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flag Wall Street nears record highs despite mixed results, boosted by strong earnings and a Netflix acquisition bid.

flag Wall Street edged near record highs Friday as the S&P 500 closed just 0.3% below its October peak, boosted by strong earnings from Ulta Beauty and Victoria’s Secret & Co., which surged 12.7% and 18% respectively. flag Warner Bros. flag Discovery rose 6.3% on news of Netflix’s $72 billion acquisition bid, though the deal faces regulatory hurdles. flag Netflix fell 2.9%, and Paramount Skydance dropped 9.8%. flag SoFi Technologies declined 6.1% after announcing a $1.5 billion stock offering. flag Markets held steady ahead of a likely Federal Reserve rate cut, with inflation at 2.8% and consumer expectations at a 2024 low of 4.1%. flag Treasury yields rose, and global markets were mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei falling amid a 3.0% annual drop in household spending.

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