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Stock market today: Dow rises, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop as defense stocks surge, tech slides

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Stock market today: Dow rises, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop as defense stocks surge, tech slides US stocks moved mostly lower on Thursday, retreating further from all-time highs as investors took in fresh labor market data and grappled with President Trump's salvos on defense and Venezuela…
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  • The jobs market got a positive sign to end a rather gloomy year, with planned layoff announcements hitting their lowest level of 2025 in December

    80% confidence

  • Trump threatened to block share buybacks and dividend payments by US defense majors if they didn't invest in ramping up weapons operations

    80% confidence

  • Trump wants to boost military spending by 50% to $1.5 trillion a year, funded by proceeds from tariffs

    80% confidence

  • US oil companies would be reimbursed if they invested in Venezuela

    80% confidence

  • H200 sales to China would be materially additive to earnings for NVDA

    80% confidence

  • The US will lift export restrictions on Nvidia's H200 AI chips in December in exchange for a cut of its revenue

    80% confidence

  • The world is set to face a critical copper shortage, driven by a boom in AI and defense spending, with global demand to grow by 50% by 2040

    80% confidence

  • The US could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, potentially indefinitely going forward

    80% confidence
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