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As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2025, the American retail sector is closing the books on a holiday season that was as record-breaking as it was revealing. While total nominal spending climbed by 4.2% year-over-year, the celebration is tempered by the reality that much of this growth
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the U.S. equity markets are finishing a year defined by record-breaking highs, yet a significant rift has formed between the two most watched barometers of American prosperity. The S&P 500, bolstered by a relentless surge in artificial intelligence and semiconductor demand, has
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock strikes midnight on 2025, the era of "move fast and break things" is officially being replaced by an era of "comply or be dismantled." For years, the technology sector has navigated a landscape of looming threats and theoretical lawsuits, but 2026 marks the definitive transition from litigation
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the calendar turns to 2026, the technology sector is undergoing a profound structural transformation that has reignited the engine of global dealmaking. After years of "defensive preservation" and cautious capital allocation, the industry has entered what analysts are calling an "Innovation Supercycle." This resurgence is fueled by a dual
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2025, the U.S. stock market stands at a historic crossroads. The S&P 500 has closed the year at record highs, fueled by a relentless surge in artificial intelligence optimism and a resilient American consumer. However, the celebration is tempered by
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final closing bell of 2025 rings on Wall Street, the S&P 500 (SPX) stands on the precipice of history. After a year defined by a "triple-tailwind" of aggressive Federal Reserve easing, a fundamental shift in the artificial intelligence revolution, and surprisingly resilient corporate earnings, the benchmark index
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the curtain falls on 2025, the financial world is grappling with a paradox: NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), a company that recently breached the historic $5 trillion market capitalization milestone, is being labeled by a growing chorus of analysts as "relatively affordable." On this final day of December 2025, the stock
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring for 2025, the American financial landscape looks fundamentally different than it did just twelve months ago. The transition from a rules-based global trade system to a "tariff-first" protectionist model has sent shockwaves through Wall Street, creating what traders have dubbed the "Tariff Chaos of 2025.
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the curtain closes on 2025, the U.S. dollar is finishing the year on its back foot, marking a significant shift in the global macroeconomic landscape. After a multi-year period of dominance fueled by aggressive interest rate hikes and "U.S. exceptionalism," the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading bell of 2025 approaches, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stands at a historic crossroads, capping off a year that redefined its identity from a high-growth electric vehicle manufacturer to a diversified artificial intelligence and robotics powerhouse. Despite facing a second consecutive year of declining vehicle deliveries—estimated
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading bells of 2025 ring out, the global bond market stands at its most significant inflection point in nearly a decade. After a year defined by the "higher-for-longer" mantra finally giving way to a series of strategic rate cuts, investors are increasingly turning to the iShares U.
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring on Wall Street for 2025, the biotechnology sector is celebrating a dramatic reversal of fortune. After years of navigating high interest rates and regulatory uncertainty, the industry has closed the year with a powerful rally, fueled by a dovish shift from the Federal Reserve and
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading bell of 2025 approaches, the U.S. labor market has delivered a confounding year-end gift to investors. Initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27 plummeted to a staggering 199,000, a level not seen in nearly half a century. This sharp decline in new
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the closing bell rings on 2025, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) finishes the year with a respectable 14% gain, yet the headline figure masks a deep divide within the blue-chip index. While the broader market rode the coattails of an artificial intelligence resurgence and stabilizing inflation, a handful
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The silver market is ending 2025 in a state of high-velocity retreat, as a series of aggressive regulatory interventions by the CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) successfully punctured a speculative bubble that had briefly driven the precious metal to historic nominal highs. After a parabolic rally that saw silver touch an
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring on the 2025 trading year, the financial world stands at a dizzying crossroads. The S&P 500 is closing the year with a robust 17% gain, fueled almost entirely by a relentless surge in artificial intelligence valuations that saw NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) briefly touch a
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial world is looking toward a 2026 that many analysts believe will be defined by the maturation of artificial intelligence and a definitive shift in Federal Reserve policy. With the S&P 500 coming off a year of robust gains, major Wall Street
