Global markets are navigating a complex mix of trade policy uncertainty, surging commodity prices, and resilient equity performance as the year draws to a close. Washington signaled a pause — for now — in escalating trade measures against China’s semiconductor sector. At the same time, precious metals rallied to historic highs on geopolitical tensions and
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Wall Street closed higher for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining approximately 300 points to reach a fresh record high as investors welcomed weaker-than-expected inflation signals. The S&P 500 also hit an intraday record of 6,937 despite mixed breadth, though technology stocks like Nvidia pulled back sharply as
Markets tiptoed into Christmas with records on thin ice. US equities notched fresh highs in a shortened session, Japan saw a landmark private-equity exit under activist pressure, oil rebounded on growth optimism shadowed by geopolitics, and crypto remained stuck in holiday limbo. Precious metals quietly stole the spotlight as uncertainty lingered. Here’s what moved, and
Tesla’s profit mix is shifting toward its energy business, a trend one Seeking Alpha analysis argues supports a prudent buy-on-pullbacks stance at about a $1.63 trillion valuation. At the same time, Rivian shares have rebounded sharply to $21.38, but now confront three stacked resistance levels that may define the next move. According to Seeking Alpha
Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a powerful signal Wednesday when he spent nearly $3 million to nearly double his stake in Nike stock (NYSE: NKE), just one day after the athletic-wear company reported a devastatingly weak earnings report. The purchase, 50,000 shares at $58.97 each, marked Cook’s first-ever open market stock buy in his 20
Nvidia dropped $20 billion to acquire Groq, an artificial intelligence startup that’s been eating into Nvidia’s dominance in a crucial part of the AI market, a CNBC report said on Wednesday. It’s the chipmaker’s biggest deal ever, and it sends a clear message: Nvidia wants to control not just how AI models get trained, but
2025 has been a largely strong year for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $126,000 during the year, alongside the launch of several new altcoin-focused exchange-traded funds and the establishment of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve in the United States. The period was also marked by continued accumulation of Bitcoin by
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against three crypto asset trading platforms and four investment clubs that it claims defrauded U.S. retail victims out of roughly $14 million. According to a statement published earlier this week, Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co. Ltd., and Cirkor Inc. operated a fraudulent scheme alongside
The cryptocurrency space witnessed a major adoption curve in 2025, with mergers and acquisitions hitting a fresh record. Across the ecosystem, there were deals involving crypto exchanges, payments firms, blockchain platforms and publicly-traded entities. Many of these pursued deals aimed at fostering traction, expansion and product growth. Overall, crypto companies struck $8.6 billion in deals