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The Eurozone Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-over-year for December remained at 3.4%, which was in line with estimates and slightly lower than the previous value of 3.6%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 17, 2024 | 10:11 am

AAPL

Apple Inc.'s upcoming mixed reality headset, Vision Pro, has received FCC approval but will not feature Wi-Fi 6E support, instead offering standard Wi-Fi 6. Pre-orders start on Jan. 19 with a $3,499 price tag, and the official launch is on Feb. 2. The headset includes a face-scanning feature for size fitting, and Apple has been actively preparing for its release with branding and developer briefings.

Portfolio Pulse from Ananya Gairola

January 17, 2024 | 9:25 am

SPY

Ray Dalio, billionaire and hedge-fund veteran, shared his perspective on LinkedIn about the pivotal nature of the year 2024. He highlighted five major interconnected influences: debt-money-markets-economy, internal conflict, external conflict, climate change, and human inventiveness. Dalio sees internal conflict as the biggest risk, potentially leading to pre-civil war conditions. He also discussed the implications of the U.S. elections, technological advancements, and climate change. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was mentioned in relation to market performance.

Portfolio Pulse from Shanthi Rexaline

January 17, 2024 | 8:07 am

ARKW

BITW

GBTC

Peter Schiff predicts a sharp decline in Bitcoin's price due to anticipated stringent regulations from the SEC, following the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. Schiff believes these regulations will increase Bitcoin transaction costs and undermine its utility. The recent trading of new Bitcoin Spot ETFs saw about $10 billion in volume in just three days. SEC-approved Spot ETFs include those from Grayscale, Bitwise, Hashdex, iShares, Valkyrie, ARK 21Shares, Invesco Galaxy, VanEck, WisdomTree, Fidelity Wise Origin, and Franklin.

Portfolio Pulse from Mehab Qureshi

January 17, 2024 | 7:23 am

EWU

The U.K. Producer Price Index (PPI) Input for December showed a decrease of 1.2%, which is more than the estimated decline of 0.7%. This figure also represents a larger decrease compared to the revised prior month's figure of -0.4%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 17, 2024 | 7:02 am

EWU

The U.K. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December showed an increase of 0.4%, which was higher than the estimated 0.2% and a reversal from the previous month's decline of 0.2%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 17, 2024 | 7:01 am

EUDA

EUDA Health has regained compliance with Nasdaq's listing requirements, ensuring its continued listing on the exchange. This follows a period where EUDA may have been at risk of delisting due to non-compliance with Nasdaq's standards.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 17, 2024 | 6:06 am

FXI

China's GDP growth for Q4 came in at 5.2%, slightly below the estimated 5.3% but higher than the previous 4.9%. This may indicate a slower than expected economic expansion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 17, 2024 | 5:23 am

FXI

China's Q4 GDP growth matched estimates at 1.0%, maintaining the same level as the forecast and showing no increase from the revised 1.5% growth in the previous quarter.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

January 17, 2024 | 5:23 am

NKLA

TSLA

Tesla Inc's executive Rohan Patel criticized government incentives for hydrogen use, aligning with CEO Elon Musk's skepticism. Patel called it an 'illogical government addiction' influenced by industry lobbying, despite investments in clean hydrogen production. Musk has previously dismissed hydrogen as an energy storage method, while competitors like Nikola Corp. see it as a viable energy source.

Portfolio Pulse from Anan Ashraf

January 17, 2024 | 4:45 am