Stocks were broadly mixed and largely muted as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s December rate decision. Meanwhile, JPMorgan stocks fell as much as 5% in New York, after the global banking giant unveiled higher-than-expected costs for next year.
Bloomberg had learned that SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion. The Elon Musk-led company is targeting a valuation of about $1.5 trillion for the entire company, which would leave SpaceX near the market value that Saudi Aramco established during its record 2019 listing.
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00:01:43 – Will Change ‘Bad’ Fed Head: Trump
00:04:14 – Fed Rate Decision
00:06:34 – JPMorgan Stock Dips
00:08:12 – SpaceX IPO Set to be Largest Ever
00:11:05 – Western Alliance No Longer Exist: Merz
00:11:38 – Australia Social Media Ban
00:15:57 – Fed Guidance for a January Cut
00:21:20 – Divided Fed Expected to Cut Rates
00:25:48 – Lucid Group CEO Mark Winterhoff
00:40:18 – HSBC CEO on Restructuring
00:43:08 – The Hawkish Risk Is in the US, Not Europe: MLIV
00:47:49 – Stocks to Watch: Anglo American, Miners, Banks
01:05:24 – JPMorgan Stock
01:08:29 – AI’s Effect on the Job Market
01:16:03 – Vertical Aerospace Domhnal Slattery
01:27:45 – Australia Social Media Ban
01:34:03 – Fed Rate Cuts in 2026
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