Mixed lockdown in the US – money soared to a new record; Intel plunged by about 17%

23:00

Wall Street ended mixed: The Dow fell 0.6%, the S&P 500 closed flat and the Nasdaq ended the day up 0.3%. The S&P 500 posted consecutive weekly losses for the first time since June, after concerns over the US-European standoff over Greenland jolted markets earlier this week.

On a weekly average, the three main indices ended the week in declines. The Dow fell by about 0.5%. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq shed 0.1% from the start of the week.

Intel Plunged about 17% after providing a disappointing forecast.

21:30

The Dow is currently down by 0.6%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively.

Intel Already plunging by almost 18% after reporting quarterly revenues of $13.7 billion, above analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion – a figure that represents an annual decrease compared to the corresponding figure last year ($14.3 billion). The profit per share stands at 15 cents, higher than the expectations which stood at 8 cents, and even more compared to the corresponding figure which stood at 13 cents per share. At the same time, Intel’s first quarter forecast was somewhat lower than expected.

The Russell 2000 retreated from its peak and fell nearly 1.7% on its way to its worst trading day since November.

Goldman Sachs is upgrading the spotify From neutral to buy in preparation for the publication of the company’s reports next month.

Clorox, the maker of household cleaning products, rises more than 1% after reporting its intention to acquire Gojo Industries, the maker of trout, for $2.25 billion.

20:00

Mixed trend on Wall Street: the Dow sheds 0.8%, S&P 500 loses 0.1%, Nasdaq rises 0.1%.

European stock markets closed in a mixed trend, with the Dax rising by about 0.2%, the FTSE closing at a decrease of almost 0.1%, KAC falling at a similar level.

Shares of pharmaceutical company Bausch Health are down 9% after one of its trials failed to meet goals in a late-stage clinical trial.

stock modern decreases by about 6% and thus ended a sequence of increases of four days. The declines come after the company’s CEO, Stefan Bensel, said that the company does not plan to invest in late-stage vaccine trials, due to opposition to vaccines in the US.

18:20

In the commodity market, the prices of gold and silver continue to soar and trade at new all-time highs: silver crossed the $100 per ounce mark for the first time, completing an increase of almost 40% today, after the prices of the metal doubled in 2025. This follows a growing demand from investors for a “safe haven” against the background of the growing uncertainty during Trump’s second term, in the issues of trade, geopolitics and monetary policy. Gold is also climbing to a new high, and its price is approaching 5000 dollars per ounce.

17:20

Trading on the Wall Street exchanges follows a mixed trend. The Dow sheds 0.5%, the S&P 500 adds 0.1%, the Nasdaq rises almost 0.4%.

Intel Plunging about 16% after last night, after the close of trading, it reported quarterly revenues of $13.7 billion, above analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion – a figure that represents an annual decrease compared to the corresponding figure last year ($14.3 billion). The profit per share stands at 15 cents, higher than the expectations which stood at 8 cents, and even more compared to the corresponding figure which stood at 13 cents per share.

At the same time, Intel’s first quarter forecast was somewhat lower than expected. The chipmaker expects revenue of $12.2 billion at the midpoint of the forecast and earnings per share of $0. Wall Street analysts were forecasting EPS of $0.08 and revenue of $12.6 billion for the quarter.

S.L.M Jumps by about 5% after reporting a profit of $1.12 per share in the fourth quarter, thereby beating forecasts of 94 cents per share. The company also approved a $500 million share buyback plan.

16:30

Negative trend at the opening of trading on Wall Street: the Dow falls by 0.5%. S&P 500 sheds 0.1% of its value, Nasdaq falls by a similar rate.

Nvidia increases by about 1.6%, Advance Micro Devices adds more than 2%, this after reports that the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, plans to visit China in the coming days. Intel On the other hand, drops by about 15% after the chip maker reported a disappointing forecast for the first quarter.

15:30

After two days of gains on the background of easing geopolitical concerns, Wall Street futures are falling today. Dow Jones futures traded down 0.4%. Futures on the S&P 500 index are down 0.2%, and on the Nasdaq 100 index there is a decrease of about 0.3%.

While investors are breathing a sigh of relief after President Trump backed off his threats to impose tariffs on European countries, Wall Street closed higher last night and continued the rally that began on Wednesday following Trump’s U-turn, which canceled his threats to impose tariffs on imports from eight European countries. This move by the president came after Trump announced that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had reached a “framework for a future deal regarding Greenland.”

The dollar index (DXY) recorded a slight increase of 0.06% this morning, but against the shekel it continues to weaken, and the dollar rate now stands at 3.13. “What we see in the foreign exchange market expresses two main things,” said Ronan Menachem, Chief Markets Economist at Mizrachi Tefahot. The shekel has a tendency to strengthen when there are price increases abroad, and I think this is what we are seeing today.

“The second issue is the weakness of the dollar in the world against the background of the conflict between Trump and the European Union over the issue of Greenland. This conflict led to declines in the stock market and, on the other hand, led to increases in markets such as the metal markets, due to a decrease in risk appetite against the background of concerns about the conflict surrounding the Devos conference. But then yesterday there was a change, when Trump announced that he had reached initial agreements with the Union on this issue, which caused a decrease in the level of tensions. Accordingly, also The dollar, which is usually a currency that tends to strengthen in periods of concerns and risk aversion, has weakened again.”

In the commodity market, against the background of tensions and the fear of raising tariffs for several European countries, gold rose to new highs in recent days, because it is seen as a safe haven for investors. Gold recorded an increase of 1% today, hovering around a price of $4,932.

“Geopolitical tensions, a weak dollar in general, expectations of Fed easing this year – all factors are integral to the macro de-dollarization trend and are affecting gold demand,” Peter Grant, vice president and senior metals strategist at Zaner Metals, told CNBC.

As for silver – it is also on the rise, by 2.8%, and its price is around $99 per ounce.

President Trump sued the largest US bank JPMorgan for $5 billion yesterday, alleging that the bank illegally closed his accounts following an unfounded “woke” belief that they should stay away from him after the riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The lawsuit, filed in Miami-Dade County, Florida, is another move by Trump against the country’s largest banks, which he accuses of discriminating against him, his supporters and conservatives in general.

In Asia, slight increases were recorded this morning – the Nikkei rose by about 0.4%, the Kospi by about 0.6%, the Hang Seng by about 0.4% and the Shanghai by about 0.3%. At the same time, the Bank of Japan raised its growth and inflation forecasts in the country, but left the interest rate at 0.75%.

In Europe, trading is mainly in a negative trend, the POTSI is stable while the Dax falls slightly, KAC sheds 0.3% of its value.

Intel is down about 13% in early trading after last night, after the close of trading, it reported quarterly revenues of $13.7 billion, above analysts’ expectations of $13.37 billion – a figure that represents an annual decrease compared to the corresponding figure last year ($14.3 billion). The profit per share stands at 15 cents, higher than the expectations which stood at 8 cents, and even more compared to the corresponding figure which stood at 13 cents per share.

At the same time, Intel’s first quarter forecast was somewhat lower than expected. The chipmaker expects revenue of $12.2 billion at the midpoint of the forecast and earnings per share of $0. Wall Street analysts were forecasting EPS of $0.08 and revenue of $12.6 billion for the quarter.