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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Technology Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Licensing Deal, Nasdaq’s Year-End Test, and What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

Technology Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Licensing Deal, Nasdaq’s Year-End Test, and What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:56 p.m. ET — Market Closed U.S. technology stocks head into the final stretch of 2025 with Wall Street sitting just off record territory—and with several AI- and regulation-driven headlines likely to shape sentiment when trading resumes Monday. The stock market is closed for the weekend, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the broader S&P 500 remain in focus after Friday’s post-Christmas session ended with only minor changes and notably light conviction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 20.19 points (‑0.04%) to 48,710.97, the S&P 500 dipped 2.11 points (‑0.03%) to 6,929.94, and the Nasdaq Composite
27 December 2025
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Cloud Computing Stocks Stock: Global X Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU) News, Forecasts, and the Setup Before Monday’s Open

Cloud Computing Stocks Stock: Global X Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU) News, Forecasts, and the Setup Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:56 p.m. ET — Market closed U.S. stock markets are shut for the weekend, and cloud computing stocks are heading into the final trading days of 2025 with a familiar mix of tailwinds and stress tests: accelerating AI-driven data-center investment, easing (but still meaningful) rate sensitivity, and recurring investor focus on cloud uptime and concentration risk. Friday’s post-Christmas session ended nearly flat in light volume, snapping a short winning streak but keeping the broader tone constructive heading into year-end. The Dow dipped 0.04%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.03%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.09%, according
27 December 2025
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Big Tech Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Licensing Deal, Apple’s China iPhone Signal, Tesla’s Safety Probe — What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

Big Tech Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Licensing Deal, Apple’s China iPhone Signal, Tesla’s Safety Probe — What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:36 p.m. ET — Market closed U.S. stock markets are shut for the weekend, but Big Tech stocks are heading into the final stretch of 2025 with momentum still intact—and fresh headlines that could shape trading when the opening bell returns Monday. On Friday’s quiet, post-Christmas session, Wall Street finished only marginally lower, with major indexes slipping by fractions even as investors kept an eye on the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” window and year-end positioning. Reuters For Big Tech, the story into Monday is less about sweeping index moves and more about a handful of
27 December 2025
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Data Center Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, AI Power Bottlenecks, and What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

Data Center Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, AI Power Bottlenecks, and What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:55 p.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) The U.S. stock market is closed for the weekend, but the “data center stocks” trade isn’t taking a holiday. In the final stretch of 2025, investors are still pricing a simple reality: AI growth is increasingly constrained not by software ambition, but by the physical stack—chips, servers, networking, cooling, and, most critically, electricity. Friday’s thin, post-Christmas session ended with major indexes fractionally lower but still near all-time highs, leaving markets focused on year-end positioning and the next week’s catalysts. Data center-linked names remain in the spotlight after Nvidia’s
27 December 2025
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Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:40 p.m. ET — Market closed (NYSE and Nasdaq closed for the weekend) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors in space stocks and defense stocks are heading into Monday’s open with a clear message from the final full trading day after Christmas: the broader market is trying to extend a late-year rally, while the aerospace-and-defense complex continues to be driven by a mix of geopolitics, Pentagon procurement, and the accelerating “space-to-defense” crossover. On Friday, Wall Street finished a light-volume, post-holiday session basically unchanged—an environment that often magnifies stock-specific catalysts such as contract wins,
27 December 2025
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Quantum Computing Stocks Pull Back Into the Weekend: IonQ, D-Wave, Rigetti and QUBT Slide as Investors Size Up 2026 Catalysts

Quantum Computing Stocks Pull Back Into the Weekend: IonQ, D-Wave, Rigetti and QUBT Slide as Investors Size Up 2026 Catalysts

