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Intel shares rose 1% in extended trading on Thursday after President Donald Trump posted a flattering message on social media about the chipmaker and its CEO, and championed the government’s investment in the company.“I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan,” T

The largest US banks are expected to report stronger fourth-quarter profits when earnings season begins next week, buoyed by a revival in investment banking activity and sustained strength in trading businesses, according to a Reuters analysis of analyst estimates and industry data.

NVIDIA has stated that it has become more optimistic about its revenue forecast released in October, as the strong market demand has led to more orders than expected.

Bitcoin options are showing that traders are setting their sights on a return to the $100,000 price level amid optimism that investors will turn back to digital assets following the crypto market’s crash in the fourth quarter.

Crypto stocks gained in overnight trading as bitcoin topped $89,000. BitMine rose 3%; IREN, CleanSpark, and Strategy rose 2%; Riot Platforms and MARA Holdings rose 1%.

Copper surged to a record in Shanghai and rallied in New York, adding to substantial annual gains as investors bet on tighter global supplies in 2026, while also pricing in the impact of a weaker US dollar.

Storage shares continued to rally in overnight trading. Micron stock jumped 2.7%; SanDisk up 1.8%.

Spot Silver Breaks Through $73/Oz, Setting a New All-Time High

Gold and silver stocks jumped in overnight trading as spot gold refreshed new high to $4,531, spot silver topped $75. Hecla Mining rose 5%; Coeur Mining rose 3%; whie Endeavour Silver, First Majestic Silver, and Pan American Silver rose 4%. Some chip stocks gained in overnight trading. GlobalFoundr

China’s yuan surpassed 7 per dollar for the first time since September 2024, as markets bet the central bank will allow gradual appreciation to boost confidence.

On Dec 24, sources said Nvidia plans to deliver 5,000–10,000 H200 modules (40,000–80,000 chips) to China in mid-Feb 2026.

Nvidia restructured its cloud division last week and stepped back from directly competing with major cloud providers, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter and an internal memo.This comes more than two years after CEO Jensen Huang outlined a vision to build a cloud computi

Wells Fargo believes that recent weakness tied to worries over the AI trade have left Oracle undervalued. The bank reiterated its overweight stance on the software stock. Its $280 price target implies upside of 41% from Monday’s close. Shares of Oracle rose 3.34% to close at $198.38 on Monday.Shares

TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew told employees that the social media company and its parent, ByteDance Ltd., signed binding agreements to create a US joint venture majority-owned by American investors.

According to Teslarati, Tesla has started Robotaxi testing in Austin, Texas, without any vehicle occupants, the company’s CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Sunday. Two Tesla Model Y Robotaxi units were spotted in Austin traveling on public roads with nobody in the car.Shares of Tesla rose 1% in premarket t

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point as expected and investors bet on further easing down the road even as the central bank signaled that it will put further cuts on pause for now.

SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in a transaction that would make it the biggest listing of all time.

Morgan Stanley’s newest Tesla Motors analyst downgraded the bank’s rating on the stock, a reversal from a prior bullish position.

Pop Mart shares dropped the most in over six weeks amid renewed concern that the Chinese toymaker’s US sales growth momentum is slowing.The Hong Kong-listed stock slumped as much as 8.7% on Monday, taking its decline from an August high to about 40%. Market watchers pointed to worries that its sales

Silver and copper have replaced gold as the hot metal trade heading into 2026, with institutional and retail traders positioning for record rallies.