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US Economy News 30 December 2025 - 9 January 2026

Opendoor stock jumps premarket as Trump mortgage-bond push puts housing back in focus

Opendoor stock jumps premarket as Trump mortgage-bond push puts housing back in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 05:15 (EST) — Premarket Opendoor Technologies shares rose 4.9% in premarket trading on Friday to $6.43, after President Donald Trump said he wanted government-backed mortgage giants to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in an effort to pull down borrowing costs. Financial Times The move matters because Opendoor’s business lives and dies on housing turnover. Mortgage rates set the tone for demand, and even a small drop can loosen up buyers sitting on the sidelines and sellers locked into older, cheaper loans. Trump said he was ordering his representatives to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed
9 January 2026
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US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 07:05 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures edged down on Thursday, with traders keeping positions tight ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, while defense names rose on talk of a bigger Pentagon budget. At 5:08 a.m. ET, Dow futures were down 146 points, or 0.30%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.22% and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.31% — futures are contracts that track where indexes may open. Lockheed Martin climbed 7.2%, Northrop Grumman added 7.5% and RTX rose 4.9% after Trump said the 2027 U.S. military budget should be $1.5 trillion, versus the $901 billion
8 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin stock pops in US premarket as Trump touts $1.5 trillion military budget, buyback ban looms

Lockheed Martin stock pops in US premarket as Trump touts $1.5 trillion military budget, buyback ban looms

New York, January 8, 2026, 06:00 EST — Premarket Lockheed Martin shares jumped about 7% in premarket trading on Thursday after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for 2027, lifting defense contractors even as broader stock index futures edged lower ahead of key U.S. labor data. “A move toward more government intervention would create uncertainty,” said Mohit Kumar, an economist at Jefferies. Reuters The bounce matters because Washington’s message to the sector has turned erratic in 24 hours: spend more, but hand less back to shareholders unless factories move faster. A White House fact sheet
8 January 2026
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Oil stocks, USO ETF slide in premarket as Trump Venezuela crude plan stirs supply fears

Oil stocks, USO ETF slide in premarket as Trump Venezuela crude plan stirs supply fears

New York, January 7, 2026, 07:34 EST — Premarket U.S. oil stocks and oil-linked exchange-traded funds slipped in premarket trading on Wednesday as crude prices fell after President Donald Trump said the United States struck a deal to import up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude. Brent futures were at $60.59 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) at $56.86 by 1104 GMT. “Market participants seem to believe now that those volumes could be smaller,” UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo wrote, though Morgan Stanley has flagged a possible surplus of up to 3 million barrels per day in early
7 January 2026
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Silver price pulls back under $80 as dollar firms; SLV jumps ahead of U.S. jobs data

Silver price pulls back under $80 as dollar firms; SLV jumps ahead of U.S. jobs data

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 07:09 EST — Premarket Silver prices slid more than 2% on Wednesday as profit-taking and a firmer U.S. dollar cooled a sharp rally that pushed the metal to record highs. Spot silver — the price for immediate delivery — was down 2.3% at $79.40 per ounce by 10:01 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $83.62 on Dec. 29. “It’s been quite a frenetic and volatile start to kick off the New Year,” said Jamie Dutta, chief market analyst at Nemo.money. Reuters The pullback matters because traders are shifting their focus from geopolitics to U.S.
7 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: Futures dip after record close as U.S. jobs report looms

Dow Jones today: Futures dip after record close as U.S. jobs report looms

New York, January 6, 2026, 06:10 EST — Premarket U.S. stock-index futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down about 0.2% early Tuesday, pointing to a softer open after the blue-chip benchmark set fresh records a day earlier. MarketWatch The Dow is sitting just shy of 49,000, a round-number level chart watchers often treat as a pressure point. With the index stretched, traders are demanding clean evidence that the economy is cooling — but not cracking — before adding to risk. Federal Reserve officials have signaled they are watching the labour market closely as they weigh whether policy is
6 January 2026
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US stock market today: Futures slip as Venezuela oil talks and CES chip launches set the tone

US stock market today: Futures slip as Venezuela oil talks and CES chip launches set the tone

