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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.

Altria Group (MO) Stock: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Altria Group (MO) Stock: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) heads into the Dec. 26, 2025 session with an unusually “headline-heavy” setup for a mature, high-dividend consumer staples stock: a fresh FDA authorization tied to its smoke-free strategy, a CEO succession plan now on a calendar, and—crucially for short-term price action—an ex-dividend date that falls on Dec. 26. Reuters With U.S. markets reopening after the Christmas Day closure, MO last traded at $58.98 (Dec. 24 close). That price level matters because it frames the stock’s income appeal, valuation math versus management’s latest earnings outlook, and the likely mechanical move that can happen when a stock
26 December 2025
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Zoetis (ZTS) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Zoetis (ZTS) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

U.S. stocks return from the Christmas holiday pause with Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) back in focus—not because of an earnings report due today, but because December has brought a cluster of shareholder-return actions, product catalysts, and analyst resets that investors are still digesting heading into the next session. Keep one calendar detail in mind first: U.S. exchanges were closed on Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day), and Wednesday, Dec. 24 had an early close at 1:00 p.m. ET. That means many investors are coming into Friday’s session with fewer “fresh” price signals than usual, making recent headlines and forward expectations matter
26 December 2025
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Credo Technology Group (CRDO) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Credo Technology Group (CRDO) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

The next U.S. trading session (Friday, December 26, 2025) comes right after the Christmas market closure, with Dec. 24 having been an early-close session and Dec. 25 a full holiday close. That matters for any stock with momentum and volatility—Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: CRDO) very much included—because post-holiday liquidity can be thinner and price swings can be sharper than usual. NASDAQ Trader Below is what investors and traders should have on their radar before the bell, based on the latest filings, company updates, and Wall Street analysis available as of the last completed session. Where CRDO last traded
26 December 2025
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Starbucks Stock (SBUX) Before the Dec. 26, 2025 Market Open: Latest News, Analyst Targets, Dividend Update, and Key Risks to Watch

Starbucks Stock (SBUX) Before the Dec. 26, 2025 Market Open: Latest News, Analyst Targets, Dividend Update, and Key Risks to Watch

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) heads into the Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 session with investors balancing “turnaround momentum” headlines against ongoing labor friction, China strategy changes, and margin pressure that the company acknowledged in its latest results. With U.S. equity markets reopening after the Christmas Day closure, the post-holiday session can bring lighter liquidity and sharper moves on headlines—especially for large consumer brands in the spotlight. New York Stock Exchange Starbucks shares last settled at $84.57 on Dec. 24 (the final session before Christmas Day), putting the stock in the lower end of its recent 52‑week trading band while the company
26 December 2025
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Honeywell (HON) Stock: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Honeywell (HON) Stock: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

U.S. markets reopen Friday, December 26, 2025, after the Christmas Day closure—and Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ: HON) is heading into the post-holiday session with a fresh mix of litigation headlines, guidance adjustments, and restructuring catalysts that investors are still digesting. Below is a comprehensive pre-market briefing on the latest Honeywell news, what management just updated, how analysts are positioning, and what could move HON stock next. Honeywell stock price check: where HON stands heading into Dec. 26 Honeywell last traded on Dec. 24, finishing at $196.93 after moving between roughly $195.01 and $197.14 on the session, with volume around 1.48
26 December 2025
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Philippines Blocks Coinbase, Gemini and 50 Unlicensed Trading Platforms: What the BSP-Backed NTC ISP Takedown Means for Crypto Users

Philippines Blocks Coinbase, Gemini and 50 Unlicensed Trading Platforms: What the BSP-Backed NTC ISP Takedown Means for Crypto Users

MANILA — Dec. 25, 2025 — Philippine regulators have moved from warnings to technical enforcement in the country’s fast-growing online trading and crypto market, after internet service providers (ISPs) began restricting access to platforms flagged as operating without authorization. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) confirmed it issued a memorandum directing ISPs to remove access to 50 online entities identified by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as unlicensed or unregistered Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). GMA Network By Dec. 25, 2025, users and multiple reports said large global exchanges — including Coinbase and Gemini — were among platforms that had
26 December 2025
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Silver Price Hits Record Above $73 on Dec. 25, 2025 as Gold Nears All‑Time High — What’s Fueling the Precious‑Metals Surge

Silver Price Hits Record Above $73 on Dec. 25, 2025 as Gold Nears All‑Time High — What’s Fueling the Precious‑Metals Surge

Silver powered to fresh record territory on December 25, 2025, stretching a year‑end rally that has turned the “white metal” into one of 2025’s biggest market stories. In thin holiday trading, spot silver climbed above $73.78 an ounce and was around $73.68 early in Singapore, while gold traded near record highs around $4,502.75—a rare Christmas Day reminder that the world’s “hard‑asset” trade isn’t taking a holiday. mint The move caps a dizzying two‑day sprint: silver first cracked the once‑unthinkable $70 level on December 23, then pushed to new highs near $72–$73 by Christmas Eve, before extending gains again on December
26 December 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock News: $3.5B Missile-Tracking Satellite Awards, Golden Dome Momentum, and What’s Next for RKLB After a Breakout 2025

