Today: 18 June 2026

Ford Stock (NYSE: F) News and Forecast: EV Strategy Reset, Battery Storage Push, and Wall Street Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

Ford Stock (NYSE: F) News and Forecast: EV Strategy Reset, Battery Storage Push, and Wall Street Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

Ford Motor Company shares last traded at $13.31, down 0.4%, before U.S. markets closed for the weekend. The company announced a $19.5 billion writedown tied to canceled EV projects, including a next-generation electric truck and commercial vans. Ford plans to shift focus to hybrids, trucks, and affordable EVs, and raised its 2025 adjusted EBIT guidance to about $7 billion.
27 December 2025
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Lionsgate Studios Corp Stock (NYSE: LION) Near a 52-Week High: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Lionsgate Studios Corp Stock (NYSE: LION) Near a 52-Week High: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Lionsgate Studios Corp (NYSE: LION) closed Friday at $9.31, up 4.7%, near its 52-week high, as U.S. markets ended a quiet, low-volume session. The move follows Lionsgate’s December 18 deal with FreeWheel to handle ad sales for nearly 30 FAST channels. The S&P 500 stayed near record levels after the Fed cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%–3.75%. Markets remain closed as of 4:49 a.m. ET Saturday.
27 December 2025
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XPeng Stock News (XPEV): Shares Pop on Qatar Expansion Headlines—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

XPeng Stock News (XPEV): Shares Pop on Qatar Expansion Headlines—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

XPeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) closed Friday at $20.78, trading between $19.55 and $21.18 on heavy volume, with after-hours quotes near $20.92. Shares jumped after XPeng announced its official entry into Qatar and new distribution in Mauritius. Malaysia’s EPMB will begin assembling XPeng’s G6 and X9 models in 2026. U.S. stock markets remain closed until Monday.
27 December 2025
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Netflix Stock (NFLX) Weekend Update: Price, Warner Bros. Deal, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

Netflix Stock (NFLX) Weekend Update: Price, Warner Bros. Deal, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

Netflix shares closed Friday at $94.47, up 0.9%, as U.S. markets shut for the weekend. The stock remains in focus after Netflix agreed to acquire Warner Bros., including HBO Max, in a deal valuing WBD at about $72 billion. Trading volume was active ahead of the holiday break. The S&P 500 is within 1% of 7,000 amid thin year-end trading.
27 December 2025
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NuScale Power (SMR) Stock Update: Why Shares Dropped, What the Latest News Says, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

NuScale Power (SMR) Stock Update: Why Shares Dropped, What the Latest News Says, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) fell 7.68% to $14.85 on Friday, Dec. 26, with nearly 25 million shares traded in a thin post-holiday session. The drop followed ongoing concerns over Fluor’s planned sale of its remaining stake, which is expected to finish by mid-2026. U.S. stock markets remain closed for the weekend, with the next session set for Monday. Major indexes ended Friday little changed near record highs.
27 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock: Space Force Contract, Launch Record, Neutron Timeline and Analyst Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock: Space Force Contract, Launch Record, Neutron Timeline and Analyst Forecasts Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

Rocket Lab closed Friday at $70.65 after a volatile week, following news of an $816 million U.S. Space Development Agency contract to build 18 missile-tracking satellites. Shares had traded as high as $76.99 during the week. The SDA contract is part of a $3.5 billion program involving four companies, with launches set for 2029. Rocket Lab highlighted its Phoenix infrared sensors and StarLite protection systems in the deal.
27 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock News Today: ShipOS Navy Deal, Nvidia AI Partnership, Analyst Targets—and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Palantir (PLTR) Stock News Today: ShipOS Navy Deal, Nvidia AI Partnership, Analyst Targets—and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Palantir Technologies shares last traded near $188.71, down 2.8%, as U.S. markets closed for the weekend. The drop follows news of a $448 million U.S. Navy contract for Palantir’s ShipOS software. The S&P 500 remains about 1% below 7,000 amid thin year-end trading and focus on Federal Reserve policy.
27 December 2025
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SoFi Technologies Stock (SOFI) Update: Stablecoin “SoFiUSD,” $1.5B Share Offering, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

SoFi Technologies Stock (SOFI) Update: Stablecoin “SoFiUSD,” $1.5B Share Offering, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

SoFi Technologies shares last traded at $27.07, down 1.6% Friday, with about 24.7 million shares changing hands. The move follows SoFi’s December 18 launch of SoFiUSD, a fully reserved stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank. The company has reported several profitable quarters and is expanding into tech and crypto infrastructure. U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend.
27 December 2025
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PSLV Stock Spotlight: Sprott Physical Silver Trust Rallies as Silver Hits Record High—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

PSLV Stock Spotlight: Sprott Physical Silver Trust Rallies as Silver Hits Record High—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