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 04:55 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures nudged lower early Tuesday as investors weighed the fallout from Washington’s Venezuela operation and its implications for oil supply and energy profits. Dow futures were down 0.16%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.08% and Nasdaq 100 futures were off 0.02%. markets.businessinsider.com+1 The dip follows a strong start to 2026, with the S&P 500 and Dow ending Monday at record highs and traders still leaning into a “soft landing” narrative. The question into the cash open is whether geopolitical risk and policy uncertainty start to compete with the market’s
6 January 2026
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Phillips 66 stock forecast: PSX faces oil-price test after U.S. strikes Venezuela

Phillips 66 stock forecast: PSX faces oil-price test after U.S. strikes Venezuela

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 06:53 ET — Market closed President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a “large scale strike” in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro, a shock escalation that traders expect to reverberate across oil and energy shares when U.S. markets reopen.  Reuters With Wall Street shut for the weekend, Phillips 66 investors are left to handicap the first oil-price reaction and any policy follow-through before Monday’s cash session. Why it matters now: Venezuela is a major crude producer, and conflict risk can quickly reprice supply expectations. For refiners such as Phillips 66, abrupt swings
3 January 2026
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Gold price forecast next week: Venezuela strikes jolt safe-haven trade as US jobs report looms

Gold price forecast next week: Venezuela strikes jolt safe-haven trade as US jobs report looms

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:26 ET — Market closed Gold is set for a headline-driven start to next week after the United States struck Venezuela overnight, a move President Donald Trump said ended with President Nicolás Maduro captured and flown out of the country. A U.S. official told Reuters Maduro was seized by elite special forces, but Caracas did not confirm the claim and declared a national emergency after explosions in Caracas and other areas; Trump said he would give more details at an 11 a.m. ET press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.  Reuters Gold, a safe-haven
3 January 2026
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USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares

USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:17 ET — Market closed USA Rare Earth, Inc. shares jumped 18.9% on Friday, closing at $14.15 after trading between $12.17 and $14.41 and changing hands 11.26 million times, according to data compiled by StockAnalysis. StockAnalysis The surge put the small-cap rare earths developer back on trader screens as investors reset positioning for the new year and looked for leverage to themes around U.S. supply-chain reshoring. USA Rare Earth says it is building a sintered “neo” magnet manufacturing facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma — “neo” refers to neodymium‑iron‑boron magnets used in products ranging from electric vehicles
3 January 2026
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Wells Fargo stock ends 2025 lower as banks slip; WFC earnings and key US data ahead

Wells Fargo stock ends 2025 lower as banks slip; WFC earnings and key US data ahead

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 21:18 ET — Market closed. Shares of Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) fell 1.18% to close at $93.20 on Wednesday, extending a four-session slide into the last trading day of 2025. Volume was light at about 7.6 million shares, and the stock finished about 2.8% below its 52-week high of $95.85. MarketWatch The year-end dip matters because investors are resetting exposure to rate-sensitive bank stocks heading into 2026, with the path of interest rates and growth likely to set the tone. Bank investors focus on net interest income — what a lender earns on loans
1 January 2026
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Almonty Industries stock today: ALM slips as CBS report spotlights U.S. tungsten supply deal

Almonty Industries stock today: ALM slips as CBS report spotlights U.S. tungsten supply deal

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 3:07 PM ET — Regular session Shares of Almonty Industries Inc fell about 3.9% to $8.90 in afternoon trading on Tuesday after giving up an early rise, with the stock swinging between $8.90 and $9.39. The pullback comes as investors focus on tungsten, a hard metal used in munitions, industrial tooling and electronics, at a moment when governments are pushing to secure strategic supply chains. A CBS News report published on Monday said Chief Executive Lewis Black met U.S. officials, including at the White House, before touring Almonty’s Sangdong mine in South Korea and signing
30 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell Friday after the company announced a $200 billion AI infrastructure plan for 2026, exceeding analyst expectations and reviving investor concerns about profitability. Combined 2026 capex flagged by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta now tops $630 billion. Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom shares surged on the news, while software and data firms remained under pressure.
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