Today: 29 April 2026

Khadija Saeed

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

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: New Cancer Breakthrough, Dividend Payout and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: New Cancer Breakthrough, Dividend Payout and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Johnson & Johnson shares closed at $199.96 on December 9, down 0.8% after touching $205.54 intraday. After the bell, the company reported Phase 3 data showing its TECVAYLI® + DARZALEX FASPRO® combination cut multiple myeloma progression or death risk by 83%. JNJ paid a $1.30 quarterly dividend, marking 63 years of dividend growth. Analyst consensus sees modest upside, with targets near $203–207.
10 December 2025
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) After-Hours Update: What December 9, 2025 Means Before the December 10 Market Open

Booking Holdings (BKNG) After-Hours Update: What December 9, 2025 Means Before the December 10 Market Open

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) closed Tuesday nearly flat at just above $5,190, despite intraday swings between $5,002 and $5,229. Volume was in line with the 20-day average. The stock modestly outperformed Expedia and other travel peers. Allegiant announced a hotel booking partnership with Booking’s Rocket Travel by Agoda unit.
10 December 2025
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Merck (MRK) Slides After the Bell on December 9, 2025: Keytruda Biosimilar Jitters and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Merck (MRK) Slides After the Bell on December 9, 2025: Keytruda Biosimilar Jitters and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Merck shares closed down 2.06% at $96.89 on December 9, 2025, with volume spiking to 15.3 million shares. The drop followed news that Formycon and Zydus Lifesciences will partner on a biosimilar to Merck’s top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, targeting the U.S. and Canada. Keytruda generated $29.5 billion in 2024 sales. Merck and JPMorgan were among the biggest drags on the Dow, which fell 0.8%.
10 December 2025
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Wells Fargo Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: AI Job Cuts, Legal Settlements and Key Levels to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Wells Fargo Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: AI Job Cuts, Legal Settlements and Key Levels to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Wells Fargo shares closed at $88.89 on December 9, down 1.3%, underperforming major indexes and peers as trading volume jumped above average. After-hours trading showed no change, with muted pre-market activity ahead of December 10. The drop followed sector-wide pressure after JPMorgan warned of higher 2026 expenses at a key industry conference.
10 December 2025
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Uber (UBER) Stock After the Bell on December 9, 2025: Why Shares Fell and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Uber (UBER) Stock After the Bell on December 9, 2025: Why Shares Fell and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Uber shares closed at $89.07 Tuesday, down 3.8%, after Morgan Stanley cut its price target and regulators increased scrutiny in key markets. The stock traded between $88.9 and $92.0 on lower-than-average volume, then edged up to $89.3 after hours. Morgan Stanley lowered its target to $110 but kept an “Overweight” rating. Uber remains about 10% below its 52-week high.
10 December 2025
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SoFi Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: Equity Offering Fallout, Fed Meeting Looms, and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

SoFi Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: Equity Offering Fallout, Fed Meeting Looms, and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

SoFi Technologies closed at $26.83 on December 9, down 2.83%, before edging up to $26.89 in after-hours trading. The stock remains about 18% below its 52-week high, with heavy volume following a $1.5 billion equity offering. Market cap stands near $33.8 billion, with a forward P/E of 48.4. Shares have nearly doubled in 2025 despite recent dilution concerns.
10 December 2025
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Lumentum Holdings (LITE) After-Hours Surge on December 9, 2025: AI Boom, Lofty Valuations, and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) After-Hours Surge on December 9, 2025: AI Boom, Lofty Valuations, and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Lumentum Holdings closed at a record $360.33 on Dec. 9, 2025, up 5% after surging on AI data-center demand. Shares traded as high as $362.4 intraday and held gains after hours, rising to $362 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Volume topped 4.4 million, well above average. Analysts warn valuation appears stretched despite strong momentum.
10 December 2025
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Retail Bitcoin Activity Hits Historic Lows as Binance Bets Its Future on Abu Dhabi

Retail Bitcoin Activity Hits Historic Lows as Binance Bets Its Future on Abu Dhabi

Bitcoin addresses holding at least 0.1 BTC have stagnated for two years, with retail deposits to Binance plunging to historic lows, according to December 2025 data. Meanwhile, Binance has secured a global license in Abu Dhabi and will shift operations there in early 2026. About 400,000 BTC have exited centralized exchanges in the past year, signaling increased long-term holding.
10 December 2025
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Microsoft Bets $23 Billion on AI in India and Canada as Cloud Race Intensifies

