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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) News & Outlook on Dec. 21, 2025: Board Lot Reform, AI IPO Wave, and 2026 Forecasts

Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) News & Outlook on Dec. 21, 2025: Board Lot Reform, AI IPO Wave, and 2026 Forecasts

HONG KONG — Dec. 21, 2025 — The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is heading into 2026 with a mix of momentum and methodical housekeeping: headline-grabbing IPO candidates (from AI unicorns to crypto), big-ticket rule changes that kick in on New Year’s Day, and a market-structure overhaul aimed at making everyday trading less awkward for ordinary investors. EY+4TradingView+4Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing+4 At the center is HKEX’s two-track strategy: keep Hong Kong the preferred offshore listing venue for mainland heavyweights, while also tightening the nuts and bolts of how the market functions—public float visibility, board lot accessibility, and IPO process quality.
21 December 2025
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec 21, 2025): ChiNext Resilience, Index Reshuffle Toward AI, and 2026 Forecasts Investors Are Watching

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec 21, 2025): ChiNext Resilience, Index Reshuffle Toward AI, and 2026 Forecasts Investors Are Watching

As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) is heading into the final full trading week of the year with a familiar mix of forces tugging at sentiment: a tech-heavy market structure that can move fast, a property sector that refuses to stop making headlines, and a policy backdrop where investors are scanning for signals rather than fireworks. Because Chinese mainland markets are closed on weekends, the freshest pricing snapshot comes from Friday’s close (Dec. 19). The Shenzhen Component Index finished at 13,140.21 and the ChiNext Index—often described as China’s “Nasdaq-style” board—closed at 3,122.24, with combined Shanghai-Shenzhen
21 December 2025
Shanghai Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): Shanghai Composite Near 3,900 as Policy Watch Meets STAR Market AI-IPO Boom

Shanghai Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): Shanghai Composite Near 3,900 as Policy Watch Meets STAR Market AI-IPO Boom

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) heads into the final full trading stretch of 2025 with two stories unfolding at once: a steadier, policy-sensitive main board and a turbo-charged STAR Market where “hard tech” listings—especially AI chipmakers—are setting the tone for risk appetite. As of Sunday, Dec. 21 (when the mainland market is closed), the latest official close for the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index is Friday’s session, when it rose 0.36% to 3,890.45. Xinhua News Shanghai Composite ends the week flat, with investors waiting for fresh signals Friday’s uptick helped steady the market after choppy trading earlier in the week. Reuters’
21 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): Nikkei 225 Futures Jump After BOJ Hike as IPOs, New TOPIX Indices and AI Tools Shape 2026

Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): Nikkei 225 Futures Jump After BOJ Hike as IPOs, New TOPIX Indices and AI Tools Shape 2026

TOKYO — As Japan heads into the final full week of trading before year-end holidays, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is balancing three big forces at once: a higher-rate era after the Bank of Japan’s latest hike, fresh volatility tied to global AI enthusiasm (and occasional panic), and a steady drumbeat of market-structure changes—from IPO mechanics to new indices and AI-powered disclosure search. With Tokyo markets closed over the weekend, traders are using futures, FX, and bond moves to game out Monday’s open. One early clue: yen-denominated Nikkei 225 futures were last marked around 50,375 as of Sunday, Dec. 21
21 December 2025
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London Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): FTSE 100 Near Record, IPO Pipeline Signals a 2026 Test, and LSEG Leans Into AI

London Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): FTSE 100 Near Record, IPO Pipeline Signals a 2026 Test, and LSEG Leans Into AI

LONDON — Dec. 21, 2025 — The London Stock Exchange is heading into the final stretch of the year with a split-screen story that’s become very “2025”: the FTSE 100 is flirting with landmark levels after a strong year, while the city’s IPO pipeline is still trying to prove it can outrun the gravitational pull of New York. A fresh wave of UK market reforms—from a stamp duty holiday for new listings to a long-promised equities “consolidated tape”—is meant to make London feel more liquid, more competitive, and less bureaucratic. Reuters+3Reuters+3Reuters+3 At the same time, the London Stock Exchange’s owner—London
21 December 2025
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NASDAQ Today (Dec. 21, 2025): Nasdaq Composite Near 23,300 Ahead of Nasdaq-100 Rebalance, Fed Signals, and Nasdaq’s 23-Hour Trading Proposal

NASDAQ Today (Dec. 21, 2025): Nasdaq Composite Near 23,300 Ahead of Nasdaq-100 Rebalance, Fed Signals, and Nasdaq’s 23-Hour Trading Proposal

