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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.

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 shares closed near record highs at $178.07 late Friday in New York, after hitting $179.77 intraday. The company’s market cap stands at about $162.4 billion, trading at 28 times earnings. Trading was subdued post-Christmas, with major U.S. indexes finishing slightly lower on light volume. SEMI forecasts chip equipment spending to rise into 2026 and 2027, fueled by AI-related demand.
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

Exxon Mobil shares indicated at $119.11, down 0.09% Friday evening after a quiet post-holiday session. Brent crude settled 2.57% lower at $60.64 a barrel, while WTI dropped 2.76% to $56.74, pressuring oil stocks. The S&P 500 and Dow closed nearly flat. Investors await Exxon's upcoming earnings update and monitor oil oversupply concerns.
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 shares closed at $111.74 on Dec. 26, up 0.12% in light post-holiday trading, with volume at 9 million shares. The company confirmed CEO Doug McMillon will retire Jan. 31, 2026, with John Furner set to take over Feb. 1. U.S. stocks finished slightly lower, ending a brief winning streak.
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

Intel closed Friday near $36.20 after a volatile December, down from an intraday high above $44 earlier in the month. Reuters reported Nvidia tested Intel’s 18A chip process but halted further progress, raising questions about foundry momentum. Intel shares remain up roughly 80% year to date, with a market cap over $170 billion. Investors are watching for updates on 18A yields and government policy risks.
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

Target shares rose about 3% to $99.55 Friday after reports that activist investor Toms Capital Investment Management took a significant stake. The company faces three straight quarters of falling comparable sales and a looming CEO transition. Target stock remains down more than 28% year-to-date. Major U.S. equity indices finished the day slightly lower on thin post-holiday trading.
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

CoreWeave shares closed down about 3% at $76.42 Friday after the company completed a $2.59 billion convertible notes offering, with an initial conversion price near $107.80 per share and capped calls set at $215.60. Investors remain focused on the company’s rising debt and dilution risk amid strong demand and a growing contract backlog.
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

Eli Lilly shares closed Friday near $1,077.75, little changed after a narrow session. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week announced a plan to expand GLP‑1 drug access, capping monthly costs at $50 for Medicare beneficiaries. A Trump-era pricing deal also sets lower reference prices for weight-loss drugs. Investors are watching policy shifts as key drivers for LLY’s valuation.
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

AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) closed around $714 in late trading Friday, down 1.8% on thin post-Christmas volume, with about 1.76 million shares traded. The session saw U.S. markets finish nearly flat near all-time highs, as the “Santa Claus rally” period continued. AppLovin’s market cap stood at roughly $245.9 billion, according to MarketWatch.
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 shares closed at $120.42 Friday, down 0.9% after a volatile session, as U.S. markets ended the post-holiday week with low volume and the S&P 500 nearly flat at 6,929.94. Citi stock remains up about 70% in 2025, outpacing major banks amid optimism over regulatory changes and business trends. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.13%. Investors are watching interest rates and policy signals into year-end.
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 shares traded near $198 after Friday’s close as investors weighed the company’s heavy AI and cloud infrastructure spending against concerns over margins and balance sheet risks. Fiscal Q2 results showed $523 billion in remaining performance obligations, up 438% year over year, and cloud revenue rising 34% to $8 billion. Trading was thin in a subdued post-holiday session, with tech sentiment still sensitive to Oracle’s outlook.
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

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (GOOG) traded near $314.96 at 7:39 p.m. ET Friday, little changed after a quiet post-Christmas session. U.S. stocks slipped, with the S&P 500 closing at 6,929.94. Alphabet recently agreed to buy Intersect, a data center and energy firm, for $4.75 billion in cash plus debt. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
27 December 2025
Nike Stock (NKE) Update: After-Hours Bounce, Insider Buying Buzz, and the Key Risks Investors Must Watch Before Monday

Nike Stock (NKE) Update: After-Hours Bounce, Insider Buying Buzz, and the Key Risks Investors Must Watch Before Monday

Nike shares closed around $60.93 Friday, up 1.5% in late trading after a volatile week driven by earnings and insider buying. Apple CEO Tim Cook bought 50,000 shares near $58.97, nearly doubling his stake and drawing market attention. Nike stock remains down about 13% since its Dec. 18 earnings, which showed revenue above estimates but a 32% drop in net income.
27 December 2025
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Stock Near Record Levels Into Year-End: What’s Driving the Rally, Key News, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Session

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Stock Near Record Levels Into Year-End: What’s Driving the Rally, Key News, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Session

JPMorgan Chase shares closed at $327.91 on Friday in New York, down 0.4% after trading between $326.55 and $330.82. The S&P 500 ended the session near record highs as investors weighed thin post-holiday volumes and recent Federal Reserve rate cuts. JPMorgan remains in focus with 2026 expenses projected at $105 billion, above analyst expectations.
27 December 2025
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Apple Stock (AAPL) Outlook: China iPhone Demand Surprise, App Store Regulatory Pressure, and Wall Street Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Open

Apple Stock (AAPL) Outlook: China iPhone Demand Surprise, App Store Regulatory Pressure, and Wall Street Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Open

