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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.

Cisco Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CSCO Rises as Wall Street Lifts Targets—But a Critical Zero‑Day Cyber Alert Adds Risk

Cisco Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CSCO Rises as Wall Street Lifts Targets—But a Critical Zero‑Day Cyber Alert Adds Risk

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025—this time for a mix of market optimism and headline risk. Shares are higher on the day as investors digest fresh analyst target increases and reaffirmed “Overweight” positioning from Morgan Stanley, while the company simultaneously faces intense attention from the cybersecurity community after warnings that China-linked attackers are actively exploiting an unpatched, maximum-severity issue in Cisco Secure Email products. TipRanks+2TechCrunch+2 For investors, the story isn’t just about today’s price action. It’s about how Cisco’s growth narrative—AI networking demand, improving fundamentals, and shareholder returns—stacks up against operational and
18 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Series A Stock: Standard General CNN Talks, Netflix Deal vs Paramount Bid, and Analyst Forecasts on Dec. 18, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Series A Stock: Standard General CNN Talks, Netflix Deal vs Paramount Bid, and Analyst Forecasts on Dec. 18, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. — the media group behind HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, and cable brands including CNN — is once again at the center of an M&A-driven market storm. On Dec. 18, 2025, a fresh report that hedge fund Standard General is in talks to invest in (or potentially buy) parts of WBD’s networks business added a new layer to an already complex showdown between Netflix and Paramount Skydance. Reuters For investors, this is no longer a straightforward “media turnaround” story. The publicly traded Warner Bros. Discovery Series A common stock (NASDAQ: WBD) is trading
18 December 2025
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Linde plc Stock (LIN) in Focus on Dec. 18, 2025: New CFO Space Board Role, EPS Guidance, and Analyst Targets Near $500

Linde plc Stock (LIN) in Focus on Dec. 18, 2025: New CFO Space Board Role, EPS Guidance, and Analyst Targets Near $500

Dec. 18, 2025 — Linde plc (Nasdaq: LIN) stock is back on investors’ radar today, trading around the low-$420s while fresh headlines highlight the company’s expanding presence in the commercial space ecosystem—and Wall Street analysts continue to point to a path toward higher earnings despite an uneven industrial backdrop. StockAnalysis+1 Linde is one of the market’s most closely watched “quality compounders” in the materials sector: it’s a global industrial gases leader with long-duration customer contracts, a steady capital-return profile, and an investment pipeline that can quietly turn into multi-year earnings tailwinds. But the stock’s premium valuation also means investors are
18 December 2025
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Costco Stock (COST) Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts to Watch on Dec. 18, 2025

Costco Stock (COST) Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts to Watch on Dec. 18, 2025

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a familiar debate: excellent operating execution vs. an expensive valuation. As of 11:50 a.m. ET, Costco shares traded at $859.54, down 0.36% on the session, with an intraday range of $852.51 to $863.15 and a market capitalization around $381 billion. The day’s conversation around Costco stock is being shaped by three overlapping narratives: (1) the company’s strong fiscal Q1 2026 results, (2) a high-profile “Sell” call that hit shares earlier this week, and (3) a widening gap between the bullish consensus price-target range
18 December 2025
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Coinbase Stock (COIN) Today: “Everything Exchange” Expansion, Analyst Price Targets, and Key Catalysts to Watch (Dec. 18, 2025)

Coinbase Stock (COIN) Today: “Everything Exchange” Expansion, Analyst Price Targets, and Key Catalysts to Watch (Dec. 18, 2025)

Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as investors digest a rapid-fire mix of product expansion news, fresh analyst calls, and a shifting U.S. regulatory backdrop that could reshape how crypto platforms operate—and how Wall Street values them going into 2026. At the center of today’s conversation: Coinbase’s push to become an “everything exchange,” extending beyond crypto into U.S. stock trading, prediction markets, and the early foundations of tokenized equities. Coinbase+1 Coinbase stock price on Dec. 18, 2025: COIN rises as crypto stabilizes As of the latest available trade time today, COIN traded
18 December 2025
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Caterpillar (CAT) Stock on Dec. 18, 2025: CPI Surprise, Fresh Filings, Dividend Clarity, and 2026 Price Targets

