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McDonald’s stock slips into the close as year-end trading turns choppy — what investors watch next for MCD

McDonald’s stock slips into the close as year-end trading turns choppy — what investors watch next for MCD

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:56 ET — Market closed McDonald’s shares ended down 0.7% at $308.53 on Monday, extending a soft start to the final week of the year for the Dow component. The decline matters now because year-end positioning and thin liquidity can amplify routine moves in large, widely held names, even without fresh company-specific news. Reuters Markets are also heading into a holiday-shortened stretch, with just two U.S. trading days left before the year ends and markets closed Thursday for New Year’s Day. AP News Wall Street’s main indexes finished lower, with heavyweight tech and AI-linked stocks
30 December 2025
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock barely moves — ETF outflows and New Year’s catalysts in focus

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock barely moves — ETF outflows and New Year’s catalysts in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:49 ET — Market closed. Booking Holdings shares finished nearly flat on Monday, closing at $5,441.33 after trading in a roughly $58 range during the session. The muted close masked a familiar late-December dynamic: fund flows and thin liquidity can matter as much as company headlines, especially for high-priced, widely held stocks. That matters now because U.S. markets are heading into a holiday stretch, with New Year’s Day falling on Thursday and U.S. equity markets shut. New York Stock Exchange+1 Booking opened at $5,443.39, dipped as low as $5,403.94 and topped out at $5,462.00 before
30 December 2025
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Society Pass (SOPA) stock jumps 61% after TikTok Shop live-commerce launch in Thailand

Society Pass (SOPA) stock jumps 61% after TikTok Shop live-commerce launch in Thailand

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:44 ET — Market closed. Society Pass Incorporated shares jumped 60.99% on Monday to close at $2.93, after the company said it launched a live-commerce platform on TikTok Shop in Thailand. The stock traded between $2.21 and $3.46, with about 153 million shares changing hands. FinancialContent+1 The rally puts a spotlight back on a thinly followed, small-cap name that has seen outsized swings in recent sessions, where newsflow can quickly translate into momentum trading. Volume was far above typical levels for the stock, a sign that the move drew in short-term traders as well as
30 December 2025
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CrowdStrike stock slips as CEO George Kurtz gets new performance award tied to $20B ARR goal

CrowdStrike stock slips as CEO George Kurtz gets new performance award tied to $20B ARR goal

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 9:42 PM ET — Market closed CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD.O) disclosed a new performance-based equity award for Chief Executive George Kurtz that could deliver up to 600,000 shares if the stock outperforms most of the S&P 500 over the next three years, a filing showed. The cybersecurity firm said the award carries a 300,000-unit target and can pay out nothing if performance falls below a threshold tied to relative returns. CrowdStrike shares ended down 1.1% at $475.91. SEC+1 The filing lands as investors reassess how much upside is left in high-growth software names into 2026, with
30 December 2025
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PepsiCo stock today: PEP edges up as Wall Street slips in thin year-end trade

PepsiCo stock today: PEP edges up as Wall Street slips in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:45 ET — Market closed PepsiCo shares ended up 0.3% at $144.24 on Monday, bucking a weaker U.S. market as investors moved toward defensive names into the final week of the year. U.S. stocks finished lower in a holiday-shortened week, with the S&P 500 down 0.35% and the Nasdaq off 0.50% as a broad selloff in risk assets weighed on the tape. “In light volume trading, we’re seeing a reversal of what we saw over the last couple of days,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. Reuters That rotation matters
30 December 2025
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Eaton stock today: ETN slips as Wall Street cools in year-end trade — what investors watch next

Eaton stock today: ETN slips as Wall Street cools in year-end trade — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:46 ET — Market closed Eaton Corporation plc shares closed down 0.22% at $321.45 on Monday, tracking a broader pullback on Wall Street as investors started the final week of 2025 with lighter risk appetite. Investing.com+1 The move matters now because trading volumes typically thin out into the year-end, making day-to-day swings more sensitive to broad index moves and positioning. Eaton, a large industrial seen as a beneficiary of electrification and data center buildouts, often trades as a proxy for that theme when there is little company-specific news. Reuters Investors have been quick to recalibrate
30 December 2025
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Target stock drops after activist buzz fades; Fed minutes set the next test for TGT

Target stock drops after activist buzz fades; Fed minutes set the next test for TGT

