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.

Cisco Stock (CSCO) Tests $80 Resistance as AI Demand Surges: Latest News, Analyst Ratings and Price Forecasts – December 9, 2025

Cisco Stock (CSCO) Tests $80 Resistance as AI Demand Surges: Latest News, Analyst Ratings and Price Forecasts – December 9, 2025

Cisco shares traded near $79.70 late Tuesday, up 1.1%, after touching an intraday high of $79.88 and testing the $80 resistance level. State Street Corp increased its stake to 194.7 million shares, while Axa S.A. lifted its holdings by 10.1% in Q2. CSCO is up 38% year-to-date, outpacing the S&P 500. Technical analysts cite a strong rising trend and continued institutional buying.
9 December 2025
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Visa Stock (V) Today: HSBC Upgrade, New Partnerships and 2026 Outlook for the Payments Giant

Visa Stock (V) Today: HSBC Upgrade, New Partnerships and 2026 Outlook for the Payments Giant

Visa shares traded around $325–$328 on December 9, 2025, down about 0.3% intraday, with a market cap near $600 billion. HSBC upgraded Visa to Buy with a $389 target, joining a consensus of analysts projecting 20%+ upside. State Street trimmed its stake by 0.9% in Q2 but still holds $29 billion in shares, about 4.5% of the company. Visa trades at a premium to peers and remains widely held by institutions.
9 December 2025
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock on December 9, 2025: Insider Sales, BlueBird 6 Launch and Wild Volatility Ahead of a Make‑or‑Break Year

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock on December 9, 2025: Insider Sales, BlueBird 6 Launch and Wild Volatility Ahead of a Make‑or‑Break Year

AST SpaceMobile shares traded near $73.37 on December 9, 2025, up over 200% year-to-date but well below the 12-month high of $102.79. The stock jumped more than 30% in early December after a steep November drop, with traders focused on the December 15 BlueBird 6 launch. Insiders, including the CTO and Chief Accounting Officer, sold shares this month. Wall Street’s average price target remains far below current levels.
9 December 2025
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Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) Stock Outlook for 2026: How Microsoft and Meta Deals Are Shaping This AI Infrastructure High‑Flier

Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) Stock Outlook for 2026: How Microsoft and Meta Deals Are Shaping This AI Infrastructure High‑Flier

Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) traded at $97.51 on December 9, 2025, with a market cap near $25 billion, up nearly 200% this year but 31% below its 52-week high. The company signed a $17.4 billion contract with Microsoft and a $3 billion deal with Meta. Nebius remains unprofitable, burning cash and carrying significant debt. Founder control is maintained through super-voting shares.
9 December 2025
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Medline IPO 2025: Inside the $5.37 Billion Nasdaq Listing and One of Private Equity’s Biggest Exits

Medline IPO 2025: Inside the $5.37 Billion Nasdaq Listing and One of Private Equity’s Biggest Exits

Medline Inc. has set terms for a U.S. IPO aiming to raise up to $5.37 billion, valuing the company at as much as $55.3 billion. The Illinois-based medical-supply firm plans to sell 179 million shares on Nasdaq under the ticker MDLN at $26–$30 each, with pricing expected around December 16. Private-equity backers Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman are selling down, while the Mills family remains the largest shareholder.
9 December 2025
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Trump Administration’s Deal to End SAVE Student Loan Plan: What the December 9 Settlement Means for Millions of Borrowers

Trump Administration’s Deal to End SAVE Student Loan Plan: What the December 9 Settlement Means for Millions of Borrowers

The U.S. Department of Education and Missouri announced a proposed court settlement to terminate the Biden-era SAVE income-driven repayment plan, affecting over 7 million borrowers. The deal would halt new SAVE enrollments and shift current participants to other repayment plans. Trump-era officials also signaled an end to payment pauses and forbearance protections. Average monthly payments could rise by nearly $200 for many borrowers.
9 December 2025
Accenture (ACN) Stock Today: Anthropic AI Deal, Insider Buying and 2026 Forecasts — December 9, 2025

Accenture (ACN) Stock Today: Anthropic AI Deal, Insider Buying and 2026 Forecasts — December 9, 2025