Rocket Lab Stock News: $3.5B Missile-Tracking Satellite Awards, Golden Dome Momentum, and What’s Next for RKLB After a Breakout 2025

Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2025) comes with quiet markets—but not a quiet news cycle for the space-and-defense trade. Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) is ending 2025 as one of the most closely watched U.S. space names after a sharp late-December rally tied to a major Space Development Agency (SDA) satellite award, a new White House space-policy push, and a year-ending launch record that strengthened the company’s execution narrative. Barron’s At the center of the latest momentum is the U.S. Space Force’s SDA ordering a new wave of missile-warning and missile-tracking satellites—work that’s increasingly framed as foundational for the Trump administration’s broader
26 December 2025
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Chernobyl Shelter Damage Sparks New Fears: Plant Director Warns Radiation Confinement Could Collapse After Another Strike

Chernobyl Shelter Damage Sparks New Fears: Plant Director Warns Radiation Confinement Could Collapse After Another Strike

December 25, 2025 — The world’s most infamous nuclear disaster site is back in the headlines, as officials in Ukraine warn that damage to Chernobyl’s massive radiation confinement structure has created a dangerous new vulnerability in the middle of a war increasingly defined by drones and missiles. Serhii Tarakanov, the director of the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) Nuclear Power Plant, says the protective system built to keep radioactive material sealed inside Reactor No. 4 could fail if the site is struck again — even if the impact is nearby rather than direct. In interviews cited by multiple outlets this week, Tarakanov warned
26 December 2025
Christmas Day 2025: Tashkent Supermarket’s West Village Buzz and the Lucid (LCID) Stock Debate After Jim Cramer’s “Sell” Call

Christmas Day 2025: Tashkent Supermarket’s West Village Buzz and the Lucid (LCID) Stock Debate After Jim Cramer’s “Sell” Call

On December 25, 2025, the U.S. stock market is closed for Christmas Day—yet two very different kinds of “traffic” are still building: foot traffic in Manhattan’s West Village, where a Central Asian supermarket has become a social-media magnet, and digital traffic on investor feeds, where Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) remains one of the most polarizing EV stocks heading into the final trading days of the year. Nasdaq The common thread is attention—and what happens when a niche product suddenly finds itself in the spotlight. In New York, that’s dumplings and hot-bar plov. On Wall Street, it’s liquidity, dilution fears, and
26 December 2025
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Linde plc (LIN) Stock: What Investors Should Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Linde plc (LIN) Stock: What Investors Should Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

U.S. equities return from the Christmas holiday with trading set to resume on Friday, December 26, 2025. Both the NYSE and Nasdaq were closed on Dec. 25 and had an early close on Dec. 24 (1:00 p.m. ET), which can leave many large-cap names—including industrial bellwethers—set up for bigger-than-usual moves when normal liquidity returns. New York Stock Exchange One of those bellwethers is Linde plc (LIN), the world’s largest industrial gases company and a frequent “read-through” on global manufacturing activity. Linde’s stock last traded around $424.90 on the shortened Dec. 24 session. Below is a detailed, news-driven look at what
26 December 2025
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Disney Stock (NYSE: DIS): What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Disney Stock (NYSE: DIS): What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

After a holiday-shortened week, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) heads into the Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 session with investors balancing three powerful narratives: (1) a headline-making $1 billion AI partnership with OpenAI, (2) continued focus on streaming profitability and parks strength, and (3) a market that’s increasingly judging legacy media on whether it can thrive as audiences migrate from traditional TV to streaming and short-form video. Disney shares closed at $114.48 on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 (the last full session before Christmas Day market closure), after trading between $112.80 and $114.53 that day, with roughly 4.6 million shares in
26 December 2025
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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) heads into the Friday, December 26, 2025 U.S. trading session with investor attention split between strong operating momentum in robotic-assisted surgery and a fresh mix of regulatory and corporate updates that could shape near-term sentiment. After the last regular U.S. session ahead of today’s open, ISRG shares were around $577.15. Below is what investors and traders typically want on their radar before the bell—from the most recent FDA-related headlines and recall database entries to analyst forecasts, technical levels, and the next major catalyst on the calendar. Where ISRG stock stands heading into Dec. 26 ISRG
26 December 2025
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Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Catalysts to Watch Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Catalysts to Watch Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) heads into the Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 U.S. market open coming off a holiday-shortened stretch: U.S. exchanges were closed on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and closed early on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). TechStock² As of the most recent trading data available (the shortened Dec. 24 session), TMO last traded around $579, implying a market capitalization of roughly $221B. The stock’s 52‑week range sits near $507 to $611, putting shares within striking distance of their yearly high going into year-end trading. For investors and traders looking at Thermo Fisher stock before the opening bell on
26 December 2025
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Shopify (SHOP) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Shopify (SHOP) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOP) heads into the Friday, December 26, 2025 session with investors weighing a powerful holiday-shopping signal, fresh analyst price-target moves, and a fast-evolving “agentic commerce” narrative that could reshape how consumers discover and buy products online. The stock last traded on Wednesday, December 24 (the U.S. market’s early-close session) at about $169.45. Below is what matters most before the opening bell. Shopify stock premarket checklist for Dec. 26 First, a trading-day reality check: Dec. 26 is open in the U.S., closed in Canada For investors used to watching SHOP on both Nasdaq and the TSX, Dec. 26
26 December 2025
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T-Mobile (TMUS) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

