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At Luton Town and Sheffield United in the Championship the €10 million (£8.3 million) net spend barrier was broken. At Como, 15th in Serie A, they spent €48 million on seven players and more on loans. At RB Leipzig, Jürgen Klopp’s first window at the head of global soccer of the Red Bull group ended with €55.5 million spent on three players. Yet in La Liga, the leading Spanish clubs finished with a trade surplus of €20 million.

Before the U-turn on tariffs, Goldman Sachs said “there is a substantial probability that the tariffs on Canada and Mexico will be temporary.”

U.S. job openings fell by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and that the Federal Reserve probably can hold off on cutting interest rates until at least June. The Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, on Tuesday showed there were 1.1 job openings for every unemployed person, down from 1.15 in November. Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters last week, "We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance."

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The job market stayed in a now-familiar holding pattern in December, with little hiring, firing, or quitting.

Shares of global pharmaceutical company Merck (NYSE:MRK) fell 11% in the morning session after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter earnings. Its full-year revenue and EPS guidance missed by a long shot. The company blamed some of the softness on rising competition and weak demand in China. On the other hand, Merck blew past analysts' constant currency revenue expectations this quarter, and its EPS outperformed Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a softer quarter.

Shares of data-mining and analytics company Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) jumped 26.9% in the morning session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results, which blew past analysts' billings, revenue, and EPS estimates, amid encouraging AI demand. Both its commercial and government businesses posted strong double-digit growth. The government side remains the bigger earner, but the commercial division is gaining ground, especially in the U.S. There, commercial sales jumped 64% from a year

Shares of packaging manufacturer Ball (NYSE:BLL) fell 7.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak fourth-quarter results, with its revenue falling below Wall Street's expectations. Weak demand in North and Central America dragged down volumes and prices. Still, its earnings per share beat expectations. Zooming out, we think this quarter was mixed yet weaker quarter.

Shares of water technology company Xylem (NYSE:XYL) jumped 7.2% in the morning session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results, which blew past analysts' organic revenue and EPS estimates. The results were buoyed by strong execution and demand. On the other hand, its full-year revenue and EPS guidance missed. Overall, this was a mixed yet decent quarter.

Shares of electrical safety company Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) fell 19.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak fourth quarter results. Its full-year EBITDA guidance missed significantly, and its revenue fell short of Wall Street's estimates as both prices and volumes weakened. On the other hand, it was encouraging to see Atkore beat analysts' EPS expectations this quarter. Overall, this was a weaker quarter.