U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs in the Christmas-shortened trading week, buoyed by surprisingly solid GDP data, positive holiday spending trends, and a pullback in global interest rates. The delayed GDP report released this week showed a modest reacceleration in U.S. economic growth in the third-quarter to the strongest pace in two years alongside a cooler-than-expected inflation reading. Precious metals stole the show. Gold, silver, and platinum extended a historic rally fueled by a combination of easing rates, central-bank buying, end-market demand, and investor appetite for hard assets.

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Osaic Holdings Inc. cut its stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) by 7.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,662 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 3,361 shares during the

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) by 131.1% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 34,886 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance as surprisingly cool inflation data and soft employment data were tempered by a hawkish pushback from Fed officials and skeptics clinging to inflation fears. The critical CPI report showed inflation easing to four-year lows, a heavily criticized report that may, ironically, be the most accurate inflation reading in several years due to collection limitations. The report "zeroed out" shelter inflation due to incomplete collection, combined with an antiquated and lagged sampling methodology, effectively "correcting" its data by removing the most persistent source of distortion.

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Czech National Bank lifted its position in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) by 5.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 81,422 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 4,038

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Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher on Thursday as we grind closer to the Christmas holiday, which is just a week off now. The song remains the same for the AI/Datacenter trade, and participants are finding it's going to be a bit tougher here at the end of the year than in the last... Here Are Thursday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Digital Realty, GE Vernova, Micron Technology, Merck and Co., Rivian, United Airlines, and More.