Luxury brands’ Instagram Reels views jump 234% as TikTok momentum fades, data show

Luxury brands’ Instagram Reels views jump 234% as TikTok momentum fades, data show

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:21 ET Average video views for luxury brands surged on Instagram’s Reels in the second quarter of 2025, while growth on TikTok slowed sharply, according to industry benchmark data published on Monday. EMARKETER The shift matters as luxury marketers head into 2026 campaign planning with a sharper focus on where short-form video discovery is happening. TikTok has dominated that role for years, but brands have been looking to spread risk across platforms as audience habits evolve. It also adds to the competitive stakes between Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and TikTok owner ByteDance as both
30 December 2025
Honeywell stock edges down after $58.8 million Army contract update as Fed minutes loom

Honeywell stock edges down after $58.8 million Army contract update as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:07 ET — Market closed Honeywell International Inc. shares ended down 0.14% at $197.09 on Monday and eased to $196.89 in after-hours trading, as investors weighed a small U.S. Army contract update against a softer broader market into year-end. The stock traded between $196.24 and $197.60 during the session and remains within a 52-week range of $168.99 to $227.71. Google The move matters now because markets are running on light liquidity with just a handful of sessions left in 2025, leaving investors quick to react to incremental headlines. Honeywell’s defense- and aerospace-linked work can offer
Southern Copper stock drops late Monday as metals selloff hits miners; what’s next for SCCO

Southern Copper stock drops late Monday as metals selloff hits miners; what’s next for SCCO

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:13 ET — Market closed Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) was last down 2.8% at $145.30 late Monday, tracking a sharp pullback across metals-linked assets. The stock traded between $143.75 and $149.00, with about 1.1 million shares changing hands. The slide matters now because the year-end run in metals has left futures markets prone to abrupt swings when trading conditions tighten. CME Group raised margin requirements for gold, silver and other metals — the cash deposit traders must post to hold futures positions — and the move rippled through mining equities, the Associated Press reported. AP
Medtronic stock slips as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

Medtronic stock slips as year-end trading thins and Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:17 ET — Market closed Medtronic plc shares edged lower on Monday, closing down about 0.4% at $96.15, in a quiet start to the market’s final three sessions of the year. Yahoo Finance The move mattered less for the size of the drop than for what it signaled: investors are de-risking into year-end while waiting for fresh clues on interest rates, a key input for valuing big, cash-generating healthcare names. Kitco+1 “Volume is low, so any activity could push the index one way or the other,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research,
30 December 2025
Chubb Limited stock edges up as reinsurance renewal report flags lower prices; what CB investors watch next

Chubb Limited stock edges up as reinsurance renewal report flags lower prices; what CB investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 23:10 ET — Market closed. Chubb Limited shares closed up 0.3% at $314.27 on Monday, holding up better than the broader U.S. market in thin year-end trading. The stock’s relative firmness came as insurance investors focused on the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals after a new industry update pointed to easing prices. That matters now because Jan. 1 is the sector’s biggest annual reset for catastrophe reinsurance — insurance that insurers buy to cap big losses from events such as hurricanes and wildfires. The pricing and terms set this week can feed through to what carriers
30 December 2025
Deere stock ends higher as Wall Street slips; dividend date and Fed minutes in focus

Deere stock ends higher as Wall Street slips; dividend date and Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:03 PM ET — Market closed Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) shares ended Monday higher, closing up 0.28% at $470.24. StockAnalysis The small gain stood out as U.S. stocks pulled back in thin, holiday-shortened trading, a period when year-end rebalancing can amplify moves in otherwise quiet tape. Reuters+1 Wall Street’s main indexes finished lower as megacap tech slid, and investors looked ahead to fresh signals on rates and growth. “This is (not) the beginning of the end of the tech dominance… it’ll turn out to be a buying opportunity,” said Hank Smith, director and head of
Intuit stock slips after co-founder Scott Cook trust files to sell $102 million stake

Intuit stock slips after co-founder Scott Cook trust files to sell $102 million stake

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:55 ET — Market closed. Intuit Inc. shares slipped on Monday after a regulatory filing showed co-founder and director Scott Cook’s family trust plans to sell a fresh block of stock. The TurboTax and QuickBooks maker ended down 0.35% at $674.15, tracking a softer tape for large-cap tech into the final week of the year. Finviz Why it matters now: insider sale notices can weigh on sentiment in thin, holiday-season trading, when modest flows can move prices more than usual. For Intuit, the filing lands as investors position for the peak U.S. tax-filing season, a
30 December 2025
Palo Alto Networks stock dips as insider sales hit SEC filings; Fed minutes next

