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Khadija Saeed

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

BP Appoints Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill as Next Chief Executive, Triggering Dual Leadership Changes Across Big Oil and LNG

BP Appoints Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill as Next Chief Executive, Triggering Dual Leadership Changes Across Big Oil and LNG

BP has named Woodside Energy’s chief executive Meg O’Neill as its next CEO, setting up a high-profile leadership transition at one of the world’s best-known oil and gas majors—and forcing a rapid succession plan at Australia’s largest independent energy company. Reuters+2Financial Times+2 The move, announced Wednesday, December 17, 2025, will see BP’s current chief executive Murray Auchincloss step aside this week, with BP executive Carol Howle taking the interim top job until O’Neill formally starts on April 1, 2026. Reuters+2Wall Street Journal+2 What BP announced on December 17, 2025 BP said Meg O’Neill—currently CEO and managing director of Woodside Energy—will
18 December 2025
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Reddit Stock (RDDT) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Analyst Targets, CPI Risk, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Reddit Stock (RDDT) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Analyst Targets, CPI Risk, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Reddit, Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with a mostly calm post-market tape after a headline-driven regular session. Shares finished the day at $227.34 and were hovering around $227.20 in after-hours trading later in the evening—essentially flat in extended hours. During the session, the stock traded between $226.83 and $235.42 on roughly 5.65 million shares. StockAnalysis That lack of after-hours fireworks matters: when a fast-moving, high-beta name like Reddit doesn’t gap meaningfully after the bell, it often means the market believes the day’s catalyst has largely been “digested.” The bigger question heading into Thursday, Dec. 18 is whether
18 December 2025
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Wells Fargo (WFC) Stock After Hours: What to Know After the Dec. 17, 2025 Close—and Before Thursday’s Market Open

Wells Fargo (WFC) Stock After Hours: What to Know After the Dec. 17, 2025 Close—and Before Thursday’s Market Open

