2025 has been a wild year for metals, and the ride continued on Monday with fresh highs in gold, silver, and copper.
All three metals jumped to start the short holiday week, putting the commodities on track for stellar returns this year as investors seek out defensive investments,
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Warren Buffett’s decision to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) at year end, with Greg Abel taking the helm and Buffett remaining as chair, is the real catalyst here.
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The leadership handover lands after a solid run,
Electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla (TSLA) is heading toward the end of 2025 on a surprisingly strong footing, despite a year filled with speed bumps. Political noise tied to CEO Elon Musk, a cooling EV market in key regions, and intensifying global competition have all weighed on sentiment at various points. And yet,
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As we head into 2026,
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High-profile managerial cuts draw notice when it is a high-profile manager, yet headline-sized trades do not necessarily correlate with broken companies. Even long-term names can feel vulnerable on the tape when portfolio rebalancing and changes in thematic conviction make even the names look vulnerable in a choppy growth market and tech-proximate market.
The same dynamic is being enacted with DraftKings (DKNG) following the sale by Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest last week.
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US stock market holiday: The US stock market indices will remain closed on Thursday, 25 December 2025, on the account of the Christmas Day holiday celebrated in the United States and around the world.
According to the official holiday list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),
US stocks set more records on Wednesday, as Wall Street rode into the Christmas holiday on a high note.
The blue chip-focused Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) led the way up, gaining 0.6%, or nearly 300 points, to close at a fresh record high. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) picked up 0.3% to notch its second consecutive record close.
The year 2025 began with optimism for India’s external trade, driven by expectations of multiple bilateral agreements and expanding market access, particularly with the United States. However, the year unfolded against a turbulent global backdrop, marked by persistent geopolitical conflicts, shifting trade policies, and renewed protectionism from Washington.
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Gaza conflict disrupted global supply chains,
The market initially wobbled after Tuesday’s updated Q3 GDP print showed growth at 4.3% versus expectations for 3.2%. A hotter number typically cools rate-cut enthusiasm, and you could see that in futures pricing early Tuesday, but traders didn’t stick with the reaction for long.
By this morning, the focus had already shifted back to next year’s expected easing path.
