Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Intel Stock INTC Slips as Nvidia Pauses 18A Test: Latest News, Forecasts, and What Matters Next

Intel Stock INTC Slips as Nvidia Pauses 18A Test: Latest News, Forecasts, and What Matters Next

Intel Corporation stock (NASDAQ: INTC) traded lower on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, as investors digested a fresh headline that strikes at the heart of Intel’s turnaround narrative: whether its next-generation manufacturing technology is ready to win — and keep — the world’s biggest chip designers. INTC was last around $35.97, down about 1% on the day, after swinging between $34.48 and $36.49 in a holiday-thinned session. The timing matters. Christmas Eve trading in the U.S. was shortened, volumes were lighter than usual, and the broader market tone was relatively calm — even upbeat — with the S&P 500 touching an
24 December 2025
Visa Stock News Today (NYSE: V): $500M Litigation Escrow Move, Holiday Spending Read-Through, and Analyst Forecasts for 2026

Visa Stock News Today (NYSE: V): $500M Litigation Escrow Move, Holiday Spending Read-Through, and Analyst Forecasts for 2026

December 24, 2025 — Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is in focus on Christmas Eve as investors digest a cluster of fresh developments that span legal risk management, U.S. holiday spending signals, and new-growth initiatives in AI-driven “agentic commerce” and stablecoin settlement. In a holiday-shortened session, Visa shares were modestly higher, with attention centered on the company’s newly disclosed $500 million deposit into a long-running litigation escrow structure tied to its historical “retrospective responsibility” framework. Below is a detailed roundup of the current news, forecasts, and market analysis available on December 24, 2025, plus what those updates may mean for Visa
24 December 2025
GE Vernova Stock (NYSE: GEV) News on Dec. 24, 2025: AI Power Demand, Raised 2026–2028 Outlook, and Wall Street’s Latest Targets

GE Vernova Stock (NYSE: GEV) News on Dec. 24, 2025: AI Power Demand, Raised 2026–2028 Outlook, and Wall Street’s Latest Targets

December 24, 2025 — GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) has become one of the market’s most closely watched “power for AI” stocks in 2025, and Christmas Eve trading is arriving with the shares still in the spotlight after a dramatic two-week stretch of upgrades, volatility, and fresh contract headlines. As of the latest available trade on Dec. 24, GE Vernova stock was trading around $667 (up roughly 0.9% on the day), after opening near $660.63 and moving within an intraday range of $658.95–$673.36. With U.S. markets operating on a holiday schedule—including an early close at 1:00 p.m. ET on Dec.
Nike Stock (NKE) Jumps on Tim Cook’s $3M Share Buy as Turnaround Pressures Mount: News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 24, 2025

Nike Stock (NKE) Jumps on Tim Cook’s $3M Share Buy as Turnaround Pressures Mount: News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 24, 2025

Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) stock is getting a rare kind of holiday-season lift: a high-profile insider purchase. In the holiday-shortened U.S. trading session on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, shares climbed roughly 4%–5% after filings showed Apple CEO Tim Cook—also Nike’s long-time board member and lead independent director—bought about $3 million worth of Nike shares on the open market. Reuters+1 The move arrives at a sensitive moment for investors. Nike shares had fallen sharply after the company’s latest quarterly results and guidance, as management works through a wide-ranging reset under CEO Elliott Hill. Cook’s purchase doesn’t erase the fundamentals overnight—but it
24 December 2025
Home Depot Stock (HD) News Today, Dec. 24, 2025: Price Action, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Home Depot Stock (HD) News Today, Dec. 24, 2025: Price Action, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) is trading through a shortened Christmas Eve session with investors juggling mixed signals: upbeat Wall Street ratings, cautious earnings-revision trends, and a steady drumbeat of institutional-position headlines. Meanwhile, the broader market’s “Santa rally” narrative is picking up steam as the S&P 500 notched a fresh record intraday high on Wednesday. Reuters+1 As of the latest available trade on December 24, 2025, HD shares were around $347.51, up roughly 0.7% on the day, after opening near $344 and trading in the mid-$340s range. MarketWatch Below is a complete roundup of the key HD stock news, forecasts,
24 December 2025
Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Today: Analyst Upgrades, Tariff Pressures, and a CEO Change Set the Tone for 2026

Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Today: Analyst Upgrades, Tariff Pressures, and a CEO Change Set the Tone for 2026

December 24, 2025 — Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is ending 2025 in a familiar role for markets: a defensive bellwether that investors watch closely for clues about consumer demand, pricing power, and how quickly households are trading down—or trading up—when the economy gets choppy. On December 24, 2025, with U.S. markets operating in a holiday-shortened session and broad indexes still hovering near record territory, P&G stock is trying to stabilize after a rough stretch that pushed shares toward early-December lows. Investopedia+1 Below is what’s moving Procter & Gamble stock right now, what Wall Street is forecasting, and the specific
24 December 2025
Merck Stock Forecast and News Roundup for December 24, 2025: MRK Hits a New 52-Week High as Wall Street Reprices 2026 Catalysts

Merck Stock Forecast and News Roundup for December 24, 2025: MRK Hits a New 52-Week High as Wall Street Reprices 2026 Catalysts

