Khadija Saeed, Author at TechStock²

Caterpillar (CAT) Stock on Dec. 18, 2025: CPI Surprise, Fresh Filings, Dividend Clarity, and 2026 Price Targets

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock is back in focus on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after a volatile week that reminded investors why “CAT stock” is often treated as both an industrial bellwether and a macro trade. A cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation print helped lift broader markets today, while a cluster of new ownership disclosures and analyst roundups added fresh talking points for anyone tracking Caterpillar’s 2026 outlook. Bureau of Labor Statistics+2Reuters+2 Below is a comprehensive look at the news, forecasts, and analyses published on 18.12.2025, plus what they mean for Caterpillar stock heading into early 2026. Caterpillar stock price today: rebound

18 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·NYSE:CAT

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Today: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Outlook on Dec. 18, 2025

NEW YORK — December 18, 2025 — Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) traded modestly lower Thursday, with shares hovering around $116.74 as of the latest quote (16:45 UTC), down about 0.6% on the day. The stock’s muted move comes as crude prices steadied near $56 WTI and just under $60 Brent, keeping the market’s focus pinned to one question that tends to dominate energy equities: Is this oil-price level a temporary dip—or the early innings of a lower-for-longer cycle? Reuters For Exxon investors, the timing is notable. In the past two weeks, the company has reinforced its long-term growth pitch—higher

18 December 2025

NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

Uber Stock Today (NYSE: UBER): Robotaxi Debate Heats Up as Analysts Reprice the Risk — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 18, 2025

Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a familiar question with a new sense of urgency: will robotaxis disrupt Uber’s ride-hailing model—or make Uber even more valuable as the “demand layer” for autonomous fleets? As of the latest available quote today, UBER traded around $80 per share, with a market capitalization near $164 billion. Below is a complete, publication-ready rundown of the major Uber stock headlines, analyst forecasts, and market-moving themes dated Dec. 18, 2025, plus the key catalysts investors are tracking next. Uber stock price check: where UBER

18 December 2025

Autonomous Vehicles·NYSE:UBER·Stock Market·Technology

GE Vernova Stock (NYSE: GEV) Rebounds on Dec. 18, 2025 as Jefferies Upgrades; Analysts Lift Targets After AI-Driven Selloff

December 18, 2025 — GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is back in focus today after a sharp, headline-driven swing that reminded investors just how tightly the stock has become linked to the “AI power demand” trade. After a steep drop on Wednesday, GEV shares rebounded Thursday, trading around $641 and up roughly 4% in the latest session after seeing a wide intraday range. The catalyst mix is unusual but telling: Wall Street is upgrading and raising price targets on the back of strong multi-year fundamentals, while the stock is simultaneously reacting to fast-moving narratives about whether next-generation AI chips could

18 December 2025

Energy·NYSE:GEV·Stock Market

Eaton Stock (NYSE: ETN) News & Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Wells Fargo Cuts Target, Analysts Debate Valuation, and the AI Data Center Growth Thesis

Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE: ETN) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after a sharp selloff in the prior session and a fresh round of analyst commentary that’s putting the stock’s valuation—and its data-center-driven growth story—under a microscope. Shares were trading around $318 on Thursday, up roughly 0.8% on the day at the time of the latest update. That modest rebound follows a tougher Wednesday: ETN closed at $315.82, down 4.28%, on unusually heavy volume—about 7.5 million shares traded versus a 50-day average of 2.7 million—as the broader market also fell. MarketWatch So what changed between the

18 December 2025

Data Centers·NYSE:ETN·Stock Market

Visa Stock (NYSE: V) News Today: Secure AI Agent Payments, USDC Settlement Expansion, and Analyst Upgrades Put 2026 in Focus

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as the payments giant pushes deeper into two of the market’s hottest themes—AI-driven “agentic” commerce and stablecoin-based settlement—while Wall Street analysts continue to argue the stock’s 2025 lull has created an attractive setup heading into 2026. Visa shares traded around $347 in the latest session (midday UTC), modestly higher on the day, as investors digested new company announcements and continued to weigh regulatory and litigation headlines that remain a long-running overhang for the global card networks. Visa Investor Relations Below is a complete roundup of the latest

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Fintech·NYSE:V·Stock Market

JPMorgan Chase Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): JPM Near Record High as CPI Cools, Analysts Turn Cautious Ahead of Q4 Earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stock traded higher on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as markets digested a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation report—and as investors weighed fresh analyst updates, a flurry of JPMorgan-linked headlines, and the bank’s approaching fourth-quarter earnings. Reuters As of 16:07 UTC, JPM shares were $317.44, up $2.46 (+0.78%) on the session, after trading in a relatively tight intraday range of $314.35 to $317.61. Below is what’s driving JPMorgan Chase stock today, what Wall Street forecasts look like right now, and what investors are watching next. JPM stock price check: holding near all-time highs JPMorgan shares remain close

