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CB&I to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions: 3,000 Jobs, Aberdeen Hub, and a Q1 2026 Target Close

CB&I to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions: 3,000 Jobs, Aberdeen Hub, and a Q1 2026 Target Close

ABERDEEN, Scotland / THE WOODLANDS, Texas (Dec. 24, 2025) — CB&I has agreed to acquire Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business in a Christmas Eve deal that both companies say will secure the future of a major operations, maintenance, and decommissioning provider serving onshore and offshore energy assets. The transaction is expected to bring roughly 3,000 Petrofac employees into CB&I when it closes, currently targeted for the first quarter of 2026, subject to creditor approvals anticipated by the end of January 2026. CB&I+2Petrofac+2 The acquisition is significant not only for its workforce impact, but for what it signals about the North Sea’s
24 December 2025
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Bitcoin price today (Dec. 24, 2025): BTC hovers near $87,000 as ETF outflows and holiday-thin liquidity keep $90K ceiling intact

Bitcoin price today (Dec. 24, 2025): BTC hovers near $87,000 as ETF outflows and holiday-thin liquidity keep $90K ceiling intact

Bitcoin is ending Christmas Eve in familiar territory: range-bound, slightly softer, and still struggling to reclaim the psychological $90,000 level. On Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $86,800–$87,200, down roughly 0.8% on the day, with prices oscillating inside a tight band as liquidity thins into the holidays. The day’s trading range sat roughly between $86,700 and $88,200, underscoring the market’s current “small moves, big meaning” vibe. The message from today’s headlines is consistent across market coverage: Bitcoin isn’t collapsing—but it also isn’t convincing anyone that a year-end “Santa rally” is back on the menu. A mix of ETF
24 December 2025
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Silver Price Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Silver Hits Record Near $73 as Fed Cut Bets and a Weaker Dollar Supercharge the Rally

Silver Price Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Silver Hits Record Near $73 as Fed Cut Bets and a Weaker Dollar Supercharge the Rally

Dec. 24, 2025 — Silver is ending 2025 with the kind of price action that makes even seasoned metals traders double-check their screens. The silver price today surged to fresh all-time highs, pushing deeper into record territory during a holiday-thinned session as investors leaned hard into the precious-metals trade on rate-cut expectations, a softer U.S. dollar, and elevated geopolitical and trade tensions. Reuters Spot silver briefly hit about $72.70 per ounce at the day’s peak, and later traded around the low-$72 range in global trading. Reuters+1 Silver price today: the latest spot and futures levels Silver’s “headline” move on December
24 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Nvidia, Meta, ServiceNow, and the Data-Center Boom Collide With Chip Tariffs and Holiday Trading

AI Stocks Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Nvidia, Meta, ServiceNow, and the Data-Center Boom Collide With Chip Tariffs and Holiday Trading

December 24, 2025 — AI stocks are heading into a holiday-thinned session with a familiar mix of rocket fuel and risk: mega-cap momentum, semiconductor geopolitics, a rapidly financialized data-center buildout, and regulators probing how AI services are distributed on dominant platforms. With U.S. markets closing early on Christmas Eve (1 p.m. ET for NYSE and Nasdaq) and reopening after the holiday, investors are balancing “Santa Claus rally” optimism against headline-driven volatility that can hit harder when liquidity is thin. Barron’s Christmas Eve market setup: early close, thin volume, and AI leadership Christmas Eve is an early-close session for U.S. equities,
24 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today (Dec. 24, 2025): DJIA Futures Ease Ahead of Christmas Eve Early Close

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 24, 2025): DJIA Futures Ease Ahead of Christmas Eve Early Close

Wall Street is heading into a holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) coming off a solid pre-holiday push—while traders juggle an upbeat U.S. growth picture, stubborn inflation signals, and eye-popping commodity moves that keep grabbing headlines. In plain English: the Dow has momentum, but today’s tape may be thin, jumpy, and headline-sensitive—the kind of session where a few large trades can look like “a trend” even when it’s mostly just holiday liquidity evaporating. Where the Dow Jones stands heading into today The Dow closed the most recent full session higher, rising 79.73 points (0.2%) to
24 December 2025
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Gold Price Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Spot Gold Smashes $4,500 to a Fresh Record as Safe‑Haven Demand SurgesGoldGold Price Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Spot Gold Smashes $4,500 to a Fresh Record as Safe‑Haven Demand Surges

Gold Price Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Spot Gold Smashes $4,500 to a Fresh Record as Safe‑Haven Demand SurgesGoldGold Price Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Spot Gold Smashes $4,500 to a Fresh Record as Safe‑Haven Demand Surges

Gold price today is making history on December 24, 2025. Spot gold pushed through the psychologically important $4,500-per-ounce level for the first time, setting a new all-time high before easing back as traders navigated thin Christmas Eve liquidity and a year-end rush into “hard” assets. Reuters By early Wednesday trading, spot gold hit a record $4,525.19 per ounce and later traded around $4,481.90 (as of 08:03 GMT in Reuters’ report), while U.S. gold futures (February) hovered near $4,509.20. Reuters The rally isn’t happening in isolation. Silver, platinum, and even palladium are joining what one major report described as a broad
24 December 2025
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Barclays PLC Stock (LSE: BARC) Near 52-Week High as Buyback Continues: News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 24, 2025)

Barclays PLC Stock (LSE: BARC) Near 52-Week High as Buyback Continues: News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 24, 2025)

