From the stunning surge of the 'Magnificent 7' stocks to bitcoin's shock rebound, here are 8 of 2023's wildest markets stories

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A Brinks armored truck sits parked in front of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse in March was one of the defining markets stories of 2023.

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3 reasons countries around the world want to break up with the dollar

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A few key outside factors are chipping away at the US dollar's dominance in global trade.
A few key outside factors are chipping away at the US dollar's dominance in global trade.

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Elon Musk really, really hates running a public company

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Rates on the most popular US home loan drop to the lowest in 6 months

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Interest-only mortgages were much more strictly regulated after the financial crisis, but now higher-income borrowers are turning to them as home prices stay high.

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Mortgage rates could fall below 5% next year, emboldening US consumers and allowing banks to 're-liquify,' Fundstrat's Tom Lee says

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Mortgage rates could fall as low as 4.75% next year, according to Fundstrat's head of research Tom Lee.

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Homebuyers react more to changes in mortgage rates than actual rates, Compass CEO says

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The Fed is bad at communicating and it's confusing people, says El-Erian

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Economist Mohamed El-Erian (left) and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell headshot composite.
Economist Mohamed El-Erian and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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The Fed may be forced to 'reverse course' if it appeases markets with big rate cuts, Mohamed El-Erian says

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Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz appears on a segment of
Mohamed El-Erian.

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Billionaire investor David Rubenstein says he doesn't think there'll be a recession in the next few quarters even amid the Fed's rate cut signal

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David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman at Carlyle Group.
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman at Carlyle Group.

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CHART OF THE DAY: There will be 152 rate cuts next year from central banks around the world, Bank of America says

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