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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email”Fast Money” is America’s post-market show. Hosted by Melissa Lee and a roundtable of top traders, “Fast Money” breaks through the noise of the day, to bring you the actionable news that matters most to investors. Source link

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Canadian and American flags fly near the base of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada to the U.S. in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.Cole Burston | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — There’s growing concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian imports would be an existential threat to the country’s recovering automotive industry.Potential tariffs on vehicles and automotive parts are particularly alarming for the province of Ontario, the epicenter of Canada’s auto industry. Five automakers — Ford Motor, General Motors, Stellantis, Toyota Motor and Honda Motor — produced 1.54 million light-duty vehicles last year…

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Eight teams are in. Thirteen are out. Eleven are clinging to hope — some with firmer grips than others.With two weeks to go, the NFL’s 14-team playoff picture is emerging. The No. 1 seed has yet to be decided in either conference, but the front-runners have put themselves in prime positions.In the AFC, it’s looking like the playoffs will run through Kansas City. One win from the Chiefs in their final two and they’ll clinch the conference’s top seed.The NFC, meanwhile, remains up for grabs. A week after the Lions saw their 11-game win streak end, the Eagles’ 10-game streak…

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesFormer President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after he developed a fever, a top aide told NBC News on Monday.Clinton, 78, “has been admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for testing and observation after developing a fever,” said Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff.”He is in good spirits and grateful for the care he is receiving,” Ureña said.A source close to Clinton, the 42nd president, said the situation…

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Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Dec. 18, 2024.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures were relatively unchanged Monday night after all three major averages kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week in the green.S&P 500 futures, along with the Nasdaq 100 futures, traded just above the flatline. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31 points, or about 0.1%.This comes amid what is expected to be a more toned-down week for trading activity. On Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange closes early at 1 p.m. ET for Christmas Eve, while the bond market closes…

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Ford CEO Jim Farley poses for a photo before announcing at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the world’s largest battery company, China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Michigan.Bill Pugliano | Getty ImagesFord Motor Co is donating $1 million and a fleet of vehicles to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s January inauguration, a company spokesperson said on Monday.Policies on tariffs and electric vehicles that are being considered by the incoming administration would likely affect Detroit carmakers like Ford, who are struggling to…

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BROCKTON, Mass. — The first time AJ Dybantsa got paid for basketball, he didn’t want the money.When the nation’s top recruit was named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year as a high school freshman, it came with a cash prize: $1,000. That was a lot of money for a 14-year-old who insists he didn’t even get good at basketball until a year before.For a teenager, that can go toward video games, shoes or even his future. But Dybantsa didn’t want it for himself. Instead, he thought about Brazzaville.He first visited his father Ace’s hometown, the capital of Congo, when he…

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Itamar Ben Hemo didn’t have to join the war. At age 49, the Israeli tech entrepreneur was well outside of the range of mandatory service. But following last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, Ben Hemo signed up as a reservist, confident that his experience fighting as a paratrooper in Lebanon in 2006 made him valuable to his country.In January, during what was supposed to be a quick mission into Gaza to help a wounded soldier, Ben Hemo says he remembers hearing a shot ring out and feeling a burning pain. He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his…

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The next two weeks will reveal plenty about what the future holds for the Minnesota Vikings and Sam Darnold.On this Week 16 Sunday, in the moments after Darnold maneuvered through the Seattle Seahawks’ pass rush to deliver the winning 39-yard touchdown strike to Justin Jefferson, those looming games against the 10-4 Green Bay Packers and 13-2 Detroit Lions could wait.“Sam Darnold will be a Viking next year unless he bombs in the playoffs,” read the text from a veteran NFL player agent.This impromptu conversation quickly grew to include NFL coaches and executives as the Vikings notched their eighth consecutive victory,…

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