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U.S. stock index futures edged higher before the first trading session of 2025,
with investors hoping a new political landscape and more interest rate cuts will
enliven corporate and economic performance. .N
** SoFi Technologies Inc SOFI.O :
BUZZ - Falls after KBW downgrades to 'underpeform' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NY0DZ
** VICI Properties Inc VICI.N :
BUZZ - Rises after Wedbush upgrades rating urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NY0GB
(Rajarshi Roy and Utkarsh Shetti)
((utkarshumesh.shetti@thomsonreuters.com))