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:40 p.m. ET — Market closed (weekend). Quantum computing stocks are ending the week on a cautious note after a sharp Friday pullback, even as the broader U.S. market remains close to record levels in what’s typically a thinly traded, post-holiday stretch. In the latest regular session (Friday, Dec. 26), several of the most-followed “pure-play” quantum names fell meaningfully, underscoring the sector’s defining trait for investors: extreme sensitivity to sentiment, liquidity, and narrative shifts—especially during year-end trading conditions. As of Friday’s close, IonQ (IONQ) finished around $46.00 (-7.6%), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) near $25.29 (-8.1%), Rigetti
27 December 2025
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Rare Metals Stocks: Rare Earth and Lithium Names in Focus as U.S. Markets Head Into the Final 3 Sessions of 2025

Rare Metals Stocks: Rare Earth and Lithium Names in Focus as U.S. Markets Head Into the Final 3 Sessions of 2025

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:32 p.m. ET — Market Closed Rare metals stocks — a corner of the market tied to rare earth elements, battery metals, and other “critical minerals” — are heading into the final three U.S. trading sessions of 2025 with a powerful mix of catalysts: thin year-end liquidity, a metals-friendly macro backdrop, and fresh geopolitical headlines that keep supply-chain risk front and center. With U.S. exchanges closed for the weekend, investors are digesting Friday’s light-volume session and a fast-evolving policy landscape that can move rare metals equities quickly — sometimes more on headline risk and government
27 December 2025
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EV Stocks in Focus: Tesla’s NHTSA Probe, Robotaxi Deadline, and Fresh Demand Data Set Up the Next Trading Session

EV Stocks in Focus: Tesla’s NHTSA Probe, Robotaxi Deadline, and Fresh Demand Data Set Up the Next Trading Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:27 p.m. ET — U.S. stock market closed EV stocks are heading into the final stretch of the year with a familiar mix of catalysts: regulatory headlines around Tesla, a high-profile autonomy narrative that continues to shape valuations, and new demand signals suggesting U.S. EV retail momentum cooled after earlier incentive-driven buying. With the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq closed for the weekend, investors are positioning for Monday’s open (Dec. 29) after a thin, post-holiday Friday session that left major indexes still near record territory. Reuters What the market just told EV investors Wall
27 December 2025
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Semiconductor Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, TSMC Quake Update, and Key Catalysts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

Semiconductor Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, TSMC Quake Update, and Key Catalysts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:22 p.m. ET — Market closed Semiconductor stocks head into the final week of 2025 with a familiar mix of tailwinds and headline risk: AI-driven demand remains the sector’s dominant narrative, but supply-chain sensitivity is back in focus after a Taiwan earthquake prompted limited evacuations at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). With U.S. stock exchanges closed for the weekend, investors are using the pause to re-price the next set of catalysts that will hit when trading resumes Monday. Reuters Where chip stocks left off: a quiet Friday, but semis held up Friday’s post-Christmas session was
27 December 2025
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Natural Gas Outlook: Henry Hub Firms on Colder Forecasts as LNG Flows Stay Near Records

Natural Gas Outlook: Henry Hub Firms on Colder Forecasts as LNG Flows Stay Near Records

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:14 p.m. ET — Market closed Natural gas is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with a familiar winter driver back in control: weather. After sliding for two straight weeks, U.S. natural gas futures steadied and turned higher on Friday as forecasters dialed up colder risks into early January—an outlook that could tighten near-term balances even as Lower 48 production remains at record territory and LNG export demand stays historically strong. World Energy News For investors, the key question into Monday’s open isn’t just whether “it gets colder.” It’s whether the latest weather
27 December 2025
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AI Stocks Weekend Update: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, HBM4 Memory Race, and the AI Infrastructure Spending Wave to Watch Before Monday

