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• Silver plummets 15%, gold falls 7% — dragging down miners and ETFs - Gold and silver prices plunged on Friday, following weeks of gains as investors poured money into safe havens.
• Global week ahead: Hopes that cooler heads can prevail in Davos - The tension between countries that call themselves allies is palpable going into this meeting.
• European chip stocks surge after TSMC posts record fourth-quarter profit; ASML pops 7% - European stocks open broadly higher Thursday as traders digest the latest geopolitical news around Greenland and Iran.
• Dutch chip stock BE Semiconductor pops 8% after orders jump 105% in fourth quarter - European stocks started the new week in negative territory as investors weigh geopolitical developments and pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
• European defense stocks extend rally amid geopolitical tensions - European stocks opened lower on Thursday despite a defense rally amid U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland.
• Euro zone inflation hits 2% in December, in line with forecasts - Euro zone inflation stood at 2% in December, flash data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday.
• Orsted files legal challenge over Trump's halt to $5 billion offshore wind project - Shares of Orsted, the world's largest developer of offshore wind farms, rose more than 4% on the news.
• European stocks poised to start 2026 in positive territory; gold and silver prices rally - European markets were set to kick off the first trading day of the year on a positive note.
• Delivery Hero stock jumps 6% as food delivery giant mulls strategy; European shares mixed - European stocks were mixed on Wednesday as global investors gear up for the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
• European markets start December in negative territory, as defense sells off - European stocks started the last trading month of the year in negative territory.