Khadija Saeed, Author at TechStock²

Meta Stock (META) Before Market Open Dec. 26, 2025: WhatsApp AI Antitrust Pressure, Wall Street Targets, and the 2026 Spending Debate

U.S. markets reopen Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, after the Christmas Day closure—setting up a post-holiday session where headlines can move mega-cap stocks quickly, especially in thinner-than-normal trading. Nasdaq For Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META), investors wake up to a familiar mix: strong confidence in the company’s ad engine and distribution, paired with renewed concerns about AI-related spending and regulatory risk, particularly in Europe. Below is what matters most heading into Friday’s open: the biggest fresh news, what Wall Street is forecasting, and the catalysts (and risks) likely to dominate the next few weeks. Meta stock snapshot heading into Friday’s session

25 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market

Amazon Stock (AMZN) Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025: Latest News, AI Catalysts, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Levels to Watch

Updated: Dec. 25, 2025 (U.S. markets reopen Friday, Dec. 26) Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) goes into Friday’s Dec. 26, 2025 market open with investors weighing a familiar mix of drivers—AWS growth, AI infrastructure spending, retail/holiday execution, and regulatory risk—plus a few very current headlines that could shape sentiment as trading resumes after the Christmas holiday. In the last session before the holiday (the shortened Christmas Eve session on Dec. 24), Amazon shares finished at $232.38. Nasdaq Below is what matters most for AMZN heading into Friday’s open, based on the latest available reporting, company updates, and Street forecasts. Where Amazon

25 December 2025

Amazon·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens Friday, Dec. 26, 2025

U.S. markets reopen on Friday, December 26, 2025, after Christmas Day (Dec. 25) closure and the Christmas Eve early close (Dec. 24 at 1:00 p.m. ET). New York Stock Exchange That holiday timing matters: liquidity can be thinner, price gaps can be larger than usual, and headlines can move mega-cap tech quickly. Heading into the Dec. 26 session, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sits at the center of two competing narratives investors have been debating into year-end: (1) undeniable AI-and-cloud demand and (2) the cost and pace of monetizing it. Below is a practical, news-driven briefing on the biggest Microsoft developments, what

25 December 2025

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) head into the post‑Christmas reopening session with momentum, but also with a growing list of “big-ticket” variables investors will be re-pricing into year‑end positioning: AI infrastructure spending (and the power needed to run it), multiple antitrust fronts in the U.S. and Europe, and a deal pipeline that’s increasingly centered on cloud security and data‑center capacity. Below is what matters most before the U.S. stock market opens Friday, December 26, 2025. Where GOOG stands heading into Dec. 26: last price, holiday schedule, and the GOOG vs. GOOGL question Last trade / last session context.

25 December 2025

NASDAQ:GOOG·Stock Market

Apple Stock (AAPL) Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025: Latest News, iPhone Demand Signals, AI “Siri 2.0” Watchpoints, and Key Risks

Published: Dec. 25, 2025 — U.S. markets are closed today for Christmas Day. Trading resumes Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, with a full regular session after the early close on Dec. 24. Reuters Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) heads into the post‑holiday open with three storylines dominating investor attention: fresh China shipment data, a rising tide of global App Store regulation, and a growing belief on Wall Street that 2026 becomes Apple’s “AI monetization” year—even as Apple itself has acknowledged some Siri upgrades are delayed until 2026. Reuters Below is what to know before the bell on Dec. 26—including the latest headlines,

25 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AAPL·Stock Market

NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts Ahead of the Dec. 26, 2025 Market Open

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) heads into Friday, December 26, 2025—the first U.S. trading session after the Christmas Day market closure—with investors weighing two fast-moving storylines that could drive premarket sentiment: NVIDIA’s non-exclusive inference-technology licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq and a politically charged reopening of part of the China market for NVIDIA’s H200 accelerators. With the company’s next major public milestones—including CES 2026 in early January and a scheduled earnings date in late February—the setup is less about “one headline” and more about how multiple catalysts and risks are converging at once. Below is what to know before the

25 December 2025

NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

US-China Chip Tariffs: Trump Administration Delays New Semiconductor Duties to June 2027 After Section 301 Probe, Testing the Trump–Xi Trade Truce

December 25, 2025 — The United States has formally moved toward new tariff action on Chinese semiconductors, but with a major twist: the tariff rate is set at 0% for now and won’t rise until June 23, 2027, giving companies an 18‑month runway to adjust supply chains while Washington tries to keep a fragile détente with Beijing intact. Reuters The policy—announced by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) after a yearlong Section 301 investigation—lands in the middle of a broader U.S.–China technology and trade tug‑of‑war that has increasingly centered on chips, critical minerals, and the industrial capacity that

25 December 2025

Semiconductors

Pudgy Penguins Lights Up the Las Vegas Sphere for Christmas as PENGU Reacts — Branding vs Technology in Crypto’s 2025 Reality

