Amazon Stock After Hours (12/12/2025): AMZN Closes Lower—Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Amazon Stock After Hours (12/12/2025): AMZN Closes Lower—Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Amazon shares fell 1.78% Friday to $226.19, then edged up to $226.40 in after-hours trading. The move followed a volatile session for tech stocks as investors questioned returns on AI and data-center spending. The EU announced a €3 customs duty on low-value e-commerce parcels starting July 2026. U.S. markets reopen Monday, Dec. 15.
12 December 2025
AMD Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Why Shares Fell, What’s Happening After the Bell, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

AMD Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Why Shares Fell, What’s Happening After the Bell, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

AMD shares fell 4.8% to $210.76 Friday, closing near session lows after a volatile day. The drop followed sector-wide selling sparked by Broadcom and Oracle updates raising concerns over AI profitability. After-hours trading was flat, with AMD at $210.89 as of 4:30 p.m. ET. No new AMD-specific news emerged after the close.
12 December 2025
Microsoft Stock (MSFT) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Microsoft Stock (MSFT) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) ended the week under pressure alongside the broader tech sector, then steadied in early after-hours trading as investors weighed a fresh round of “AI trade” jitters against a rapid stream of Microsoft-and-OpenAI product updates. Below is a comprehensive, publication-ready briefing of the most market-relevant MSFT headlines, forecasts, and analyst-style takeaways circulating on Dec. 12, 2025—plus a practical checklist of what to watch next. MSFT after the bell (Dec. 12, 2025): price action recap Microsoft shares closed at $478.37 in regular trading on Friday, down $5.10 (-1.05%) on the day. In the first minutes after the closing
12 December 2025
Meta Platforms (META) Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Closing Price, Fresh AI & Regulatory Headlines, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Meta Platforms (META) Stock After Hours (Dec. 12, 2025): Closing Price, Fresh AI & Regulatory Headlines, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Meta Platforms shares closed Friday at $644.29, down 1.29%, then edged up 0.19% in early after-hours trading. The stock traded between $638.65 and $652.00 on volume of 13.1 million shares. Investors weighed renewed AI trade volatility and reports Meta may charge for future AI models, amid ongoing U.S. and EU regulatory scrutiny.
12 December 2025
Apple Stock After Hours (AAPL) on Dec. 12, 2025: What to Know Before the Next U.S. Market Open

Apple Stock After Hours (AAPL) on Dec. 12, 2025: What to Know Before the Next U.S. Market Open

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ended Friday’s session showing relative resilience as Wall Street rotated out of high-flying tech names amid renewed “AI bubble” jitters and rising Treasury yields. The main Apple-specific headlines were legal and regulatory: a federal appeals court decision tied to Epic Games and fresh antitrust scrutiny in Switzerland focused on iPhone NFC access and Apple Pay competition. 9to5Mac+3Public+3Reuters+3 Apple stock “after the bell” on December 12, 2025 As of 4:30 p.m. ET, Apple was down a penny in after-hours trading: $278.26, versus a regular-session close of $278.28. After-hours trading ranged from $278.17 to $278.40. Public That near-flat
12 December 2025
Oracle Stock (ORCL) After Hours Dec. 12, 2025: OpenAI Data Center Headlines, AI Spending Scrutiny, and What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Oracle Stock (ORCL) After Hours Dec. 12, 2025: OpenAI Data Center Headlines, AI Spending Scrutiny, and What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Oracle Corporation stock closed sharply lower on Friday, December 12, 2025, as fresh headlines about OpenAI-related data center timelines reignited investor anxiety around Oracle’s fast-growing—but capital-intensive—AI cloud buildout. ORCL ended the regular session around $189.8 (down ~4.5%) and traded near $189.6 in early after-hours. StockAnalysis While a report suggested Oracle had pushed some OpenAI data center completion dates out to 2028, Oracle denied any delays “required to meet” contractual commitments—yet the market’s reaction underscored how sensitive the stock has become to any signal of bottlenecks, construction constraints, or “returns timeline” slippage in the AI infrastructure race. Reuters Important calendar note:December
Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 12, 2025: Why Shares Slid, What Analysts Are Forecasting, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 12, 2025: Why Shares Slid, What Analysts Are Forecasting, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Broadcom shares fell about 11% to $359.37 on Friday after the company warned that rising AI-related sales could pressure profit margins. After-hours trading saw little change, with shares near $360. Management said gross margin would likely decline in Q1 due to a higher mix of AI revenue. The drop erased over $200 billion in market value if losses hold.
Tesla Stock (TSLA) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: Shares Hold Near $459 as Demand Data, Incentives, and Analyst Forecasts Collide Ahead of the Next Open

