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US Stock Market Today (Dec. 17, 2025): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Sink as AI-Funding Jitters Hit Tech; Oil Rally Lifts Energy

Updated: December 17, 2025, 4:40 PM EST Wall Street ended sharply lower Wednesday as the market’s leadership trade—artificial intelligence—took another hit, dragging big tech, chips, and cloud-linked names down to their weakest levels in weeks. The selling pressure pushed the S&P 500 down 1.2% to 6,721.43, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.8% to 22,693.32. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228 points (0.5%) to 47,885.97. Reuters+1 The headline theme was familiar, but the triggers kept piling up: a fresh funding setback tied to Oracle’s data-center buildout, new reporting on Alphabet’s effort to loosen Nvidia’s grip on AI software, and an ongoing debate over whether the

17 December 2025

Energy Sector·NASDAQ:GOOG·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market·Technology·US Economy

Netflix Stock (NFLX) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Steady After Warner Bros. Board Backs Netflix Deal — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) finished Wednesday’s session little changed and stayed essentially flat in early after-hours trading as investors digested a fast-moving corporate drama that’s becoming one of the biggest media stories of 2025: Warner Bros. Discovery’s board formally rejecting Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid and reaffirming support for Netflix’s proposed acquisition. StockAnalysis+2Reuters+2 Netflix stock price after the bell: where NFLX stands tonight As of early after-hours (4:11 p.m. ET), Netflix shares were quoted at about $94.74, down roughly $0.02 from the regular-session close. StockAnalysis During the regular session, NFLX ended around $94.76 after trading in a wide band of roughly

17 December 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions·NASDAQ:NFLX·NASDAQ:WBD·Stock Market

AMD Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Slid to $198 and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, under pressure as the latest risk-off wave hit AI-linked tech and semiconductors. AMD closed around $198.20, down about 5.25%, after trading roughly between $211.48 (high) and $197.69 (low) during the session. Investing.com In after-hours trading, AMD was little changed shortly after the close—around $198.56 at 4:32 p.m. ET—as investors digested fresh chip-sector headlines and braced for a heavy U.S. economic-data slate on Thursday morning. MarketBeat Below is what moved AMD today, what’s developing after the bell, and what to know before the market opens on Thursday, December 18, 2025. What

17 December 2025

NASDAQ:AMD·Stock Market

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Google’s AI-Chip Push, Gemini 3 Flash Rollout, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) finished a volatile Wednesday session sharply lower and then turned quiet in early after-hours trading—setting up a macro-heavy Thursday open that could matter as much as any company headline. After the closing bell on Dec. 17, GOOG was essentially unchanged in extended trading at about $298.05, after ending the regular session at $298.06 (down 3.14% on the day). Investing.com+1 That price action came amid a broader tech pullback tied to renewed anxiety over the cost—and the financing—of the AI buildout, even as Alphabet continued to generate its own fresh AI momentum headlines spanning

17 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOG·Stock Market

Micron Technology (MU) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Record Q1 Results, Massive Q2 Guidance, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Open

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is in the spotlight tonight after reporting fiscal first-quarter 2026 results after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 17, 2025—and the stock is reacting immediately in extended trading. MU stock after the bell: the after-hours move and why it matters Micron shares finished the regular session at $225.64 and were trading higher in after-hours activity shortly after the results dropped. Investing.com showed MU around $235.85 in after-hours trading (+4.58%) at roughly 4:04 p.m. ET. Investing.com Canada A separate extended-hours data source (Public.com) reported MU at $238.39 at 4:30 p.m. ET, up about 5.6% from the

17 December 2025

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market

Meta Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): META Price Action, Top Headlines, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Open

NEW YORK — Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) stock finished Wednesday’s session under pressure as investors weighed a fresh batch of AI- and regulation-related headlines against a broader tech pullback. After the closing bell on Dec. 17, 2025, META traded essentially flat in early extended-hours action — but the news cycle around the company (and the wider “AI trade”) stayed busy heading into Thursday’s open. Investing.com Below is what happened after the bell today (17.12.2025) and what to know before the stock market opens tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025) — including the most important Meta-specific developments from today, the latest