Microsoft Bets $23 Billion on AI in India and Canada as Cloud Race Intensifies

Microsoft will invest $17.5 billion in India and over C$7.5 billion ($5.4 billion) in Canada to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, CEO Satya Nadella announced December 9 in New Delhi. The India package includes a new data center region in Hyderabad and expansion in Chennai and Pune, with projects set to begin in 2026. The Canada investment is part of a broader C$19 billion plan running through 2027.
10 December 2025
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Eli Lilly’s $6 Billion Huntsville Plant: 450 High‑Paying Jobs, GLP‑1 Drug Boom and Alabama’s Biggest Industrial Bet

Eli Lilly’s $6 Billion Huntsville Plant: 450 High‑Paying Jobs, GLP‑1 Drug Boom and Alabama’s Biggest Industrial Bet

Eli Lilly will invest over $6 billion to build a pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Huntsville, Alabama, creating 450 permanent and 3,000 construction jobs. The 260-acre facility will produce active ingredients for small-molecule and peptide medicines, including the oral GLP-1 obesity drug orforglipron. Construction is set to begin in 2026 and finish by 2032. State officials call it Alabama’s largest-ever private industrial investment.
10 December 2025
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Confluent (CFLT) After Hours: IBM’s $11 Billion Buyout, Wall Street Downgrades and What to Watch Before the Opening Bell on December 10, 2025

Confluent (CFLT) After Hours: IBM’s $11 Billion Buyout, Wall Street Downgrades and What to Watch Before the Opening Bell on December 10, 2025

IBM will acquire Confluent for $31 per share in cash, valuing the deal at about $11 billion. Confluent stock surged after the announcement and closed at $29.90 on December 9, about 3.5% below the offer price. Trading volume spiked to over 55 million shares. Analysts downgraded the stock and a shareholder-rights investigation was launched.
10 December 2025
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Costco Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: Tariff Lawsuit, Special Dividend Hopes and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Costco Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: Tariff Lawsuit, Special Dividend Hopes and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Costco shares closed at $888.44 on Tuesday, up 0.10%, then slipped to $887.35 in after-hours trading. The stock is down about 10.5% over the past year, underperforming the S&P 500 despite strong fundamentals and $275.2 billion in annual revenue. Investors watched for developments in a legal dispute with the Trump administration and speculation over a possible special dividend or stock split.
10 December 2025
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GE Vernova (GEV) Soars After Hours as Dividend Doubles and Outlook Surges – What to Know Before the December 10, 2025 Open

GE Vernova (GEV) Soars After Hours as Dividend Doubles and Outlook Surges – What to Know Before the December 10, 2025 Open

GE Vernova shares jumped 6–7% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company raised its multi-year outlook, doubled its quarterly dividend, and expanded its stock buyback program during its 2025 Investor Update. The stock closed the regular session at $625.30, then traded around $663–$668 after the bell, nearing its 52-week high.
10 December 2025
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Spotify Stock Jumps on Music‑Video Launch: What to Know Before the December 10, 2025 Open

Spotify Stock Jumps on Music‑Video Launch: What to Know Before the December 10, 2025 Open

Spotify shares closed up 3% at $589.67 on December 9 after launching music videos for Premium users in the U.S. and Canada. The stock traded flat after hours. The new feature, available on mobile, desktop, and TV, includes videos from artists such as Ariana Grande and Tyler Childers. Spotify remains about 25% below its 52-week high despite a 27% gain year-to-date.
10 December 2025
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Home Depot (HD) Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: Investor Day Shock, 2026 Outlook, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens on December 10

Home Depot (HD) Stock After Hours on December 9, 2025: Investor Day Shock, 2026 Outlook, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens on December 10

Home Depot shares fell 1.3% to $345.27 Tuesday after the company reaffirmed its 2025 outlook and issued a cautious 2026 forecast at its Investor Day. Trading volume jumped 40% above average. The stock recovered slightly after hours, holding near its close. Home Depot is down about 10% in 2025, trailing the S&P 500’s 16% gain.
10 December 2025
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Boeing (BA) Slides After the Bell on December 9: Deliveries, Spirit Deal and Ghost Bat – What to Know Before the December 10 Open

Boeing (BA) Slides After the Bell on December 9: Deliveries, Spirit Deal and Ghost Bat – What to Know Before the December 10 Open