Tesla Stock (TSLA) After Hours on Dec. 12, 2025: Shares Hold Near $459 as Demand Data, Incentives, and Analyst Forecasts Collide Ahead of the Next Open

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) ended Friday, December 12, 2025, on a strong note in regular trading—and then barely budged in early after-hours action. TSLA closed at $459.16, up 2.746%, and traded around $458.85 shortly after the bell (about 4:09 p.m. ET), down a fraction from the close. ChartExchange That price action arrived in the middle of a noisy news cycle: fresh U.S. demand data pointing to a November slowdown, aggressive year-end incentives, a broader macro/policy overhang for EVs, and a market still split on how much of Tesla’s valuation is “car company” versus “AI/robotaxi platform.” Below is what moved TSLA
12 December 2025
Bitcoin Price Today (Dec. 12, 2025): BTC Slides Toward $90,000 — Why Bitcoin Is Down as Fed Pause Jitters and Tech Selloff Hit Risk Appetite

Bitcoin Price Today (Dec. 12, 2025): BTC Slides Toward $90,000 — Why Bitcoin Is Down as Fed Pause Jitters and Tech Selloff Hit Risk Appetite

Bitcoin fell near $90,000 Friday, down about 1.6% in 24 hours after failing to hold early gains. Traders cited uncertainty over Federal Reserve rate signals, volatility in AI and tech stocks, and choppy ETF flows. BTC traded between $89,585 and $93,519 during the session. The market remains rangebound as risk appetite fades.
U.S. Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 12, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Hovers Near 6.2% After the Fed Cut — Forecasts for 2026

U.S. Mortgage Rates Today (Dec. 12, 2025): 30-Year Fixed Hovers Near 6.2% After the Fed Cut — Forecasts for 2026

U.S. mortgage rates remain in the low-6% range despite a Federal Reserve rate cut on Dec. 10. Freddie Mac reports the average 30-year fixed at 6.22% for the week ending Dec. 11, up slightly from 6.19% the week before. Other trackers show similar averages, with daily rates varying between 6.09% and 6.33%. The 15-year fixed rate averages in the mid-5% range.
12 December 2025
Silver Price Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Why XAG/USD Is Down After a Record High — and What Analysts Forecast Next

Silver Price Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Why XAG/USD Is Down After a Record High — and What Analysts Forecast Next

Spot silver fell about 3% to $61.7–$61.9 per ounce by early afternoon in New York on Friday after hitting a record high near $64.66 earlier in the session. The drop followed heavy profit-taking and renewed strength in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields. COMEX futures traded as low as $61.88 after peaking above $65. Silver remains up over 100% year-to-date.
12 December 2025
XRP Price Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Why XRP Is Down Near $2 Despite Ripple’s Trust Bank Green Light, ETF Flows and New DeFi Expansion

XRP Price Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Why XRP Is Down Near $2 Despite Ripple’s Trust Bank Green Light, ETF Flows and New DeFi Expansion

XRP traded near $2.00 on Friday, December 12, 2025, down about 1.5% for the day, with prices ranging between $1.98 and $2.05. The decline came despite regulatory progress for Ripple, a new spot XRP ETF launch, and expansion into DeFi. Broader crypto market caution and profit-taking weighed on the token. On-chain activity and derivatives demand remained subdued.
12 December 2025
Gold Price Today (December 12, 2025): Why Gold Is Down After a Seven-Week High — Fed Rate-Cut Bets, Dollar Bounce, and Profit-Taking in Focus

Gold Price Today (December 12, 2025): Why Gold Is Down After a Seven-Week High — Fed Rate-Cut Bets, Dollar Bounce, and Profit-Taking in Focus

