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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Coupang stock pops in premarket after $1.18 billion voucher plan tied to data leak

Coupang stock pops in premarket after $1.18 billion voucher plan tied to data leak

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 04:08 ET — Premarket Coupang Inc shares rose 3.1% to $25.03 in premarket trading on Monday after the U.S.-listed South Korean e-commerce company detailed a 1.69 trillion won ($1.18 billion) compensation package following a major customer data leak. StockAnalysis+2Reuters+2 The move matters because the plan puts a price tag on an incident that has already drawn political backlash and could still bring regulatory penalties, adding a fresh overhang for investors heading into the week. Reuters+1 South Korea’s parliament is set to hold two days of hearings on Coupang starting Tuesday, keeping the company’s response in
29 December 2025
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PSLV slides in premarket as silver retreats from $80-plus record

PSLV slides in premarket as silver retreats from $80-plus record

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 04:11 ET — Premarket Sprott Physical Silver Trust fell 4.8% in premarket trading on Monday to $24.80, trimming part of Friday’s surge as silver prices pulled back from fresh highs. StockAnalysis+1 The trust is a go-to vehicle for investors seeking liquid exposure to silver at a moment when the metal’s rally has turned volatile, whipped by shifting views on U.S. rates and haven demand. Reuters+1 That matters now because silver’s late-year spike has drawn momentum buying into metal-linked funds, and even small changes in the macro narrative are triggering sharp reversals ahead of the U.S.
29 December 2025
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Zeta Global stock slips in premarket after an 8% holiday rally — traders eye whether $20 holds

Zeta Global stock slips in premarket after an 8% holiday rally — traders eye whether $20 holds

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 04:06 ET — Premarket Zeta Global Holdings Corp shares were down 0.97% at $20.50 in premarket trading on Monday, after ending Friday at $20.70. Google The pullback matters because the stock’s late-week surge pushed it back above the $20 level into year-end, a period when trading can become jumpy as liquidity thins and derivatives roll off. Trefis With the regular session still ahead, traders are weighing whether the move was a one-off squeeze or the start of more sustained buying. Trefis On Friday, Zeta gained 8.32% to close at $20.70, after swinging between $18.86 and
29 December 2025
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Netflix stock holds near $95 as year-end week, Warner deal scrutiny come into focus

Netflix stock holds near $95 as year-end week, Warner deal scrutiny come into focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:57 ET — Market closed Netflix shares ended Friday up 0.9% at $94.47, edging higher in thin post-holiday trade. The stock outperformed a flat U.S. market heading into the final trading week of 2025. Reuters The move matters now because equities are near record peaks and investors are eyeing whether a year-end rally has enough fuel to extend into early January. The S&P 500 is hovering about 1% below the 7,000 level, a milestone many traders have been watching as a sentiment marker. Reuters For Netflix, the immediate backdrop remains its planned purchase of Warner
29 December 2025
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Nike stock near $61 as UBS urges patience going into Fed minutes and year-end trading

Nike stock near $61 as UBS urges patience going into Fed minutes and year-end trading

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:49 ET — Market closed Nike (NKE) shares will be in focus when U.S. trading resumes later Monday after UBS reiterated a Neutral stance on the sportswear maker, pointing to improving brand indicators but a longer turnaround timeline. The stock last closed up 1.6% at $60.93 on Friday. TipRanks+1 The timing matters because Nike is still trying to steady investor confidence after its mid-December earnings report flagged margin pressure from tariffs and discounting, alongside another sharp fall in China sales. Reuters The note also lands in the final three trading sessions of 2025, when light
29 December 2025
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Ford stock hovers near a 52-week high as battery-deal fallout tests its EV pivot

