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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.

Amazon Stock After Hours (12/12/2025): AMZN Closes Lower—Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Amazon Stock After Hours (12/12/2025): AMZN Closes Lower—Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) ended Friday’s session in the red, then steadied in post-market trading—typical behavior in a market that spent the day re-pricing “big tech” risk amid fresh debate about the payoff from massive AI and data-center spending. After the closing bell (as of 4:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 12, 2025), AMZN traded at $226.40, up $0.21 (+0.09%) versus the regular-session close of $226.19. Public That after-hours uptick comes after a weaker regular session: AMZN finished down about 1.78% on the day (vs. Thursday’s $230.28 close), with the stock moving between roughly $225 and $230 during Friday’s session. Public+1
12 December 2025
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AMD Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Why Shares Fell, What’s Happening After the Bell, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

AMD Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Why Shares Fell, What’s Happening After the Bell, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

AMD stock slid Friday as semiconductor and AI-linked names sold off on Broadcom- and Oracle-driven “AI profitability” worries. Here’s the after-hours read and the key weekend catalysts. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) finished Friday, December 12, 2025 with a sharp decline during regular trading—and then went essentially flat in early after-hours trading. The key point for investors: the move looked driven far more by sector sentiment than by a new AMD-specific headline. That sector sentiment turned quickly on Friday as investors digested (1) Broadcom’s post-earnings reaction and commentary around AI economics and margins, (2) lingering worries about how fast
12 December 2025
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Microsoft Stock (MSFT) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Microsoft Stock (MSFT) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) ended the week under pressure alongside the broader tech sector, then steadied in early after-hours trading as investors weighed a fresh round of “AI trade” jitters against a rapid stream of Microsoft-and-OpenAI product updates. Below is a comprehensive, publication-ready briefing of the most market-relevant MSFT headlines, forecasts, and analyst-style takeaways circulating on Dec. 12, 2025—plus a practical checklist of what to watch next. MSFT after the bell (Dec. 12, 2025): price action recap Microsoft shares closed at $478.37 in regular trading on Friday, down $5.10 (-1.05%) on the day. In the first minutes after the closing
12 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Closing Price, Fresh AI & Regulatory Headlines, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Meta Platforms (META) Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Closing Price, Fresh AI & Regulatory Headlines, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Updated: Friday, December 12, 2025 (post-close)Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) ended the Friday session lower, then ticked modestly higher in early after-hours trading as investors weighed a renewed pullback in “AI trade” sentiment against a growing stack of Meta-specific catalysts—ranging from potential shifts in its AI monetization strategy to ongoing regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe. Reuters+3StockAnalysis+3Reuters+3 One important calendar note up front: U.S. stock markets do not open on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Nasdaq’s regular trading session runs Monday through Friday (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET), so the “next market open” for META is Monday, December 15,
12 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Palantir (PLTR) Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) ended Friday, December 12, 2025, under pressure as the broader “AI trade” cooled off across U.S. tech, even while Palantir-specific headlines (including a closely watched legal fight involving rival startup Percepta AI) remained in focus. Financial Times+1 Below is a detailed, publication-ready breakdown of PLTR’s after-the-bell setup, the most important news and analysis dated Dec. 12, 2025, and the key items to monitor before the next regular U.S. trading session. PLTR after the bell: where Palantir stock stands on Dec. 12, 2025 Palantir shares finished the regular session around the mid-$183 area, down roughly 2%
12 December 2025
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Apple Stock After Hours (AAPL) on Dec. 12, 2025: What to Know Before the Next U.S. Market Open

Apple Stock After Hours (AAPL) on Dec. 12, 2025: What to Know Before the Next U.S. Market Open

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ended Friday’s session showing relative resilience as Wall Street rotated out of high-flying tech names amid renewed “AI bubble” jitters and rising Treasury yields. The main Apple-specific headlines were legal and regulatory: a federal appeals court decision tied to Epic Games and fresh antitrust scrutiny in Switzerland focused on iPhone NFC access and Apple Pay competition. 9to5Mac+3Public+3Reuters+3 Apple stock “after the bell” on December 12, 2025 As of 4:30 p.m. ET, Apple was down a penny in after-hours trading: $278.26, versus a regular-session close of $278.28. After-hours trading ranged from $278.17 to $278.40. Public That near-flat
12 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) After Hours Dec. 12, 2025: OpenAI Data Center Headlines, AI Spending Scrutiny, and What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Oracle Stock (ORCL) After Hours Dec. 12, 2025: OpenAI Data Center Headlines, AI Spending Scrutiny, and What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Oracle Corporation stock closed sharply lower on Friday, December 12, 2025, as fresh headlines about OpenAI-related data center timelines reignited investor anxiety around Oracle’s fast-growing—but capital-intensive—AI cloud buildout. ORCL ended the regular session around $189.8 (down ~4.5%) and traded near $189.6 in early after-hours. StockAnalysis While a report suggested Oracle had pushed some OpenAI data center completion dates out to 2028, Oracle denied any delays “required to meet” contractual commitments—yet the market’s reaction underscored how sensitive the stock has become to any signal of bottlenecks, construction constraints, or “returns timeline” slippage in the AI infrastructure race. Reuters Important calendar note:December
12 December 2025
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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 12, 2025: Why Shares Slid, What Analysts Are Forecasting, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 12, 2025: Why Shares Slid, What Analysts Are Forecasting, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) ended Friday, December 12, 2025, sharply lower after investors digested the company’s latest earnings and—more importantly—its warning that booming AI-related sales could pressure margins. At the close, AVGO finished around $359, and in early extended trading it hovered near $360 with only a small move after the bell. MarketBeat+1 One important calendar note up front: December 13, 2025 is a Saturday, and U.S. stock markets are not open for a regular session. The “before the market open” focus therefore shifts to the next regular session on Monday, December 15, 2025 (and any weekend headlines or analyst
12 December 2025
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Tesla Stock (TSLA) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: Shares Hold Near $459 as Demand Data, Incentives, and Analyst Forecasts Collide Ahead of the Next Open

