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Global Markets: Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit record closing highs; Oracle plunges over 10%; New York silver futures rise nearly 5%.

Global Markets: Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit record closing highs; Oracle plunges over 10%; New York silver futures rise nearly 5%.

2026-01-15 13:28:09 · · #1

US Stock Market: The three major US stock indexes closed mixed on December 11, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hitting record closing highs. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 646.26 points to 48,704.01, a gain of 1.34 %. The S&P 500 index rose 14.32 points to close at 6901.0, a gain of 0.21%; the Nasdaq ... The composite index fell 60.3 points to close at 23,593.86, a drop of 0.25%.




Most major tech stocks fell, with Oracle among them. Intel shares plunge over 10% Tesla fell more than 3%. Nvidia TSMC Netflix fell more than 1%. It rose by more than 1%. According to CCTV News, the US is opening up artificial intelligence... OpenAI, a research center, released GPT-5.2, the latest upgrade to its artificial intelligence model GPT, on November 11th to address increasingly fierce competition in the field of generative artificial intelligence . Google shares fell more than 2%, and Microsoft shares... It rose by more than 1%.

precious metals Metal raw materials sector surged, with Vista Gold rising over 15% and Hekla Mining also rising. Century Aluminum surged over 12%. Up over 6%. Cryptocurrencies and semiconductors. The sector declined, with Robinhood falling over 9%, Arm falling over 3%, and Coinbase falling over 2%.

In terms of financial reports, Broadcom Broadcom shares fell nearly 3% in after-hours trading after reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $18.01 billion, compared to $14.05 billion in the same period last year and market expectations of $18.48 billion. Adjusted net income per share was $1.95. The company's revenue outlook for Q1 next year is $19.1 billion. Lululemon shares rose over 11% in after-hours trading. The company reported third-quarter net income of $2.57 billion, exceeding the estimated $2.48 billion, and projects fourth-quarter revenue of $3.5 billion to $3.59 billion. Costco. The company's total revenue for the first fiscal quarter was $67.31 billion, compared to an estimated $67.07 billion; earnings per share for the first fiscal quarter were $4.50, compared to an estimated $4.28.

The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed down 0.09%, with popular Chinese concept stocks showing mixed performance. NIO... Baidu rose nearly 2%. Century Internet Alibaba rose more than 1%. Zhihu Bilibili XPeng Motors fell more than 1%. It fell by more than 2%.

European stock markets: All three major European stock indices rose on December 11. The FTSE 100 index in London closed at 9703.16 points, up 47.63 points, or 0.49%, from the previous trading day; the CAC 40 index in Paris closed at 8085.76 points, up 63.07 points, or 0.79%; and the DAX index in Frankfurt closed at 24294.61 points, up 164.47 points, or 0.68%.




Commodity Markets: International oil prices fell on December 11. At the close of trading, the WTI crude oil futures contract for the current month on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $0.54 to settle at $57.92 per barrel, a decrease of 0.92%. The COMEX gold futures contract for the current month rose $84.60, or 2.00%, to settle at $4309.3 per ounce. International silver prices continued to hit record highs, with spot silver rising 2.83% to settle at $63.56 per ounce. COMEX silver futures rose 4.83% to settle at $63.975 per ounce.



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After being forced to issue a "red alert" by Google, OpenAI finally unveiled its latest cutting-edge model, the GPT-5.2 series, on Thursday.

Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and license its IPs, including Marvel and Star Wars, to Sora.

On Thursday (December 11) local time, Disney It announced a $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI, while also licensing the latter to use many of its IPs in the AI ​​video generation tool Sora.

Business leaders offer sharp commentary on seven tech giants: Google is the most favored, while Apple and Tesla are collectively viewed negatively.

In recent years, the Big Seven tech giants have contributed more than half of the S&P 500's gains, setting a very high benchmark for other companies. However, times are changing rapidly. Google, once considered to be lagging behind in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), has now sounded a "red alert" internally at OpenAI with its latest Gemini 3 model.

The EU is expected to finalize a plan on Friday to freeze Russian assets indefinitely, paving the way for long-term financing for Ukraine.

According to CCTV News, several EU diplomats stated that EU member states hope to reach an agreement on Friday to indefinitely freeze the Russian central bank's assets currently held in Europe, replacing the current practice of renewing them every six months. This move forms the basis of the EU's "Ukraine Refinancing Loan" program, which aims to use frozen Russian sovereign assets within the EU to provide Ukraine with a loan to maintain its financial operations during 2026-2027 and ensure Ukraine's defensive capabilities amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The world's second-largest private equity firm announced plans to deploy 10,000 humanoid robots.

European private equity giant EQT announced on Thursday that it will invest in robotics companies... Company 1X has entered into a strategic partnership: EQT will help its portfolio companies deploy up to 10,000 humanoid robots manufactured by 1X.

The Federal Reserve's economic forecasts are detached from reality, raising questions; US Treasury bonds and AI become the biggest variables in the future market.

On Wednesday afternoon, December 10, North American time, the Federal Open Market Committee (the Federal Reserve's policy-making body) concluded its two-day monetary policy meeting. The decision announced after the meeting was entirely in line with market expectations: the federal funds rate was lowered by 25 basis points; and to ease market liquidity, the purchase of Treasury bonds will resume starting this Friday, thereby ending the balance sheet reduction operation.

Eli Lilly releases data on its new weight-loss drug: weight loss of nearly a quarter and knee pain relief exceeding expectations.

Latest test data shows that Eli Lilly The new generation of weight-loss injections has helped participants lose an average of nearly a quarter of their body weight, a result that could make it the most potent weight-loss drug to date. On Thursday (December 11th), Eli Lilly released Phase III clinical trial data for retatrutide on its website. The highest dose group (12 mg) experienced a 23.7% weight loss and a 62.6% decrease in knee pain subscale scores over 68 weeks.

Zelensky: Ukraine has submitted an updated peace plan to the United States.

On November 11 local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated during a press conference that Ukraine had submitted a revised peace plan to the United States, but the plan was not yet finalized. He indicated that the plan was submitted to the US on November 10, but it was not the final version; rather, it was a response to information received by Ukraine under existing conditions.

The US FDA has approved the first electrical stimulation device for treating depression, which is expected to be available in 2026.

On Thursday, local time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved a home-use brain stimulation device from Swedish medical device company Flow Neuroscience for the treatment of depression, providing an alternative to the long-term use of traditional antidepressants that may have side effects. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incidence of depression in the United States has surged by 60% in the past decade, currently affecting more than 20 million adults.

Modi and Trump spoke by phone on issues including trade and energy.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on November 11, discussing issues including expanding bilateral trade and strengthening energy cooperation. This was the first phone call between the Indian and US leaders since Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India from November 4 to 5. Modi posted on social media: "I had a very friendly and productive conversation with President Trump. We reviewed the progress of bilateral relations and discussed the regional and international situation. India and the United States will continue to work together to maintain global peace, stability and prosperity."

The House of Representatives motion to impeach President Trump was put on hold after a vote.

On December 11 local time, CCTV reporters learned that the U.S. House of Representatives voted 237 to 140 to suspend the impeachment motion against U.S. President Donald Trump introduced by Texas Congressman Al Green. All Republican members voted in favor of the motion, while many House Democrats privately believed that Trump should not continue as president or should be impeached, but most were unwilling to proceed with the resolution.

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