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IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) After the Close: Confluent Deal, AI Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) After the Close: Confluent Deal, AI Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

As of 9:19 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock markets have finished a quiet, post-Christmas session—and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is heading into the final trading days of the year with investors focused on one dominant theme: whether IBM’s hybrid cloud + AI strategy can keep delivering growth that justifies a premium valuation. Reuters IBM shares ended Friday around $305, slightly higher on the day in thin trading, while the broader market drifted modestly lower. Investing.com+1 Below is what’s driving IBM stock right now, what Wall Street is forecasting, and what investors may
27 December 2025
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Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Outlook: Year-End Rally, M&A Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Outlook: Year-End Rally, M&A Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — Dec. 26, 2025 (9:12 p.m. ET) — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is closing out a blockbuster year for large U.S. banks with shares hovering around $907 in late trading, down about 0.4% from the prior close. With U.S. stock markets now shut until Monday’s open, GS investors head into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar question: how much of next year’s optimism is already priced in after a powerful run in bank stocks—and what catalysts could still move Goldman meaningfully higher (or lower) in early 2026? Below is what’s driving the Goldman Sachs
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

As of 8:59 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, U.S. stock trading is finished for the week—and IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is ending it with a fresh reminder of just how volatile the “quantum computing stock” trade can be. IonQ shares fell about 7.4% in Friday’s session to roughly $46, after changing hands in a wide range near $45.8 to $50.1 on volume around 19.7 million shares. MarketBeat The pullback landed as the broader market drifted only slightly lower in thin, post-Christmas trading—a backdrop that can magnify swings in high-beta, story-driven names like quantum computing pure
27 December 2025
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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Price Slips to $28.31 After Friday’s Close as Ethereum Treasury Updates and a 50 Billion-Share Vote Take Center Stage

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Price Slips to $28.31 After Friday’s Close as Ethereum Treasury Updates and a 50 Billion-Share Vote Take Center Stage

As of 8:55 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: BMNR) closed at $28.31, down about 3.6% on the day, with roughly 32.7 million shares traded. The broader U.S. market finished the holiday-thinned session nearly flat to slightly lower, with investors watching the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” window amid light volumes and year-end positioning. Reuters With U.S. equities now shut for the weekend, the next catalyst-driven move in BMNR stock may come less from the equity tape and more from crypto prices, fresh corporate updates, and growing investor focus on an
27 December 2025
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Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Near Record Highs After Analyst Target Hikes as AI Chip Equipment Forecasts Brighten Ahead of Monday’s Open

Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Near Record Highs After Analyst Target Hikes as AI Chip Equipment Forecasts Brighten Ahead of Monday’s Open

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) ended the week near fresh highs, with the stock last trading around $178.07 late Friday evening in New York, after a session that saw $179.77 as the intraday high and $177.44 as the low. At that price, Lam carries a market capitalization of roughly $162.4 billion and trades at about 28x earnings based on the latest available figures. The timing matters for investors planning their next move: at around 8:43 p.m. ET on Friday (Dec. 26, 2025), U.S. stock exchanges and the standard after-hours session are closed, meaning any material weekend headlines will be priced
27 December 2025
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Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil Slumps, Exxon’s 2030 Growth Plan, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil Slumps, Exxon’s 2030 Growth Plan, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 8:40 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is indicated around $119.11, down about 0.09% from the prior close after a quiet, post-holiday session. The broader U.S. market finished nearly flat—the S&P 500 slipped about 0.03% and the Dow fell about 0.04%—a backdrop that left Exxon trading more in line with commodity headlines than with equity risk-on/risk-off momentum. MarketWatch+1 With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, attention shifts to what can move energy shares before the next opening bell: oil prices, geopolitics, and a fast-approaching January catalyst calendar that
27 December 2025
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Walmart Stock (WMT) Holds Near Highs After a Quiet Santa Rally Session: CEO Transition, Nasdaq Move, Earnings Outlook, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Walmart Stock (WMT) Holds Near Highs After a Quiet Santa Rally Session: CEO Transition, Nasdaq Move, Earnings Outlook, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Walmart Inc. shares (ticker: WMT) were changing hands around $111.74 in late trading on Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2025 (New York time), up about 0.12% from the prior close after a light-volume post-Christmas session. Trading volume for the day was roughly 9.0 million shares, reflecting the thinner liquidity typical of the year-end stretch. The broader market backdrop was muted: U.S. stocks finished slightly lower in a subdued session, snapping a short winning streak but staying close to record territory during the “Santa Claus rally” window that investors often watch at year-end. Reuters+1 For Walmart stock, the near-term story is less
27 December 2025
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Intel Stock (INTC) Update: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Market Session

