Disney stock rises in late trade as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” tops holiday box office

Disney stock rises in late trade as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” tops holiday box office

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 15:10 ET — Regular session Walt Disney shares rose about 0.8% to $114.45 in afternoon trading on Monday, holding modest gains even as the broader market eased. The stock traded between $113.20 and $114.48 earlier in the session. The move comes with U.S. investors down to the final trading days of 2025, a stretch that can magnify price swings as liquidity thins and portfolios get rebalanced. For Disney, holiday box-office performance has become a near-term read on momentum in its film studio business, one of the company’s most visible profit drivers heading into 2026. Disney’s
Merck (MRK) stock holds steady as Wall Street cools into year-end trade

Merck (MRK) stock holds steady as Wall Street cools into year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 3:12 PM ET — Regular session Merck & Co shares were little changed on Monday afternoon, up 0.01% at $106.79. The muted move mattered because investors have been shifting toward steadier corners of the market as 2025 winds down, a period that can amplify small price swings on lighter volumes. Health-care stocks largely held their ground, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF down 0.05%, as traders stayed selective in year-end positioning. Wall Street’s main indexes slipped as heavyweight technology names retreated from last week’s gains. “This is (not) the beginning of the end
Coca-Cola stock today: KO rises as investors rotate to defensive staples in year-end pullback

Coca-Cola stock today: KO rises as investors rotate to defensive staples in year-end pullback

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 15:05 ET — Regular session Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (KO) rose 0.5% to $70.19 in mid-afternoon trading on Monday, after moving between $69.86 and $70.41. The S&P 500 ETF was down about 0.3% at the same time. The relative strength matters now because Wall Street is entering the final, holiday-thinned stretch of 2025 with major indexes pulling back from last week’s record highs. When trading turns choppy and volumes dry up, investors often lean into defensive, dividend-paying names. Coca-Cola also sits at the intersection of that “defensive” trade and a more fundamental question for
UiPath stock today is flat — what PATH investors are watching before the S&P MidCap 400 add

UiPath stock today is flat — what PATH investors are watching before the S&P MidCap 400 add

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 15:04 ET — Regular session UiPath shares were little changed at $16.84 in afternoon trading on Monday, after earlier moves left the stock ranging from $16.37 to $17.35. The muted finish comes at an awkward moment for the automation-software maker: it is slated to join the S&P MidCap 400 on Jan. 2, a membership change that can trigger mechanical buying by passive funds that track the index. News Release Archive That setup matters now because holiday trading tends to be thin, and flows tied to index rebalancing can have an outsized impact on smaller, less-liquid
Reddit stock climbs today after Needham’s $300 target call — what’s next for RDDT

Reddit stock climbs today after Needham’s $300 target call — what’s next for RDDT

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 2:50 PM ET — Regular session Reddit, Inc. (RDDT.N) shares rose 3.8% to $234.30 in afternoon trading on Monday after an analyst reiterated a bullish view on the social media platform. The stock opened at $225 and has traded between $222.86 and $234.54, with volume at about 1.8 million shares. The move followed a fresh Needham note that reiterated a “buy” rating and maintained a $300 price target, arguing Reddit benefits as artificial intelligence (AI) tools answer questions directly on search pages. “As overall referral traffic shrinks, the platforms that AI answers cite (like Reddit)
XRP treads water near $1.85 as crypto fund outflows persist ahead of Fed minutes

XRP treads water near $1.85 as crypto fund outflows persist ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:57 ET — Regular session XRP hovered near $1.85 on Monday, little changed after giving up earlier gains as trading stayed subdued late in the year. The token was last down 0.01% over the past 24 hours. CoinMarketCap The muted price action comes as investors continue to pull money from listed crypto investment products, a signal of still-fragile demand even as year-end approaches. Some corners of the market have held up better than others. CoinShares said digital-asset investment products recorded $446 million of outflows last week, taking withdrawals since an Oct. 10 price slide to
Circle (CRCL) stock slips today as prediction-market growth call collides with year-end trading

Circle (CRCL) stock slips today as prediction-market growth call collides with year-end trading

