AI News 19 December 2025 - 6 January 2026

AI ETFs before the bell: Nvidia CES chip push lifts funds as bubble warnings linger

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 06:40 EST — Premarket AI-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — baskets of stocks that trade like a single share — were mostly higher in U.S. premarket trading on Tuesday after Nvidia laid out fresh details on

6 January 2026

AI·ETFs·Investment·Stock Market·Technology

Jabil stock slides on Hanley Energy buy: what the $725 million AI data center deal means for JBL

New York, January 5, 2026, 14:54 EST — Regular session Shares of Jabil Inc fell about 7% on Monday after the electronics manufacturing services provider said it had completed its purchase of data center power specialist Hanley Energy Group. The

5 January 2026

AI·Data Centers·Stock Market·Technology

AI stocks today: Baidu jumps on Kunlunxin IPO filing; Nvidia, AMD gain while Microsoft slips

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 13:58 ET — Regular session Baidu jumped on Friday after the Chinese search giant said its artificial-intelligence chip unit Kunlunxin had confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing on Jan. 1, paving the way for

2 January 2026

AI·Financial Analysis·Investing·Stock Market·Technology News

Alibaba stock today: BABA in focus as Baidu AI-chip IPO filing lifts China tech mood

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 02:49 ET — Market closed Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Hong Kong-listed shares were firmer on Friday after Baidu said its AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially filed a listing application with the Hong Kong stock exchange.

2 January 2026

AI·Alibaba·Market News·Stocks

AI stocks today: Nvidia’s China H200 chip surge puts semis back in focus as Wall Street shuts

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 12:48 ET — Market closed Nvidia has approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co about ramping output of its H200 artificial intelligence chip as demand from Chinese technology firms accelerates, sources told Reuters. Reuters The China demand

1 January 2026

AI·NVIDIA·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Wall Street

AI stocks today: Nvidia slips after Intel stake filing as chip rally pauses

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:37 ET — Regular session Nvidia shares fell nearly 2% in morning trading on Monday after Intel said in a filing that the AI chip leader completed a $5 billion purchase of Intel stock. Intel

29 December 2025

AI·Investing·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) Stock Watch: AI Server Demand, Blackwell Shipments, and Analyst Targets in Focus as Markets Close for the Weekend

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 3:45 p.m. ET — Market closed Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) heads into the weekend with investors weighing a familiar mix of forces: year-end “Santa Claus rally” market dynamics, shifting delivery schedules tied to

27 December 2025

AI·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Technology

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) in Focus on Dec. 24, 2025: New Institutional Filings Land as Google’s $4.75B Intersect Deal Targets the AI Data Center Power Crunch

December 24, 2025 — Alphabet is getting two kinds of attention heading into year-end: fresh institutional ownership disclosures that reveal who trimmed or added exposure during the third quarter, and a blockbuster infrastructure move that signals just how central electricity

24 December 2025

AI·Data Centers·Institutional Investors

Hut 8 Stock (HUT) Jumps on Benchmark’s Street-High $85 Target as $7 Billion AI Data Center Deal Re-Rates the Story

Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT; TSX: HUT) is back in the spotlight on Monday, December 22, 2025, as the company’s shares extend a sharp rally tied to its pivot from crypto-native infrastructure toward AI and high-performance computing (HPC) data centers.

22 December 2025

AI·Data Centers·Investments·Market News·Stocks

AI Stocks News Today (Dec. 21, 2025): Nvidia, Broadcom and Alphabet Set the Tone for 2026 as Wall Street Weighs Bubble Risks

Dec. 21, 2025 — Artificial intelligence stocks are ending 2025 with a familiar mix of momentum and anxiety: analysts are still pitching semiconductors and “Magnificent Seven” platforms as the cleanest way to play the AI buildout, even as investors debate

21 December 2025

AI·Financial News·Investing·Stock Market·Technology

Data Center Stocks Week Ahead: AI Capex Scrutiny, Power Constraints, and Holiday Trading Put Nvidia, Vertiv, and Data Center REITs in Focus

Data center stocks head into the week of December 22, 2025 at an unusual intersection: the AI infrastructure buildout is still accelerating, but markets are getting far less forgiving about how it’s funded, how quickly it pays back, and whether

21 December 2025

AI·Market Analysis·Stocks

Japan Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Fears Hit SoftBank, Nikkei 225 and Asia’s Chip Leaders

TOKYO — Japan’s stock market took a sharp hit on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as a renewed wave of skepticism about the economics of the artificial intelligence boom spilled from Wall Street into Asia. Heavyweight technology names led the decline,

19 December 2025

AI·Investment·Stock Market·Technology