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copper

Copper records biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets

gold, silver

Gold and silver stumble at the end of best year since the 1970s

By Yihui Xie, Jack Ryan, and others

dollar

Dollar set for worst year since 2017 with Fed drama center stage

By Anya Andrianova and Bloomberg

canada

Canadian stocks set record for records in ‘jaw-dropping’ year

By Stephanie Hughes and Bloomberg

Trump

China buys two-thirds of pledged U.S. soybeans as 2025 closes

By Hallie Gu, Michael Hirtzer, and others

Xi touts China’s AI, chip wins in triumphant New Year’s speech

javice

JPMorgan says Javice firms billed millions just for ‘attendance’

By Bob Van Voris and Bloomberg

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms

By Josh Wingrove, Kate Sullivan, and others

Silver bars appear in a photo illustration as silver prices move amid shifting industrial demand and global market volatility in Brussels, Belgium, on December 24, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Silver pulls back after topping $80 in historic year-end rally

By Robin Paxton and Bloomberg

(Original Caption) Full-length portrait of actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot, reclining on bed wearing a black teddy with fishnet stockings.

Arts & Entertainment

Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol then animal activist, dies at 91

By Angelina Rascouet, Gregory Viscusi, and others

TOPSHOT – This undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 26, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) visiting major munitions industry enterprises to acquaint himself with the missile and shell production at an undisclosed place in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP via Getty Images) / South Korea OUT / —EDITORS NOTE— RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS<br />
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North Korea’s Kim tests long-range cruise missiles over West Sea

By Heesu Lee and Bloomberg

6/5/95, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, IBM Chief Executive Officer Louis Gerstner announces possible hostile takeover of the Lotus Corporation. (Photo by Najlah Feanny/Corbis via Getty Images)

Louis Gerstner, CEO credited with turning around IBM, dies at 83

By Patrick Oster and Bloomberg

Brian Moynihan, chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. The UK needs to ensure its get regulations right, Moynihan said. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bank of America’s Moynihan sees Trump’s tariffs starting to de-escalate

By Sarah Maddox and Bloomberg

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER 14: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves DF Star Hospital after undergoing a medical procedure on September 14, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil. Bolsonaro ruled the country from 2019 to 2022 and was sentenced to 27 years in prison for a coup plot after his defeat to Lula da Silva in the 2022 presidential election. The right-wing former president also faces four additional charges related to attacks on democratic order. (Photo by Ton Molina/Getty Images)

Bolsonaro undergoes medical procedure to treat severe hiccups

By Fabiano Maisonnave and Bloomberg

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 24: Traders work on the floor of the New York stock Exchange (NYSE) during a shortened trading day before the Christmas holiday on December 24, 2025 in New York City. The Dow finished up nearly 300 points on positive economic data, indicating strength in the U.S. economy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Brutal year for stock picking spurs trillion-dollar fund exodus

By Isabelle Lee, Alexandra Semenova, and others