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Amgen (AMGN) Stock Week Ahead Forecast: Drug-Price Deal Fallout, Analyst Targets, and Year-End Catalysts to Watch (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Amgen (AMGN) Stock Week Ahead Forecast: Drug-Price Deal Fallout, Analyst Targets, and Year-End Catalysts to Watch (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) heads into the Christmas-shortened trading week with a fresh wave of policy headlines, a newly expanded FDA label win in rare disease, and a market still laser-focused on what comes next for its obesity pipeline. Shares last traded around $327.38, following a session that ranged roughly between $323 and $331—levels that now matter even more in holiday-thinned liquidity. This coming week is also structurally different for U.S. equities: the NYSE closes early at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 and is closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. That reduced time window can amplify single
21 December 2025
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Home Depot Stock (NYSE: HD) Week Ahead: 2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, Technical Levels, and Key Catalysts for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Home Depot Stock (NYSE: HD) Week Ahead: 2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, Technical Levels, and Key Catalysts for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Home Depot, Inc. (The) enters the Christmas-shortened trading week with Wall Street still digesting the company’s cautious preliminary fiscal 2026 outlook—and with investors watching whether housing data and interest-rate expectations can finally provide the “inflection” the home-improvement sector has been waiting for. HD shares last traded around $345 after Friday’s session (Dec. 19), and the stock has been volatile in December as the market recalibrates around slower recovery assumptions for big-ticket home projects. Investing.com Below is a week-ahead, Google News/Discover–ready briefing on the latest Home Depot news, forecasts, and market analysis as of Dec. 21, 2025, plus the catalysts that
21 December 2025
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Real Estate Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): REITs and Homebuilders Face Fed-Pause Signals, Mortgage-Rate Relief, and Holiday Liquidity

Real Estate Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): REITs and Homebuilders Face Fed-Pause Signals, Mortgage-Rate Relief, and Holiday Liquidity

As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, real estate stocks are heading into a holiday-shortened trading week with an unusually dense mix of cross-currents: easing mortgage rates, a Federal Reserve that just cut rates again but is now signaling patience, and thin year-end liquidity that can exaggerate daily moves. Reuters+2Freddie Mac+2 For investors tracking REITs, homebuilder stocks, and real estate ETFs, the next five sessions (with a Christmas closure in the middle) are less about earnings and more about rates, housing demand, and macro data timing—especially after months of delayed releases tied to the 2025 government shutdown. Bureau of Economic Analysis+2Investopedia+2
21 December 2025
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Utilities Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): Data-Center Power Demand, Record PJM Prices, and Fed “Pause” Signals Shape the Holiday Trade

Utilities Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): Data-Center Power Demand, Record PJM Prices, and Fed “Pause” Signals Shape the Holiday Trade

Published: December 21, 2025 — Week Ahead Outlook Utilities stocks head into the Christmas-shortened trading week caught between two powerful narratives. On one side, rate cuts and a “soft-ish” growth backdrop usually favor utilities—classic “bond-proxy” shares that tend to benefit when investors expect borrowing costs to drift lower. On the other, utilities are no longer trading like sleepy defensives. The sector is being re-rated as critical AI infrastructure, because data centers are pulling forward years of electricity demand growth and forcing a historic buildout of generation, transmission, and grid hardware. That tension—lower-rate tailwinds vs. higher-capex and higher-bills backlash—is likely to
21 December 2025
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Energy Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): Oil Near Multi‑Year Lows, Venezuela Crackdown, LNG Glut Fears—and a Holiday Data Vacuum

Energy Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): Oil Near Multi‑Year Lows, Venezuela Crackdown, LNG Glut Fears—and a Holiday Data Vacuum

Energy stocks head into Christmas week pulled in opposite directions: bearish supply math is pressing crude toward multi‑year lows, while geopolitical headlines—especially around Venezuela and Russia—can still jolt oil prices in thin holiday trading. On the macro side, the market has been testing the downside after crude slid to levels last seen in early 2021, with Brent settling at $58.92 and WTI at $55.27 earlier in the week amid oversupply concerns and shifting expectations tied to Russia‑Ukraine diplomacy. Reuters But by Friday, prices bounced as traders reacted to escalating U.S. enforcement actions near Venezuela, with Brent at $60.47 and WTI
21 December 2025
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Financial Services Stocks Week Ahead: Banks, Insurers, Brokers and Fintech Brace for GDP, Consumer Confidence and Holiday-Thin Trading (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Financial Services Stocks Week Ahead: Banks, Insurers, Brokers and Fintech Brace for GDP, Consumer Confidence and Holiday-Thin Trading (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Published Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 Financial services stocks are heading into a holiday-shortened trading week with two forces pulling in opposite directions: a strong year-end backdrop for banks and brokers, and an unusually concentrated calendar of “catch-up” U.S. economic data that could jolt interest-rate expectations at precisely the time liquidity is likely to be thin. The setup matters because 2025 has rewarded investors who stayed overweight financials. Reuters notes the MSCI World financial sector is up about 25% year to date, a move that reflects a year defined by volatility, shifting policy expectations, and renewed optimism that banks can keep
21 December 2025
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Industrials Stocks Outlook: Top News, Key Catalysts, and 2026 Forecasts (December 21, 2025)

Industrials Stocks Outlook: Top News, Key Catalysts, and 2026 Forecasts (December 21, 2025)