17 December 2025

Stock Market

Microsoft Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): MSFT Holds Near $476 as OpenAI–Amazon Talks and CPI Loom—What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) ended Wednesday’s session essentially flat and edged higher in early after-hours trading, as investors digested fresh headlines around OpenAI’s funding outlook, Wall Street’s latest take on Azure’s AI profitability, and a high-stakes U.S. inflation report scheduled before Thursday’s opening bell. Microsoft stock after the bell: MSFT price action recap (Dec. 17, 2025) Microsoft shares closed Wednesday at $476.09, down $0.30 (-0.06%) on the day. In the first minutes of extended trading, MSFT ticked up to about $476.67 (up $0.58 after hours as of 4:01 p.m. ET), signaling a calm initial reaction after the closing bell. StockAnalysis

17 December 2025

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Apple Stock (AAPL) After Hours Today: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18, 2025

Apple Inc. shares finished Wednesday’s session on a softer note, and the stock didn’t show much drama after the closing bell—at least not yet. Apple stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed at $271.84 on Dec. 17, 2025, and edged down to about $271.60 in after-hours trading, a modest move that leaves investors focused less on late-day tape action and more on the next catalysts lined up for Thursday morning. Google Below is what moved Apple today, what analysts are projecting into 2026, and what investors should keep on their radar before the U.S. stock market opens on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Apple

17 December 2025

Apple Inc·Stock Market

Palantir (PLTR) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Fell, What’s Driving the Debate, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) ended Wednesday’s regular session sharply lower, then steadied in early after-hours trading as investors weighed a familiar mix: powerful AI momentum on the one hand, and persistent valuation and “multiple reversion” risk on the other. As of 4:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 17, PLTR traded at $177.69 in after-hours, up $0.40 (+0.23%) from the regular-session close of $177.29, according to Public’s consolidated after-hours data feed. Public+1 That small after-hours uptick matters less than the broader story: Palantir’s stock just logged a significant down day after a strong run into year-end—at a time when the wider

17 December 2025

NASDAQ:PLTR·Palantir·Stock Market

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Fell, Fresh Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Market Open

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower and then went quiet in the first minutes of after-hours trading—a calm finish to a volatile day that was driven less by Broadcom-specific headlines and more by a fresh wave of anxiety around the economics of the AI buildout. By the close, AVGO was down about 4.4%, finishing around $326 after trading in a wide range—roughly $321 to $346—during the day. Shortly after the bell, after-hours trading was essentially flat, with the stock hovering near $326. Investing.com So what happened, what new analysis hit the tape today, and what should investors

17 December 2025

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) After Hours Today, Dec. 17, 2025: What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is ending Wednesday, December 17, 2025 with investors trying to separate two competing narratives: near-term nerves about the “AI trade” and data-center financing, versus ongoing demand signals from the AI supply chain and continued platform expansion. After the regular session closed, NVIDIA shares were modestly higher in early after-hours trading at about $171.44, up roughly 0.29% from the close, according to Google Finance. Google That after-hours uptick follows a sharp drop during the day. NVDA finished the regular session around $170.94, down about 3.8% and near the lower end of its $170.31–$176.13 day range. Google Below

17 December 2025

NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Pre-Market Analysis·Stock Market

Solana USD Price (SOL-USD) Today: SOL Slips Near $123 as Traders Watch $120–$122 Support — Forecast and Key News for Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025 — Solana’s U.S. dollar pair (SOL-USD) is trading around the $123 area as the broader crypto market remains cautious and risk-sensitive, while Solana-specific headlines range from a major network stress test (a large DDoS attack) to fresh security research around post-quantum signatures. TradingView+3CoinMarketCap+3CoinGecko+3 Multiple pricing feeds show SOL down roughly ~3.6% to ~3.8% over the past 24 hours, with heavy turnover and an unusually wide intraday range — a setup that has kept short-term “breakout or breakdown” talk front and center in today’s technical commentary. crypto.news+3CoinMarketCap+3CoinGecko+3 SOL-USD price today (Dec. 17, 2025): live snapshot At the time

