A major trend holding back Wall Street could reverse itself in 2024

View in Browser December 20, 2023 Dow 37,082.00 1.27% S&P 500 4,698.35 1.47% NASDAQ 14,777.94 1.50% Last updated December 20 at 4:59 PM ET     A major trend holding back Wall Street could reverse itself in 2024 Dealmaking is the bread and butter of Wall Street – but by some accounts this has been the worst year for mergers and acquisitions in about a decade. Initial public offerings have also suffered.    Read full article   Why the Dow just tumbled about 500 points after nearly hitting a record What. Just. Happened?    Read full article   Hermes billionaire heir wants to bequeath fortune to his gardener A descendant of Europe's richest family has reportedly begun a process to adopt his middle-aged gardener, planning to leave him at least half of his roughly €12 billion ($13 billion) fortune.    Read full article   Make of popular gift cards sued over their weak security features nComm Financial Services, a Georgia-based company that makes many of the popular gift cards sold in stores and its partner banks are facing a lawsuit filed by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu alleging some of their cards aren't as secure as they can be.    Read full article   Harvard president's corrections do not address her most clear instances of plagiarism, including as a student in the 1990s Harvard's recent correction of two academic papers written by Harvard's president did not address even clearer examples of plagiarism from earlier in Claudine Gay's academic history at the school, according to a CNN analysis of her writings.    Read full article   Hybrid cars in six different styles For years, it seemed like electric cars were the hot new thing and hybrid cars were just a boring half-step. Hybrid sales barely grew while EV sales took off.    Read full article   Today's movers EBON 12.48 48.06% Ebang International Holdings, Inc. Class A LQDA 10.70 35.70% Liquidia Corporation PUYI 3.65 25.00% Puyi, Inc. Sponsored ADR MSAI 2.62 61.58% Sportsmap Tech Acquisition Corp. BLUE 1.32 45.68% bluebird bio, Inc. VSTE 7.58 36.78% Vast Renewables Limited Last updated December 20 at 4:00 PM ET Have feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Send your questions and feedback to marketsnow@cnn.com MARKETS NOW You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from Markets Now.   No longer want to receive these updates? Unsubscribe. Interested in more? See all of our newsletters.   Create CNN Account | Listen to CNN Audio | Download the CNN App    ® © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303