🚨 Trump proposes new missile defense system, "Golden Dome" – March 5, 2025

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Futures Highlights

Today’s futures markets show mixed performance with energy contracts declining notably while equity index futures post modest gains. Precious metals and key indices are hovering close to neutral, suggesting a cautious outlook.

• 🔴 Crude Oil: 66.95 (–1.31 | –1.92%)

• 🔴 Natural Gas: 4.2960 (–0.0540 | –1.24%)

• ⚪ Gold: 2924.70 (+4.10 | +0.14%)

• ⚪ Dow: 42651.00 (+57.00 | +0.13%)

• 🟢 S&P 500: 5802.00 (+12.50 | +0.22%)

• 🟢 Nasdaq 100: 20481.00 (+82.00 | +0.40%)

• 🟢 Russell 2000: 2097.10 (+14.00 | +0.67%)

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Forex & Bonds Highlights

The forex and bond markets are trending mostly upward, with the euro and treasury yields recording solid gains. A few pairs, however, remain nearly unchanged, reflecting a generally optimistic yet measured investor sentiment.

• 🟢 EUR/USD: 1.0694 (+0.0069 | +0.64%)

• ⚪ USD/JPY: 149.71 (–0.08 | –0.05%)

• ⚪ GBP/USD: 1.2807 (+0.0012 | +0.10%)

• 🟢 BTC/USD: 89978.00 (+3126.00 | +3.60%)

• 🟢 5-Year Treasury: 4.003 (+0.012 | +0.30%)

• 🟢 10-Year Treasury: 4.21 (+0.03 | +0.72%)

• 🟢 30-Year Treasury: 4.517 (+0.053 | +1.19%)

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Major News Highlights

Equity markets delivered a mixed bag today: top tech names surged while a few others, including TSLA, fell sharply. The list below is sorted from the biggest winners to the most underperforming stocks to help you quickly gauge market leadership.

• 🟢 GOOGL: +2.34%

• 🟢 GOOG: +2.34%

• 🟢 CRWD: +1.94%

• 🟢 NVDA: +1.69%

• 🟢 PLTR: +1.17%

• 🟢 ARM: +1.15%

• ⚪ MSFT: +0.03%

• 🔴 AMZN: –0.60%

• 🔴 ANF: –0.62%

• 🔴 AAPL: –0.88%

• 🔴 BLK: –1.52%

• 🔴 META: –2.30%

• 🔴 FL: –2.85%

• 🔴 TGT: –3.00%

• 🔴 DIS: –3.35%

• 🔴 TSLA: –4.43%

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