S&P 500 futures slip slightly as benchmark gets set to close out 2025 with 17% gain: Live updates

S&P 500 futures slip slightly as benchmark gets set to close out 2025 with 17% gain: Live updates

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 29, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday as Wall Street got ready to close out a bumper year for equities. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed 35 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each dipped 0.1% as well. Stocks … Read more

Silver rebounds 10% from worst day in 4 years as metal’s roller-coaster end to a big year continues

Silver rebounds 10% from worst day in 4 years as metal’s roller-coaster end to a big year continues

Silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters Silver futures jumped more than 10% Tuesday, continuing 2025’s roller-coaster ride for precious metals. Silver futures for March delivery rallied 10.59%% to close at $77.92, bringing year-to-date gains to … Read more

Stock futures climb marginally after S&P 500 posts back-to-back losses: Live updates

Stock futures climb marginally after S&P 500 posts back-to-back losses: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Dec. 29, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures were relatively unchanged Tuesday, after the S&P 500 posted back-to-back losses amid mounting pressure across the tech sector. S&P 500 futures were virtually flat, while futures tied to the … Read more

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and … Read more

European markets higher; Novo Nordisk shares jump 9%, extending rally after GLP-1 pill approval

European markets higher; Novo Nordisk shares jump 9%, extending rally after GLP-1 pill approval

LONDON — European markets edged into positive territory on Wednesday as investors take stock of the volatile year during Christmas Eve’s shortened trading session. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was just above the flatline at 9:25 a.m. in London (4:25 a.m. ET). The benchmark reached a new record closing high on Tuesday, buoyed by Copenhagen-listed Novo Nordisk’s … Read more

Gold and silver reach fresh highs for second day running — and could keep climbing

Gold and silver reach fresh highs for second day running — and could keep climbing

Gold and silver have rallied this year — and prices keep climbing. Gold futures for February delivery rose settled 0.8% higher at $4,505.7, after hitting a record of $4,530.80 per ounce. Spot gold was up 1.03% to $4,491.23 per ounce. Meanwhile silver futures for March advanced 4.46% and was last seen at $71.62 per ounce, while spot silver was last trading … Read more

Thursday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

Thursday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Wednesday and what’s on the radar for Thursday’s session. Post-Fed movers and shakers Stocks … Read more