Intel Stock (INTC) Update: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Market Session

New York — Dec. 26, 2025 (7:45 p.m. ET) — Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) closed the regular trading session near $36.20 per share and was little changed in late after-hours trading, capping a quiet, post-Christmas stretch as U.S. equities hover close to record levels. StockAnalysis+1 The broader market backdrop matters for Intel right now: thin liquidity and “Santa Claus rally” seasonality can magnify reactions to headlines—especially for a stock like INTC that has become a high-beta proxy for U.S. industrial policy, foundry ambitions, and AI supply-chain positioning. Reuters’ latest U.S. session recap described a light-volume day with the major indexes
27 December 2025
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Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Surges on Activist Stake Report: What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Surges on Activist Stake Report: What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — Late Friday, December 26, 2025: Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) shares were trading around $99.55, up about 3% on the day, after reports that an activist investor has taken a significant stake in the retailer. Reuters The move comes as Wall Street heads into the final stretch of 2025 near record territory, but with thin post-holiday volumes and fewer immediate catalysts. In Friday’s session, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all finished slightly lower, a pause after a strong run into the holidays. Reuters For Target stock, the headline is bigger than a single-day pop: investors are weighing
27 December 2025
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CoreWeave Stock (CRWV) Drops in Late Trading as Wall Street Closes a Thin Holiday Session—Debt, Mega-Deals, and What to Watch Next

CoreWeave Stock (CRWV) Drops in Late Trading as Wall Street Closes a Thin Holiday Session—Debt, Mega-Deals, and What to Watch Next

NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2025 — CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV) is closing out the post‑Christmas trading day under renewed scrutiny as investors weigh a familiar tension in the AI infrastructure trade: blistering demand and massive long-term contracts versus heavy financing needs, high interest costs, and execution risk. The broader U.S. market ended a quiet, light‑volume holiday session near record levels, with the “Santa Claus rally” period underway and the S&P 500 still within striking distance of the 7,000 milestone. Reuters+1 As of 7:48 p.m. ET Friday in New York, CRWV was trading around $76.42, down roughly 3% from the
27 December 2025
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Eli Lilly Stock (LLY) Holds Near $1,078 After Friday’s Close as GLP‑1 Pricing, Pill Competition, and Retatrutide Data Shape the 2026 Outlook

Eli Lilly Stock (LLY) Holds Near $1,078 After Friday’s Close as GLP‑1 Pricing, Pill Competition, and Retatrutide Data Shape the 2026 Outlook

New York — As of 7:56 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is coming off a session that left the stock hovering around $1,077.75, essentially flat on the day after a narrow trading range. With U.S. markets now shut for the weekend, the next major read for investors will come when trading resumes Monday—against a backdrop of fast-moving headlines in obesity drugs, shifting reimbursement and pricing policy, and fresh late‑stage pipeline data that continues to redefine what “best‑in‑class” can mean in metabolic medicine. LLY stock check: where Eli Lilly finished Friday and what
27 December 2025
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Costco Stock (COST) Outlook: Earnings Beat, Membership-Fee Momentum, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

Costco Stock (COST) Outlook: Earnings Beat, Membership-Fee Momentum, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) shares were trading around $873 in late trading at 7:25 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, as a holiday-thinned market heads into the final stretch of the year. That backdrop matters. U.S. stocks just wrapped a quiet post-Christmas session near record territory, with the S&P 500 ending at 6,929.94 after light volume—exactly the kind of environment where single-stock moves can look bigger (or smaller) than they really are. AP News+1 For Costco investors, the story into the next session is straightforward: fundamentals remain strong—especially membership-fee growth and digital acceleration—but the stock is still wrestling
27 December 2025
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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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