Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Tesla stock today: TSLA slips after company posts delivery-consensus table ahead of Friday numbers

Tesla stock today: TSLA slips after company posts delivery-consensus table ahead of Friday numbers

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 16:07 ET — After-hours Tesla shares fell about 0.8% on Tuesday to $455.75 after the electric-vehicle maker published a company-compiled analyst consensus that points to a weaker fourth-quarter delivery count. The timing matters: Tesla is expected to report its official fourth-quarter and full-year production and delivery tally on Friday (Jan. 2), and analysts expect a year-over-year decline after U.S. tax credits expired in September. Tesla’s cheaper “Standard” versions of the Model Y and Model 3, launched in October, have not erased worries about demand and competition. Reuters Deliveries are Wall Street’s cleanest read on near-term
Oklo stock slips in afternoon trade as insider trust transfers hit filings, eyes on nuclear licensing

Oklo stock slips in afternoon trade as insider trust transfers hit filings, eyes on nuclear licensing

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 3:38 PM ET — Regular session Oklo Inc (OKLO) shares fell 2.3% to $72.42 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, after earlier swinging between $74.73 and $71.90. About 5.7 million shares had changed hands. The pullback matters because Oklo is still in the “story stock” phase: it is developing advanced nuclear reactors and investors largely price the shares on regulatory progress, funding runway and customer demand rather than current revenue. That mix can amplify moves around filings and policy headlines. A Form 4 filing signed late Monday showed Oklo co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Caroline Cochran
MongoDB stock today: MDB slips as “MongoBleed” vulnerability and patch push stay in focus

MongoDB stock today: MDB slips as “MongoBleed” vulnerability and patch push stay in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:47 ET — Regular session. MongoDB, Inc. shares were down about 0.3% at $422.06 in late-afternoon trade on Tuesday, after swinging between $421.85 and $428.22 as investors digested fresh security disclosures around the database maker’s software. The issue matters now because it affects core infrastructure. “MongoBleed” is tied to CVE-2025-14847 — a standard vulnerability identifier — and involves an “unauthenticated” attack path, meaning an attacker may not need a username or password to try to pull sensitive data from a vulnerable server. The U.S. National Vulnerability Database said the flaw was added on Dec. 29
Synopsys stock slips today as SNPS faces lawsuit deadline in thin year-end trade

Synopsys stock slips today as SNPS faces lawsuit deadline in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:44 ET — Regular session Synopsys shares were down $3.06, or 0.6%, at $475.91 in late-afternoon trade, after moving between $472.05 and $483.14 on the day. The chip-design software company sells electronic design automation tools — software used to design and verify semiconductors — and its stock has been sensitive to shifts in AI-linked tech sentiment into year-end. That sensitivity is getting tested on a holiday-thinned session when small headlines can drive outsized moves. “It’s just a healthy rebalancing of allocations more so than an emotionally driven sell-off,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at
S&P Global (SPGI) stock slips near $529 as Fed minutes, year-end flows keep Wall Street muted

S&P Global (SPGI) stock slips near $529 as Fed minutes, year-end flows keep Wall Street muted

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:35 ET — Regular session S&P Global Inc shares edged lower on Tuesday as investors weighed a cautious year-end tape and fresh U.S. auto demand projections from the company’s Mobility unit. The stock was down 0.16% at $529.25 in afternoon trading, after moving between $528.24 and $531.97. S&P Global, a key supplier of financial data and benchmarks, operates across credit ratings, market intelligence, commodity data, automotive analytics and index services. That mix leaves the stock closely tied to shifts in capital-markets activity and risk appetite, from corporate bond issuance that drives ratings fees to assets
American Express stock dips today as Fed minutes weigh on financials; AXP earnings date in focus

American Express stock dips today as Fed minutes weigh on financials; AXP earnings date in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:31 ET — Regular session Key points: American Express Co (AXP) shares fell 0.3% to $374.12 in late afternoon trading on Tuesday, after moving between $373 and $377 in the session. Visa and Mastercard were also down about 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. The move matters because American Express is one of the higher-priced components of the Dow, a price-weighted index that gives bigger sway to costlier stocks. With year-end liquidity thin, small swings can ripple through benchmarks and sector ETFs more quickly. Investors are also treating AXP as a read-through on rate expectations and consumer
Progressive stock ticks higher today after SEC filing flags 87,755-share gift; what investors watch next

Progressive stock ticks higher today after SEC filing flags 87,755-share gift; what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:29 ET — Regular session Shares of The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) were up about 0.7% at $230 on Tuesday afternoon after a regulatory filing disclosed a large gift of stock by a company director. The stock traded between $227.53 and $230.03, with about 1.0 million shares changing hands. The disclosure lands in a year-end market where liquidity is thin and small shifts in positioning can show up quickly in defensive financials such as insurers. Progressive is also heading into a key stretch for the personal auto insurance group, where investors tend to focus on whether
McDonald’s stock today: MCD edges down as Fed minutes, year-end trade keep investors cautious

