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Lam Research stock slips into year-end close — what traders watch next for LRCX

Lam Research stock slips into year-end close — what traders watch next for LRCX

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:53 ET — Market closed Lam Research Corp shares fell 1.5% to $171.18 on Wednesday, extending a three-session slide as the chip equipment maker closed out the final trading day of 2025. MarketWatch The decline came as Wall Street finished the year with modest losses in thin holiday trading, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%, Reuters reported. Reuters That matters now because Lam is a bellwether for wafer fabrication equipment — the costly chipmaking tools used to build semiconductors — and positioning into 2026 is being driven by expectations for
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Mastercard stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street slips — what’s next for MA shares

Mastercard stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street slips — what’s next for MA shares

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:52 ET — Market closed Mastercard Incorporated shares fell 1.13% on Wednesday to close at $570.88, after trading between $570.79 and $578.00. The late-year dip matters because investors often treat card networks like Mastercard as read-throughs on consumer and business spending, especially into the first data-heavy weeks of a new year. It also lands at a moment when portfolio managers are resetting risk after a strong 2025, with interest-rate expectations and economic momentum likely to steer early-2026 positioning. Wall Street’s main indexes ended 2025 lower in holiday-thin trading, with the S&P 500 down 0.74%, and
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Nebius Group (NBIS) stock falls as insider sale filings surface ahead of Jan. 2 trading restart

Nebius Group (NBIS) stock falls as insider sale filings surface ahead of Jan. 2 trading restart

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:44 ET — Market closed Nebius Group N.V. shares ended down 1.7% at $83.71 on Wednesday, after U.S. filings showed several insiders planned sales of the company’s Class A ordinary shares in early January. The stock traded between $82.94 and $86.41, with about 7.1 million shares changing hands. The disclosure matters because Nebius has been a high-beta proxy for the AI infrastructure buildout, where sentiment can swing quickly on any sign of incremental supply. Investors in the group have also been focused on dilution risk and funding needs as the company ramps capacity. Timing adds
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Qualcomm stock slides in thin year-end trade; QCOM turns to Feb. 4 earnings next

Qualcomm stock slides in thin year-end trade; QCOM turns to Feb. 4 earnings next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:43 ET — Market closed QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) ended Wednesday down 1.5% at $171.05, giving back ground in the final U.S. trading session of 2025. MarketWatch The stock fell as Wall Street closed the year modestly lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%, Reuters reported. Reuters That matters now because year-end trading is often thin, and small orders can move prices more than usual. Traders pointed to profit-taking — selling to lock in gains — when liquidity is low, meaning fewer buyers and sellers are active. Reuters “It’s perfectly fine
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Johnson & Johnson stock ends 2025 steady as Halda deal closes and Barclays hikes target

Johnson & Johnson stock ends 2025 steady as Halda deal closes and Barclays hikes target

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 8:48 PM ET — Market closed Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) shares eked out a 0.02% gain to $206.95 on Wednesday, a rare green finish as U.S. stocks slipped in the final session of 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.74% and the Dow lost 0.63%. MarketWatch The muted close leaves investors searching for a clean catalyst after a strong year for the stock. The next big read comes when management updates guidance and lays out how recent deals will flow through earnings. That focus sharpened this week after the company said it completed its $3.05 billion
1 January 2026
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Sandisk sets Jan. 29 earnings date; SNDK dips after-hours as NAND outlook comes into focus

Sandisk sets Jan. 29 earnings date; SNDK dips after-hours as NAND outlook comes into focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:48 ET Sandisk Corp said it will report fiscal second-quarter results on Jan. 29, 2026, and host an earnings conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m. ET), with a live webcast and replay available online. Business Wire Shares of the Nasdaq-listed flash-memory maker were down about 1.2% at $237.38 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, with Western Digital, Seagate Technology and Micron Technology also lower. Traders have been sizing up year-end profit-taking after Sandisk’s outsized 2025 run, with investors focused on whether NAND flash — memory chips used in solid-state drives — can maintain
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10% yield play on Lululemon draws options interest as SM Energy tops investor search lists

