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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) Stock Surges as Silver Breaks $77: Latest News, Price Drivers, and 2026 Outlook

Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) Stock Surges as Silver Breaks $77: Latest News, Price Drivers, and 2026 Outlook

NEW YORK — As of 2:51 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open for a regular full session, despite the post‑Christmas “bridge day” feel and typically lighter holiday liquidity. Reuters Against that backdrop, Sprott Physical Silver Trust (NYSE Arca: PSLV)—a popular way to gain physical silver exposure in a brokerage account—has been moving sharply higher, tracking silver’s historic surge. Sprott’s own delayed market data showed PSLV around $25.55 earlier in the afternoon, up about 6.6% on the day, with heavy volume. Sprott The bigger engine under the hood: silver itself just blasted through record territory. Reuters
26 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock Slides as BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit — What News, Analysts, and the FCC Signal Next

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock Slides as BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit — What News, Analysts, and the FCC Signal Next

As of 3:16 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, the U.S. stock market is still in session — and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) is having one of those “space-stock” days where the price action looks less like a calm stroll and more like re-entry plasma. ASTS shares are trading at $71.46, down 8.44% on the day, after moving between $71.31 and $79.39. Volume is elevated at roughly 15.7 million shares with under an hour left before the closing bell. Meanwhile, the broader market is relatively steady: the S&P 500 proxy SPY is essentially flat, the
26 December 2025
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Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE: BBD) Stock Today: Live Price, Dividend Catalyst, and the 2026 Outlook as Markets Trade the Holiday Week

Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE: BBD) Stock Today: Live Price, Dividend Catalyst, and the 2026 Outlook as Markets Trade the Holiday Week

New York time check: It’s 2:28 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025. Banco Bradesco S.A.’s U.S.-listed ADR BBD is trading around $3.32 in today’s session, down about 1.2% from the prior close, with roughly 17 million shares traded so far—noticeable activity for a holiday-thinned tape.Bradesco’s preferred ADR BBDO is trading around $2.89, down about 2.0%. This matters because today’s price action is happening in a very specific market mood: U.S. stocks are hovering near record territory in quiet post‑Christmas trading, with the major indexes only slightly lower around midday. AP News+1 What’s moving BBD stock right
26 December 2025
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SoFi Stock (NASDAQ: SOFI) Today: Price Action, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Into 2026

SoFi Stock (NASDAQ: SOFI) Today: Price Action, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Into 2026

As of 2:49 p.m. in New York (ET) on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are back from the Christmas break in what’s typically lighter, more headline-sensitive trading. AP News SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SoFi, ticker SOFI) is trading in the thick of that holiday tape. At the latest available trade time (about 2:33 p.m. ET), SOFI shares were at $27.33, down $0.15 (-0.55%), after opening at $27.54 and trading in a $27.12–$27.53 range on roughly 17.1 million shares of volume. Today’s market backdrop: light volume, “Santa rally” scrutiny, and why it matters for SOFI Midday, major U.S. indexes were mixed
26 December 2025
Palantir (PLTR) Stock Today: Shares Slip in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Navy “ShipOS” Deal and AI Data‑Center Push Keep 2026 in Focus

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Today: Shares Slip in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Navy “ShipOS” Deal and AI Data‑Center Push Keep 2026 in Focus

NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2025, 3:10 p.m. ET.Wall Street is doing that end‑of‑year thing where it technically trades, but with the vibe of a half-lit office. U.S. indexes have hovered near record territory in light post‑Christmas volume, with investors watching interest-rate expectations and positioning into the final trading days of 2025. Investing.com+2AP News+2 In that backdrop, Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) is seeing a familiar cocktail of profit‑taking, headline‑driven swings, and valuation debate—even as the company continues to stack up defense-adjacent wins and AI‑infrastructure partnerships. Palantir stock price right now As of the latest available quote during today’s session,
26 December 2025
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IREN Limited Stock Today: IREN Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Financing Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

