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Silver Price Today: Silver Breaks $65 to Record High as U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 4.6%

Silver Price Today: Silver Breaks $65 to Record High as U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 4.6%

December 17, 2025 — Silver surged to new all-time highs on Wednesday, powering past $65 an ounce for the first time as investors piled into precious metals on a potent mix of tight physical supply, heavy industrial demand, and renewed bets that interest-rate cuts are coming after softer U.S. labor-market data. Gold climbed alongside silver, while platinum and palladium extended a “white metals” rally that has gathered pace into year-end. Reuters Silver’s move is remarkable not just for the headline price, but for what it says about today’s market structure: the demand story is no longer only about safe-haven buying—it’s
17 December 2025
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Direct Digital Holdings DRCT Stock News, Forecasts, and Key Catalysts on December 17, 2025

Direct Digital Holdings DRCT Stock News, Forecasts, and Key Catalysts on December 17, 2025

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRCT) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with one theme dominating the story: survival-grade capital structure decisions. Shares are trading deep in penny-stock territory—around $0.066 in the latest trading update available on December 17, 2025—while investors digest a busy slate of SEC filings and an upcoming shareholder vote that could reshape the stock’s float, price, and dilution outlook. Below is a comprehensive, publication-ready roundup of the latest news, the most-cited forecast snapshots, and the most relevant analyst and filing-driven analysis shaping DRCT as of 17.12.2025—with the most material items coming straight from the
17 December 2025
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Amazon Stock (AMZN) News Today: OpenAI $10 Billion Talks Lift Shares as Analysts Refocus on AWS, Trainium, and 2026 Outlook

Amazon Stock (AMZN) News Today: OpenAI $10 Billion Talks Lift Shares as Analysts Refocus on AWS, Trainium, and 2026 Outlook

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is back in the center of the AI-and-cloud investing narrative on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, after a Reuters report said the company is in talks to invest about $10 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI—a potential deal that could value OpenAI at more than $500 billion. Reuters The headline hit a market already obsessed with who will supply the “picks and shovels” of generative AI: cloud capacity, power, and chips. In premarket trading, Amazon shares rose about 1.4% to roughly $225.68, according to a Refinitiv/Reuters market note. TradingView Below is what’s driving AMZN today, what the OpenAI angle
17 December 2025
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Bitcoin Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): BTC Holds Near $86,800 as ETF Outflows and Risk-Off Mood Keep Traders Cautious

Bitcoin Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): BTC Holds Near $86,800 as ETF Outflows and Risk-Off Mood Keep Traders Cautious

Bitcoin price today is hovering in the mid-$86,000s, with investors weighing fresh signals from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF flows, shifting macro expectations for interest rates, and lingering risk-off sentiment that’s pushing traditional safe havens like gold higher while crypto struggles to regain momentum. Investing.com+1 At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $86,818, after an intraday range roughly between $86,251 and $88,063, according to market data. Bitcoin price today: the latest BTC level and what it means While Bitcoin is still sitting far above the levels that defined past bear markets, today’s price action underscores a different reality
17 December 2025
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Silver Price Today Hits Fresh Record Above $66 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets, Tight Supply, and Industrial Demand Fuel the Rally (Dec. 17, 2025)

Silver Price Today Hits Fresh Record Above $66 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets, Tight Supply, and Industrial Demand Fuel the Rally (Dec. 17, 2025)

Silver price today surged to a new all-time high on Wednesday, extending one of the most dramatic precious-metals rallies in decades and putting the “white metal” firmly back in the spotlight for both traders and long-term investors. Spot silver (XAG/USD) climbed as high as $66.52 per ounce before easing to around $65.91—still up about 3.3% on the day—as markets reacted to softer U.S. labor signals, renewed expectations for further Federal Reserve easing in 2026, and an increasingly tight physical market backdrop. Reuters Across pricing updates, silver remained around the mid-$65 range in the late morning session, and FXStreet data showed
17 December 2025
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Natural Gas Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Henry Hub Holds Near $4 as Europe’s TTF Rises on Colder Forecasts and LNG Outage Risks

Natural Gas Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Henry Hub Holds Near $4 as Europe’s TTF Rises on Colder Forecasts and LNG Outage Risks

December 17, 2025 — Natural gas prices are sending mixed signals on Wednesday as the U.S. market wrestles with mild-weather demand concerns while Europe leans bullish on a colder, less windy outlook and tighter storage. In the United States, Henry Hub futures are hovering just under the psychological $4.00 per MMBtu level after a sharp pullback earlier this week. Across the Atlantic, the Dutch TTF benchmark is rising again, supported by late-December cold risk and an outage at a major U.S. LNG export facility that could ripple into global supply. Investing.com+1 The takeaway for anyone tracking natural gas price today:
17 December 2025
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Currency Prices Today (Dec 17, 2025): Dollar Index Near 2½‑Month Lows, Pound Slides on UK Inflation, Yen in Focus Ahead of BoJ

Currency Prices Today (Dec 17, 2025): Dollar Index Near 2½‑Month Lows, Pound Slides on UK Inflation, Yen in Focus Ahead of BoJ

