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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The price of bond market data has risen by half over the past five years, which could prompt some users to quit the market.

By David French (Reuters) – All three Wall Street benchmarks ended higher on Wednesday, rising for a fourth straight session after a turbulent start to the year, aided by upbeat.

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com — U.S. stock markets fell sharply at the opening on Thursday, pulled down by a slump in Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) stock after its disappointing earnings update.

By Elizabeth Culliford and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) owner Meta Platforms Inc’s shares plunged more than 20% late on Wednesday after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected.

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar found a footing in Asia on Thursday, pausing the week’s slide as a slump in tech and social media stocks soured appetite.

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than a dozen former senior U.S. national security officials have pressed congressional leaders to quickly pass legislation to boost technology funding, calling it “critical”.

By Nivedita Balu and Danielle Kaye (Reuters) – The holidays were a gift to Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc’s Google, quarterly results showed. Next up: Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) owner Meta Platforms Inc. Alphabet’s.

By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – More robots joined the U.S. workforce last year than ever before, taking on jobs from plucking bottles and cans off conveyor belts at trash recycling.

Investing.com – Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) reported on Wednesday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Marathon Petroleum announced earnings per share of $1.3 on revenue of $35.61B..

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) is pursuing mergers with rivals in multiple European markets, spurred on by more favourable signals from regulators who have realised the value.