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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Natural gas price tumbles today on warmer forecasts, light storage draw; UNG, EQT slide

Natural gas price tumbles today on warmer forecasts, light storage draw; UNG, EQT slide

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:37 ET — Regular session U.S. natural gas futures slid nearly 7% on Wednesday, pulling the benchmark contract down to around $3.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in the middle of the New York trading day. The front month traded between $3.689 and $3.982. Investing.com The drop comes at a sensitive moment for the market. Winter demand can shift quickly, and traders have been reacting sharply to changes in short-term temperature forecasts as the calendar turns to January. Fresh storage data added to the bearish tone. The Energy Information Administration reported a 38 billion
31 December 2025
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AI stocks today: Nvidia, AMD tick higher as year-end trade turns cautious

AI stocks today: Nvidia, AMD tick higher as year-end trade turns cautious

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:40 ET — Regular session Nvidia rose about 0.6% and AMD was up about 0.5% in afternoon trading on Wednesday, while Microsoft, Broadcom and Meta Platforms edged lower as investors wound down the final U.S. session of 2025. Palantir and Super Micro Computer also traded in the red. The moves came as Wall Street drifted lower in holiday-thin trading, with investors focused on how much spending on AI infrastructure can translate into earnings in 2026. Markets are closed Thursday for New Year’s Day. Reuters The backdrop is a market that was propelled this year by
31 December 2025
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XRP price today: Ripple-linked token slips as year-end trading thins — key levels before 2026

XRP price today: Ripple-linked token slips as year-end trading thins — key levels before 2026

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:42 ET — Regular session XRP, the cryptocurrency tied to payments-focused blockchain firm Ripple, was down about 2.1% over the past 24 hours at $1.83 on Wednesday afternoon in New York. The token traded between $1.83 and $1.88, with about $1.72 billion of 24-hour volume, according to CoinMarketCap data. CoinMarketCap The late-year drift matters because liquidity is thinner across crypto and traditional markets, making prices more prone to abrupt swings. XRP has spent much of the session pinned just below $2, a level many short-term traders treat as a key marker. Risk appetite was muted
31 December 2025
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Bitcoin price today slips under $88,000 as year-end trade thins; Coinbase, miners mixed

Bitcoin price today slips under $88,000 as year-end trade thins; Coinbase, miners mixed

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:40 ET — Regular session Bitcoin slipped below $88,000 on Wednesday as trading remained thin into the end of the year and investors weighed the outlook for U.S. interest rates. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last down 0.7% at $87,753. Ether, the second-largest token, was little changed, up 0.1% at $2,974.81. The move matters now because bitcoin is headed for its first annual loss since 2022 after a sharp pullback in risk appetite late in the year. Trump Media and Technology Group said it will distribute a new digital token to shareholders, a sign of
31 December 2025
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Silver price today: SLV slides as year-end profit-taking hits the metal

Silver price today: SLV slides as year-end profit-taking hits the metal

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:35 ET — Regular session Shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a popular proxy for the metal, fell about 6% on Wednesday, tracking a sharp drop in silver prices on the final trading day of 2025. The move matters because silver-linked funds and miners are closing out a year of outsized gains with a burst of volatility, leaving investors sensitive to any shift in positioning. Traders also had to contend with higher futures “margins” — the cash collateral required to hold leveraged contracts — which can force selling when the bar rises. Reuters Spot silver
31 December 2025
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Gold price today slips as CME margin hike spurs profit-taking — GLD and gold stocks edge lower

Gold price today slips as CME margin hike spurs profit-taking — GLD and gold stocks edge lower

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:27 ET — Regular session Spot gold slid on Wednesday as year-end positioning and tighter trading conditions pressured bullion after a blockbuster run. Spot gold was down 0.6% at $4,321.63 an ounce by 12:26 p.m. ET, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery fell 1.1% to $4,335.40. Reuters The retreat matters now because it is being driven less by a single macro headline and more by how traders are managing risk into the close of the year. Prices have eased as traders booked profits after CME raised margins again on precious metal futures, Reuters reported.
31 December 2025
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S&P 500 edges down in thin year-end trade as jobless claims fall; Nike, Vanda jump

