Today: 4 May 2026

Gold price steadies after record-high retreat as silver rebounds in thin year-end trade

Gold price steadies after record-high retreat as silver rebounds in thin year-end trade

Gold steadied in Asia Tuesday after a sharp drop from record highs, with spot prices up 0.7% at $4,362.30 an ounce. Silver bounced 2.5% to $74.10 after plunging 8.7% from a record $84, its biggest one-day fall since 2020. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange raised margin requirements amid thin holiday trading. Investors await U.S. Fed minutes later Tuesday for policy signals.
30 December 2025
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Martin Lewis flags Premium Bonds trade-off as 4.5% UK savings rates stay on top

Martin Lewis flags Premium Bonds trade-off as 4.5% UK savings rates stay on top

MoneySavingExpert’s December 29 update lists easy-access savings rates up to 4.5% and one-year fixed deals at 4.46%. NS&I says Premium Bonds offer a 3.60% annual prize fund rate with 22,000-to-1 monthly odds per £1 bond. Martin Lewis advises most savers will earn more from guaranteed interest unless tax is a factor. The next Premium Bonds prize draw is set for January 2.
30 December 2025
Reddit stock pops nearly 4% as Needham spotlights AI-search citations

Reddit stock pops nearly 4% as Needham spotlights AI-search citations

Reddit shares rose 3.9% to $234.65 Monday, outperforming a weaker U.S. market after Needham highlighted the company’s prominence in AI-generated search results. The analyst estimated Reddit accounts for 20% to 40% of AI citations and reiterated a Buy rating with a $300 target. Meta and Pinterest fell, while Snap was little changed. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 ended lower.
30 December 2025
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Energy Fuels stock rises on guidance-beat uranium output and new contracts — what’s next for UUUU

Energy Fuels stock rises on guidance-beat uranium output and new contracts — what’s next for UUUU

Energy Fuels shares rose nearly 3% Monday after the company reported 2025 uranium production and sales above guidance and signed two new long-term supply contracts. The company produced over 1 million pounds of U3O8 at its White Mesa Mill and mined more than 1.6 million pounds at its Arizona and Utah sites. Fourth-quarter uranium sales are forecast at about 360,000 pounds for $27 million.
30 December 2025
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Outlook Therapeutics stock jumps ahead of FDA’s Dec. 31 Lytenava decision

Outlook Therapeutics stock jumps ahead of FDA’s Dec. 31 Lytenava decision

Outlook Therapeutics shares closed Monday up 8.8% at $1.98, then rose about 2% in after-hours trading ahead of the FDA’s Dec. 31 decision deadline for Lytenava in wet AMD. The stock remains volatile after an August FDA rejection sent shares down nearly 70%. Trading volume has surged, with the 20-day average at 3.35 million shares. Investors are watching for the FDA’s move, which could come outside regular market hours.
30 December 2025
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Lululemon stock rises as founder Chip Wilson launches board proxy fight — what investors watch next

Lululemon stock rises as founder Chip Wilson launches board proxy fight — what investors watch next

Lululemon shares rose 1.7% to $212.54 after founder Chip Wilson nominated three directors ahead of the 2026 annual meeting, setting up a possible proxy fight. CEO Calvin McDonald will step down Jan. 31, with two executives named interim co-CEOs. The board said it will review Wilson’s nominees. Lululemon shares remain down about 45% for 2025.
30 December 2025
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Baidu stock today: BIDU rises as insider sale filing surfaces, with Fed minutes next

Baidu stock today: BIDU rises as insider sale filing surfaces, with Fed minutes next

Baidu’s U.S.-listed shares rose 1.6% to $126.81 Monday, outperforming China internet peers as Alibaba fell 2.5%. A securities filing showed Baidu CTO Wang Haifeng plans to sell 50,000 ADS worth about $6.24 million after a cashless option exercise. The disclosure came as Wall Street indexes slipped and China-Taiwan tensions added pressure to U.S.-listed China tech stocks.
30 December 2025
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Energy Transfer stock today: ET edges up as oil jumps, with pipeline risks and earnings in focus

Energy Transfer stock today: ET edges up as oil jumps, with pipeline risks and earnings in focus

Energy Transfer units closed up 0.12% at $16.27 Monday, trading 11.8 million units. Oil prices jumped over 2%, with Brent settling at $61.94 and U.S. crude at $58.08. The U.S. Army Corps recommended the Dakota Access Pipeline continue operating with new monitoring requirements. Energy Transfer recently suspended its Lake Charles LNG project and raised its quarterly distribution to $0.3325 per unit.
30 December 2025
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Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) stock jumps 13% after FDA breakthrough designation for tremor drug

Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX) stock jumps 13% after FDA breakthrough designation for tremor drug

Praxis Precision Medicines shares jumped 13% to $304.58 after the FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for ulixacaltamide in essential tremor. The stock traded between $318.08 and $275.00 during the session. Praxis said it plans to file a New Drug Application in early 2026. Analyst BTIG raised its price target on Praxis to $843.
30 December 2025
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New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) stock sinks 41% on New Mexico lawsuit — what to watch before Tuesday’s open

New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) stock sinks 41% on New Mexico lawsuit — what to watch before Tuesday’s open

New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) shares plunged 41% to $2.69 Monday after New Mexico’s attorney general sued CEO E. Will Gray II and two others over alleged misuse of oil-well revenues and cleanup evasion. The company called the lawsuit “baseless” and said the wells involved were immaterial. Shares were last indicated at $2.42 after hours. Trading volume spiked as investors weighed legal and financial risks.
30 December 2025
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Newmont (NEM) stock drops 5.6% as CME margin hike jolts gold and silver

Newmont (NEM) stock drops 5.6% as CME margin hike jolts gold and silver

Newmont shares fell 5.6% to $99.81 Monday, the steepest drop in the S&P 500, after CME Group raised margin requirements on gold and silver futures. Gold slid about 5% and silver 8%, pressuring mining stocks. Raymond James raised its Newmont price target to $111, citing updated gold forecasts. CEO Tom Palmer will step down Dec. 31, with Natascha Viljoen taking over Jan. 1.
30 December 2025
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RVNL tops Rs 201 crore East Coast Railway wagon workshop tender, putting shares back in focus

RVNL tops Rs 201 crore East Coast Railway wagon workshop tender, putting shares back in focus

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd was named lowest bidder for a Rs 201.23 crore contract to build a 200-wagon maintenance workshop at Kantabanji for East Coast Railway. RVNL shares fell 5.25% Monday, closing at Rs 367.60 after fluctuating between Rs 400.90 and Rs 366.15. The project has an 18-month execution period. About 4 million shares changed hands in roughly 48,700 trades.
30 December 2025
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  • Forex Weekly Forecast May 3-8, 2026: USD/JPY, Brent Crude, S&P 500, NASDAQ Outlook
    May 3, 2026, 8:24 PM EDT. Forex forecast for May 3-8, 2026 highlights mixed market outcomes amid geopolitical tensions and central bank caution. USD/JPY trade triggered but lost 2.13% following Bank of Japan intervention. Brent Crude futures failed to breach the $112.50 threshold for a long position. S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 gained 0.78% and 1.48% respectively. Major central banks including the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, ECB, Bank of England, and Bank of Canada held rates steady, though hawkish dissent signals persist. US-Iran negotiations stall, influencing energy prices to edge higher, with the US naval blockade impacting Iran's economy. Market sentiment leans toward prolonged geopolitical uncertainty, limiting major breakout trades.

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Navitas Semiconductor Stock Is Running Hot. Tuesday Will Test the AI Power Story

Navitas Semiconductor Stock Is Running Hot. Tuesday Will Test the AI Power Story

4 May 2026
Navitas Semiconductor shares rose 5.76% to $17.45 Friday on heavy volume ahead of first-quarter results due Tuesday. The company forecast Q1 revenue of $8.0–$8.5 million after posting a $41.4 million loss last quarter. Management highlighted new high-power chips for AI data centers but warned that design wins do not guarantee near-term sales. CEO Chris Allexandre and CFO Tonya Stevens will discuss results May 5.
Eaton Stock Faces May 5 Test as AI Data Center Bets Meet Earnings Reality

Eaton Stock Faces May 5 Test as AI Data Center Bets Meet Earnings Reality

4 May 2026
Eaton will report first-quarter results before the NYSE opens Tuesday, following its Boyd Thermal acquisition and push into AI data-center power systems. Shares closed Friday at $425.55, down 1.72%, with a market value near $166 billion. Wall Street expects adjusted earnings of $2.75 per share for the March quarter. Investors are watching for signs that AI data-center demand is driving orders and profit.
Blue Owl Capital Faces Fresh Private-Credit Test After Brown Slashes OBDC Stake

Blue Owl Capital Faces Fresh Private-Credit Test After Brown Slashes OBDC Stake

4 May 2026
Brown University cut its stake in Blue Owl Capital Corp’s main private-credit fund by 53%, holding 1.5 million OBDC shares at March 31, down from 3.2 million at the end of 2025. Blue Owl’s quarterly filing showed revenue rose to $753.8 million, net income doubled to $15.5 million, but its direct-lending strategy posted a 1.1% net loss as repayments outpaced new loans.
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