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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Netflix Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): NFLX Holds Near $95 as the Warner Bros. Deal, Analyst Targets, and Antitrust Timeline Shape the Outlook

Netflix Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): NFLX Holds Near $95 as the Warner Bros. Deal, Analyst Targets, and Antitrust Timeline Shape the Outlook

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is trading around $94.79 on Thursday, December 18, 2025, keeping investors’ attention locked on one thing above all else: the company’s blockbuster bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Streaming & Studios assets and the fast-escalating counter-moves around it. StockAnalysis With a market capitalization of roughly $433 billion, Netflix is big enough that a deal of this size doesn’t just move the stock on headlines—it reshapes the debate around Netflix’s identity: streamer, studio, ad business, live sports platform, or an all-of-the-above entertainment utility. StockAnalysis Below is a full roundup of the current news (dated Dec. 18, 2025) plus
18 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) Slides on AI Data Center Funding Jitters: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts on Dec. 18, 2025

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Slides on AI Data Center Funding Jitters: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts on Dec. 18, 2025

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is under fresh pressure on December 18, 2025, as investors digest new reporting around the company’s ambitious AI data center buildout—specifically, a high-profile Michigan project linked to OpenAI—and the financing structures that may determine how quickly Oracle can turn its enormous backlog into reported revenue. ORCL shares were trading around $178.46, down roughly 5.4% on the day at the time of the latest market update (13:17 UTC), reflecting renewed concerns about execution timelines, funding partners, and the company’s rapidly rising capital spending needs. Below is a comprehensive, publication-ready roundup of the current Dec. 18, 2025 news
18 December 2025
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MARA Holdings Stock (MARA) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Bitcoin Dip, AI Data Center Pivot, and Analysts’ Price Targets

MARA Holdings Stock (MARA) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Bitcoin Dip, AI Data Center Pivot, and Analysts’ Price Targets

MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) is back in its natural habitat on Thursday, December 18, 2025: a high-volatility tug-of-war between Bitcoin’s mood swings and investors trying to price a company that’s no longer “just” a miner. After a sharp selloff in the prior session, MARA closed Wednesday, Dec. 17 at $9.93 (-7.11%) with heavy trading volume (about 45 million shares), then bounced in early premarket action to around $10.23 (+3.02%) as of 8:57 a.m. ET. StockAnalysis That whiplash isn’t random noise. It reflects a market narrative that’s grown more complicated in 2025: miners are being valued not only as leveraged
18 December 2025
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Kellanova Stock (NYSE: K) on Dec. 18, 2025: Mars Deal Closed, $83.50 Cash-Out, Delisting Details, and What Investors Should Know

Kellanova Stock (NYSE: K) on Dec. 18, 2025: Mars Deal Closed, $83.50 Cash-Out, Delisting Details, and What Investors Should Know

As of December 18, 2025, “Kellanova stock” is no longer behaving like a normal public-company story—because Kellanova is no longer a normal public company. Mars has completed its acquisition of Kellanova, ending Kellanova’s run as a standalone, publicly traded snacks giant. If you owned Kellanova (NYSE: K) heading into the merger’s close, the key headline is simple: your shares were converted into a cash right of $83.50 per share (with limited exceptions like properly exercised appraisal rights). Trading in the stock was halted, and the company initiated the formal steps to remove the shares from exchange listing and ultimately wind
18 December 2025
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Alphabet Stock News & Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025): GOOGL Slides on AI Funding Jitters as Google Pushes TorchTPU, Gemini 3 Flash, and a YouTube Oscars Deal

Alphabet Stock News & Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025): GOOGL Slides on AI Funding Jitters as Google Pushes TorchTPU, Gemini 3 Flash, and a YouTube Oscars Deal

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL / GOOG) is ending 2025 the way only a mega-cap AI empire can: with its stock dipping on market nerves even as the company drops a stack of strategically meaningful announcements. On the tape, Alphabet shares fell about 3.2% in the latest session highlighted in today’s coverage, pressured by a broader tech pullback tied to AI infrastructure spending anxiety—and amplified by a Reuters report that Google is launching an internal initiative to reduce Nvidia’s software “lock-in” advantage by making Google’s TPUs far easier to run with PyTorch. Reuters+1 But if you zoom out from the daily
18 December 2025
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SoFi Stock (SOFI) News Today: SoFiUSD Stablecoin Launch, Recent $1.5B Share Sale, and 2026 Analyst Forecasts

