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US Stock Market Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): S&P 500 Eyes a Santa Rally as Fed Signals, AI Jitters, and GDP Data Shape Year-End Trading

US Stock Market Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): S&P 500 Eyes a Santa Rally as Fed Signals, AI Jitters, and GDP Data Shape Year-End Trading

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market heads into the final holiday-shortened stretch of 2025 with investors balancing two competing realities: a strong year for major indexes, and a choppier, more skeptical tone beneath the surface as Wall Street debates the durability of the AI-led boom and the next leg of Federal Reserve policy. On Friday’s close (the last full session before Sunday’s outlook pieces), the S&P 500 finished at 6,834.50, the Nasdaq Composite at 23,307.62, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 48,134.89. Stocks ended the day higher—helped by a rebound in technology—while the week overall was mixed: the
21 December 2025
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Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Outlook: Santa Rally Watch, Fed Signals, and Key Levels After 48,134 Close (Dec. 21, 2025)

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Outlook: Santa Rally Watch, Fed Signals, and Key Levels After 48,134 Close (Dec. 21, 2025)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is heading into the Christmas trading week with a familiar end‑of‑year mix: upbeat annual performance, a choppy December tape, and a market narrative that keeps pivoting between “Santa rally” optimism and late‑cycle caution. The Dow last closed at 48,134.89 on Friday, finishing the day higher but ending the week modestly lower as investors weighed fresh inflation data, AI‑linked volatility, and a Federal Reserve outlook that’s becoming more contested inside the central bank itself. Reuters+1 Dow Jones today: strong year, uneven December In 2025, the big picture still looks constructive. The blue‑chip Dow is up
21 December 2025
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Bank Stocks Week Ahead: Fed “Pause” Signals, Holiday-Thin Trading, and Buybacks Put Financials in Focus (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Bank Stocks Week Ahead: Fed “Pause” Signals, Holiday-Thin Trading, and Buybacks Put Financials in Focus (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Bank stocks head into Christmas week with a familiar year-end setup: lighter liquidity, a compressed calendar, and just enough macro and policy headlines to move interest rates—and, by extension, the entire financial sector. Over Dec. 19–21, 2025, the storylines that matter most for banks crystallized quickly: Federal Reserve officials pushed back on near-term rate-cut urgency, a fresh batch of delayed U.S. data is finally set to hit the tape, and banks on both sides of the Atlantic kept returning cash to shareholders through buybacks while dealmaking and trading revenues stayed in focus. Reuters+4Reuters+4Reuters+4 Below is what bank-stock investors and financials
21 December 2025
US Stock Market Week Ahead: Santa Rally Window, Q3 GDP Catch‑Up Data, and Fed Rate Bets Put Wall Street on Watch (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

US Stock Market Week Ahead: Santa Rally Window, Q3 GDP Catch‑Up Data, and Fed Rate Bets Put Wall Street on Watch (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Wall Street heads into Christmas week with a familiar year-end setup—strong full‑year gains, a choppy December, and a market that can swing sharply when trading desks are half-staffed. Stocks finished the last full trading week of 2025 with a late rebound powered by a renewed bid for AI-linked names. On Friday, Dec. 19, the S&P 500 rose 0.88% to 6,834.50, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.31% to 23,307.62, and the Dow added 0.38% to 48,134.89. Reuters+1 The bigger story: investors are about to get a burst of long-delayed U.S. economic data—starting with a first look at third‑quarter GDP—at the same time the
21 December 2025
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NASDAQ Today (Dec. 21, 2025): Nasdaq Composite Near 23,300 Ahead of Nasdaq-100 Rebalance, Fed Signals, and Nasdaq’s 23-Hour Trading Proposal

NASDAQ Today (Dec. 21, 2025): Nasdaq Composite Near 23,300 Ahead of Nasdaq-100 Rebalance, Fed Signals, and Nasdaq’s 23-Hour Trading Proposal

The Nasdaq is heading into Christmas week with a familiar late-December cocktail: holiday-thin liquidity, a “Santa Claus rally” watch, and the kind of tech-led price action that can look calm in the headline… right up until it isn’t. By the last close before the weekend, the Nasdaq Composite finished at 23,307.62, up 1.31% on Friday as large-cap tech rebounded, capping a week that still managed a gain despite early turbulence. Reuters That rebound matters because it re-centers attention on two things Nasdaq traders obsess over in late December: seasonality and rates. This year, both themes come with plot twists—starting with
21 December 2025
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Nasdaq Today (Dec. 20, 2025): AI-Led Rebound Lifts the Nasdaq Composite as Santa Rally Hopes, Fed Uncertainty, and 24/5 Trading Plans Collide

Nasdaq Today (Dec. 20, 2025): AI-Led Rebound Lifts the Nasdaq Composite as Santa Rally Hopes, Fed Uncertainty, and 24/5 Trading Plans Collide

December 20, 2025 — The Nasdaq Composite heads into the weekend with a familiar vibe: optimism powered by AI and semiconductors, tempered by nagging questions about valuations, rate cuts, and whether the “AI buildout” is starting to look more like a capital-intensive endurance sport than a quick profit machine. On Friday, December 19, the Nasdaq Composite closed at 23,307.62, up 1.31% on the day and about 0.5% for the week, as tech snapped back after a choppy stretch. Reuters+2AP News+2 Below is a full roundup of the current Nasdaq-related news, forecasts, and market analysis circulating as of 20.12.2025, including what’s
20 December 2025
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Gold Price Today (Dec. 19, 2025, 4:48 PM ET): Spot Gold Near $4,338 as Fed-Cut Bets Clash With a Firmer Dollar; 2026 Forecasts Point to $4,450–$5,000