IREN Limited Stock Today: IREN Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Financing Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

New York time check: It’s 3:08 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025 in New York, and U.S. markets are still open with less than an hour to the closing bell. IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) is trading in a classic year-end tug-of-war: AI-infrastructure optimism vs. crypto-linked volatility, all in a holiday-thinned tape where price swings can look louder than the underlying news. As of 3:08 p.m. ET, IREN stock is at $40.93, down about 2.5% from the prior close, after moving between $39.53 and $42.80 on the day with roughly 15.6 million shares traded. The market backdrop right now The
26 December 2025
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Gold Price Surges Past $4,500 in 2025 as ETF Inflows Roar Back — What’s Driving the Rally and the 2026 Outlook

Gold Price Surges Past $4,500 in 2025 as ETF Inflows Roar Back — What’s Driving the Rally and the 2026 Outlook

Gold’s 2025 run has turned into a full-blown stampede—capped by a late-December surge that pushed bullion to fresh all-time highs and pulled the rest of the precious-metals complex along for the ride. On December 26, spot gold hit record territory above $4,500 an ounce, while silver vaulted beyond $77—milestones that underscore just how unusual this year has been for metals markets. Reuters reported spot gold around $4,531 after an intraday record near $4,550, with silver jumping to the $77 handle amid thin year-end liquidity and rising safe-haven demand. Reuters This is no longer just a “crisis hedge” story. Analysts and
26 December 2025
PNB Flags ₹2,434 Crore SREI Loan Fraud to RBI: What the Exchange Filing Reveals, the KPMG Forensic Audit Trail, and What Happens Next

PNB Flags ₹2,434 Crore SREI Loan Fraud to RBI: What the Exchange Filing Reveals, the KPMG Forensic Audit Trail, and What Happens Next

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported a ₹2,434 crore “borrowal fraud” to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), linking the case to the erstwhile promoters of two SREI Group entities—SREI Equipment Finance Ltd (SEFL) and SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd (SIFL)—in a disclosure made to stock exchanges after market hours on Friday, December 26, 2025. The Economic Times+2NDTV Profit+2 The headline number is large, but the filing also contains a key reassurance for investors: PNB says it has already made 100% provisioning for the reported outstanding amounts, indicating no incremental hit to its financials from the disclosure itself. The Financial Express+1
26 December 2025
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Falls in Post‑Christmas Trading After $816M Space Force Contract: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Falls in Post‑Christmas Trading After $816M Space Force Contract: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (2:32 p.m. ET). Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is having a volatile “re-entry” day on Wall Street. In early afternoon New York trading, shares were down about 7% to roughly $71.67 (delayed quote updated at 2:17 p.m. ET), pulling back after a powerful December run that recently pushed the stock to fresh highs. FinancialContent The timing matters: U.S. markets reopened after the Christmas holiday into a thin-volume, year-end tape, with major indexes hovering near record levels but slightly lower midday. AP News+1 And unlike the half-day session on Christmas Eve, NYSE and Nasdaq
26 December 2025
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Nike Stock (NKE) Today: Tim Cook’s $3M Buy Lifts Shares as Wall Street Weighs Tariffs, China Weakness, and a Slow Turnaround

Nike Stock (NKE) Today: Tim Cook’s $3M Buy Lifts Shares as Wall Street Weighs Tariffs, China Weakness, and a Slow Turnaround

NEW YORK — As of 3:01 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) shares are trading around $60.52, up about 0.9% on the day. Nike’s move is unfolding in a light, post-Christmas trading session with the major U.S. indexes hovering near record territory and showing limited conviction either way—typical of late-December tape, when liquidity can thin and single-stock catalysts matter more. Reuters What’s different for Nike this week: a rare, high-profile insider signal from Apple CEO Tim Cook, paired with fresh debate about whether CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround plan is gaining traction—or simply getting more expensive.
26 December 2025
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Chernobyl Radiation Shield Damaged: IAEA Says New Safe Confinement Lost Key Safety Function After Drone Strike — Repairs Could Take Years

