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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.

Data Center Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, AI Power Bottlenecks, and What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

Data Center Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, AI Power Bottlenecks, and What Investors Need Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:55 p.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) The U.S. stock market is closed for the weekend, but the “data center stocks” trade isn’t taking a holiday. In the final stretch of 2025, investors are still pricing a simple reality: AI growth is increasingly constrained not by software ambition, but by the physical stack—chips, servers, networking, cooling, and, most critically, electricity. Friday’s thin, post-Christmas session ended with major indexes fractionally lower but still near all-time highs, leaving markets focused on year-end positioning and the next week’s catalysts. Data center-linked names remain in the spotlight after Nvidia’s
27 December 2025
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Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

Space and Defense Stocks: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, Northrop, RTX in Focus as China Sanctions and Space Force Awards Shape 2026

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:40 p.m. ET — Market closed (NYSE and Nasdaq closed for the weekend) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors in space stocks and defense stocks are heading into Monday’s open with a clear message from the final full trading day after Christmas: the broader market is trying to extend a late-year rally, while the aerospace-and-defense complex continues to be driven by a mix of geopolitics, Pentagon procurement, and the accelerating “space-to-defense” crossover. On Friday, Wall Street finished a light-volume, post-holiday session basically unchanged—an environment that often magnifies stock-specific catalysts such as contract wins,
27 December 2025
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Quantum Computing Stocks Pull Back Into the Weekend: IonQ, D-Wave, Rigetti and QUBT Slide as Investors Size Up 2026 Catalysts

Quantum Computing Stocks Pull Back Into the Weekend: IonQ, D-Wave, Rigetti and QUBT Slide as Investors Size Up 2026 Catalysts

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:40 p.m. ET — Market closed (weekend). Quantum computing stocks are ending the week on a cautious note after a sharp Friday pullback, even as the broader U.S. market remains close to record levels in what’s typically a thinly traded, post-holiday stretch. In the latest regular session (Friday, Dec. 26), several of the most-followed “pure-play” quantum names fell meaningfully, underscoring the sector’s defining trait for investors: extreme sensitivity to sentiment, liquidity, and narrative shifts—especially during year-end trading conditions. As of Friday’s close, IonQ (IONQ) finished around $46.00 (-7.6%), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) near $25.29 (-8.1%), Rigetti
27 December 2025
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Rare Metals Stocks: Rare Earth and Lithium Names in Focus as U.S. Markets Head Into the Final 3 Sessions of 2025

Rare Metals Stocks: Rare Earth and Lithium Names in Focus as U.S. Markets Head Into the Final 3 Sessions of 2025

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:32 p.m. ET — Market Closed Rare metals stocks — a corner of the market tied to rare earth elements, battery metals, and other “critical minerals” — are heading into the final three U.S. trading sessions of 2025 with a powerful mix of catalysts: thin year-end liquidity, a metals-friendly macro backdrop, and fresh geopolitical headlines that keep supply-chain risk front and center. With U.S. exchanges closed for the weekend, investors are digesting Friday’s light-volume session and a fast-evolving policy landscape that can move rare metals equities quickly — sometimes more on headline risk and government
27 December 2025
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EV Stocks in Focus: Tesla’s NHTSA Probe, Robotaxi Deadline, and Fresh Demand Data Set Up the Next Trading Session

EV Stocks in Focus: Tesla’s NHTSA Probe, Robotaxi Deadline, and Fresh Demand Data Set Up the Next Trading Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:27 p.m. ET — U.S. stock market closed EV stocks are heading into the final stretch of the year with a familiar mix of catalysts: regulatory headlines around Tesla, a high-profile autonomy narrative that continues to shape valuations, and new demand signals suggesting U.S. EV retail momentum cooled after earlier incentive-driven buying. With the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq closed for the weekend, investors are positioning for Monday’s open (Dec. 29) after a thin, post-holiday Friday session that left major indexes still near record territory. Reuters What the market just told EV investors Wall
27 December 2025
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Semiconductor Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, TSMC Quake Update, and Key Catalysts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

Semiconductor Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, TSMC Quake Update, and Key Catalysts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:22 p.m. ET — Market closed Semiconductor stocks head into the final week of 2025 with a familiar mix of tailwinds and headline risk: AI-driven demand remains the sector’s dominant narrative, but supply-chain sensitivity is back in focus after a Taiwan earthquake prompted limited evacuations at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). With U.S. stock exchanges closed for the weekend, investors are using the pause to re-price the next set of catalysts that will hit when trading resumes Monday. Reuters Where chip stocks left off: a quiet Friday, but semis held up Friday’s post-Christmas session was
27 December 2025
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Natural Gas Outlook: Henry Hub Firms on Colder Forecasts as LNG Flows Stay Near Records

