Musk joined Trump’s call with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, media reports say By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk joined a congratulatory call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday, according to media reports. During the 25-minute call, Trump told Zelenskiy he would support Ukraine, without providing details, while Musk said he would continue to support the country with his Starlink satellites, Axios reported, citing unidentified sources. News of the call comes as Trump moves closer to choosing his top

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Wildfire near Los Angeles rages on after 10,000 evacuate By Reuters

By Brendan O’Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) – After forcing thousands of Californians to evacuate and burning more than 100 structures, a stubborn wildfire burning northwest of Los Angeles on Friday challenged firefighting crews working to snuff it out even as fierce winds in the area calmed. Overnight, the area scorched by the blaze – dubbed the Mountain Fire – remained at about 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) in Ventura County.

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European shares log third week of declines on China, tariff jitters By Reuters

By Shashwat Chauhan and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Europe’s benchmark logged its third consecutive week of declines on Friday, hurt by underwhelming stimulus measures from China as well as concerns about tariffs under a Trump presidency hurting economic growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed down 0.6%, with China-exposed sectors such as miners and luxury losing more than 3% each. Most major subsectors were in the red barring defensive sectors such as

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Tesla hits $1 trillion market value as Musk-backed Trump win fans optimism By Reuters

(Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:)’s market value breached the $1 trillion-mark in a sharp rally on Friday, on growing bets of a favorable treatment for CEO Elon Musk’s companies in return for his support for President-elect Donald Trump in his poll campaign. The electric automaker’s shares rose more than 6% to a more than two-year high of $315.56, after having gained 19.3% up to Thursday’s close. The company crossed the $1

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US stock futures edge higher; markets digest Fed rate cut, Trump 2.0 By Investing.com

Investing.com– U.S. stock index futures edged marginally higher Friday, remaining near record highs  as markets digested the Federal Reserve’s outlook on future rate cuts. At 9:34 ET (2:34 GMT), rose 0.1%, gained 0.2%, and fell 0.2%. The Wall Street indices received a hefty boost earlier this week after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election earlier this week, opening the door for more potentially expansionary policies in the coming years.  The

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