Today: 18 June 2026

Dow Jones Today: DJIA Near Record Highs in Thin Post-Christmas Trading as Investors Eye Fed Minutes and 2026 Outlook

Dow Jones Today: DJIA Near Record Highs in Thin Post-Christmas Trading as Investors Eye Fed Minutes and 2026 Outlook

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 65 points, or 0.13%, to 48,666 late Friday morning in thin post-Christmas trading. The S&P 500 was flat, while the Nasdaq ticked higher. Stocks remain near record highs after the Dow closed at 48,731.16 on December 24. Light volume and year-end positioning are amplifying market moves.
26 December 2025
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Sezzle Inc (SEZL) Stock Today: Price Action, Buyback News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Sezzle Inc (SEZL) Stock Today: Price Action, Buyback News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Sezzle shares fell 4.6% to $70.28 intraday Friday, underperforming a flat broader market during thin post-holiday trading. No major new company-specific news was reported. Investors cited year-end positioning, high volatility, and heavy short interest as possible drivers. Major index ETFs showed little movement as of early afternoon in New York.
26 December 2025
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Exzeo Group (NYSE: XZO) Stock Today: Price Action, Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching Into the Close

Exzeo Group (NYSE: XZO) Stock Today: Price Action, Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching Into the Close

Exzeo Group (NYSE: XZO) shares fell about 4.65% to $22.14 midday Friday in thin post-holiday trading, after recently hitting a post-IPO high. The company reported Q3 revenue up 90% year-over-year to $55.2 million and net income of $21.2 million. Two new insurance carriers joined its platform in Q3 and Q4. Cash and equivalents stood at $140.9 million as of September 30.
26 December 2025
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Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) Stock Today: Price Action, Fresh News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) Stock Today: Price Action, Fresh News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Bitdeer Technologies (NASDAQ: BTDR) fell about 5.5% to $10.86 midday Friday, outpacing declines in major U.S. indexes during thin post-Christmas trading. The drop followed renewed securities-litigation notices and came as bitcoin slipped 1%. Bitdeer recently reported 526 BTC mined in November, a 251% year-over-year increase, and AI cloud annual recurring revenue of $10 million.
26 December 2025
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Moderna Stock (MRNA) Drops in Thin Post-Christmas Trading: Today’s Price Action, Latest News, and Analyst Forecasts

Moderna Stock (MRNA) Drops in Thin Post-Christmas Trading: Today’s Price Action, Latest News, and Analyst Forecasts

Moderna shares fell about 4.4% to $31.31 in early afternoon trading Tuesday, underperforming a steady broader market near record highs. Trading volume was light, typical for the post-holiday period. No single news event drove the decline, with analysts citing thin liquidity and ongoing uncertainty around U.S. vaccine policy and Moderna’s future pipeline.
26 December 2025
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Pony AI Inc Stock (NASDAQ: PONY) Slides in Post-Christmas Trading: Latest Robotaxi News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

Pony AI Inc Stock (NASDAQ: PONY) Slides in Post-Christmas Trading: Latest Robotaxi News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

Pony AI Inc. (Nasdaq: PONY) traded near $14.99 at 1:14 p.m. ET Friday, down about 4.4% from its previous close, with intraday volume topping 4 million shares. The drop contrasts with flat S&P 500 and slightly positive Nasdaq-100 moves. No major company news drove the decline. Trading comes amid light post-holiday volume and ongoing AI sector volatility.
26 December 2025
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Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX) Stock Today: EDG-7500 Safety Update, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX) Stock Today: EDG-7500 Safety Update, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Edgewise Therapeutics shares fell 4.7% to around $26.00 Friday after a clinical update on its EDG-7500 program in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The company reported no significant safety concerns in interim Phase 2 data, with over 40 participants enrolled and no clinically meaningful drops in ejection fraction. Biotech stocks lagged, with XBI down 1.16% and IBB off 0.86%, while broader indexes traded flat.
26 December 2025
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Sandisk (SNDK) Stock Today: AI-Driven Flash Boom, New Price Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Into the Close