Caterpillar (CAT) Stock on Dec. 18, 2025: CPI Surprise, Fresh Filings, Dividend Clarity, and 2026 Price Targets

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock is back in focus on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after a volatile week that reminded investors why “CAT stock” is often treated as both an industrial bellwether and a macro trade. A cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation print helped lift broader markets today, while a cluster of new ownership disclosures and analyst roundups added fresh talking points for anyone tracking Caterpillar’s 2026 outlook. Bureau of Labor Statistics+2Reuters+2 Below is a comprehensive look at the news, forecasts, and analyses published on 18.12.2025, plus what they mean for Caterpillar stock heading into early 2026. Caterpillar stock price today: rebound
18 December 2025
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Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Today: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Outlook on Dec. 18, 2025

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Today: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Outlook on Dec. 18, 2025

NEW YORK — December 18, 2025 — Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) traded modestly lower Thursday, with shares hovering around $116.74 as of the latest quote (16:45 UTC), down about 0.6% on the day. The stock’s muted move comes as crude prices steadied near $56 WTI and just under $60 Brent, keeping the market’s focus pinned to one question that tends to dominate energy equities: Is this oil-price level a temporary dip—or the early innings of a lower-for-longer cycle? Reuters For Exxon investors, the timing is notable. In the past two weeks, the company has reinforced its long-term growth pitch—higher
18 December 2025
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Uber Stock Today (NYSE: UBER): Robotaxi Debate Heats Up as Analysts Reprice the Risk — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 18, 2025

Uber Stock Today (NYSE: UBER): Robotaxi Debate Heats Up as Analysts Reprice the Risk — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 18, 2025

Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a familiar question with a new sense of urgency: will robotaxis disrupt Uber’s ride-hailing model—or make Uber even more valuable as the “demand layer” for autonomous fleets? As of the latest available quote today, UBER traded around $80 per share, with a market capitalization near $164 billion. Below is a complete, publication-ready rundown of the major Uber stock headlines, analyst forecasts, and market-moving themes dated Dec. 18, 2025, plus the key catalysts investors are tracking next. Uber stock price check: where UBER
18 December 2025
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GE Vernova Stock (NYSE: GEV) Rebounds on Dec. 18, 2025 as Jefferies Upgrades; Analysts Lift Targets After AI-Driven Selloff

GE Vernova Stock (NYSE: GEV) Rebounds on Dec. 18, 2025 as Jefferies Upgrades; Analysts Lift Targets After AI-Driven Selloff

December 18, 2025 — GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is back in focus today after a sharp, headline-driven swing that reminded investors just how tightly the stock has become linked to the “AI power demand” trade. After a steep drop on Wednesday, GEV shares rebounded Thursday, trading around $641 and up roughly 4% in the latest session after seeing a wide intraday range. The catalyst mix is unusual but telling: Wall Street is upgrading and raising price targets on the back of strong multi-year fundamentals, while the stock is simultaneously reacting to fast-moving narratives about whether next-generation AI chips could
18 December 2025
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Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News & Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Wells Fargo Cuts Target, Analysts Debate Valuation, and the AI Data Center Growth Thesis

Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News & Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Wells Fargo Cuts Target, Analysts Debate Valuation, and the AI Data Center Growth Thesis

Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE: ETN) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after a sharp selloff in the prior session and a fresh round of analyst commentary that’s putting the stock’s valuation—and its data-center-driven growth story—under a microscope. Shares were trading around $318 on Thursday, up roughly 0.8% on the day at the time of the latest update. That modest rebound follows a tougher Wednesday: ETN closed at $315.82, down 4.28%, on unusually heavy volume—about 7.5 million shares traded versus a 50-day average of 2.7 million—as the broader market also fell. MarketWatch So what changed between the
18 December 2025
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Visa Stock (NYSE: V) News Today: Secure AI Agent Payments, USDC Settlement Expansion, and Analyst Upgrades Put 2026 in Focus