Ford stock hovers near a 52-week high as battery-deal fallout tests its EV pivot

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:53 ET — Market closed Ford Motor shares were last down about 0.4% at $13.31, as investors headed into the final trading days of the year weighing fresh signs of stress across the electric-vehicle supply chain. Reuters The latest battery-contract cancellations matter for Ford because they land just as the automaker rewrites its EV playbook, after booking a $19.5 billion charge and scrapping several battery-only programs. Reuters+1 Investors are watching whether Ford’s pivot toward gasoline and hybrid models can protect margins as demand for fully electric cars cools and U.S. policy has reduced support for
29 December 2025
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Palantir stock watch: Fed minutes and year-end flows loom after Friday slide

Palantir stock watch: Fed minutes and year-end flows loom after Friday slide

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:19 ET — Market closed Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O) shares finished down 2.81% on Friday at $188.71, heading into the final trading days of the year on the back foot. Investing.com The pullback comes as investors navigate a holiday-thinned market where year-end portfolio adjustments can exaggerate moves, especially in high-momentum technology names. Reuters That matters for Palantir because the stock has been a popular proxy for the “AI” trade — shorthand for artificial intelligence software that learns from data to automate tasks and speed decisions — leaving it sensitive to swings in rate expectations and risk
29 December 2025
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Silver’s $80 whiplash puts Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) in focus before U.S. trading resumes

Silver’s $80 whiplash puts Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) in focus before U.S. trading resumes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:35 ET — Market closed Sprott Physical Silver Trust surged in the last U.S. session, closing Friday up about 8.7% at $26.04 as silver’s rally pushed the metal into fresh record territory. Sprott+1 The trust is a popular proxy for silver in stock portfolios, and the metal’s violent swings are forcing investors to reassess how much upside is left after a breakout above $80 an ounce. Reuters+1 The timing matters because silver has become one of the standout trades of 2025, and year-end positioning has amplified price moves across precious metals as traders weigh geopolitics
29 December 2025
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NuScale stock slides as dilution fears linger ahead of Monday’s open

NuScale stock slides as dilution fears linger ahead of Monday’s open

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:22 ET — Market closed NuScale Power Corporation shares closed down 7.7% on Friday at $14.85, extending a slide that has kept investors focused on potential dilution from future share issuance. The move comes after NuScale disclosed that stockholders approved an amendment to double the company’s authorized Class A common shares to 662 million from 332 million at a Dec. 16 special meeting. SEC Authorized shares are the maximum number of shares a company is allowed to issue under its charter. Investors often watch authorized-share increases because they can pave the way for new stock
29 December 2025
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SoFi stock drifts lower into year-end as analysts weigh $1.5 billion share sale

SoFi stock drifts lower into year-end as analysts weigh $1.5 billion share sale

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:30 ET — Market closed SoFi Technologies (SOFI.O) shares last closed down 1.6% at $27.07 on Friday, as the fintech heads into the final week of the year with its stock hovering near the price of a recent share sale. The stock’s positioning matters now because SoFi is still digesting a $1.5 billion equity offering that added new shares to the market — a dilution risk, since issuing stock can reduce existing shareholders’ stake if profits don’t rise fast enough. SEC+1 Wall Street is split on whether the capital raise gives SoFi more room to
29 December 2025
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Rocket Lab stock tumbles after record run — here’s what investors are watching

Rocket Lab stock tumbles after record run — here’s what investors are watching

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:36 ET — Market closed Rocket Lab Corp shares slid 8.46% on Friday to close at $70.65, paring gains after the space company surged to record highs earlier in the holiday-shortened week. Yahoo Finance+1 The move matters because Rocket Lab’s stock has become a momentum favorite into year-end, buoyed by defense-related contract wins and a faster launch cadence, leaving investors sensitive to any sign of profit-taking or shifting risk appetite. SEC+1 Friday’s retreat came after the stock touched $79.83 on Dec. 24, according to price data, as traders reassessed valuations following the recent run-up. Investing.com
29 December 2025
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Warner Bros Discovery stock stuck between Netflix deal value and Paramount’s $30 bid as Jan. 21 deadline nears

