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Silver has climbed into record territory, signalling renewed investor anxiety over inflation, monetary credibility and the long-term impact of shifting US monetary policy.

The rally has unfolded alongside a sharp reassessment of risk as market participants rotate capital towards tangible assets amid growing doubts over fiat stability.

Shares in Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) opened nearly 12% lower in Frankfurt trading today, tracking steep losses in U.S. after-hours trading, after the technology giant issued sales and profit forecasts that missed analyst estimates.

The sell-off was fueled by investor anxiety over the massive capital expenditure required to fund the company's aggressive pursuit of AI cloud-computing customers.

Ciena® Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) today announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended November 1, 2025.

For the fiscal fourth quarter of 2025, Ciena reported revenue of $1.35 billion, reflecting a 20% increase year-over-year.

For the full fiscal year 2025, the company generated $4.77 billion in revenue, marking a 19% year-over-year growth.

Hooker Furnishings (NASDAQ:HOFT) today reported its fiscal 2026 third-quarter results, marked by a sharp decline in sales and significant restructuring efforts, including the strategic divestiture of two core brands.

For the quarter ended November 2, 2025, consolidated net sales fell 14.4% year-over-year.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, ended November 1, 2025, reporting a decline in revenues and a widened net loss impacted by significant non-recurring charges.

Consolidated net revenues for the quarter were $62.3 million, down from $70.5 million in the year-ago period.

Zedge (NYSE:ZDGE) announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, ended October 31, 2025.

The company reported revenue of $7.6 million, reflecting a 5.8% year-over-year increase.

Caleres (NYSE:CAL), a market-leading portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its regular quarterly cash dividend.

Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) has announced a definitive all-stock agreement to merge with Aaron’s and CCF Holdings, forming a leading omni-channel financial solutions and retail platform aimed at serving non-prime consumers.

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.2, calling it its most capable model yet just weeks after Google accelerated the race with Gemini 3.

The Lovesac Company (NASDAQ:LOVE) reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, ending November 2, 2025.

Net sales for the quarter totaled $150.2 million, reflecting a modest 0.2% year-over-year increase.

Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) today reported its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, showing a significant turnaround in profitability despite a modest dip in revenue.

The company posted total revenue of $444.9 million, a 5.9% decrease year-over-year, largely attributed to continued weakness in its housing-related segments.

Rail freight stakeholders can mark their calendars as Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) have set December 19 as the date to file their formal merger application with federal regulators.

This date for the filing, which covers the creation of the first freight-only transcontinental railroad, was revealed in a document advising of a delayed submission to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on December 5.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is developing a new "rush" pickup service that would allow customers to collect their online orders from its physical stores within an hour, according to a report by Business Insider on Thursday, which cited an internal company document and a person familiar with the matter.

Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) announced a base quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share for fiscal Q4 2026, payable in three monthly installments of $0.25 per share.

The dividend will be distributed on January 22, February 23, and March 19, 2026, with record dates of January 6, February 4, and March 3, 2026, respectively.

OKYO Pharma (NASDAQ:OKYO) announced on December 11, 2025, new analyses from its Phase 2, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-masked trial of 0.05% urcosimod for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP).

The trial, involving 18 patients, provided exploratory data on corneal nerve imaging using in vivo confocal microscopy.

NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV) announced on December 11, 2025, that it is advancing a strategic collaboration with Luminia to potentially supply battery systems for a portfolio of solar-plus-storage projects in California.

The collaboration is under a non-binding framework agreement.

Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) announced its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months (9M) ended September 30, 2025, on December 11, 2025.

The company reported a strong performance with Q3 revenue of $41.4 million, reflecting a 25.5% year-over-year increase.

Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT) reported its third-quarter results for the period ending September 30, 2025, highlighting key operational improvements as the company moves closer to a software- and AI-driven logistics model.

The company reduced its operating loss by $0.4 million in Q3 year-over-year and improved its year-to-date (YTD) operating loss by $1.2 million.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) announced a groundbreaking $1 billion investment in OpenAI, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing generative AI technology in creative industries.

As part of the agreement, Disney will license its vast portfolio of characters, including Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Luke Skywalker, to OpenAI’s Sora video generation tool.

If you think the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi is just about who gets to spray the rose water, you aren’t looking at the balance sheet. 

As the sun sets over the Yas Marina Circuit this weekend, we aren’t just witnessing a sporting event; we are watching the closing bell of one of the most efficient capital-generating machines in modern sports.

Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.

With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.

The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk. 

This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers. 

Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers. 

Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.