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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.

Intel’s 107,000-sq-ft Santa Clara buildout: what city documents show

Intel’s 107,000-sq-ft Santa Clara buildout: what city documents show

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:59 ET Intel is seeking Santa Clara approval to build two new structures totaling 107,171 square feet at its Bowers campus, according to city project documents. The proposal lands as Intel leans into manufacturing investment and a broader turnaround under Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan, while competing for advanced production against rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Samsung Electronics. It also underscores the infrastructure demands of chipmaking in Silicon Valley, where large industrial projects can hinge on power and cooling capacity. The plans include a dedicated central utility building to support the manufacturing equipment.
29 December 2025
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BitMine stock in focus after $219 million ether stake shows up on-chain

BitMine stock in focus after $219 million ether stake shows up on-chain

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:49 ET — Market closed BitMine Immersion Technologies will head into Monday’s U.S. session with a fresh catalyst after on-chain data showed wallets linked to the company shifted nearly $219 million worth of ether into an Ethereum staking contract over the weekend. Shares last closed down 3.5% at $28.31 on Friday. TradingView+1 The move matters because BitMine has amassed one of the largest public-company ether treasuries, turning BMNR into a high-beta proxy for Ethereum’s price and liquidity. Any step toward putting those holdings to work can alter the market’s view of the firm’s earnings power
29 December 2025
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Sandisk stock faces Monday test after weekend downgrade as Fed minutes loom

Sandisk stock faces Monday test after weekend downgrade as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:48 ET — Market closed. Sandisk Corp shares ended Friday little changed at $250.05, and investors will look for direction when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock over the weekend. MarketBeat The timing matters because trading is expected to stay thin into year-end, which can amplify price moves, while investors are also bracing for fresh clues on the interest-rate outlook from the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes due Tuesday. Reuters “Momentum is certainly on the side of the bulls,” said Paul Nolte, senior wealth adviser and market strategist at Murphy
29 December 2025
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Eli Lilly stock steadies into Monday as $55 million ABL Bio funding keeps pipeline in focus

Eli Lilly stock steadies into Monday as $55 million ABL Bio funding keeps pipeline in focus

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:34 ET — Market closed Eli Lilly shares ended the holiday week little changed after South Korean biotech ABL Bio said it would receive $55 million in funding from the U.S. drugmaker under a research collaboration. PR Newswire The funding is small by Lilly standards, but it underscores how closely investors are tracking the company’s dealmaking and research spending as it looks to extend growth beyond its blockbuster diabetes and obesity franchise. PR Newswire That focus has sharpened into year-end as traders look ahead to 2026, when regulatory decisions and clinical readouts across Lilly’s obesity
29 December 2025
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Target stock jumps on activist-stake report — what Wall Street watches next

Target stock jumps on activist-stake report — what Wall Street watches next

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:35 ET — Market closed Target Corp shares rose in the last U.S. trading session after a report that hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management (TCIM) had built a significant position in the retailer. The stock ended Friday up about 3.1% at $99.55 after touching $101.30 intraday, according to market data. Investing.com The report matters now because Target is trying to steady sales and regain investor confidence heading into a leadership handover. The retailer has logged three straight quarters of falling comparable sales, a key gauge of underlying demand. Investing.com The stock has lost more
29 December 2025
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Exxon stock edges lower into Monday as oil sinks 2% on supply-glut fears

Exxon stock edges lower into Monday as oil sinks 2% on supply-glut fears

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:32 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) shares ended Friday down 0.1% at $119.11 as crude prices fell sharply, setting a cautious tone for energy names ahead of the final trading days of the year. Reuters The move matters because oil and gas prices feed directly into Exxon’s upstream profits and the cash it uses to fund dividends and share buybacks. Oil is heading for its steepest annual decline since 2020, keeping investors focused on how majors protect cash returns into 2026. Reuters Friday’s drop in crude came as traders weighed whether global supply
29 December 2025
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Walmart stock sits near $112 heading into Fed-minutes week and thin year-end trading

Walmart stock sits near $112 heading into Fed-minutes week and thin year-end trading