LAS VEGAS — December 25, 2025. A Web3-born brand just claimed one of the most visible advertising canvases on Earth. Pudgy Penguins—best known for its blue-chip NFT collection—has projected its animated penguin characters across the exterior of the Las Vegas Sphere during Christmas week, a move that puts the project’s IP in front of mainstream tourists rather than just crypto-native audiences. TradingView The attention has spilled into markets as well. PENGU, the ecosystem’s token often treated like a meme coin by traders, bounced off a December 24 low after the Sphere appearance—even as broader crypto trading remained muted through the

25 December 2025

NYSE:SPHR·Stock Market

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) heads into Friday’s post‑Christmas session with investors balancing two big forces: strong AI- and cloud-driven demand signals versus rising scrutiny on AI returns, regulation, and execution. U.S. markets were closed Thursday, Dec. 25, for Christmas and the prior session on Wednesday, Dec. 24, was an early close (1:00 p.m. ET)—meaning Thursday night headlines and thin holiday liquidity can have an outsized influence on Friday’s open. Nasdaq Below is what to know before the opening bell. Where Microsoft stock stands heading into Friday’s session Microsoft shares last traded on Wednesday, Dec. 24, finishing at $488.02. Finviz A

25 December 2025

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Apple Stock (AAPL) Before the Market Opens Dec. 26, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts to Watch

U.S. markets reopen Friday, December 26, 2025, after the Christmas Day closure—with a full trading session despite the federal government being closed. Reuters For Apple investors, that means the first “normal” read on Apple Inc. (AAPL) after a holiday-thinned stretch (early close on Dec. 24, closed Dec. 25) will arrive into a news cycle dominated by App Store regulation, fresh China iPhone shipment data, and Wall Street’s increasingly AI-driven 2026 narrative. Reuters Below is what matters most before the bell. The 30-second read: what to know about Apple stock (AAPL) for Dec. 26 Where Apple stock stands heading into Friday’s

25 December 2025

Apple Inc·NASDAQ:AAPL·Stock Market

Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock: What to Know Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

U.S. markets reopen Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, after the Christmas holiday, following a holiday-shortened week (with an early close on Christmas Eve and a full closure on Christmas Day). NASDAQ Trader For investors tracking Alphabet Inc. (Google) Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG), the setup into Friday’s open is a mix of powerful AI-driven momentum, big-ticket infrastructure spending, and a thickening web of regulatory and legal headlines—several of which have landed in just the last two weeks. Below is a detailed, news-forward guide to what matters most before the Dec. 26 open, including the latest headlines, consensus forecasts, and key risks.

25 December 2025

NASDAQ:GOOG·Stock Market

NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock: Key News, Catalysts, Forecasts, and Risks to Watch Before the Market Opens on Dec. 26, 2025

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) heads into Friday’s Dec. 26, 2025 session with two narratives pulling at the stock at the same time: fresh, headline-driven momentum around inference and deal-making—plus a still-evolving policy story on China shipments—against a backdrop of investors debating how long the AI capex cycle can stay “bigger than expected.” After U.S. markets closed for Christmas Day on Dec. 25 and reopened on Dec. 26, NVDA is set up for a post-holiday session where liquidity can be thinner, price moves can look exaggerated, and “single headline risk” can matter more than usual. Nasdaq Below is what to know

25 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

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Cadence Bank stock is stuck at $42.11 after Huntington deal — what CADE holders watch next week

7 February 2026

Cadence Bank shares have been delisted following Huntington Bancshares’ takeover, with each Cadence share converted into 2.475 Huntington shares. Huntington closed Friday at $19.27 and named Senthil Kumar as chief risk officer ahead of new regulatory requirements. The merger leaves Cadence as a brand under Huntington, with customer account conversions planned for mid-2026. Huntington executives will address investors at a UBS conference on Tuesday.

NIO stock jumps on profit alert, with Monday’s open in focus

7 February 2026

NIO shares jumped 7.23% to $5.04 Friday after the company forecast a swing to adjusted operating profit of up to 1.2 billion yuan for the fourth quarter. Trading volume reached 90.8 million shares, far above average. Nio’s deliveries rose 72% to 124,807 vehicles in the quarter. The company said results are preliminary and unaudited, with final figures due in March.

Snap stock price bounces to $5.22 after upgrades — what traders watch next week

7 February 2026

Snap Inc. shares closed up 2% at $5.22 Friday after a volatile week, with 94 million shares traded. The company forecast Q1 revenue below analyst expectations, despite a fourth-quarter beat and a 28% rise in active advertisers. Daily active users fell by 3 million to 474 million. Analysts remain divided, with some upgrading and others trimming price targets.

Bradesco stock drops on 2026 guidance — what BBDC4 investors watch next week

7 February 2026

Bradesco’s preferred shares fell 2.55% to 20.61 reais Friday after the bank issued 2026 guidance pointing to slower growth in some areas. Fourth-quarter recurring net income rose 20.6% to 6.5 billion reais, with 2025 ROAE at 15.2%. The Ibovespa closed up 0.45%. Bradesco ADRs ended down 0.5% at $3.98 in New York.

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