Merck & Company, Inc. stock is ending 2025 on a strong note. On December 24, 2025, shares of Merck (MRK) pushed to a fresh 12‑month high around the $106 level, extending a powerful late‑year rally that has put the pharma bellwether back in the spotlight. MarketBeat+2Investing.com+2 This move isn’t happening in a vacuum. Today’s MRK price action sits at the intersection of three market themes that have dominated Merck headlines into Christmas Eve: Below is a comprehensive, publication-ready roundup of the current news, forecasts, and analysis investors are reading as of December 24, 2025, and what it could mean for
Johnson & Johnson Stock Today: JNJ Holds Near $207 on Dec. 24, 2025 as Talc Verdict, Drug-Price Pressure and Q4 Earnings Take Center Stage

Johnson & Johnson Stock Today: JNJ Holds Near $207 on Dec. 24, 2025 as Talc Verdict, Drug-Price Pressure and Q4 Earnings Take Center Stage

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is trading through a holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session with investors balancing a familiar mix of defensive appeal and headline risk. On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, J&J shares hovered around $207 in late-morning trade, keeping the healthcare bellwether close to its recent highs even as the company faces fresh legal scrutiny and renewed policy pressure on U.S. drug pricing. StockAnalysis The immediate backdrop matters: U.S. markets are closing early at 1 p.m. ET for Christmas Eve, a schedule that can amplify moves and distort volume signals—especially for mega-caps like J&J that often act as “parking spots”
Citigroup Stock News (NYSE: C) on Dec. 24, 2025: Regulatory Relief, Banamex Progress, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

Citigroup Stock News (NYSE: C) on Dec. 24, 2025: Regulatory Relief, Banamex Progress, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

NEW YORK — Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is closing out 2025 with a resurgence that has put C stock back on many investors’ watchlists. In the holiday-shortened session on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, Wall Street traded close to record territory amid thin volumes, while bank shares remained in focus after a string of December headlines around regulatory progress, strategic streamlining, and improving profitability expectations. Reuters For Citigroup specifically, the story going into year-end is less about a single “Christmas Eve catalyst” and more about a stack of developments in the past two weeks that has helped reframe the Citi turnaround
24 December 2025
ServiceNow Stock (NYSE: NOW) News Today: $7.75B Armis Deal, CEO Contract Extension, and 2026 Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 24, 2025)

ServiceNow Stock (NYSE: NOW) News Today: $7.75B Armis Deal, CEO Contract Extension, and 2026 Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 24, 2025)

ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) is back in the spotlight on December 24, 2025, as investors weigh two major developments: the company’s $7.75 billion all-cash agreement to acquire cybersecurity firm Armis and a new CEO contract extension for Bill McDermott through 2030. Add in the recent 5‑for‑1 stock split that reset the share price and made older price targets harder to compare, and you have a stock that’s suddenly a daily headline again. Below is a detailed, publication-ready breakdown of today’s ServiceNow stock news, what analysts are forecasting, and the key bull/bear arguments shaping NOW’s outlook into 2026. ServiceNow stock price
24 December 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Series A Stock: Latest News, Deal Battle Updates, and Wall Street Forecasts on Dec. 24, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Series A Stock: Latest News, Deal Battle Updates, and Wall Street Forecasts on Dec. 24, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stock (NASDAQ: WBD) is ending 2025 as one of the most deal-driven names in U.S. media—caught between a signed Netflix agreement and an aggressive, sweetened hostile bid from Paramount Skydance. On December 24, 2025, WBD shares traded around $29.18, positioning the stock neatly between Netflix’s $27.75 per share cash-and-stock structure (plus a planned networks spin-off) and Paramount Skydance’s $30.00 per share all-cash tender offer for the entire company. Reuters+1 That “in-the-middle” price is the market’s way of saying: this is no longer just a fundamentals story. It’s a high-stakes, multi-path outcome story—one where
24 December 2025
Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) News and Forecast for Dec. 24, 2025: Sakhalin-1 Deadline Extended, Oil Prices Rebound, and Analysts See More Upside

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) News and Forecast for Dec. 24, 2025: Sakhalin-1 Deadline Extended, Oil Prices Rebound, and Analysts See More Upside

Exxon Mobil Corporation stock (NYSE: XOM) traded around $119.62 in holiday-thinned action on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, as investors balanced a fresh geopolitical headline tied directly to Exxon’s long-running Russia exit, a late-December rebound in crude prices, and a steady drumbeat of analyst targets clustering in the low $130s. With U.S. markets operating on a shortened Christmas Eve session (stocks closing early), price moves across energy names are being amplified by lighter volumes—often making “headline sensitivity” more pronounced than on a normal trading day. Investopedia Below is what matters most for Exxon Mobil stock today: the Russia/Sakhalin-1 update, the crude-oil

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Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

7 February 2026
Stellantis shares plunged 23.7% to $7.28 Friday after the company disclosed about €22.2 billion in charges tied to a reset of its electric-vehicle strategy and said it will skip its 2026 dividend. The automaker flagged a preliminary net loss of €19–21 billion for the second half of 2025. Shares rose 1.6% in late after-hours trading. Investors await Feb. 26 results and a May 21 Investor Day.
Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
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