Tesla Stock (TSLA) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: Shares Hold Near $459 as Demand Data, Incentives, and Analyst Forecasts Collide Ahead of the Next Open

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) ended Friday, December 12, 2025, on a strong note in regular trading—and then barely budged in early after-hours action. TSLA closed at $459.16, up 2.746%, and traded around $458.85 shortly after the bell (about 4:09 p.m. ET), down a fraction from the close. ChartExchange That price action arrived in the middle of a noisy news cycle: fresh U.S. demand data pointing to a November slowdown, aggressive year-end incentives, a broader macro/policy overhang for EVs, and a market still split on how much of Tesla’s valuation is “car company” versus “AI/robotaxi platform.” Below is what moved TSLA
12 December 2025
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NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: What Moved Shares After the Bell and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: What Moved Shares After the Bell and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) ended Friday’s session sharply lower, then traded essentially flat in extended hours—capping a volatile week for “AI trade” bellwethers as investors weighed fresh concerns about returns on massive AI spending against new headlines tied to China demand for Nvidia’s advanced chips. After the bell on 12/12/2025, NVDA closed at $174.99 (-3.28%) and was $175.03 (+0.01%) in after-hours trading around 4:05 p.m. ET. The day’s range was roughly $174.62 to $182.82, with about 154.55 million shares traded. Investing.com NVDA after-hours: the quick recap (12/12/2025) Friday’s trading action in Nvidia can be summed up in two lines: That
12 December 2025
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Gilman Scholarship 2025: Fordham, Pitt and Richmond Students Earn U.S. State Department Study Abroad Awards

Gilman Scholarship 2025: Fordham, Pitt and Richmond Students Earn U.S. State Department Study Abroad Awards

Dec. 12, 2025 — A new wave of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship announcements is landing on U.S. campuses as students learn the outcome of the October 2025 application cycle. From New York City to Pittsburgh to Virginia, universities are spotlighting recipients who will use the funding to study across Europe, Africa, and Asia—often in programs that would be financially out of reach without support tied to federal financial aid eligibility. news+3Gilman Scholarship+3Fordham Now+3 The Gilman Program—run on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education—supports U.S. undergraduates with high financial need to
12 December 2025
France Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak: Farmers Block Roads as Mass Cattle Culls Expand in Occitanie

France Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak: Farmers Block Roads as Mass Cattle Culls Expand in Occitanie

France’s battle against lumpy skin disease—a fast-spreading viral infection that affects cattle but does not infect humans—took a dramatic turn on Friday, December 12, 2025, as police clashed with farmers trying to prevent the slaughter of entire herds and tractor convoys blocked major roads across the southwest. The Connexion+2Le Monde.fr+2 At the center of the tension is a government “stamping-out” strategy: when a single case is detected in a herd, authorities can order the culling of all animals on the farm to stop the disease from spreading and to protect export markets. Farmers’ unions say the approach is economically devastating,
12 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Macquarie Group shares fell 2.17% to A$207.83 Friday, marking a third straight decline as the ASX 200 slid 2%. Australia’s regulator trimmed liquidity requirements for Macquarie Bank after improvements in controls. Macquarie Asset Management announced two UK utility deals, including full ownership of Last Mile Infrastructure and the purchase of Energy Assets Group. Investors await Tuesday’s operational briefing.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 1:12 AM EST Crude Oil Prices Rise on Dollar Weakness, Geopolitical Tensions February 7, 2026, 12:52 AM EST. Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East. March WTI crude gained 0.41%, rebounding from early losses, while gasoline prices rose 1.38%. Doubts over a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal loom after reports of Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment, raising the risk of military action and potential disruption of vital shipping routes. Additionally, a surge in U.S. consumer
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
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