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Stock Market Today 01.12.2025

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1 December 2025
Xero (ASX:XRO) Share Price, H1 FY26 Earnings and Analyst Forecasts: Where the Cloud Accounting Giant Stands on 1 December 2025

Xero (ASX:XRO) Share Price, H1 FY26 Earnings and Analyst Forecasts: Where the Cloud Accounting Giant Stands on 1 December 2025

On 1 December 2025, Xero Limited (ASX:XRO) sits in a curious spot on the ASX tech map: operationally strong, cash‑generative, pushing hard into AI and US payments – yet still trading well below its 52‑week highs after a bruising year for richly valued software stocks. Below is a deep dive into the latest share price moves, H1 FY26 results, strategic shifts, and what analysts now expect from the cloud accounting leader. Xero share price on 1 December 2025: off the floor, well below the peak As of the close on Friday 28 November 2025, Xero shares finished at A$122.25 on
1 December 2025
Santos Limited (ASX: STO) on 1 December 2025: Share Price, Takeover Fallout and 2026 Outlook

Santos Limited (ASX: STO) on 1 December 2025: Share Price, Takeover Fallout and 2026 Outlook

As at Monday, 1 December 2025, Santos Limited (ASX: STO) is back to being a stand‑alone Australian gas champion rather than a takeover trophy. The Santos share price is trading around A$6.44, giving the group a market capitalisation of roughly A$21 billion. Intraday, the stock has been moving in a tight A$6.43–A$6.48 range, and sits near the lower half of its 52‑week range of A$5.20 to A$8.06.Intelligent Investor+2Fintel+2 That means Santos now changes hands at a near‑20% discount to the average 12‑month analyst price target of about A$7.7, and at an even steeper discount to the A$8.89 per share all‑cash
Greatland Resources (ASX:GGP) Stock Jumps on Havieron Feasibility Study: 2025 Results, 2026 Outlook and Analyst Targets

Greatland Resources (ASX:GGP) Stock Jumps on Havieron Feasibility Study: 2025 Results, 2026 Outlook and Analyst Targets

1 December 2025 Greatland Resources Limited (ASX:GGP, AIM:GGP) shares are surging today after the company published the long‑awaited Feasibility Study (FS) for its flagship Havieron gold‑copper project in Western Australia. Intraday, the stock has traded around A$8.3–A$8.4 on the ASX, up roughly 10–11% on the session and near the upper end of its 52‑week range of A$4.91–A$9.23. Investing.com+2The Motley Fool+2 The study confirms Havieron as a long‑life, low‑cost underground mine integrated with Greatland’s existing Telfer operation, and it lands on top of a year in which the company has swung to strong profitability and more than tripled its market value.
1 December 2025
Pilbara Minerals (PLS Group) Share Price in December 2025: Lithium Rally, Name Change and What Comes Next for ASX:PLS

Pilbara Minerals (PLS Group) Share Price in December 2025: Lithium Rally, Name Change and What Comes Next for ASX:PLS

Pilbara Minerals – now rebranding as PLS Group Limited – has quietly turned into one of the wildest comeback stories on the ASX. After a brutal lithium bear market, the stock has roared back, sparked a sector-wide short squeeze, bought a major Brazilian asset, and is now changing its name just as analysts argue over whether it’s still cheap or wildly overvalued. Here’s a deep, up‑to‑date look at the Pilbara Minerals / PLS Group (ASX:PLS) story as of 1 December 2025, including the latest news, forecasts and analysis. PLS share price today: near highs despite a sharp pullback In Monday
1 December 2025
Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) Share Price, Forecast & Outlook as at 1 December 2025

Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) Share Price, Forecast & Outlook as at 1 December 2025

Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) has gone from turnaround story to one of the ASX’s most closely watched growth names in 2025, powered by booming U.S. demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) and a sharp swing back to profitability. As at early afternoon on 1 December 2025, Zip shares are trading around A$3.37, giving the company a market capitalisation of about A$4.36 billion. Over the past year the stock has traded between A$1.085 and A$4.93, with a trailing twelve‑month P/E ratio of about 55.7 and a forward P/E near 37, underlining that investors are paying up for growth.StockAnalysis Below
Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) Share Price Outlook on 1 December 2025: Lithium JV, Record Cash Flow and 2026 Forecasts

Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) Share Price Outlook on 1 December 2025: Lithium JV, Record Cash Flow and 2026 Forecasts

Published: 1 December 2025 – informational only, not investment advice. Evolution Mining Limited (ASX:EVN) enters December 2025 near record highs after a spectacular run driven by surging gold prices, record cash flow and a restored dividend. At the same time, the company is edging into the energy-transition space via a new lithium joint venture in the United States – just as major brokers warn the stock may now be priced for perfection. ASX Announcements+2The Australian+2 Evolution Mining share price snapshot on 1 December 2025 As of the close on Friday 28 November 2025, Evolution Mining shares traded at A$11.88 on
Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) Stock Outlook 2026: Short Sellers, Buybacks and a New Loyalty Gamble

Flight Centre (ASX: FLT) Stock Outlook 2026: Short Sellers, Buybacks and a New Loyalty Gamble

As at 1 December 2025, Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) sits in one of the market’s strangest sweet spots: strong travel demand, record sales, ambitious 2026 profit targets – and yet it remains one of the most heavily shorted stocks on the ASX 200.ASX Announcements+2stocktrack.com.au+2 This article pulls together the latest news, forecasts and analysis around Flight Centre shares from April’s guidance cut to November’s loyalty-program launch and December’s short-selling data, to frame the investment story heading into 2026. Flight Centre share price snapshot and recent performance On Friday 28 November 2025, Flight Centre shares closed at A$13.53
1 December 2025
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Share Price, Dividend Windfall and 2026 Outlook — Is the Conglomerate Fairly Valued?

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Share Price, Dividend Windfall and 2026 Outlook — Is the Conglomerate Fairly Valued?

Updated 1 December 2025 Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) heads into December as one of the most closely watched blue‑chip stocks on the ASX, combining a strong FY25 profit result with a hefty capital management distribution and fully franked dividends. At the same time, most analysts now see the stock as close to fully valued rather than a screaming bargain. Wesfarmers share price snapshot: strong year, modest implied upside As of early trading around 1 December 2025, Wesfarmers shares are changing hands at about A$81.9 on the ASX, giving the group a market capitalisation of roughly A$93 billion. Investing.com+1 Third‑party data providers
1 December 2025
National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) Share Price Outlook: 2025 Earnings, Dividends and Fresh Analyst Forecasts

National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) Share Price Outlook: 2025 Earnings, Dividends and Fresh Analyst Forecasts

National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) opens the final month of 2025 trading at around A$40 per share, roughly 11% below its early‑October peak and well above its April low, as investors digest a year of flat earnings, a slightly higher dividend and increasingly cautious analyst commentary.Intelligent Investor+2Investing.com Australia+2 On 1 December 2025, several new valuation and technical pieces on NAB landed, making this a good moment to pull together what’s been happening with the stock – and what the latest numbers and forecasts imply. NAB share price today: Pullback from 52‑week highs Different market data providers show NAB trading just
1 December 2025
Chernobyl’s ‘Radiation‑Eating’ Black Fungus Could Help Protect Astronauts on the Moon and Mars

Chernobyl’s ‘Radiation‑Eating’ Black Fungus Could Help Protect Astronauts on the Moon and Mars

Scientists are racing to understand a mysterious fungus thriving in Chernobyl’s ruins – and whether its superpower can be turned into a shield for deep‑space explorers. Why a Chernobyl fungus is suddenly everywhere in the news Over the last few days, a cluster of high‑profile stories has pushed an obscure organism into the global spotlight: At the same time, new peer‑reviewed research in 2025 has shown that fungal melanin – the dark pigment that makes these organisms black – can protect advanced plastics from space radiation when tested in low Earth orbit, giving the media narrative real scientific teeth. PubMed+1
1 December 2025
Bitcoin Near $90K as BlackRock’s IBIT ETF Becomes Its Most Profitable Product Despite $2.34 Billion in November Outflows