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:37 ET — Market closed. Walmart Inc (WMT) shares last ended up 0.1% at $111.74 on Friday, after a muted post-Christmas session that left the stock stuck near recent lows. The backdrop matters now because the final trading days of the year often bring lighter volumes, making price swings easier to exaggerate in large, widely held names like Walmart. Reuters Investors’ main macro focus this week is the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting — a detailed record of the discussion — which can shift expectations for where interest rates go
29 December 2025
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Intel stock holds near $36 as investors weigh foundry signals into year-end

Intel stock holds near $36 as investors weigh foundry signals into year-end

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:28 ET — Market closed Intel shares ended Friday up 0.1% at $36.20 and were last indicated at $36.19 as U.S. markets head into the final sessions of the year. Investing.com That matters for Intel because the stock has become a live referendum on its effort to claw back manufacturing leadership and sell chipmaking capacity to outside customers through its foundry business — a shift that requires heavy investment and patience. Reuters A Reuters report this week that Nvidia stopped moving forward with tests of Intel’s “18A” manufacturing process kept scrutiny on whether Intel can
29 December 2025
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CoreWeave stock heads into year-end week after Friday drop as AI financing debate flares

CoreWeave stock heads into year-end week after Friday drop as AI financing debate flares

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 8:33 PM ET — Market closed CoreWeave shares closed down $2.47, or 3.1%, at $76.42 on Friday, their most recent close with U.S. markets shut for the weekend. The Nvidia-backed AI cloud firm heads into the final trading days of the year with scrutiny returning to how the AI boom is being financed, after weekend reporting highlighted “circular” arrangements linking chip suppliers, model builders and cloud capacity providers. The Guardian That debate matters for CoreWeave because the company’s business model depends on financing and filling large amounts of data-center capacity, leaving the stock sensitive to
29 December 2025
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Costco stock ends higher as investors line up for Jan. 7 holiday sales update

Costco stock ends higher as investors line up for Jan. 7 holiday sales update

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:18 ET — Market closed Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) shares ended Friday up 0.2% at $873.35 in thin post-Christmas trading. The warehouse-club operator has a near-term holiday checkpoint on deck: Costco’s December sales results are scheduled for Jan. 7, after the regular U.S. close. Costco Investor Relations That matters because the update gives investors a timely read on holiday demand at a retailer built around value pricing and recurring membership fees, which help support profits when shoppers pull back. Wall Street largely marked time on Friday, snapping a five-session rally with only marginal declines, as
29 December 2025
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JPMorgan stock slips ahead of Fed minutes and its Jan. 13 earnings report

JPMorgan stock slips ahead of Fed minutes and its Jan. 13 earnings report

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:12 ET — Market closed JPMorgan Chase & Co shares ended Friday down $1.26, or 0.4%, at $327.91, easing alongside other big U.S. financial stocks heading into the final week of 2025. Nasdaq The pullback comes with major U.S. indexes near record peaks and the S&P 500 about 1% from 7,000, a milestone investors are watching into year-end. Reuters What matters for bank shares now is the interest-rate path. The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark rate by 75 basis points — a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point — over its last
29 December 2025
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Silver breaks $80 as SLV jumps 9% into year-end — what’s next for the ETF

Silver breaks $80 as SLV jumps 9% into year-end — what’s next for the ETF

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 7:59 PM ET — Market closed The iShares Silver Trust climbed 9.1% in the last U.S. session and remained in focus on Sunday after spot silver pushed above $80 an ounce for the first time, extending a record run in the metal. BlackRock+1 The move matters because SLV is a popular way for stock investors to take direct exposure to silver without trading futures, and the metal’s latest milestone is drawing momentum and hedging demand into year-end. Reuters Silver’s jump has been driven by a mix of robust industrial and investment demand, tightening inventories, geopolitical
29 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 EST — Market closed. Apple shares ended Friday higher, closing up 0.8% at $278.12. The stock eased 0.3% after hours to $277.25 ahead of Monday’s reopening. (Investing.com) The move capped a choppy week for megacap tech as traders tried to work out whether the latest bout of nerves over artificial intelligence spending is a speed bump or something stickier. That matters for Apple because it sits in both camps — a heavyweight in the Dow and a bellwether growth stock — just as the next set of U.S. data may reset bets on interest-rate
Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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