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Shan Ahmed Khan

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S&P 500 Nears 7,000 as Santa Claus Rally Window Opens: Dow and Nasdaq Cap Strong 2025 With Fed Minutes Ahead

S&P 500 Nears 7,000 as Santa Claus Rally Window Opens: Dow and Nasdaq Cap Strong 2025 With Fed Minutes Ahead

U.S. stocks headed into the final stretch of 2025 clinging to record territory—an unusually calm setup for a week that’s famous for thin trading, year-end portfolio adjustments, and a seasonal pattern investors watch closely: the “Santa Claus rally.” On Friday, December 26, Wall Street finished essentially flat after a multi-session climb, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 48,710.97, the S&P 500 at 6,929.94, and the Nasdaq Composite at 23,593.10. The moves were tiny—down fractions of a percent—but the bigger story was the calendar: the market is now inside the Santa Claus rally window and just about 1% away
27 December 2025
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London Stock Exchange Update: FTSE 100 Near Record Highs After a Strong 2025 — What to Watch When Trading Reopens

London Stock Exchange Update: FTSE 100 Near Record Highs After a Strong 2025 — What to Watch When Trading Reopens

As of 7:53 a.m. ET in New York on Saturday, December 27, 2025, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is closed for the weekend — and it’s also coming off the Christmas holiday break. That timing matters, because the LSE is heading into a classic “thin liquidity” stretch: fewer traders at their desks, wider bid–ask spreads, and price moves that can look louder than the underlying news. The next London session is set to reopen at 8:00 a.m. London time on Monday, December 29, according to the exchange’s own market status display. London Stock Exchange Below is the complete, up-to-date picture
27 December 2025
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Nasdaq Today: Nasdaq Composite Pauses as Santa Rally Begins — What to Watch Before Monday’s Open (Dec. 29)

Nasdaq Today: Nasdaq Composite Pauses as Santa Rally Begins — What to Watch Before Monday’s Open (Dec. 29)

New York time check: It is 7:53 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 27, 2025, meaning the Nasdaq Stock Market is closed right now and won’t reopen until Monday’s regular session. Nasdaq With just a few trading days left in 2025, the Nasdaq story is less about one dramatic headline and more about a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, index levels near records, AI/mega-cap leadership, and a market that’s already pricing in a lot of “good news” for 2026. Where the Nasdaq stands heading into the final sessions of 2025 The Nasdaq Composite ended the last session (Friday, Dec. 26) at
27 December 2025
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Weekend Outlook: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Fed Minutes Loom and Year-End Trading Enters the Final Stretch

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Weekend Outlook: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Fed Minutes Loom and Year-End Trading Enters the Final Stretch

NEW YORK — As of 7:52 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange is closed, leaving investors with a classic “weekend gap” moment: plenty of headlines, no fresh price discovery. That pause comes after Wall Street finished Friday’s post-Christmas session almost unchanged and close to all-time highs, a quiet landing that still left the major U.S. benchmarks up solidly for the week — and strongly positive for the year. Reuters+1 With three NYSE sessions left in 2025 (Monday through Wednesday), investors are now staring at a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, portfolio “window dressing,” and
27 December 2025
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Ondas Holdings Inc. (ONDS) Stock Weekend Update: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Ondas Holdings Inc. (ONDS) Stock Weekend Update: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:45 a.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend). Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) is heading into the weekend after a sharp, high-volume selloff in the last regular session, keeping the stock firmly in the spotlight for momentum traders and longer-term defense-tech investors alike. Shares of Ondas finished Friday’s session at $8.48, down about 7% on the day after trading roughly between the mid-$8s and low-$9s, with about 49 million shares changing hands—an unusually heavy print that underscores how crowded the trade has become into year-end positioning. StockAnalysis+1 Because U.S. markets are closed today (Saturday), investors now
27 December 2025
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NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) Stock: Friday’s Sharp Drop, Dilution Watch, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) Stock: Friday’s Sharp Drop, Dilution Watch, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:45 a.m. ET — Market closed (Weekend) NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) heads into the weekend with investors recalibrating after a steep, high-volume selloff on Friday—an outsized move that stood out even as the broader market barely budged in a quiet, post-Christmas session. SMR shares finished Friday at $14.85, down 7.65% on the day, and slipped modestly again in after-hours trading to $14.80. StockAnalysis That decline landed in a market tape that was notably calm: U.S. stocks ended Friday only marginally lower in thin, holiday-period trading and remained near record territory, with the “Santa Claus
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides to $46 After 7.7% Drop: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides to $46 After 7.7% Drop: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:14 a.m. ET — U.S. stock market closed (weekend) IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with momentum—and volatility—still defining the trade. Shares finished Friday’s session at about $46, down roughly 7.7% on the day after opening near $49.6 and dipping into the mid-$45 range, according to end-of-day data from the company’s investor site and market quotes. IonQ Investors The drop came during a light-volume, post-Christmas session for the broader market. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq ended Friday only slightly lower as investors continued to digest a strong late-December run
27 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Drops After BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Drops After BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:09 a.m. ET — Market closed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) heads into the weekend after another high-volatility stretch that’s quickly becoming the stock’s signature. Shares finished Friday at $71.95, down 7.82%, after trading between $71.03 and $77.40 on roughly 19.3 million shares—well above recent average volume. StockAnalysis+2Benzinga+2 The drop came during a quiet, post-Christmas session for U.S. equities, with major indexes barely moving in thin year-end trading. Reuters+1 But ASTS didn’t get the memo about “quiet.” The stock has been whipsawing as investors weigh a very real milestone—BlueBird 6 is now in orbit—against very
27 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum Stock (NYSE: QBTS) Heads Into the Weekend After an 8% Slide — Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday

