04:23 PM EST, 11/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes were mixed Friday after technology stocks recovered, while persistent inflation concerns eroded expectations for a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
* The Nasdaq rose 0.1% on Friday, paring earlier gains. Nvidia ( NVDA ) , Oracle (ORCL), Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) and Tesla (TSLA) shares rebounded after slumping Thursday.
* The chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut in December fell to 45.9% from 50.1% a day earlier, while the odds of the Federal Reserve keeping its benchmark rate at 3.75% to 4% rose to 54.1% from 49.9%, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool.
* December West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $1.25 to settle at $59.94 per barrel, while January Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen up $1.27 to $64.28.
* Micron Technology ( MU ) is set to benefit from a shortage of dynamic random-access memory, Morgan Stanley said Thursday, raising its price target on the stock to $325 from $220. Micron shares rose 4.2%.
* Strategy (MSTR) founder Michael Saylor said on CNBC that the company is increasing its bitcoin (BTC-USD) holdings significantly. Strategy shares dropped 4.2%.