Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning and afternoon.

Good morning. Today is Thursday, December 28th, and I'm your host for today,

Rina Sherbal, filling in for Julie Morgan.

Our top stories, Apple Watch Band

paused by Appeals Court, crypto-related names,

extend gains, and Alibaba fails to get suit dismissed.

In the US on Wednesday, all three major indexes ended higher,

as expectations mounted that the Fed will cut interest rates

as soon as next March.

Traders took the riding momentum of a year-end

rally amid easing US Treasury yields and positive domestic economic data ahead

of Friday's final trading day in the year. Early Thursday, stock index futures were mixed with traders finally getting some macro

data on which to trade.

NASDAQ 100 futures were up 0.3%, S&P futures were up 0.2% and Dow futures were down slightly.

Traders are awaiting jobless claims and pending home sales data on Thursday for further

guidance.

Rates were higher.

The 10-year treasure yield rose three basis points

to 3.82%.

The two-year yield rose two basis points

to 4.26%.

Looking at some of Thursday's biggest stock movers, shares of companies in the crypto industry

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