SoFi Stock (SOFI) News Today: SoFiUSD Stablecoin Launch, Recent $1.5B Share Sale, and 2026 Analyst Forecasts

December 18, 2025 — SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) is back in the headlines today after unveiling a new crypto-adjacent product that it says could push the company further into the plumbing of modern finance: a U.S.-dollar stablecoin called SoFiUSD. The announcement lands just weeks after SoFi priced a $1.5 billion common-stock offering—an event that reignited the long-running tug-of-war between “growth funding” and “share dilution” in the SOFI bull vs. bear debate. Below is what’s new on 12/18/2025, what the latest reporting says, and how Wall Street’s current forecasts frame the next 12 months for SoFi stock. SoFi stock price
18 December 2025
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Archer Aviation (ACHR) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): White House Air-Taxi Push, DOT AAM Strategy, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Archer Aviation (ACHR) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): White House Air-Taxi Push, DOT AAM Strategy, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) is having one of those “future is arriving… in paperwork” kind of weeks. On one hand, the U.S. government is putting real structure around advanced air mobility (AAM)—the umbrella term that covers electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), aka “air taxis.” On the other hand, Archer stock remains volatile, because markets don’t price dreams—markets price timelines, certification risk, and cash burn. As of Dec. 18, 2025, the story around Archer Aviation stock is dominated by a policy catalyst with a deadline attached: the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) and the Department of
18 December 2025
Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR) Stock News Today: Analyst Targets, Insider Filings, Bitcoin Link, and the 2026 AI Data Center Outlook (Dec. 18, 2025)

Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR) Stock News Today: Analyst Targets, Insider Filings, Bitcoin Link, and the 2026 AI Data Center Outlook (Dec. 18, 2025)

Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: CIFR) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, as investors weigh two competing forces: short-term crypto-linked volatility and a longer-term pivot into AI / high-performance computing (HPC) data center infrastructure. The stock last marked a $14.39 close (down about 4%), while early extended trading indicated a rebound to roughly $14.95. MarketBeat At the same time, CIFR’s recent trading has been choppy: the shares are down about 23.8% over the past seven days per Simply Wall St’s snapshot. Simply Wall St Here’s what moved the story today—fresh analyst framing, new insider disclosures, updated forecast
18 December 2025
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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Why Shares Fell, New Navy ShipOS Deal, and 2026 Forecasts

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Why Shares Fell, New Navy ShipOS Deal, and 2026 Forecasts

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PLTR) is having one of those very “Palantir” trading sessions: big headlines, bigger opinions, and a stock move that reminds everyone this name doesn’t do boring. As of 13:14 UTC on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, PLTR traded at $177.29, down $10.48 (-5.58%) on the day. The drop lands after a powerful run in 2025. Investor’s Business Daily recently noted Palantir is still up more than 137% year-to-date despite the latest pullback. Investors MarketWatch data also shows just how wide the battlefield has been: a 52-week range of $63.40 to $207.52, underscoring the stock’s tendency to swing
18 December 2025
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Snap Stock (SNAP) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Shares Hold Near $7.50 as Snapchat Launches Quick Cut and Analysts Stay Cautious

Snap Stock (SNAP) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Shares Hold Near $7.50 as Snapchat Launches Quick Cut and Analysts Stay Cautious

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) is starting December 18, 2025 with its stock hovering around the mid-$7 range after a second straight day of gains—an eye-catching move because it came on a broadly negative session for U.S. equities. On Wednesday (Dec. 17), SNAP closed at $7.50, up 1.76%, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.81%. MarketWatch Today’s setup for Snap investors is a familiar mix of “green shoots” and “here be dragons”: new in-app creator tools designed to drive engagement, steady progress in subscriptions and performance ads, and continued Wall Street skepticism reflected in mostly “Hold” ratings—even as many price targets sit
18 December 2025
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Nu Holdings (NU) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Goldman Reaffirms Buy, Nu Asset Launches NLFA11 ETF, and Analysts See Double-Digit Upside

Nu Holdings (NU) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Goldman Reaffirms Buy, Nu Asset Launches NLFA11 ETF, and Analysts See Double-Digit Upside

