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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.

Lockheed Martin stock rises today as Pentagon contract update keeps defense demand in view

Lockheed Martin stock rises today as Pentagon contract update keeps defense demand in view

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:23 PM ET — Market closed Lockheed Martin shares rose 1.21% to close at $488.87 on Monday, outperforming a softer U.S. stock market as investors digested fresh Pentagon contract activity tied to the defense contractor. MarketWatch+1 The move matters because Lockheed’s stock tends to trade on visibility into future government-funded work — especially sustainment, which is the maintenance and support that keeps deployed systems operating. Pentagon contract postings can offer a near-term read on allied demand and the pace of option exercises late in the year. U.S. Department of War Monday’s disclosure was small relative
30 December 2025
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Luxury brands’ Instagram Reels views jump 234% as TikTok momentum fades, data show

Luxury brands’ Instagram Reels views jump 234% as TikTok momentum fades, data show

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:21 ET Average video views for luxury brands surged on Instagram’s Reels in the second quarter of 2025, while growth on TikTok slowed sharply, according to industry benchmark data published on Monday. EMARKETER The shift matters as luxury marketers head into 2026 campaign planning with a sharper focus on where short-form video discovery is happening. TikTok has dominated that role for years, but brands have been looking to spread risk across platforms as audience habits evolve. It also adds to the competitive stakes between Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and TikTok owner ByteDance as both
30 December 2025
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Honeywell stock edges down after $58.8 million Army contract update as Fed minutes loom

Honeywell stock edges down after $58.8 million Army contract update as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:07 ET — Market closed Honeywell International Inc. shares ended down 0.14% at $197.09 on Monday and eased to $196.89 in after-hours trading, as investors weighed a small U.S. Army contract update against a softer broader market into year-end. The stock traded between $196.24 and $197.60 during the session and remains within a 52-week range of $168.99 to $227.71. Google The move matters now because markets are running on light liquidity with just a handful of sessions left in 2025, leaving investors quick to react to incremental headlines. Honeywell’s defense- and aerospace-linked work can offer
30 December 2025
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Southern Copper stock drops late Monday as metals selloff hits miners; what’s next for SCCO

Southern Copper stock drops late Monday as metals selloff hits miners; what’s next for SCCO

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:13 ET — Market closed Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) was last down 2.8% at $145.30 late Monday, tracking a sharp pullback across metals-linked assets. The stock traded between $143.75 and $149.00, with about 1.1 million shares changing hands. The slide matters now because the year-end run in metals has left futures markets prone to abrupt swings when trading conditions tighten. CME Group raised margin requirements for gold, silver and other metals — the cash deposit traders must post to hold futures positions — and the move rippled through mining equities, the Associated Press reported. AP
30 December 2025
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Medtronic stock slips as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

Medtronic stock slips as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:17 ET — Market closed Medtronic plc shares edged lower on Monday, closing down about 0.4% at $96.15, in a quiet start to the market’s final three sessions of the year. Yahoo Finance The move mattered less for the size of the drop than for what it signaled: investors are de-risking into year-end while waiting for fresh clues on interest rates, a key input for valuing big, cash-generating healthcare names. Kitco+1 “Volume is low, so any activity could push the index one way or the other,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research,
30 December 2025
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Chubb Limited stock edges up as reinsurance renewal report flags lower prices; what CB investors watch next

Chubb Limited stock edges up as reinsurance renewal report flags lower prices; what CB investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:10 ET — Market closed. Chubb Limited shares closed up 0.3% at $314.27 on Monday, holding up better than the broader U.S. market in thin year-end trading. The stock’s relative firmness came as insurance investors focused on the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals after a new industry update pointed to easing prices. That matters now because Jan. 1 is the sector’s biggest annual reset for catastrophe reinsurance — insurance that insurers buy to cap big losses from events such as hurricanes and wildfires. The pricing and terms set this week can feed through to what carriers
30 December 2025
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Deere stock ends higher as Wall Street slips; dividend date and Fed minutes in focus

