timef 12/19/2025

The DOJ for months had resisted calls to released the Epstein files.

Existing home sales edged slightly higher as prices continued to rise and supply dropped. The higher end of the market is performing better.

Williams said "technical factors" likely distorted November's inflation data, pushing the headline reading lower than it otherwise would have been.

The positive description of the Waller interview by officials was not necessarily an indication that he was a favorite candidate for the job.

U.S. pricing has been the bigegts issue of the year for drugmakers heavily exposed to the U.S. market.

USCIS is pausing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program after the fatal Brown University shooting last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

Hyperscalers are increasingly turning to outside capital in the form of debt to fund the energy-intensive infrastructure.

European shares were in mixed territory on Friday morning.

The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked encouraging, with annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But it's noisy.

The IPO by the firm jointly owned by India's ICICI Bank and UK's Prudential, was priced at 2,165 rupees per share at the upper end of the price band.

European Union countries have agreed to allocate 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027, the EU Council President said on Friday.

The hike comes against the backdrop of rising inflation and a weak Japanese economy.

The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked encouraging, with annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But it's noisy.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise as investors on looked toward the Bank of Japan decision coming out later in the day.

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, remained unchanged from 3% in October, and came in line with Reuters-polled economists' average estimate.

TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.

Nike posted fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's expectations as CEO Elliott Hill tries to turn around the company.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III substance with looser restrictions.

December options expirations are typically the biggest of the year, but this one eclipses all prior records, Goldman said.

The ECB, Norges Bank, and Riksbank all held while the BOE cut as expected. But there are hints of what lies ahead.