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Duke Energy's EPS rose 7% YoY to $6.31, guiding 5-7% growth via $103B capex.

CMG stock down 30% on weak traffic; MCD up 10% with value meals. CMG tests $10-ish dinner deals.

BP halts buybacks, cuts capex to $13.5B, boosting cost cuts to $6.5B. Shares dip 4%.

Retail sales flat in Dec; furniture, clothing & electronics dip. Consumer spending worries rise.

Grocery staple prices hit record highs, but demand remains strong. Investors eye potential inflation hedges.

Silver rebounds to $81.50, BofA sees $309 by 2026! High volatility, but YTD +15%. Buy the dip?

Pound faces 3-5% plunge if Labour shifts left; gilt yields could jump 40-60 bps.