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Shan Ahmed Khan

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Ethereum Price Today (ETH-USD): ETH Holds Near $2,940 as ETF Outflows and U.S. Policy Uncertainty Shape the Forecast

Ethereum Price Today (ETH-USD): ETH Holds Near $2,940 as ETF Outflows and U.S. Policy Uncertainty Shape the Forecast

December 18, 2025 — Ethereum’s dollar price (ETH-USD) is trading around $2,941, roughly flat on the session after a notably volatile day that saw ETH swing between an intraday low near $2,793 and a high around $3,024. That “whipsaw range” tells you almost everything you need to know about the current Ethereum setup: buyers are still defending the psychologically important $2,800 area, but upside momentum keeps running into supply near $3,000+, especially while U.S. spot Ethereum ETF flows remain negative and crypto regulation headlines keep landing like anvils on risk sentiment. FXStreet+2Farside+2 What follows is a roundup of the key
18 December 2025
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Bitcoin Price Today (BTC-USD): Bitcoin Holds Near $88,000 After U.S. CPI Surprise — Key Levels and Forecasts for 2025–2026

Bitcoin Price Today (BTC-USD): Bitcoin Holds Near $88,000 After U.S. CPI Surprise — Key Levels and Forecasts for 2025–2026

Bitcoin’s U.S. dollar price (BTC-USD) is trading around $88,044 on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after another whipsaw session that tested both sides of the market’s current “comfortably uncomfortable” range. At the time of writing, BTC is up about 0.5% versus the prior close, with an intraday high near $90,187 and a low around $85,355. That wide band tells the story of today’s tape: traders are reacting to fresh U.S. inflation data, shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy in early 2026, and a notable burst of demand in spot Bitcoin ETFs—all while technical resistance overhead continues to cap rallies. Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
18 December 2025
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Three Mile Island Restart: Energy Secretary Chris Wright Says Crane Clean Energy Center Can Cut Power Prices and Fuel Microsoft’s AI Push

Three Mile Island Restart: Energy Secretary Chris Wright Says Crane Clean Energy Center Can Cut Power Prices and Fuel Microsoft’s AI Push

LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Dec. 18, 2025) — The U.S. Energy Secretary is betting that one of the most symbolically loaded names in American energy history can become a blueprint for the next era of electricity demand: artificial intelligence. This week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the former Three Mile Island nuclear station—now branded as the Crane Clean Energy Center—to promote a planned restart of the site’s Unit 1 reactor, arguing that more nuclear generation will strengthen reliability, reduce blackout risks, and ultimately push electricity prices down. WHP+2WGAL+2 The visit, which drew Constellation Energy executives and local officials, comes as the
18 December 2025
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US CPI Report: Inflation Cools to 2.7% in November as Stock Futures Jump, Jobless Claims Fall, and Fed Rate-Cut Bets Reprice

US CPI Report: Inflation Cools to 2.7% in November as Stock Futures Jump, Jobless Claims Fall, and Fed Rate-Cut Bets Reprice

Wall Street woke up to a rare combination on Thursday, December 18, 2025: a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation print, a steady labor-market signal, and a fresh burst of optimism from a bellwether AI-linked chipmaker—after a bruising tech-led selloff the day before. The result was a fast shift in market mood. U.S. stock index futures climbed, Treasury yields edged lower, and investors began recalibrating what “higher for longer” could mean heading into 2026—while also grappling with a major caveat: the November inflation report was released under unusual circumstances following a federal government shutdown that disrupted October data collection. Reuters+2Bureau of Labor Statistics+2
18 December 2025
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ECB Holds Rates at 2% as Bank of England Cuts to 3.75%: Riksbank and Norges Bank Pause in Europe’s Final 2025 Calls (Dec. 18, 2025)

ECB Holds Rates at 2% as Bank of England Cuts to 3.75%: Riksbank and Norges Bank Pause in Europe’s Final 2025 Calls (Dec. 18, 2025)

Europe’s central banks closed out 2025 with a clear message: the era of rapid rate cuts is fading, but the next phase won’t look the same everywhere. On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) held interest rates steady, leaning on upgraded growth forecasts and a view that inflation is settling close to target. The Bank of England (BoE) delivered a quarter-point rate cut to 3.75%, but a tight 5–4 split and cautious language underscored just how contested further easing could become. In the Nordics, Sweden’s Riksbank and Norway’s Norges Bank both kept policy rates unchanged, signalling patience as inflation cools
18 December 2025
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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
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Stock Market Today

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

7 February 2026
Nvidia surged 7.8% Friday, leading a chip stock rally that pushed the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The PHLX semiconductor index gained 5.7% as Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom 7.1%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending. Investors weighed a $600 billion AI infrastructure outlay against sharp losses in software shares.
Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Glencore shares closed up 0.6% at 478.1 pence Friday, rebounding after a 7% drop following the collapse of merger talks with Rio Tinto. The company is expected to announce the sale of its Kazzinc stake soon and has signed a non-binding agreement with Orion for a potential $9 billion deal in the DRC. Investors await Glencore’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for further guidance.
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