Apple Inc. (AAPL) closed at about $273.40 in after-hours trading Friday as U.S. markets ended a quiet post-Christmas session nearly flat. Investors are watching strong foreign phone shipment data from China, which showed a 128.4% year-over-year jump in November, including iPhones. Apple faces continued regulatory and legal pressures around its App Store and Apple Watch heading into Monday’s session.
27 December 2025
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NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock: After-Hours Price Holds Near $190 as Groq AI Inference Deal, China Export Policy, and Earnings Outlook Shape the Next Move

NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock: After-Hours Price Holds Near $190 as Groq AI Inference Deal, China Export Policy, and Earnings Outlook Shape the Next Move

Nvidia traded at $190.53 in after-hours Friday, with 139.5 million shares exchanged during a quiet post-holiday session. The stock rose after Nvidia announced a non-exclusive AI inference technology licensing agreement with Groq, whose CEO and key staff will join Nvidia. The Dow closed at 48,710.97, the S&P 500 at 6,929.94, and the Nasdaq at 23,593.10.
27 December 2025
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Tesla Stock (TSLA) Update: Robotaxi Deadline, NHTSA Safety Probe, Wall Street Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Session

Tesla Stock (TSLA) Update: Robotaxi Deadline, NHTSA Safety Probe, Wall Street Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Session

Tesla shares traded near $475, down about 2% in late Friday action after the regular session closed. The move followed news of a federal probe into Model 3 emergency door releases and continued investor focus on robotaxi developments. Trading volume was light as U.S. equities ended a quiet post-Christmas session.
27 December 2025
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Coinbase Stock (COIN) After the Close: What Investors Need to Know Heading Into the Final Trading Days of 2025

Coinbase Stock (COIN) After the Close: What Investors Need to Know Heading Into the Final Trading Days of 2025

Coinbase shares closed down about 1.2% at $236.90 in the first post-Christmas session, trading in a narrow range amid thin holiday volume. The company confirmed plans to let users trade stocks and event contracts through a partnership with Kalshi, with tokenized stocks coming soon. Major indexes slipped in muted trading, while bitcoin hovered near $87,422.
27 December 2025
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Robinhood Stock (NASDAQ: HOOD) After the Close: Price, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Session

Robinhood Stock (NASDAQ: HOOD) After the Close: Price, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Session

Robinhood (HOOD) closed Friday at $118.13, down 1.9%, with a market cap near $127 billion. The stock traded between $117.65 and $121.32 in thin, post-holiday volume as U.S. indexes slipped slightly. Q3 net income surged 271% year-over-year to $556 million, driven by strong gains in options and crypto revenue. Net interest revenue for the quarter reached $456 million, up 66%.
27 December 2025
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Sandisk Corporation Stock (NASDAQ: SNDK) After the Close: Latest Price Action, News Drivers, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday

Sandisk Corporation Stock (NASDAQ: SNDK) After the Close: Latest Price Action, News Drivers, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) closed near $250.05 Friday after swinging from an early high of $261.24, with over 5.4 million shares traded. The stock remains in focus following its February spinoff from Western Digital and recent S&P 500 inclusion. Broader U.S. indexes ended flat, while small caps slipped and memory sector performance was mixed.
27 December 2025
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  • Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Stock Undervalued Despite Multi-Year Decline
    March 11, 2026, 7:39 PM EDT. Stanley Black & Decker's share price fell 4.8% over the past year and 55.1% over five years, raising questions about valuation. The stock closed at $73.74, reflecting recent weakness amid shifting market sentiment and operational challenges. A Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, projecting free cash flow growth through 2029 and beyond, estimates intrinsic value at $115.65 per share. This suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 36%. The company's position in tools and industrial products remains strong, but investor caution persists due to recent returns lagging peers. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio further informs valuation by linking share price to current earnings, balancing growth expectations and risk. Market watchers should monitor these metrics alongside evolving fundamentals.

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XRP Price Today: Ripple’s Australia License Push Keeps XRP Near $1.40

XRP Price Today: Ripple’s Australia License Push Keeps XRP Near $1.40

11 March 2026
XRP traded near $1.40, down 1.4% Wednesday, after Ripple announced plans to acquire BC Payments Australia to secure an Australian Financial Services Licence. The move comes as Australia tightens licensing rules for digital-asset firms. Broader crypto markets remained cautious amid concerns over oil prices, Iran, and U.S. inflation. Ripple’s deal is pending completion.
Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Holds Firm as Brussels Weighs Cap After Qatar Shock

Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Holds Firm as Brussels Weighs Cap After Qatar Shock

11 March 2026
European natural gas prices held near 48 euros per megawatt hour Wednesday as Shell declared force majeure on Qatari LNG cargoes, with disruptions expected to hit from April. Asia is bidding up for replacement fuel, while Brussels considers subsidies or a price cap. LNG Canada increased shipments, but analysts warn Europe’s gas storage could end March far below average if Qatari supply issues persist.
Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Holds Above $71,000 as ETF Inflows Return, Crypto Stocks Mixed

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Holds Above $71,000 as ETF Inflows Return, Crypto Stocks Mixed

11 March 2026
Bitcoin traded above $71,000 on Wednesday, slipping to $71,065 after a session range between $69,014 and $71,271. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $246.9 million in inflows on March 10, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading daily gains. U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in February, while Brent crude rebounded 4% to $91. Crypto equities were mixed; Marathon Digital fell 2.3%, Coinbase edged up 0.3%.
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