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• Crypto: Crypto.com is latest exchange to publish ‘proof-of-reserves’ page, as industry looks to ease investor jitters [1373d]
• : Carvana bonds rally off worst levels but cash crisis continues to spook Wall Street [1373d]
• : Apple agrees to let workers speak out about harassment and discrimination — ‘This gives me a lot of hope for all laborers’ [1373d]
• Rex Nutting: Household wealth down by $13.5 trillion in 2022, second-worst destruction on record [1373d]
• Personal Finance Daily: Foreclosure activity rose 57% from a year ago in November, and was highest in these U.S. cities and Americans are trimming their holiday gift spending [1373d]
• The Wall Street Journal: Justice Department urges judge to hold Trump’s legal team in contempt over Mar-a-Lago case [1373d]
• The Wall Street Journal: Juul to pay $1.7 billion in legal settlement involving more than 5,000 lawsuits [1373d]
• Crypto: The Block CEO showed ‘serious lack of judgment’ in taking loans from FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried and not disclosing them [1373d]
• : Foreclosure activity rose 64% from a year ago in November, and was highest in these U.S. cities [1373d]
• Financial Face-Off: Financial Face-off: Should you opt for a high-deductible health plan with lower monthly costs? [1373d]
• The Ratings Game: Carvana stock set for another decline as ‘confidence is low’ and bankruptcy feared [1373d]
• : Climate change and diversity efforts are profitable, report says — here’s how much [1373d]
• The Tell: Investors won’t see relief until 2024 in the form of Fed rate cuts, warns Credit Suisse [1373d]
• Retirement Weekly: Be on your guard against Wall Street’s 2023 forecasts [1373d]
• Retirement Weekly: Inflation, longevity and a volatile stock market: how realistic are your retirement plans? [1373d]
• The Ratings Game: Broadcom’s ‘excellent backlog management’ earns Wall Street’s trust as other chip makers struggle [1373d]
• Retirement Weekly: Cognitive decline in a loved one: how to spot it, what to do [1373d]
• Retirement Weekly: News and analysis for those planning for or living in retirement [1373d]
• Cannabis Watch: Cannabis advocates applaud return of Brittney Griner to U.S. [1373d]
• Washington Watch: Exxon, Chevron and Big Oil ‘greenwash’ climate efforts and plan to pump more, Democrats say in new report [1373d]
• : Former top Fed staffer Claudia Sahm now ‘cautiously optimistic’ U.S. will avoid recession [1373d]
• Realtor.com: Former Sears CEO Eddie Lampert Selling $35M Aspen Mansion [1373d]
• : Inflation is a grinch. Americans are trimming their holiday gift spending. [1373d]
• : Beyond Meat is starting to lose ground to real meat, analyst says [1373d]
• Front Office Sports: NBA team stakes now open to the world’s largest funds [1373d]
• Market Extra: The Dow industrials are on the verge of a ‘golden cross,’ even as BlackRock predicts recession like no other [1373d]
• The Margin: ATM at Art Basel Miami goes viral: Why would someone keep $9.5 million in a bank account? [1373d]
• Metals Stocks: Gold prices on track for highest finish in a week after U.S. inflation data [1373d]
• Economic Report: U.S. wholesale price inflation picks up in November, but is lower for year [1373d]
• Crypto: ‘I don’t see SBF stepping on U.S. soil anytime soon’: Bankman-Fried could risk being taken into custody if he shows up before Congress in person [1373d]
• : Amazon’s TikTok-style feed a smart move but poses challenges, say e-commerce experts [1373d]
• Washington Watch: Sinema ditches Democrats, but analysts say it’s no Senate earthquake, just a re-election gambit [1373d]
• MarketWatch Premium: Value stocks keep leading the market, and these are the 16 best picks from top investment newsletters [1373d]
• : New Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow cognitive decline but is ‘not a breakthrough’ [1373d]
• Futures Movers: Oil futures edge higher, eye a weekly loss of roughly 10% [1373d]
• : Sam Bankman-Fried’s next appearance in front of politicians may not be as pleasant [1373d]
• Coronavirus Update: Omicron subvariants are now dominant in the U.S. as COVID cases tick up and New York City becomes a hot spot [1373d]
• : Short selling giant Jim Chanos is still short on Coinbase, Tesla and the FOMO-investment market [1373d]
• Economic Report: U.S. consumer sentiment improves in December as inflation worries ease [1373d]
• : Elon Musk says Twitter could show users if they’re being ‘shadowbanned,’ open up dormant usernames [1373d]
• : KKR Acquisition Holding to liquidate as the latest SPAC melts down [1373d]
• : Bankman-Fried says he’s now willing to testify to House committee [1373d]
• Mark Hulbert: These stock market sectors should be strong if the bulls really are in control — but they’re not. [1373d]
• The Ratings Game: Coinbase stock gets another downgrade, but not for the reason you’d think [1373d]