Oil headed for the biggest weekly gain since late October, as traders tracked a partial US blockade of crude shipments from Venezuela and a military strike by Washington against a terrorist group in Nigeria.

Silver rose to a record and gold traded near an all-time high, as geopolitical tensions persisted.

The number of small-sized initial public offerings in Japan this year fell to its lowest in more than a decade, as the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s reform push prompted private companies to reconsider quick listings.

The African Export-Import Bank has settled a dispute with Ghana over a $750 million loan, though it didn’t disclose if it would take losses.

Asian stocks are set for a muted open with several regional markets still shut for holidays. Sentiment may remain generally positive after US shares extended this year’s gain on Wednesday.

Nvidia Corp. agreed to a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq, furthering its investments in companies connected to the AI boom and gaining the right to add a new type of technology to its products.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. warned investors in some of its alternative investment funds that their data may have been exposed in a breach at one of the bank’s law firms.

Bloomberg’s Katie Greifeld examines Intel as shares fall after reports emerge that Nvidia may be hitting pause on testing Intel’s chip production process. Plus, the Trump administration gets the go-ahead to move forward with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. And Tesla faces renewed scrutiny over car doors, with the company confronting a new probe by the NHTSA. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Swissquote senior market analyst, details why tech memory names have seen a robust rally and outlines the outlook for 2026. She joins Katie Greifeld on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Steven Wolfe Pereira, CEO and founder of Alpha, says Netflix will have to “up the ante” after Paramount’s latest offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. He joins Katie Greifeld on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)