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Stocks stumble as Tesla weighs, dollar hits 2-yr high

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks fell on Thursday as early gains faded, continuing the year-end downdraft into the first trading day of the new year, while the dollar hit a two-year high after economic data indicated the U.S. labor market remained on solid ground. On Wall Street, U.S. stocks closed broadly lower after initial gains failed to hold, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notching their fifth straight daily decline, the longest skid since April. The U.S. Labor Department reported that the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to an eight-month low of 211,000 last week, below the 222,000 estimate of economists polled by Reuters.

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Big Tech Stocks’ Reign May Falter in 2025, Morgan Stanley’s Shalett Says

(Bloomberg) -- The high-flying technology behemoths responsible for more than half of the S&P 500 Index’s 23% leap last year will likely struggle to dominate the market in 2025 as earnings growth decelerates.Most Read from BloombergIs This Weird Dome the Future of Watching Sports?NYPD Seeking Gunmen After 10 People Wounded Outside Queens VenueDetroit’s Michigan Central Is the Building Revival Story of 2024Burned Out Parents Need Better Public SpacesA Commuting Resolution for 2025: Ride Your Loca

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