Accenture shares traded near $269.64 on December 9, 2025, up 1% after announcing a multi-year partnership with Anthropic to deploy generative AI in regulated industries. The company plans to train 30,000 employees on Anthropic’s Claude platform, marking Anthropic’s largest enterprise rollout. Accenture stock remains down about 30–40% from its February peak despite record bookings and renewed analyst interest.
9 December 2025
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Hydro-Québec Issues Rare Winter Alerts as December 2025 Cold Snap Pushes Power Grid to the Limit

Hydro-Québec Issues Rare Winter Alerts as December 2025 Cold Snap Pushes Power Grid to the Limit

Hydro-Québec issued two peak-demand alerts as an early December cold snap pushed its grid near capacity, with temperatures in Montreal dropping to –18°C and wind chills near –25°C. The utility urged customers to reduce electricity use to avoid outages. Meteorologists expect colder-than-normal weather to persist across central and eastern Canada through December. Montreal faces more snow and sub-zero highs this week.
9 December 2025
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Ciena (CIEN) Stock Hits Record High on AI Network Boom: New $230–$240 Price Targets and Q4 2025 Earnings Preview

Ciena (CIEN) Stock Hits Record High on AI Network Boom: New $230–$240 Price Targets and Q4 2025 Earnings Preview

Ciena (CIEN) hit a 52-week intraday high near $219.88 on December 9, 2025, up roughly 4.5 times from its 12-month low of $49.21. The stock closed at $212.93 on December 8, with a market cap around $30–31 billion and a P/E ratio above 214. Institutional investors now control about 92% of the float. Analyst consensus target remains well below the current share price.
9 December 2025
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Applied Digital (APLD) Stock Soars Over 270%: Can the AI Data Center High‑Flyer Keep Climbing in 2026?

Applied Digital (APLD) Stock Soars Over 270%: Can the AI Data Center High‑Flyer Keep Climbing in 2026?

Applied Digital Corporation shares trade near $33, up over 270% in the past year, with a market cap approaching $9.5 billion. The company develops and operates AI-focused data centers, including the Polaris Forge campuses in North Dakota. In January, Macquarie Asset Management agreed to provide up to $5 billion in funding for its HPC data center pipeline. Applied Digital rebranded from Applied Blockchain in 2022.
9 December 2025
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Lam Research (LRCX) Stock Today: AI Chip Tailwinds, Fresh Analyst Targets and December 9, 2025 Forecast

Lam Research (LRCX) Stock Today: AI Chip Tailwinds, Fresh Analyst Targets and December 9, 2025 Forecast

Lam Research shares traded near $164.90 on December 9, 2025, just below a record high, after gaining about 127% over the past year. Institutional ownership reached 84–85%, with State Street and others increasing stakes, while insiders sold roughly 102,600 shares last quarter. The company’s market value stands near $205 billion. Management projects revenue rising from $16.2 billion in 2024 to up to $28 billion by 2028.
9 December 2025
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Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Stock News Today: DARPA Setback, Citadel Buying and 2026–2030 Forecasts

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Stock News Today: DARPA Setback, Citadel Buying and 2026–2030 Forecasts

Rigetti Computing shares traded at $27–28 on December 9, with a market cap just under $10 billion despite trailing 12-month revenue of $7.5 million. The stock is up about 586% over the past year but fell 42% in November after weak Q3 results. Q3 revenue dropped 18% to $1.9 million, with a GAAP net loss of $201 million. Citadel Advisors disclosed a new position of 51,700 shares in the third quarter.
9 December 2025
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Disney Stock (DIS) on December 9, 2025: Big-Money Moves, Q4 Fallout and 2026–2028 Forecasts

Disney Stock (DIS) on December 9, 2025: Big-Money Moves, Q4 Fallout and 2026–2028 Forecasts

Disney shares closed at $107 on December 9, down 0.5%, as investors weighed mixed fiscal 2025 results and a potential YouTube TV dispute. Natixis raised its stake by 10% while Ossiam cut its holdings by 95%. Disney’s Q4 revenue slipped 0.5% to $22.5 billion, with parks profit up 13% but entertainment income down 35%. Analyst consensus holds at “Moderate Buy” with a $134.41 price target.
9 December 2025
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Snowflake (SNOW) Stock on December 9, 2025: Is the Post‑Earnings Dip a Buying Opportunity?

