Natural Gas Prices Rise as Henry Hub Rallies on Weather Shifts and EIA Timing

Henry Hub natural gas prices rise as traders react to winter weather forecasts and EIA report timing.

U.S natural gas prices jumped sharply late last week as traders reacted to shifting weather forecasts and tighter supply expectations. As of December 26, the most active Henry Hub Futures contract rose about 4%, trading near $3.90 per MMBtu. Colder temperature risks re-entering forecasts and steady LNG export demand were cited as immediate drivers behind … Read more

Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Enters Year-End as AI Capex Draws Attention Amid NVIDIA, Meta, and OpenAI Deals

Oracle Stock Performance with AI Partnerships and Capital Expenditure

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) closed at 197.99 on Friday’s trading session, posting a gain of 0.25%. In 2025, Oracle Corp stock gained 15.33%, advancing 18.81% year to date (YTD). The analysts project a price target of 290.88 for the stock. Even so, Wall Street remained divided on Oracle, with Goldman Sachs cutting its price target … Read more

Wall Street Ends Close To All-Time Highs In Light-Trading, Post-Holiday Session

Wall Street ends close to all-time highs during light post-holiday trading session

Wall Street closed a light-volume post-holiday session on Friday, December 26, nearly unchanged, with few catalysts contributing to assurance in the improvement of the market conditions.  All three major US stock indexes closed comparatively lower, breaking a five-year rally. However, despite the slight downward bias, all three of the major stock indexes logged their weekly … Read more

Dow Jones Slips 0.04% as U.S. Stocks Edge Lower; Nvidia rises, Gold and Silver Gain

Dow Jones slips 0.04% as U.S. stocks edge lower while Nvidia rises

The U.S. Stock market closed lower yesterday, December 26. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed at 48,710.97, shedding 0.04%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) edged lower to 6,929.94, down by 0.03%. The tech-dominated NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) closed at 23,593.10, shedding 0.09%.  The Dow Jones, despite closing in loss, has recorded a weekly gain of 1.58%. … Read more