The Nasdaq is heading into Christmas week with a familiar late-December cocktail: holiday-thin liquidity, a “Santa Claus rally” watch, and the kind of tech-led price action that can look calm in the headline… right up until it isn’t. By the last close before the weekend, the Nasdaq Composite finished at 23,307.62, up 1.31% on Friday as large-cap tech rebounded, capping a week that still managed a gain despite early turbulence. Reuters That rebound matters because it re-centers attention on two things Nasdaq traders obsess over in late December: seasonality and rates. This year, both themes come with plot twists—starting with
21 December 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Hits Record Close After $816M Space Force Deal as Electron Wraps 2025 With 21 Successful Launches

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Hits Record Close After $816M Space Force Deal as Electron Wraps 2025 With 21 Successful Launches

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock is back in the spotlight as of Sunday, December 21, 2025, following a rapid-fire stretch of catalysts that tied together two things Wall Street loves: defense dollars and operational execution. The company’s shares surged to a record close of $70.52 on Friday, December 19, after news of its largest contract to date, and Rocket Lab then capped the weekend with an announcement that Electron finished 2025 with 21 launches and a 100% mission success rate. MarketWatch+1 The result is a stock story with multiple layers: a major government satellite award, proof-of-pace in launch cadence,
21 December 2025
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Micron Technology (MU) Stock News and Forecasts on Dec. 21, 2025: Record Earnings, HBM “Sold Out,” and Wall Street’s New Price Targets

Micron Technology (MU) Stock News and Forecasts on Dec. 21, 2025: Record Earnings, HBM “Sold Out,” and Wall Street’s New Price Targets

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is heading into the final full week of 2025 with fresh momentum—and not the subtle kind. After a blockbuster fiscal first-quarter report and an even louder outlook for the February quarter, Micron stock closed at $265.92 on the latest available tape, capping a sharp, AI-fueled run that has put memory chips back at the center of the semiconductor narrative. Reuters The immediate catalyst is simple: Micron just printed record results and guided to another step-change higher. The deeper catalyst is more structural—and more controversial. Management and multiple analysts are increasingly framing the current environment as
21 December 2025
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GlobalFoundries Stock (GFS) Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and the 2026 Setup (Dec. 21, 2025)

GlobalFoundries Stock (GFS) Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and the 2026 Setup (Dec. 21, 2025)

December 21, 2025 — GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) stock is heading into the final stretch of the year with a familiar investor question hanging in the air: is this “boring but essential” chipmaker quietly building a better growth engine—or just treading water while the AI boom happens elsewhere? As of the latest available trade (markets are closed today, Sunday), GFS last traded around $36.63 with heavy recent volume, putting it near the middle of its 52-week range and keeping the company squarely in “watchlist” territory for investors who want semiconductor exposure outside the bleeding-edge race. Nasdaq+1 What makes this week interesting
21 December 2025
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals RXRX Stock News and Forecasts on December 21 2025

Recursion Pharmaceuticals RXRX Stock News and Forecasts on December 21 2025

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock (NASDAQ: RXRX) heads into the week of December 21, 2025 with investors focused on one thing above all: whether newly released clinical data can turn Recursion’s long-running “AI drug discovery” promise into a credible, repeatable pipeline story that ultimately becomes commercial revenue. The near-term backdrop is noisy. RXRX has been highly volatile for years, and even now the share price sits far below its prior highs, a reality that shapes how every catalyst is interpreted. The Motley Fool Below is a roundup of the key RXRX stock news, fresh filings, analyst forecasts, and the most cited
21 December 2025
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CoreWeave Stock (CRWV) News and Forecasts on Dec. 21, 2025: Citi’s “Buy” Call, DOE Genesis Mission, and the 2026 Outlook

CoreWeave Stock (CRWV) News and Forecasts on Dec. 21, 2025: Citi’s “Buy” Call, DOE Genesis Mission, and the 2026 Outlook

CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV) closed Friday at $83.00, up about 22.6% on the session, after Citigroup resumed coverage with a Buy rating—but paired it with a “High Risk” label and a reduced price target that still implies meaningful upside from recent levels. Finviz+2Barron’s+2 The rally comes after a bruising second half of 2025. CoreWeave’s shares have been highly volatile since the company’s March public listing, and the stock has at times traded far below its mid-year highs as investors wrestle with a familiar AI-infrastructure paradox: demand looks enormous, but the buildout is capital-intensive, debt-heavy, and execution-sensitive. CoreWeave+2Barron’s+2 Below is the
21 December 2025
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Apple Stock (AAPL) News and Forecasts for Dec. 21, 2025: App Store Rule Shifts, AI Catalysts, and Wall Street Price Targets