Visa Stock (NYSE: V) News Today: Secure AI Agent Payments, USDC Settlement Expansion, and Analyst Upgrades Put 2026 in Focus

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as the payments giant pushes deeper into two of the market’s hottest themes—AI-driven “agentic” commerce and stablecoin-based settlement—while Wall Street analysts continue to argue the stock’s 2025 lull has created an attractive setup heading into 2026. Visa shares traded around $347 in the latest session (midday UTC), modestly higher on the day, as investors digested new company announcements and continued to weigh regulatory and litigation headlines that remain a long-running overhang for the global card networks. Visa Investor Relations Below is a complete roundup of the latest
18 December 2025
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JPMorgan Chase Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): JPM Near Record High as CPI Cools, Analysts Turn Cautious Ahead of Q4 Earnings

JPMorgan Chase Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): JPM Near Record High as CPI Cools, Analysts Turn Cautious Ahead of Q4 Earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stock traded higher on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as markets digested a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation report—and as investors weighed fresh analyst updates, a flurry of JPMorgan-linked headlines, and the bank’s approaching fourth-quarter earnings. Reuters As of 16:07 UTC, JPM shares were $317.44, up $2.46 (+0.78%) on the session, after trading in a relatively tight intraday range of $314.35 to $317.61. Below is what’s driving JPMorgan Chase stock today, what Wall Street forecasts look like right now, and what investors are watching next. JPM stock price check: holding near all-time highs JPMorgan shares remain close
18 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts

Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is ending Thursday, December 18, 2025, in the middle of a classic “good news / big risk” tug-of-war: the stock is rising with the broader market, while investors digest a potentially precedent-setting European privacy ruling, an escalating U.S. tax dispute, and a fresh round of analyst forecasts tied to Meta’s expensive AI buildout. As of 16:28 UTC, Meta shares were trading around $667, up roughly 2.7% on the session. The move is outperforming broad U.S. market proxies on the day, with the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) up about 1.2% and the Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ) up
18 December 2025
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Strategy Inc (MSTR) Stock News Today: Bitcoin Buys, MSCI Index Risk, Nasdaq 100 Update, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Strategy Inc (MSTR) Stock News Today: Bitcoin Buys, MSCI Index Risk, Nasdaq 100 Update, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Strategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a familiar mix of catalysts: another billion-dollar-scale Bitcoin purchase, growing debate over share dilution, and an unusually high-stakes index question that could reshape passive fund demand in 2026. The result is a stock that trades less like a traditional enterprise software name and more like a leveraged Bitcoin proxy—with a capital-markets engine attached. As of Dec. 18 (16:03:45 UTC), Strategy shares were trading around $165, after swinging between roughly $162 and $169 intraday—another reminder that volatility remains part of the package for MSTR holders.
18 December 2025
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CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Rebounds on Dec. 18, 2025: Debt Fears, Data-Center Delays, Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for Investors

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Rebounds on Dec. 18, 2025: Debt Fears, Data-Center Delays, Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for Investors

CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV) is back in the spotlight on Dec. 18, 2025, as the AI infrastructure stock rebounds after a bruising stretch that put “neocloud” business models—and their reliance on debt funding—under a harsh market microscope. By late morning in New York, CoreWeave stock was trading around $68, up roughly 5% on the day, after moving between the mid-$60s and high-$60s. MarketBeat That bounce comes after days of heavy selling across AI-linked infrastructure names, fueled by investor anxiety over data-center financing, execution risk, and the rising cost of capital—concerns that have dogged CoreWeave particularly hard since its powerful post-IPO
18 December 2025
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock News Today: Orforglipron Pill Data, Pricing Moves, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock News Today: Orforglipron Pill Data, Pricing Moves, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

