Lam Research stock steadies near $180 as investors eye Fed minutes and January earnings

Lam Research stock steadies near $180 as investors eye Fed minutes and January earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 9:09 PM ET — Market closed Lam Research Corp shares ended the latest session modestly higher, closing at $178.07 as U.S. markets were shut on Sunday. The chip-equipment maker is in focus heading into the last trading days of the year, when positioning can swing on expectations for 2026 growth and interest rates. Rate-cut bets…
Freeport-McMoRan ends week higher as copper prices hit fresh records

Freeport-McMoRan ends week higher as copper prices hit fresh records

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:20 ET — Market closed. Shares of U.S. copper miner Freeport-McMoRan last ended up 2.2% at $53.04 on Friday, closing out a light, post-holiday session with gains tied to a renewed surge in metal prices. The move matters now because copper prices have been setting fresh highs, and Freeport’s earnings and cash flow tend to…
IREN stock slides 4% into year-end as bitcoin miners cool — what’s next

IREN stock slides 4% into year-end as bitcoin miners cool — what’s next

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:05 ET — Market closed IREN Limited shares last closed down 4% at $40.30, extending a recent pullback for the bitcoin miner-turned-AI infrastructure play into the final trading days of 2025. Investing The move matters now because IREN has become a high-beta gauge of two volatile themes — crypto prices and investor appetite for power-hungry…
ServiceNow stock edges higher into year-end as $7.75 billion Armis deal stays in focus

ServiceNow stock edges higher into year-end as $7.75 billion Armis deal stays in focus

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:05 ET — Market closed ServiceNow, Inc. shares ended Friday’s session up 0.8% at $153.89, giving the workflow software maker a small lift into the final trading days of the year. The move matters now because investors are weighing whether ServiceNow’s push into big-ticket dealmaking will strengthen growth without adding unwanted balance-sheet risk, at a…
D-Wave stock slides 8% into year-end pullback — what to watch before Monday’s open

D-Wave stock slides 8% into year-end pullback — what to watch before Monday’s open

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:00 ET — Market closed. D-Wave Quantum Inc. shares closed down 8.1% on Friday, extending a late-December pullback in the quantum-computing stock ahead of the final trading days of 2025. Yahoo Finance The move matters because trading conditions are typically thinner around year-end, and D-Wave has been a high-beta gauge of risk appetite in the…
Bank of America stock in focus after Moynihan’s Fed warning as markets reopen Monday

Bank of America stock in focus after Moynihan’s Fed warning as markets reopen Monday

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:02 ET — Market closed Bank of America Corp shares closed down about 0.1% on Friday at $56.17. The stock heads into Monday after CEO Brian Moynihan warned that markets would “punish people” if the Federal Reserve loses its independence. Investing The comments land as investors move into the final trading days of the year,…
SpaceX scrubs year-end Falcon 9 launch again as Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed satellite waits at Vandenberg

SpaceX scrubs year-end Falcon 9 launch again as Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed satellite waits at Vandenberg

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:00 ET SpaceX delayed for a second straight night its planned Falcon 9 launch carrying Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 satellite from California, saying it needs more time to check launch-pad systems and has not set a new liftoff date. Spaceflight Now The delay matters because the flight was slated to be SpaceX’s last Falcon…
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Goldman Sachs stock drifts near $900 as holiday lull puts focus on Fed minutes, Jan. 15 earnings

Goldman Sachs stock drifts near $900 as holiday lull puts focus on Fed minutes, Jan. 15 earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:01 ET — Market closed Goldman Sachs shares slipped 0.4% to $907.04 at Friday’s close as U.S. markets eased in a subdued, post-Christmas session. Why this matters now is simple: with the cash market shut for the weekend, investors are heading into the last few sessions of the year with fewer catalysts and lighter participation.…
Intel’s 107,000-sq-ft Santa Clara buildout: what city documents show

Intel’s 107,000-sq-ft Santa Clara buildout: what city documents show

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:59 ET Intel is seeking Santa Clara approval to build two new structures totaling 107,171 square feet at its Bowers campus, according to city project documents. The proposal lands as Intel leans into manufacturing investment and a broader turnaround under Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan, while competing for advanced production against rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor…
BitMine stock in focus after $219 million ether stake shows up on-chain

BitMine stock in focus after $219 million ether stake shows up on-chain

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:49 ET — Market closed BitMine Immersion Technologies will head into Monday’s U.S. session with a fresh catalyst after on-chain data showed wallets linked to the company shifted nearly $219 million worth of ether into an Ethereum staking contract over the weekend. Shares last closed down 3.5% at $28.31 on Friday. TradingView The move matters…
Sandisk stock faces Monday test after weekend downgrade as Fed minutes loom

Sandisk stock faces Monday test after weekend downgrade as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:48 ET — Market closed. Sandisk Corp shares ended Friday little changed at $250.05, and investors will look for direction when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock over the weekend. MarketBeat The timing matters because trading is expected to stay thin into year-end, which can amplify price moves, while…
Eli Lilly stock steadies into Monday as $55 million ABL Bio funding keeps pipeline in focus

Eli Lilly stock steadies into Monday as $55 million ABL Bio funding keeps pipeline in focus

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 20:34 ET — Market closed Eli Lilly shares ended the holiday week little changed after South Korean biotech ABL Bio said it would receive $55 million in funding from the U.S. drugmaker under a research collaboration. PR Newswire The funding is small by Lilly standards, but it underscores how closely investors are tracking the company’s…

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  • Intel stock slides ahead of Jan. 22 earnings; options point to big move
    January 18, 2026, 9:14 AM EST. Intel Corp shares closed Friday down 2.8% at $46.96 on volume above 127 million as investors pause before the Jan. 22 earnings report. Markets are closed Monday for MLK Day; traders will reassess on Tuesday. Citi analyst Atif Malik upgraded to neutral, pointing to the foundry business as a potential catalyst despite near-term volatility. Options data from Barchart suggest a 7.73% move by the end of next week; analysts expect a 2-cent loss per share for the quarter. After the close, Intel named Eric Demers to lead its GPU team for AI data centers. The stock has risen roughly 27% in 2026, raising the bar for guidance; signs margins or spending trends could trim the rally if investors turn cautious. Broader peers: SOXX +1.6%, AMD +1.7%, Nvidia -0.5%.
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