Linde stock edges higher as tech retreat drags Wall Street in thin year-end trade

Linde stock edges higher as tech retreat drags Wall Street in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 13:26 ET — Regular session Linde shares rose 0.3% to $426.07 in early afternoon trading on Monday, after moving between $423.65 and $427.29 in the session. The industrial gases maker held up even as U.S. stocks dipped from record highs in thin, holiday-shortened trading — a setup that can exaggerate moves in individual names. “It’s…
Caterpillar stock slips in thin year-end trade as CEO discloses Form 4 award

Caterpillar stock slips in thin year-end trade as CEO discloses Form 4 award

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 13:36 ET — Regular session Caterpillar Inc shares fell 0.9% to $577.85 in early afternoon trading on Monday after opening at $580.09. The stock has traded between $574.97 and $583.56 so far, with about 876,000 shares changing hands. The heavy-equipment maker is often treated as a bellwether — a signal stock for the industrial economy…
Chevron stock edges up as oil rallies and Frontera signs $120 mln supply deal

Chevron stock edges up as oil rallies and Frontera signs $120 mln supply deal

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 13:42 ET — Regular session Chevron shares rose on Monday as oil prices jumped and traders weighed fresh supply news after Frontera Energy said it signed a two-year crude agreement with a Chevron unit worth up to $120 million. Reuters The developments matter because energy stocks are being pulled between day-to-day geopolitical supply shocks and…
Rigetti stock slides as quantum-computing trade cools into year-end

Rigetti stock slides as quantum-computing trade cools into year-end

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:49 ET — Regular session Rigetti Computing’s shares fell about 3% on Monday, extending a late-December pullback in quantum-computing stocks as traders booked gains and waited for fresh catalysts. The moves matter now because the quantum group has become a momentum trade into year-end, where lighter holiday liquidity can magnify swings in high-volatility names. Investors…
Disney shares edge up as investors digest insider sale notice in thin year-end trade

Disney shares edge up as investors digest insider sale notice in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:56 PM ET — Regular session. Shares of The Walt Disney Company rose slightly on Monday as investors navigated thin year-end trading and weighed a new disclosure showing a small insider stock sale tied to equity compensation. Disney shares were up about 0.4% at $114.02 in midday New York trade. The day’s move came as…
Boeing stock edges up after report flags 737 MAX production push for 2026

Boeing stock edges up after report flags 737 MAX production push for 2026

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 13:19 ET — Regular session Boeing shares edged up on Monday after an industry publication reported the planemaker is preparing to increase monthly 737 MAX production to 47 aircraft by early summer 2026. The stock was up 0.4% at $217.34 in early afternoon trading. ch-aviation The reported production push matters because Boeing’s delivery pace drives…
Merck stock holds steady as year-end trading thins and Wall Street slips

Merck stock holds steady as year-end trading thins and Wall Street slips

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:47 ET — Regular session Merck & Co (MRK.N) shares were down 0.1% at $106.68 in midday trading on Monday, showing relative resilience as U.S. stocks drifted lower in thin year-end trade. The S&P 500-linked SPDR ETF (SPY) fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq-100 tracker (QQQ) slid 0.7%. The muted move matters because the market is…
QBTS edges up as options traders lean bullish on D-Wave into year-end

QBTS edges up as options traders lean bullish on D-Wave into year-end

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:58 ET — Regular session Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc (QBTS) rose about 0.5% to $25.41 in late-morning New York trading on Monday, after ranging between $25.02 and $26.37 earlier in the session. IonQ fell about 1.8%, while Rigetti and Quantum Computing Inc slid about 2.8% and 2.6%, respectively. The move keeps D-Wave in focus…
American Airlines stock slips despite Chicago hub expansion plan as storms, oil weigh

American Airlines stock slips despite Chicago hub expansion plan as storms, oil weigh

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 1:13 PM ET — Regular session American Airlines Group shares fell 1.7% to $15.18 in midday trading on Monday. The carrier said it will add 100 new daily departures from Chicago O’Hare for the spring travel season, and Chief Strategy Officer Steve Johnson said American was “committed to rebuilding our Chicago hub to be stronger…

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