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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.

PNB fraud alert, Coforge’s $2.35 billion Encora deal and MCX split: India stocks to watch Monday

PNB fraud alert, Coforge’s $2.35 billion Encora deal and MCX split: India stocks to watch Monday

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:55 ET Punjab National Bank said it had uncovered a 24.34 billion rupee loan fraud linked to former promoters of two SREI Group companies, putting the state-run lender in focus as Indian markets reopen on Monday. Moneycontrol Hindi+1 The banking disclosure is one of several company updates investors are tracking ahead of Monday’s session, after Indian stocks ended the Dec. 22-26 week with modest gains but closed lower on Friday. Moneycontrol Hindi+1 India’s benchmark indexes were set for a flat open on Monday, with thin year-end holiday volumes and foreign fund outflows shaping sentiment. Reuters
29 December 2025
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Coforge’s $2.35 billion Encora deal tops India’s stocks-to-watch list for Dec. 29

Coforge’s $2.35 billion Encora deal tops India’s stocks-to-watch list for Dec. 29

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:48 ET Indian stocks were set for a firmer start on Monday, with IT services firm Coforge in focus after it agreed to buy U.S.-based Encora in a deal valued at $2.35 billion on an enterprise-value basis, according to Moneycontrol. GIFT Nifty futures rose 40 points to 26,100, Upstox reported. Moneycontrol+1 The deal lands in the final stretch of year-end trading, when big corporate announcements can drive sharp moves in individual shares even if broader volumes thin out. Investors also had fresh catalysts ranging from stake sales to regulatory filings and contract wins. Moneycontrol+2Moneycontrol+2 Coforge,
29 December 2025
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Chevron stock on watch as oil climbs late Sunday ahead of U.S. open

Chevron stock on watch as oil climbs late Sunday ahead of U.S. open

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:52 ET — Market closed Oil prices rose nearly 1% late Sunday on renewed Middle East tensions, setting the tone for Chevron Corp when U.S. equity trading resumes on Monday. ReutersChevron shares last traded down 0.3% at $150.02. The weekend move matters for Chevron and other oil majors because crude prices feed directly into expectations for production earnings and cash returns. The rebound follows a Friday slide tied to fears of a global supply glut and headlines around Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Reuters Brent, the global oil benchmark, is down about 19% this year and is
29 December 2025
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Mastercard stock holds near $580 as Fed minutes loom and year-end trading thins

Mastercard stock holds near $580 as Fed minutes loom and year-end trading thins

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:44 ET — Market closed Mastercard shares ended Friday up 0.03% at $579.60, as U.S. stocks drifted in light post-holiday trading. Yahoo Finance The stock’s quiet finish leaves investors focused on what can still move markets in the final stretch of the year: interest-rate expectations and any signs that consumer spending is cooling or holding up. Reuters That matters for Mastercard because payment networks are widely viewed as steady growth businesses, and their valuations tend to react to shifts in bond yields and the expected path of Federal Reserve policy. Reuters On Friday, Wall Street
29 December 2025
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Caterpillar stock drifts into year-end as Fed minutes loom and trading stays thin

Caterpillar stock drifts into year-end as Fed minutes loom and trading stays thin

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:48 ET — Market closed Caterpillar Inc shares ended Friday slightly lower, closing down 0.13% at $583.00 as trading stayed subdued ahead of the final sessions of 2025. FinancialContent The heavy-equipment maker is widely watched as a read on cyclical demand, and the muted move comes as investors head into year-end looking for fresh direction from rates and broader market leadership. Reuters+1 Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting are due Tuesday, and markets are focused on what they signal about the pace of rate cuts in 2026 after the central bank lowered its benchmark
29 December 2025
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Linde stock barely budges into year-end as Fed minutes loom

Linde stock barely budges into year-end as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:39 ET — Market closed Linde plc shares ended the last U.S. session little changed, slipping 0.03% to $424.77 at the Dec. 26 close, according to Wall Street Journal market data. The stock was last quoted at $426.63 at 6:22 p.m. ET in after-hours trading, which is trading after the 4 p.m. close. Wall Street Journal The industrial gases supplier moved in step with a broader materials bid as Wall Street “caught its breath” in thin post-Christmas trading, a Reuters report said. Materials was the strongest-performing sector among the S&P 500’s 11 groups. Reuters Why
29 December 2025
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Boeing stock in focus before Monday after E-7 cost report, new airline buy plans

