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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.

IREN Limited Stock (NASDAQ: IREN): Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Trading Session

IREN Limited Stock (NASDAQ: IREN): Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Trading Session

IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) heads into the final week of 2025 with investors balancing two powerful narratives: a rapid pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure—punctuated by a blockbuster Microsoft agreement—and the market’s growing sensitivity to how the AI data-center buildout gets financed. Late Friday in New York (9:32 p.m. ET, Dec. 26, 2025), U.S. markets are closed for the weekend, and IREN shares were last around $40.30 after a volatile session that saw the stock trade between roughly $39.53 and $42.80 on heavy volume. MarketBeat At the same time, Bitcoin is hovering near $87,383, down about 2% on
27 December 2025
ServiceNow (NOW) Stock News & Forecast: Armis Cybersecurity Deal, Analyst Moves, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Session

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock News & Forecast: Armis Cybersecurity Deal, Analyst Moves, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Session

As of 9:31 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges are closed for regular trading. ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) finished the day around $153.88 per share, up about 0.85% in a light, post-holiday session—leaving investors to digest a busy stretch of headlines that include a major cybersecurity acquisition, a recent 5-for-1 stock split, and fresh analyst debate about how AI could reshape the enterprise software landscape. Investing.com ServiceNow is ending the week with the broader market still hovering near all-time highs, even after a quiet Friday pullback. The S&P 500 closed at 6,929.94, the
27 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock Slides After Friday’s Selloff: Latest News, Forecasts, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock Slides After Friday’s Selloff: Latest News, Forecasts, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday

As of 9:28 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, D‑Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is in a cooling-off phase after a sharp end‑of‑week move that reminded investors why quantum computing remains one of the market’s most volatile “future tech” themes. QBTS last traded around $25.29, down $2.24 (-8.14%) versus the prior close, after swinging between roughly $24.78 and $27.79 on Friday and moving more than 33.5 million shares. For context, broad U.S. equity benchmarks were comparatively steady into the close of after‑hours trading: SPY and QQQ were essentially flat on the day. With U.S. exchanges now closed for the
27 December 2025
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Bank of America Stock (BAC) Holds Near $56 After the Fed’s December Cut: Latest News, Wall Street Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Bank of America Stock (BAC) Holds Near $56 After the Fed’s December Cut: Latest News, Wall Street Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 9:21 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock markets are closed and will not reopen until the next regular session on Monday, December 29. For Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), the timing matters: the market is moving into the final stretch of the year with thin holiday liquidity, a still-elevated 10-year Treasury yield around the low-4% range, and investors increasingly focused on how rate cuts and a shifting regulatory backdrop could shape big-bank earnings in 2026. AP News+2U.S. Department of the Treasury+2 Below is a detailed, news-style rundown of what’s driving Bank
27 December 2025
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IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) After the Close: Confluent Deal, AI Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) After the Close: Confluent Deal, AI Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

As of 9:19 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock markets have finished a quiet, post-Christmas session—and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is heading into the final trading days of the year with investors focused on one dominant theme: whether IBM’s hybrid cloud + AI strategy can keep delivering growth that justifies a premium valuation. Reuters IBM shares ended Friday around $305, slightly higher on the day in thin trading, while the broader market drifted modestly lower. Investing.com+1 Below is what’s driving IBM stock right now, what Wall Street is forecasting, and what investors may
27 December 2025
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Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Outlook: Year-End Rally, M&A Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Outlook: Year-End Rally, M&A Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — Dec. 26, 2025 (9:12 p.m. ET) — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is closing out a blockbuster year for large U.S. banks with shares hovering around $907 in late trading, down about 0.4% from the prior close. With U.S. stock markets now shut until Monday’s open, GS investors head into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar question: how much of next year’s optimism is already priced in after a powerful run in bank stocks—and what catalysts could still move Goldman meaningfully higher (or lower) in early 2026? Below is what’s driving the Goldman Sachs
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

As of 8:59 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, U.S. stock trading is finished for the week—and IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is ending it with a fresh reminder of just how volatile the “quantum computing stock” trade can be. IonQ shares fell about 7.4% in Friday’s session to roughly $46, after changing hands in a wide range near $45.8 to $50.1 on volume around 19.7 million shares. MarketBeat The pullback landed as the broader market drifted only slightly lower in thin, post-Christmas trading—a backdrop that can magnify swings in high-beta, story-driven names like quantum computing pure
27 December 2025
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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Price Slips to $28.31 After Friday’s Close as Ethereum Treasury Updates and a 50 Billion-Share Vote Take Center Stage