Deere stock ends higher as Wall Street slips; dividend date and Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:03 PM ET — Market closed Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) shares ended Monday higher, closing up 0.28% at $470.24. StockAnalysis The small gain stood out as U.S. stocks pulled back in thin, holiday-shortened trading, a period when year-end rebalancing can amplify moves in otherwise quiet tape. Reuters+1 Wall Street’s main indexes finished lower as megacap tech slid, and investors looked ahead to fresh signals on rates and growth. “This is (not) the beginning of the end of the tech dominance… it’ll turn out to be a buying opportunity,” said Hank Smith, director and head of
30 December 2025
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Intuit stock slips after co-founder Scott Cook trust files to sell $102 million stake

Intuit stock slips after co-founder Scott Cook trust files to sell $102 million stake

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:55 ET — Market closed. Intuit Inc. shares slipped on Monday after a regulatory filing showed co-founder and director Scott Cook’s family trust plans to sell a fresh block of stock. The TurboTax and QuickBooks maker ended down 0.35% at $674.15, tracking a softer tape for large-cap tech into the final week of the year. Finviz Why it matters now: insider sale notices can weigh on sentiment in thin, holiday-season trading, when modest flows can move prices more than usual. For Intuit, the filing lands as investors position for the peak U.S. tax-filing season, a
30 December 2025
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Palo Alto Networks stock dips as insider sales hit SEC filings; Fed minutes next

Palo Alto Networks stock dips as insider sales hit SEC filings; Fed minutes next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:55 PM ET — Market closed Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) shares slipped 0.8% on Monday and closed at $186.85, after trading between $186.23 and $188.97. The disclosures matter in year-end trading, when liquidity can be thinner and investors react faster to new filings. The stock also trades as a high-growth software name, which can make it sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations. A filing showed chief financial officer Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares on Dec. 23 at $188.182 per share, leaving him with 155,119 shares. The filing said the sale was made under a
30 December 2025
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Stryker stock slips today as year-end trading turns cautious — dividend date and new COO in focus

Stryker stock slips today as year-end trading turns cautious — dividend date and new COO in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:30 PM ET — Market closed Shares of Stryker Corp (SYK) ended Monday down 0.5% at $352.50, giving back ground as Wall Street slipped in the final week of 2025. The late-day drift mattered more than usual for a stock that has a near-term calendar: a shareholder record date for the next dividend lands this week, and Stryker’s new president and chief operating officer is set to take the role on Jan. 1. With trading volumes typically lighter around year-end, modest risk-off moves can show up quickly in large-cap healthcare names, especially after a tech-heavy
30 December 2025
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Novo Nordisk halves Wegovy prices in parts of China as copycat competition looms

Novo Nordisk halves Wegovy prices in parts of China as copycat competition looms

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:14 ET Novo Nordisk said it is lowering prices of its top-selling obesity drug Wegovy in China, after local outlet Yicai reported that list prices for the two highest doses were cut by 48% in the southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. The new monthly list prices were 987 yuan ($141) and 1,284 yuan, Yicai said, citing local procurement authorities. Reuters The price move matters because China is fast becoming a pivotal growth market for weight-loss medicines, and pricing is now moving to the center of competition. Drugmakers are trying to lock in patients and
30 December 2025
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Analog Devices stock slips into year-end as chip shares cool; Fed minutes and ADI earnings on deck

Analog Devices stock slips into year-end as chip shares cool; Fed minutes and ADI earnings on deck

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:34 PM ET — Market closed Analog Devices Inc shares fell 0.44% to close at $275.63 on Monday, tracking a softer session for semiconductors and the broader U.S. market. Texas Instruments dropped 0.67% and NXP Semiconductors slid 1.08%, while the S&P 500 ended down 0.35%. MarketWatch The late-December drift matters because thin, year-end trading can magnify price moves even when company news is scarce. “In light volume trading, we’re seeing a reversal of what we saw over the last couple of days,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. Reuters For
30 December 2025
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GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
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