Barclays PLC shares are ending 2025 with a distinctly bullish signature: the stock is trading around fresh 52‑week highs, while the bank keeps retiring shares through an active buyback program. On 24 December 2025, Barclays published a new “Transaction in own shares” announcement detailing another round of repurchases and cancellations—an update that matters because buybacks can steadily lift per‑share metrics (like EPS) even when headline profits aren’t exploding. TradingView Holiday trading conditions are also part of the story. With markets operating on reduced schedules and thinner liquidity around Christmas, even routine corporate updates can have an outsized impact on sentiment—especially
24 December 2025
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DCC Plc Stock Update (24 Dec 2025): £600m Tender Offer Buyback Completed, FTSE Index Changes Take Effect, and Analysts Forecast Upside

DCC Plc Stock Update (24 Dec 2025): £600m Tender Offer Buyback Completed, FTSE Index Changes Take Effect, and Analysts Forecast Upside

DCC Plc stock (LSE: DCC) is trading into Christmas Eve with investors digesting a major capital return and the knock-on effects for index positioning. As of 08:17 GMT on 24 December 2025, DCC shares were at 4,726.00p, down 0.21% on the day, with the data flagged as delayed intraday pricing. FT Markets The bigger story sitting behind the day-to-day tick: DCC has just completed a £600 million tender offer buyback, cancelling roughly 12% of its issued share capital (excluding treasury), and FTSE Russell’s “shares in issue” updates are effective from the start of trading today (24 Dec 2025) across several
24 December 2025
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Nat++West Group Plc Stock (NWG): Buyback Momentum, Evelyn Partners Deal Watch, and What Forecasts Say as of 24 December 2025

Nat++West Group Plc Stock (NWG): Buyback Momentum, Evelyn Partners Deal Watch, and What Forecasts Say as of 24 December 2025

NatWest Group plc stock (LSE: NWG) is heading into the Christmas break sitting close to its best levels in years, with investors balancing three big forces: an ongoing £750 million share buyback, a potential move in UK wealth management via the Evelyn Partners sale process, and a UK interest-rate environment that’s turning more supportive for borrowers—but trickier for bank margins. SEC+2Reuters+2 In holiday-thinned trading on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, NatWest shares were around the 647p level, after touching an intraday high above 651p earlier in the session, according to widely used market data feeds. Investing.com+1 Below is a comprehensive, up-to-date
24 December 2025
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Glencore plc Stock (LON:GLEN) News and Forecasts on Dec. 24, 2025: Chevron Singapore Refinery Bid Talk, Analyst Targets, and Copper Tailwinds

Glencore plc Stock (LON:GLEN) News and Forecasts on Dec. 24, 2025: Chevron Singapore Refinery Bid Talk, Analyst Targets, and Copper Tailwinds

Glencore plc shares are ending 2025 with a familiar cocktail of catalysts: big-commodity price momentum, fresh deal chatter in energy, and a steady drumbeat of broker target updates. On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the stock’s story is less about a single headline and more about how Glencore’s “two-engine” model—mining + marketing/trading—keeps producing investable plot twists even on a holiday-thinned session. The most immediate spark today: reports that Japan’s Eneos is leading the bidding for Chevron’s stake in a Singapore refinery, with commodities traders including Glencore expected to submit bids for Chevron’s 50% holding. Reuters Below is what’s driving Glencore stock
24 December 2025
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GSK plc Stock: Latest News, Share Price Today, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (December 24, 2025)

GSK plc Stock: Latest News, Share Price Today, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (December 24, 2025)

GSK plc (LSE: GSK / NYSE: GSK) is heading into the year-end stretch with an unusually busy mix of policy headlines, regulatory wins, and capital-return updates—exactly the kind of combo that can make a “defensive” pharma stock behave a little less like a sleepy utility and a little more like… well, a stock that has catalysts. On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), liquidity is thinner than usual because both the London and U.S. markets run shortened hours. The London Stock Exchange closes early at 12:30 p.m. UK time, and the NYSE/Nasdaq close early at 1:00 p.m. ET. MoneyWeek+1 Below
24 December 2025
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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price on 24 December 2025: Latest News, 2026 Forecasts, Dividend Outlook and Key Risks

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price on 24 December 2025: Latest News, 2026 Forecasts, Dividend Outlook and Key Risks

Lloyds Banking Group plc stock is heading into the Christmas break with a familiar mix of momentum and mystery: the share price is hovering just below the psychologically loud £1 level, but the 2026 outlook still hinges on one giant unresolved storyline—UK motor finance redress—plus the quieter, slow-burn question of what falling interest rates do to a bank that’s famously UK-heavy. As of 24 December 2025, Lloyds shares were trading around 97.5p, near the top of their 52‑week range (roughly 52p–98p). Investing.com That puts the stock within touching distance of the “penny stock no more?” narrative that’s been building through
24 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

7 February 2026
South32 shares fell 4.1% to A$4.41 Friday as Australian miners dropped in the worst ASX session since April 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 2%, erasing almost A$70 billion in value. South32’s half-year results and interim dividend decision are set for Feb. 12. Markets reopen Monday with investors watching for further volatility.
Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
Wesfarmers shares closed down 1.33% at A$85.04 on Friday, following a sharp drop in the S&P/ASX 200, which fell 2% for its steepest one-day loss in 10 months. Investors are watching for Australia’s household spending data next week and Wesfarmers’ half-year results due Feb. 19.
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