Dow Jones Industrial Average Near Record Highs Ahead of Final 2025 Sessions as Fed Minutes Loom

Dow Jones Industrial Average Near Record Highs Ahead of Final 2025 Sessions as Fed Minutes Loom

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 12:01 p.m. ET — Market closed The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 perched just off record territory after a muted, low-volume return from the Christmas holiday. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, investors are shifting attention to the last three trading days of the year—when thin liquidity, year-end portfolio adjustments, and a pivotal Federal Reserve readout could set the tone for the first week of 2026. AP News+2Reuters+2 Dow Jones recap: A quiet Friday, but a solid week and year On Friday, December 26, the
27 December 2025
Jayshree Ullal Tops Hurun India Rich List 2025 for Professional Managers, Surpassing Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai

Jayshree Ullal Tops Hurun India Rich List 2025 for Professional Managers, Surpassing Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai

Jayshree Ullal—CEO and Chairperson of Arista Networks—has emerged as the wealthiest Indian-origin “professional manager” tracked in the Hurun India Rich List 2025, with an estimated net worth of ₹50,170 crore. The milestone places her well ahead of some of Silicon Valley’s most recognizable Indian-origin leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in Hurun’s executive wealth rankings. www.ndtv.com+1 The spotlight on Ullal is notable not just because of the headline number, but because it underscores a fast-changing reality in global tech wealth: in many cases, the biggest fortunes are no longer defined by who runs the biggest
27 December 2025
Salesforce Stock (CRM) Weekend Watch: AI Partner Expansion Headlines as Wall Street Nears Year-End Highs

Salesforce Stock (CRM) Weekend Watch: AI Partner Expansion Headlines as Wall Street Nears Year-End Highs

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:27 a.m. ET — Market closed Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) heads into the final week of 2025 with shares holding in the mid-$260s after a quiet, post-Christmas session on Wall Street and a fresh wave of partner-ecosystem headlines that keep the company’s “agentic AI” strategy front and center. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, investors are looking to Monday’s open for the next read on year-end positioning and whether the “Santa Claus rally” tailwind extends into the final trading days of the year—an environment that often brings lighter liquidity and occasional outsized moves on
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock: Weekend Market Recap, Fresh Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Stock: Weekend Market Recap, Fresh Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:28 a.m. ET — Market closed. SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) heads into the weekend with U.S. markets shut and year-end positioning in full swing. The fintech’s shares last finished at $27.07, down 1.49% on Friday’s session, after trading between roughly $27.04 and $27.53 with about 24.7 million shares changing hands. While investors can’t act on fresh price signals until Monday’s open, the conversation around SOFI stock hasn’t paused. In the last 24–48 hours, coverage has focused on three themes: the broader “Santa Claus rally” setup, SoFi’s crypto-and-stablecoin push as a potential long-term catalyst, and
27 December 2025
Merck (MRK) Stock Update: Weekend Wrap, Latest Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Merck (MRK) Stock Update: Weekend Wrap, Latest Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:25 a.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) heads into the final days of 2025 with investors weighing a steady holiday-week climb in the shares against a familiar set of longer-term questions: how fast Merck can broaden growth beyond Keytruda, how policy and pricing shifts may reshape demand, and what the next wave of pipeline milestones could mean for earnings power into 2026 and beyond. With U.S. stock exchanges closed for the weekend, the next actionable moment for MRK traders will be Monday’s session, when liquidity returns and any weekend
27 December 2025
Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Holds Near $145 as Markets Close for the Weekend — What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Holds Near $145 as Markets Close for the Weekend — What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:26 a.m. ET — Market closed Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) enters the final trading days of 2025 with its share price hovering around the mid-$140s, a level investors have been debating for weeks as Wall Street weighs year-end positioning, interest-rate expectations, and whether defensive consumer staples deserve a bigger role in 2026 portfolios. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, the most important question for PG shareholders is less about minute-to-minute price action and more about what could move the stock when trading resumes Monday—especially with thin holiday liquidity, looming Federal Reserve signals,
27 December 2025
PepsiCo Stock (NASDAQ: PEP): Markets Closed for the Weekend as Investors Weigh Year-End Trading and PepsiCo’s 2026 Outlook

PepsiCo Stock (NASDAQ: PEP): Markets Closed for the Weekend as Investors Weigh Year-End Trading and PepsiCo’s 2026 Outlook

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:29 a.m. ET — Market Closed PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) enters the final stretch of the year with U.S. markets closed for the weekend and investors balancing two forces that often collide in late December: thinner liquidity and positioning ahead of a new year. On Friday’s abbreviated post-holiday tape, Wall Street finished nearly unchanged, snapping a short winning streak but staying close to record territory—an environment that typically rewards “defensive” consumer-staples names, even if day-to-day moves are muted. Reuters For PepsiCo stock, the setup into Monday’s reopen looks less about weekend headlines and more about
27 December 2025
Visa Stock Today: What Wall Street Is Watching After a Quiet Post‑Christmas Session

