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AI Frenzy Fuels Record Wall St Rally as Shutdown Drags On – Key Market News (Oct 6-7, 2025)

Stock Market Today 09.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 10, 2025, 12:00 AM EST Surgery Partners (SGRY) Valuation Signals Undervaluation After Recent Rally November 9, 2025, 11:54 PM EST. Surgery Partners (SGRY) has gained ~9% over the last month, set against a tougher year with a -29% 1-year total shareholder return. The latest analysis argues the stock may be undervalued, with a fair value near $31 compared with the last close. The bull case rests on a narrative of high-single-digit growth and a rare, future profit multiple, supported by a shift of high-acuity procedures to outpatient settings and investments in robotics and facility capabilities.
9 November 2025
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Nasdaq Rally Amid Tech Frenzy: Markets Brush Off Shutdown Fears in Late September 2025

U.S. Stock Market Today (Nov. 6, 2025): Futures Mixed as Jobless Claims & Productivity Loom; Tesla Pay Vote, Airbnb & DraftKings Earnings in Focus

Here’s your fast, fact‑checked brief on what matters before the bell in the U.S. today (Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025). 1) Overnight & pre‑market snapshot 2) Today’s U.S. economic calendar (all times ET) Why it matters: Claims set the tone for labor‑market momentum; productivity and labor‑costs feed the inflation outlook that informs the Fed’s rate‑cut path into year‑end. Reuters 3) Earnings to watch Before the open / morning: After the close / evening: 4) Stocks on the move before the bell 5) Big storylines shaping sentiment today Supreme Court scrutiny of Trump‑era tariff powers Justices signaled skepticism in Wednesday’s arguments over
6 November 2025
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Record 2026 Tax Refund Surge Looms as New Tax Cuts Fuel a $50 Billion “Stimulus”

Record 2026 Tax Refund Surge Looms as New Tax Cuts Fuel a $50 Billion “Stimulus”

A Tax Refund Windfall on the Horizon American taxpayers are poised for a record tax refund season in early 2026, with millions set to get substantially larger refunds when they file their 2025 income-tax returns. The reason is an unusual combination of retroactive tax cuts and an IRS decision not to adjust 2025 paycheck withholding to reflect those cuts cbsnews.com. In essence, workers have been overpaying taxes in 2025 under old rates, so they’ll get that money back as a lump-sum refund next spring cbsnews.com. “Many taxpayers will pay too much in tax this year and see larger tax refunds
3 November 2025
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Gold Prices Smash All-Time Highs – Is Now the Moment to Buy or Bail?

Gold Price Skyrockets to Record Highs: Will $5,000 Come Next?

Current Price and Recent Trend As of Oct. 31, spot gold stands around $4,010 per ounce (London/NY PM fix) reuters.com. This follows a volatile week: gold had plunged from its mid-Oct peak (around $4,381 on Oct. 20 reuters.com) back below $4,000 by Oct. 27 ts2.tech reuters.com, then rebounded into the week’s end. For example, gold jumped ~2% on Oct. 29 to roughly $4,028 ts2.tech (after falling to ~$3,970 on Oct. 28) and traded near $4,004 by Oct. 30 ts2.tech. On Oct. 31, it was about $4,012/oz reuters.com. Over the past few days, the swings have largely reflected Fed actions and
31 October 2025
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Bank of Canada Cuts Key Rate to 2.25% – Is This the End of Rate Cuts?

Bank of Canada Cuts Key Rate to 2.25% – Is This the End of Rate Cuts?

The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Oct. 29, 2025 reuters.com, the second straight cut in as many meetings. Governor Tiff Macklem signaled this might be the last cut for now, saying policy is “about the right level to keep inflation close to 2% while helping the economy” canadianmortgagetrends.com. The BoC’s new forecasts show sluggish growth (only 1.2% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026) and inflation near 2% reuters.com canadianmortgagetrends.com. Markets rallied: the Canadian dollar firmed to about C$1.3915 per USD reuters.com and the TSX Composite hovered around 30,350 points (after
29 October 2025
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Saudi Economy Rockets: IMF Ups Forecast, 5% GDP Growth on the Table – and a Nobel Laureate Boosts Innovation

Saudi Economy Rockets: IMF Ups Forecast, 5% GDP Growth on the Table – and a Nobel Laureate Boosts Innovation

