Staging a comeback

Push back

Trump pushes back on criticism of economy in prime-time speech, Oracle-Blue Owl split over data center rattles markets, AI-themed stocks take more hits, Warner Bros board rejects rival bid from Paramount, and Elliott takes over $1 billion stake in Lululemon...

Prime-time

Trump to deliver prime-time address tonight, EV transition unravels, oil sinks to 4-year low, Spirit and Frontier Airlines eye merger, and Warner Bros. plans to reject Paramount bid...

24/7 trading

Wall Street gears up for 24/7 trading, Ford to take $19.5B hit in EV pivot, Tesla stock closes at 2025 high, PayPal applies to become a bank, and Trump's article of faith: economy will soar in '26...

Going old school

Wall Street goes old school for growth in 2026, Wall Street betting on what pops AI bubble, Trump's approval rating on economy hits record low, SpaceX share sale sets $800 billion valuation, and Oracle’s $300B AI bet has fast become a bubble barometer...

Oracle revives worry

Trump signs executive order for single national AI regulation, Disney licenses characters to OpenAI—takes $1 bln stake, Rivian unveils AI chip for Robotaxi, OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2, and Time Magazine names 'architects of AI' person of the year...

Fed said yes

Fed cuts rates with three dissents, Trump: Fed should have 'at least doubled' cut, Oracle knocks stocks, Emirates’ Gulf ambitions stir rivalries on Wall Street, and Cisco shares finally top dot-com record after more than 25 years...

Bracing for decision

Wall Street braces for 'hawkish cut' from Fed, Trump grades his economy "A+++++", the great income squeeze begins, spot silver climbs to $60 for first time, and SpaceX to pursue 2026 IPO raising over $30B...

Nod of approval

Nvidia wins Trump’s approval to sell H200 AI chips in China, Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros., Trump to sign executive order curbing state AI rules, Jamie Dimon forms adviser Supergroup for $1.5 trillion, and Oppenheimer sets street-high 8,100 S&P 500 target for 2026...

Gold, dethroned

Silver and Copper eclipse gold as the top metals, stock funds up 12.6% as year nears an end, Netflix wooed Trump personally, Berkshire Hathaway on track to lag behind the S&P 500 in Buffett’s last year, and OpenAI goes from stock market savior to burden...

'Secret sauce'

Alphabet’s AI chips are a potential $900B ‘secret sauce’, ‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads surges 469% on trading debut, layoffs this year the most since pandemic, Warner Bros. begins exclusive deal talks with Netflix, and Amazon considering directly competing with USPS...

Major coup

Huang: Nvidia is the world's only tech company, Apple design exec poached by Meta in major coup, Wall St shifts AI narrative from 'bubble' to 'air pocket', Fanatics launches prediction market in 24 states, and major banks running crypto-trading pilots with Coinbase...