Warner Bros Discovery stock stuck between Netflix deal value and Paramount’s $30 bid as Jan. 21 deadline nears

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:21 ET — Market closed Warner Bros. Discovery shares last fell 1.4% to $28.80, leaving the stock wedged between competing takeover prices as investors head into Monday’s session waiting for the next headline in the bidding fight. The gap matters because WBD’s share price has become a running read on whether investors expect a sweeter offer, or whether the company’s board will stick with the deal it has already endorsed. Warner Bros. Discovery IR+1 Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid is structured as a tender offer — a proposal to buy shares directly from shareholders — and
29 December 2025
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Gold slips from record highs as silver cools after $80 surge; India prices stay near Rs 140,000

Gold slips from record highs as silver cools after $80 surge; India prices stay near Rs 140,000

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:21 ET Gold eased from near record highs on Monday and silver retreated after briefly topping $80 an ounce, as investors booked profits after a year-end surge in precious metals. Spot gold was down 1.7% at $4,455.34 per ounce by 0707 GMT, Reuters said. Reuters The pullback follows a historic 2025 rally fuelled by expectations of further U.S. interest-rate cuts and geopolitical tensions. Gold is up 72% so far this year and silver has gained 181%, Reuters said. Reuters Volatile swings at these prices matter for consumer markets such as India, where jewellery demand typically
29 December 2025
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Rigetti drops nearly 9% into year-end as quantum stocks cool — what investors watch next

Rigetti drops nearly 9% into year-end as quantum stocks cool — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:12 ET — Market closed Rigetti Computing shares slid 8.7% on Friday, retreating with other quantum-computing “pure plays” in holiday-thinned trading. The stock closed at $22.38 and was last at $22.44 in extended trading, MarketBeat data showed. MarketBeat The pullback matters now because small-cap, high-beta stocks — shares that tend to swing more than the broader market — can move sharply when volumes are light and year-end positioning kicks in. That dynamic can amplify sector-wide moves even without fresh company news. Reuters+1 Investors are also looking ahead to the final trading days of 2025, when
29 December 2025
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Butter price drop at SuperValu and Centra: own-brand 454g pack falls to €3.39

Butter price drop at SuperValu and Centra: own-brand 454g pack falls to €3.39

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:05 ET Musgrave Group said on Sunday it cut prices on own-brand Irish creamery butter at its SuperValu supermarkets and Centra convenience stores by as much as 15%. The Irish Times+1 The reductions land as Irish grocery bills remain under scrutiny after a year in which staple food costs stayed elevated for many households. TheJournal.ie Ireland’s Central Statistics Office said the average cost of a one-pound (454g) block of butter rose 55 cents in the 12 months to November 2025, to €4.88, TheJournal.ie reported. TheJournal.ie Under Musgrave’s changes, all SuperValu and Centra 454g own-brand butter
29 December 2025
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Coupang stock set for spotlight after $1.18 billion data-leak voucher plan

Coupang stock set for spotlight after $1.18 billion data-leak voucher plan

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:59 ET — Market closed. Coupang Inc said it will hand out vouchers worth 1.69 trillion won ($1.18 billion) to holders of 33.7 million accounts after a data leak, putting the New York-listed stock in focus ahead of U.S. trading later on Monday. Reuters The shares last closed on Friday at $24.27, up 6.45%, and have swung sharply in recent sessions as investors weighed the fallout from the breach. Investing.com The compensation package matters now because it puts a price tag on the incident at a time when South Korean lawmakers are stepping up scrutiny
29 December 2025
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Bitcoin bounces above $89,000 — MARA stock sits near a 52-week low ahead of Fed minutes