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU) — better known as the parent company of Nubank — is heading into Thursday, December 18, 2025 with a familiar mix of ingredients that tend to move NU stock: big growth expectations, loud analyst opinions, and a regulatory backdrop in Brazil that keeps evolving. Shares closed Wednesday, Dec. 17 at $15.86, down 2.10%, after a multi-day pullback from early-December highs. Early pre-market data showed the stock ticking slightly higher (around $15.90 in one widely tracked feed), suggesting traders are trying to stabilize momentum after the drop. StockAnalysis So what changed overnight? Not one single headline
18 December 2025
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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock Today: ARK Invest Buys the Dip as BitMine Tops 3.97M ETH — Latest News, Forecasts, and What to Watch (Dec. 18, 2025)

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock Today: ARK Invest Buys the Dip as BitMine Tops 3.97M ETH — Latest News, Forecasts, and What to Watch (Dec. 18, 2025)

LAS VEGAS / NEW YORK — Dec. 18, 2025. BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: BMNR) is back in the spotlight after a fresh wave of “buy-the-dip” activity from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest and another headline-grabbing update on the company’s Ethereum-heavy treasury strategy. The result: a stock that trades less like a traditional miner and more like a high-beta proxy for Ethereum—with governance and execution risk layered on top. Google+1 Key takeaways BMNR stock price check: where BitMine stands on Dec. 18 As of early Dec. 18, Google Finance listed BitMine Immersion Technologies at $29.32, implying a market capitalization around
18 December 2025
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Ford Stock (NYSE: F) Today: EV Strategy Reset, LG Battery Deal Cancellation, and What Analysts Forecast for 2026

Ford Stock (NYSE: F) Today: EV Strategy Reset, LG Battery Deal Cancellation, and What Analysts Forecast for 2026

Ford Motor Company stock is in the spotlight on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, as investors digest a rapid-fire sequence of headlines: the automaker’s sweeping EV strategy overhaul, a $19.5 billion EV-related charge, and fresh confirmation that Ford has terminated a major EV battery-supply agreement with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution. Reuters+2Reuters+2 As of 12:38 UTC (7:38 a.m. ET), Ford stock (F) traded around $13.31, down roughly 2.6% on the session. Behind the day-to-day tape action is a bigger story: Ford is attempting one of the most expensive “course corrections” in the modern auto industry—pulling back from large, unprofitable battery EV
18 December 2025
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Accenture Beats Q1 Revenue Forecast as AI Bookings Hit $2.2 Billion; Standalone AI Reporting to End

Accenture Beats Q1 Revenue Forecast as AI Bookings Hit $2.2 Billion; Standalone AI Reporting to End

NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2025 — Accenture’s latest earnings report offered a clear message to investors tracking the consulting giant’s pivot to artificial intelligence: AI-fueled demand is landing bigger deals and lifting revenue, but the company is also preparing the market for a new reality where “AI work” is no longer a separate category. Accenture reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $18.74 billion, topping analyst expectations and landing at the top end of management’s guidance range for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 2025. The beat was supported by strong new bookings—a forward-looking indicator for future revenue—and accelerating advanced AI activity.
18 December 2025
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Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Today: AI Funding Jitters, Blackwell Demand Signals, and Fresh Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Today: AI Funding Jitters, Blackwell Demand Signals, and Fresh Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is ending 2025 the way it lived it: at the center of a global tug‑of‑war between “AI spend is unstoppable” and “AI spend is expensive.” On December 18, 2025, that tension is showing up in both the tape and the headlines—ranging from shifting data‑center funding narratives and new Blackwell buildouts, to U.S.–China export policy twists, competitive pressure on NVIDIA’s software moat, and a notable insider sale. After a sharp semiconductor-led pullback on Wednesday, NVDA is trying to regain its footing Thursday morning. But investors aren’t just trading a stock—they’re pricing the durability of an AI infrastructure
18 December 2025
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Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Blockade Sends Oil Prices Higher and Puts Maduro Under Fresh Pressure

Trump’s Venezuela Oil Tanker Blockade Sends Oil Prices Higher and Puts Maduro Under Fresh Pressure

