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Refining Margins Tighten as Gasoline Demand Slows After Early Summer Surge

Weaker pump demand and rising inventories pressured fuel spreads, tempering enthusiasm for refiners. U.S. refining margins narrowed as gasoline demand cooled following an early-summer burst, easing one of the key profit drivers

December 21, 2025

Commodities

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Gold Firms as Central Bank Buying Counters Strong Dollar Pressure

Steady official-sector demand helped bullion stabilize despite headwinds from higher interest rates. Gold prices edged higher as sustained buying from central banks offset pressure from a firm U.S. dollar and elevated bond

December 21, 2025

Commodities

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Copper Slides as China Demand Concerns Offset Energy Transition Optimism

Worries about slowing industrial activity in China weighed on prices despite long-term bullish narratives. Copper prices retreated as investors focused on near-term demand risks from China, the world’s largest consumer of the

December 21, 2025

Commodities

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Natural Gas Slumps as Storage Builds Overshadow Summer Demand Hopes

Ample inventories and mild weather forecasts weighed on prices despite expectations for higher power-sector consumption. U.S. natural gas prices fell sharply as traders focused on swelling storage levels and subdued near-term demand,

December 21, 2025

Commodities

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Business Earnings and M&A Roundup: Micron Shines, FedEx Stays Resilient, BioMarin’s Big Buy

Quarterly reports and strategic deals this week underscore diverging corporate momentum across tech, logistics, and life sciences. Quarterly earnings continued to shape market sentiment as investors parsed a mix of standout results

December 21, 2025

Business

Global Markets Lifted by Central Bank Shifts and Risk Appetite Recovery

Global financial markets rallied as year-end trading gained momentum, driven by a confluence of central bank policy shifts and improving investor risk sentiment that rippled through equities, currencies, and bonds. Major stock

December 21, 2025

Markets

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Oil and Gold Diverge as Energy Markets Weigh Geopolitics and Rates

Crude prices steadied while gold eased as investors balanced Middle East risks, supply discipline, and expectations for global interest rates. Oil markets ended the session little changed after a volatile week, reflecting

December 21, 2025

Commodities

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Markets Search for Direction as Policy Signals Eclipse Fundamentals

Investors are navigating a landscape where central bank messaging, not earnings or growth, is setting the tone. Global markets are ending the year in a familiar but uneasy posture: asset prices remain

December 21, 2025

Opinion

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AI Spending Surge Reshapes Tech Valuations and Investor Expectations

Heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is lifting select technology stocks while raising new questions about returns, margins, and market concentration. Equity investors are recalibrating technology valuations as the scale and speed

December 21, 2025

Technology

Warner Bros. Bidding War Escalates; Global Markets See Mixed Signals Amid Economic Data

Competition for Warner Bros. Discovery assets intensifies as broader business sentiment is tested by weak retail and macro uncertainty. In one of the latest high-stakes corporate battles, Netflix (NFLX) and Paramount Skydance

December 21, 2025

Business

Refining Margins Tighten as Gasoline Demand Slows After Early Summer Surge

Gold Firms as Central Bank Buying Counters Strong Dollar Pressure

Copper Slides as China Demand Concerns Offset Energy Transition Optimism

Natural Gas Slumps as Storage Builds Overshadow Summer Demand Hopes

Business Earnings and M&A Roundup: Micron Shines, FedEx Stays Resilient, BioMarin’s Big Buy

Global Markets Lifted by Central Bank Shifts and Risk Appetite Recovery

Oil and Gold Diverge as Energy Markets Weigh Geopolitics and Rates

Markets Search for Direction as Policy Signals Eclipse Fundamentals

AI Spending Surge Reshapes Tech Valuations and Investor Expectations

Warner Bros. Bidding War Escalates; Global Markets See Mixed Signals Amid Economic Data

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