AI Stocks Weekend Update: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, HBM4 Memory Race, and the AI Infrastructure Spending Wave to Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:11 p.m. ET — Market closed (U.S. exchanges shut for the weekend) Wall Street is heading into the final full trading stretch of 2025 with artificial intelligence stocks still setting the tone across chips, cloud, and software—and with fresh headlines underscoring a key theme for 2026: AI is shifting from training to inference, and the capital required to power that transition keeps climbing. Friday’s post‑Christmas session ended close to all‑time highs on light volume, with the major indexes fractionally lower but still up on the week—an environment that often amplifies stock‑specific news, especially for megacap
27 December 2025
Bitcoin price today holds near $87,000 as ETF outflows, year-end derivatives reset and Wall Street’s Santa-rally backdrop shape the outlook

Bitcoin price today holds near $87,000 as ETF outflows, year-end derivatives reset and Wall Street’s Santa-rally backdrop shape the outlook

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:00 p.m. ET — Market closed (U.S. stocks; crypto trading open). Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $87,453 on Saturday midday in New York, with a $86,812–$87,699 intraday range, as weekend liquidity kept price action contained even while broader cross‑asset themes—year‑end portfolio moves, ETF flows, and a major options reset—continued to dominate traders’ short‑term playbook. With U.S. equity markets shut until Monday, crypto markets are effectively taking their cues from what happened in Friday’s thin, post‑holiday stock session and what investors may do next as year‑end deadlines approach. Bitcoin’s weekend trade: steady price, uneasy positioning In the
27 December 2025
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Silver Price Today: Silver Holds Near $79 After Record Breakout as Fed-Cut Bets and Supply Deficits Fuel the Rally

Silver Price Today: Silver Holds Near $79 After Record Breakout as Fed-Cut Bets and Supply Deficits Fuel the Rally

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET / Market Closed Silver prices are holding near historic highs this weekend after an explosive year-end surge pushed the white metal into fresh record territory. Spot silver was around $79.39 per ounce late Saturday morning in New York, following a sharp jump over the past 24 hours. JM Bullion With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, investors are using the downtime to reassess what has become one of 2025’s most dramatic commodity stories: silver’s sprint from an industrial workhorse to a momentum-driven, macro-sensitive asset that is now reacting to the same
27 December 2025
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Gold Price Today: Bullion Holds Near Record $4,550 After Year-End Rally Driven by Fed Cut Bets and a Softer Dollar

Gold Price Today: Bullion Holds Near Record $4,550 After Year-End Rally Driven by Fed Cut Bets and a Softer Dollar

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market closed Gold is heading into the final week of 2025 near historic highs after a powerful, late-December surge across precious metals—one that has been amplified by thin holiday liquidity, expectations for U.S. interest-rate cuts in 2026, and renewed safe-haven demand tied to geopolitics. In the latest U.S. trading session on Friday, spot gold rose 1.2% to about $4,531.41 an ounce in afternoon trade after touching an all-time high of $4,549.71, according to Reuters. COMEX gold futures for February delivery settled 1.1% higher at $4,552.70. Reuters Gold’s record run is part
27 December 2025
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Global Stock Markets Today: Wall Street Near Records, Asia Rallies, and Investors Brace for Fed Minutes as 2025 Winds Down

Global Stock Markets Today: Wall Street Near Records, Asia Rallies, and Investors Brace for Fed Minutes as 2025 Winds Down

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market closed Global stock markets head into the weekend with risk appetite still intact—but with liquidity thin, headlines amplified, and a packed “week-ahead” narrative taking shape around U.S. rate expectations, a potential Federal Reserve leadership change in 2026, and fresh signs of uneven growth in China. With U.S. exchanges closed Saturday and most major bourses shut for the weekend, investors are using the downtime to digest Friday’s quiet finish on Wall Street and reassess positioning for the final three trading sessions of 2025—Monday through Wednesday—when volumes can be light enough to
27 December 2025
U.S. Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Year-End “Santa Rally” Heads Into the Final Week of 2025; Fed Minutes Loom

U.S. Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Year-End “Santa Rally” Heads Into the Final Week of 2025; Fed Minutes Loom

