English News Archive — Business
December 2025
Finance — Regulation — Trump Halts Child‑Care Funding Nationwide Amid Minnesota Fraud Probe, Bets California Rife With Abuse
Finance — Saks Global Faces Chapter 11 as \$100 Million Debt Debacle Pushes Luxury Retailer to Brink
Markets — S\&P 500 Surges 16.6% in 2025, Marking Third Straight Double-Digit Year as Tech Giants Lead Rally
Economy — Affordability Myth: Prosperity Fuels Cost of Living Crunch as Wages Surpass Inflation Yet Asset Bubbles and Service Shortages Spark Public Anxiety
Mergers & Acquisitions — Private-Equity Sell-Off Slows to 2009 Levels as Firms Hold Steady Despite Record Backlog and Cash Pountains
Markets — Global Rate Cuts Signal Potential Commodity Boom and Emerging Inflation Pressure Across Two-Year Horizon
Economy — U.S. Economy Finishes 2025 on a High Note: 4.3% GDP, Inflation Drops, Mortgage Rates Dip, Tax Revenue Surges
Economy — Job Listings Plunge to 2020 Low as Labor Market Slows, Off 11% YoY to 2.7 Million
Markets — Valuations Rally on bets of Accelerated Global Profit Growth through 2026
Finance — Property Price Slide Sparks Industry Worries as Financial Sector Braces for Prolonged Fallout
Markets — Six Chinese Firms Chase Over \$2 Billion in Hong Kong IPO Push as Market Rebounds
Markets — Investors Flock to 10-Year Treasuries: Record Open Interest in March 113.50 Calls with \$80 Million Premium Ahead of Fed Meeting
Economy — Inflation Hits Hardest: Essential Goods, Rent, and Used Cars Jumped Most Since 2019 as Prices Soar Across Food, Gas, and Utilities
Markets — Markets Surge to Historic Peak as Stock Valuation Surpasses 200% of GDP, Reaching \$68 Trillion
Economy — US Quits Rate Falls to Multi-Year Low as Hiring Slows, Signaling Weakening Labor Market
Investing — Retail Investors Flock to Silver ETFs, Push Holdings to Near-Record Highs
Markets — Buffett Steps Down After Six-Decade Berkshire Leadership, Leaving Legacy of Record Share Growth
Economy — Wealthiest Households Drive Nearly 80% of New Vehicle Demand as Spending Concentrates at the Top
Economy — Affordability Myth Persists: Prosperity Masks Costs as Housing, Services Drive Unease and Policy Risks Grow
Markets — Trump Eyes Eased Cannabis Rules, But Market Slump Persists as Bets Swoon and ETFs Slide
Markets — Yen Under Heavy Bearish Pressure as Hedge Funds Reach Fresh Highs Since July 2024 Despite BoJ Hikes
Markets — Defensive Stocks Slump to Near-Record Low Share of Global Market Cap as Tech Surge Outpaces Staples, Health Care, and Utilities
Markets — Profits Take Center Stage as Earnings Drive Most of S\&P 500 Gains in 2025 Bull Run
Markets — Bitcoin Dives About \$4,000 in Six Hours After Briefly Surging Above \$90k, Liquidity Wiped Out in Massive Long Liquidations
Markets — Precious Metals Plunge Across the Board as Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium Resume Sharp Decline Amid Ongoing Volatility
Finance — Silver Crashes 12% in One Day, Tumbling from \$84 to \$70.46 as Margin Hikes and Thin Holiday Trade Amplify Liquidations
Markets — Trump Pick for Fed Chair Tests U.S. Central Bank Independence as Global Pressures Mount for Monetary Autonomy in 2026
Economy — Gen X: The Cursed Midlife Benchwarmer Facing Stagnant Incomes, Slipping Wealth, and Looming Retirement Cuts
Markets — Silver Surges to \$4.65 Trillion, Overtakes Nvidia as World’s Second-Valued Asset
Markets — Silver Prices Skyrocket to Record \$81+ as Year-To-Date Rally Surges 182%
Markets — Silver Mania Surges as Physical Silver Soars Above \$90 in China and \$80 in the US, Futures Reopen in Key Market Moment
Real Estate — Housing Market Freezes as Buyers Shrink to 12-Year Low and Sellers Plummet, Widening Gap to Multi-Year High
Markets — Week Ends with Key Data, Fed Minutes, and China’s Silver Export Curbs as Markets Prepare for New Year Shutdown
Markets — Gold-like surge: Silver hits all-time high as demand soars and prices top \$79 an ounce
Markets — U.S. Stock Market Surpasses \$72 Trillion in Public Equity Value, Outpacing Developed Europe and Asia Combined
