News Bulletin

Friday, December, 19th, 2025

Evening Edition

 

Economic Numbers:

Time

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Friday, December, 19th, 2025

8:30

FOMC Member Williams Speaks 

 

 

 

10:00

CB Employment Trends Index (Nov)

105.8

 

106.24

10:00

Existing Home Sales (Nov)

4.13M

4.15M

4.11M

10:00

Existing Home Sales (MoM) (Nov)

0.50%

 

1.50%

10:00

Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Dec)

4.20%

4.10%

4.50%

10:00

Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (Dec)

3.20%

3.20%

3.40%

10:00

Michigan Consumer Expectations (Dec)

54.6

55

51

10:00

Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Dec)

52.9

53.5

51

10:00

Michigan Current Conditions (Dec)

50.4

50.7

51.1

13:00

U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count

406.00

 

414.00

13:00

U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count

542.00

 

548.00

15:30

CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions

-2.4K

 

-2.1K

15:30

CFTC Copper speculative net positions

62.5K

 

43.6K

15:30

CFTC Corn speculative net positions

67.5K

 

58.7K

15:30

CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions

58.4K

 

55.0K

15:30

CFTC Gold speculative net positions

223.9K

 

204.6K

15:30

CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions

48.1K

 

57.4K

15:30

CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions

-106.5K

 

-138.4K

15:30

CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions

-190.4K

 

-155.3K

15:30

CFTC Silver speculative net positions

44.7K

 

32.2K

15:30

CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions

216.1K

 

239.8K

15:30

CFTC Wheat speculative net positions

-29.1K

 

-35.4K

16:00

Real Earnings (MoM) (Nov)

 

 

-0.10%

21:00

U.S. President Trump Speaks 

 

 

 

 

Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

48,134.89

47,222.81

44,272.46

NASDAQ

23,307.62

23,125.73

20,625.40

S&P 500

              6,834.50

6,767.53

                 6,241.90

 

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO : Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)

   COMPANY

EPS  Act

EPS Fore

Rev Act

Rev Fore

Mkt Cap

Time

Carnival Corp (CCL)

0.34

0.25

6.3B

  6.37B

41.22B

BMO

Carnival ADS (CUK)

0.34

0.25

6.3B

  6.37B

40.68B

BMO

Paychex (PAYX)

1.26

1.23

1.56B

  1.55B

40.51B

BMO

Conagra Brands (CAG)

0.45

0.44

2.98B

  2.99B

8.33B

BMO

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW)

0.69

0.64

1.62B

  1.59B

6.21B

BMO

Winnebago Industries (WGO)

0.19

0.13

702.7M

  626.86M

1.24B

BMO

Calavo Growers (CVGW)

--

0.42

--

  169.5M

392.77M

 

US Gold (USAU)

-0.31

-0.14

--

0

269.53M

 

Immersion Corp (IMMR)

--

0.91

--

  610M

214.63M

 

RCI Hospitality (RICK)

--

1.81

--

  84.68M

202.84M

 

OFS Credit (OCCI)

-0.33

0.37

11.97M

  13M

134.24M

 

J W Mays (MAYS)

-0.17

  --

5.25M

  --

77.33M

 

Nutriband (NTRB)

-0.32

-2.13

346.06K

  675K

56.40M

 

PharmaCyte Biotech (PMCB)

--

  --

--

  --

5.97M

 

Fincanna (FNNZF)

--

  --

--

  --

3.62M

 

Track Group (TRCK)

--

  --

--

  --

2.39M

 

Loop Media (LPTVQ)

--

-0.04

--

  7.5M

44.75K

 

CB Wind Down (CBKCQ)

--

  --

--

  --

3.86K

 

Pinstripes Holdings (PNSTQ)

--

-0.23

--

  30.63M

41

 

 

Market News:

The S&P 500 rose Friday as investors continued bullish bets on the AI-linked stocks extending the rebound from a day earlier and pushing the broader tech sector higher.

 

At 3:23 p.m. ET (20:23 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 222 points, or 0.5%, the S&P 500 index gained 0.9%, and the NASDAQ Composite climbed 1.2%. That said, these benchmarks are still on course for a losing week, with the broad-based S&P 500 and the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 0.8% and 1%, respectively. The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite is also down 0.8% week to date.

 

 

Amid a highly contentious merger process marked by rampant opposition, the deciding shareholder meeting in STAAR Surgical’s (NASDAQ:STAA) $1.6 billion sale to Alcon AG (NYSE:ALC) has been postponed for a fourth time as the companies fail to win shareholder support.

 

 

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock jumped 4.1% in after-hours trading Friday following the announcement of its largest contract to date, an $816 million deal with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA).

 

 

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to deliver satellites for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer of Tranche 3 (TRKT3) program, the company announced Friday.

 

 

American Drive Acquisition Company closed its initial public offering on December 19, 2025, raising $230 million in gross proceeds before fees and expenses, according to a company statement.

 

 

Wells Fargo downgraded several large U.S. chemical companies, warning that weak demand and limited visibility are likely to keep the sector in a deeper trough through at least the first half of 2026.

 

The bank cut Air Products, Celanese, Eastman Chemical, and LyondellBasell to Equal Weight from Overweight, citing signs that a recovery in chemicals is being pushed further out.

 

 

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) stock rallied Friday, aided by reports that the software company was part of an American consortium that will buy social media giant TikTok’s U.S. operations. Mizuho analysts said the deal could help boost demand for Oracle’s non-artificial intelligence, high-margin cloud business.

 

 

Other AI-linked stocks followed Oracle higher, with CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) among the biggest gainers as Citi said the stock could double from current levels, while the cloud infrastructure company also announced that it had joined the Department of Energy’s efforts advance U.S. research and innovation.

 

 

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) stock cut losses as the logistics and delivery giant reported stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter earnings, but still flagged a highly challenging macro environment. Fedex’s strong earnings and positive guidance was driven chiefly by ongoing cost-cutting measures at the delivery giant.

 

 

Nike (NYSE:NKE) stock slumped after the sportswear giant reported shrinking quarterly margins and a decline in revenue in its Greater China market during the fiscal second quarter, its sixth straight quarterly sales decline in the country.

 

 

 

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