IMF Forecast and Growth Outlook Saudi Arabia’s outlook brightened this week after the IMF lifted its 2025 GDP forecast to 4.0% reuters.com. Reuters notes this upgrade is driven by faster-than-expected unwinding of OPEC+ oil cuts and rebounding output reuters.com. IMF Middle East director Jihad Azour has warned that oil price recoveries significantly improve the Kingdom’s finances – each additional 1 million barrels/day adds ~3.2% of GDP to the fiscal balance worldoil.com. In practical terms, breakeven oil prices remain high (around $94/bbl excluding extra spending) worldoil.com, so the recent rise of Brent back toward ~$70 supports the budget. Finance Minister Mohammed
29 October 2025
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Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Shock CPI Report Upends Rate-Cut Hopes On Oct. 29, official data showed Australia’s consumer price index (CPI) surged unexpectedly in Q3 2025. Headline CPI rose 1.3% from the previous quarter – the largest jump in 2½ years – pushing the annual rate to 3.2% (vs. 2.1% in Q2) reuters.com. Underlying inflation was even more worrying: the RBA’s preferred “trimmed mean” measure jumped 1.0% in Q3 (annual 3.0%), well above the 0.8% gain analysts predicted reuters.com bloomberg.co.jp. (By contrast, trimmed mean inflation had been easing – from 6.8% in late 2022 down to 2.7% – until this quarter.) Nearly every category
29 October 2025
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Retail Shock: Target Slashes 1,800 Jobs — Is the Economy in Danger?

Retail Shock: Target Slashes 1,800 Jobs — Is the Economy in Danger?

Target’s Major Layoff Plan Target’s management disclosed the cuts in a memo to employees on Oct. 23. The moves mainly affect corporate and managerial roles — store and supply-chain workers are untouched reuters.com. Fiddelke, a 20-year veteran who takes over from CEO Brian Cornell next year, wrote that Target has “too many layers and overlapping work” that have made it “harder to bring ideas to life,” so simplifying the structure was essential reuters.com businessinsider.com. He asked Minneapolis HQ staff to work from home the following week as changes are implemented. Target says those losing jobs will be paid through early
28 October 2025
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AI Frenzy Fuels Record Wall St Rally as Shutdown Drags On – Key Market News (Oct 6-7, 2025)

Stock Market Today 28.10.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: October 29, 2025, 12:00 AM EDT Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Valuation After Recent Price Slide: Undervalued or Priced for Growth? October 28, 2025, 11:56 PM EDT. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has drifted lower, down ~3% over the past month as investors weigh results and the macro backdrop. The stock remains a defensive staple, but sentiment has cooled with broader markets. The 1-year total shareholder return of -16.6% signals fading momentum despite steady revenue and earnings growth. With shares trading at a meaningful discount to analyst targets, the big question is whether CL is undervalued or if future gains are already
28 October 2025
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Gold Bonanza 2025: Price Soars Past $4,400 as Diamond District Frenzy Hits New York – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold Price Freefall: Historic 12-Year Plunge Shakes Market – What’s Next?

Gold’s 2025 Rally Ends in a Jolt Gold was on fire in 2025, driven by inflation fears, wars and uncertainty. Investors piled into the metal as a safe haven – price rose from about $2,650 in Jan 2025 to a peak near $4,381 by Oct. 20. As Reuters notes, gold “notched multiple record highs and gained 57% this year, bolstered by geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, expectations of U.S. rate cuts and strong inflows into ETFs” reuters.com. TS2.tech reports that central banks hoarded gold at record pace and ETF inflows hit historic levels – roughly $64 billion year-to-date by September ts2.tech. In
24 October 2025
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South Africa’s Outsourcing Boom Becomes a New ‘Gold Rush’ for Jobs and Investment

South Africa’s Outsourcing Boom Becomes a New ‘Gold Rush’ for Jobs and Investment

From High Unemployment to a New Goldmine For 31-year-old accountant Esethu Dywili, the rise of outsourcing in South Africa has been life-changing. After several years working for an international finance firm in Johannesburg, Dywili was able to build a new house for his parents and siblings in rural Eastern Cape newsghana.com.gh newsghana.com.gh. “When you work for a firm that earns in US dollars or British pounds, you can earn a salary that many local firms can’t match,” he said newsghana.com.gh. His story reflects a broader trend: the outsourcing sector has become South Africa’s “newest goldmine” – creating lucrative opportunities for
23 October 2025
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Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel Prices Through Spring 2026 – Will It Tame Inflation or Fuel Bigger Problems?

Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel Prices Through Spring 2026 – Will It Tame Inflation or Fuel Bigger Problems?

Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel & Utility Prices to Tame Inflation Facing the fastest inflation in years, Kazakhstan’s government has taken the dramatic step of freezing prices on fuels and household utilities. The nationwide moratorium took effect on October 16, 2025, halting any further price increases for AI-92 gasoline and diesel fuel until inflation stabilizes, and similarly suspending hikes in tariffs for water, electricity, heating and natural gas for all consumers until at least end-March 2026 astanatimes.com asiaplustj.info. These emergency controls aim to “stabilize the economy and protect citizens’ interests” amid the inflation surge, following direct instructions from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev astanatimes.com.
23 October 2025
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