Foreign-exchange markets are closing in on the end of 2025 with a clear theme: central banks (and the data that shapes them) are back in the driver’s seat. On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the U.S. dollar steadied but remained close to its weakest levels since early October, as traders weighed mixed U.S. labor data, a looming inflation print, and a packed central-bank calendar. The British pound fell sharply after a downside surprise in U.K. inflation strengthened expectations of a Bank of England rate cut. Meanwhile, the Japanese yen stayed under pressure ahead of what markets widely expect to be a
17 December 2025
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Commodities Prices Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Oil Jumps on Venezuela Blockade, Silver Hits Record High, Copper and Iron Ore Firm

Commodities Prices Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Oil Jumps on Venezuela Blockade, Silver Hits Record High, Copper and Iron Ore Firm

December 17, 2025 — Commodity markets are closing out the year with a familiar mix of geopolitics, interest-rate expectations, and supply constraints driving sharp day-to-day moves. Today’s biggest story is energy: oil prices rebounded more than 2% after the U.S. ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, injecting fresh uncertainty into a market that had just been trading near five-year lows on oversupply fears. Reuters+2Reuters+2 At the same time, the metals complex continues to dominate the “commodities prices today” conversation: silver surged to new all-time highs above $66/oz and gold held firm above $4,300/oz as softer
17 December 2025
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US Treasury Bond Prices Today (Dec 17, 2025): Yields Edge Higher With CPI Looming and Fed Liquidity Moves in Focus

US Treasury Bond Prices Today (Dec 17, 2025): Yields Edge Higher With CPI Looming and Fed Liquidity Moves in Focus

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2025 — U.S. Treasury bond prices are slightly lower today, nudging yields modestly higher across key maturities as investors position for a pivotal inflation update due Thursday and digest fresh signals about liquidity conditions into year-end. In early trading, benchmark yields hovered near recent highs: the 10-year Treasury yield sat around 4.17% and the 2-year yield held near 3.51%, reflecting a market that’s still debating how quickly the Federal Reserve can cut rates in 2026. MarketWatch+2Morningstar+2 The backdrop is unusually complicated: delayed U.S. economic data releases following recent shutdown-related disruptions, rising geopolitical noise that has pushed
17 December 2025
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Agape ATP Corporation (ATPC) Stock News Today: After-Hours Spike on Dec. 17, 2025 as Investors Weigh Volatility Statement, Proxy Proposals, and Forecast Signals

Agape ATP Corporation (ATPC) Stock News Today: After-Hours Spike on Dec. 17, 2025 as Investors Weigh Volatility Statement, Proxy Proposals, and Forecast Signals

Agape ATP Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPC) is back on traders’ radars on December 17, 2025, after a sharp after-hours move to around $0.13 following a regular-session close near $0.09. Benzinga+2Public+2 That bounce is the latest twist in what can only be described as a violent December tape for ATPC: the stock suffered a single-day plunge of roughly 95% on Dec. 10, then staged a dramatic rebound the next session with extraordinary volume, before sliding again into mid-December. StockAnalysis So what’s behind today’s headline move—and what are investors focusing on next? The short answer: (1) the company’s recent statement addressing the volatility,
17 December 2025
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Gold Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near $4,320 as Fed Cut Bets and Geopolitical Risks Support Bullion

Gold Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near $4,320 as Fed Cut Bets and Geopolitical Risks Support Bullion

December 17, 2025 — Gold is holding firm in the low-$4,300s on Wednesday, staying close to recent highs as investors weigh a cooling U.S. labor market, a softer dollar backdrop, and a fresh round of geopolitical tension—all while bracing for U.S. inflation data that could set the tone into year-end. In the latest session, spot gold rose 0.4% to $4,318.99 per ounce by 10:15 GMT, while U.S. gold futures gained 0.4% to $4,348.10. Gold is now up about 65% year-to-date, one of its strongest annual performances in decades. Reuters Gold price today: what’s happening right now Gold’s price action on
17 December 2025
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European Stock Markets Today: STOXX 600 Near Record as Banks, Oil and Miners Rally on UK Inflation Surprise (Dec. 17, 2025)

European Stock Markets Today: STOXX 600 Near Record as Banks, Oil and Miners Rally on UK Inflation Surprise (Dec. 17, 2025)

European stock markets pushed higher on Wednesday, December 17, as a broad rebound in financials and commodity-linked shares helped the region recover from the prior session’s dip—while a sharp downside surprise in UK inflation turbocharged rate-cut expectations and lifted London-listed equities. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.4% to 581.81 by mid-morning in Europe, moving back within “striking distance” of its record high. Banks led, supported by energy and mining after a jump in oil and precious metals. Reuters+1 In the largest national moves, the UK’s FTSE 100 outperformed after inflation data strengthened the case for a Bank of England cut
17 December 2025
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ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

7 February 2026
ST Engineering shares fell 1.9% to S$9.71 Friday, outpacing the Singapore market’s 0.8% drop amid a tech-led selloff. The company signed a deal with Shield AI at the Singapore Airshow to integrate autonomy software into its unmanned platforms and unveiled a small drone capable of carrying explosives. About 6.9 million shares traded as investors await full-year results on Feb. 27.
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