News Bulletin
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Evening Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
||||
|
8:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
1,866K |
|
1,913K |
|
8:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
199K |
219K |
215K |
|
10:30 |
Crude Oil Inventories |
-1.934M |
0.500M |
0.405M |
|
10:30 |
Cushing Crude Oil Inventories |
0.543M |
|
0.707M |
|
11:30 |
4-Week Bill Auction |
3.59% |
|
3.57% |
|
11:30 |
8-Week Bill Auction |
3.58% |
|
3.59% |
|
12:00 |
Natural Gas Storage |
-38B |
-51B |
-166B |
Indices
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
48,063.29 |
47,548.74 |
44,510.34 |
|
NASDAQ |
23,241.99 |
23,247.25 |
20,829.33 |
|
S&P 500 |
6,845.50 |
6,802.85 |
6,286.53 |
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 |
|
Taylor Devices (TAYD) |
0.64 |
0.53 |
11.6M |
10.4M |
178.97M |
BMO |
|
Immersion Corp (IMMR) |
-- |
0.91 |
-- |
610M |
223.73M |
|
|
RCI Hospitality (RICK) |
-- |
1.81 |
-- |
84.68M |
208.51M |
|
|
Coffee Holding (JVA) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
22.30M |
|
|
Brookmount Explorations Inc (BMXI) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10.76M |
|
|
Maison Solutions (MSS) |
-0.24 |
-- |
27.62M |
-- |
7.61M |
|
|
PharmaCyte Biotech (PMCB) |
-1.24 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7.25M |
|
|
Fincanna (FNNZF) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.64M |
|
|
1933 Industries (TGIFF) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.62M |
|
|
Digerati Tech (DTGI) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.47M |
|
|
Loop Media (LPTVQ) |
-- |
-0.04 |
-- |
7.5M |
35.8K |
|
|
4 Less (FLES) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20.46K |
|
|
Formation Minerals (FOMI) |
-- |
-0.01 |
-- |
-- |
20.01K |
|
|
CB Wind Down (CBKCQ) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.86K |
|
|
Pinstripes Holdings (PNSTQ) |
-- |
-0.23 |
-- |
30.63M |
41 |
|
Market News:
The S&P 500 posted a fourth-straight
daily loss Wednesday, but ended the year with double-digital gains supported by
bullish bets on the AI-linked stocks.
At 4:00 p.m. ET, the S&P 500 was
down 0.7%, though remained on track end the year with a 16.7% gain, while the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.8%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones fell 303
points, 0.6%.
Semis lead tech lower, but end year with
swashbuckling gains
Semiconductor stocks led the broader
market lower, with Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC), Micron
Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU), and KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) among
the biggest decliners, offsetting a slight gain in Nvidia
as investors appeared to take profit on some chipmaking
names that have racked up triple-digit gains this year. The iShares
Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) ended the year with a nearly 40% gain.
Still the broader sector weakness on the
day came amid light
trading volumes, with many investors already on the sidelines
ahead of the holiday, while U.S. bond markets are set to close early on
Wednesday.
Investor sentiment on stocks was also
soured by the the Federal Reserve’s December policy
meeting minutes, released Tuesday, which revealed deep divisions among
policymakers over the path of interest rates in 2026.
While the Fed delivered a
quarter-percentage-point rate cut at the meeting, the minutes showed some
officials were increasingly cautious about easing further, citing stubborn
inflation pressures and uncertainty over the economic outlook. Others argued that
restrictive policy could risk slowing growth too sharply if maintained for too
long.
Santa Claus rally optimism fades
Investors had entered late December
expecting a so-called Santa Claus rally — a period that historically brings
gains in the final days of the year and the first sessions of January — but
those hopes have faded as stocks drifted lower instead.
"A pullback has taken hold of the
market as 2025 comes to a close, suggesting that the Santa Claus rally came
early," Fairlead Strategies analyst Katie Stockton said in a morning
update.
Analysts said narrow market leadership
and profit-taking after a strong year for major indexes have dampened the
seasonal optimism.
Economic data releases remain sparse in
the holiday-shortened week, leaving markets largely driven by technical
factors, policy expectations and year-end portfolio adjustments.
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