Gold Price Today (Dec. 19, 2025, 4:48 PM ET): Spot Gold Near $4,338 as Fed-Cut Bets Clash With a Firmer Dollar; 2026 Forecasts Point to $4,450–$5,000

Gold prices are holding near record territory on Friday, December 19, 2025, as traders weigh a softer U.S. inflation print and rising expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts against a U.S. dollar that remains stubbornly firm. At 4:48 p.m. New York time (UTC-05:00), spot gold was $4,338.20 per ounce, with 24K gold around $139.48 per gram. Gold Price Z While today’s move looks modest on the surface, it lands in the middle of a much bigger story: gold has already delivered a blockbuster 2025 performance, and the market is now debating whether the rally can extend into 2026—or whether prices
19 December 2025
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Silver Price Today (Dec. 19, 2025, 1:15 p.m. ET): XAG/USD Surges Into Record $67 Range on Fed Cut Bets, ETF Flows and Tight Supply

Silver Price Today (Dec. 19, 2025, 1:15 p.m. ET): XAG/USD Surges Into Record $67 Range on Fed Cut Bets, ETF Flows and Tight Supply

Updated: 1:15 p.m. ET, Friday, December 19, 2025 Silver is ending 2025 with a bang — and a lot of volatility. By early afternoon in the U.S., spot-linked quotes had pushed deeper into the $67-per-ounce zone, extending a historic rally that has outpaced most major assets this year. At 1:15 p.m. ET, retail spot feeds showed silver around $67.60/oz (ask), up roughly $1.97 on the day. JM Bullion That move came after a packed 24 hours of catalysts: softer inflation data reigniting Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations, a shifting central-bank backdrop globally, and renewed focus on silver’s tight physical market —
19 December 2025
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Gold Price Today at 1:16 p.m. ET (Dec 19, 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near $4,350 as Fed Cut Bets Clash With a Firmer Dollar

Gold Price Today at 1:16 p.m. ET (Dec 19, 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near $4,350 as Fed Cut Bets Clash With a Firmer Dollar

NEW YORK — December 19, 2025 — Gold prices are steady-to-firmer in Friday trade, with the market balancing a “rate-cuts-are-coming” narrative against a U.S. dollar that refuses to roll over for long. At 1:16 p.m. ET, spot gold (XAU/USD) traded at about $4,353.42 per ounce, up roughly 0.48% on the day, after moving within a $4,309.52–$4,356.27 session range. Investing.com A separate U.S. pricing snapshot around 1:15 p.m. New York time also showed gold around $4,354/oz, reinforcing that the metal is hovering in the mid‑$4,300s into the early afternoon. 150Currency.com Gold price today: the key levels traders are watching With gold
19 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today (Dec. 19, 2025, 1:13 p.m. ET): DJIA Rises on AI Rebound as Nike Slides; Options Expiry and Fed-Cut Bets Shape the Close

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 19, 2025, 1:13 p.m. ET): DJIA Rises on AI Rebound as Nike Slides; Options Expiry and Fed-Cut Bets Shape the Close

U.S. stocks pushed higher into early afternoon trading on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) climbing as investors returned to the AI-led rally that powered much of 2025—and as markets braced for the quarter’s biggest wave of expiring derivatives. Around early afternoon, the Dow was trading in the 48,200–48,300 range, up roughly 0.6% on the day, with the session’s high-water mark near 48,290 and the low near 47,975. Investing.com+1 The market tone: relief—mixed with caution. Softer inflation data released Thursday has strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve may have room to cut rates further in 2026, but traders
19 December 2025
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Silver Price Today at 9:34 (Dec 19, 2025): XAG/USD Near $66 as Softer US Inflation Keeps Fed Cut Bets Alive

Silver Price Today at 9:34 (Dec 19, 2025): XAG/USD Near $66 as Softer US Inflation Keeps Fed Cut Bets Alive

Silver prices are holding close to record territory on Friday, December 19, 2025, as traders balance a cooler U.S. inflation print (supportive for rate-cut expectations) against a firmer dollar and year-end positioning. At around 09:34 GMT (FXStreet’s latest update just ahead of that at 09:32 GMT), spot silver (XAG/USD) traded at $65.76 per troy ounce, up about 0.5% from Thursday’s close. FXStreet Silver price today: the latest levels investors are watching Silver’s price action on Dec. 19 has been tight but elevated, with multiple market feeds showing it hovering in the mid-$65s to around $66: Despite minor fluctuations across venues
19 December 2025
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Silver Price Today (December 19, 2025): XAG/USD Stays Near Record Highs as Fed-Cut Bets Battle a Firmer Dollar

Silver Price Today (December 19, 2025): XAG/USD Stays Near Record Highs as Fed-Cut Bets Battle a Firmer Dollar

Silver price today is holding close to historic highs, extending a year of unusually strong momentum for the “white metal” as investors weigh a cooler U.S. inflation read against a rebounding U.S. dollar. In early trade on Friday, December 19, spot silver was trading around $65.8–$65.9 per ounce, up modestly on the day, with the session range still brushing near the week’s peak levels. Kitco+1 Silver price today: where XAG/USD stands right now Silver’s latest move is small in percentage terms, but big in context: The bigger headline: silver is on track for a ~6% weekly gain after printing a
19 December 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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