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U.S. Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Year-End “Santa Rally” Heads Into the Final Week of 2025; Fed Minutes Loom

U.S. Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Year-End “Santa Rally” Heads Into the Final Week of 2025; Fed Minutes Loom

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend) Wall Street is closed this Saturday, giving investors a pause to digest a quiet post-Christmas session that left the major U.S. indexes essentially unchanged on Friday—but still near record territory heading into the final trading days of 2025. The takeaway from the last 48 hours is straightforward: stocks are consolidating at elevated levels after a strong holiday-week run, while market attention shifts to year-end flows, the Federal Reserve’s next signal on rate cuts, and whether the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” can extend into early January. Reuters+1 Friday’s close:
27 December 2025
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Near Record Highs Ahead of Final 2025 Sessions as Fed Minutes Loom

Dow Jones Industrial Average Near Record Highs Ahead of Final 2025 Sessions as Fed Minutes Loom

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:01 p.m. ET — Market closed The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 perched just off record territory after a muted, low-volume return from the Christmas holiday. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, investors are shifting attention to the last three trading days of the year—when thin liquidity, year-end portfolio adjustments, and a pivotal Federal Reserve readout could set the tone for the first week of 2026. AP News+2Reuters+2 Dow Jones recap: A quiet Friday, but a solid week and year On Friday, December 26, the
27 December 2025
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Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Update: Shares Hold Near $488 as Markets Close for the Weekend, With Fed Minutes and Year-End Positioning in Focus

Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Update: Shares Hold Near $488 as Markets Close for the Weekend, With Fed Minutes and Year-End Positioning in Focus

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 9:50 a.m. ET — U.S. stock market closed (weekend) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) heads into the final trading stretch of 2025 with its stock hovering just below the psychologically important $500 level, after a quiet, post-holiday session that left major indexes near record territory and investors searching for catalysts. MSFT closed Friday at $487.71, and was slightly lower in extended trading later that evening at around $487.28, according to MarketBeat. MarketBeat+1 With U.S. equities closed Saturday and Sunday, attention now shifts to what could drive Microsoft shares when trading resumes Monday, Dec. 29—including thin year-end
27 December 2025
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S&P 500 Nears 7,000 as Santa Claus Rally Window Opens: Dow and Nasdaq Cap Strong 2025 With Fed Minutes Ahead

S&P 500 Nears 7,000 as Santa Claus Rally Window Opens: Dow and Nasdaq Cap Strong 2025 With Fed Minutes Ahead

U.S. stocks headed into the final stretch of 2025 clinging to record territory—an unusually calm setup for a week that’s famous for thin trading, year-end portfolio adjustments, and a seasonal pattern investors watch closely: the “Santa Claus rally.” On Friday, December 26, Wall Street finished essentially flat after a multi-session climb, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 48,710.97, the S&P 500 at 6,929.94, and the Nasdaq Composite at 23,593.10. The moves were tiny—down fractions of a percent—but the bigger story was the calendar: the market is now inside the Santa Claus rally window and just about 1% away
27 December 2025
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Weekend Outlook: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Fed Minutes Loom and Year-End Trading Enters the Final Stretch

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Weekend Outlook: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Fed Minutes Loom and Year-End Trading Enters the Final Stretch

NEW YORK — As of 7:52 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange is closed, leaving investors with a classic “weekend gap” moment: plenty of headlines, no fresh price discovery. That pause comes after Wall Street finished Friday’s post-Christmas session almost unchanged and close to all-time highs, a quiet landing that still left the major U.S. benchmarks up solidly for the week — and strongly positive for the year. Reuters+1 With three NYSE sessions left in 2025 (Monday through Wednesday), investors are now staring at a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, portfolio “window dressing,” and
27 December 2025
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Bank of America Stock (BAC) Holds Near $56 After the Fed’s December Cut: Latest News, Wall Street Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Bank of America Stock (BAC) Holds Near $56 After the Fed’s December Cut: Latest News, Wall Street Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 9:21 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock markets are closed and will not reopen until the next regular session on Monday, December 29. For Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), the timing matters: the market is moving into the final stretch of the year with thin holiday liquidity, a still-elevated 10-year Treasury yield around the low-4% range, and investors increasingly focused on how rate cuts and a shifting regulatory backdrop could shape big-bank earnings in 2026. AP News+2U.S. Department of the Treasury+2 Below is a detailed, news-style rundown of what’s driving Bank
27 December 2025
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Gold Price Today Hits Record Above $4,500 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Fuel Safe-Haven Demand — What to Watch Before Monday’s Market Open