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The Federal Reserve concluded its final policy meeting of 2025 with a move that, on the surface, appeared to be a gift to investors: a 25-basis-point reduction in the federal funds rate. However, the accompanying message from the central bank was anything but festive. By signaling that the easing cycle
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is defying the traditional product lifecycle by securing a massive second wave of demand for its "legacy" Hopper architecture. While the market’s attention has been fixed on the high-performance Blackwell B200 series, reports of renewed supply chain talks for the
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final opening bell of 2025 rings across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, investors are reflecting on a year that defied almost every bearish prediction. The S&P 500 is set to close the year with a robust 17% gain, a remarkable feat considering the index
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock strikes midnight on 2025, the U.S. equity market is celebrating more than just a new year; it is marking the entrance of one of the most resilient bull markets in modern history into its fourth year of life. Despite a tumultuous twelve months defined by "tariff
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the silver market has transformed from a sleepy industrial commodity into a geopolitical and financial flashpoint. On December 31, 2025, the silver market is reeling from a series of aggressive margin hikes by the CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) designed to arrest a parabolic rally
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the sun sets on 2025, the United States housing market is finally emerging from a multi-year deep freeze, characterized by a "Great Thaw" that has fundamentally shifted the landscape for buyers, sellers, and institutional investors. After years of gridlock caused by the "lock-in effect" of low-interest mortgages and skyrocketing
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells of 2025 echo across the trading floors, the S&P 500 (NYSE Arca: SPY) finds itself perched at a historic precipice, tantalizingly close to the psychologically monumental 7,000 level. While the broad market celebrates a robust 17.3% annual gain, technical analysts and institutional desks
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading bells of 2025 ring out across Wall Street, the US Dollar is staging a defiant last-minute stand. After a year defined by dizzying volatility—ranging from a massive early-year surge to a historic mid-summer slump—the greenback is closing December on a high note. This eleventh-hour
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final closing bell of 2025 rings across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, investors are looking toward 2026 not with the speculative fervor of years past, but with a calculated eye toward diversification. After a year where the "Magnificent Seven" saw their dominance tested by extreme
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock ticks toward the final closing bell of 2025, the financial markets are witnessing a familiar, if somewhat somber, ritual. Despite a year that saw the S&P 500 climb nearly 17.3%, today’s session is marked by the "Final Trading Day" phenomenon—a period of low-volume
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the curtain closes on 2025, the exuberant "risk-on" sentiment that defined the early years of the artificial intelligence boom has been replaced by a somber, calculated retreat. On this final day of the year, December 31, 2025, financial markets are grappling with a stark reality: the American consumer is
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock winds down on 2025, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) finds itself at the center of a profound market paradox that has sent shockwaves through the Nasdaq 100. Despite a year-over-year contraction in vehicle deliveries and a challenging macroeconomic "demand cliff," the electric vehicle giant’s valuation surged toward $1.
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring across global exchanges on this December 31, 2025, one name stands undisputed at the summit of the financial world: NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA). Over the past twelve months, the Santa Clara-based titan has not merely participated in the market; it has effectively become the market. In
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the ball drops on 2025, the financial world is not just celebrating a new year but bracing for a definitive verdict on the most expensive technological bet in human history. After three years of relentless capital injection, the "AI Premium"—the valuation boost awarded to any company with a
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring on the trading floor this December 31, 2025, the American equity markets have achieved what many analysts deemed impossible just twelve months ago. Despite a year defined by aggressive protectionism, "on-again, off-again" trade wars, and a global reconfiguration of supply chains, the U.S. stock
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the U.S. Treasury market is experiencing a significant repricing that has caught many fixed-income investors off guard. A series of robust labor market data points, culminating in a surprising drop in jobless claims, has sent yields on the 10-year Treasury note climbing back
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final closing bell of 2025 rings across Wall Street, the narrative of the "Magnificent Seven" has undergone a profound transformation. What began the year as a monolithic block of tech giants moving in lockstep has fractured into a "Great Divergence," where the market's rewards were distributed not by
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the calendar turns to the final day of 2025, the financial markets are reflecting on a year defined by the "second wave" of the Artificial Intelligence revolution. While 2023 and 2024 were the years of the processor, 2025 has undeniably belonged to storage. Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC), once viewed
