Markets
- Asia-Pacific markets set to open flat in year-end trade - Asia-Pacific markets were poised for modest gains on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year.
- Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its December meeting.
- Copper on pace for best year since 2009 as AI demand, supply fears fuel record price rally - Analysts say copper's record-breaking run could continue next year, citing supply disruptions and masssive spending on artificial intelligence.
- Silver soars after tumbling on Monday, capping 2025 with another wild ride - The precious metal rally continued Tuesday as gold and silver recovered from Monday's selloff.
- China EVs in 2026 look less like a boom and more like a survival test as global expansion ramps up - Analysts predict China's electric car market will see growth slow significantly in the year ahead.
- Asia-Pacific markets set to open mostly lower on penultimate day of the year - Investors will be focused on China's military exercises around Taiwan today, after it announced new drills surrounding the island Monday.
- Silver tops $80 for first time, then stages dramatic reversal overnight - Silver slid more than 3% on Monday, after topping $80 for the first time ever in overnight trading.
- DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm - The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan's SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment firm.
- China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling - The proposed rules come as Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot startups Minimax and Z.ai have this month filed for Hong Kong IPOs.
- European markets set to start the last trading week of 2025 in flat territory - European stocks are expected to start the last trading week of the year in flat territory.