Apple Stock (AAPL) News and Forecasts for Dec. 21, 2025: App Store Rule Shifts, AI Catalysts, and Wall Street Price Targets

As Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) heads into the final stretch of 2025, the stock is sitting close to record territory — but the story powering investor attention right now is bigger than “another strong iPhone cycle.” As of Dec. 21, 2025 (a Sunday, with U.S. markets closed), Apple shares were hovering around $273.67, below a 52-week high near $288.62. Investing.com Three forces are colliding around Apple stock into year-end: Below is what’s new, what Wall Street is forecasting, and what investors are watching next. Apple stock price today: where AAPL stands on Dec. 21, 2025 With markets closed for the
21 December 2025
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Pfizer Stock (PFE) News Today: 2026 Guidance, Analyst Forecasts, Dividend Outlook, and Pipeline Catalysts (Updated Dec. 21, 2025)

Pfizer Stock (PFE) News Today: 2026 Guidance, Analyst Forecasts, Dividend Outlook, and Pipeline Catalysts (Updated Dec. 21, 2025)

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is heading into 2026 with a familiar mix of strengths and stress fractures: a fortress-scale commercial footprint and one of Big Pharma’s deepest development machines—paired with fading COVID-era revenue, looming loss-of-exclusivity headwinds, and heightened political pressure on U.S. drug pricing. As of the most recent close (Friday, Dec. 19), Pfizer stock finished around $25.19, leaving shares squarely in the “mid‑$20s” range where they’ve been pinned for much of the post-pandemic reset. MarketBeat+1 What changed in December—and why investors are still arguing about Pfizer stock—comes down to three big storylines: Below is a comprehensive, up-to-date roundup of
21 December 2025
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Ferrovial SE Stock (NASDAQ: FER) Outlook: Nasdaq-100 Entry, €800 Million Buyback and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 21, 2025)

Ferrovial SE Stock (NASDAQ: FER) Outlook: Nasdaq-100 Entry, €800 Million Buyback and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 21, 2025)

Ferrovial SE stock is heading into a potentially volatile—and headline-heavy—week. The infrastructure group is set to join the Nasdaq-100 before the U.S. market opens on Monday, December 22, 2025, becoming the first IBEX 35 constituent to do so, while also rolling out a fresh €800 million share repurchase program and paying an additional holiday-season cash dividend. Cinco Días+3Reuters+3Nasdaq+3 For investors, the near-term question is simple: are these catalysts still “fuel,” or mostly “fireworks” after a big 2025 rally? The longer-term question is harder and more interesting: can Ferrovial keep compounding value from its North American toll-road portfolio and airport pipeline
21 December 2025
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Tesla Stock (TSLA) News on Dec. 21, 2025: Musk Pay Package Restored, Robotaxi Hiring Accelerates, and Wall Street Forecasts Split

Tesla Stock (TSLA) News on Dec. 21, 2025: Musk Pay Package Restored, Robotaxi Hiring Accelerates, and Wall Street Forecasts Split

Updated: December 21, 2025 Tesla, Inc. stock is closing out the week near the top of its 52‑week range, but the story driving TSLA isn’t a simple “EV demand up or down” headline anymore. Instead, the market is weighing a high-stakes mix of governance, robotaxi execution, and regulatory friction—with analysts increasingly treating Tesla as an autonomy-and-robotics bet that still has to pay its bills with car sales. As of the most recent close, Tesla shares were around $481, with recent trading stretching from the mid‑$470s up toward the $490 area. Investing.com Below is a full roundup of the major Tesla
21 December 2025
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Netflix Stock (NFLX) News Today — Dec. 21, 2025: Warner Bros. Deal Battle, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Watch Next

Netflix Stock (NFLX) News Today — Dec. 21, 2025: Warner Bros. Deal Battle, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Watch Next

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is ending 2025 with a rare mix of big-company stability and big-company drama: strong operating momentum, a fast-growing advertising business, and a headline-grabbing push to acquire major Warner Bros. Discovery assets—while analysts argue over whether the stock is a “buy-the-dip” setup or a value trap in disguise. As of Dec. 21, 2025 (Sunday, with U.S. markets closed), Netflix stock last traded around $94.39 per share, reflecting the company’s recent 10-for-1 stock split and putting Netflix at roughly $431 billion in market value. StockAnalysis+1 Below is the complete, up-to-date picture of today’s NFLX news, the latest forecasts
21 December 2025
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Intel Stock (INTC) Today: Nvidia’s $5B Investment Clearance, High-NA EUV Milestone, and Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook

Intel Stock (INTC) Today: Nvidia’s $5B Investment Clearance, High-NA EUV Milestone, and Wall Street’s 2026 Outlook