Visa Stock Today: What Wall Street Is Watching After a Quiet Post‑Christmas Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:25 a.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) stock enters the final stretch of 2025 with U.S. markets shut for the weekend and investors recalibrating for a potentially thin, headline-sensitive final week of trading. Visa shares last closed at $355.00 on Friday, down 0.04%, with an intraday range of $353.71–$356.73 and a 52‑week range of $299.00–$375.51, according to Visa’s investor relations quote page. Visa Investor Relations While Visa-specific headlines have been relatively scarce over the past couple of days on major wires (Reuters’ most recent Visa company item on its tracking page
27 December 2025
Coupang (CPNG) Stock Rebounds After Data Breach Update: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Coupang (CPNG) Stock Rebounds After Data Breach Update: Key News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:16 a.m. ET — Market closed Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG) is heading into the weekend with investors focused on one dominant catalyst: the company’s latest cybersecurity incident update, which helped calm fears that a widely reported breach in South Korea would translate into broader financial damage. With U.S. markets closed today, the next chance for shares to react will be the regular session on Monday, Dec. 29, after traders digest fresh headlines, regulatory signals, and ongoing litigation risk tied to the incident. Coupang, Inc.+1 What moved Coupang stock this week The sharp move in Coupang
GE Vernova Stock (GEV) Weekend Outlook: Data-Center Turbine Demand in Focus, New Wind Deal, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

GE Vernova Stock (GEV) Weekend Outlook: Data-Center Turbine Demand in Focus, New Wind Deal, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:15 a.m. ET — Market closed GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) heads into the weekend with investors weighing fresh headlines about surging “bridge power” demand from AI data centers against the realities of long equipment lead times—and a valuation that leaves little room for disappointment. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, the next opportunity for traders to react will be Monday’s regular session. GE Vernova shares last finished Friday, Dec. 26, at $663.46, down 0.58%, after trading between $660.49 and $668.20. StockAnalysis+1 What moved the GE Vernova narrative in the last 24–48 hours
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock (WBD) Weekend Update: Deal-Arbitrage Tension Builds Ahead of Monday’s Open

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock (WBD) Weekend Update: Deal-Arbitrage Tension Builds Ahead of Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:09 a.m. ET — Market Closed Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) — the company behind HBO, Warner Bros. studios and a portfolio of cable networks — heads into the final full week of 2025 with its stock trading less like a traditional media name and more like a live referendum on a high-stakes takeover fight. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, investors are left to digest a familiar but still fast-moving setup: a signed Netflix agreement that would reshape WBD’s crown-jewel assets, and a rival Paramount Skydance all-cash tender offer that has been
Freeport-McMoRan Stock (FCX) Weekend Update: Copper’s Record Run, Fresh Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Freeport-McMoRan Stock (FCX) Weekend Update: Copper’s Record Run, Fresh Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:13 a.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (NYSE: FCX) heads into the final week of 2025 with momentum on its side after a powerful metals rally pushed copper to fresh records and sent the mining heavyweight to a new 52-week high during Friday’s post-Christmas session. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, investors are now focused on whether copper’s breakout can extend into Monday’s regular session—and how macro headlines out of China and the U.S. could shape the next move. FCX ended Friday at $53.04, up $1.12 (+2.16%), after trading as high as
27 December 2025
ServiceNow Stock (NOW) Heads Into Monday After TD Cowen Cuts Price Target, While Armis Deal and Year-End Trading Set the Tone

ServiceNow Stock (NOW) Heads Into Monday After TD Cowen Cuts Price Target, While Armis Deal and Year-End Trading Set the Tone

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:06 a.m. ET — Market closed ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) stock is heading into the final three trading days of 2025 with investors balancing two very different forces: a thin, holiday-driven tape that can exaggerate moves, and an unusually consequential strategic shift as the enterprise software leader pushes deeper into cybersecurity with its planned Armis acquisition. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, NOW shareholders are looking back at a quiet Friday session that left the broader market near record levels—and looking ahead to what could be a more reactive open on Monday as Wall
27 December 2025
IREN Stock News & Forecast: IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) Weekend Preview After Friday’s Drop as AI Cloud Expansion Faces a Valuation Test

IREN Stock News & Forecast: IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) Weekend Preview After Friday’s Drop as AI Cloud Expansion Faces a Valuation Test