Bitcoin Near $90K as BlackRock’s IBIT ETF Becomes Its Most Profitable Product Despite $2.34 Billion in November Outflows

Bitcoin is starting December on a knife-edge. After a bruising November sell-off, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is back hovering around the psychologically important $90,000 level, while BlackRock’s flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has quietly become the asset manager’s most profitable product line – even as it just weathered $2.34 billion in monthly outflows. TradingView+1 The picture on 1 December 2025 is a paradox: spot Bitcoin ETFs, led by BlackRock, are both the biggest revenue engine in the firm’s ETF family and a focal point of investor anxiety as flows swing violently with every move in BTC’s price. Bitcoin Price Today:
1 December 2025
DroneShield (ASX:DRO) Stock on 1 December 2025: From 800% Rally to Governance Shock and Analyst Upside

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) Stock on 1 December 2025: From 800% Rally to Governance Shock and Analyst Upside

As at 1 December 2025, DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO) sits at the centre of one of the most dramatic story arcs on the Australian market: an 800% rally, a governance firestorm, a 75% plunge from its peak, and yet a wall of bullish analyst price targets still pointing sharply higher. Reuters+1 This article summarises the latest DroneShield share price, key recent news, governance issues, and the main stock forecasts and analyses available as of 1 December 2025. It is general information only and not financial advice. DroneShield share price snapshot on 1 December 2025 According to real‑time market data, DroneShield shares
1 December 2025
Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) Crashes to Decade Low After A$687m US Writedown – What It Means for the Stock Now

Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) Crashes to Decade Low After A$687m US Writedown – What It Means for the Stock Now

Updated 1 December 2025 – informational only, not financial advice. TWE share price: from market darling to deep drawdown Treasury Wine Estates Limited (ASX:TWE), the owner of Penfolds, Wolf Blass and DAOU, has just added another nasty chapter to an already bruising year. After warning it will book a non‑cash impairment of A$687.4 million on its US assets, wiping out all goodwill in its Americas division, TWE shares fell about 6–7% to roughly A$5.45, their lowest level since 2015. Year‑to‑date, the stock is now down around 50%, according to both Reuters and local market commentary. Reuters+1 On Friday 28 November,
1 December 2025
Bitcoin Crashes Below $88,000: ETF Outflows, Liquidity Squeeze and DeFi Hack Darken December Outlook

Bitcoin Crashes Below $88,000: ETF Outflows, Liquidity Squeeze and DeFi Hack Darken December Outlook

Bitcoin is starting December on the back foot, extending a brutal November slide that has wiped out all of its 2025 gains and knocked the world’s largest cryptocurrency roughly 30% below its October record.NerdWallet+2CBS News+2 In early Asian trading on December 1, bitcoin fell as much as 4.3% to below $88,000, while ether dropped about 6% under $2,900, in a broad crypto selloff.Bloomberg Spot prices have since hovered near $87,000, with intraday ranges between about $87,000 and $90,000 according to major exchanges and data providers.Investing.com+1 At the same time, a fresh exploit of Yearn Finance’s yETH product, heavy outflows from
1 December 2025
Nvidia Stock, the AI Bubble Debate, and the Data Center Gold Rush: What December 1, 2025 Really Looks Like

Nvidia Stock, the AI Bubble Debate, and the Data Center Gold Rush: What December 1, 2025 Really Looks Like

Nvidia’s stock is limping into December after a volatile November, even as CEO Jensen Huang insists the artificial intelligence boom is not a bubble. Meanwhile, data center spending, short sellers, and macroeconomists are all treating Nvidia as a proxy for the future of the U.S. economy itself. Here’s what the latest reporting and analysis up to December 1, 2025 tell us about Nvidia, AI chips, and the risk of an AI-driven crash. Nvidia’s Rough November — and Why December Still Matters Nvidia shares finished November on the back foot. A recent Barron’s piece notes that the stock fell again on
Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) Stock Outlook 2026: Lithium Rebound, Onslow Iron Milestones and What Analysts Expect Next

Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) Stock Outlook 2026: Lithium Rebound, Onslow Iron Milestones and What Analysts Expect Next

Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) has spent 2025 reinventing itself in real time. On 1 December 2025, the stock is trading around A$47.09, down roughly 4% on the day but still more than triple its 52‑week low of A$14.05, giving the company a market capitalisation of about A$9.3 billion.Google+1 Behind that recovery are three big forces: the Onslow Iron ramp‑up, a tentative lithium price rebound, and a hard reset in governance and balance sheet strategy. At the same time, analyst forecasts remain surprisingly divided, with targets ranging from the high teens to the high 60s. This article pulls together the
1 December 2025
Bitcoin Price Targets $100,000 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Soar, but December 1 Sell-Off Tests Bulls

Bitcoin Price Targets $100,000 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Soar, but December 1 Sell-Off Tests Bulls

Published: December 1, 2025 – All figures and probabilities are approximate and may have changed since publication. This article is for information only and is not investment advice. Key Points From $126K Peak to BTIG’s $100K “Reflex Rally” Thesis Bitcoin enters December 2025 in a dramatically different place than it was just a month ago. After setting a record high close to $126,000 in October, BTC slid as much as 36% in the weeks that followed, bottoming in the $80,000–$82,000 zone before staging a late‑November rebound. NDTV Profit+2Investing.com+2 By November 28, Bitcoin had: Against that backdrop, global financial services firm
Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) Share Price, Dividend and 2026 Outlook After FY25 Results

Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) Share Price, Dividend and 2026 Outlook After FY25 Results

Updated: 1 December 2025 (based on last ASX close on 28 November 2025) Key points Where the Westpac share price stands on 1 December 2025 Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) finished trading on Friday, 28 November 2025 at A$37.59. Short‑term technical services note that the stock fell around 0.8% on the day, has lost just over 3% across the last two weeks, and traded between A$36.72 and A$41.00 over the past month.Intelligent Investor+2StockInvest+2 Despite the recent soft patch, 2025 has been kind to shareholders. One analysis puts Westpac’s share price gain for calendar 2025 at around 20%, while another shows a
1 December 2025
Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) share price hovers near A$197 as Qube bid, Nomura asset sale and dividend reshape the 2026 outlook

Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) share price hovers near A$197 as Qube bid, Nomura asset sale and dividend reshape the 2026 outlook

Sydney — 1 December 2025 — Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG), Australia’s best‑known investment bank and global infrastructure investor, is trading around A$197.45 per share, leaving the stock roughly 18% below its 52‑week high of about A$242.90 and well above its recent low near A$160. Over the past 12 months, the Macquarie share price is down about 14–15%, underperforming the broader market despite continued profitability and rising dividends. Investing.com+3Investing.com+3Investing.com+3 Today’s valuation — a market capitalisation of roughly A$72 billion, a price‑to‑earnings multiple around 19–20x, price‑to‑book near 2.0x and an indicative dividend yield of about 3.4–3.6% — sits at the intersection of
1 December 2025

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Meta stock ends week down about 6% as Wall Street fixates on $135 billion AI capex

Meta stock ends week down about 6% as Wall Street fixates on $135 billion AI capex

7 February 2026
Meta closed down 1.3% Friday at $661.46, capping a 6.4% weekly drop as investors questioned heavy AI spending. Amazon and Alphabet also fell after outlining major capital outlays. Meta’s Instagram suffered a brief outage this week. Legal risks persist, with trials involving Meta set for next week in Los Angeles and New Mexico.
CleanSpark stock price jumps 22% after earnings and AI push — what CLSK traders watch next week

CleanSpark stock price jumps 22% after earnings and AI push — what CLSK traders watch next week

7 February 2026
CleanSpark shares jumped 22% to $10.08 Friday after quarterly results and an AI infrastructure update, following bitcoin’s rebound above $70,000. The company reported a quarterly net loss tied to bitcoin price swings and outlined plans to expand power capacity in Houston. Peers Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms also surged. Upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data next week could add further volatility.
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