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AI Investments News 15 December 2025 - 8 January 2026

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 7% as tech traders turn picky on AI data-center plays

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 7% as tech traders turn picky on AI data-center plays

New York, January 8, 2026, 15:23 ET — Regular session Shares of Vertiv Holdings fell about 7% on Thursday, trading near $159.55 and sliding as low as $158.78 after opening around $171.26. The drop lands in a market that has started to punish expensive AI-adjacent names on bad days and ask harder questions on good ones. “While AI is still hot, there are going to be winners and losers,” Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth, said, as U.S. tech stocks lagged. Reuters That scrutiny sharpens on Friday, when the Labor Department is due to publish its December
8 January 2026
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CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex

CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:24 ET — Regular session CoreWeave shares fell 3.5% to $74.15 in midday trading on Tuesday after Truist Securities initiated coverage of the AI cloud infrastructure provider at “Hold” with an $84 price target, citing the company’s leverage and heavy capital spending needs. The company counts OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta and Google among customers, according to Truist. The new coverage lands as investors reassess spending tied to the next wave of AI hardware. Nvidia on Tuesday unveiled its Rubin platform and said Rubin-based products are expected from partners in the second half of 2026, with a
6 January 2026
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Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 kicks off, with AI spending and Fed bets in focus

Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 kicks off, with AI spending and Fed bets in focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 09:41 ET — Regular session Amazon.com, Inc. shares (AMZN) fell 0.7% to $230.82 in early trading on Friday. The stock is one of the “Magnificent Seven” — a group of the biggest U.S. tech-related companies — that helped drive a third straight year of double-digit gains for the broader market in 2025 on AI optimism and lower interest rates. “Everything firing on all cylinders” is needed for another strong year, Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA, said in a Reuters report. Reuters Traders are also resetting expectations for the Federal Reserve after a series
2 January 2026
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Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Heads Into Year-End With AI Capex in Focus: Latest Price, News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Heads Into Year-End With AI Capex in Focus: Latest Price, News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is closing out the week at the center of a renewed Wall Street debate: is the company’s AI-and-cloud infrastructure spending spree the setup for a multi-year growth surge—or a near-term margin and balance-sheet stress test that will keep the stock volatile into 2026? As of 7:29 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges have already finished the regular session, and investors are digesting fresh Oracle headlines and recent earnings guidance while positioning for the last trading days of the year. ORCL shares were trading around $198 in the latest available quote, reflecting modest
27 December 2025
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GOOG Stock Update: Alphabet Class C Shares in Focus After the $4.75B Intersect Deal, AI Spending Surge, and Antitrust Headlines

GOOG Stock Update: Alphabet Class C Shares in Focus After the $4.75B Intersect Deal, AI Spending Surge, and Antitrust Headlines

As of 7:39 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) were trading around $314.96, little changed from the prior close after a quiet, post-Christmas session on Wall Street. That timing matters: the regular U.S. cash session is over, and trading conditions into year-end can be unusually thin—an environment where headline risk (and even small orders) can move mega-cap stocks more than investors expect. Below is what’s driving the Google stock narrative right now, what analysts are watching next, and what investors may want to keep on their radar before the
27 December 2025
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Data Center Stocks in 2025: AI Capex Forecasts, Power Constraints, and the 2026 Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025)

Data Center Stocks in 2025: AI Capex Forecasts, Power Constraints, and the 2026 Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025)

U.S. markets are closed today for Christmas Day, after an early close on December 24—giving investors a moment to digest a surge of late-December headlines that are reshaping the “data center stocks” trade. New York Stock Exchange The story going into 2026 is no longer just “AI needs more servers.” It’s a tighter, more complex investment narrative: hyperscalers and AI platforms are projected to keep spending aggressively, but grid capacity, permitting, and financing structures are rapidly becoming the real swing factors for returns. Goldman Sachs Below is a news-and-forecast roundup as of 25 December 2025, with a practical map of
25 December 2025
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Software and Platform Stocks Week Ahead: AI Spending Scrutiny, Cloud Security Mega-Deals, and Holiday-Shortened Trading (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Software and Platform Stocks Week Ahead: AI Spending Scrutiny, Cloud Security Mega-Deals, and Holiday-Shortened Trading (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Dec. 21, 2025 — Software and platform stocks head into the Christmas week balancing two powerful forces: a thinner, holiday-shortened market that can amplify price swings, and a still-evolving narrative around the AI buildout—specifically, when massive infrastructure spending turns into measurable profits. By Friday’s close, investors were once again talking about a potential “Santa Claus rally,” but the setup feels different than in a typical year. The sector’s winners are increasingly defined by platform leverage (cloud ecosystems, cybersecurity suites, and data/AI tooling) rather than simple “growth at any price.” At the same time, several high-growth SaaS names face tougher comparisons
21 December 2025
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Applied Materials Stock News and Forecast (AMAT) on Dec. 19, 2025: Analyst Targets Rise, AI Capex Outlook Strengthens, and China Remains the Swing Factor