Industrials stocks are heading into the final trading stretch of 2025 at the center of a market that’s simultaneously celebrating a strong year and debating what comes next. The “Santa rally” window is about to open, but investors are balancing optimism with two recurring themes: unease about the return on massive AI-related spending and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next move in 2026. Reuters+1 That push-and-pull matters for the industrial sector because industrials sit at the intersection of the real economy and the “new” economy. Aerospace, defense, rail, logistics, electrical equipment, machinery, and engineering & construction are all in the
21 December 2025
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Healthcare Stocks Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): Drug-Price Deals, ACA Premium Shock, and 2026 Catalysts Investors Are Watching

Healthcare Stocks Outlook (Dec. 21, 2025): Drug-Price Deals, ACA Premium Shock, and 2026 Catalysts Investors Are Watching

Sunday, December 21, 2025 — With U.S. markets heading into a holiday-shortened final trading stretch, healthcare stocks are back in focus as investors weigh a year-end “Santa rally” against a fast-moving policy backdrop that is unusually direct for the sector: drugmakers cutting prices through White House deals, insurers staring down a subsidy cliff tied to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and a new wave of biotech dealmaking and capital-markets activity that is reopening risk appetite. Reuters+4Reuters+4The Washington Post+4 Below is a comprehensive roundup of the key healthcare stock news, forecasts, and sector analyses circulating on December 21, 2025, along with
21 December 2025
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Technology Stocks Week Ahead: AI Spending Scrutiny, Fed Rate Path, and Holiday-Thin Trading to Drive Tech Stocks (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Technology Stocks Week Ahead: AI Spending Scrutiny, Fed Rate Path, and Holiday-Thin Trading to Drive Tech Stocks (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Technology stocks head into the Christmas-shortened week with a familiar tug-of-war: the market wants a year-end “Santa Claus rally,” but investors are increasingly demanding proof that the AI boom’s massive infrastructure bills will translate into durable profits. As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, the backdrop is still supportive—U.S. equities have logged a strong 2025, and the S&P 500 remains on track for a third straight year of gains of at least 10%. But December has been choppier than the seasonal script, and the AI-heavy tech complex has been at the center of the turbulence. Reuters For the week ahead (Dec.
21 December 2025
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Cloud Computing Stocks: December 21, 2025 News, Forecasts and 2026 Outlook for Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle

Cloud Computing Stocks: December 21, 2025 News, Forecasts and 2026 Outlook for Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle

Cloud computing stocks are closing out 2025 at the center of one of the market’s most consequential debates: how long Wall Street will keep funding the AI cloud buildout before demanding clearer returns. On December 21, 2025, the news flow across hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud), cloud security, and enterprise software paints a sector that’s still expanding—but increasingly judged on capital discipline, financing structure, and monetization, not just revenue growth. Below is a detailed roundup of the latest headlines, forecasts, and analyst takes shaping cloud computing stocks right now, plus what investors are watching as 2026 approaches. What’s
21 December 2025
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Data Center Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): AI Mega-Deals, Power Bottlenecks, and Export-Control Risk in Focus

Data Center Stocks Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): AI Mega-Deals, Power Bottlenecks, and Export-Control Risk in Focus

Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2025 Data center stocks head into a holiday-shortened week with a familiar setup—and a few fresh fault lines. Demand for AI compute remains strong, but the market is increasingly pricing the constraints around that demand: power availability, grid rules, financing terms, and the evolving perimeter of U.S. semiconductor export controls. For investors watching the full “data center stack”—from AI chips and networking to power/cooling gear and data center REITs—the coming week is likely to be less about earnings and more about macro prints, liquidity, and headline-driven sentiment. That mix matters because many of the biggest data
21 December 2025
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Night Sky Tonight (Dec. 21, 2025): Winter Solstice Stargazing, Ursid Meteor Shower Peak, Jupiter’s Glow — and Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Night Sky Tonight (Dec. 21, 2025): Winter Solstice Stargazing, Ursid Meteor Shower Peak, Jupiter’s Glow — and Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

If you’ve been waiting for a “big” skywatching night, Sunday, December 21, 2025 delivers one of the most atmospheric setups of the year: it’s the December solstice, bringing the longest night and shortest day for the Northern Hemisphere—precisely when a thin crescent Moon keeps skies dark for the Ursid meteor shower. And while Jupiter dominates the late evening, skywatchers with the right telescope may still have a shot at a once-in-a-lifetime target: interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which made its closest pass by Earth just two nights ago. NASA Science+3Time and Date+3EarthSky+3 Below is a practical, publication-ready guide to Night Sky Today—built
21 December 2025
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Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

7 February 2026
Vodafone shares rose 1.47% to 110.60p Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s 4.68% drop after a Q3 update. Group revenue climbed 6.5% to €10.5 billion, but Germany’s 0.7% service revenue growth missed some forecasts. Vodafone launched a new €500 million buyback tranche, bringing total buybacks since May to €3.5 billion. Investors remain focused on Germany’s pace and cash flow execution.
NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

7 February 2026
NatWest shares closed up 1.45% at 659.4 pence Friday, buoyed by a buyback of 797,428 shares and a new digital mortgage deal with Rightmove. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% but signaled possible cuts, with markets pricing in two reductions for 2026. NatWest plans to expand its Accelerator community to 50,000 members by 2026. Annual results are due Feb. 13.
Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Unilever shares closed flat at 5,250p in London Friday, underperforming the FTSE 100’s 0.6% gain. The company issued 4.2 million new shares for employee plans, bringing total shares to over 2.18 billion. Investors await Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 12, with analyst consensus pointing to 3.9% Q4 sales growth. Unilever’s U.S. ADR rose 0.8% to $72.12.
BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
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