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency

Tesla Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): TSLA Slides From a Fresh Record—What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) ended Wednesday’s session with a sharp reversal: shares tagged a new intraday record near $495 before sliding to finish around the $469 area, a drop of roughly 4%–5% on the day. In early after-hours trading, TSLA was little changed to slightly lower, hovering in the $467–$468 range shortly after the closing bell. StockAnalysis+1 For investors heading into Thursday’s open (Dec. 18, 2025), the message is clear: Tesla remains a “robotaxi + AI” momentum stock, but today’s action showed how quickly sentiment can turn when regulatory headlines collide with a risk-off tape in tech. Tesla stock price

17 December 2025

NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market

USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

USD Coin (USDC-USD) is doing what it was built to do on December 17, 2025: trade extremely close to $1.00. At the time of writing, CoinGecko shows USDC at about $0.9999 with a tight 24-hour range roughly between ~$0.9987 and ~$1.00—a small band that reflects normal liquidity and exchange-to-exchange differences, not “volatility” in the way traders think about Bitcoin or Ethereum. CoinGecko Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap also keeps USDC essentially at par, listing the token around $0.9997 and placing 24-hour trading volume in the low tens of billions (a reminder that stablecoins are used heavily as “cash legs” across exchanges and settlement

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·Financial Forecasts·NYSE:V·Stablecoins

XRP USD Price Today (XRP-USD): XRP Slips Under $2 as Spot XRP ETFs Top $1B Inflows — Price Forecast and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 17, 2025)

XRP-USD is trading around $1.88 on December 17, 2025, extending a choppy pullback that has kept the token pinned below the psychologically important $2.00 level. At the time of writing, XRP is down roughly 2.6% versus the prior close, with an intraday range near $1.85–$1.98—a sign that volatility remains elevated even as liquidity concentrates around a few key technical levels. Investing.com The bigger story for traders and long-term holders is the tension between near-term bearish price action and structural tailwinds: multiple reports show U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs drawing more than $1 billion of net inflows within roughly a month of

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·XRP

BNB USD Price Today (BNB-USD): Binance Coin Slips Toward $844 as $850 Support Takes Center Stage — Forecast and Key Levels for the Days Ahead

Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 — BNB (BNB-USD) is trading around $844, down roughly 3% over the last 24 hours as the broader crypto market turns softer and traders focus on whether the widely watched $850 area can hold. CoinMarketCap While near-term price action is under pressure, today’s headlines also include fresh, potentially bullish “utility” and infrastructure updates for the BNB ecosystem — ranging from a new AWS billing payment option using BNB via Better Payment Network (BPN) to continued messaging around institutional tokenization and real-world assets (RWA) on BNB Chain. BNB Chain+2Chainwire+2 Below is a detailed look at BNB

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency

Ethereum Price Today (ETH-USD) Slides to the $2,800s as ETF Outflows Mount — Forecast and Key Levels for Dec. 17, 2025

Ethereum’s USD price (ETH-USD) is under renewed pressure on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as risk appetite across crypto remains fragile and fresh data points point to weakening demand—especially from U.S.-based channels. At the latest check, ETH was trading around $2,822, down roughly 4.4% versus the prior close, after swinging between an intraday high near $3,024 and a low near $2,793. That puts Ethereum back in the high-$2,700s/low-$2,800s zone after spending much of the month battling the psychologically important $3,000 area—one of the most-watched lines on the chart for traders heading into year-end. ETH Price Today: Why Ethereum Is Moving Now

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency·ETF·Ethereum

Tether USDT Price Today (USDT-USD) Holds Near $1.00: Latest News, Reserve Scrutiny, and a Realistic 2026 Forecast (Dec. 17, 2025)