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend) Wall Street is closed this Saturday, giving investors a pause to digest a quiet post-Christmas session that left the major U.S. indexes essentially unchanged on Friday—but still near record territory heading into the final trading days of 2025. The takeaway from the last 48 hours is straightforward: stocks are consolidating at elevated levels after a strong holiday-week run, while market attention shifts to year-end flows, the Federal Reserve’s next signal on rate cuts, and whether the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” can extend into early January. Reuters+1 Friday’s close:
27 December 2025
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Near Record Highs Ahead of Final 2025 Sessions as Fed Minutes Loom

Dow Jones Industrial Average Near Record Highs Ahead of Final 2025 Sessions as Fed Minutes Loom

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:01 p.m. ET — Market closed The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 perched just off record territory after a muted, low-volume return from the Christmas holiday. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, investors are shifting attention to the last three trading days of the year—when thin liquidity, year-end portfolio adjustments, and a pivotal Federal Reserve readout could set the tone for the first week of 2026. AP News+2Reuters+2 Dow Jones recap: A quiet Friday, but a solid week and year On Friday, December 26, the
27 December 2025
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Jayshree Ullal Tops Hurun India Rich List 2025 for Professional Managers, Surpassing Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai

Jayshree Ullal Tops Hurun India Rich List 2025 for Professional Managers, Surpassing Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai

Jayshree Ullal—CEO and Chairperson of Arista Networks—has emerged as the wealthiest Indian-origin “professional manager” tracked in the Hurun India Rich List 2025, with an estimated net worth of ₹50,170 crore. The milestone places her well ahead of some of Silicon Valley’s most recognizable Indian-origin leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in Hurun’s executive wealth rankings. www.ndtv.com+1 The spotlight on Ullal is notable not just because of the headline number, but because it underscores a fast-changing reality in global tech wealth: in many cases, the biggest fortunes are no longer defined by who runs the biggest
27 December 2025
Salesforce Stock (CRM) Weekend Watch: AI Partner Expansion Headlines as Wall Street Nears Year-End Highs

Salesforce Stock (CRM) Weekend Watch: AI Partner Expansion Headlines as Wall Street Nears Year-End Highs

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:27 a.m. ET — Market closed Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) heads into the final week of 2025 with shares holding in the mid-$260s after a quiet, post-Christmas session on Wall Street and a fresh wave of partner-ecosystem headlines that keep the company’s “agentic AI” strategy front and center. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, investors are looking to Monday’s open for the next read on year-end positioning and whether the “Santa Claus rally” tailwind extends into the final trading days of the year—an environment that often brings lighter liquidity and occasional outsized moves on
27 December 2025
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SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock: Weekend Market Recap, Fresh Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock: Weekend Market Recap, Fresh Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:28 a.m. ET — Market closed. SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) heads into the weekend with U.S. markets shut and year-end positioning in full swing. The fintech’s shares last finished at $27.07, down 1.49% on Friday’s session, after trading between roughly $27.04 and $27.53 with about 24.7 million shares changing hands. While investors can’t act on fresh price signals until Monday’s open, the conversation around SOFI stock hasn’t paused. In the last 24–48 hours, coverage has focused on three themes: the broader “Santa Claus rally” setup, SoFi’s crypto-and-stablecoin push as a potential long-term catalyst, and
27 December 2025
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Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

7 February 2026
Ucore Rare Metals shares jumped 14.7% to C$7.97 on Toronto’s TSX Venture Exchange Friday, rebounding after a steep drop as investors responded to U.S. critical-minerals policy moves. The U.S. Export-Import Bank described Project Vault as a $10 billion public-private stockpiling plan. Neodymium prices climbed 1.27% to 997,500 yuan a tonne on Feb. 6. Investors await details on Project Vault’s purchasing plans next week.
Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

7 February 2026
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 5.7% to 8,048.6 on Friday, with Nvidia up 7.87% and AMD rising 8.28%. The surge followed new forecasts showing global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026. Amazon expects a 50% increase in capital spending this year, fueling demand for chips. The Dow Jones crossed 50,000, helped by gains in chipmakers.
Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
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