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$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ shares surged by 3.08% to $134.70 on Friday, with significant trading activity centered around call options at the $135 strike price expiring on December 20.
The rally in semiconductor stocks, including NVIDIA, was spurred by easing inflation worries following a moderation in the PCE index. According to Morgan Stanley, long-term prospects for NVIDIA remain robust despite...

Trump's first presidency spanned from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021. Between Election Day on November 8, 2016, and his inauguration on January 20, 2017, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ rose by 6.56%. Six months after his inauguration, the S&P 500 had gained 9.27%; one year in, it had increased by 24.15%. By the end of his term, the S&P 500 had accumulated a growth of 67.82% over the four years. Judging by the S&P 500's performanc...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his "White House AI and Crypto Czar." $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ broke $100,000 for the first time last week.
"He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the U.S.," Trump said in a post on his social-media site Truth Social.
Sacks...

Earnings Preview
Earnings reports this week will come from software provider $Salesforce (CRM.US)$ and $Marvell Technology (MRVL.US)$, as well as $Royal Bank of Canada (RY.US)$, $The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.US)$, and $Bank of Montreal (BMO.US)$.
On Tuesday, Salesforce is set to release its earnings report, amid analysts' optimistic views on the company's advancements in artificial intel...