Chernobyl Radiation Shield Damaged: IAEA Says New Safe Confinement Lost Key Safety Function After Drone Strike — Repairs Could Take Years

A decade-long international effort to “cap” the world’s most infamous nuclear disaster site is now facing a daunting reality: the massive steel arch built to contain the remains of Chernobyl’s destroyed Reactor 4 can no longer fully do the job it was designed for. In early December 2025, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the New Safe Confinement (NSC) — the giant protective shelter over the reactor — has lost its primary safety functions, including its confinement capability, after sustaining damage from a drone strike earlier this year. While the IAEA says there has been no permanent damage to
26 December 2025
NuScale Power (SMR) Stock Slides in Post‑Christmas Trading: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Next

NuScale Power (SMR) Stock Slides in Post‑Christmas Trading: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Next

New York — As of 2:35 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) shares are trading around $15.04, down about $1.05 (roughly 6.5%) on the day. The drop is landing in a broader market that’s notably quiet after the Christmas holiday. Midday, the S&P 500 was slightly lower (down about 0.1%), with similarly modest moves in the Dow and Nasdaq—classic thin-liquidity conditions where high-volatility names can swing harder than usual. AP News Today is also a normal, full trading session for U.S. equities (after the early close on Christmas Eve and the Christmas Day shutdown),
26 December 2025
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First Majestic Silver Corp (AG) Stock Today: Del Toro Mine Sale, Santa Elena Drill Results, and Silver’s Record Rally

First Majestic Silver Corp (AG) Stock Today: Del Toro Mine Sale, Santa Elena Drill Results, and Silver’s Record Rally

NEW YORK — As of 2:40 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open in a light, post-Christmas session. Reuters In that backdrop, First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) shares were trading around $17.37, up about 0.9% on the day, after moving between $16.98 and $18.05 with heavy volume (about 17.1 million shares). The broader tape has been relatively steady—SPY (S&P 500 proxy) was roughly flat while QQQ (Nasdaq-100 proxy) was modestly higher—typical of a holiday-thinned session where commodity-linked names can swing more dramatically than the indices. Reuters What’s making AG especially watchable right now is the
26 December 2025
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Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Stock Slides in Holiday Trading as Quantum Rally Cools — Latest Price, News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Stock Slides in Holiday Trading as Quantum Rally Cools — Latest Price, News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch

NEW YORK — As of 2:24 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open for regular trading, and Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGTI) is back in the spotlight after a volatile holiday-week swing. RGTI stock price today (live session update) Rigetti shares were $22.55 in the afternoon session, down $1.96 (-8.0%) from the prior close. The stock opened at $24.37, hit an intraday high of $24.51, and traded as low as $22.52. Volume was about 19.1 million shares by the latest update. The broader tape looks more “mixed-to-flat” than risk-on: SPY was essentially unchanged, QQQ modestly higher,
26 December 2025
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Intel Stock Today (NASDAQ: INTC): Nvidia’s 18A Signal, U.S. Stake Tailwinds, and What to Watch Into the Next Session

Intel Stock Today (NASDAQ: INTC): Nvidia’s 18A Signal, U.S. Stake Tailwinds, and What to Watch Into the Next Session

New York time check: It is Friday, December 26, 2025, and the current time in New York is about 2:23 p.m. ET. Intel shares are trading in the middle of an unusual year-end backdrop: post‑Christmas, thinner liquidity, and U.S. indexes hovering near record territory as investors rotate back toward AI-linked themes. Reuters+2MarketWatch+2 As of the latest available trade in this session, Intel (INTC) is around $36.21, up about 0.19% on the day. That small move hides a bigger reality: Intel’s story into 2026 is less about “PC demand is up/down this quarter” and more about whether the company can convert
26 December 2025
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MARA Holdings (MARA) Stock Falls as Bitcoin Pulls Back: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