Palo Alto Networks stock dips as insider sales hit SEC filings; Fed minutes next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:55 PM ET — Market closed Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) shares slipped 0.8% on Monday and closed at $186.85, after trading between $186.23 and $188.97. The disclosures matter in year-end trading, when liquidity can be thinner and investors react faster to new filings. The stock also trades as a high-growth software name, which can make it sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations. A filing showed chief financial officer Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares on Dec. 23 at $188.182 per share, leaving him with 155,119 shares. The filing said the sale was made under a
Stryker stock slips today as year-end trading turns cautious — dividend date and new COO in focus

Stryker stock slips today as year-end trading turns cautious — dividend date and new COO in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:30 PM ET — Market closed Shares of Stryker Corp (SYK) ended Monday down 0.5% at $352.50, giving back ground as Wall Street slipped in the final week of 2025. The late-day drift mattered more than usual for a stock that has a near-term calendar: a shareholder record date for the next dividend lands this week, and Stryker’s new president and chief operating officer is set to take the role on Jan. 1. With trading volumes typically lighter around year-end, modest risk-off moves can show up quickly in large-cap healthcare names, especially after a tech-heavy
30 December 2025
Novo Nordisk halves Wegovy prices in parts of China as copycat competition looms

Novo Nordisk halves Wegovy prices in parts of China as copycat competition looms

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:14 ET Novo Nordisk said it is lowering prices of its top-selling obesity drug Wegovy in China, after local outlet Yicai reported that list prices for the two highest doses were cut by 48% in the southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. The new monthly list prices were 987 yuan ($141) and 1,284 yuan, Yicai said, citing local procurement authorities. Reuters The price move matters because China is fast becoming a pivotal growth market for weight-loss medicines, and pricing is now moving to the center of competition. Drugmakers are trying to lock in patients and
30 December 2025
Analog Devices stock slips into year-end as chip shares cool; Fed minutes and ADI earnings on deck

Analog Devices stock slips into year-end as chip shares cool; Fed minutes and ADI earnings on deck

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:34 PM ET — Market closed Analog Devices Inc shares fell 0.44% to close at $275.63 on Monday, tracking a softer session for semiconductors and the broader U.S. market. Texas Instruments dropped 0.67% and NXP Semiconductors slid 1.08%, while the S&P 500 ended down 0.35%. MarketWatch The late-December drift matters because thin, year-end trading can magnify price moves even when company news is scarce. “In light volume trading, we’re seeing a reversal of what we saw over the last couple of days,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. Reuters For
Lowe’s stock closes lower as Wall Street slips; housing data and Fed minutes in focus

Lowe’s stock closes lower as Wall Street slips; housing data and Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:26 PM ET — Market closed. Lowe’s Companies Inc shares finished Monday down 0.14% at $243.48. The stock was last indicated at $243.83 in after-hours trading. Yahoo Finance The move kept Lowe’s near a level investors have treated as a referendum on the U.S. housing cycle and interest-rate direction. Home-improvement spending can firm when mortgage rates ease and housing turnover rises, but it tends to stall when homeowners delay big projects. Housing data delivered a fresh data point late in the session. Contracts to buy existing homes — known as pending home sales, a gauge
Boston Scientific (BSX) stock slips in year-end pullback; February earnings loom

Boston Scientific (BSX) stock slips in year-end pullback; February earnings loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:27 PM ET — Market closed Boston Scientific shares closed down 0.3% at $95.76 on Monday. The stock traded between $95.53 and $96.64, with about 5.4 million shares changing hands. StockAnalysis The modest move still matters now because thin year-end liquidity can magnify small shifts in positioning. For large-cap healthcare names like Boston Scientific, traders are also watching whether defensive sectors can stay steady as leadership narrows in the final stretch of 2025. Wall Street’s main indexes finished lower, with the Dow down 0.51%, the S&P 500 off 0.35% and the Nasdaq down 0.50%, according
Gilead stock nudges up after Bernstein flags limited Medicaid pricing hit

Gilead stock nudges up after Bernstein flags limited Medicaid pricing hit

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:17 ET — Market closed Gilead Sciences (GILD.O) shares were last up 0.15% at $124.91 on Monday, as investors weighed an analyst note that argued new Medicaid drug-pricing rules would have a limited financial impact on the company’s HIV franchise. Investing.com The call matters now because drugmakers and investors are still parsing a Trump administration pricing push that targets Medicaid and aims to bring U.S. medicine prices closer to those in other wealthy countries. Reuters For Gilead, the focus has been on whether “most-favored-nation” pricing — a policy that effectively ties prices to lower international
30 December 2025
Danaher stock beats Wall Street dip as investors eye Fed minutes and Jan. 28 earnings

Danaher stock beats Wall Street dip as investors eye Fed minutes and Jan. 28 earnings

