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Khadija Saeed

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Intel Stock Outlook December 2025: AI Wafers Shortage, Tata Deal and U.S. Government Stake Reshape INTC

Intel Stock Outlook December 2025: AI Wafers Shortage, Tata Deal and U.S. Government Stake Reshape INTC

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has quietly become one of 2025’s most dramatic comeback stories. After losing nearly $19 billion in 2024, the chipmaker has returned to profitability, installed a new CEO, secured multibillion‑dollar backing from the U.S. government, SoftBank and Nvidia, and ridden the AI‑PC wave to a triple‑digit share‑price gain.NVIDIA Newsroom+4Reuters+4Reuters+4 As of midday on December 9, 2025, Intel stock trades around $40.30, giving the company a market value near $172 billion. Over the past 52 weeks, INTC has traded between $17.66 and $44.02, and has delivered roughly 101% total return year‑to‑date, far outpacing the S&P 500’s mid‑teens gain.StockAnalysis
9 December 2025
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Confluent (CFLT) Stock Surges on IBM’s $11 Billion Takeover – What the $31 Cash Offer Means for Investors on December 9, 2025

Confluent (CFLT) Stock Surges on IBM’s $11 Billion Takeover – What the $31 Cash Offer Means for Investors on December 9, 2025

Updated: December 9, 2025 Key takeaways Important: This article is for information and news purposes only and is not investment advice. Confluent stock today: trading near the IBM offer As of mid‑day on December 9, 2025, Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) is trading around $29.87 per share, almost flat versus Monday’s close after a dramatic one‑day move. StockAnalysis That price matters because IBM has agreed to pay $31 in cash for every CFLT share, so the stock now behaves less like a typical growth name and more like a merger‑arbitrage situation. The spread between the market price (≈$29.9) and the offer
9 December 2025
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JioHotstar Nears Netflix as JioStar Hires Debasmita Ghosh and Bets $444 Million on South Indian Content

JioHotstar Nears Netflix as JioStar Hires Debasmita Ghosh and Bets $444 Million on South Indian Content

New Delhi/Mumbai, December 9, 2025 — India’s streaming war has entered a new phase. JioStar, the Reliance–Disney joint venture behind JioHotstar, has appointed seasoned digital media leader Debasmita Ghosh as Vice President – Agency Business, just as JioHotstar closes in on Netflix’s global subscriber tally and unveils an aggressive, $444 million push into South Indian content. afaqs!+2Indian Broadcasting World+2 Together, these moves signal that JioStar isn’t just building India’s biggest OTT platform — it’s aiming to reshape the global streaming order from the ground up. Who Is Debasmita Ghosh — and Why This Hire Matters According to people-spotting reports from
9 December 2025
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Today: Paramount’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid, Netflix Deal Risk and 2026–2050 Forecasts

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Today: Paramount’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid, Netflix Deal Risk and 2026–2050 Forecasts

Date: December 9, 2025 Quick Take 1. What Is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Stock (WBD)? Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is a global media and entertainment company spanning film, TV, streaming and gaming, with brands such as Warner Bros., DC, HBO, Max, Discovery Channel, CNN, TNT Sports and others. Yahoo Finance+1 Its publicly traded Series A common stock trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker WBD and is the primary vehicle through which investors gain exposure to the company. Nasdaq and MarketWatch both list it specifically as Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock (WBD). Nasdaq+2MarketWatch+2 Operationally, WBD
9 December 2025
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Micron (MU) Stock Today: HSBC’s New $330 Target, AI Memory Supercycle and What Comes Next After a 170%+ Rally

Micron (MU) Stock Today: HSBC’s New $330 Target, AI Memory Supercycle and What Comes Next After a 170%+ Rally

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is back in the spotlight on December 9, 2025, as a wave of fresh analyst upgrades collides with a powerful AI-driven memory boom. HSBC has just initiated coverage with a “Buy” rating and a $330 price target, implying sizable upside from Micron’s already‑elevated share price. 24/7 Wall St.+3Investing.com+3MarketBeat+3 At the same time, Micron is reshaping its business around high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) and data‑center DRAM, exiting its consumer “Crucial” brand to free up capacity for AI infrastructure customers. Micron Technology+2Reuters+2 After delivering record fiscal 2025 results and a year‑to‑date gain of roughly 170–180%, investors are asking
9 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: AI Backlog, Debt Jitters and Q2 FY 2026 Earnings Preview for December 9, 2025

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: AI Backlog, Debt Jitters and Q2 FY 2026 Earnings Preview for December 9, 2025

