock futures rose Sunday night as investors look for a turnaround heading into the shortened Thanksgiving trading week, following a pullback that has cooled this year’s AI-driven market rally. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) added roughly 200 points or 0.4%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) advanced 0.6%. Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ=F) climbed 0.9%. US…

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    What to watch this week

    What to watch this week

    As November wraps up, a holiday-shortened week of trading, courtesy of Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, will greet investors who continue to wrestle with the fallout from Nvidia’s (NVDA) blockbuster earnings report alongside flagging confidence in the overall AI-driven market. On Friday, markets capped a roller-coaster week with daily gains but weekly losses, as the…

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