Silver ETF SLV hit its worst day in five years — then bounced back as China export rules and margin hikes bite

Silver ETF SLV hit its worst day in five years — then bounced back as China export rules and margin hikes bite

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:52 ET The iShares Silver Trust, the biggest U.S. silver-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), fell about 7% on Monday in its steepest one-day drop in five years as silver prices retreated from record highs. SLV was up about 4% in Tuesday trading, a sign that volatility has not left a market that has surged through year-end. The swings matter because ETFs such as SLV have become a main channel for retail investors to trade silver without storing the metal. Sharp reversals can force fast exits in crowded trades, especially late in the year when liquidity is
30 December 2025
Eli Lilly stock dips after report flags China price cuts for Mounjaro

Eli Lilly stock dips after report flags China price cuts for Mounjaro

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:48 ET — Regular session Eli Lilly and Company shares were down $1.73, or about 0.2%, at $1,077.00 in morning trading on Tuesday. The move comes as investors focus on whether the weight-loss boom is entering a tougher phase on pricing, not just supply. Lilly’s obesity franchise has helped propel the stock, so any sign of discounting tends to land quickly with traders. The issue matters now because competition is widening beyond the United States and into markets where access and affordability drive demand. For GLP-1 drugs — medicines that mimic a gut hormone to
Robinhood stock slips today after Needham trims target — traders eye 4:05 p.m. activity update

Robinhood stock slips today after Needham trims target — traders eye 4:05 p.m. activity update

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:38 ET — Regular session Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O) shares fell 0.7% to $116.64 by 10:38 a.m. ET on Tuesday, with the stock trading between $116.14 and $118.06. The move comes as investors look for fresh signals on retail trading demand into year-end, with Robinhood expected to publish a December activity snapshot after the closing bell. Needham lowered its price target on Robinhood to $135 from $145 while reiterating a Buy rating, citing expectations that crypto trading volumes stay weak for the next couple of quarters. A price target is an analyst’s estimate of where a
30 December 2025
Exxon Mobil stock rises today as oil steadies on geopolitics — what traders are watching next for XOM

Exxon Mobil stock rises today as oil steadies on geopolitics — what traders are watching next for XOM

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:53 ET — Regular session Exxon Mobil shares rose about 0.5% to $121.19 in late morning trading, after moving between $121.00 and $121.75. The move mattered because Exxon, like other big integrated oil companies, tends to trade with crude prices day-to-day. Oil has been the main driver for the sector as investors react to fast-changing geopolitical headlines and near-term supply constraints. Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate — the global and U.S. oil benchmarks used to price most crude trades — were modestly higher on Tuesday after both jumped more than 2% in the prior
Why Caterpillar stock is slipping today: AI data-center power bets meet year-end trading

Why Caterpillar stock is slipping today: AI data-center power bets meet year-end trading

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:59 ET — Regular session Caterpillar, Inc. shares dipped on Tuesday, down about 0.2% at $577.21, as U.S. stocks edged lower in thin year-end trading. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were all slightly in the red, with investors also awaiting the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes — the detailed record of its latest policy discussion. Reuters The modest move matters because Caterpillar has become a crowded way to express a bigger market theme: rising power demand from AI data centers, and what that means for industrial suppliers. That narrative has helped broaden the stock’s investor
Allied Gold stock rebounds as gold prices bounce back after sharp selloff

Allied Gold stock rebounds as gold prices bounce back after sharp selloff

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:15 ET — Regular session Allied Gold Corporation shares were up 71 cents, or about 3.1%, at $23.67 in morning trading on Tuesday. The move tracked a broader rebound in precious-metals-linked names after bullion swung sharply over the past two sessions. That matters now because thin year-end liquidity can exaggerate moves, and gold’s price swings tend to ripple quickly into miners’ shares, which investors often treat as leveraged bets on the metal. Gold fell hard on Monday after hitting a record high late last week, as traders locked in profits following the rally. Spot gold
30 December 2025
JPMorgan stock slips in early trade as Fed minutes and year-end funding signals take focus

JPMorgan stock slips in early trade as Fed minutes and year-end funding signals take focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:25 ET — Regular session JPMorgan Chase & Co shares edged down 0.2% to $323.18 in late morning trading on Tuesday, after touching an intraday high of $324.89. U.S. bank stocks were mixed, with Bank of America up 0.2%, while Citigroup fell 0.9% and Goldman Sachs slid 0.8%. For JPMorgan, the biggest near-term driver remains the outlook for interest rates. Banks earn a large share of profits from net interest income — the spread between what they collect on loans and securities and what they pay out on deposits. That spread matters now because traders
AST SpaceMobile insider buy grabs attention as BlueBird 6 satellite rollout heats up Starlink race

AST SpaceMobile insider buy grabs attention as BlueBird 6 satellite rollout heats up Starlink race