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial world is witnessing a historic recalibration of the aerospace and telecommunications sectors. SpaceX, the private juggernaut led by Elon Musk, has reportedly reached a staggering $800 billion valuation following a year-end insider tender offer. This milestone does more than just solidify SpaceX's
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The silver market, which had been the darling of the 2025 commodities rally, suffered a bruising retreat in the final days of December as the CME Group intervened with a rare "one-two punch" of margin hikes. After a parabolic ascent that saw silver touch an all-time high of $84.01
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial world is still reverberating from the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year. In a move that was both expected and startling, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered a 25-basis-point rate cut on December 10, bringing the federal funds
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the United States labor market has delivered a final, surprising signal of resilience that complicates the Federal Reserve's path for the coming year. For the week ending December 27, 2025, initial jobless claims plummeted to 199,000, breaking below the psychologically significant 200,000
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) closed out 2025 on a high note, finishing the year with a robust 17% annual gain and reaching an all-time high of approximately 6,900. This performance marks the third consecutive year of double-digit returns for the benchmark index, a feat of endurance that
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells of 2025 ring across global exchanges, the financial story of the year is not the resurgence of big banks or the maneuvers of private equity giants, but the unprecedented dominance of the individual trader. Today, December 31, 2025, data confirms that retail participation has reached its
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring across global exchanges this December 31, 2025, the mood in the boardrooms of Lower Manhattan and Mayfair has shifted from cautious preservation to aggressive expansion. After a year defined by grueling margin pressures and defensive consolidation, investment bankers are signaling that 2026 is poised to
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring across the New York Stock Exchange today, December 31, 2025, investors are looking at a market that has done the unthinkable. Despite a year defined by the most aggressive trade protectionism in nearly a century and a geopolitical landscape that felt perpetually on the brink
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock strikes midnight on 2025, the global financial markets are entering 2026 with a mixture of awe and anxiety. The "Magnificent Seven" and their large-cap tech peers have spent the last three years rewriting the rules of market capitalization, fueled by a relentless drive toward artificial intelligence. However,
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The silver market, which spent much of 2025 in a state of parabolic euphoria, has been dealt a sobering blow in the final week of the year. After reaching a historic all-time high of $85.87 per ounce just days ago, the white metal suffered a dramatic 11% intraday "flash
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring across the New York Stock Exchange to close out 2025, the narrative of the year has been one of unexpected defiance. Despite a landscape littered with macroeconomic landmines—ranging from a massive spring market shock to "sticky" inflation and sweeping new trade tariffs—the U.
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial markets are witnessing an unprecedented architectural shift in the global economy. The "Big Four" hyperscalers—Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META)—have collectively pushed their 2025 capital expenditures into
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the clock struck 2:00 PM ET today, December 31, 2025, the U.S. bond market officially concluded its final trading session of the year. Following the recommendation of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), fixed-income markets closed early to allow participants to ring in the New
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The long-standing dominance of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the American healthcare system has reached a critical inflection point as 2025 draws to a close. For decades, these "middlemen" operated in the shadows, negotiating drug prices and rebates with manufacturers while managing prescription benefits for millions. However, a relentless wave
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The S&P 500 index concluded 2025 on a high note, closing the final trading session of the year at 6,896.24. This performance marks a remarkable 19% annual gain, securing a rare "triple-peat" of double-digit returns for the third consecutive year—a feat not seen since the dot-com
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As of December 31, 2025, the initial fever dream of artificial intelligence software has matured into a high-stakes arms race for the physical infrastructure required to run it. While the market spent much of 2023 and 2024 obsessed with chatbots and large language models, 2025 has been the year of
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final closing bell of 2025 rings across Wall Street, the narrative of the year is clear: the "Magnificent Seven" have transitioned from a monolithic block of growth to a fragmented group of individual titans. Despite a year marked by aggressive trade tariffs, a shifting regulatory landscape in Europe,
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final grain of sand slips through the hourglass of 2025, Wall Street is preparing for its traditional transition into the new year. Today, December 31, 2025, marks the conclusion of a historic year for equities, characterized by the continued dominance of artificial intelligence and a resilient U.S.