D-Wave Quantum Stock (NYSE: QBTS) Heads Into the Weekend After an 8% Slide — Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:05 a.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is closing out a volatile holiday week with investors digesting a sharp Friday pullback — and with the New York Stock Exchange closed for the weekend, the next real test for sentiment arrives when trading resumes Monday. As of the latest available trade, QBTS last changed hands at $25.29, down $2.24 (about 8.1%) from the prior close, after ranging between $24.775 and $27.79 on the day and posting volume of roughly 33.6 million shares.MarketWatch data showed after-hours trading near $25.18 late Friday, suggesting
27 December 2025
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Warby Parker Stock (WRBY) Drops to $24.18 After Holiday-Thin Trade—Analyst Targets, AI Glasses Catalyst, and What to Watch Monday

Warby Parker Stock (WRBY) Drops to $24.18 After Holiday-Thin Trade—Analyst Targets, AI Glasses Catalyst, and What to Watch Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:01 a.m. ET — Market closed Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY) heads into the weekend after a sharp Friday slide that stood out in an otherwise sleepy, post-Christmas session for U.S. equities. Shares finished the last regular session at $24.18, down $2.16 (-8.2%), after trading between $26.51 and $24.16 on volume of about 3.88 million shares, according to consolidated market data. With U.S. stock exchanges closed Saturday, investors now shift focus to what could move Warby Parker stock when trading resumes Monday—especially as year-end positioning, low liquidity, and a packed macro calendar can amplify moves
27 December 2025
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Avelo Airlines Launches Wilmington-to-Punta Cana Flights, Giving ILM Its First International Route as Dominican Republic Tourism Surges

Avelo Airlines Launches Wilmington-to-Punta Cana Flights, Giving ILM Its First International Route as Dominican Republic Tourism Surges

Wilmington, North Carolina, now has something it has never had before: scheduled, commercial international air service. Ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines has launched nonstop flights from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)—a milestone route that airport officials say is both a symbolic “first” and a practical test of how much international demand exists in coastal North Carolina. PR Newswire+2AirlineGeeks.com+2 The timing is hard to ignore. AAA forecasts a record 122.4 million Americans will travel 50+ miles during the year-end holiday travel period (Dec. 20–Jan. 1), and Punta Cana ranks among the top international destinations in AAA’s booking
27 December 2025
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Coinbase Data Breach Investigation Update: Former Support Agent Arrested in India, CEO Brian Armstrong Says

Coinbase Data Breach Investigation Update: Former Support Agent Arrested in India, CEO Brian Armstrong Says

A former Coinbase customer service agent has been arrested in India in what the company describes as the latest breakthrough tied to a major security incident that shook the U.S.-based crypto exchange earlier this year. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the arrest publicly, thanking Hyderabad Police and reiterating what he called a “zero tolerance” stance for insider misconduct. Investing.com+2The Financial Express+2 The arrest is significant because the breach Coinbase disclosed in May 2025 wasn’t driven by a traditional “hack” of user wallets or private keys. Instead, Coinbase said cybercriminals bribed a small group of overseas support personnel to access sensitive
27 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
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