Sandisk (SNDK) Stock Today: AI-Driven Flash Boom, New Price Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Into the Close

Sandisk (SNDK) traded at $251.94, up 0.74% as of 12:53 p.m. ET Friday, with shares swinging between $245.13 and $261.24 on thin post-Christmas volume. Investors remain focused on Sandisk as data center storage demand rises and the NAND cycle tightens. Broader chip stocks were flat or down. U.S. markets are open for a full session.
26 December 2025
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Netflix Stock (NFLX) Today: Shares Tick Higher as Wall Street Weighs Warner Bros. Deal Financing, Regulatory Risk, and Q4 Earnings Ahead

Netflix Stock (NFLX) Today: Shares Tick Higher as Wall Street Weighs Warner Bros. Deal Financing, Regulatory Risk, and Q4 Earnings Ahead

Netflix shares traded at $94.22, up 0.6% Friday afternoon, as investors focused on its $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery assets. The proposed transaction would give Warner shareholders $23.25 in cash and about $4.50 in Netflix stock per share, with the stock portion subject to a collar. Closing is expected in 12–18 months, pending Warner’s planned spinoff of its Global Networks unit.
26 December 2025
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Oklo Stock (NYSE: OKLO) Slips in Midday Trading as Wall Street Reopens After Christmas — News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

Oklo Stock (NYSE: OKLO) Slips in Midday Trading as Wall Street Reopens After Christmas — News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

Oklo Inc. shares fell about 4.9% to $77.33 by early Friday afternoon, with trading volume just over 4 million. The drop followed news that the Department of Energy approved a key safety analysis for Oklo’s Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility at Idaho National Laboratory, allowing assembly to begin. Markets overall were quiet in thin post-holiday trading.
26 December 2025
Lemonade Stock (LMND) Slides After a Huge 2025 Run: Live Price, Latest News, Guidance, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Next

Lemonade Stock (LMND) Slides After a Huge 2025 Run: Live Price, Latest News, Guidance, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Next

Lemonade, Inc. shares fell about 5% to $75.81 by 1:02 p.m. ET Friday, amid thin post-holiday trading. The NYSE is open for regular hours on Dec. 26. No major company news drove the drop; traders cited profit-taking after a strong year and recent insider-selling headlines. Broader markets were mixed, with small-caps underperforming.
26 December 2025
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Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) Stock: Why Shares Are Sliding in Today’s Post-Christmas Session, Key Catalysts, and Wall Street Forecasts

Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY) Stock: Why Shares Are Sliding in Today’s Post-Christmas Session, Key Catalysts, and Wall Street Forecasts

Firefly Aerospace shares fell about 11% to $24.15 by midday Friday in New York, underperforming a mostly steady broader market. The drop follows a wave of law-firm announcements tied to securities litigation and fresh analyst coverage adjusting expectations after a volatile post-IPO period. Trading volume remains thin in the holiday week. Firefly debuted at $45 per share in August.
26 December 2025
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Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock Today: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching in the Post‑Christmas “Santa Rally” Trade

Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock Today: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching in the Post‑Christmas “Santa Rally” Trade

Alphabet Class C shares (GOOG) traded at $314.74, down 0.30% midday Friday in thin post-Christmas volume, as U.S. stocks hovered near record highs. AI investment, new Gemini features, and antitrust developments remain in focus for Alphabet. SPY and QQQ were little changed. The final trading hour may see volatility due to light volume.
26 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: Shares Trade Near $199 as Wall Street Weighs $50B AI Capex, OpenAI Buildout, and 2026 Outlook

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: Shares Trade Near $199 as Wall Street Weighs $50B AI Capex, OpenAI Buildout, and 2026 Outlook

Oracle shares traded near $199 as of 12:46 p.m. ET Friday, up slightly, with volume in the millions and an intraday range of $196 to $200. The stock remains volatile after Oracle’s fiscal Q2 report showed $16.1 billion in revenue, strong cloud growth, and a $2.7 billion one-time gain, but guidance and higher spending needs weighed on sentiment.
26 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum Stock (QBTS) Drops in Midday Trading: Latest News, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Sales, and What Investors Are Watching

