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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.

Hecla Mining (HL) Stock Holds Near $20 as Silver Breaks Above $77 — What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

Hecla Mining (HL) Stock Holds Near $20 as Silver Breaks Above $77 — What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:14 PM ET — Market closed Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) heads into the final full week of 2025 with a familiar tailwind: surging precious metals. The U.S. stock market is closed for the weekend, but Friday’s session reinforced the setup many HL investors have been trading all year — when silver moves, silver miners can move faster. HL finished Friday, Dec. 26 at $20.20, with intraday trading between $19.62 and $20.38 and volume near 19.9 million shares, according to Hecla’s investor relations quote page. Hecla Mining Company MarketBeat data showed extended-hours trading around $20.26
27 December 2025
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Valero Energy Corporation Stock (VLO) Watch: Oil Slides on Supply-Glut Fears, Analyst Targets Diverge Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Valero Energy Corporation Stock (VLO) Watch: Oil Slides on Supply-Glut Fears, Analyst Targets Diverge Ahead of Q4 Earnings

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:13 PM ET — Market closed (weekend). Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) enters the final weekend of 2025 with investors balancing two powerful forces that tend to drive refiner stocks: crude oil’s direction and refining margin expectations. With U.S. equity markets closed for the weekend, the next major test for VLO shares arrives Monday when trading reopens—potentially reacting to Friday’s sharp drop in crude and a steady stream of late-December analyst and sector commentary. New York Stock Exchange+1 Valero last traded around $164.01, down about 0.29% from the prior close, with Friday’s session ranging roughly
27 December 2025
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Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Stock Slides on Heavy Volume Ahead of Monday’s Open: Latest Headlines, Analyst Targets, and Key Filings to Watch

Ondas Holdings (ONDS) Stock Slides on Heavy Volume Ahead of Monday’s Open: Latest Headlines, Analyst Targets, and Key Filings to Watch

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:16 p.m. ET — Market closed Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) ended the week in pullback mode, with shares last closing at $8.48 on Friday, down 7.12% on the session after trading between $8.43 and $9.17. Volume surged to roughly 48.8 million shares, a notably active day for the stock. In the final extended-hours update on Friday evening, ONDS was indicated around $8.46. StockAnalysis+1 With U.S. equity markets closed for the weekend, the next key checkpoint for ONDS investors is Monday’s regular session open—and the weekend setup matters because the latest headlines in the past
27 December 2025
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ConocoPhillips Stock (COP) Weekend Update: Oil Slides, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

ConocoPhillips Stock (COP) Weekend Update: Oil Slides, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:11 p.m. ET — Market closed. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with U.S. stock markets shut for the weekend—and with energy investors weighing a familiar mix of forces: year-end liquidity, shifting crude-oil narratives, and a growing focus on 2026 supply-and-demand forecasts. COP shares last traded around $91.54, down about 0.28% on the most recent regular session, with Friday’s intraday range roughly $90.75 to $92.46 and volume near 4.6 million shares. Some extended-hours indications showed a modest dip after the close. MarketBeat A quiet year-end tape—but still headline-sensitive Friday’s post-holiday session
27 December 2025
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Medtronic (MDT) Stock: Dividend Timing, MiniMed IPO Watch, and What to Know Before the Next NYSE Session

Medtronic (MDT) Stock: Dividend Timing, MiniMed IPO Watch, and What to Know Before the Next NYSE Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:10 p.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend) Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) heads into the weekend with investors balancing a quiet, year-end tape against several company-specific narratives that still matter for 2026: a freshly passed dividend record window, the planned separation of its diabetes business via the MiniMed IPO process, and continued focus on cardiovascular momentum that has helped drive the stock’s 2025 run. With U.S. markets shut until Monday’s open, the immediate question for shareholders isn’t what MDT did minute-to-minute on Saturday—because it didn’t trade—but what the stock’s latest positioning says about sentiment, and what
27 December 2025
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CRH PLC Stock (NYSE: CRH) News and Forecast: Shares Hold Near Record Highs as Year-End “Santa Rally” Meets Buyback Support

CRH PLC Stock (NYSE: CRH) News and Forecast: Shares Hold Near Record Highs as Year-End “Santa Rally” Meets Buyback Support

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:09 p.m. ET — Market closed CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) is heading into the final trading week of 2025 with its stock pinned near record territory, extending a late-year run that has put the building materials giant squarely on investors’ momentum screens. With U.S. markets closed Saturday, attention now shifts to what could move CRH shares when trading resumes Monday, including thin year-end liquidity, a still-active share repurchase program, and ongoing digestion of CRH’s recent S&P 500 inclusion. CRH shares last traded at $128.94, up about 1.1% from the prior close, after moving between roughly
27 December 2025
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American Express Stock (AXP) Update: After-Hours Bounce, Analyst Targets, Dividend and Earnings Dates Ahead of Monday’s Session

