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Despite a week of market chaos sparked by the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance, Bank of America clients leaned into risk, driving massive inflows into equities and exchange traded funds. Data released Tuesday shows that BofA clients poured nearly $10 billion into U.S. assets — the second-largest inflow on record since 2008 and the biggest since January 2017. Jill Carey Hall, a Bank of America analyst, highlighted a streak of seven consecutive weeks of inflows and said that, as in the previous fi

The stress test has helped banks more than double their capital levels over the past decade-plus.

U.S.-listed Chinese stocks Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), JD.com, Inc (NASDAQ:JD), PDD Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PDD), Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU), NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO), Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ:LI), XPeng Inc (NYSE:XPEV) are trading higher Tuesday amid reports indicating China’s stimulus plans to deter potential U.S. tariffs. Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba is considered the barometer for China’s tech sector. Reuters cites familiar sources as saying Chinese authorities plan to issue 3 trillion yuan

Senator-elect Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has been appointed to the Senate Banking Committee, a move announced by incoming Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday in a truncated trading session before Christmas, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for the third consecutive day, helped by gains in a handful of megacap and growth stocks. Broadcom and Nvidia provided the biggest boost to the indexes, advancing 2.7% and 0.7%, respectively, while Consumer Discretionary and Technology led gains among S&P 500 sectors. At 09:42 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 32.38 points, or 0.08%, to 42,939.33, the S&P 500 gained 21.68 points, or 0.36%, to 5,995.75, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 116.55 points, or 0.59%, to 19,881.43.

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A recent survey shows small business owners are feeling more optimistic about the economy following the election. The Uncertainty Index declined 12 points in November to 98, following October’s pre-election record high of 110. NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg said small business owners became more certain about future business conditions following the presidential election, breaking a nearly three-year streak of record high uncertainty.