Walmart stock bucks tech-led slide as Vizio ad push comes back into focus

Walmart stock bucks tech-led slide as Vizio ad push comes back into focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:28 ET — Regular session Walmart Inc’s shares rose on Monday, bucking a pullback in U.S. stocks that was led by heavyweight technology names. Reuters The move matters now because trading is thinning into year-end, when investors often rotate toward steadier, defensive names as they lock in gains and trim risk. The broader market has been wrestling with whether a seasonal “Santa Claus rally” can hold without more help from tech. Reuters For Walmart, the tape is also reflecting a debate over what drives the next leg of earnings growth: core grocery-led traffic, or higher-margin
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary goes Hollywood as Marty Supreme scores a holiday win

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary goes Hollywood as Marty Supreme scores a holiday win

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:06 ET Kevin O’Leary, the sharp-tongued investor best known from ABC’s Shark Tank, is getting fresh exposure on the big screen as A24’s Marty Supreme delivered a strong holiday opening. Box office tracker Comscore pegged the film’s four-day Christmas weekend haul at $27.1 million, according to figures cited by the Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/9f2911eefe2d800d1c1063426a114f17 The showing matters for A24 because Marty Supreme is the independent studio’s biggest-budget release and is competing in a crowded holiday corridor dominated by franchise fare. “It was a really solid end to a tumultuous year,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst
BitMine stock nudges up after firm says ether holdings topped 4.1 million ahead of shareholder vote

BitMine stock nudges up after firm says ether holdings topped 4.1 million ahead of shareholder vote

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:28 ET — Regular session Shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc rose in late morning trading on Monday after the company said its ether holdings climbed above 4.1 million tokens and it stepped up outreach ahead of a January shareholder vote. SEC+1 The NYSE American-listed stock was up about 0.5% at $28.45, after swinging between $27.80 and $29.60 earlier in the session. The update matters because BitMine has positioned itself as a crypto-treasury play, meaning investors often value the stock off the market value of the digital assets it holds rather than traditional operating earnings.
Intel stock ticks higher after Nvidia’s $5 billion stake is finalized

Intel stock ticks higher after Nvidia’s $5 billion stake is finalized

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:19 ET — Regular session Intel Corp (INTC.O) shares edged higher on Monday after the chipmaker disclosed that Nvidia (NVDA.O) has completed a $5 billion purchase of newly issued Intel stock. Intel The closing matters because it turns a headline partnership into cash on Intel’s balance sheet at a time the company is spending heavily and trying to regain momentum in PCs and data-center processors. Reuters It also crystallizes a key trade-off for existing shareholders: the stock was sold at a fixed $23.28 per share, far below Intel’s current trading level, increasing dilution even as
Target stock slips today as year-end trading thins out — SoHo revamp in focus

Target stock slips today as year-end trading thins out — SoHo revamp in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:22 ET — Regular session Target shares slipped on Monday, underperforming the retail sector as Wall Street opened the final, holiday-shortened trading week of 2025 on a softer note. Reuters The move matters now because Target is heading into a leadership handoff on Feb. 1, when chief operating officer Michael Fiddelke is set to take over as chief executive. Investors are watching whether the chain can stabilize sales and margins after a string of weak quarters. corporate.target.com+1 Target has been pushing to rebuild its edge in higher-margin discretionary categories such as apparel while keeping prices
CoreWeave stock slips with AI-linked tech as year-end rally cools

CoreWeave stock slips with AI-linked tech as year-end rally cools

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:17 ET — Regular session CoreWeave Inc shares fell about 1% on Monday, sliding to $75.62 in late-morning trading after a choppy open. The Nvidia-backed cloud provider has become a proxy for investor sentiment toward the build-out of computing infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence, and the stock has tended to move with swings in big tech. Reuters+1 The pullback comes in the final week of 2025, when trading can be thin and moves can be exaggerated. Wall Street also started the week on the back foot, putting the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” — a pattern
Enbridge gets a fresh 15-to-1 “scalable risk” setup as Stock Traders Daily posts new AI signals

Enbridge gets a fresh 15-to-1 “scalable risk” setup as Stock Traders Daily posts new AI signals