MARA Holdings (MARA) Stock Falls as Bitcoin Pulls Back: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

New York (ET) — Friday, December 26, 2025, 2:11 p.m. MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) is trading lower in Friday’s session as crypto-linked equities remain sensitive to Bitcoin’s day-to-day mood swings—and to a growing list of company-specific catalysts, from power strategy to potential index-rule changes. As of early afternoon in New York, MARA stock is down about 3.5% at roughly $9.59, after trading between $9.46 and $10.07 with volume above 20 million shares. At the same time, Bitcoin is modestly lower (down about 1%) near $87,268, setting a cautious tone for the sector. Meanwhile, the broader U.S. equity market looks
26 December 2025
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January 2026 Pension Payment Dates: Why Some Retirees Will See “Late” Transfers in France—While Guinea’s CNSS Paid Early

January 2026 Pension Payment Dates: Why Some Retirees Will See “Late” Transfers in France—While Guinea’s CNSS Paid Early

As 2025 turns into 2026, pension payment timing is becoming a major talking point—especially for retirees planning budgets right after the holiday season. In France, New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1, 2026) is a public holiday, and several pension funds do not process transfers on holidays or weekends. The result: some payments that people “expect” on the 1st will be initiated later, and the money may not appear in bank accounts until several days after that. JDN+2Agirc-Arrco+2 At the same time, in Guinea, the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) took the opposite approach—bringing forward January 2026 pension payments to Tuesday,
26 December 2025
American Airlines (AAL) Stock Slips in Post‑Christmas Trade: Winter Storm Cancellations, Loyalty Shake‑Up, and Wall Street’s 2026 Bull Case

American Airlines (AAL) Stock Slips in Post‑Christmas Trade: Winter Storm Cancellations, Loyalty Shake‑Up, and Wall Street’s 2026 Bull Case

NEW YORK — As of 2:15 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are in the thick of a holiday-thinned session, and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is trading lower as investors weigh near-term operational disruption against a longer-term turnaround narrative. AAL stock price today: where shares are trading now American Airlines shares were at $15.385, down $0.295 (-1.88%) in midday trading. The stock’s intraday range has been $15.31 to $15.69, with about 20.8 million shares traded so far—active for a year-end session where liquidity can be patchy. For context, major U.S. airline peers were also modestly lower
26 December 2025
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Coupang Stock (CPNG) Surges After Cybersecurity Update — Live Market Context, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Coupang Stock (CPNG) Surges After Cybersecurity Update — Live Market Context, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 1:59 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open for a full post‑Christmas trading session (core hours 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET). New York Stock Exchange+1 In that thin, end‑of‑year tape, Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG) is the headline mover: shares are up about 9% intraday, trading around $24.84 near early afternoon, after a company update helped calm investor fears around a high‑profile cybersecurity incident. Investopedia+1 Below is what’s driving the move, what the company has disclosed to regulators, how Wall Street is modeling the stock, and what to watch into the
26 December 2025
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D‑Wave Quantum Stock (QBTS) Falls Nearly 10% Midday: What’s Driving Today’s Move, CES 2026 Catalyst, and Wall Street Forecasts

D‑Wave Quantum Stock (QBTS) Falls Nearly 10% Midday: What’s Driving Today’s Move, CES 2026 Catalyst, and Wall Street Forecasts

New York time check: It is 1:58 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025—and the U.S. stock market is open. D‑Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is having a sharp down session after a volatile holiday week for quantum-computing names. The latest exchange update shows QBTS trading around $24.82, down roughly $2.71 (about ‑9.8%) on the day, after an intraday high near $27.79 and low around $24.80 on elevated volume (about 23.2 million shares at the time of the quote). The broader tape is comparatively calm: SPY is modestly lower while QQQ is roughly flat-to-slightly higher, and IWM (small caps) is
26 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
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