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Gold and silver plunged after CME margin hikes and stronger dollars, triggering forced liquidations and wiping trillions in notional value across metals markets.

U.S. winter storm deaths reach 90 as ice, snow and deep cold cut power and snarl travel across the South, Midwest and East, officials say. Roads icy, power out.

Senate approves a major U.S. spending bill, but House delay forces a brief shutdown after midnight as agencies await a Monday vote in Washington.

Google’s Project Genie AI prototype jolted video game stocks, sending Unity down 21%, Roblox over 12% and Take-Two about 10% in US trading.

Silver’s sharp fall and gold’s steep drop followed a shift in rate pricing after Donald Trump tapped Kevin Warsh for Fed chair, sending the dollar higher and ETFs lower.

Copper hit a record above $14,000 a ton on the LME after an 11% jump, then slid back as the dollar firmed and metals eased in late Jan.

Trump says U.S. will decertify Canada-made Bombardier jets and may slap 50% tariffs on Canadian aircraft, citing stalled Gulfstream approvals in U.S. market now.

GDC’s 2026 survey says 33% of US game workers faced layoffs in two years, with half saying employers cut staff in the past 12 months.

Alphabet expands AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search as investors track advertising revenue, cloud profits and capital spending ahead of Feb. 4 Q4 results.

Apple posts $124.3 billion fiscal Q1 2025 revenue, EPS $2.40, as services hit a record $26.3 billion and Mac and iPad sales rise year on year for Dec. quarter.