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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Stock Jumps After Q3 Beat and Raised 2025 Outlook: What Investors Need to Know Today

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Stock Jumps After Q3 Beat and Raised 2025 Outlook: What Investors Need to Know Today

Ulta Beauty shares jumped over 6% in pre-market trading December 5 after third-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street forecasts. The company reported net sales of about $2.9 billion, up 12.9% year over year, and diluted EPS of $5.14, topping consensus. Operating margin fell to 10.8% as expenses rose, while net income slipped to $230.9 million. The stock traded near record highs, reaching $566.79.
5 December 2025
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Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Stock: From 42% November Plunge to December Rebound – Latest News, Forecasts and Analysis (Dec 5, 2025)

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Stock: From 42% November Plunge to December Rebound – Latest News, Forecasts and Analysis (Dec 5, 2025)

Rigetti Computing shares traded near $30.06 on December 5, up 17–18% in a week and about 866% over the past year, with a market cap close to $9.9 billion. The stock remains volatile after a 42% plunge in November and a 15% rebound on December 4, despite trailing-12-month revenue of $7.5 million and negative EBITDA near $73 million. CEO Subodh Kulkarni holds no shares after recent insider sales.
5 December 2025
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CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock on December 5, 2025: Price, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and AI Cloud Outlook

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock on December 5, 2025: Price, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and AI Cloud Outlook

CoreWeave shares rose 8% to $85.75 on December 4, valuing the company at about $43 billion. The stock remains more than double its March IPO price but is down over 50% from its summer peak near $187. CoreWeave, once an Ethereum miner, now runs cloud infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing. The company is unprofitable and trades at roughly 10 times trailing revenue.
5 December 2025
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DocuSign (DOCU) Stock After Q3 2026 Earnings: AI Pivot Deepens as Shares Slide – December 5, 2025

DocuSign (DOCU) Stock After Q3 2026 Earnings: AI Pivot Deepens as Shares Slide – December 5, 2025

DocuSign reported Q3 FY26 revenue of $818.4 million, up 8% year-on-year, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.01, both above analyst estimates. Shares traded near $71 early Friday, about one-third below the 52-week high, despite strong cash flow and a $215 million share buyback. Investors remain cautious as growth stays in the single digits. The stock is down roughly 33% over the past year.
5 December 2025
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Is Shopify Down Today? Cyber Monday Outage, Cloudflare Chaos and What It Means for E‑Commerce (December 5, 2025)

Is Shopify Down Today? Cyber Monday Outage, Cloudflare Chaos and What It Means for E‑Commerce (December 5, 2025)

Shopify restored core services this morning after a week of disruptions, including a Cyber Monday login outage that locked out thousands of merchants for hours on December 1. A separate Cloudflare outage on December 5 caused widespread 500 errors, briefly affecting Shopify and other major sites. Cloudflare says it has fixed the issue. Shopify’s systems now report normal operations.
5 December 2025
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Q/C Technologies (QCLS) Stock: Shkreli-Fueled Quantum-Class Rally, Latest News and Forecasts as of December 5, 2025

Q/C Technologies (QCLS) Stock: Shkreli-Fueled Quantum-Class Rally, Latest News and Forecasts as of December 5, 2025

Q/C Technologies shares doubled over two days after Martin Shkreli disclosed a stake, set a $100 price target, and suggested interest in leading the company. The stock closed at $6.92 on Dec. 4, up 48%, with trading volume near 91 million shares. QCLS recently shifted from biotech to photonic computing and blockchain, licensing technology from Israeli firm LightSolver. Market cap stands near $20–30 million.
5 December 2025
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Coinbase’s Big Bank Crypto Pilots Mark a New Phase in Wall Street’s Digital Asset Push

Coinbase’s Big Bank Crypto Pilots Mark a New Phase in Wall Street’s Digital Asset Push

Coinbase is running pilot crypto programs with JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup, CEO Brian Armstrong said at the DealBook Summit on December 3. The pilots focus on stablecoins, crypto custody, and trading. The banks have not publicly confirmed participation. Multiple outlets cite sources familiar with the projects.
5 December 2025
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TfL’s Moorgate Takeover Bid: Full List of Great Northern Stations That Could Join London Overground by 2027

TfL’s Moorgate Takeover Bid: Full List of Great Northern Stations That Could Join London Overground by 2027

Transport for London has submitted a formal proposal to take over Great Northern “inners” rail services from Moorgate, aiming for London Overground-style operations by late 2027, according to newly released documents. The plan includes doubling off-peak trains on the Welwyn Garden City and Hertford North branches and upgrading stations, using existing Class 717 trains. Approval would shift control from Govia Thameslink Railway.
5 December 2025
‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads Soars Over 400% in Shanghai Debut After $1.1 Billion IPO, Supercharging Beijing’s AI Chip Ambitions

‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads Soars Over 400% in Shanghai Debut After $1.1 Billion IPO, Supercharging Beijing’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads shares soared over 400% on debut Friday after an 8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, briefly valuing the Beijing-based GPU maker at more than 305 billion yuan ($40 billion). The stock opened at 650 yuan, far above its 114.28 yuan IPO price, marking the biggest first-day jump for a Chinese IPO over $1 billion since 2019 reforms.
5 December 2025
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WA Property Finance in Focus: Pallas Capital’s Perth Expansion, CBA’s Ellie Everington and the 5% First Home Buyer Scheme Squeeze

WA Property Finance in Focus: Pallas Capital’s Perth Expansion, CBA’s Ellie Everington and the 5% First Home Buyer Scheme Squeeze