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Price Slips to $28.31 After Friday’s Close as Ethereum Treasury Updates and a 50 Billion-Share Vote Take Center Stage

As of 8:55 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: BMNR) closed at $28.31, down about 3.6% on the day, with roughly 32.7 million shares traded. The broader U.S. market finished the holiday-thinned session nearly flat to slightly lower, with investors watching the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” window amid light volumes and year-end positioning. Reuters With U.S. equities now shut for the weekend, the next catalyst-driven move in BMNR stock may come less from the equity tape and more from crypto prices, fresh corporate updates, and growing investor focus on an
27 December 2025
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Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Near Record Highs After Analyst Target Hikes as AI Chip Equipment Forecasts Brighten Ahead of Monday’s Open

Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Near Record Highs After Analyst Target Hikes as AI Chip Equipment Forecasts Brighten Ahead of Monday’s Open

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) ended the week near fresh highs, with the stock last trading around $178.07 late Friday evening in New York, after a session that saw $179.77 as the intraday high and $177.44 as the low. At that price, Lam carries a market capitalization of roughly $162.4 billion and trades at about 28x earnings based on the latest available figures. The timing matters for investors planning their next move: at around 8:43 p.m. ET on Friday (Dec. 26, 2025), U.S. stock exchanges and the standard after-hours session are closed, meaning any material weekend headlines will be priced
27 December 2025
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Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil Slumps, Exxon’s 2030 Growth Plan, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil Slumps, Exxon’s 2030 Growth Plan, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 8:40 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is indicated around $119.11, down about 0.09% from the prior close after a quiet, post-holiday session. The broader U.S. market finished nearly flat—the S&P 500 slipped about 0.03% and the Dow fell about 0.04%—a backdrop that left Exxon trading more in line with commodity headlines than with equity risk-on/risk-off momentum. MarketWatch+1 With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, attention shifts to what can move energy shares before the next opening bell: oil prices, geopolitics, and a fast-approaching January catalyst calendar that
27 December 2025
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Walmart Stock (WMT) Holds Near Highs After a Quiet Santa Rally Session: CEO Transition, Nasdaq Move, Earnings Outlook, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Walmart Stock (WMT) Holds Near Highs After a Quiet Santa Rally Session: CEO Transition, Nasdaq Move, Earnings Outlook, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Walmart Inc. shares (ticker: WMT) were changing hands around $111.74 in late trading on Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2025 (New York time), up about 0.12% from the prior close after a light-volume post-Christmas session. Trading volume for the day was roughly 9.0 million shares, reflecting the thinner liquidity typical of the year-end stretch. The broader market backdrop was muted: U.S. stocks finished slightly lower in a subdued session, snapping a short winning streak but staying close to record territory during the “Santa Claus rally” window that investors often watch at year-end. Reuters+1 For Walmart stock, the near-term story is less
27 December 2025
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Intel Stock (INTC) Update: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Market Session

Intel Stock (INTC) Update: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Market Session

New York — Dec. 26, 2025 (7:45 p.m. ET) — Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) closed the regular trading session near $36.20 per share and was little changed in late after-hours trading, capping a quiet, post-Christmas stretch as U.S. equities hover close to record levels. StockAnalysis+1 The broader market backdrop matters for Intel right now: thin liquidity and “Santa Claus rally” seasonality can magnify reactions to headlines—especially for a stock like INTC that has become a high-beta proxy for U.S. industrial policy, foundry ambitions, and AI supply-chain positioning. Reuters’ latest U.S. session recap described a light-volume day with the major indexes
27 December 2025
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Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Surges on Activist Stake Report: What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Surges on Activist Stake Report: What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — Late Friday, December 26, 2025: Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) shares were trading around $99.55, up about 3% on the day, after reports that an activist investor has taken a significant stake in the retailer. Reuters The move comes as Wall Street heads into the final stretch of 2025 near record territory, but with thin post-holiday volumes and fewer immediate catalysts. In Friday’s session, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all finished slightly lower, a pause after a strong run into the holidays. Reuters For Target stock, the headline is bigger than a single-day pop: investors are weighing
27 December 2025
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CoreWeave Stock (CRWV) Drops in Late Trading as Wall Street Closes a Thin Holiday Session—Debt, Mega-Deals, and What to Watch Next

CoreWeave Stock (CRWV) Drops in Late Trading as Wall Street Closes a Thin Holiday Session—Debt, Mega-Deals, and What to Watch Next

NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2025 — CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV) is closing out the post‑Christmas trading day under renewed scrutiny as investors weigh a familiar tension in the AI infrastructure trade: blistering demand and massive long-term contracts versus heavy financing needs, high interest costs, and execution risk. The broader U.S. market ended a quiet, light‑volume holiday session near record levels, with the “Santa Claus rally” period underway and the S&P 500 still within striking distance of the 7,000 milestone. Reuters+1 As of 7:48 p.m. ET Friday in New York, CRWV was trading around $76.42, down roughly 3% from the
27 December 2025
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Eli Lilly Stock (LLY) Holds Near $1,078 After Friday’s Close as GLP‑1 Pricing, Pill Competition, and Retatrutide Data Shape the 2026 Outlook

Eli Lilly Stock (LLY) Holds Near $1,078 After Friday’s Close as GLP‑1 Pricing, Pill Competition, and Retatrutide Data Shape the 2026 Outlook

New York — As of 7:56 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is coming off a session that left the stock hovering around $1,077.75, essentially flat on the day after a narrow trading range. With U.S. markets now shut for the weekend, the next major read for investors will come when trading resumes Monday—against a backdrop of fast-moving headlines in obesity drugs, shifting reimbursement and pricing policy, and fresh late‑stage pipeline data that continues to redefine what “best‑in‑class” can mean in metabolic medicine. LLY stock check: where Eli Lilly finished Friday and what
27 December 2025
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Costco Stock (COST) Outlook: Earnings Beat, Membership-Fee Momentum, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

Costco Stock (COST) Outlook: Earnings Beat, Membership-Fee Momentum, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) shares were trading around $873 in late trading at 7:25 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, as a holiday-thinned market heads into the final stretch of the year. That backdrop matters. U.S. stocks just wrapped a quiet post-Christmas session near record territory, with the S&P 500 ending at 6,929.94 after light volume—exactly the kind of environment where single-stock moves can look bigger (or smaller) than they really are. AP News+1 For Costco investors, the story into the next session is straightforward: fundamentals remain strong—especially membership-fee growth and digital acceleration—but the stock is still wrestling
27 December 2025
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AppLovin Stock (NASDAQ: APP) Today: Price Moves, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Session

AppLovin Stock (NASDAQ: APP) Today: Price Moves, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Session

As of 7:43 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) was trading around $714 in late trading, down about 1.8% from the prior close after a quiet, post-Christmas session marked by thin liquidity across U.S. equities. MarketBeat The broader market backdrop matters for high-beta names like AppLovin: Wall Street finished Friday essentially flat and close to all-time highs, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq each dipping slightly as investors paused after a multi-day run-up. Reuters quoted Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group, noting the market was “catching our breath” after a strong rally,
27 December 2025
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Citigroup Stock (NYSE: C) News and Outlook: Citi’s 2025 Rally, Regulatory Relief, and What to Watch Before the Next Session

Citigroup Stock (NYSE: C) News and Outlook: Citi’s 2025 Rally, Regulatory Relief, and What to Watch Before the Next Session

Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is ending the week with momentum — but also with investors facing a familiar year-end challenge: thin liquidity, headline sensitivity, and a market hovering near record highs as the calendar winds down. As of 7:46 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, the U.S. core stock-market session has already ended, with extended-hours trading still running into the evening. New York Stock Exchange Citi shares were last indicated around $120.42, down about 0.9% from the prior close after a session that saw a wide intraday range. Below is what’s moving Citigroup stock now, what
27 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Heads Into Year-End With AI Capex in Focus: Latest Price, News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Heads Into Year-End With AI Capex in Focus: Latest Price, News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is closing out the week at the center of a renewed Wall Street debate: is the company’s AI-and-cloud infrastructure spending spree the setup for a multi-year growth surge—or a near-term margin and balance-sheet stress test that will keep the stock volatile into 2026? As of 7:29 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges have already finished the regular session, and investors are digesting fresh Oracle headlines and recent earnings guidance while positioning for the last trading days of the year. ORCL shares were trading around $198 in the latest available quote, reflecting modest
27 December 2025
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GOOG Stock Update: Alphabet Class C Shares in Focus After the $4.75B Intersect Deal, AI Spending Surge, and Antitrust Headlines

GOOG Stock Update: Alphabet Class C Shares in Focus After the $4.75B Intersect Deal, AI Spending Surge, and Antitrust Headlines

As of 7:39 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) were trading around $314.96, little changed from the prior close after a quiet, post-Christmas session on Wall Street. That timing matters: the regular U.S. cash session is over, and trading conditions into year-end can be unusually thin—an environment where headline risk (and even small orders) can move mega-cap stocks more than investors expect. Below is what’s driving the Google stock narrative right now, what analysts are watching next, and what investors may want to keep on their radar before the
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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