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Natural Gas Price Outlook: Henry Hub Futures Rally, Winter Weather Signals Shift, and EIA Storage Timing Matters for the Next U.S. Stock Market Session

Natural Gas Price Outlook: Henry Hub Futures Rally, Winter Weather Signals Shift, and EIA Storage Timing Matters for the Next U.S. Stock Market Session

NEW YORK — As of 5:05 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges have finished the day’s regular session and are now in the post-close window. AP News Natural gas, however, is still setting up the next trade. Even after a quiet, low-volume post‑Christmas equity session, the energy tape is delivering plenty for investors to digest: cold‑weather risk is back in forecasts, LNG exports remain structurally important, and the next EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report is scheduled for Monday, December 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET—a timing detail that can reshape pre‑market and midday positioning going into
26 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Inference Deal, Big Tech Capex Signals, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

AI Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Inference Deal, Big Tech Capex Signals, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — 5:05 p.m. ET, Friday, December 26, 2025. U.S. markets have just wrapped up a light, post-Christmas session, and the “AI trade” is ending the year with the same story investors have been living with since 2023: enormous opportunity, enormous spending, and a growing debate over who captures the profits in 2026. New York Stock Exchange+1 Wall Street closed nearly flat on thin volume, but the details mattered for AI stocks: Nvidia gained after announcing a Groq-related inference technology move, while investors continued to digest a widening set of crosscurrents—rate-cut expectations, capital spending plans, and signs of rotation
26 December 2025
XRP Price Today Holds Near $1.85 as Wall Street Closes Near Record Highs: Ripple’s Bank Charter, XRP ETF Flows, and the Fed Outlook Investors Are Watching

XRP Price Today Holds Near $1.85 as Wall Street Closes Near Record Highs: Ripple’s Bank Charter, XRP ETF Flows, and the Fed Outlook Investors Are Watching

As of 5:04 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, XRP is trading around $1.85, down about 1% over the past 24 hours, with roughly $2.4B in 24-hour trading volume and a market cap near $112B. CoinMarketCap That timing matters: U.S. stocks have finished the regular session, and the market is now in the post-close stretch (after-hours in many names, but the main cash session is done). Crypto, of course, keeps trading—meaning XRP can continue reacting tonight and through the weekend to macro headlines, ETF flow chatter, and liquidity conditions even while the NYSE is dark. Wall
26 December 2025
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Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Holds Near $87K After Wall Street Close as ETF Outflows and $23B Options Expiry Keep Volatility Elevated

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Holds Near $87K After Wall Street Close as ETF Outflows and $23B Options Expiry Keep Volatility Elevated

New York — As of 5:04 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, Bitcoin is trading around $87,438, down about 0.5% on the day, after swinging between roughly $86,670 and $89,416. The timing matters: U.S. stocks just finished a muted, post-Christmas session near record levels, and the New York Stock Exchange’s core trading window (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET) is now closed—meaning spot Bitcoin ETFs and many institutional “on-ramps” to BTC are offline until the next session, even though Bitcoin itself continues to trade around the clock. New York Stock Exchange+1 Below is what’s driving Bitcoin price action late
26 December 2025
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Silver Price Today: Spot Silver Hits Fresh Record Near $79 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets and Tight Supply Supercharge the Rally

Silver Price Today: Spot Silver Hits Fresh Record Near $79 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets and Tight Supply Supercharge the Rally

New York — 5:04 p.m. ET, Friday, December 26, 2025. Silver is closing out the week with a statement move. After breaking through multiple psychological levels in thin, year-end trading, spot silver (XAG/USD) pushed into new all-time highs on Friday, extending a powerful 2025 run that has turned the “white metal” into one of the standout performers across global markets. Reuters+1 By late afternoon in New York, Kitco was quoting spot silver around $79.14/oz (bid) and $79.26/oz (ask), with a day’s range roughly $71.89 to $79.33—a swing that underscores just how volatile the market has become into year-end. Kitco At
26 December 2025
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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Slips After Christmas in Thin Trading—What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Slips After Christmas in Thin Trading—What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York time check: Friday, December 26, 2025, 5:03 p.m. ET. With the closing bell already behind us, Wall Street wrapped up a quiet, post-Christmas session near record territory—then shifted quickly back into “year-end positioning” mode. The S&P 500 finished fractionally lower at 6,929.94, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at 48,710.97 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at 23,593.10—all moves of roughly a tenth of a percent or less. AP News The lack of fireworks wasn’t the point. What matters heading into the final three trading days of 2025 is why stocks are still hovering near all-time highs, where
26 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today: DJIA Slips After Christmas, Holds Near Record Territory — What Wall Street Is Watching Before Monday’s Open

