Tim Cook Buys $3 Million in Nike Stock as S&P 500 Hits Record Highs; Gold Hovers Near $4,500 in Holiday “Santa Rally” Trade
Dec. 25, 2025 — With U.S. markets closed for Christmas Day, investors are spending the holiday digesting a rare combination of headline signals: a high-profile insider buy at Nike by Apple CEO Tim Cook, record closes for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and a commodities complex that has turned “year-end” into “record-end,” led by gold’s surge to the doorstep of $4,500 an ounce. CNA The backdrop is classic late-December: light trading volumes, seasonal optimism, and traders watching whether the market can extend the so-called Santa Claus rally window into the final sessions of the year and the