AI Stocks Today (Dec. 22, 2025, 1:43 p.m. ET): Nvidia’s China H200 Twist, Microsoft’s 2026 AI Outlook, Alphabet’s $4.75B Power Play and the New Risks Investors Are Watching

AI Stocks Today (Dec. 22, 2025, 1:43 p.m. ET): Nvidia’s China H200 Twist, Microsoft’s 2026 AI Outlook, Alphabet’s $4.75B Power Play and the New Risks Investors Are Watching

Updated: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 — 1:43 p.m. ET The “AI trade” is back at the center of Wall Street’s conversation heading into a holiday-shortened week—driven by a mix of semiconductor headlines, cloud monetization forecasts, and an increasingly important constraint that has nothing to do with code: electricity. By late morning in New York, major U.S. indexes were higher, with technology and chip stocks extending a rebound that began late last week—helped by upbeat memory-chip guidance and softer inflation data. Investors are also looking ahead to key U.S. economic releases later this week, while trading volumes are expected to thin
XRP Price Today at 1:41 PM ET: XRP Holds Near $1.94 as Spot ETF Inflows Meet a Tough $2 Wall

XRP Price Today at 1:41 PM ET: XRP Holds Near $1.94 as Spot ETF Inflows Meet a Tough $2 Wall

Updated: December 22, 2025, 1:41 p.m. ET (18:41 UTC) XRP is trading around $1.94 at roughly 1:41 p.m. ET on December 22, 2025, as buyers try (again) to regain the psychologically important $2.00 level. In today’s session, XRP has ranged roughly between $1.91 and $1.94, reflecting a market that’s stabilizing—but still struggling to spark a decisive breakout. Despite the sideways price action, activity remains heavy: CoinMarketCap lists XRP’s 24-hour trading volume at about $2.29 billion, with XRP up about 1.4% over the past 24 hours and holding the #5 spot by market cap (around $116.95 billion). CoinMarketCap What’s driving XRP
Silver Price Today at 1:38 PM ET (December 22, 2025): XAG/USD Near Record High as Fed-Cut Bets and Geopolitics Fuel a Historic Rally

Silver Price Today at 1:38 PM ET (December 22, 2025): XAG/USD Near Record High as Fed-Cut Bets and Geopolitics Fuel a Historic Rally

Silver is extending one of the most dramatic bull runs in modern commodities history, with prices hovering near record territory on Monday, December 22, 2025. Around 1:38 p.m. ET, spot silver (XAG/USD) was trading roughly in the high-$68s per ounce, after pushing to fresh all-time highs earlier in the session. One widely followed retail spot quote showed $68.89/oz at 1:20 p.m. ET, up about 2.1% on the day. Bullion.com The bigger headline: silver has repeatedly printed new records in December and is now riding a powerful mix of rate-cut expectations, a softer U.S. dollar, safe-haven demand tied to geopolitical risk,
Gold Price Today at 1:37 p.m. ET (Dec. 22, 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near Record High Above $4,400 as Fed Cut Bets and Venezuela Tensions Fuel Rally

Gold Price Today at 1:37 p.m. ET (Dec. 22, 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near Record High Above $4,400 as Fed Cut Bets and Venezuela Tensions Fuel Rally

At 1:37 p.m. ET today (Monday, December 22, 2025), gold prices remain near historic highs, with spot quotes hovering in the mid-$4,400s per ounce after a breakout above the psychologically crucial $4,400 level. The move caps an extraordinary late‑year surge in precious metals as investors balance rate‑cut expectations, a softer U.S. dollar, and a fresh wave of safe-haven demand linked to geopolitical headlines. Key takeaways for gold right now Gold price today: where it stands at 1:37 p.m. ET Because real-time precious-metals quotes can differ slightly by venue and provider (spot feeds vs. futures, bid/ask spreads, and data-delivery timing), the
Sunrun Stock (NASDAQ: RUN) Jumps on Dec. 22, 2025: Tax-Credit Deadline, Analyst Targets, and the NRG Partnership in Focus

Sunrun Stock (NASDAQ: RUN) Jumps on Dec. 22, 2025: Tax-Credit Deadline, Analyst Targets, and the NRG Partnership in Focus

Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) is back in the spotlight on December 22, 2025, with shares trading sharply higher as investors weigh a fast-approaching U.S. residential solar tax-credit cutoff, a fresh wave of bullish (and less-bearish) Wall Street commentary, and new momentum around Sunrun’s grid-services strategy. By early afternoon, RUN was trading around $19.7–$19.8, up roughly 8% on the day after a prior close near $18.26, with the session range pushing up toward roughly $20. Investing.com+2Finviz+2 That single-day move matters because it’s landing in the middle of a bigger story: Sunrun’s business model is increasingly being priced as a policy-and-financing play
US Stock Market Today (Dec. 22, 2025, 1:36 p.m. ET): S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Rise as AI Stocks Rebound and Commodities Jump

US Stock Market Today (Dec. 22, 2025, 1:36 p.m. ET): S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Rise as AI Stocks Rebound and Commodities Jump

