Dollar General produced another strong quarter and announced expansion plans.

Meta stock gained 4% following reports that the company will scale back metaverse spending by as much as 30%, prompting investor optimism.

UK's FTSE 100 inched higher on Thursday, rising 0.14% as investors evaluated corporate updates and economic data pointing to potential weaknesses.

March CBOT corn settled below its 20-and -200-day moving averages, which like a week ago foreshadows a re-test of $4.35-$4.36.

U.S. industrial production edged up 0.1% in September, in line with expectations. Industrial production has risen 1.6% year-over-year, building on a 0.9% gain the previous month.

Adobe stock price has been in a freefall in the past few years as it continued to underperform the broader stock market.

Dollar General shares jumped the most in six months following a quarterly earnings beat and an upward revision to full-year guidance, reflecting continued momentum from value-seeking, cash-strapped consumers.

Lite-On Technology Corporation is a Taiwanese company. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electronic components and products.

A regulatory change in India could give silver another boost. Beginning in April 2026, Indians will be able to use silver assets as collateral for loans from banks, non-banking financial companies, and household finance firms.

The 25Q3 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 62.7%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 58.4%.

Although the benchmark indices opened higher, they traded steadily throughout the session and ultimately closed green.

Rithm Capital has paid variable quarterly dividends since July 2013. It paid a $0.25 Quarterly dividend totaling $1.00 for 2025. So, $1.00 is RITM’s forward-looking dividend amount for 2026.

More economic data delayed by the US government shutdown is now being released, and Friday sees the release of the US PCE price index.

Seasonally adjusted initial claims declined -27,000 to 191,000 last week, and the four week moving average declined -9,500 to 214,750.

BlackRock is navigating a landscape of increased tokenization and crypto adoption, with recent earnings exceeding expectations and shares reflecting both volatility and long-term growth potential.

USD/JPY outlook remains weak as the dollar tumbles after weaker ADP data.

Gold holds key support as soft U.S. data and cooling inflation boost expectations for Fed rate cuts.

Markets were already expecting that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again at next week’s policy meeting ahead of yesterday’s ADP estimate of private non-farm payrolls for November.

Gold continues its strong bullish trend, trading near $4200 amid USD weakness and rising rate cut expectations, with technical signals pointing to a potential breakout toward record highs.

Initial jobless claims continue to signal no labor market pain at all, plummeting last week to 191k (the lowest since Sept 2022 and before that the lowest since 1969).