Dow Jones Today: DJIA Slips After Christmas, Holds Near Record Territory — What Wall Street Is Watching Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK (as of 5:02 p.m. ET, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025) — U.S. markets are closed for the day, with the New York Stock Exchange’s core trading session running from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. New York Stock Exchange The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) finished Friday’s post-Christmas session down 20.19 points (‑0.04%) at 48,710.97, barely changed but still hovering close to all-time highs after a strong year-end run. The broader market also drifted: the S&P 500 slipped 2.11 points (‑0.03%) to 6,929.94, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 20.21 points (‑0.09%) to 23,593.10. Reuters+1 Even with Friday’s pause, the
26 December 2025
Nvidia–Groq Deal Explained: The $20B AI Inference Licensing Pact, Talent Grab, and the Antitrust “Hackquisition” Playbook

Nvidia–Groq Deal Explained: The $20B AI Inference Licensing Pact, Talent Grab, and the Antitrust “Hackquisition” Playbook

Nvidia has struck a sweeping deal with AI chip startup Groq that—depending on which headline you saw first—was either the chip giant’s biggest acquisition ever, or something much more unusual: a “non-exclusive” technology licensing agreement paired with a migration of Groq’s top leadership and engineering talent into Nvidia. That distinction isn’t just semantics. It’s the whole story. Groq says it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement for its AI inference technology with Nvidia, and that Groq founder Jonathan Ross and Groq President Sunny Madra, along with additional team members, will join Nvidia as part of the arrangement—while Groq continues
26 December 2025
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Apple Stock (AAPL) Update for Dec. 26, 2025: Shares Hover Near $273 After the Bell as China iPhone Data, Apple Watch Legal Win, and 2026 AI Forecasts Take Center Stage

Apple Stock (AAPL) Update for Dec. 26, 2025: Shares Hover Near $273 After the Bell as China iPhone Data, Apple Watch Legal Win, and 2026 AI Forecasts Take Center Stage

NEW YORK — Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 (4:32 p.m. ET). U.S. stocks just wrapped up a thin, post‑Christmas trading session with major indexes ending only slightly lower and still sitting near record territory. Reuters For Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the day’s story is a familiar late‑year mix: low liquidity, headline‑driven swings, and investors trying to handicap 2026 catalysts—especially AI features, China demand signals, and legal/regulatory risks. In late after‑hours trading, Apple shares were around $273.40, down about 0.16% from the prior close, with the stock still carrying a market cap of roughly $3.0 trillion and a trailing P/E near 30.
26 December 2025
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Palantir Stock PLTR Drops After Christmas Reopen as Investors Weigh Navy ShipOS Deal, Lofty Valuation and Analyst Targets

Palantir Stock PLTR Drops After Christmas Reopen as Investors Weigh Navy ShipOS Deal, Lofty Valuation and Analyst Targets

NEW YORK — As of 4:32 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets have wrapped the regular session, and Palantir Technologies Inc. stock is trading in post-close conditions. New York Stock Exchange Palantir shares were last seen around $188.71, down about $5.43 (‑2.79%) on the day, after swinging between roughly $188.51 and $196.18. The pullback came during a quiet, post‑Christmas session in which major U.S. indexes finished only slightly lower on thin holiday volume, snapping a short winning streak but keeping benchmarks near record territory. Reuters The market backdrop is calm, but Palantir remains volatile While Palantir slipped,
26 December 2025
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Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

December 26, 2025 — In a year when inflation cooled across much of the world and central banks delivered their biggest easing push in more than a decade, economic “winners” depended on what, exactly, you measured: growth, price stability, jobs, market confidence—or societal change. Reuters That tension is at the heart of two closely watched year-end scorecards circulating across European and global media. One is The Economist’s annual ranking of the best-performing advanced economies—where Portugal takes the top spot for 2025 and France places a solid but unspectacular 11th. euronews+2La finance pour tous+2 The other is the magazine’s “country of
26 December 2025
Micron Technology (MU) Stock Today: Post‑Christmas Trading Cools, but AI Memory Momentum—and New Price Targets—Stay in Focus

Micron Technology (MU) Stock Today: Post‑Christmas Trading Cools, but AI Memory Momentum—and New Price Targets—Stay in Focus

New York — As of 4:11 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets have closed the regular session (the NYSE core session runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET). New York Stock Exchange Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) finished the day lower, ending the regular session at $284.86, down $1.82 (-0.64%). The stock traded between $283.51 and $294.63 with roughly 17.65 million shares changing hands. Today’s action played out against a classic post-holiday, year-end tape: very light volume and mixed index performance, with the Associated Press noting NYSE volume running at roughly about one-third of normal in Friday
26 December 2025
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No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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