18 December 2025

Earnings Reports·NYSE:JPM·Stock Market

Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is ending Thursday, December 18, 2025, in the middle of a classic “good news / big risk” tug-of-war: the stock is rising with the broader market, while investors digest a potentially precedent-setting European privacy ruling, an escalating U.S. tax dispute, and a fresh round of analyst forecasts tied to Meta’s expensive AI buildout. As of 16:28 UTC, Meta shares were trading around $667, up roughly 2.7% on the session. The move is outperforming broad U.S. market proxies on the day, with the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) up about 1.2% and the Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ) up

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market

Strategy Inc (MSTR) Stock News Today: Bitcoin Buys, MSCI Index Risk, Nasdaq 100 Update, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Strategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a familiar mix of catalysts: another billion-dollar-scale Bitcoin purchase, growing debate over share dilution, and an unusually high-stakes index question that could reshape passive fund demand in 2026. The result is a stock that trades less like a traditional enterprise software name and more like a leveraged Bitcoin proxy—with a capital-markets engine attached. As of Dec. 18 (16:03:45 UTC), Strategy shares were trading around $165, after swinging between roughly $162 and $169 intraday—another reminder that volatility remains part of the package for MSTR holders.

18 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MSTR·Stock Market

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Rebounds on Dec. 18, 2025: Debt Fears, Data-Center Delays, Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Next for Investors

CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV) is back in the spotlight on Dec. 18, 2025, as the AI infrastructure stock rebounds after a bruising stretch that put “neocloud” business models—and their reliance on debt funding—under a harsh market microscope. By late morning in New York, CoreWeave stock was trading around $68, up roughly 5% on the day, after moving between the mid-$60s and high-$60s. MarketBeat That bounce comes after days of heavy selling across AI-linked infrastructure names, fueled by investor anxiety over data-center financing, execution risk, and the rising cost of capital—concerns that have dogged CoreWeave particularly hard since its powerful post-IPO

18 December 2025

NASDAQ:CRWV·Stock Market

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock News Today: Orforglipron Pill Data, Pricing Moves, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

December 18, 2025 — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is back in the spotlight after the drugmaker released new Phase 3 results for its experimental oral obesity medicine orforglipron, a development investors have been watching closely as the weight-loss market pushes beyond injections and into pills. At the same time, a report said Lilly is preparing material price cuts in Canada for its blockbuster medicines Mounjaro and Zepbound—a reminder that pricing and access remain central to the long-term investment case. Reuters+2Reuters+2 Eli Lilly stock price today LLY shares were trading around $1,060 on Thursday, December 18, up about 1.75%

18 December 2025

NYSE:LLY·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Micron Stock (MU) Jumps on Blowout Forecast: AI Memory Shortage, HBM Sold Out for 2026, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is back at the center of the AI trade on December 18, 2025, after delivering record fiscal Q1 results and issuing a second-quarter outlook that dramatically exceeded Wall Street expectations—sparking a sharp rally in Micron stock and lifting sentiment across semiconductors. MarketWatch+2Barron’s+2 The key takeaway behind today’s headlines is simple but powerful: memory is becoming one of the main bottlenecks in the AI buildout. Micron says demand—especially for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI accelerators—remains so tight that the company has already completed price-and-volume agreements for its entire calendar 2026 HBM supply, including next-generation HBM4.

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market·Technology

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Navitas Semiconductor stock jumps 19% into weekend — here’s what could move NVTS next week

7 February 2026

Navitas Semiconductor shares surged 19.3% to $8.86 Friday, with 27.4 million shares traded, as chip stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The company’s next earnings report is scheduled for February 24 after market close.

Lumentum stock hits a record close — Citi raises target, insider filing lands ahead of Monday

7 February 2026

Lumentum shares jumped 9.3% to a record $551.99 Friday after Citigroup and JPMorgan raised price targets to $560 and $565. The surge followed strong quarterly results and guidance, plus a director’s filing to sell up to 4,849 shares. Markets reopen Monday ahead of the company’s March 17 investor briefing at OFC.

Nvidia stock price rebounds nearly 8% as AI spending race heats up — what to watch next week

7 February 2026

Nvidia shares jumped 7.9% to $185.41 Friday, their strongest gain in weeks, as chip stocks rallied on news of major AI infrastructure spending by Amazon and Alphabet. The PHLX semiconductor index rose 5.7%. Investors now await U.S. inflation data on Feb. 13 and Nvidia’s earnings report on Feb. 25.

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

7 February 2026

Lucid Group shares jumped 14% to $10.86 at Friday’s close, recovering from an 8% drop the previous day. The move followed a broad Wall Street rally that lifted high-volatility stocks. Lucid reported fourth-quarter deliveries of 5,345 vehicles and full-year deliveries of 15,841. Investors await Lucid’s Feb. 24 results for updates on cash and demand.

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