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:59 ET Stock Traders Daily early on Dec. 29 published a trading-setup note on Enbridge Inc (ENB), citing an “exceptional 15.2:1” risk-reward profile for the Canadian pipeline operator’s shares. Stock Traders Daily+1 The note matters for short-term traders because it maps out entry, target and stop-loss levels — prices where a position is cut to limit losses — across long, breakout and short strategies. Stock Traders Daily Stock Traders Daily said its models also identify support and resistance levels, which traders use as potential buying and selling zones. The firm’s risk-reward ratios compare the upside
UPS stock slips under $100 — and its 6.6% dividend is back in the spotlight

UPS stock slips under $100 — and its 6.6% dividend is back in the spotlight

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:47 ET United Parcel Service shares slipped below $100 on Monday morning, keeping the package carrier’s dividend yield near 6.6% as investors weighed the company’s overhaul and whether the payout can be sustained. United Parcel Service, Inc. The yield has climbed as the stock has lagged, turning UPS into a closely watched income name even as its core U.S. delivery business faces softer demand and higher costs. The Motley Fool That matters now because UPS is in the middle of a network and customer-mix reset that management says is aimed at improving profitability, a shift
Costco stock slips as year-end trading thins; next catalyst is Jan. 7 sales report

Costco stock slips as year-end trading thins; next catalyst is Jan. 7 sales report

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:15 ET — Regular session Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) shares slipped 0.3% to $870.91 in late-morning trading on Monday. The dip comes as investors reposition into the final full week of 2025, a period that often brings thinner trading volumes and sharper intraday moves. U.S. markets are shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Reuters For Costco, attention is shifting to its next scheduled updates — including a December sales report in early January — as traders weigh whether holiday demand held up while interest-rate expectations remain in flux. Reuters+2Costco Investor Relations+2 The broader market
Silver breaks $80 then tumbles nearly 8% as precious-metals rally stalls

Silver breaks $80 then tumbles nearly 8% as precious-metals rally stalls

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:03 ET Silver prices slid sharply on Monday after a frenzied rally pushed the metal above $80 an ounce and to a record intraday high. Reuters The retreat matters because silver’s surge has been one of the biggest across major commodities this year and has pulled other metals to fresh highs, before profit-taking set in. Reuters The selloff comes as markets head into the final days of the year with holiday-thinned trading, which can exacerbate price swings. Reuters Spot silver was down 7.9% at $72.87 per ounce by 9:57 a.m. ET, off a record $83.62
Citi stock slides in thin year-end trade as rate-cut bets return to focus

Citi stock slides in thin year-end trade as rate-cut bets return to focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:56 ET — Regular session Citigroup Inc shares fell about 1.4% to $118.75 on Monday morning, underperforming a softer U.S. financial sector. The move comes in the final full trading week of 2025, when light holiday volumes and portfolio rebalancing can magnify day-to-day swings. Reuters Investors are also recalibrating bets on the Federal Reserve’s 2026 path after this month’s rate cut, with money markets pricing further easing into next year. Reuters That matters for banks because their net interest margin — the spread between what they earn on loans and pay on deposits — can
Sam Walton’s trust play resurfaces as Walmart gets the “never sell” treatment

Sam Walton’s trust play resurfaces as Walmart gets the “never sell” treatment

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:03 ET Key points Financial commentators are revisiting how Walmart founder Sam Walton structured his family’s stake — and why some investors still pitch Walmart shares as a long-term defensive holding. Benzinga+1 The renewed focus lands as Walmart’s stock trades around $112 and has climbed about 24% so far this year, according to Benzinga, amplifying the value of the family’s holdings. Benzinga Why it matters now: keeping shares inside family-controlled vehicles can help preserve voting control and reduce the risk of big ownership shifts that can come with divorces and inheritances, a theme highlighted in

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ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

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ST Engineering shares fell 1.9% to S$9.71 Friday, outpacing the Singapore market’s 0.8% drop amid a tech-led selloff. The company signed a deal with Shield AI at the Singapore Airshow to integrate autonomy software into its unmanned platforms and unveiled a small drone capable of carrying explosives. About 6.9 million shares traded as investors await full-year results on Feb. 27.
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