10% yield play on Lululemon draws options interest as SM Energy tops investor search lists

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:49 ET A new options trade pitch targeting about a 10% annualized return is putting Lululemon Athletica back on investors’ screens as the stock trades far below its highs. The setup matters now because investors are trying to balance two competing forces: bargain hunting after sharp drawdowns and the appeal of cash-like returns that can be earned while waiting. It also shows how options — once mainly the domain of professionals — are increasingly being used as a “paid waiting” strategy, especially when shares are volatile and valuations are in focus. Trefis said Lululemon (LULU)
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Costco stock slips into year-end as investors focus on Jan. 7 sales report

Costco stock slips into year-end as investors focus on Jan. 7 sales report

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:53 ET Costco Wholesale shares edged lower in thin year-end trading on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the retailer’s next update: a monthly sales report due in early January. The move was modest, but the timing matters. Costco’s December sales snapshot will be one of the first reads on holiday-season demand as investors recalibrate expectations for U.S. consumers in 2026. With liquidity lighter into the year-end break, smaller orders can move prices more than usual. Investors are also weighing how quickly interest rates may fall, a backdrop that can sway valuation-sensitive consumer and retail
1 January 2026
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IonQ stock ends lower as quantum names cool into the New Year — what’s next for IONQ

IonQ stock ends lower as quantum names cool into the New Year — what’s next for IONQ

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:15 ET — Market closed IonQ Inc shares fell 0.9% to $44.87 at Wednesday’s close, after hitting a session low of $44.68 and a high of $46.42. Quantum-computing peers Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing Inc also ended lower, and about 11.4 million IonQ shares changed hands. The group has traded like a high-beta corner of tech, where sentiment shifts can move prices quickly even without major earnings catalysts. For many investors, customer wins and system-delivery milestones remain the clearest near-term signals of demand. IonQ’s latest headline was a South Korea delivery agreement as
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Rigetti (RGTI) stock ends 2025 lower as year-end selling hits quantum names — what to watch next

Rigetti (RGTI) stock ends 2025 lower as year-end selling hits quantum names — what to watch next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:16 ET — Market closed Rigetti Computing shares closed down 1.2% on Wednesday at $22.15, ending the final session of 2025 lower as investors trimmed exposure to quantum-computing plays in thin year-end trade. StockAnalysis The move mattered more for what it signaled than the size of the drop: holiday-shortened weeks can exaggerate risk-off flows, and speculative technology names often feel it first when liquidity dries up. Reuters With U.S. markets closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, positioning for the first full session of 2026 will be in focus as investors gauge whether demand returns
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Chevron stock (CVX) ends 2025 near flat as oil posts steep annual drop; Venezuela sanctions, Kazakhstan export hiccups in focus

Chevron stock (CVX) ends 2025 near flat as oil posts steep annual drop; Venezuela sanctions, Kazakhstan export hiccups in focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:08 ET — Market closed. Chevron Corp (CVX) shares edged up 0.1% to $152.41 on Wednesday, trading between $151.67 and $152.55 on volume of about 3.2 million shares. Yahoo Finance That quiet finish capped a year-end stretch in which energy stocks have taken their cues from crude benchmarks, as investors reset 2026 profit and cash-return expectations for the oil majors. Politics and logistics stayed in the mix. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned four companies it said were operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and four vessels on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up pressure on
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Home Depot stock slips into the year-end close as yields rise; here’s what investors watch next

Home Depot stock slips into the year-end close as yields rise; here’s what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:13 ET — Market closed. Home Depot (HD.N) shares fell 0.6% to $344.10 on Wednesday, after trading between $343.98 and $346.69. Rival Lowe’s (LOW.N) slid 0.8%, while the consumer-discretionary sector also eased. The move matters now because Home Depot is a read-through on U.S. repair-and-remodel demand, which often tracks housing activity and borrowing costs. With the calendar turning, investors are also repositioning around interest-rate expectations that can quickly change sentiment toward housing-linked stocks. Wall Street finished the final session of 2025 lower in light trading, and Treasury yields climbed after a labor-market update showed fewer
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Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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