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:25 ET AST SpaceMobile director Keith Larson bought 625 shares of the company’s Class A stock at $80 apiece, according to a Form 4 filing dated Dec. 29. The filing said the transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan — a pre-arranged trading plan — and left Larson with 2,015 shares held indirectly through an IRA. SEC The purchase lands as investors watch whether AST can turn its “direct-to-device” pitch into paying service. The term refers to connecting ordinary phones to satellites without special hardware, extending coverage where cell towers don’t reach. AT&T has
30 December 2025
Beckham-backed Prenetics stops Bitcoin buying, eyes up to $200 million IM8 revenue

Beckham-backed Prenetics stops Bitcoin buying, eyes up to $200 million IM8 revenue

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:25 ET Prenetics Global Ltd said on Tuesday it has stopped buying bitcoin and will not make additional purchases, redirecting its capital allocation to its IM8 health supplement brand. The Nasdaq-listed health sciences company said it halted daily buying on Dec. 4 and will keep its 510 bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. StreetInsider.com The decision marks a pullback from a bitcoin treasury strategy — where a company holds the cryptocurrency as part of its cash reserves — that can quickly reshape balance sheets when prices swing. Bloomberg described Prenetics as the latest firm to
Oracle stock rises as Fed minutes near; insider sale notice adds to OpenAI scrutiny

Oracle stock rises as Fed minutes near; insider sale notice adds to OpenAI scrutiny

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:29 ET — Regular session Oracle shares rose 0.8% to $197.03 in morning trading on Tuesday, recovering after a 1.3% slide in the prior session. MarketWatch The move matters because Oracle is trading like a rate-sensitive, high-valuation software name, with investors using macro signals to price long-dated growth. Minutes from the Fed’s last policy meeting are expected later Tuesday, a potential catalyst for bond yields and tech multiples. Oracle has also become a flashpoint in the market debate over AI infrastructure spending, as investors weigh whether surging demand justifies heavy upfront buildouts. Capital expenditures, or
India’s UPI boom hits cigarette kiosks — but “cash is still king” in India

India’s UPI boom hits cigarette kiosks — but “cash is still king” in India

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:08 ET Cigarette and tobacco kiosks have become one of the fastest-growing merchant categories on India’s Unified Payments Interface, with transaction volumes rising more than eightfold between November 2023 and November 2025, a Moneycontrol analysis reported. The shift matters because India’s digital payments push is increasingly leaning on everyday, low-value purchases to keep UPI growth humming, even as cash remains entrenched in parts of the economy where digital adoption is harder and tax compliance is looser. Subhash Chandra Garg, a former finance and economic affairs secretary, wrote in a Deccan Herald column on Tuesday that
30 December 2025
Netflix stock slips as Warner seen rejecting Paramount bid; what investors are watching next

Netflix stock slips as Warner seen rejecting Paramount bid; what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:33 ET — Regular session Netflix (NFLX.O) shares were down about 0.5% at $93.70 in morning trading on Tuesday, as investors weighed fresh twists in the takeover battle around Warner Bros Discovery. A report saying Warner is expected to reject Paramount Skydance’s revised hostile bid put the focus back on Netflix’s proposed deal for the media company’s assets. The decision matters because the outcome could reshape the streaming landscape and set the terms for a new round of consolidation. Reuters The timing adds urgency. With year-end positioning and thin holiday liquidity, deal headlines can move
Strategy (MSTR) stock rises as bitcoin steadies after fresh $109 million purchase

Strategy (MSTR) stock rises as bitcoin steadies after fresh $109 million purchase

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:34 ET — Regular session Strategy Inc shares rose 0.8% to $156.66 in morning trading on Tuesday, tracking a modest uptick in bitcoin a day after the company disclosed another round of share sales to fund crypto purchases. The moves matter because Strategy has become a high-beta proxy for bitcoin: when the token swings, the stock often swings more. Investors have also focused on dilution risk, since the firm regularly issues equity to raise cash for bitcoin buys. Contentstack+1 Bitcoin was up about 0.9% on the day, while other crypto-linked stocks were mixed, with Coinbase
Silver rebounds after breaking $80 as gold steadies following record-high whipsaw

Silver rebounds after breaking $80 as gold steadies following record-high whipsaw

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:10 ET Silver prices bounced on Tuesday after a sharp selloff a day earlier erased a brief run above $80 an ounce and rattled the broader precious-metals complex. Spot silver was up 2.5% at $74.10 an ounce, while gold gained 0.7% to $4,361, Reuters reported. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-wrapup-1-2025-12-30/ The whipsaw matters because it hit during a holiday-shortened week when liquidity is thin and price swings can be exaggerated. It also comes after a surge that pushed silver and gold to fresh records into year-end. Silver has outpaced other precious metals in 2025, fueled by tight supply and
30 December 2025
Google stock today: Alphabet (GOOG) ticks higher as Fed minutes loom and new Gemini AI tools roll out