D-Wave Quantum Stock (QBTS) Drops in Midday Trading: Latest News, Analyst Price Targets, Insider Sales, and What Investors Are Watching

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) fell about 8% to $25.33 by 12:05 p.m. ET Friday, swinging between $27.79 and $25.145 on heavy volume, while major U.S. indexes stayed flat. The drop followed insider share sales disclosed this week and came amid thin post-holiday trading. CEO Alan Baratz and CFO John Markovich sold shares on December 22 under pre-set plans.
26 December 2025
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Amazon Stock Today (AMZN): Price Action, AWS AI Shake‑Up, OpenAI Talks, Analyst Targets—and What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 26, 2025

Amazon Stock Today (AMZN): Price Action, AWS AI Shake‑Up, OpenAI Talks, Analyst Targets—and What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 26, 2025

Amazon shares traded near $232.85 midday Friday, up 0.2% in quiet post-Christmas trading as U.S. indexes hovered close to record highs. Investors focused on Amazon’s AI and infrastructure spending, with CFO Brian Olsavsky projecting 2025 capex above this year’s $125 billion. Amazon confirmed a leadership shakeup in its AI group, with Peter DeSantis taking over and Rohit Prasad set to depart.
26 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Today: Midday Pullback as Investors Digest a Landmark $816M Space Force Contract and a Record 2025 Launch Year

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Today: Midday Pullback as Investors Digest a Landmark $816M Space Force Contract and a Record 2025 Launch Year

Rocket Lab shares fell about 6% to the low-$70s by midday Friday in New York, following a record run earlier in December. The drop comes after the company secured an $816 million U.S. Space Development Agency contract to build 18 missile-tracking satellites. Trading volume was light, amplifying price swings.
26 December 2025
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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Stock Slumps in Midday Trading: 800G AI Data-Center Momentum, Analyst Targets, and Key Risks Ahead

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Stock Slumps in Midday Trading: 800G AI Data-Center Momentum, Analyst Targets, and Key Risks Ahead

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) shares fell about 7.9% to $37.75 by midday Friday in New York, after opening at $41.00 and hitting an intraday low near $37.65. Trading volume was heavy, with volatility fueled by high short interest—about 19.5% of float—and recent analyst notes. Broader U.S. indexes were little changed. The company recently announced its first major 800G transceiver order.
26 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Amazon Shares Rise on AI Chip Sales Talk, Ahead of Prime Day and Strong AWS Growth
    June 18, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT. Amazon shares rose 2.4% after reports that it is in talks to sell custom AI chips to external data centers, a move that could extend its cloud dominance beyond Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS sales surged 28% in the April quarter to $37.6 billion, driven by increased AI infrastructure spending. CEO Andy Jassy highlighted AWS's fastest growth in over three years. Meanwhile, Amazon unveiled new AI tools at its AWS summit focusing on software automation with less human input. Prime Day, scheduled for June 23-26, is anticipated to boost online sales further, highlighting Amazon's strong retail foothold. Investors are closely watching whether Amazon's AI push will translate into sustained revenue gains amid rising competition from Nvidia, whose shares also rose slightly.

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US stocks finish up as chip shares surge and oil falls

US stocks finish up as chip shares surge and oil falls

18 June 2026
Semiconductor stocks surged, powering the Nasdaq up 1.48%, after President Trump announced Apple will partner with Intel on U.S. chip design and manufacturing, boosting Intel shares and the Philadelphia semiconductor index, while investors weighed Fed rate risks and lower oil prices ahead of the Juneteenth holiday market closure.
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18 June 2026
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Corning stock jumps 10% as AI data-center fiber trade draws fresh bids

Corning stock jumps 10% as AI data-center fiber trade draws fresh bids

18 June 2026
Corning shares soared 10.3% to $193.45 Thursday, outpacing the market as investors focused on its AI data-center optical-fiber deals with Amazon and Nvidia; core Q1 sales rose 18% to $4.35 billion, but risks remain from weak consumer demand and a high P/E ratio of 92, with the lowest analyst target at $180.
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