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Super Micro Receives Extension From Nasdaq Until February

(Bloomberg) -- Super Micro Computer Inc. said Nasdaq Inc. has granted the company additional time to become compliant with listing rules, easing the near-term risk that the embattled server maker would be delisted.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectSuper Micro said it received a letter Friday from Nasdaq a

Apollo and Workday to Join S&P 500 After Index Rebalancing

(Bloomberg) -- Apollo Global Management Inc. has been added to the S&P 500 index in the latest quarterly weighting change, joining alternative asset manager Blackstone Inc. on the world’s most-watched equity gauge. Workday Inc. has been included too.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectThe two companies will

Wall Street adds to stock, rate cut bets after 'Thanksgiving buffet' jobs data

BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced as investors raised their bets on the prospect of a U.S. interest rate cut this month after payrolls data showed strong job growth in November, while the euro dipped against the dollar as political turmoil gripped France. Futures markets put an 85% chance on the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting rates by 25 basis points at its Dec. 17-18 meeting after the data, compared with 68% earlier in the session. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 227,000 jobs last month after rising an upwardly revised 36,000 in October, in a month hit by hurricanes and strikes.

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs; Lululemon gains, data supports rate cut view

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose to record closing highs on Friday following upbeat forecasts from Lululemon Athletica and other companies and as U.S. jobs data fueled expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this month. The Dow finished lower, as a 5.1% drop in UnitedHealth Group shares weighed on the index. The S&P 500 consumer discretionary index rose 2.4% to hit an all-time closing high.