Natural Gas Outlook: Henry Hub Firms on Colder Forecasts as LNG Flows Stay Near Records

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:14 p.m. ET — Market closed Natural gas is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with a familiar winter driver back in control: weather. After sliding for two straight weeks, U.S. natural gas futures steadied and turned higher on Friday as forecasters dialed up colder risks into early January—an outlook that could tighten near-term balances even as Lower 48 production remains at record territory and LNG export demand stays historically strong. World Energy News For investors, the key question into Monday’s open isn’t just whether “it gets colder.” It’s whether the latest weather
27 December 2025
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AI Stocks Weekend Update: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, HBM4 Memory Race, and the AI Infrastructure Spending Wave to Watch Before Monday

AI Stocks Weekend Update: Nvidia’s Groq Deal, HBM4 Memory Race, and the AI Infrastructure Spending Wave to Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:11 p.m. ET — Market closed (U.S. exchanges shut for the weekend) Wall Street is heading into the final full trading stretch of 2025 with artificial intelligence stocks still setting the tone across chips, cloud, and software—and with fresh headlines underscoring a key theme for 2026: AI is shifting from training to inference, and the capital required to power that transition keeps climbing. Friday’s post‑Christmas session ended close to all‑time highs on light volume, with the major indexes fractionally lower but still up on the week—an environment that often amplifies stock‑specific news, especially for megacap
27 December 2025
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Bitcoin price today holds near $87,000 as ETF outflows, year-end derivatives reset and Wall Street’s Santa-rally backdrop shape the outlook

Bitcoin price today holds near $87,000 as ETF outflows, year-end derivatives reset and Wall Street’s Santa-rally backdrop shape the outlook

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:00 p.m. ET — Market closed (U.S. stocks; crypto trading open). Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $87,453 on Saturday midday in New York, with a $86,812–$87,699 intraday range, as weekend liquidity kept price action contained even while broader cross‑asset themes—year‑end portfolio moves, ETF flows, and a major options reset—continued to dominate traders’ short‑term playbook. With U.S. equity markets shut until Monday, crypto markets are effectively taking their cues from what happened in Friday’s thin, post‑holiday stock session and what investors may do next as year‑end deadlines approach. Bitcoin’s weekend trade: steady price, uneasy positioning In the
27 December 2025
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Silver Price Today: Silver Holds Near $79 After Record Breakout as Fed-Cut Bets and Supply Deficits Fuel the Rally

Silver Price Today: Silver Holds Near $79 After Record Breakout as Fed-Cut Bets and Supply Deficits Fuel the Rally

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET / Market Closed Silver prices are holding near historic highs this weekend after an explosive year-end surge pushed the white metal into fresh record territory. Spot silver was around $79.39 per ounce late Saturday morning in New York, following a sharp jump over the past 24 hours. JM Bullion With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, investors are using the downtime to reassess what has become one of 2025’s most dramatic commodity stories: silver’s sprint from an industrial workhorse to a momentum-driven, macro-sensitive asset that is now reacting to the same
27 December 2025
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Gold Price Today: Bullion Holds Near Record $4,550 After Year-End Rally Driven by Fed Cut Bets and a Softer Dollar

Gold Price Today: Bullion Holds Near Record $4,550 After Year-End Rally Driven by Fed Cut Bets and a Softer Dollar

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market closed Gold is heading into the final week of 2025 near historic highs after a powerful, late-December surge across precious metals—one that has been amplified by thin holiday liquidity, expectations for U.S. interest-rate cuts in 2026, and renewed safe-haven demand tied to geopolitics. In the latest U.S. trading session on Friday, spot gold rose 1.2% to about $4,531.41 an ounce in afternoon trade after touching an all-time high of $4,549.71, according to Reuters. COMEX gold futures for February delivery settled 1.1% higher at $4,552.70. Reuters Gold’s record run is part
27 December 2025
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Global Stock Markets Today: Wall Street Near Records, Asia Rallies, and Investors Brace for Fed Minutes as 2025 Winds Down

Global Stock Markets Today: Wall Street Near Records, Asia Rallies, and Investors Brace for Fed Minutes as 2025 Winds Down

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:59 a.m. ET — Market closed Global stock markets head into the weekend with risk appetite still intact—but with liquidity thin, headlines amplified, and a packed “week-ahead” narrative taking shape around U.S. rate expectations, a potential Federal Reserve leadership change in 2026, and fresh signs of uneven growth in China. With U.S. exchanges closed Saturday and most major bourses shut for the weekend, investors are using the downtime to digest Friday’s quiet finish on Wall Street and reassess positioning for the final three trading sessions of 2025—Monday through Wednesday—when volumes can be light enough to
27 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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