Pallas Capital has opened its first Perth office, hiring two senior Commonwealth Bank veterans to lead its Western Australia expansion. The move follows a $23.7 million refinancing of a Perth CBD office building and comes as non-bank lending rises amid record commercial property debt. Commonwealth Bank’s Ellie Everington was also named WA state sales manager the same day. Lenders and policymakers face delays and tensions tied to the federal 5% First Home Buyer Deposit Scheme.
5 December 2025
2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software: Workday, OneStream and Board Front an AI Arms Race in FP&A

2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software: Workday, OneStream and Board Front an AI Arms Race in FP&A

Gartner released its 2025 Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software, evaluating 14 vendors including Workday, OneStream, and Board. Within hours, several vendors announced new leadership roles and AI-driven strategies. Workday reported its fourth consecutive year as a Leader, highlighting its focus on agentic AI and unified enterprise planning. Announcements followed December 4–5, 2025.
5 December 2025
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AWS, Azure And Cloudflare Outages Expose A Growing Cloud Reliability Crisis — And Why DNS Resilience Is Now Center Stage

AWS, Azure And Cloudflare Outages Expose A Growing Cloud Reliability Crisis — And Why DNS Resilience Is Now Center Stage

Cloudflare reported a fresh outage on December 5, 2025, following recent disruptions at AWS and Microsoft Azure. An October AWS outage in its US-EAST-1 region lasted about 15 hours, affecting thousands of sites and costing U.S. firms up to $650 million. Microsoft Azure also faced major incidents in late October, including a data center cooling failure in Europe.
5 December 2025
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Salesforce Stock Pops as Q3 2026 Earnings, AI Deals and AstraZeneca Partnership Lift Guidance — But Investor AI Skepticism Lingers

Salesforce Stock Pops as Q3 2026 Earnings, AI Deals and AstraZeneca Partnership Lift Guidance — But Investor AI Skepticism Lingers

Salesforce reported Q3 FY26 revenue of $10.3 billion, up 9%, and adjusted EPS of $3.25, beating estimates. The company raised its full-year outlook, now projecting up to $41.55 billion in revenue and $11.77 adjusted EPS, citing strong demand for its AI products and the $8 billion Informatica acquisition. Remaining performance obligation rose 12% to $59.5 billion.
5 December 2025
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Gold Price Today, December 5, 2025: Yellow Metal Firms on Weak Dollar as Fed Cut Bets Grow and Silver Nears Record High

Gold Price Today, December 5, 2025: Yellow Metal Firms on Weak Dollar as Fed Cut Bets Grow and Silver Nears Record High

Spot gold rose 0.5% to above $4,220 an ounce Friday as a weaker U.S. dollar offset high bond yields ahead of key inflation data. U.S. gold futures traded near $4,258. Silver held near $58 an ounce after hitting a record this week, more than doubling in 2025. In India, MCX gold futures hovered at record levels around ₹1.30 lakh per 10 grams.
5 December 2025
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New Fortress Energy (NFE) Stock: Puerto Rico Gas Deal Triggers Relief Rally Amid Going‑Concern Fears – December 5, 2025

New Fortress Energy (NFE) Stock: Puerto Rico Gas Deal Triggers Relief Rally Amid Going‑Concern Fears – December 5, 2025

New Fortress Energy shares jumped in pre-market trading December 5 after final approval of a 7-year LNG supply deal with Puerto Rico. The stock closed at $1.40, up to $1.56 pre-market, but remains down over 90% from its 52-week high. The company faces “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern and is restructuring $7–9 billion in debt. Market cap stands at $400 million.
5 December 2025
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Mauritania Ramps Up Green Hydrogen and Solar: 12.5M‑Ton Target, 160 MW Solar Plant and Megaton Moon P2X Deal by 2035

Mauritania Ramps Up Green Hydrogen and Solar: 12.5M‑Ton Target, 160 MW Solar Plant and Megaton Moon P2X Deal by 2035

Mauritania announced plans to produce 12.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2035, unveiling new solar, wind, and Power-to-X megaprojects. The government introduced Africa’s first Green Hydrogen Code and secured over €39 million from France for solar plants with storage. European firms GreenGo Energy and Select Energy are advancing the “Megaton Moon” hydrogen and ammonia complex. Mauritania aims to become a major exporter to Europe.
5 December 2025
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Hang Seng Index Rises 0.9% This Week as Fed Cut Bets Clash With Crash Warnings

Hang Seng Index Rises 0.9% This Week as Fed Cut Bets Clash With Crash Warnings

The Hang Seng Index closed up 0.6% at 26,085.08 on Friday, ending the week 0.9% higher despite early losses and persistent concerns over property and factory data. Ping An Insurance jumped 6.7% and Baidu rose 5%, while Shenzhou International dropped 3.4% after a downgrade. Mainland Chinese benchmarks also gained about 0.7–0.8%.
5 December 2025
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EQ Bank to Buy PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal – What It Means for EQB, Loblaw and PC Optimum Members

EQ Bank to Buy PC Financial from Loblaw in $800 Million Deal – What It Means for EQB, Loblaw and PC Optimum Members

EQB Inc. will acquire PC Financial from Loblaw Companies for about $800 million, making EQB the exclusive financial partner of the PC Optimum loyalty program. Loblaw will receive roughly 7.2 million EQB shares and cash, gaining an estimated 16–17% stake in EQB. Loblaw expects to extract $500 million in capital from PC Bank before closing. The deal is set to close in 2026, pending regulatory approval.
5 December 2025
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