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) goes into its next earnings report as one of the most controversial names in big tech: a company sitting on a massive AI cloud backlog and multi‑hundred‑billion‑dollar contracts, but also rising debt, negative free cash flow and growing skepticism in credit and options markets. As of mid‑day on December 9, 2025, Oracle shares trade around $221, up roughly 1–1.5% on the day and more than 35% below their September peak near $346.IG Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings arrive after the close on Wednesday, December 10, with a conference call at 4 p.m. Central Time, according to Oracle’s
9 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock on December 9, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and High‑Stakes AI Growth Story

Palantir (PLTR) Stock on December 9, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and High‑Stakes AI Growth Story

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) remains one of 2025’s most polarizing AI stocks. As of the close on December 8, 2025, Palantir shares changed hands at $181.49, down a modest 0.15% on the day but up more than 156% over the past 12 months. The stock has traded between $63.40 and $207.52 over the last year, with an average daily volume of about 30.5 million shares. StockAnalysis+1 At that price, Palantir sports a market capitalization of roughly $433 billion and trades around 432 times trailing earnings and over 7 times its projected earnings growth rate, levels that many analysts describe
9 December 2025
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Carvana (CVNA) Soars Toward S&P 500 Debut – Is the 8,000% Rally Still Sustainable in 2025?

Carvana (CVNA) Soars Toward S&P 500 Debut – Is the 8,000% Rally Still Sustainable in 2025?

Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) has gone from near‑bankruptcy fears to S&P 500 inclusion in just three years, and its stock is trading near record highs as of 9 December 2025. Shares closed at $447.98 on 8 December, up about 12% in a single session and roughly doubling so far in 2025.StockAnalysis+1 The online used‑car retailer’s market value has exploded more than 8,000% from its 2022 lows, now sitting around $87–97 billion, making Carvana more valuable than both Ford and General Motors.Reuters+1 At the same time, analysts are split over whether CVNA is a long‑term compounder or a bubble priced for
9 December 2025
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AMD Stock Today (December 9, 2025): AI Supercycle Hopes, China Export Breakthrough and What Wall Street Expects Next

AMD Stock Today (December 9, 2025): AI Supercycle Hopes, China Export Breakthrough and What Wall Street Expects Next

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is back in the spotlight as fresh AI goals, changing U.S.–China export rules and a wave of bullish analyst calls collide. Here’s what’s really driving AMD stock on December 9, 2025. AMD stock on 09.12.2025: where things stand As of the latest trade data, AMD shares are changing hands around $221–224, after closing at $221.11 on December 8, 2025, up about 1.4% on the day.StockAnalysis+1 Key snapshot: In 2024 AMD generated $25.8 billion in revenue and $1.64 billion in earnings, both growing double‑digits year over year.StockAnalysis With this year’s AI ramp, Wall Street now expects:
9 December 2025
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Alphabet (GOOG) Stock on December 9, 2025: EU AI Probe, Antitrust Ruling and $400 Price Targets

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock on December 9, 2025: EU AI Probe, Antitrust Ruling and $400 Price Targets

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) are trading lower on Tuesday as investors digest a fresh wave of regulatory actions in both Europe and the United States—just weeks after the Google parent delivered a record quarter and as Wall Street pushes price targets as high as $400. This article looks at Alphabet Class C stock today, the latest news from December 9, 2025, recent earnings, analyst forecasts, and what all of this could mean for long‑term investors. Alphabet (GOOG) stock price today As of early afternoon on December 9, 2025, Alphabet Class C shares trade around $314–315, down roughly
9 December 2025
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Record $60,000 Seed Law Fine for North Dakota Farmer Puts ‘Seed Piracy’ and Plant Variety Protection Under the Microscope

Record $60,000 Seed Law Fine for North Dakota Farmer Puts ‘Seed Piracy’ and Plant Variety Protection Under the Microscope

What happened in Crystal, North Dakota? A routine regulatory audit has turned into a landmark case for U.S. seed law enforcement. According to a public notice from the North Dakota State Seed Department and reporting by Valley News Live, a farmer from Crystal, North Dakota, identified as Thomas Shephard, has paid $60,000 in penalties for multiple violations of state and federal seed laws, including infringement of variety owners’ rights under the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act. https://www.valleynewslive.com+1 Regulators say the case centers on the unauthorized transfer and planting of protected spring wheat varieties. During the 2025 crop year, Shephard allegedly
9 December 2025
Amazon (AMZN) Stock on December 9, 2025: AI Capex Bets, Q3 Earnings and Wall Street’s 2026 Price Targets

