2025 has been an above-average year for stocks. And over 300 publicly traded companies have increased in value by 100% or more. This has our team asking the question: Which of these upward moves are legit and which could be doomed to revert back in 2026?
President Donald Trump said the U.S. carried out airstrikes against ISIS militants in northwestern Nigeria over attacks on Christians, signaling further action while re-designating Nigeria as a religious freedom concern and moving to reshape U.S. diplomacy by recalling dozens of career ambassadors.
As the final bells of 2025 ring across Wall Street, the U.S. stock market stands at a historic crossroads. On December 24, 2025, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) surged past the psychological 6,900 barrier to close at an all-time high of 6,932.05, capping a year
As of late December 2025, the United States bond market has reached a historic milestone, marking the definitive end of the longest yield curve inversion in financial history. For over three years, the "inverted" curve—where short-term debt yielded more than long-term debt—served as a persistent omen of economic
Over the past year, we have covered gold from every angle: policy shortages, central banks, audits, trust, and physical delivery. When you step back and connect these moments, a clear pattern emerges.
The final weeks of 2025 have solidified a historic confrontation between federal and state powers over the future of artificial intelligence. On December 11, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order 14365, titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," a sweeping directive aimed at dismantling a growing "patchwork"
As the final wrapping paper is cleared away this Christmas morning, the early data for the 2025 holiday shopping season points to a historic, albeit complicated, victory for the American retail sector. For the first time in history, total US holiday retail sales are projected to surpass the $1 trillion
As the sun sets on 2025, the U.S. banking sector stands as a testament to unexpected resilience. After two years of aggressive monetary tightening followed by a strategic pivot by the Federal Reserve, the nation’s largest financial institutions have not only survived the "higher for longer" era but
As the curtain closes on 2025, the global energy landscape stands at a fascinating crossroads. While the festive lights of late December shine bright, the oil markets are grappling with a year-end slump that has redefined the competitive hierarchy of the sector. On this Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, West
The semiconductor industry has entered a transformative "Giga-Cycle" of consolidation, with merger and acquisition (M&A) activity surging from a modest $2.7 billion in 2023 to a staggering $45 billion in 2024, a fever pitch that has sustained through the end of 2025. As of December 25, 2025, the
As the world celebrates the final days of 2025, the financial markets are witnessing a phenomenon that defies historical logic. On December 24, 2025, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) closed at a fresh record high of 6,920.88, while spot gold prices simultaneously shattered records to peak at
As the holiday season of 2025 winds down, a paradoxical chill has settled over global financial markets. Despite the Federal Reserve delivering a third consecutive interest rate cut earlier this month, investors are not celebrating a victory over inflation. Instead, a growing chorus of analysts and fund managers is sounding
As 2025 draws to a close, the "Regulatory Winter" that many predicted for Big Tech has arrived, but with a surprising twist that few market analysts saw coming. While the specter of forced corporate breakups—once the primary fear of investors—has largely receded, a new era of "forced transparency"
