Lloyds Banking Group Plc extended its share price gains after a sharp rally earlier in the year. It was recently up 68% in 2025. Not bad for an old, stodgy British bank. There may be more growth in store.

Here is a short look at the 10 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.

Reserve balances fell over the past week, and that is a sign that liquidity is continuing to tighten. What will that mean for the market?

US September inflation was softer than expected, rising by 0.3% month-on-month and 3.0% year-on-year for headline inflation. As such, we seem to have a green light for a 25 bp Fed rate cut next week.

Although I believe the peaks for gold and silver are far from done, for the weeks ahead I do see the potential for a pretty severe beat-down of gold and silver before they steady themselves for the final, triumphant wave five.

I’ve said before that if I could bet on only one city for long-term growth, it would probably be Las Vegas. That’s because Vegas has transformed from a gambling town to a city that specializes in luxury, high-end retail, and world-class experiences.

The ongoing digitalization wave is driving the technology sector. This bodes well for technology stocks, a number of which are set to report quarterly results over the next few weeks. Here is a look at four stocks that are poised to beat estimates.

What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here is a quick look at the top 5 Buy calls and the top 5 Sell calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the trading week of Oct. 20-24, 2025.

From the looks of leverage being employed in the markets, it’s certainly hard to argue any excesses at all have been addressed by the central bank.

President Trump is heading to Asia to ramp up pressure on China's Xi Jinping.