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The final trading day of 2025 concluded on a high note for Wall Street, as the U.S. Department of Labor released initial jobless claims that defied the year’s cooling trend. For the week ending December 27, 2025, initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 199,000, sliding back
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the calendar turns to the final day of 2025, the "golden era" of Business Development Companies (BDCs) is entering a complex new chapter. For investors in Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC), the largest and most influential player in the sector, the focus has shifted from the windfall profits of high
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The final week of 2025 has delivered a masterclass in market discipline and volatility as the CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) moved aggressively to cool a white-hot silver market. After silver prices touched a historic peak of $84.00 per ounce on Monday, December 29, the exchange operator implemented its second
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the calendar turns to the close of 2025, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) finds itself at a pivotal crossroads, emerging from the shadow of one of the most contentious merger attempts in retail history. Despite the definitive collapse of its $24.6 billion tie-up with Kroger (NYSE: KR) late last
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the curtain closes on 2025, the investment community is witnessing a significant shift in sentiment regarding the managed care sector. Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) has become the centerpiece of this narrative, receiving a wave of analyst upgrades to ‘Buy’ in the final weeks of December. Market experts are increasingly
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
LONG BEACH, CA — Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) concluded its most successful fiscal year to date on December 31, 2025, reporting record-breaking annual revenue approaching $600 million. However, the financial triumph was tempered by the official announcement that the maiden flight of its highly anticipated medium-lift rocket, Neutron, has
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) officially cemented a 17.3% annual gain, marking a historic third consecutive year of double-digit growth. For investors who braved a year defined by a mid-spring market crash and persistent whispers of an artificial intelligence bubble, the finish line represents a triumph of corporate
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the global energy landscape remains defined by a volatile cocktail of geopolitical brinkmanship and shifting trade alliances. From the "Trump effect" accelerating U.S. LNG exports to the precarious status of cross-border gas deals in South America, the market has spent much of the
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading bell of 2025 rings across Bay Street, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has cemented its place as one of the world’s top-performing major indices. Defying the skepticism of early-year analysts, the S&P/TSX Composite Index closed the year with a staggering annual return of
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final grain elevators of the 2025 autumn harvest are sealed across the North China Plain, the global agricultural market is grappling with a new reality: China has fundamentally altered its relationship with the world’s food supply. Under the direct mandate of President Xi Jinping, the People’s
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the curtain closes on 2025, the silver market stands as one of the most remarkable—and exhausting—financial stories of the year. After a decade of trading in the shadow of gold, silver finally broke its chains this year, catapulting from under $30 an ounce to a historic peak
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia — As the curtain closes on 2025, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) has solidified its position as the undisputed titan of the offshore drilling world, propelled by a highly successful and strategically vital drilling campaign in Australian waters. The company’s stock, which faced significant headwinds earlier in the decade,
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring across the Chicago Board of Trade this December 31, 2025, the narrative of the global grain market has shifted from one of geopolitical panic to one of overwhelming abundance. Corn, soybean, and wheat futures are closing the year at multi-year lows, capping a second half
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
ACCRA, Ghana — In a stunning reversal of a decades-long trend of devaluation, the Ghanaian Cedi has closed 2025 as one of the world’s strongest-performing currencies, marking its first annual appreciation against the U.S. Dollar in 32 years. This historic rally, fueled by a relentless surge in global gold
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the global crude oil market is locked in a high-stakes "tug-of-war" between a looming supply surplus and a persistent geopolitical risk premium. While the broader trend for the year has been one of decline—with benchmark prices falling approximately 20% since January—the final
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring on the 2025 trading year, the global financial landscape looks fundamentally different than it did twelve months ago. In what historians are already calling the "Golden Renaissance," gold and silver have concluded their most explosive year of growth in over four decades. Driven by a
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells ring on the 2025 trading year, one commodity stands as the undisputed king of the markets: copper. In a year defined by technological upheaval and a strained global supply chain, the "red metal" has undergone a historic "super-rally," with prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME)
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading session of 2025 draws to a close, the precious and industrial metals markets are providing a masterclass in technical resilience. Despite a sharp bout of profit-taking in the final weeks of December, gold, silver, and copper have managed to hold firmly above their critical 50-day moving
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final bells of 2025 ring across global exchanges, gold has solidified its status as the year’s premier asset class, ending the annual session with gains exceeding 60%. This historic rally, which saw spot prices touch an all-time high near $4,560 per ounce in late December, has
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading hours of 2025 come to a close, the precious metals market stands at a historic crossroads. After a year that saw gold and silver shatter every previous valuation model, the current sideways consolidation in prices is being described by top Wall Street analysts not as a
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
The final week of 2025 has delivered one of the most violent displays of volatility in the history of the precious metals market. After a year of relentless gains that saw silver emerge as the premier asset class of the decade, the metal suffered its largest single-day percentage decline in
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025
As the final trading bell of 2025 rings, the financial world is witnessing a historic milestone: gold and silver have concluded their most explosive year of growth in over four decades. Driven by a perfect storm of fiscal instability, central bank de-dollarization, and a structural silver deficit, both metals have
Via MarketMinute · December 31, 2025