Snowflake (SNOW) Stock on December 9, 2025: Is the Post‑Earnings Dip a Buying Opportunity?

Snowflake shares traded near $222 late December 9, down about 15% from pre-earnings levels after Q3 results and guidance failed to meet investor hopes. The company posted $1.21 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 29% year over year, and narrowed its net loss to $293.9 million. Market capitalization stood around $75–77 billion. The stock remains up over 60% for 2025.
9 December 2025
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock Near Record Highs: M&A Supercycle, AI Push and New $900 Price Target – December 9, 2025

Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock Near Record Highs: M&A Supercycle, AI Push and New $900 Price Target – December 9, 2025

Goldman Sachs shares traded near $873 in late December 2025, nearly doubling their 52-week low and up about 50% year to date. Q3 earnings beat forecasts, with net revenues at $15.18 billion and diluted EPS of $12.25. Bank of America raised its price target to $900, citing strong M&A activity, while analyst consensus targets remain below the current price.
9 December 2025
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CrowdStrike Stock (CRWD) on December 9, 2025: Price Action, AI Deals, Analyst Targets and 2026 Outlook

CrowdStrike Stock (CRWD) on December 9, 2025: Price Action, AI Deals, Analyst Targets and 2026 Outlook

CrowdStrike shares traded around $520–521 on December 9, 2025, after Q3 results topped estimates, with revenue up 22% to $1.23 billion and adjusted EPS at $0.96. The company raised full-year guidance, but GAAP net income remained negative at –$19 million. Market cap stands near $130 billion. Wall Street continues to lift price targets despite concerns over the stock’s high valuation.
9 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • VTI Falls 0.3% as PLTR Stock Declines Amid Heavy Insider Selling
    April 29, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT. VTI, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, dropped 0.3% today, weighed down by a 3.4% decline in Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares. Notable VTI holdings like Nvidia (-1.2%), Microsoft (-1.2%), and Apple (-0.8%) also contributed to losses. PLTR insiders have sold 227 times in six months without any purchases, including major sales by Peter Thiel and CEO Alexander Karp, signaling potential negative sentiment. Despite recent analyst buy ratings from Mizuho, Citigroup, and others, RBC Capital issued an underperform rating. Investors can monitor PLTR's insider activity and analyst outlook via Quiver Quantitative's dashboards. The median PLTR price target remains incomplete in reports, further highlighting investor uncertainty.

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Why Rising Dragon Acquisition Stock Surged as RDAC Seeks More Time for HZJL SPAC Deal

Why Rising Dragon Acquisition Stock Surged as RDAC Seeks More Time for HZJL SPAC Deal

29 April 2026
Rising Dragon Acquisition Corp. shares surged over 400% to $21.72 Wednesday after the SPAC proposed extending its merger deadline with HZJL Cayman Limited. The company called a May 28 shareholder meeting to vote on extending the deadline by up to 15 months. Rising Dragon’s board urged shareholders to approve the extension. The HZJL merger has not closed.
Upstart Stock Falls After $1.25 Billion Fortress Deal: Why Investors Are Still Wary

Upstart Stock Falls After $1.25 Billion Fortress Deal: Why Investors Are Still Wary

29 April 2026
Upstart Holdings shares fell $2.09 to $30.77 Wednesday after announcing Fortress Investment Group affiliates will buy up to $1.25 billion in consumer loans over 15 months. March loan originations rose 60% year over year to $1.263 billion. In 2025, Upstart’s revenue climbed 64% to $1.0 billion, with net income of $53.6 million after a $129 million loss in 2024. Upstart plans to apply for a national bank charter.
Intel Stock Hits Record High as Google AI Chip Report Puts Foundry Turnaround in Play

Intel Stock Hits Record High as Google AI Chip Report Puts Foundry Turnaround in Play

29 April 2026
Intel shares surged 10% Wednesday after reports that Google may use Intel’s EMIB chip-packaging technology in its next AI processor. The stock hit $94.03 before settling at $93.23. Intel recently reported first-quarter revenue of $13.6 billion, up 7% year over year. CFO David Zinsner said some gains came from selling previously shelved chips.
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