S&P 500 edges down in thin year-end trade as jobless claims fall; Nike, Vanda jump

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 1:26 PM ET — Regular session U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday in thin year-end trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 114.33 points, or 0.24%, to 48,252.73; the S&P 500 lost 16.62 points, or 0.24%, to 6,879.62; and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 51.05 points, or 0.22%, to 23,368.03. Reuters The drift lower on the last trading day of 2025 followed a run to record highs that left the major indexes on track to post double-digit gains for the year. Tech led the declines — with Microsoft and Apple among the biggest weights — and
31 December 2025
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Dow Jones slips in thin New Year’s Eve trade as Apple, Microsoft weigh; jobless claims surprise

Dow Jones slips in thin New Year’s Eve trade as Apple, Microsoft weigh; jobless claims surprise

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:26 ET — Regular session The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Wednesday, extending a late-December pullback as tech heavyweights weighed in thin New Year’s Eve trade. At 12:00 p.m. ET, the Dow fell 116.75 points, or 0.24%, to 48,243.94. Reuters The dip matters now because it comes in the final hours of 2025, when year-end rebalancing and lighter liquidity can magnify moves in headline indexes. U.S. stock markets are open for normal hours on Dec. 31 but shut on Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day, before reopening on Jan. 2. MarketWatch The Dow can
31 December 2025
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Boeing stock today slips as year-end trading thins, despite $8.6B Pentagon F-15 deal

Boeing stock today slips as year-end trading thins, despite $8.6B Pentagon F-15 deal

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:16 ET — Regular session Boeing shares were down about 0.4% at $217.61 in midday New York trading on Wednesday, underperforming only slightly in a subdued, year-end session. The move comes as Wall Street drifted lower in holiday-thin trading on the final session of 2025, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all modestly in the red at midday. “It’s perfectly fine in any bull market to have moments of cost,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, pointing to profit-taking when liquidity is low. Reuters For Boeing, the soft tone has kept the
31 December 2025
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INBS stock surges 160% as Intelligent Bio Solutions strikes manufacturing deal targeting 40% cost cuts

INBS stock surges 160% as Intelligent Bio Solutions strikes manufacturing deal targeting 40% cost cuts

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:04 ET — Regular session Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc shares surged on Wednesday after the company said it struck a new manufacturing partnership aimed at lowering costs for its fingerprint-based drug testing device. The stock was up $6.56, or about 160%, at $10.66 by 1:04 p.m. ET. Google The announcement matters now because Intelligent Bio is trying to improve its unit economics as it scales. The company said the partnership should drive annual production cost savings of more than 40%, translating to an expected improvement of about 20 percentage points in gross margin. Gross margin
31 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock rises in year-end trade as traders look to CES, Qubits 2026

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock rises in year-end trade as traders look to CES, Qubits 2026

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:14 ET — Regular session Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc (QBTS) rose about 2.5% to $26.90 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday, outpacing other U.S.-listed quantum-computing pure plays. The stock traded between $26.08 and $27.42 and had seen about 22 million shares change hands. IonQ, Rigetti Computing and Quantum Computing Inc were up less than 1% each. The move matters because quantum-computing stocks have become a high-beta pocket of tech, where shifts in risk appetite can show up quickly in prices. The final trading day of the year can also bring thinner liquidity, which tends
31 December 2025
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CoreWeave stock slides in year-end trade after insider sale filing puts CRWV back in focus

CoreWeave stock slides in year-end trade after insider sale filing puts CRWV back in focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:57 ET — Regular session CoreWeave (CRWV) shares fell 2.0% to $72.40 by 12:57 p.m. ET, after trading between $72.04 and $74.30 in the session. The move matters because CoreWeave remains a high-volatility play on artificial intelligence infrastructure, where investors have been quick to react to signals about insider selling and capital needs. SEC+1 Year-end positioning is adding another layer, with investors looking to lock in tax losses and rebalance portfolios in a market that can turn jumpy on thin liquidity. Business Insider A Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed
31 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell Friday after the company announced a $200 billion AI infrastructure plan for 2026, exceeding analyst expectations and reviving investor concerns about profitability. Combined 2026 capex flagged by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta now tops $630 billion. Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom shares surged on the news, while software and data firms remained under pressure.
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