Tether USDt (USDT) continues to trade close to its intended $1.00 peg on December 17, 2025—exactly what a fiat-backed stablecoin is designed to do. But while the “price” looks calm on the surface, today’s headlines and recent analytical reports show why the market still watches USDT-USD closely: Tether is expanding into new products and payment rails, regulators are tightening stablecoin rules globally, and ratings-driven debates about reserve composition and transparency remain a recurring theme. Below is a data-driven look at USDT price today, what’s moving sentiment around the stablecoin, and a practical forecast for USDT-USD that reflects how stablecoins actually

17 December 2025

Cryptocurrency

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Alphawave Deal Nears Closing, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Momentum, and Wall Street Price Targets

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is back in the spotlight on December 17, 2025, as investors weigh a fresh wave of deal-related updates, smartphone chipset momentum, and a busy set of analyst forecasts heading into 2026. In late-afternoon trading, QCOM stock was at $172.65, down 1.97% on the session, after moving between $172.48 and $177.48. Below is a complete round-up of the most relevant Qualcomm stock news, forecasts, and analyst commentary circulating today—plus what investors are watching next. What’s moving Qualcomm stock on December 17, 2025? 1) Alphawave acquisition: UK court approval puts closing days away One of the biggest near-term

17 December 2025

NASDAQ:QCOM·Stock Market·Technology

BigBear.ai Stock News Today (NYSE: BBAI): Shares Slide on Dec. 17, 2025 as Dilution Vote Nears, Ask Sage Deal Looms, and Forecasts Diverge

BigBear.ai, Inc. stock (commonly referenced as BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.; NYSE: BBAI) was under pressure on December 17, 2025, with shares trading around $5.52, down about 5.8% on the day as of mid‑afternoon (intraday high $5.97 / low $5.505) on heavy volume of ~113 million shares. The move extends a volatile stretch for a stock that has become a frequent “high-beta” proxy for investor sentiment on small-cap AI—especially AI names tied to government and defense spending. The immediate focus is a shareholder vote that would expand BigBear.ai’s authorized share count, while the medium-term narrative is the company’s planned acquisition of Ask

17 December 2025

NYSE:BBAI

US Stock Market Today (Dec. 17, 2025): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Sink as AI-Funding Jitters Hit Tech; Oil Rally Lifts Energy

Netflix Stock (NFLX) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Steady After Warner Bros. Board Backs Netflix Deal — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

AMD Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Slid to $198 and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Google’s AI-Chip Push, Gemini 3 Flash Rollout, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

Micron Technology (MU) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Record Q1 Results, Massive Q2 Guidance, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Open

Meta Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): META Price Action, Top Headlines, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Open

Microsoft Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): MSFT Holds Near $476 as OpenAI–Amazon Talks and CPI Loom—What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Apple Stock (AAPL) After Hours Today: Price, News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18, 2025

Palantir (PLTR) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Fell, What’s Driving the Debate, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Why Shares Fell, Fresh Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Tomorrow’s Market Open

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) After Hours Today, Dec. 17, 2025: What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

Solana USD Price (SOL-USD) Today: SOL Slips Near $123 as Traders Watch $120–$122 Support — Forecast and Key News for Dec. 17, 2025

Tesla Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): TSLA Slides From a Fresh Record—What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

XRP USD Price Today (XRP-USD): XRP Slips Under $2 as Spot XRP ETFs Top $1B Inflows — Price Forecast and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 17, 2025)

BNB USD Price Today (BNB-USD): Binance Coin Slips Toward $844 as $850 Support Takes Center Stage — Forecast and Key Levels for the Days Ahead

Ethereum Price Today (ETH-USD) Slides to the $2,800s as ETF Outflows Mount — Forecast and Key Levels for Dec. 17, 2025

Tether USDT Price Today (USDT-USD) Holds Near $1.00: Latest News, Reserve Scrutiny, and a Realistic 2026 Forecast (Dec. 17, 2025)

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Alphawave Deal Nears Closing, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Momentum, and Wall Street Price Targets

BigBear.ai Stock News Today (NYSE: BBAI): Shares Slide on Dec. 17, 2025 as Dilution Vote Nears, Ask Sage Deal Looms, and Forecasts Diverge

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