Blink and 2025 is going to be over. Pop the cork. Hallelujah.

The year was defined by a weird mix of volatility, breakthroughs, and sharp reminders of how fast technology, markets, and medicine can shift. Precious metals surged on global uncertainty as wars and violence made investors head for safe haven assets. Medical diagnostics and psychedelic therapies incorporated artificial intelligence and inched towards the mainstream.

Investor behavior told a similar story. In periods of ...