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 11:09 a.m. ET — Market closed IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) stock heads into the final week of 2025 with U.S. markets shut for the weekend and investors left to digest a familiar IREN setup: a high-volatility name at the intersection of two of the market’s most reactive narratives—Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure. Shares last finished Friday’s regular session at $40.30, down about 4% on the day, after trading between $39.53 and $42.80. Trading also showed a modestly lower print in extended hours Friday evening, around $40.10. MarketBeat The question for Monday’s open isn’t just whether
27 December 2025
BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Ethereum Staking Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Ethereum Staking Headlines, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:49 a.m. ET — Market closed BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: BMNR) is heading into the weekend with a familiar identity in today’s market: a high-beta, publicly traded proxy for Ethereum whose share price can swing sharply on crypto headlines, on-chain flows, and shifting investor sentiment around “digital-asset treasury” strategies. With U.S. exchanges closed for the weekend, investors are digesting fresh reporting that BitMine has begun staking Ether, alongside new valuation and technical takes that paint sharply different pictures of where the stock goes next. Cointelegraph+1 BMNR stock: where it left off before the
IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) Holds Near $305 as Markets Close for the Weekend—Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) Holds Near $305 as Markets Close for the Weekend—Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Next

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:49 a.m. ET — Market closed International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with its shares consolidating near the $305 level after a quiet, post-holiday trading week that saw U.S. equities pause—if only slightly—near record territory. With the NYSE closed for the weekend, IBM investors now shift from intraday price action to the next set of catalysts: year-end liquidity dynamics, the ongoing “Santa Claus rally” window, fresh research notes that turned more constructive on IBM’s near-term earnings trajectory, and the countdown to IBM’s next earnings update. Reuters+1 IBM stock
27 December 2025
Bank of America stock BAC holds near 56 as markets close for the weekend and investors look to Fed minutes, earnings, and year-end trading

Bank of America stock BAC holds near 56 as markets close for the weekend and investors look to Fed minutes, earnings, and year-end trading

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:49 a.m. ET — Market closed Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with its shares sitting near recent highs, while U.S. equity markets remain shut for the weekend. The stock last traded Friday in thin, post-holiday conditions that left Wall Street “catching our breath” after a strong run, as one strategist put it—an environment where low liquidity can exaggerate moves when trading resumes. Reuters+1 Bank of America stock price today Because the NYSE is closed, Bank of America stock is reflecting its latest completed session. BAC last
Canada Tax Changes 2026: New Federal Tax Brackets, 14% Rate Cut, TFSA & RRSP Limits, CPP and EI Updates

Canada Tax Changes 2026: New Federal Tax Brackets, 14% Rate Cut, TFSA & RRSP Limits, CPP and EI Updates

As Canada heads into 2026, the tax story is less about one dramatic overhaul—and more about a cluster of meaningful “moving parts” that will show up in paycheques, contribution room, and planning decisions throughout the year. The headline change is a lower federal tax rate on the first slice of taxable income. But Canadians will also see inflation-adjusted bracket thresholds, updated registered-account limits (TFSA and RRSP), higher CPP ceilings (including CPP2 for higher earners), and a fresh round of Employment Insurance updates. Meanwhile, ahead of the 2026 filing season, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has been under pressure to improve
27 December 2025
Goldman Sachs Stock (NYSE: GS) Weekend Update: Client Data-Breach Notice, Year-End Market Tailwinds, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

Goldman Sachs Stock (NYSE: GS) Weekend Update: Client Data-Breach Notice, Year-End Market Tailwinds, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:53 a.m. ET — Market Closed Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) heads into the weekend with U.S. markets shut and year-end trading volume thinning out across Wall Street. With the next regular session not starting until Monday morning, investors are using the pause to digest a fresh client-notification story tied to a third-party data incident, plus a broader “Santa Claus rally” backdrop that has kept major indexes close to record territory. GS shares last closed at $907.04 on Friday, down 0.41%, after trading between $913.32 and $905.31. In late trading, GS was $906.66 at
27 December 2025
IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides Into Year-End: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides Into Year-End: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 10:49 a.m. ET — Market closed IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) stock is heading into the final trading days of 2025 with momentum still split between two powerful narratives: growing commercial traction for quantum hardware and networking, and persistent concerns that the share price has been discounting a best-case future far ahead of today’s fundamentals. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, investors are left to assess Friday’s sharp move and the latest wave of sell-side commentary before the next regular session begins Monday. IonQ stock price: What happened in the last session IonQ shares finished
27 December 2025

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Real estate stocks rise as rate-cut bets return; XLRE ends at $41.99 ahead of payrolls and CPI

Real estate stocks rise as rate-cut bets return; XLRE ends at $41.99 ahead of payrolls and CPI

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U.S. real estate stocks rose Friday, with XLRE up 1.8% to $41.99 and VNQ and IYR each gaining 1.6%. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time as the 10-year Treasury yield ended at 4.206%. Bank of America downgraded Public Storage and Extra Space Storage, citing weak housing turnover and high borrowing costs. The delayed January jobs report is set for Feb. 11, with CPI due Feb. 13.
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