Anti-Clickbait News Summaries for January 19, 2025

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The Markets:

Futures Highlights
Mixed movement in energy as equities show notable strength. Natural Gas plunges, but major indexes like the Nasdaq and S&P 500 are firmly in the green.

• 🔴 Crude Oil: 77.37 (−0.48 | −0.62%)

• 🔴 Natural Gas: 3.9160 (−0.3420 | −8.03%)

• 🔴 Gold: 2740.00 (−10.90 | −0.40%)

• 🟢 Dow: 43681.00 (+309.00 | +0.71%)

• 🟢 S&P 500: 6032.50 (+57.00 | +0.95%)

• 🟢 Nasdaq 100: 21589.00 (+339.25 | +1.60%)

• 🟢 Russell 2000: 2288.00 (+8.80 | +0.39%)

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Forex & Bonds
USD gains against several key currencies, while bond yields inch upward across the board. Bitcoin sees a slight dip despite remaining above the 100k mark.

• 🔴 EUR/USD: 1.0267 (−0.0029 | −0.28%)

• 🟢 USD/JPY: 156.26 (+1.15 | +0.74%)

• 🔴 GBP/USD: 1.2167 (−0.0068 | −0.55%)

• 🔴 BTC/USD: 103436.80 (−105.20 | −0.10%)

• 🟢 5-Year Treasury: 4.414 (+0.018 | +0.41%)

• 🟢 10-Year Treasury: 4.609 (+0.003 | +0.07%)

• 🟢 30-Year Treasury: 4.845 (+0.001 | +0.02%)

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Major News (Biggest Winners → Biggest Losers)
Semiconductors surge on improved earnings outlook, with Intel leading the charge. Novo Nordisk slides on regulatory news, while the rest of Big Tech posts moderate gains.

• 🟢 INTC: +9.25%

• 🟢 SLB: +6.06%

• 🟢 COIN: +4.92%

• 🟢 HOOD: +4.49%

• 🟢 NVDA: +3.10%

• 🟢 TSLA: +3.06%

• 🟢 JPM: +1.92%

• 🟢 NFLX: +1.87%

• 🟢 GOOG: +1.62%

• 🟢 GOOGL: +1.60%

• 🟢 SCHW: +1.19%

• 🟢 MRNA: +0.89%

• 🟢 AAPL: +0.75%

• 🟢 WMT: +0.70%

• 🟢 META: +0.24%

• 🔴 NVO: −5.27%

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