Amazon (AMZN) Stock on December 9, 2025: AI Capex Bets, Q3 Earnings and Wall Street’s 2026 Price Targets

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is back in focus as investors weigh massive artificial‑intelligence spending against reaccelerating cloud growth and a wave of fresh analyst forecasts. On December 9, 2025, new headlines touch everything from advanced battery technology to institutional buying, giving traders fresh data points heading into year‑end. Amazon stock today: price, range and recent performance Amazon shares closed Monday, December 8, 2025 at $226.89, with pre‑market trading early Tuesday just a few cents higher around $226.94. MarketBeat+1 Over the last year, AMZN has been almost flat: That’s a sharp contrast to the S&P 500’s double‑digit gain over the same
9 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock on December 9, 2025: AI Pivot, Metaverse Cuts and EU Ad Rules Shape the 2026 Outlook

Meta Platforms (META) Stock on December 9, 2025: AI Pivot, Metaverse Cuts and EU Ad Rules Shape the 2026 Outlook

As of December 9, 2025, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is trading around $667 per share, giving the social media and AI giant a market capitalization of roughly $1.68 trillion. Over the past year the stock has traded between $479.80 and $796.25, and is up about 14% year-to-date, modestly outperforming the broader market but lagging some of the other “Magnificent Seven” names. PortfoliosLab+3StockAnalysis+3Macrotrends+3 Trading at roughly 28–30 times trailing 12‑month earnings and a PEG ratio near 1.5, Meta stock is priced as a premium growth story—but not at the nosebleed multiples seen at the height of the 2021 tech bubble.
9 December 2025
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Netflix Stock Falls as Warner Bros. Deal Faces Hostile Challenge – What NFLX Investors Need to Know Now

Netflix Stock Falls as Warner Bros. Deal Faces Hostile Challenge – What NFLX Investors Need to Know Now

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock is under pressure again on December 9, 2025, as Wall Street digests a rare combination of events: a giant, high‑risk media acquisition, a surprise hostile counterbid, fresh analyst downgrades, and a rapidly scaling ads business that’s quietly becoming a second growth engine. As of mid‑day Tuesday, Netflix shares trade around $96.79, down about 3.4% from the prior close and roughly 28% below their record high from six months ago, putting the stock near its lowest level since April. The Economic Times Yet over the last 12 months, Netflix has still delivered a near‑doubling in total
9 December 2025
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Apple (AAPL) Stock on December 9, 2025: AI Shake‑Up, Fitness+ Expansion and Fresh $350 Price Targets

Apple (AAPL) Stock on December 9, 2025: AI Shake‑Up, Fitness+ Expansion and Fresh $350 Price Targets

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading just below record highs on December 9, 2025, as investors digest a sweeping AI leadership overhaul, a major Apple Fitness+ expansion, and a wave of Wall Street price‑target hikes that now stretch as high as $350 per share. As of early U.S. trading, Apple stock is hovering around $278, roughly 4% under its 52‑week high near $289, after closing Monday at $277.89.StockAnalysis Below is a detailed rundown of today’s key news, forecasts, and analyses shaping the AAPL story. 1. Price Snapshot: AAPL Near All‑Time Highs Over the past year, Apple shares are up about
9 December 2025
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Microsoft Stock (MSFT) on December 9, 2025: Canada AI Megainvestment, Chip Shake‑Up and Wall Street’s 2026 Price Targets

Microsoft Stock (MSFT) on December 9, 2025: Canada AI Megainvestment, Chip Shake‑Up and Wall Street’s 2026 Price Targets

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is back in the spotlight on December 9, 2025, as investors digest a fresh multibillion‑dollar AI infrastructure pledge in Canada, a potential shake‑up in its AI chip supply chain, short‑term issues with Copilot availability in Europe, and a wall of bullish—but demanding—analyst forecasts. Below is a detailed, news‑driven look at MSFT as of December 9, 2025, suitable for readers following the stock via Google News and Discover. This article is informational only and not investment advice. Microsoft stock price today: near record highs but still consolidating As of mid‑day on December 9, 2025, Microsoft shares are
9 December 2025
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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Near Record Highs as OpenAI Mega‑Deal and Dec. 11 Earnings Put AI Trade Back in Focus

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Near Record Highs as OpenAI Mega‑Deal and Dec. 11 Earnings Put AI Trade Back in Focus

