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2025: A Year of Ups and Downs in Markets
USAThursday, January 1, 2026
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Crypto Chaos: The Trump Token Debacle
- President Donald Trump and his wife launch $Trump and $Melania tokens
- $Trump drops 90% from its peak
- $Melania falls 98%
- Potential conflicts of interest raised
AI Stocks Take a Hit
- DeepSeek, a Chinese chatbot, enters the scene in January
- Rivals ChatGPT but uses cheaper chips
- $1 trillion wiped out from U.S. tech stocks in a single day
- Questions about AI investments arise
Crypto Markets Crash
- Bitcoin and Ethereum see major drops
- Bitcoin falls 28% from its peak
- Ethereum plunges 60%
- Initial optimism fades post-Trump's inauguration
Stock Market Panic
- Trump announces new tariffs
- Calls it "Liberation Day"
- S&P 500 drops 12% in a week
- Feud with Fed Chair Jerome Powell causes sell-offs
Tesla's Rollercoaster Year
- Stock rebounds over 100% from April lows
- Elon Musk steps back from government role
- Buys more Tesla stock
- Trade deals with China help stocks reach new highs
Precious Metals Soar
- Gold, silver, and copper hit record highs
- Investors turn to metals as a safe bet
- Gold and silver on track for best year since 1979
- Copper has best year since the Great Financial Crisis
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