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:23 ET — Market closed Danaher Corp shares were last up about 0.1% at $230.63 on Monday, after trading between $229.26 and $231.77 during the session. The muted move still mattered for Danaher investors because the stock held up in a market that turned lower as the year winds down and liquidity thins, a setup that can amplify sector rotations. It also comes ahead of a key macro catalyst: the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes, due Tuesday, with traders pricing in additional rate cuts in 2026 as the U.S. dollar weakens into year-end. reuters.com U.S.
Amgen stock slips to $330 as year-end pullback hits Wall Street; Fed minutes and MariTide updates in focus

Amgen stock slips to $330 as year-end pullback hits Wall Street; Fed minutes and MariTide updates in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:14 ET — Market closed Amgen shares fell 1% on Monday, ending the session down $3.30 at $329.63. StockAnalysis The decline matters now because traders are heading into the final sessions of the year with U.S. indexes near record territory and liquidity thinner than usual. That backdrop can amplify moves in large-cap healthcare stocks even without a company-specific trigger. Reuters Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower, led by a retreat in heavyweight technology names, Reuters reported. “It’ll turn out to be a buying opportunity,” said Hank Smith, director and head of investment strategy at Haverford
BlackRock stock today: BLK barely higher as Wall Street slips; Fed minutes and data loom

BlackRock stock today: BLK barely higher as Wall Street slips; Fed minutes and data loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:07 ET — Market closed BlackRock Inc shares edged up on Monday, ending nearly flat at $1,088.40 as Wall Street turned lower in holiday-thinned trading. Reuters For BlackRock, modest moves in markets matter because they feed directly into assets under management (AUM) — the pool of client money it charges fees on. The firm oversees more than $13 trillion, Reuters has reported. Reuters That sensitivity is in sharper focus into year-end, as traders re-price the interest-rate outlook ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes due on Tuesday. Shifts in rate expectations can swing risk
30 December 2025
Qualcomm stock slips as chip sector cools; QCOM investors eye Feb. 4 earnings

Qualcomm stock slips as chip sector cools; QCOM investors eye Feb. 4 earnings

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 22:10 ET — Market closed QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) shares fell 0.8% to close at $173.43 on Monday, after trading between $175.19 and $172.79. StockAnalysis The move matters because chip stocks often magnify shifts in risk appetite, and investors have been quick to adjust exposure into the final sessions of the year. Qualcomm is closely tracked as a bellwether for high-end smartphones and related wireless demand. U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, with the Nasdaq down 0.5% and the S&P 500 off 0.35%, while Treasury yields eased as investors recalibrated expectations for Federal Reserve rate
Lockheed pitches made-in-India C-130J Super Hercules line as IAF weighs 80-plane transport buy

Lockheed pitches made-in-India C-130J Super Hercules line as IAF weighs 80-plane transport buy

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:53 ET Lockheed Martin has offered to set up a C-130J Super Hercules final-assembly line in India as the Indian Air Force (IAF) moves toward buying up to 80 military transport aircraft, a PTI report carried by local media said. mint The pitch lands as India tries to modernise the air force’s transport fleet, a workhorse capability used to move troops, vehicles and relief supplies across long distances. It also underscores New Delhi’s push to tie major defence buys to local manufacturing, forcing overseas contractors to show how much work they will shift to India.
30 December 2025
Amphenol stock slips in year-end tech pullback; Fed minutes and housing data loom

Amphenol stock slips in year-end tech pullback; Fed minutes and housing data loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 9:54 PM ET — Market closed Amphenol Corp shares fell 0.4% to end at $136.90 on Monday, as heavyweight technology names retreated and pulled the broader market lower in the final week of 2025. StockAnalysis+1 The move matters now because Amphenol sits at the intersection of industrial and tech spending: it sells connectors, sensors and high-speed cables used in data communications and other end markets that often trade with investor sentiment toward big tech and AI-linked hardware demand. Reuters With trading conditions typically thinner into year-end, swings tied to positioning can have an outsized impact

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Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 11:15 AM EST — Market closed. Oracle Corp shares rose 4.65% on Friday to close at $142.82, snapping an eight-session losing streak. The stock is still down roughly 22% from Jan. 27’s close and off about 26% from early January levels, after a sharp pullback that has kept volume elevated. (Investing.com) The bounce does not settle what investors are arguing about into next week: how Oracle funds a fast expansion in cloud data centers without leaning too hard on existing shareholders. Oracle said it expects to raise $45 billion to $50 billion of gross cash
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

7 February 2026
Mastercard shares closed down 0.6% at $548.74 Friday, trailing gains in Visa and American Express. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 2.47% to a record 50,115.67. Mastercard disclosed a new cybersecurity partnership in the UAE and raised compensation for two top executives. U.S. jobs and inflation data, delayed by a government shutdown, are due next week.
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