December 18, 2025 — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is back in the spotlight after the drugmaker released new Phase 3 results for its experimental oral obesity medicine orforglipron, a development investors have been watching closely as the weight-loss market pushes beyond injections and into pills. At the same time, a report said Lilly is preparing material price cuts in Canada for its blockbuster medicines Mounjaro and Zepbound—a reminder that pricing and access remain central to the long-term investment case. Reuters+2Reuters+2 Eli Lilly stock price today LLY shares were trading around $1,060 on Thursday, December 18, up about 1.75%
18 December 2025
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Micron Stock (MU) Jumps on Blowout Forecast: AI Memory Shortage, HBM Sold Out for 2026, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Micron Stock (MU) Jumps on Blowout Forecast: AI Memory Shortage, HBM Sold Out for 2026, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is back at the center of the AI trade on December 18, 2025, after delivering record fiscal Q1 results and issuing a second-quarter outlook that dramatically exceeded Wall Street expectations—sparking a sharp rally in Micron stock and lifting sentiment across semiconductors. MarketWatch+2Barron’s+2 The key takeaway behind today’s headlines is simple but powerful: memory is becoming one of the main bottlenecks in the AI buildout. Micron says demand—especially for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI accelerators—remains so tight that the company has already completed price-and-volume agreements for its entire calendar 2026 HBM supply, including next-generation HBM4.
18 December 2025
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Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch on December 18, 2025

Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch on December 18, 2025

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) are back in focus on December 18, 2025, after a sharp pullback that has extended into a multi-day slide. The stock closed $298.06 on December 17—down 3.14% on the day and marking a fifth consecutive session of losses, according to MarketWatch’s market recap. MarketWatch For investors, this is a familiar setup: Alphabet has been one of the market’s defining AI-adjacent winners in 2025, but it’s also a mega-cap that can wobble on valuation, regulation, and expectations. Below is a detailed look at the latest headlines, Wall Street views, and near-term catalysts shaping GOOG
18 December 2025
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Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Jumps on Prediction Markets Expansion, Coinbase Competition, and Fresh Analyst Forecasts — What’s Driving Shares on Dec. 18, 2025

Robinhood (HOOD) Stock Jumps on Prediction Markets Expansion, Coinbase Competition, and Fresh Analyst Forecasts — What’s Driving Shares on Dec. 18, 2025

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) was higher in late-morning trading Thursday as investors digested a rapid stream of developments reshaping the retail brokerage landscape: a bigger push into sports-focused “event contracts” (prediction markets), intensifying rivalry from Coinbase’s move into stocks and event contracts, and a new round of analyst commentary that continues to reset expectations after HOOD’s breakout year. As of 10:30 a.m. ET (15:30 UTC) on Dec. 18, 2025, Robinhood shares traded at $122.11, up $6.31 (+5.45%). The stock ranged between $118.31 and $124.21 during the session and had traded ~9.16 million shares by that time. Below is what’s
18 December 2025
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Netflix Stock (NFLX) News Today — Dec. 18, 2025: Warner Bros. Deal Drama, New Corporate Moves, and the Latest Wall Street Forecasts

Netflix Stock (NFLX) News Today — Dec. 18, 2025: Warner Bros. Deal Drama, New Corporate Moves, and the Latest Wall Street Forecasts

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is back at the center of the market’s attention on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors balance two competing narratives: a blockbuster acquisition that could reshape the streaming and studio landscape, and a steady drumbeat of product expansion meant to keep engagement and monetization growing even as competition intensifies. As of the latest available market update on Dec. 18, Netflix shares traded around $95.58, up about 0.83% on the day, with intraday trading between roughly $93.19 and $96.65 and volume above 30 million shares. What’s driving the move today is not a single earnings update or
18 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

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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