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in the green while the broader market slid, and the stock stayed relatively steady in after-hours trading—a setup that puts Thursday morning’s inflation data squarely in focus for anyone tracking bank stocks into the open. Below is a detailed look at WFC’s after-the-bell action, the key news and analyst calls published today, and the catalysts that matter most before the U.S. market opens on Thursday, December 18. Wells Fargo stock price after the bell: close, range, volume, and after-hours action Wells Fargo shares finished the regular session at $92.59,
18 December 2025
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Texas Instruments (TXN) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: What Moved the Shares After the Bell—and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Texas Instruments (TXN) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: What Moved the Shares After the Bell—and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, lower in regular trading—but the stock ticked higher in after-hours trading as investors weighed a major U.S. manufacturing milestone alongside a broader tech-led market pullback. As of late evening trading, TXN was quoted at $175.51 in after-hours, up about 0.58%, after closing the regular session at $174.49 (-1.73%). Yahoo Finance Below is what happened, what’s driving the narrative tonight, and what investors should keep an eye on before the market opens Thursday, December 18. TXN recap: A down day in a weak tape, then a modest after-hours bounce During Wednesday’s
18 December 2025
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Cisco (CSCO) Stock After Hours: Zero-Day Cybersecurity Alert, Shareholder Vote, and Analyst Targets to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Cisco (CSCO) Stock After Hours: Zero-Day Cybersecurity Alert, Shareholder Vote, and Analyst Targets to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, on a down note in regular trading, then steadied slightly after the bell—setting up a headline-driven setup for Thursday’s open (December 18, 2025). In the regular session, CSCO closed at $76.00, down 2.00%, after trading between roughly $75.93 and $78.18. Yahoo Finance+1 In late trading, the stock was indicated around $76.25 in after-hours, a modest rebound from the close. StockAnalysis What investors are digesting tonight isn’t just price action. It’s a stack of market-moving developments from today (Dec. 17)—including a new, actively exploited zero-day tied to Cisco email security products,
18 December 2025
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Western Digital Stock (WDC) After-Hours Update for Dec. 17, 2025: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Western Digital Stock (WDC) After-Hours Update for Dec. 17, 2025: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) ended a volatile Wednesday session sharply lower, then ticked higher in after-hours trading—setting up an eventful backdrop heading into Thursday’s opening bell. Here’s what happened after the close on December 17, 2025, what the latest analyst notes are signaling, and the specific catalysts investors are watching before U.S. markets open on December 18, 2025. Western Digital stock price after the bell: the numbers that matter Western Digital shares fell 4.76% in regular trading on Wednesday, closing at $166.26. MarketWatch After the close, WDC stock rebounded in extended trading, rising to about $169.97 (up roughly 2.23%
18 December 2025
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Mastercard Stock (MA) After Hours: Shares Tick Higher Late on Dec. 17, 2025 — Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Mastercard Stock (MA) After Hours: Shares Tick Higher Late on Dec. 17, 2025 — Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) finished Wednesday’s session little changed and then nudged higher in after-hours trading as investors digested a fresh batch of partnership announcements and looked ahead to Thursday’s market-moving U.S. inflation data. MA stock closed at $565.47 at 4:00 p.m. ET on December 17, 2025, down 0.10% on the day, and rose to about $566.50 in after-hours trading as of 7:58 p.m. ET. StockAnalysis+1 Below is what mattered after the bell today—and what to keep on your radar before the stock market opens on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Mastercard stock price after the bell: what happened on Dec.
18 December 2025
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Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) is ending Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in the spotlight after unveiling a landmark AI infrastructure package that reframes the company less as a crypto-cycle proxy and more as a power-first digital infrastructure story. The stock’s regular-session rally cooled from earlier highs but still finished firmly higher — and the after-hours tape suggests traders are digesting the details ahead of the next session. HUT stock: how it traded into the close — and after the bell Regular session (Wednesday, Dec. 17): After-hours (as of 6:04 p.m. ET): Extended-hours trading can reverse quickly on thin liquidity, but
18 December 2025
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Progressive (PGR) Stock After Hours: November 2025 Results, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Progressive (PGR) Stock After Hours: November 2025 Results, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Progressive Corporation (The) (NYSE: PGR) finished Wednesday’s session under pressure, even as investors sifted through fresh monthly operating data and a flurry of same-day analyst takes. The stock closed at $227.27, down 1.96% on the day, after trading in a wide range that saw shares dip to $218.83 before recovering toward the close. StockAnalysis In after-hours trading, the move was far more muted. Shares hovered close to the closing level—last seen around $226.80 later in the evening—signaling that the market’s initial reaction may have largely played out during regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance With Thursday’s opening bell approaching, the setup
18 December 2025
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Merck (MRK) Stock After Hours: FDA Fast‑Track Vouchers, Keytruda‑Padcev Trial Win, and What to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Merck (MRK) Stock After Hours: FDA Fast‑Track Vouchers, Keytruda‑Padcev Trial Win, and What to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) finished regular trading on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in positive territory, then held near the $99 level in extended hours as investors weighed two major pipeline headlines—one before the opening bell and another after the close—alongside a renewed policy backdrop around U.S. drug pricing. Investing.com+1 Below is what moved MRK today, what the late-breaking after-hours news could mean, and what to keep on your radar before U.S. markets open Thursday, Dec. 18. Merck stock recap: where MRK stands after the bell (Dec. 17) Merck shares closed at $99.18 on Dec. 17, up 0.93% on
18 December 2025
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IREN Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why IREN Limited Sold Off at the Close—and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

IREN Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why IREN Limited Sold Off at the Close—and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) finished Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with a sharp late-day reset that left investors asking the same question they’ve been asking all month: is this just volatility, or is the market repricing the story again? By the closing bell, IREN stock ended at $33.78, down about 7.7% on the day, after touching an intraday low near $33.61 on heavy volume. In extended-hours trading, shares stabilized and ticked modestly higher to about $33.94 as of roughly 7:40 p.m. ET—hardly a “reversal,” but enough to suggest dip-buying interest while traders reposition ahead of Thursday’s data-heavy premarket window. MarketBeat+1 Below
18 December 2025
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Accenture (ACN) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Market Opens Tomorrow

Accenture (ACN) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Market Opens Tomorrow

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) ended Wednesday’s session modestly higher and ticked up again in after-hours trading as investors position for a major catalyst: Accenture’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings, due before the opening bell on Thursday, Dec. 18. StockAnalysis+1 After the bell, trading action remained orderly—typical for an earnings-eve setup—yet the story is bigger than tonight’s tape. The market is heading into tomorrow with three questions at the center of the Accenture narrative: bookings momentum, AI monetization, and guidance credibility. Accenture stock price after the bell: the numbers traders are watching tonight That “quietly higher” finish stands out because broader U.S.
18 December 2025
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Exxon Mobil stock price just tagged a new high — what could move XOM when markets reopen

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:50 EST — Market closed. Exxon Mobil shares ended Friday up 2.03% at $149.05, notching a fresh 52-week high as energy stocks tracked a broad U.S. equity rally into the weekend. (MarketWatch) The setup for next week looks less tidy. Oil has been swinging on U.S.-Iran headlines, and that tends to spill straight into big integrated names like Exxon. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel on Friday while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. benchmark, finished at $63.55. “We keep going back and forth on this Iran situation,” said John Kilduff, a partner at
Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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