December 21, 2025 — Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) heads into the final stretch of the year with a familiar mix of catalysts and complications: a high-profile Nvidia investment that just cleared U.S. antitrust review, a tangible manufacturing milestone tied to Intel’s next process node, and a fresh reminder that geopolitics can move faster than semiconductor roadmaps. Reuters+2Tom’s Hardware+2 Intel shares last closed at $36.82 on Friday, Dec. 19, up 1.49% on the day—though still well below the $44.02 52-week high reached earlier this month. MarketWatch+2MarketBeat+2 Below is a full rundown of the most consequential Intel stock news, forecasts, and analysis
21 December 2025
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Denison Mines Corp Stock (DNN): Latest News, Forecasts and Catalysts as Wheeler River Permitting Nears the Finish Line (21.12.2025)

Denison Mines Corp Stock (DNN): Latest News, Forecasts and Catalysts as Wheeler River Permitting Nears the Finish Line (21.12.2025)

Denison Mines Corp. (NYSE American: DNN; TSX: DML) is ending 2025 with the kind of news flow uranium investors love: new joint ventures near its flagship asset, fresh Indigenous benefit agreements, and a federal public-hearing process that’s moving toward a decision. As of the most recent U.S. market close (Friday, December 19, 2025), Denison’s U.S.-listed shares finished at $2.74, up about 6.6% on the day, with trading volume around 79 million shares—an unusually loud signal that investors were paying attention. Nasdaq Below is a detailed, publication-ready rundown of today’s (21.12.2025) Denison Mines stock story, pulling together the current news, the
21 December 2025
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Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) Stock: Fusion Merger Shockwave, Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 21, 2025

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) Stock: Fusion Merger Shockwave, Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 21, 2025

Dec. 21, 2025 — Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ: DJT) is heading into the new week with a very different narrative than it had just days ago: the Truth Social parent has agreed to merge with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies in an all‑stock deal valued at more than $6 billion—a pivot that immediately jolted the stock out of a bruising 2025. Reuters+1 Markets are closed today (Sunday), but the most recent pricing shows how dramatic the reaction has been: DJT last traded around $16.09, after two consecutive high‑volume sessions that saw the stock surge from the low‑$10
21 December 2025
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Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) Stock: Dividend Returns, Record 2025 Results, and the 2026 Outlook Driving New Bullish Forecasts (Dec. 21, 2025)

Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) Stock: Dividend Returns, Record 2025 Results, and the 2026 Outlook Driving New Bullish Forecasts (Dec. 21, 2025)

Carnival Corporation & plc stock is heading into the final full trading week before Christmas with a rare trifecta of investor-friendly headlines: a sharply higher share price after a big earnings beat, the reinstatement of a quarterly dividend for the first time since the pandemic-era suspension, and a proposal to simplify its long-standing dual-listed company structure into a single NYSE-listed entity. Reuters+2Carnival Corporation+2 As of this weekend (Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025), Carnival’s primary U.S. listing (NYSE: CCL) is sitting around $31.12, with Carnival plc’s ADR (NYSE: CUK) around $30.96—reflecting Friday’s outsized move and leaving the stock near recent highs. The
21 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

China Construction Bank Class A stock ticks up at Friday close as China data looms

China Construction Bank Class A stock ticks up at Friday close as China data looms

7 February 2026
China Construction Bank Class A shares closed up 0.11% at 8.84 yuan in Shanghai on Friday, with around 100 million shares traded. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.25%. Investors are watching for January inflation data on Feb. 11 and credit figures on Feb. 13 for policy signals. Premier Li Qiang called for early fiscal support to meet economic targets, state media reported.
PetroChina Class A stock rises with oil rebound — what 601857 traders watch next week

PetroChina Class A stock rises with oil rebound — what 601857 traders watch next week

7 February 2026
PetroChina A-shares rose 2.3% to 10.77 yuan Friday, outperforming the Shanghai Composite, which fell 0.25%. Crude prices rebounded, with Brent settling at $68.05 a barrel, as traders tracked U.S.-Iran talks and new EU sanctions proposals. About 198.5 million PetroChina shares traded in the session. Investors await the company’s next earnings report later this quarter.
Morgan Stanley stock price bounces after three-day slide; what to watch before Monday

Morgan Stanley stock price bounces after three-day slide; what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Morgan Stanley shares rose 2.34% to $179.96 Friday, snapping a three-day slide as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. About 9.1 million MS shares traded hands. The rebound followed Thursday’s 2.35% drop and came amid renewed rate-cut speculation and surging AI spending. Morgan Stanley remains 6.6% below its January high.
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