McDonald’s stock today: MCD edges down as Fed minutes, year-end trade keep investors cautious

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:29 ET — Regular session McDonald’s Corp shares edged lower on Tuesday, trading at $308.37, down 0.05% in late-afternoon dealings. The timing matters. With two sessions left in the year, trading volumes tend to thin out, and small shifts in positioning can move stocks more than usual, especially in defensive names investors use to park cash. Portfolio managers also use the final week of December to trim big winners and rebalance exposure for January. “It’s just a healthy rebalancing of allocations more so than an emotionally driven sell-off,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at
Bloom Energy stock slips today as Clear Street lifts target but keeps Hold in thin year-end trade

Bloom Energy stock slips today as Clear Street lifts target but keeps Hold in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:25 ET — Regular session Bloom Energy Corp shares fell on Tuesday as year-end positioning and a soft tape for growth stocks kept pressure on the fuel-cell maker. The stock was down 1.7% at $86.93 in afternoon trading. The move matters because trading volumes have stayed light in the holiday-truncated week, which can amplify intraday swings in volatile names. U.S. stocks were subdued in choppy trade, with gains in communication services capped by declines in technology and financials, Reuters reported. Reuters Analysts are also recalibrating their assumptions for companies tied to data-center power demand, a
American Airlines stock edges up today as Chicago O’Hare expansion and storm fallout stay in focus

American Airlines stock edges up today as Chicago O’Hare expansion and storm fallout stay in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:22 ET — Regular session American Airlines Group Inc shares were up about 0.6% at $15.24 in afternoon trading on Tuesday. The move matters now because U.S. carriers are still working through weather-driven disruption during a peak holiday travel stretch, while also selling spring schedules that can shape early-2026 revenue and costs. Chicago is a key battleground. For American, the O’Hare hub feeds higher-yielding connections and international flying, and changes there can quickly show up in load factors and pricing. American on Monday said it will add 100 peak daily departures from Chicago O’Hare in
Coca-Cola stock slips as Fed minutes hit thin year-end trade; KO investors eye next catalyst

Coca-Cola stock slips as Fed minutes hit thin year-end trade; KO investors eye next catalyst

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 3:25 PM ET — Regular session Coca-Cola shares edged lower on Tuesday, holding near $70 as investors kept risk-taking limited in thin, year-end trading. The quiet tape matters because Coca-Cola is a classic defensive stock. When markets get choppy, investors often rotate into consumer staples — everyday products like food and beverages — for steadier demand and cash returns. It also matters now because interest-rate expectations are back in focus. Dividend-paying shares can lose relative appeal when bond yields rise, since investors can earn more in cash-like alternatives without taking equity risk. Coca-Cola was down
Verizon stock today: VZ edges up as DOJ DEI probe headline hangs over telecom ahead of Jan. 30 earnings

Verizon stock today: VZ edges up as DOJ DEI probe headline hangs over telecom ahead of Jan. 30 earnings

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:17 ET — Regular session Verizon Communications Inc shares were up 0.5% at $40.69 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, bucking a mostly flat U.S. market as investors digested new regulatory scrutiny and looked ahead to the carrier’s next earnings update. Reuters The latest headline matters because legal and compliance risk can move quickly for large government contractors, and telecoms are already grappling with intense competition and heavy capital spending. Any shift in policy pressure can influence costs, disclosures and management attention. Reuters It also lands during year-end, low-liquidity trading, when relatively small flows can push

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Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:26 GMT — Market closed. Unilever PLC shares ended Friday unchanged at 5,250 pence, after moving between 5,210p and 5,298p, leaving the stock up about 6% over the past week. With London markets shut for the weekend, traders now look to Monday’s open with Unilever’s results due in the days ahead. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The stock’s pause came as the FTSE 100 closed 0.6% higher on Friday, helped by heavyweight banks and after the Bank of England signalled rates could fall if inflation’s drop is sustained. For a defensive name like Unilever, the next catalyst is less
BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
SSE share price near 2,510p as BoE rate-cut bets return; UK GDP and SSE updates ahead

SSE share price near 2,510p as BoE rate-cut bets return; UK GDP and SSE updates ahead

7 February 2026
SSE shares closed Friday at 2,510p, up 1.2%, with about 6.6 million shares traded. The company’s transmission arm secured over £6.9 million in Ofgem innovation funding for four projects. Investors adjusted UK rate-cut bets after a split Bank of England decision. SSE maintained 2025/26 earnings guidance and reported a 7% rise in renewables output.
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