Futures in New York rise 0.8% to $4,254.10 a troy ounce, while the U.S. dollar index is down 0.4% to 98.95. Figures from payroll processor ADP suggest a labor slump, with private employers shedding 32,000 jobs in November. According to the FedWatch tool, traders are now pricing in an 89% chance of a December cut. ...

Core Insights - The stock market is experiencing a tech outage that halted trading on Black Friday, but major indexes were on track for their best week since June [1][2][4] Market Performance - Futures for the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow Jones were up 0.2%, 0.1%, and 0.1% respectively before the trading halt [2][8] - The Nasdaq is up 4.2% for the week, while the S&P 500 and Dow are up approximately 3.2% and 2.6% respectively [4] Commodity and Currency Updates - WTI crude futures increased by 0.7% to $59.10 per barrel, and gold futures rose by 0.5% to $4,220 per ounce [2] - Bitcoin remained stable at around $91,300, and the U.S. dollar index was up 0.2% at 99.80 [3] Corporate News - Robinhood Markets saw a nearly 11% increase in shares due to expansion in prediction markets, with a further 1.5% rise in premarket trading [5] - Alphabet's shares rose 1.5% after the announcement of its advanced Gemini 3 AI model, with a market capitalization of $3.87 trillion [6]