Year-End Tech Profit-Taking Drags U.S. Stocks and Metals
Thin holiday liquidity magnified selling in AI megacaps and a sharp pullback in silver and gold.
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Markets
Coverage of market moves, trends, and key drivers across asset classes.
Holiday-Thinned Markets Lift Stocks as Gold and Silver Surge
U.S. indexes notched record closes, but gold and silver led amid hedging demand and Fed timing uncertainty.
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S&P 500 Hits Record as Labor Market Signals Cool
Initial claims fell, but continued claims rose, shaping 2026 Fed easing bets and mortgage rates.
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S&P 500 Hits Record as GDP Surprise Tests Cuts
AI megacaps powered a thin Santa rally as Q3 GDP beat trimmed near-term cut odds, while gold hit records.
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Big Tech and AI Bid Lifts S&P 500, VIX Falls
Stocks rose as semis and AI infrastructure rebounded, with broad sector gains and subdued volatility.
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Thin Holiday Liquidity Puts AI Megacaps Back in Control
Futures ticked higher as cooler inflation revived 2026 easing bets, lifting tech while breadth stays fragile.
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Cool CPI and Micron Guidance Lift Nasdaq, End S&P Slide
Stocks climbed as CPI undershot estimates, yields fell, and Micron reignited AI-chip optimism despite data caveats.
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AI Financing Fears Sink Stocks as Oracle, Chips Slide
Investors rotated out of crowded AI winners amid Oracle data-center financing concerns and ahead of delayed CPI.
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Noisy Jobs Report Tilts Markets Risk-Off, Fed Odds Steady
Payrolls rebounded but unemployment hit 4.6%, nudging equities mixed, energy lagging, and Fed cut odds near 24%.
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Wall Street Turns Cautious Ahead of Delayed Jobs Data
Stocks and crypto eased as investors de-risked before labor data that could reshape 2026 rate-cut expectations.
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Dollar’s Post-Fed Pullback Puts 2026 Rate Path in Focus
Diverging views on 2026 Fed cuts keep the dollar under pressure, with mixed forecasts for further declines.
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Wall Street Rotates Beyond Magnificent Seven as AI Trade Squeezes
Strategists cite Oracle’s slide, AI profitability doubts, and rate repricing pushing flows into cyclicals and defensives.
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