Google stock today: Alphabet (GOOG) ticks higher as Fed minutes loom and new Gemini AI tools roll out

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:18 ET — Regular session Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) rose 0.3% to $315.41 in morning trading on Tuesday, after touching $317.53 earlier in the session. The stock, which carries no voting rights, was last valued at about $2.94 trillion and traded at about 24 times trailing earnings. The move mattered because investors were positioning ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes, due at 2 p.m. ET. Minutes are the detailed record of a policy meeting and can shift expectations for where interest rates are headed — a key input for valuing growth stocks
Nio stock jumps after CEO flags $4.3 billion Q4 vehicle-sales outlook

Nio stock jumps after CEO flags $4.3 billion Q4 vehicle-sales outlook

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:07 ET Nio’s U.S.-listed shares climbed nearly 5% on Monday and were indicated higher on Tuesday after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s CEO said fourth-quarter vehicle sales should exceed 30 billion yuan ($4.27 billion). MarketWatch+2TipRanks+2 The comments matter now because investors are looking for clearer signs that demand is holding up into the year-end period, when automakers often lean on incentives to move inventory. Nio has also trimmed its delivery ambitions for the quarter, sharpening the focus on execution in the final days of 2025. EV The stock’s rise came against a softer backdrop for equities.
AMD stock today: Advanced Micro Devices slips as year-end tech trade cools

AMD stock today: Advanced Micro Devices slips as year-end tech trade cools

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:16 ET — Regular session Advanced Micro Devices shares edged down about 0.3% to $214.97 in early trade on Tuesday, after opening at $216.00 and moving between $214.76 and $216.54. The stock’s drift lower came as Wall Street opened subdued, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq little changed after a tech-led pullback the prior session. Reuters Why it matters now: the market is in the final stretch of 2025, when liquidity can thin and small swings in mega-cap tech tend to spill into chip stocks. “This is (not) the beginning of the end of the
30 December 2025
Amazon stock today: AMZN slips after appeals court rebuffs NLRB challenge as Fed minutes loom

Amazon stock today: AMZN slips after appeals court rebuffs NLRB challenge as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:20 ET — Regular session Amazon.com Inc shares were slightly lower on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court said it could not hear the company’s challenge to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as it sought to halt a case linked to delivery drivers employed by a contractor. Amazon stock was down about 0.1% at $231.82, versus a previous close of $232.07, after trading between $230.18 and $232.32. Reuters The decision keeps the dispute inside the NLRB, the U.S. agency that oversees private-sector labor relations and adjudicates unfair labor practice complaints. For investors, labor actions
Trump Media stock slides again in premarket as DJT traders digest the fusion deal

Trump Media stock slides again in premarket as DJT traders digest the fusion deal

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 08:05 ET — Premarket Trump Media & Technology Group Corp shares slipped in premarket trading on Tuesday, with DJT last down about 0.8% at $13.06 as of 7:57 a.m. ET. The stock closed Monday down 4.4% at $13.16. StockAnalysis The move keeps the spotlight on a retail-trader favorite that has swung sharply since the company unveiled a deal to combine with nuclear fusion developer TAE Technologies earlier this month. Reuters Why it matters now: the transaction is expected to take months to clear regulators and shareholders, leaving the stock trading on headlines and thin year-end
30 December 2025
Palantir stock slips today as Fed minutes loom and AI-linked tech cools

Palantir stock slips today as Fed minutes loom and AI-linked tech cools

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:17 ET — Regular session Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O) slipped in morning trading on Tuesday, down $1.27, or about 0.7%, at $182.91. The stock has traded between $181.78 and $185.11 so far in the session. The pullback keeps the stock tethered to a broader retreat in high-growth tech shares as the final week of the year begins with a more defensive tone. Investors have been quick to lock in gains in names that surged on enthusiasm for artificial intelligence spending. That sensitivity matters now because markets are thinly staffed and volumes are lighter around year-end, which

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Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

7 February 2026
Home Depot shares rose 0.7% to $385.15 Friday, trading between $379.10 and $386.37. Investors await a delayed U.S. jobs report Wednesday and CPI data Friday, both postponed by a brief government shutdown. Home Depot reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 24. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.
JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

7 February 2026
JPMorgan shares rose 3.95% to $322.40 Friday, outpacing other major banks as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The bank recently completed a $3 billion subordinated notes offering. Investors are watching for delayed U.S. jobs data and inflation figures next week, ahead of JPMorgan’s Feb. 23 company update.
AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
AbbVie shares rose 2% to $223.43 Friday, capping a volatile week marked by earnings and drug sales scrutiny. Moody’s upgraded AbbVie’s credit rating to A2, citing strong performance in immunology and neuroscience. Investors remain focused on Skyrizi and Rinvoq growth amid rising competition and recent regulatory filings. Trading volume stayed below average, with the stock still 9% off its 52-week high.
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
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