Markets — Silver Soars 175% in 2025 as Silver Surges, Outpacing Bitcoin and Driving Gold-Silver Market Cap Past \$16 Trillion
Markets — Global Debt Hits \$346 Trillion as U.S. and China Lead \$26.4 Trillion Nine-Month Surge, Debts Soar to 310% of GDP
Markets — Surging Demand Sparks 7% Immediate-Delivery Premium as Silver Shortage Grips London
Economy — US Goods Trade Deficit Shrinks to Five-Year Low as Exports Surge, Gold and Pharmaceuticals Lead
Finance — China imposes export licenses on silver, sending prices surging with \$5 premium to U.S. spot
Markets — Silver Surges 175% in 2025, Hitting Near \$79/Ounce as Eight-Month Rally echoes 1979 Peak
Economy — China’s Gig Revolution Expands but Frays Security for 200 Million Workers as Global Policy Debates Loom
Finance — South Dakota Trusts Fuel Big-Carried Interest Tax Breaks for Private-Equity Titans
Finance — Scarcity Sparks Surge: Silver Prices Rally as Pureplay Deposits Plunge and Investors Flock In
Finance — Rolex Chooses Exclusivity: Holding Back Secondhand Sales to Protect Long-Term Brand Value
Markets — Silver Surges to Record High, Silver Market Tops \$4.4 Trillion as Prices Rally 9% in a Day, Closing in on Nvidia’s Market Cap
Markets — Family Offices Rise as Wall Street Power Players, Redrawing the Investment Landscape
Markets — US Mint Sells Platinum Proof Coins at Discount as Market Surges, Triggering Millions in Potential Losses
Finance — Tech Giant Reports \$10.5B Accrual for European Commission Fines, Up from \$6.3B in 2024, as Privacy Settlement Hits \$1.4B
Mergers & Acquisitions — Louisiana Boss Rewards 540 Workers with \$240 Million in Five-Year Bonuses After \$1.7B Fibrebond Sale
Economy — HENRY Declared Word of the Year as High Earners, Not Rich Yet redefine Britain's political landscape
Economy — Europe Urgently Transforms as It Abandons Five Luxuries to Safeguard Future
Finance — Louisiana Maker of Enclosures Gifts \$240 Million Windfall to 540 Employees After \$1.7 Billion Sale to Eaton
Economy — Inflation Data Hits Record Low Quality as 40% of Core CPI Estimated, Rent and Commodities Driving Rethink in Metrics
Mergers & Acquisitions — Nvidia to Acquire Groq in \$20 Billion Deal, Bolstering AI Inference Leadership and Talent Access
Economy — Elon Musk Predicts Double-Digit Growth Globally Within 12–18 Months, Eyes Triple-Digit Rise in Five Years
Markets — S\&P 500 Hits Fresh Record as Dow and Nasdaq Climb on Holiday-Shortened Christmas Eve Trading
Markets — S\&P 500 Reaches All-Time Peak as Market Cap Surges Over \$18 Trillion Since April Low
Markets — Silver Soars to \$72/oz Record, Surges Past Apple as Third-Valued Asset Worldwide
Markets — Heavy Truck Slump Signals Rising Unemployment Ahead, Analysts Warn
Markets — Gold Surges Past \$4,500 an Ounce, S ending Spotlight on \$31.5 Trillion Market as Uncertainty Rages
Markets — Silver Skyrockets to \$71/oz, Pushing Year-to-Date Gain to Nearly 150% in Historic Rally
Economy — US Economy Surges 4.3% in Q3, Fastest Growth in Two Years as Consumer Spending Buoys GDP
Markets — U.S. Economy Surges 4.3% This Summer, Fastest Growth in Two Years vs. Forecasts
Economy — U.S. Economy Surges 4.3% in Q3, Outpaces Forecasts on Strong Consumer Spending and Trade Boost
Markets — Gold Surges to Historic \$4,514 En Route to 70% Yearly Gain, Biggest Jump Since 1979
Retail — Joyful Trade Surges: World's Christmas Capital Rakes in \$1 Trillion from Festive Marketplace Boom
Economy — Tyson to Close Lexington Meat Plant, 3,200 Jobs at Risk as Community Faces Economic Fallout
Investing — Leveraged Long ETFs Reach Record \$146.4B AUM as Market Optimism Surges into 2025, Leverage Ratio Hits 12.5:1
Economy — Full-Time Jobs Plunge to Lowest Since 2021 as Economy Loses 1 Million+ Full-Time Positions, Part-Timers Hit Record High
Energy — Global Coal Demand Hits Record 8.85 Billion Tons as China Drives Surge, Despite IEA Forecasts decline by 2030
Economy — Record Surge in Multiple Jobs Highlights Escalating Cost-of-Living Pressures Across the U.S.
