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Fiat SpA (OTC: FIATY) announced its plans to buy the rest of the Chrysler Group LLC for $3.65 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Shares of Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) got a boost, shooting up 9.88 percent to $6.19 after DA Davidson lifted the price target on the stock from $6.00 to $8.00.
Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) was also up, gaining 14.65 percent to $34.19 following a deal between the company and TransCanada, creating its fourth solar facility.
Equities Trading DOWNShares of DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS) were down 8.09 percent to $4.31 after the company announced the resumption of at the $200 million market equity offering and a dip in the Baltic Dry Index before Thursday's market open.
Angie's List (NASDAQ: ANGI) was also down, dropping 11.02 percent to $13.48 after the company CEO registered for the sale of over 25 thousand shares on December 31st.
Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) was down, falling 3.95 percent to $66.07 after Longbow Research downgraded the stock from buy to neutral.Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 2.94 percent to $95.53, while gold traded up 1.80 percent to $1,223.90. Silver traded up 3.42 percent Thursday to $20.07, while copper fell 0.31 percent to $3.38.
Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The Spanish Ibex Index fell 1.31 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index declined 0.05 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX dropped 1.32 percent and the French CAC 40 fell 1.60 percent while U.K. shares declined 0.36 percent. Economics
U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 339,000 in the week ended December 28. However, economists were expecting claims to total 344,000 in the week.
The final reading for the manufacturing PMI surged to 55 in December, versus November's reading of 54.7. However, economists were expecting a reading of 54.7. The ISM manufacturing index fell to 57.00 in December, versus a prior reading of 57.30. However, economists were expecting a reading of 56.80.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index declined to-28.70 for the week ended December 29, versus a prior reading of -27.40. U.S. construction spending rose 1.00% in November, versus economists' expectations for a 0.60% gain.
Data on money supply will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.
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