Boeing shares fell 2.8% to $200.50 on December 9 after reporting a 17% drop in November jet deliveries and completing its Spirit AeroSystems acquisition. Volume was about 8% above average. The stock steadied near $200.70 after hours. Boeing also announced a successful autonomous missile test for its MQ-28 drone.
10 December 2025
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Salesforce (CRM) After Hours on December 9, 2025: AI Momentum, Analyst Moves and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Salesforce (CRM) After Hours on December 9, 2025: AI Momentum, Analyst Moves and What to Watch Before the December 10 Open

Salesforce closed Tuesday at $261.02, up 0.57%, after posting strong Q3 FY26 earnings and beating EPS estimates. Shares held gains in after-hours trading, hovering near $261. The stock has rebounded about 10–12% over the past week but remains 20–30% lower for 2025. Revenue for the quarter reached $10.26 billion, just below analyst forecasts.
10 December 2025
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Marvell Technology (MRVL) Stock Slides After Hours on December 9, 2025: AI Jitters, New Deals and What to Watch Before the Market Opens December 10

Marvell Technology (MRVL) Stock Slides After Hours on December 9, 2025: AI Jitters, New Deals and What to Watch Before the Market Opens December 10

Marvell Technology shares fell 3.37% to $88.90 on Tuesday, December 9, extending Monday’s sell-off after reports the company lost key Amazon AI chip contracts to Alchip Technologies. Volume reached about 22.4 million shares. The stock has dropped over 10% since Friday and is down roughly 16–20% over the past year. After-hours trading saw only a slight rebound.
10 December 2025
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Coinbase (COIN) After Hours on December 9, 2025: PNC Bitcoin Deal, Crypto Tailwinds and What to Know Before the December 10 Open

Coinbase (COIN) After Hours on December 9, 2025: PNC Bitcoin Deal, Crypto Tailwinds and What to Know Before the December 10 Open

Coinbase shares closed at $277.37 Tuesday, up 1.16%, then slipped slightly to $277.31 in early after-hours trading. PNC Bank announced it will offer direct spot Bitcoin trading to high-net-worth clients through its digital platform, using Coinbase for trading and custody. The stock remains about 40% below its July 2025 high. Coinbase has logged 51 daily moves over 5% in the past year.
10 December 2025
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  • 3 Century-Long Dividend Stocks: Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, York Water
    April 29, 2026, 1:35 PM EDT. Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, and York Water are standout dividend stocks with over a century of consistent payouts. Coca-Cola, a Dividend King, has increased dividends for 64 years and currently yields 2.6%, surpassing the S&P 500 average yield of 1.1%. ExxonMobil, paying dividends since 1882 and raising payouts for 43 years, yields 2.7% amid strong oil demand and a $28.8 billion profit last year. These companies offer stability through economic cycles, with Coca-Cola's $47.9 billion revenue in 2025 and ExxonMobil's robust financials making them attractive long-term income investments.

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General Dynamics Corporation Stock Jumps After Submarine Orders, Gulfstream Jets Lift 2026 Outlook

General Dynamics Corporation Stock Jumps After Submarine Orders, Gulfstream Jets Lift 2026 Outlook

29 April 2026
General Dynamics raised its 2026 profit outlook after first-quarter earnings and revenue topped estimates, sending shares up 10.9% to $347.72. The company reported $1.4 billion in operating earnings and $13.5 billion in revenue, with Marine Systems revenue up 21% on submarine programs. Orders reached $26.6 billion, pushing backlog to $130.8 billion. General Dynamics ended the quarter with $3.7 billion in cash.
Teva Stock Jumps As Branded Drugs Start Carrying The Old Generics Giant

Teva Stock Jumps As Branded Drugs Start Carrying The Old Generics Giant

29 April 2026
Teva reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 53 cents per share on $3.98 billion revenue, beating estimates as sales of Austedo, Ajovy, and Uzedy climbed. Shares jumped 11% in New York trading. The company agreed to buy Emalex Biosciences for $700 million upfront, adding a late-stage Tourette syndrome drug candidate. Global generics revenue fell 16% amid increased competition.
Silicon Motion Stock Jumps After Q1 Sales Double and AI Storage Outlook Tops Estimates

Silicon Motion Stock Jumps After Q1 Sales Double and AI Storage Outlook Tops Estimates

29 April 2026
Silicon Motion reported first-quarter revenue of $342.1 million, up 105% from a year earlier, and forecast second-quarter sales above Wall Street estimates. Shares rose $45.09 to $194.27 in New York trading. The company cited strong demand for embedded storage controllers and AI-related enterprise storage. CEO Wallace Kou said its MonTitan SSD controller platform will enter volume production this quarter.
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