BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Boeing, US banks, Flagstar Financial

Wall Street's main indexes were set to start the last trading session of 2024 slightly higher, continuing their bull run from more than two years ago on signs of post-pandemic economic resilience, hopes of lower borrowing costs and AI boost. .N

** Vacasa Inc VCSA.O: BUZZ - Needham downgrades Vacasa to 'hold' nL4N3NW09O

** VeriSign Inc VRSN.O: BUZZ - Rises after Berkshire boosts stake again nL4N3NW0E5

** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O: ** Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O: ** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O: ** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA.O: BUZZ - 'To the moon:' bitcoin more than doubles in 2024, crypto stocks mixed nL4N3NW0DF

** Verastem Inc VSTM.O: BUZZ - Jumps as FDA grants priority review for ovarian cancer combo therapy nL4N3NW0F8

** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N: ** Humana Inc HUM.N: ** CVS Health Corp CVS.N: ** Centene Corp CNC.N: BUZZ - Health insurers set to end another year with losses nL4N3NW0GD

** Boeing Co BA.N: BUZZ - Set to be Dow's worst performer in turbulent year nL4N3NW0G1

** JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N: ** $Bank of America Corp(BAC-N)$ BAC.N: ** Wells Fargo WFC.N: BUZZ - Crisis averted: Top US banks surge in 2024 on rate cuts, revival in deal-making nL4N3NW0FL

** Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N: ** Williams Companies Inc WMB.N: ** Kinder Morgan Inc KMI.N: ** ONEOK Inc OKE.N: BUZZ - U.S. pipeline operators rise in 2024 nL4N3NW0H6

** McDonald's Corp MCD.N: ** Yum Brands Inc YUM.N: ** Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ.N: ** Wendy's Co WEN.O: BUZZ - US fast food chains grapple with value wars, weak demand in 2024 nL4N3NW0I6

** Sangamo Therapeutics Inc SGMO.O: BUZZ - Plunges after Pfizer terminates partnership nL4N3NW0HY

** Kazia Therapeutics Ltd KZIA.O: BUZZ - Falls after US FDA says cancer drug cannot be granted accelerated approval nL4N3NW0IL

** Flagstar Financial Inc FLG.N:

BUZZ - Rocky 2024 leads to $3.6 bln loss in market capitalization nL4N3NW0IC

(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)

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