Boeing stock in focus before Monday after E-7 cost report, new airline buy plans

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:14 ET — Market closed Boeing shares will head into Monday’s session with fresh attention on its defense programs after the Wall Street Journal reported Congress stepped in to keep funding for the U.S. Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail radar jet effort. Wall Street Journal The planemaker’s stock last closed down 0.8% at $216.44 on Friday. The development matters because Boeing’s defense portfolio can swing quarterly results when programs run over budget, even as investors stay focused on the company’s broader push to increase commercial jet deliveries and improve cash generation. Boeing traded between $216.11 and
29 December 2025
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Texas Instruments stock in focus after Weebit Nano lands ReRAM licensing deal

Texas Instruments stock in focus after Weebit Nano lands ReRAM licensing deal

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:25 ET — Market closed Texas Instruments (TXN.O) shares are likely to be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after memory-technology firm Weebit Nano (WBT.AX) said it licensed its ReRAM technology to the chipmaker. GlobeNewswire+1 TI shares last closed down about 0.1% at $176.88 on Friday. Texas Instruments Investor Relations The agreement matters because it targets memory inside “embedded processing” chips — the microcontrollers and other small processors that run equipment in factories, cars and consumer devices. Those chips need non-volatile memory, which retains data even when power is off. GlobeNewswire+1 Weebit said
29 December 2025
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American Airlines stock slips as DFW hub overhaul meets winter-storm travel chaos

American Airlines stock slips as DFW hub overhaul meets winter-storm travel chaos

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 10:19 PM ET — Market closed American Airlines Group Inc shares last closed down 1.5% at $15.44 on Friday. The carrier outlined a major overhaul of its Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hub as winter storm Devin disrupted U.S. travel. American Airlines+2American Airlines Newsroom+2 The timing matters because airlines are moving large numbers of passengers around the year-end travel peak with limited slack in aircraft and crews. Weather-driven cancellations can cascade through networks, pushing up costs and straining on-time performance. American is leaning on operational changes to reduce those ripple effects. It is betting that
29 December 2025
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Philip Morris stock dips as ex-dividend reset hits; eyes on year-end data next

Philip Morris stock dips as ex-dividend reset hits; eyes on year-end data next

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:06 ET — Market closed Philip Morris International shares last closed down 1% at $161.05 on Friday, a move that largely reflected the stock trading ex-dividend for its quarterly payout. Nasdaq+1 The ex-dividend date is the first day a stock trades without the right to the next dividend; buyers after that date do not receive the upcoming payment. Shares often fall by roughly the dividend amount on that reset, which can make the day’s headline move look bigger than the underlying trading. OTC Markets PMI’s board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share,
29 December 2025
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Salesforce stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

Salesforce stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:02 ET — Market closed Salesforce shares last closed up 0.3% at $266.08 on Friday, edging higher in light post-Christmas trading. Nasdaq The stock’s next directional cue may come less from company headlines and more from macro signals, with the final stretch of the year typically marked by thinner liquidity and outsized reactions to small shifts in interest-rate expectations. Reuters+1 That matters for Salesforce because growth stocks in software often trade on how investors discount future cash flows — a calculation that becomes more sensitive when traders re-price the path of U.S. rates. Reuters In
29 December 2025
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Disney stock dips into year-end as Fed minutes loom and ‘Avatar’ rules holiday box office

Disney stock dips into year-end as Fed minutes loom and ‘Avatar’ rules holiday box office

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 22:00 ET — Market closed Walt Disney Co shares slid 0.8% on Friday, easing to $113.56 as U.S. stocks finished little changed in thin post-Christmas trading. The move matters now because the market is in the final, low-liquidity stretch of the year, when portfolio rebalancing can amplify swings even without fresh company news. Reuters reported light trading volumes and few catalysts driving conviction in Friday’s session. For Disney investors, the late-December window also coincides with the holiday quarter, when consumer spending, theme-park demand and blockbuster releases can shape sentiment about the company’s near-term earnings power.
29 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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