Dec. 18, 2025 — A new U.S. move targeting Venezuela’s oil lifeline is rippling far beyond Caracas, jolting energy markets, rattling shipping routes in the Caribbean, and drawing warnings from global powers—including Russia and China—about the risk of escalation. Late this week, President Donald Trump said he is ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers moving into and out of Venezuela, intensifying Washington’s effort to choke off revenue for President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The announcement has already changed tanker behavior near Venezuelan ports and pushed crude prices off recent lows, even as traders debate what the policy
18 December 2025
Opendoor Stock (OPEN) Update Dec. 18, 2025: New President, Warrant Dividend Fallout, and a Wide-Swing Analyst Outlook

Opendoor Stock (OPEN) Update Dec. 18, 2025: New President, Warrant Dividend Fallout, and a Wide-Swing Analyst Outlook

Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) stock is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025—caught between a leadership reshuffle, a complex warrant-dividend structure that still echoes through trading, and a forecast landscape where analyst price targets don’t just disagree… they practically live in different universes. After closing at $6.12 on December 17 (down 9.06% on the day), OPEN was indicated higher in early pre-market trading on December 18, hovering around $6.31 (+3.10% pre-market at the time of that data snapshot). Trading volume has remained elevated, with ~77.1 million shares changing hands on December 17 alone—an unusually heavy tape for
18 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spinoff Details, Activist Buzz, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spinoff Details, Activist Buzz, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Dec. 18, 2025 — Comcast Corporation’s stock (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is back in the spotlight this week, not because the cable giant suddenly reinvented the internet, but because a rare mix of corporate restructuring, activist-investor chatter, and near-term earnings visibility has collided at the same time. As of early trading on December 18, 2025, CMCSA was around $30.32. That price point matters less as a standalone number than as a signal of what the market is debating right now: Is Comcast a slow-melting ice cube… or a complex sum-of-the-parts story that’s finally getting unclogged? Below is what’s driving the stock today,
18 December 2025
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American Airlines Stock (AAL) News Today: Premium Overhaul, New Analyst Calls, and What the 2026 Outlook Could Mean (Dec. 18, 2025)

American Airlines Stock (AAL) News Today: Premium Overhaul, New Analyst Calls, and What the 2026 Outlook Could Mean (Dec. 18, 2025)

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is back in the market spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025—not because the airline business suddenly became simple (it never will), but because several threads hit at once: a fresh Wall Street initiation, a high-profile safety-and-liability update tied to a fatal crash, and a very visible push into premium cabins that management is betting can lift revenue and margins in 2026. As of early Thursday in New York, AAL was around $15.51, with pre-market trading near $15.65, after a prior close of $15.99. The stock’s 52-week range has been wide—roughly $8.50 to $19.10—a reminder
18 December 2025
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Pfizer Stock (PFE) on Dec. 18, 2025: Latest News, 2026 Forecast, Analyst Price Targets, Dividend, and Key Catalysts

Pfizer Stock (PFE) on Dec. 18, 2025: Latest News, 2026 Forecast, Analyst Price Targets, Dividend, and Key Catalysts

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) stock is trying to steady itself in late December after a volatile stretch driven by one big theme: the post-COVID hangover is still real, and 2026 is shaping up as another “rebuild” year—even as Pfizer spends aggressively to reload its pipeline. As of Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, Pfizer shares traded around $25.04, down about 1.8% from the prior close, according to the latest available trade time in the market feed. What’s making Pfizer stock interesting right now isn’t a single headline—it’s the collision of several: Below is a detailed, publication-ready roundup of the most current news,
18 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

SMIC stock set for results test this week as Hong Kong market reopens

SMIC stock set for results test this week as Hong Kong market reopens

8 February 2026
SMIC shares closed up 0.22% at HK$67.60 on Friday in Hong Kong. The board will announce unaudited results on Feb. 10, and shareholders vote Feb. 12 on acquiring the remaining 49% of SMNC. The register of members closes Feb. 9–12. SMIC plans to pay mainly with new RMB shares.
MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

8 February 2026
MediaTek shares closed down 3.4% at NT$1,710 on Friday in Taipei, with 11.8 million shares traded before the market shut for the weekend. The company said it will double investment in data-center chips and advanced packaging, while warning of rising supply chain costs. Fourth-quarter sales rose 8.8% to NT$150.2 billion, but net income slipped 3.6%. Investors face uncertainty ahead of the Lunar New Year break and a weaker tech sector mood.
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