American Express Stock (AXP) Update: After-Hours Bounce, Analyst Targets, Dividend and Earnings Dates Ahead of Monday’s Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:06 p.m. ET — Market closed American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) heads into the weekend with the U.S. stock market shut and year-end trading in a familiar late-December pattern: lighter volumes, tighter catalysts, and outsized attention on macro signals that can move financial stocks quickly once liquidity returns. AXP ended Friday’s regular session at $381.05, down $2.06 (-0.54%), with about 1.11 million shares traded, according to consolidated market data. The last after-hours update widely quoted across market dashboards put AXP at $383.75 late Friday evening—keeping the stock within roughly 1% of its $387.49 52-week high
27 December 2025
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CPP Increase 2026: Canada Pension Plan Payments Rise 2%—Official Payment Dates, New Contribution Ceilings, and What “Revalorisation” Really Means

CPP Increase 2026: Canada Pension Plan Payments Rise 2%—Official Payment Dates, New Contribution Ceilings, and What “Revalorisation” Really Means

Canadians who rely on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) are set to see a bigger monthly deposit starting in January 2026—an increase tied to inflation, not a one-time bonus. Service Canada’s official CPI adjustment confirms that CPP benefits paid in 2025 will increase by 2.0% for 2026, applying from January through December 2026. Canada That timing matters for household budgets: the first CPP payment that reflects the 2026 increase is scheduled for January 28, 2026, and payments continue monthly on set dates through the year. Canada+1 Below is what’s changing, what’s not, and how to check your updated amount—plus why
27 December 2025
Vertiv (VRT) Stock: Year-End Rally Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

Vertiv (VRT) Stock: Year-End Rally Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:09 p.m. ET — Market closed Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT) heads into the final trading days of 2025 with momentum still intact after a quiet, holiday-thinned session on Wall Street. Vertiv shares finished Friday’s regular session at $167.58, up 0.43%, after trading between $165.85 and $168.44 on volume of about 2.53 million shares, according to market data. FinancialContent While the broader market paused near record levels—the Dow slipped 0.04%, the S&P 500 fell 0.03%, and the Nasdaq lost 0.09% in light post-Christmas trading—investors continue to debate whether the “AI infrastructure” trade can carry into
27 December 2025
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Qualcomm Stock (QCOM) Holds Near $175 Into the Weekend as Markets Close; Analysts Watch Premium Phones, PC Chips and Fed Minutes

Qualcomm Stock (QCOM) Holds Near $175 Into the Weekend as Markets Close; Analysts Watch Premium Phones, PC Chips and Fed Minutes

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:06 p.m. ET — Market closed Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) heads into the weekend with U.S. stock markets shut, after the shares finished Friday’s regular session essentially flat and trading activity remained thin in the post-Christmas lull. Qualcomm closed at $174.81, up about 0.02% on the day, after moving within a narrow intraday range that underscored the “holiday tape” dynamic now shaping many large-cap names. MarketWatch In after-hours indications tracked by market data services, QCOM was modestly lower at $174.54 (down about 0.15%), a typical kind of drift when liquidity drops and there are no
27 December 2025
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Rivian Stock (RIVN) Weekend Update: Shares Slip Into Year-End, Analysts Weigh 2026 Catalysts Ahead of Monday’s Open

Rivian Stock (RIVN) Weekend Update: Shares Slip Into Year-End, Analysts Weigh 2026 Catalysts Ahead of Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:06 p.m. ET — Market closed Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) heads into the weekend with U.S. markets shut and year-end trading conditions firmly in focus: lighter liquidity, headline sensitivity, and investors positioning for the final three sessions of 2025. Rivian shares finished the last regular session on Friday, Dec. 26 at $20.90, down 1.09% on the day after trading between $20.77 and $21.55. Volume was about 20.5 million shares, a meaningful slowdown from earlier in the month when the EV maker’s rally drove much heavier turnover. Investing.com The setup: a market “catching its breath”
27 December 2025
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Starbucks Stock (SBUX) Weekend Update: What Investors Are Watching After Friday’s Close, Earnings Forecasts, and New Turnaround Headlines

Starbucks Stock (SBUX) Weekend Update: What Investors Are Watching After Friday’s Close, Earnings Forecasts, and New Turnaround Headlines

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 4:06 p.m. ET — Market closed Starbucks Corporation stock (NASDAQ: SBUX) is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with U.S. markets closed for the weekend and investors sizing up a familiar mix of catalysts: a CEO-led turnaround, labor headlines, and a closely watched earnings runway into late January. Shares last finished at $85.08 on Friday, up about 0.6% on the session, with extended-hours pricing showing little change after the bell. StockAnalysis+1 A quiet year-end tape, but macro matters for consumer-facing names like Starbucks Starbucks enters Monday’s session setup alongside a market that’s been
27 December 2025
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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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