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:25 ET — Market closed Target Corporation (TGT) shares fell 1.4% on Monday to $98.10, after trading between $97.72 and $100.20 in a muted year-end session. About 8.8 million shares changed hands. The pullback matters because investors are recalibrating expectations around what, if anything, could force a faster turnaround at the big-box retailer as 2026 approaches. A late-week report has kept the stock in focus. The Financial Times reported Friday that activist investor Toms Capital Investment Management — a shareholder that pushes for strategic changes — made a significant investment in Target, though the size
30 December 2025
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AT&T stock ends higher as Wall Street slips into year-end; traders eye Jan. 28 earnings

AT&T stock ends higher as Wall Street slips into year-end; traders eye Jan. 28 earnings

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:32 ET — Market closed AT&T Inc. shares ended Monday up 0.5% at $24.77, a modest gain that stood out as Wall Street’s major indexes finished lower to start the final trading week of the year. FinancialContent The move matters because markets are entering a holiday-shortened stretch with thinner liquidity, a setup that can amplify sector rotations and late-year positioning. For AT&T, the calendar adds pressure of its own: investors are already looking toward the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report for a read on wireless and fiber momentum and on cash generation that supports dividends
30 December 2025
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Synopsys stock closes higher as traders eye Dec. 30 lawsuit deadline and Fed minutes

Synopsys stock closes higher as traders eye Dec. 30 lawsuit deadline and Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:23 ET — Market closed Synopsys shares ended Monday up 0.4% at $478.97, holding gains into the close even as broader U.S. stocks slipped in holiday-thinned trading. Reuters The chip-design software maker is closely watched because its electronic design automation (EDA) tools—software used to design and test chips—sit early in the semiconductor supply chain and tend to reflect demand for next-generation computing. Reuters The timing matters. U.S. markets are heading into the final days of the year with light liquidity, while investors await the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes on Tuesday for clues on the
30 December 2025
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Mastercard stock slips with payments peers as year-end trading thins; MA eyes Fed minutes

Mastercard stock slips with payments peers as year-end trading thins; MA eyes Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:31 ET — Market closed Mastercard Inc shares fell 0.3% to $577.90 on Monday, after trading between $577.01 and $581.99. The move mattered because year-end liquidity is thinning, amplifying small shifts in risk appetite across large-cap stocks. Investors also start repositioning for January, when macro data and central bank signals typically regain control of price action. For payments stocks, the rate outlook has become a near-term driver. Expectations for 2026 policy easing can support spending and travel volumes that generate fees for card networks, while higher yields can pressure equity valuations. Wall Street’s main indexes
30 December 2025
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MercadoLibre (MELI) stock price today: Shares edge higher into Fed minutes as year-end trading thins

MercadoLibre (MELI) stock price today: Shares edge higher into Fed minutes as year-end trading thins

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:21 ET — Market closed MercadoLibre shares closed up about 0.4% on Monday at $2,014.97, a small gain that contrasted with declines in major U.S. stock indexes ahead of year-end. Yahoo Finance The move matters because MercadoLibre, a high-growth e-commerce and fintech name with large Latin American exposure, tends to be sensitive to shifts in U.S. interest-rate expectations and the dollar. Traders are focused this week on the Fed’s December meeting minutes after the central bank cut rates earlier this month and signaled a more cautious path, Reuters reported. Reuters Wall Street’s main indexes ended
30 December 2025
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KLA stock drops after tech pullback hits chip equipment names; Fed minutes next

KLA stock drops after tech pullback hits chip equipment names; Fed minutes next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:14 ET — Market closed KLA Corp shares fell on Monday, snapping a six-session winning streak, as a pullback in heavyweight technology stocks spilled into chip-linked names. MarketWatch+1 The move matters now because chip equipment makers like KLA sit early in the semiconductor supply chain, and their shares often track shifts in investor appetite for the tech trade. Year-end positioning can exaggerate those swings when liquidity is thin. Reuters+1 Wall Street started the holiday-shortened week on a softer note after last week’s rally, with the Nasdaq down 0.5% and the S&P 500 off 0.35%, Reuters
30 December 2025
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Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

7 February 2026
Diageo shares closed down 1.48% at 1,760 pence on Friday, trailing a 0.59% gain in the FTSE 100. An updated analyst consensus points to a 2.0% fall in first-half organic net sales ahead of interim results due Feb. 25. Trading volume was light, and the stock remains over 22% below its 52-week high.
National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
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