Nike stock ends Friday up 3% after Converse shake-up; U.S. markets shut Monday
Nike Inc jumped 3.3% on Friday to close at $63.13—handsomely ahead of a consumer sector that struggled for direction heading into the weekend.
MP Materials stock holds near $58 before Presidents Day break as China export curbs loom
MP Materials Corp finished Friday at $58.03, up 1.3%. The stock swung between $55.28 and $58.51, clawing back some ground after sliding 5.4% the previous session.
Gold price pops back over $5,000, then trims gains as U.S. jobs data dents March cut bets
Gold climbed Wednesday, though gains faded after a robust U.S. jobs report dampened hopes for a quick Fed rate cut. Spot gold was last up 0.7% at $5,058.23 an ounce as of 11:28 a.m. ET, pulling back from an earlier high of $5,118.47. Year to date, the metal’s up 17.5%. April U.S. gold futures advanced 1% to $5,081.90. Spot silver rallied 3.1% to $83.04; platinum and palladium nudged higher as well. “The jobs report will shut the tiny crack in the door for a March rate cut,” said independent metals trader Tai Wong.
P&G stock edges higher as Moeller flags $27 million share sale; U.S. data looms
Procter & Gamble shares advanced roughly 0.8% Tuesday to $158.53, following a regulatory filing that disclosed the executive chairman plans to sell shares later this week.
Silver price pulls back near $82 as Wall Street eyes U.S. jobs and CPI
Silver slipped on Tuesday, trimming some of the ground it regained during Monday’s rally as the U.S. dollar firmed up and investors dipped back into risk assets. Spot silver hovered near $82.03 an ounce, off roughly 1.5%. The iShares Silver Trust ETF dropped about 2.3% in early New York action.
Heating oil price today: ULSD futures slip as Iran risk premium cools and U.S. stock data looms
Early Tuesday, U.S. heating oil futures slipped, pulling back slightly following Monday’s stronger finish. The NYMEX heating oil contract fell 1.7 cents, or roughly 0.7%, to $2.3996 a gallon. That’s after settling at $2.4169 the previous day. Trading ranged from $2.3833 up to $2.4233.
US economic calendar today: Retail sales, import prices and a $58 billion Treasury auction set the tone for stocks
U.S. stock index futures barely budged early Tuesday, with traders eyeing a packed schedule of U.S. data, including retail sales and trade prices. As of 5:24 a.m. ET, Dow E-mini futures ticked up 45 points, or 0.09%; S&P 500 E-minis added 4.75 points, or 0.07%; Nasdaq 100 E-minis inched higher by 5 points, or 0.02%. “It remains to be seen” if investors are piling back into the AI trade after last week’s tech drop, Pepperstone’s Chris Weston said.
Gold price slips from $5,000-plus as stocks rally; US payrolls, inflation loom
Gold slipped 0.5% to $5,040.47 an ounce by 0900 GMT, cooling off after last week’s record high of $5,594.82 from Jan. 29. April U.S. gold futures were also down, shedding 0.3% to $5,062.60. A firmer dollar, up 0.1%, and renewed strength in global equities—particularly as Tokyo extended gains following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s victory—dampened safe-haven interest. “The return of risk appetite has weighed on gold prices,” said ActivTrades analyst Ricardo Evangelista.
Gold price today: Bullion jumps back above $5,000 as dollar slides and US data looms
Spot gold jumped 1.9% to $5,056.21 an ounce by mid-afternoon in New York, building on Friday’s steep rebound. U.S. gold futures for April wrapped up 2% higher at $5,079.40. The dollar dropped 0.8%. “The big mover” was the greenback, said TD Securities’ Bart Melek. B2PRIME’s Eugenia Mykuliak noted that official buying is “increasingly putting a structural floor” under prices.
Carvana stock rises late in session as CVNA traders size up earnings and U.S. data
Carvana Co stock climbed Monday, gaining roughly 1.8% to hit $410.83 late in the session—beating the wider U.S. market. Shares swung between $393.52 and $412.91 earlier in the day.
