Ahead of the new year and amid a slow news week, it’s an opportune time to review what many analysts are expecting to affect forex markets over the next several months.
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
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
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
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,
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
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.
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
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
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1-week high today and is up by +0.25%. The dollar is moving higher today as T-note yields climb after weekly US unemployment claims unexpectedly fell to a 1-month low, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. Also, the...
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
Quantum Capital Management, LLC / NJ disclosed a sale of 61,397 shares of Landstar System as of its November 12, 2025, SEC filing, reducing the position by an estimated $12.83 million.
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
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
In the year-end Chairman's message, Ives outlined Eightco's plans to participate in the upcoming CES 2026, to showcase innovations and solidify its presence in the tech ecosystem.
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,