T-Mobile (TMUS) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) heads into the Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 session coming off a shortened holiday week—one that can sometimes amplify price swings because trading volumes are often lighter and headlines can move fast. Where the stock left off: T-Mobile shares last traded at $199.02 at the Dec. 24 close (Christmas Eve), up about 0.7% on the day.Market schedule context: U.S. markets were closed for Christmas Day (Dec. 25), with Christmas Eve typically featuring an early close—so Dec. 26 is the first full session after the holiday pause. New York Stock Exchange Below is what investors and traders
26 December 2025
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Lam Research (LRCX) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Lam Research (LRCX) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) heads into the U.S. stock market open on Friday, December 26, 2025 with investors weighing a powerful 2025 rally against fresh headlines on insider selling, shifting chip-equipment forecasts, and ongoing U.S.–China policy uncertainty. The stock last traded at $177.33 at the December 24 close (a holiday-shortened session), and U.S. markets were closed on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) before reopening on Dec. 26. New York Stock Exchange Below is what to know before the opening bell—covering the latest news, Wall Street price targets, upcoming catalysts, and the risks that could matter most for Lam Research stock.
26 December 2025
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McDonald’s Stock (NYSE: MCD) Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts to Watch

McDonald’s Stock (NYSE: MCD) Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts to Watch

Ahead of the U.S. stock market open on Friday, December 26, 2025—the first regular trading session after Christmas Day (Dec. 25), when U.S. markets were closed—McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is back in focus for investors looking for “defensive growth” in consumer staples and restaurants. New York Stock Exchange This pre-market briefing reflects what mattered most for McDonald’s stock heading into the post-holiday session: where the shares last traded, what the latest company and franchise developments imply for 2026, what Wall Street is modeling for earnings, and what risks could move the stock next. Where McDonald’s stock stands heading into the Dec.
26 December 2025
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AppLovin (APP) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

AppLovin (APP) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

U.S. markets reopen on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, after being closed for Christmas Day (Dec. 25)—and for a high-beta, headline-sensitive name like AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP), that “back-from-holiday” session can amplify volatility. New York Stock Exchange AppLovin enters the Dec. 26 open with a powerful tailwind: strong recent financial performance, a growing buyback program, and a wave of bullish analyst commentary tied to its AI-driven ad platform expansion. But there’s also a live overhang: regulatory scrutiny related to reported SEC interest in its data-collection practices, on top of a 2025 history that included short-seller allegations and sharp drawdowns. AppLovin Below
26 December 2025
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Salesforce (CRM) Stock: Key News, Earnings Guidance, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Dec. 26, 2025 Market Open

Salesforce (CRM) Stock: Key News, Earnings Guidance, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Dec. 26, 2025 Market Open

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) heads into Friday’s post‑Christmas session with investors balancing two competing narratives: strong “agentic AI” momentum (and a fresh boost to full‑year guidance) versus the ongoing market debate over how quickly AI agents translate into durable, profitable growth at enterprise scale. Reuters U.S. equities resume regular trading hours on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, after Christmas Day (Dec. 25) closed both NYSE and Nasdaq. The previous session (Dec. 24) was an early close—a detail that matters because holiday liquidity can exaggerate price moves and volumes. New York Stock Exchange Below is what to know before the opening bell.
26 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Exxon Mobil stock price hits a fresh 52-week high near $149 — what could move XOM next week

Exxon Mobil stock price hits a fresh 52-week high near $149 — what could move XOM next week

7 February 2026
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2026, 10:46 EST — Market closed Exxon Mobil Corp shares closed Friday up 2.03% at $149.05, ending the week at a new high as the energy complex firmed and Wall Street snapped back from a rough stretch. (ExxonMobil) The move matters because Exxon’s stock has been trading like a clean proxy for two things investors are still fighting over: where crude goes next, and how much risk the U.S. market can carry when rates and growth expectations wobble. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, traders will come into Monday looking first at oil prices and
Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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