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Stocks then continued to lose steam as it became clearer to investors that the Fed has little ability to lower rates next month.

What’s more heartening is that this month’s run-up adds juice to a stop-and-start reversal that began early this summer, but seemed to have lost steam in late October.

Here in Chicago, every coffee shop worth its salt now ladles out some steaming permutation of oat mush with a swirl of tahini or jam, SQIRL-style.

As existing-home sales remain on track to hit a 30-year low, home prices are losing steam due to years of tepid demand from home buyers.

Its new customer traction also continues to gain steam as revenue from its fabless artificial intelligence customer could rise significantly in 2026, she says.