Updated: December 12, 2025 Gold is slightly lower in early trade today, even after a strong post-Fed rally pushed bullion to a seven‑week high. The move isn’t a full reversal—more a pause—driven mainly by profit-taking, a modest rebound in the U.S. dollar, and a short-term shift back into risk assets (stocks and industrial metals). The Economic Times+2Reuters+2 At the same time, the broader backdrop remains supportive: traders are still leaning toward further Federal Reserve easing in 2026, and physical-market pricing in Asia shows demand has cooled at these elevated levels—an important check on how fast prices can run. Reuters+1 Gold price today: latest spot and futures levels Gold’s direction
12 December 2025
Gilman Scholarship 2025: Fordham, Pitt and Richmond Students Earn U.S. State Department Study Abroad Awards

Gilman Scholarship 2025: Fordham, Pitt and Richmond Students Earn U.S. State Department Study Abroad Awards

Dec. 12, 2025 — A new wave of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship announcements is landing on U.S. campuses as students learn the outcome of the October 2025 application cycle. From New York City to Pittsburgh to Virginia, universities are spotlighting recipients who will use the funding to study across Europe, Africa, and Asia—often in programs that would be financially out of reach without support tied to federal financial aid eligibility. news+3Gilman Scholarship+3Fordham Now+3 The Gilman Program—run on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education—supports U.S. undergraduates with high financial need to
12 December 2025
UK Stock Market Today (Dec 12, 2025): FTSE 100 Falls to 9,649 as UK GDP Miss and Wall Street AI Jitters Hit Sentiment

UK Stock Market Today (Dec 12, 2025): FTSE 100 Falls to 9,649 as UK GDP Miss and Wall Street AI Jitters Hit Sentiment

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.6% at 9,649.03 on Friday after UK GDP unexpectedly shrank 0.1% in the three months to October, fueling bets on a Bank of England rate cut next week. Afternoon selling accelerated as Wall Street tech stocks fell on renewed AI valuation concerns, dragging European markets lower. The FTSE 250 edged up 0.11% but both indexes posted a second straight weekly decline.
12 December 2025
S&P 500 Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Index Slides From Record High as Broadcom and Oracle Rattle the AI Trade

S&P 500 Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Index Slides From Record High as Broadcom and Oracle Rattle the AI Trade

Updated: Dec. 12, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET (prices as of ~3:27 p.m. ET). Wall Street’s winning streak hit a speed bump on Friday afternoon, with the S&P 500 pulling back roughly 1% from Thursday’s record close as investors rotated out of the mega-cap tech winners that have powered much of 2025’s rally. The catalyst: renewed anxiety that the market’s AI boom is getting ahead of itself—this time sparked by Broadcom’s margin warning and the lingering hangover from Oracle’s recent drop, all while Treasury yields ticked higher and the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut path remained a live debate. S&P 500 live snapshot (late afternoon) As of ~3:27 p.m. ET,
Dow Jones Today (Dec. 12, 2025, 3:30 PM ET): Dow Pulls Back From Record High as AI-Linked Tech Selloff Pressures Wall Street

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 12, 2025, 3:30 PM ET): Dow Pulls Back From Record High as AI-Linked Tech Selloff Pressures Wall Street

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% to 48,487 by 3:30 p.m. ET Friday, reversing from a record high earlier in the session. Broadcom and Oracle shares slid on renewed concerns over AI profitability, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit more than two-week lows. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.19%. Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid opposed this week’s rate cut, citing persistent inflation.
12 December 2025
France Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak: Farmers Block Roads as Mass Cattle Culls Expand in Occitanie

France Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak: Farmers Block Roads as Mass Cattle Culls Expand in Occitanie

Police used tear gas to clear hundreds of farmers blocking access to a farm in Ariège on December 12, as veterinarians began culling 207 cattle to contain lumpy skin disease. Protests spread, with tractor convoys blocking the A75 and A64 motorways and disrupting traffic across southwest France. Four arrests were reported. Authorities confirmed new outbreaks and expanded restricted zones in the region.
12 December 2025

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Snowflake stock snaps back with 7% jump — what to watch before Monday

Snowflake stock snaps back with 7% jump — what to watch before Monday

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Snowflake shares jumped 7.5% to $168.43 Friday, tracking a late-week tech rebound. Director Michael L. Speiser sold 50,741 shares on Feb. 6 under a pre-set plan, according to a regulatory filing. The company recently announced a $200 million partnership with OpenAI. Snowflake reports earnings Feb. 25.
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