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is back in the market spotlight. The semiconductor and infrastructure‑software giant is trading around $400 a share, near fresh all‑time highs, after a wave of bullish analyst calls, a multi‑year 10‑gigawatt AI accelerator deal with OpenAI, and growing anticipation for its fourth‑quarter and full‑year 2025 earnings on December 11. MarketBeat+2OpenAI+2 Below is a deep dive into the latest news, forecasts and analysis investors are watching on 9 December 2025. Broadcom stock today: near highs after a blockbuster 2025 run After Monday’s session, Broadcom shares traded around $401, up about 2.8% on the day and hitting an
9 December 2025
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Tesla Stock (TSLA) Today: Morgan Stanley Downgrade, China Sales Twist and 2026 AI Bet – December 9, 2025

Tesla Stock (TSLA) Today: Morgan Stanley Downgrade, China Sales Twist and 2026 AI Bet – December 9, 2025

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is back in the spotlight as Wall Street recalibrates its expectations for the world’s most valuable automaker‑turned‑AI company. As of midday Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Tesla shares trade around $439.58, giving the company a market capitalization of roughly $1.46 trillion.MarketBeat The stock is up single digits this year after a volatile run and sits about 10% below last year’s record high.Investopedia Yet that price implies a price‑to‑earnings ratio near 300 and a PEG multiple above 15, levels that leave very little room for error.MarketBeat+1 That stretched valuation is exactly why Tesla just got hit with a
9 December 2025
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Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Jumps as Trump Clears China AI Chip Sales – Latest Price, News and 2026–2030 Forecasts

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Jumps as Trump Clears China AI Chip Sales – Latest Price, News and 2026–2030 Forecasts

Published: December 9, 2025 Key Takeaways Nvidia Stock Today: Price, Performance and Market Context As of around 12:53 UTC on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Nvidia shares trade near $185.55, up about 1.7% on the day, according to real‑time quote data. Trefis notes the stock recently hit a high of about $207.04 in late October, meaning NVDA now sits roughly 10% below that peak.Trefis Despite the recent pullback, Nvidia is still up nearly 40% year to date, handily beating the S&P 500’s ~16% gain over the same period.Reuters With a market capitalisation around $4.5 trillion, Nvidia remains one of the most
9 December 2025
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AppLovin (APP) Stock After Hours on December 8, 2025 – What to Know Before the December 9 Market Open

AppLovin (APP) Stock After Hours on December 8, 2025 – What to Know Before the December 9 Market Open

AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) heads into Tuesday’s session near record territory after a modest pullback and a flurry of fresh analyst, technical and valuation headlines on Monday, December 8, 2025. Here’s a deep dive into how APP traded after the bell and what investors should watch before the U.S. stock market opens on December 9. Note: All figures are as of the close and extended session on Monday, December 8, 2025, unless otherwise stated. This article is for information only and is not financial advice. 1. How AppLovin Stock Traded on December 8, 2025 A small dip after a huge
9 December 2025
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Renesas stock price jumps again as $3 billion SiTime deal keeps traders hooked on 6723

Renesas stock price jumps again as $3 billion SiTime deal keeps traders hooked on 6723

8 February 2026
TOKYO, Feb 8, 2026, 10:10 JST — Market closed. Renesas Electronics shares ended Friday up 6.9% at 2,957.5 yen, extending a two-session rally that left the stock about 15% higher heading into the weekend. (Investing.com) With Tokyo shut on Sunday, the near-term question is simple: does that bounce hold when trading resumes on Monday, or does it fade once the headlines thin out? It matters now because Renesas sits deep in automotive and industrial supply chains, and its fresh guidance lands as investors try to map where chip demand is firming — and where it is still stuck. A notice
Moore Threads (688795) share price in focus after Pony.ai tie-up as China market reopens

Moore Threads (688795) share price in focus after Pony.ai tie-up as China market reopens

8 February 2026
Moore Threads’ Shanghai-listed shares closed up 0.45% at 536.99 yuan on Feb. 6 after announcing a strategic cooperation with Pony.ai on autonomous driving compute. Pony.ai plans to use Moore Threads’ MTT S5000 cards for L4 system training and targets over 3,000 Robotaxis by end-2026. Investors await further deal details as the market reopens Monday.
NXP stock heads into Monday after $3 billion credit line refresh — what to watch for NXPI

NXP stock heads into Monday after $3 billion credit line refresh — what to watch for NXPI

8 February 2026
NXP Semiconductors shares closed up 1% at $224.32 Friday after subsidiaries amended a $3 billion revolving credit deal with Barclays, maturing in 2031. The PHLX semiconductor index surged 5.7% as chip stocks rallied on AI spending signals from Amazon and Alphabet. NXP’s gain lagged peers like Monolithic Power, which rose 6.4%. Investors await U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
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