Silver surged to a record $78.53 an ounce Friday, jumping 9% amid thin holiday trading. Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) closed at $26.04, a -4.26% discount to its $27.20 NAV. The trust reported 610,758,275 units outstanding and 208.8 million ounces of silver held. U.S. stock exchanges remain closed for the weekend; next PSLV price update will follow market reopening.
27 December 2025
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Coupang Stock (CPNG) Rebounds After Cybersecurity Update: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before NYSE Reopens

Coupang Stock (CPNG) Rebounds After Cybersecurity Update: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before NYSE Reopens

Coupang shares closed at $24.27 Friday, up 6.5%, after the company detailed a Korea cybersecurity breach involving a former employee and 33 million accounts. Coupang said only 3,000 accounts’ data was retained and later deleted. The update cited outside forensic firms but South Korea’s science ministry said its investigation is ongoing. U.S. markets remain closed until Monday.
27 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock: Weekend Read After the 8% Drop, Wall Street Price Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock: Weekend Read After the 8% Drop, Wall Street Price Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) closed Friday’s after-hours at $25.29, down $2.24 or 8.1%, with 33.6 million shares traded in a session ranging from $24.775 to $27.79. The drop came as U.S. markets saw light, post-holiday volume and the broader indexes stayed flat. Trading resumes Monday after the weekend closure. The Federal Reserve last cut rates on December 10.
27 December 2025
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MARA Stock News Today: MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) Slides Into the Weekend—Bitcoin Price, MSCI Index Risk, AI Data Center Pivot, and Analyst Forecasts

MARA Stock News Today: MARA Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) Slides Into the Weekend—Bitcoin Price, MSCI Index Risk, AI Data Center Pivot, and Analyst Forecasts

MARA Holdings closed Friday at $9.59, down 3.5%, amid scrutiny over MSCI’s proposal to exclude crypto-heavy firms from major indexes. MARA has objected, arguing it is an operating company, not a “treasury wrapper.” The MSCI consultation runs through December 31, with a decision expected in January. Investors are watching for index eligibility updates that could affect passive fund flows.
27 December 2025
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BMNR Stock News: BitMine Immersion Technologies’ 4.066M ETH Treasury, 50 Billion Share Vote, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Session

BMNR Stock News: BitMine Immersion Technologies’ 4.066M ETH Treasury, 50 Billion Share Vote, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Session

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) last traded at $28.31, down 3.58%, before U.S. markets closed for the weekend. The company reported holding 4,066,062 ETH, 193 BTC, $1 billion in cash, and $32 million in “moonshots,” totaling $13.2 billion in assets as of December 21. Ethereum traded near $2,934 early Saturday, with BMNR’s stock seen as closely tied to ETH price moves.
27 December 2025
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NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) News Today: Groq Inference Deal, China H200 Watch, and What to Know Before Monday’s Open

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) News Today: Groq Inference Deal, China H200 Watch, and What to Know Before Monday’s Open

NVIDIA shares closed up 1.02% at $190.53 Friday after announcing a non-exclusive AI inference technology licensing deal with startup Groq. Groq founder Jonathan Ross and key executives will join NVIDIA, while Groq remains independent. Trading volume in NVIDIA topped 139.7 million shares. U.S. markets closed nearly flat ahead of the weekend in light, post-holiday activity.
27 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Corn Futures Rally as Ethanol Production Dips and USDA Reports New Crop Sales
    June 18, 2026, 8:57 AM EDT. Corn futures rallied Wednesday, with July contracts rising 7 1/4 cents to $4.21 amid firming demand signals. The national average Cash Corn price moved up 6 3/4 cents to $3.90. Ethanol production fell slightly to 1.102 million barrels per day, while ethanol stocks increased marginally to 24.474 million barrels, indicating stable fuel additive supply. Export sales for the 2025/26 corn season showed potential range volume of 0.7 to 1.4 million metric tons, according to the USDA report. Market activity will pause Friday for Juneteenth observance. These movements suggest cautious optimism ahead of week's close and next week's export potential, balancing production with export demand.

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XRP Price Rally Just Hit a Wall—Why $1.46 Now Matters

XRP Falls Under $1.20 as Fed Boosts Dollar

18 June 2026
XRP slid below key $1.20 support to $1.17 after the Fed signaled possible rate hikes and raised its inflation forecast, triggering heavy selling and underperformance versus Bitcoin and Ether; outstanding XRP futures hit their highest since October, while spot ETFs saw $5.3 million in inflows, but macro-driven volatility and a strong dollar threaten further downside toward $1.15.
Nebius climbs ahead of Nasdaq-100 debut in AI cloud run-up

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18 June 2026
Nebius jumped 4.23% to $292.79 in premarket trading after closing up 5.96%, as the AI cloud firm is set to join the Nasdaq-100 on June 22, a move expected to drive index fund buying; analysts warn that high capital spending, customer concentration, and valuation risks remain even as Nebius secures major contracts and reports surging revenue.
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