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December 2025

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December 2025

December 29, 2025

A slide in tech megacaps dented US stocks as traders trimmed risk at the start of the final week of 2025.

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December 26, 2025

Stocks were little changed in thin trading after a measure of global equities set a fresh all-time high, driven by optimism over the economy and corporate earnings. Gold and silver advanced to records.

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December 24, 2025

US stocks are hovering near all-time highs ahead of the Christmas break as a seasonally strong period for equities kicks off.

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December 23, 2025

The latest batch of economic data did little to encourage wagers the Federal Reserve will keep cutting rates in the near term, with bond yields rising and stocks wavering.

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December 22, 2025

The holiday-shortened week started with gains in stocks as renewed appetite for the artificial-intelligence trade boosted tech giants.

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December 19, 2025

The final stretch of a jittery week for markets saw a renewed tech rally leading stocks higher while traders braced for the expiration of a record pile of options that threatens to trigger sudden price swings.

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December 18, 2025

Data showing US inflation cooled at a startling clip last month ignited stock and bond markets, bolstering bulls with prospects for more decisive Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026.

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December 17, 2025

Bond traders are favoring short-end Treasuries over longer-dated debt after an unexpected uptick in November unemployment added to mixed signals clouding the outlook of the US economy.

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December 15, 2025

The last full trading week of 2025 started with gains in both stocks and bonds as Wall Street geared up for key economic data that will help shape the Federal Reserve rate outlook.

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December 12, 2025

US stock futures were held back once again by a retreat in technology shares on a day when global gauges had record highs in their sights.

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December 11, 2025

US stock futures trimmed losses as dip buyers stepped in after concerns over Oracle Corp.’s plans for vast capital outlays on artificial-intelligence infrastructure drove a broad retreat from risky assets.

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December 10, 2025

Stocks are marking a second day of muted trading as traders wait to hear the Federal Reserve’s views on interest rates for 2026. 

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December 9, 2025

Stocks wavered and US Treasury yields pared back from a two-month high as traders held off on making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final interest-rate decision of 2025.

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December 8, 2025

S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% after the benchmark closed within touching distance of an all-time high.

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December 5, 2025

US stock futures erased their advance as traders reined in big bets ahead of a dated reading of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. Treasuries are on track for their worst week since June.

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December 3, 2025

More evidence of a slowdown in the US jobs market reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in its final policy meeting of 2025, driving bond yields down alongside the dollar.

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December 2, 2025

Stocks staged a comeback as a global flight from risky assets faded, with Bitcoin halting its slide to support the shift in tone.

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December 1, 2025

The start of a historically strong month on Wall Street saw stocks sliding as traders shunned riskier corners of the market amid a selloff in cryptocurrencies.

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