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks were higher in early afternoon trading Monday as Wall Street opened a holiday-shortened week with a cautious-but-optimistic tone: technology shares extended last week’s rebound, while energy and materials gained support from a sharp move higher in oil and precious metals. Reuters+1 US stock market snapshot at 1:36 p.m. ET As of about 1:36 p.m. Eastern, major indexes were in the green (Reuters/LSEG data delayed at least 15 minutes): Key cross-market signals were also pointing to a “risk-on, but hedged” day: Why Wall Street is up today: AI momentum returns, and energy/materials get a boost The
Dow Jones Today (Dec. 22, 2025): DJIA Near 48,410 at 1:35 PM ET as AI-Led Rally Lifts Stocks Ahead of Key U.S. Data

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 22, 2025): DJIA Near 48,410 at 1:35 PM ET as AI-Led Rally Lifts Stocks Ahead of Key U.S. Data

NEW YORK — Monday, December 22, 2025 (1:35 p.m. ET) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) traded higher in early afternoon action, hovering around 48,414 and up roughly 0.6% in a session marked by light pre-holiday volumes and a renewed bid for technology and AI-linked names. (Quotes on this snapshot are delayed, per Reuters/LSEG.) Reuters The advance puts the Dow within about 1% of its record closing peak set earlier this month, underscoring how quickly sentiment has swung back toward risk assets after a choppy stretch for December trading. Reuters Dow Jones at 1:35 PM: The numbers investors are
Viasat (VSAT) Stock Today: Price Jumps as ViaSat-3 Expansion, Ka-Band Defense Network, and Analyst Forecasts Shape 2026 Outlook (Dec. 22, 2025)

Viasat (VSAT) Stock Today: Price Jumps as ViaSat-3 Expansion, Ka-Band Defense Network, and Analyst Forecasts Shape 2026 Outlook (Dec. 22, 2025)

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) shares were trading around $36.16 on Monday, December 22, 2025, up roughly 7% from the prior close—another sharp move in what has been a highly eventful year for the satellite communications company and its investors. MarketScreener The latest momentum comes as Wall Street continues to weigh three big themes around Viasat stock: Below is a complete, up-to-date breakdown of the most relevant news, forecasts, and analyst thinking available as of Dec. 22, 2025. Viasat stock price on Dec. 22, 2025: what the market is doing right now By midday on Dec. 22, VSAT was quoted near
Planet Labs Stock (PL) Surges on Dec. 22, 2025: Record Revenue, Raised FY2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, and What Comes Next

Planet Labs Stock (PL) Surges on Dec. 22, 2025: Record Revenue, Raised FY2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, and What Comes Next

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) is back in the market spotlight on Monday, December 22, 2025, as the stock trades near record territory after a cascade of catalysts: a blowout fiscal Q3 revenue print, sharply higher contract backlog metrics, fresh satellite milestones for its next‑gen Pelican fleet, and a wave of analyst price‑target revisions. Investing.com+1 By midday, PL was up strongly on the session after closing the prior trading day at $19.18, with intraday trading pushing above $20—a level that underscores how dramatically investor sentiment has shifted since earlier in 2025. Investing.com PL stock today: the price action driving headlines
Exzeo Group (NYSE: XZO) Stock News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 22, 2025: Shares Hit a New High as Wall Street Coverage Builds

Exzeo Group (NYSE: XZO) Stock News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 22, 2025: Shares Hit a New High as Wall Street Coverage Builds

Exzeo Group, Inc. (NYSE: XZO) stock is back in the spotlight on Dec. 22, 2025, after pushing to a fresh 12‑month (52‑week) high in Monday trading—an attention-grabbing move for a company that only recently arrived on the public markets. MarketBeat The timing matters. Since its November IPO, Exzeo has rolled out a strong first post‑IPO earnings report, management has issued new operating and profit targets, and multiple firms have initiated research coverage with price targets clustered in the mid‑to‑high $20s. Put together, it’s a classic “new IPO momentum + fundamentals + first wave of analyst models” setup—exciting, but also the
Globalstar Stock (GSAT) Surges on Dec. 22, 2025: Latest News, Apple Partnership, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Globalstar Stock (GSAT) Surges on Dec. 22, 2025: Latest News, Apple Partnership, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching Next

Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) is back in motion on Monday, December 22, 2025, with the satellite-and-spectrum name seeing a notable bounce after a choppy mid-December pullback. As of the latest available trading data, GSAT was trading around the mid-$60s per share, up roughly 6%–7% on the day, after moving between the low-$60s and upper-$60s intraday. StockAnalysis+1 That pop isn’t happening in a vacuum. Over the past several weeks, Globalstar has stacked up a headline cocktail that investors love and fear in equal measure: Apple-linked satellite connectivity, private 5G ambitions using Band n53, fresh analyst coverage and price targets, and lingering
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 22, 2025: Independent Reviews, DOJ Scrutiny, and 2026 Guidance in Focus

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock News, Forecasts and Analysis for Dec. 22, 2025: Independent Reviews, DOJ Scrutiny, and 2026 Guidance in Focus

December 22, 2025 — UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) is ending the year with investors focused less on “normal” quarterly momentum and more on a three-part storyline that could shape how the market values the healthcare giant in 2026: (1) management’s operational overhaul after independent reviews, (2) a heavy regulatory and legal backdrop, and (3) the next earnings call—when the company will finally lay out full-year 2026 guidance. As of Dec. 22, UNH shares were trading around $325 in U.S. trading, leaving the stock well below its highs and keeping UnitedHealth near the top of the list of “show-me” large

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Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

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Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
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