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:45 ET — Regular session Circle Internet Group, Inc. shares slipped on Monday, down about 0.8% at $80.62 in afternoon trading. The stock has moved between $78.96 and $82.96 so far in the session. The move matters now because Circle has become one of the market’s most direct listed bets on stablecoins — digital tokens designed to hold a steady value, typically by tracking the U.S. dollar. That ties investor expectations to both adoption trends in crypto payments and the path of U.S. interest rates. It also comes as investors parse where the next wave
Woodside ticks higher on Turkey LNG deal as U.S. natural gas jumps on storage draw

Woodside ticks higher on Turkey LNG deal as U.S. natural gas jumps on storage draw

NEW YORK, Dec 29, 2025, 14:57 ET — Regular session Woodside Energy’s U.S.-listed shares were up about 1% on Monday after the Australian gas producer signed a binding liquefied natural gas supply deal with Turkey’s state-owned BOTAS. Reuters The agreement lands as winter weather expectations and a sharper-than-forecast storage draw lift U.S. natural gas prices, tightening near-term fundamentals for producers and LNG-linked names. markets.businessinsider.com+1 It also adds another long-dated contract to an LNG market that is racing to lock in buyers ahead of a wave of new export capacity later this decade, with investors increasingly focused on who can secure
Spotify stock slips in late-December trade as tech cools — SPOT investors watch Fed minutes, 2026 pricing

Spotify stock slips in late-December trade as tech cools — SPOT investors watch Fed minutes, 2026 pricing

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:46 ET — Regular session Spotify Technology S.A. shares fell about 0.4% to $582.26 in afternoon trading on Monday, down $2.09 from the prior close, according to LSEG data. The stock traded between $577.29 and $586.53. The move matters because markets are in the final stretch of the year, when fewer buyers and sellers — thinner liquidity — can magnify intraday swings. In that backdrop, single-stock moves often follow broad risk sentiment more than company headlines. Wall Street’s main indexes eased as investors took some profits in large-cap tech, and trading volumes were expected to
T-Mobile stock bucks a softer market today — what’s driving TMUS as year-end trade thins

T-Mobile stock bucks a softer market today — what’s driving TMUS as year-end trade thins

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:48 ET — Regular session T-Mobile US shares rose 1.4% on Monday afternoon, outperforming a weaker U.S. market. The stock was up $2.83 at $203.83. The move matters now because Wall Street is in the final, holiday-thinned stretch of the year, when smaller flows can move prices more than usual. Investors are also recalibrating around the path of interest rates after the Federal Reserve’s late-2025 easing. Reuters U.S. Treasury yields edged lower as investors adjusted their bets for more Fed rate cuts next year, Reuters reported. Lower yields can support telecom stocks that trade as
Bitcoin drifts near $87,000 as year-end outflows linger and crypto stocks slip

Bitcoin drifts near $87,000 as year-end outflows linger and crypto stocks slip

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:51 ET — Regular session bitcoin eased on Monday, hovering near $87,330, down about 0.3% in afternoon trade. The token earlier touched $90,247 before sliding to a session low of $86,780. The quiet move still matters heading into year-end, when thinner liquidity can amplify swings in volatile assets. U.S. stocks also traded lower, while the dollar hovered near a three-month low as investors bet on more Federal Reserve rate cuts next year, Reuters reported. Reuters Traders have been watching whether institutional demand stabilizes after weeks of withdrawals from crypto investment vehicles. That flow picture has
Marvell stock falls today: MRVL tracks tech pullback as traders eye Fed minutes

Marvell stock falls today: MRVL tracks tech pullback as traders eye Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 14:44 ET — Regular session Marvell Technology, Inc. shares fell about 1.1% to $85.41 in afternoon trading on Monday, tracking a broader retreat in technology stocks at the start of the final week of the year. The Nasdaq-listed chipmaker has traded between $84.21 and $86.09 so far in the session. The move matters because Marvell is closely tied to data-center spending, where investor sentiment can swing quickly on any shift in views about the pace of AI infrastructure buildouts. With liquidity typically thinner late in December, sector moves can translate into sharper single-stock swings. Wall

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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

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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.
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