Markets — Gold Soars to Record High Above \$4,400 as Rate-Cut Bets and Global Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Rush
Finance — Japan 10-Year Bond Yields Jump to 2.10%, Highest Since 1999 as BOJ Hikes Rates to 0.75%
Markets — Silver Soars to New Highs: 140% Surge in 2025 Pushes Silver Through \$68 as Third Global Supercycle Upends Traditional Metrics
Markets — Equity Holdings Overtake Real Estate as U.S. Households’ Dominant Net Worth Asset in Q2 2025
Real Estate — U.S. Pending Home Sales Fall 5.8% YoY as Market Slows Across Most Major Cities; Listings Drop Sharply, Days on Market Climb
Economy — U.S. Consumer Confidence Collapses to Record Low 50.4 as Affordability Crisis Deepens
Economy — China Resists Tariffs, Demonstrating Deep U.S.-China Economic Interdependence as Talks Hint at De-Escalation
Investing — Tech Giants Bet \$569 Billion on AI-Powered Data Centers as Leases Surge Post-ChatGPT
Finance — Foreign Central Banks Push US Treasuries to Near-Record Highs Despite Small October Dip
Markets — China Surpasses 37% of Global Narrow Money as M1 Reaches \$16.5 Trillion, Global Liquidity Tightens in 2025
Finance — Record \$605 Billion Outflows in Global Active Equity Funds in 2025, Marking 10th Year of Net Declines and New Peak
Economy — Japan's Core Inflation Surges to 3% as BOJ Signals More Hikes Despite Higher Food Costs
Finance — U.S. Margin Debt Climbs to Record \$1.21 Trillion as Surges Continue for Seventh Straight Month
Economy — Labor Market Data Faces Record-Low Response Rates, Raising Questions Over Unemployment Estimates
Finance — Musk Surges to \$749 Billion as Delaware Court Reinstates 2018 Tesla Pay Package, Leaving Rivals in the Dust
Markets — US Emerges Dominant in Global High-Value Private Tech, Holding Sixfold EU Lead and Triple-Care ByteDance Gap with \$2.53 Trillion in 690 Firms
Energy — Oil Boom Heads North: Brazil's Oiapoque Set for Energy-Driven Transformation as Petrobras Eyes Equatorial Margin
Markets — Delaware Supreme Court Reinstates \$56 Billion Tesla Pay Package for Elon Musk After Shareholder Approval
Markets — Silver Surges to Record \$67+ Ounce on Year-High Rally Fueled by Industrial Demand and Supply Constraints
Finance — Jump Trading Sued for Billions Over Terraform Collapse as Do Kwon Crypto Empire Crumbles
Markets — Central Banks Rally to Gold: Unofficial Purchases Soar, With China Driving Record Reserves and 2025 Uptick Surging Since 2022
Markets — Extreme Days Dominate S\&P 500 Gains: Excluding 10 Worst Days Yields 6,400% Since 1995 vs. 2,600% Total Return
Regulation — Britain and US Face War on Sharps as Bookmakers Tighten Bets with Data Profiling and Whales in Focus
Markets — S\&P 500 Faces \$720 Billion Swings in Under an Hour as Markets Plunge and Rebound
Markets — Bitcoin Plunges 0.76% in 30 Minutes, Liquidations Hit \$140 Million as Price Taps \$85,491
Markets — City’s Christmas Capital Delivers Record-Breaking Holiday Trade Surge as Stalls Showcase Trees, Ornaments, Hats, Wreaths, and Candy Canes, Propelling Global Holiday Goods Boom
Markets — Gold Climbs to All-Time Peak, Surges 67% in 2025 as 1979-Style Rally Extends History-Mearing Run