Silver price surges back above $80 as dollar slips; U.S. data week looms
Silver pushed past $80 an ounce again on Monday, building on gains after last week’s volatile moves. By 10:12 a.m. ET, spot silver was trading at $81.45, a jump of $3.75 for the session, according to Kitco data.
Palantir stock holds near $136 before the bell as AI jitters and U.S. data week loom
Palantir Technologies Inc hovered near $135.90 in premarket action Monday, not far off where it finished Friday after notching a 4.5% gain. Early trading saw shares moving between $135.51 and $139.00, with volume at approximately 1.5 million ahead of the open.
Brent crude price steadies near $68 after Iran talks; traders eye U.S. data this week
Brent crude hovered just above $68 a barrel on Monday, holding steady after the U.S. and Iran decided to extend indirect talks—a move that calmed near-term supply jitters. Indian refiners pulling back from Russian seaborne crude has been lending support to prices as well. By 1044 GMT, Brent was up 17 cents at $68.22, a 0.3% gain. U.S. West Texas Intermediate added 18 cents to $63.73, also up 0.3%. SEB’s Bjarne Schieldrop commented, “The Iranian risk premium cannot be fully defused as long as U.S. warships are located where they are.”
Natural gas price today: U.S. Henry Hub futures slide about 7% as warmer forecasts bite
U.S. natural gas prices slumped nearly 7% early Monday. The March NYMEX contract dropped 25.2 cents, trading near $3.17 per million British thermal units.
Gold price above $5,000 again as dollar slips; U.S. jobs and CPI tests loom
Gold stayed above the $5,000 mark on Monday, with spot prices touching $5,012.53 an ounce by 0948 GMT, up 1.1%. That followed Friday’s 4% surge. U.S. gold futures for April picked up the same, trading at $5,033.70. A weaker U.S. dollar and looming economic releases kept the metal buoyant. “Gold reclaims its role as a neutral sovereign asset,” XS.com senior analyst Rania Gule said, noting traders are now factoring in at least two quarter-point cuts in 2026.
US Gasoline Prices Today: Futures Flat, Pump Prices Edge Up as Inventories Hit a 2020 High
U.S. gasoline prices stayed steady in early Thursday trading, reflecting a comfortable supply outlook. Crude oil, meanwhile, slipped amid signs that Washington and Tehran are still set to hold talks.
US economic calendar today: ADP jobs, ISM services and Treasury refunding set the tone for Wall Street
U.S. stock index futures hovered near flat on Wednesday as traders braced for a packed economic calendar, featuring ADP’s January jobs report and the ISM services index. At 05:29 a.m. ET, Dow futures edged up 0.27%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.09%, while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.05%. In premarket moves, Advanced Micro Devices dropped 7.2%, and Super Micro Computer surged 12.4%.
US economic calendar today: Shutdown scrubs key labor data as Wall Street leans on Fed talk, Treasury plans
A partial U.S. government shutdown has delayed the January jobs report and the December Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, clearing Tuesday’s economic schedule ahead of the opening bell. “The release will be rescheduled upon the resumption of government funding,” Emily Liddel confirmed about the postponed labor data.
Amphenol stock price steadies near $145 after earnings whipsaw as traders eye Tuesday’s U.S. shutdown vote
Amphenol Corp shares ended Monday’s session 0.6% higher at $144.93 and were trading roughly 0.4% up in after-hours, hovering close to the post-earnings lows set last week.
USA Rare Earth stock jumps as Donald Trump’s $12 billion ‘Project Vault’ plan boosts rare-earth names
Shares of USA Rare Earth climbed 9.4%, reaching $24.52 by 11:20 a.m. EST on Monday. The stock had fluctuated between $21.33 and $25.95 earlier in the session, with roughly 24.8 million shares changing hands.
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