Bitcoin bounces above $89,000 — MARA stock sits near a 52-week low ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:05 ET — Market closed MARA Holdings shares last closed down 3.5% at $9.59, hovering near a 52-week low after a late-week slide in crypto-linked stocks. Investing.com The move matters heading into Monday because bitcoin bounced overnight, setting up a fresh test of whether miners can follow when U.S. trading resumes. Bitcoin was up 2.2% at $89,463.23 in early trading, Reuters data showed. Reuters Rate expectations are also back in focus during a thin year-end week, when lighter volumes can amplify swings across risk assets. Minutes from the Fed’s December meeting are due Tuesday. Reuters
29 December 2025
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Intel stock steadies near $36 ahead of Fed minutes as year-end trading looms

Intel stock steadies near $36 ahead of Fed minutes as year-end trading looms

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:06 ET — Market closed. Intel shares were last up 0.1% at $36.20, with U.S. markets closed ahead of the opening bell. The chipmaker is heading into the year’s final stretch with Wall Street near record levels and investors watching whether the rally holds in thin holiday trading. Reuters The immediate focus is the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, due on Tuesday, which investors use to gauge how policymakers see inflation and growth. Reuters The Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 75 basis points — 0.75 percentage point — over its last three meetings of 2025
29 December 2025
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Ambev ADRs jump 2.5% as Brazil inflation data and dividend payout come into view

Ambev ADRs jump 2.5% as Brazil inflation data and dividend payout come into view

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:00 ET — Market closed. Ambev S.A.’s U.S.-listed shares ended Friday up 2.5% at $2.43, extending a late-December rebound ahead of a batch of Brazil data and a scheduled cash payout this week. The move stands out because markets open into the final trading days of the year, when thin liquidity can amplify swings and investors tend to focus on rate expectations and currency moves. Reuters+1 For Ambev, those cross-currents matter: the brewer sells across the Americas and is closely tied to Brazilian demand and inflation, while its ADRs trade in dollars in New York.
29 December 2025
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Bitmine stock: Ether’s weekend bounce, a dividend payday and a share-vote in focus

Bitmine stock: Ether’s weekend bounce, a dividend payday and a share-vote in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:56 ET — Market closed. Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (BMNR) were last at $28.31 late Friday, down $1.05, or 3.6% from the previous close, ahead of Monday’s U.S. session. U.S. stock and bond markets are set to close for the year on Wednesday and remain shut Thursday for New Year’s Day, a stretch that can amplify moves in thin year-end trading. Barron’s Bitmine has become a closely watched proxy for ethereum because it holds the token — called ether — as a core treasury asset, meaning shifts in crypto prices can spill quickly
29 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

XRP price today slips near $1.42 as thin weekend liquidity keeps traders on edge

XRP price today slips near $1.42 as thin weekend liquidity keeps traders on edge

7 February 2026
XRP fell about 5% Saturday to $1.42, extending a 22% weekly drop as thin liquidity and macro jitters drove sharp swings. Bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 after a brief plunge, while ether surged 12%. Ripple outlined plans for an “Institutional DeFi” roadmap, including a new lending protocol and permissioned DEX. The Federal Reserve held rates steady last week, with officials signaling caution on inflation.
Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

7 February 2026
Home Depot shares rose 0.7% to $385.15 Friday, trading between $379.10 and $386.37. Investors await a delayed U.S. jobs report Wednesday and CPI data Friday, both postponed by a brief government shutdown. Home Depot reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 24. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.
JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

7 February 2026
JPMorgan shares rose 3.95% to $322.40 Friday, outpacing other major banks as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The bank recently completed a $3 billion subordinated notes offering. Investors are watching for delayed U.S. jobs data and inflation figures next week, ahead of JPMorgan’s Feb. 23 company update.
AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
AbbVie shares rose 2% to $223.43 Friday, capping a volatile week marked by earnings and drug sales scrutiny. Moody’s upgraded AbbVie’s credit rating to A2, citing strong performance in immunology and neuroscience. Investors remain focused on Skyrizi and Rinvoq growth amid rising competition and recent regulatory filings. Trading volume stayed below average, with the stock still 9% off its 52-week high.
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