Gold Price Today Hits Record Above $4,500 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Fuel Safe-Haven Demand — What to Watch Before Monday’s Market Open

NEW YORK — Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 (5:12 p.m. ET): U.S. stocks have finished the regular session for the day, but gold is still the story heading into the final stretch of the year. Gold prices surged to fresh all-time highs on Friday, with spot gold (XAU/USD) up about 1.2% around $4,531/oz after setting an intraday record near $4,549/oz. On the futures side, U.S. gold futures (February) settled around $4,552.70/oz, also reflecting the powerful year-end momentum in precious metals. Reuters+1 The rally is unfolding as Wall Street closes out a quiet, post-Christmas trading day near record territory—an environment that can
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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Gold Price Today Hits Fresh Record Above $4,500 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets and a Softer Dollar Collide With Year-End Trading

Gold Price Today Hits Fresh Record Above $4,500 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets and a Softer Dollar Collide With Year-End Trading

New York — 1:30 p.m. ET, Friday, December 26, 2025. Gold prices are ripping higher again in post-Christmas trading, pushing into new all-time-high territory even as U.S. stocks hover near record levels. The rally is being powered by a familiar macro cocktail—rate-cut expectations, a weaker U.S. dollar, and renewed demand for “hard assets”—but the speed of the move is also being amplified by thin year-end liquidity and positioning into the final sessions of 2025. Reuters+2AP News+2 Below is what’s happening right now, what top analysts and major institutions are forecasting for 2026, and what investors should keep on their radar
26 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today (26.12.2025): DJIA Hovers Near 48,700 in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Fed-Cut Bets Stay in Focus

Dow Jones Today (26.12.2025): DJIA Hovers Near 48,700 in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Fed-Cut Bets Stay in Focus

NEW YORK — 26.12.2025 (10:14 a.m. EST) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was little changed in late-morning trade Friday as U.S. equities digested a quiet, low-volume “bridge” session following the Christmas holiday. Around 10:14 a.m. EST, the Dow traded near 48,698, down about 0.1%, after opening close to 48,712 and staying within a narrow early range. Investing The muted action isn’t surprising for the day-after-Christmas session, when many institutional desks remain lightly staffed and liquidity can be thin. Still, the Dow’s ability to hold near record territory keeps attention on the late-December Santa Claus rally window and on
26 December 2025
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Gold Price Today Hits Record High Near $4,530 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Spark Year-End Safe-Haven Rush

Gold Price Today Hits Record High Near $4,530 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Spark Year-End Safe-Haven Rush

Gold price today (Friday, December 26, 2025) surged to fresh all-time highs, extending a breakout above the psychologically loaded $4,500 level as traders leaned into a familiar cocktail: safe-haven demand, expectations of easier U.S. monetary policy, and thin holiday liquidity that can turn a normal move into a dramatic one. Reuters Spot gold touched a new record peak of $4,530.60 per ounce in early Asian trading before easing back toward the $4,500 area—still up on the day. Reuters reported spot gold at $4,501.44 around 0209 GMT, and later at $4,511.70 around 0704 GMT, reflecting continued bid-side pressure even after the
26 December 2025
Asian Stocks Rise in Thin Christmas Trade as Gold and Silver Hit Record Highs on Fed Cut Bets

Asian Stocks Rise in Thin Christmas Trade as Gold and Silver Hit Record Highs on Fed Cut Bets

Asian markets powered through holiday-thinned trading on December 25, 2025, with pockets of strength in Japan, South Korea, and mainland China helping keep a year-end rally alive—even as many exchanges across the region and in Europe stayed shut for Christmas or prepared for Boxing Day closures. The bigger headline, however, was in commodities: gold pushed deeper into record territory above $4,500 an ounce and silver surged to fresh all-time highs, underscoring how investors are closing out 2025 with a strong appetite for both risk assets (stocks) and classic hedges (precious metals). Reuters Below is the complete market picture from 25.12.2025,
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Stock Market Today

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

7 February 2026
Stellantis shares plunged 23.7% to $7.28 Friday after the company disclosed about €22.2 billion in charges tied to a reset of its electric-vehicle strategy and said it will skip its 2026 dividend. The automaker flagged a preliminary net loss of €19–21 billion for the second half of 2025. Shares rose 1.6% in late after-hours trading. Investors await Feb. 26 results and a May 21 Investor Day.
Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
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