Applied Materials Stock News and Forecast (AMAT) on Dec. 19, 2025: Analyst Targets Rise, AI Capex Outlook Strengthens, and China Remains the Swing Factor

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is closing out the week of December 19, 2025 with Wall Street firmly focused on a familiar mix of forces: AI-driven semiconductor capital spending, a growing advanced packaging opportunity, and the continuing uncertainty around U.S.-China export controls. While the stock has pulled back from its early-December peak, the broader “AI infrastructure buildout” narrative is still shaping the investment case—and a new wave of analyst price-target changes this week shows just how fast sentiment can shift in semiconductor equipment. Applied Materials stock today: where AMAT stands heading into Dec. 19, 2025 Applied Materials shares finished Thursday,
19 December 2025
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Meta Stock After Hours (Dec. 18, 2025): META Closes Higher as EU Privacy Ruling, Ad Scrutiny and AI Spending Shape What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Meta Stock After Hours (Dec. 18, 2025): META Closes Higher as EU Privacy Ruling, Ad Scrutiny and AI Spending Shape What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) ended Thursday’s session firmly in the green and held near those levels after the closing bell, as traders balanced a busy mix of regulatory risk, advertising-policy headlines, and the market’s ongoing debate about Big Tech’s AI spending cycle. Shares last traded around $664.45 in late trading shortly after the regular session ended, after moving between roughly $651 and $670 during the day. StockAnalysis That price action matters because META has been trying to regain momentum after a choppy stretch: investors remain enthusiastic about Meta’s AI-driven ad tools and engagement, but hyperscaler-style infrastructure spending and regulation
18 December 2025
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Amazon Stock (AMZN) Today: $10B OpenAI Investment Talks, Trainium Chip Catalyst, and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 17, 2025)

Amazon Stock (AMZN) Today: $10B OpenAI Investment Talks, Trainium Chip Catalyst, and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 17, 2025)

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is back in focus on December 17, 2025, after multiple reports said the company is in discussions to invest roughly $10 billion in OpenAI—an AI funding move that could simultaneously (1) deepen OpenAI’s reliance on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and (2) validate Amazon’s in‑house Trainium AI chip strategy. Reuters+2Financial Times+2 As of 14:19 UTC on Dec. 17, AMZN traded around $222.56 with a market cap of roughly $2.385T and a trailing P/E near 31.95 (prices move quickly; always verify in your brokerage). Below is a comprehensive round-up of the major news, forecasts, and market analysis published
17 December 2025
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IREN Limited Stock (NASDAQ: IREN) Drops on Dec. 15, 2025 as Wall Street Weighs Microsoft AI Deal Upside vs. Capex and Dilution Risks

IREN Limited Stock (NASDAQ: IREN) Drops on Dec. 15, 2025 as Wall Street Weighs Microsoft AI Deal Upside vs. Capex and Dilution Risks

Dec. 15, 2025 — IREN Limited stock (NASDAQ: IREN) slid sharply in Monday trading, extending a volatile stretch that has turned the once-quiet Bitcoin miner into one of 2025’s loudest “AI infrastructure” tickers. Shares were recently around $36.22, down about 9.7% on the day after swinging between $40.63 and $35.59 with heavy volume. The pullback is landing right in the middle of an unusually busy news cycle for IREN: a high-profile Microsoft GPU cloud contract, a multi‑billion-dollar refinancing and equity placement, and a growing debate about whether the market is underestimating (or overestimating) just how expensive it is to build
15 December 2025
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Jumps on Fresh Analyst Upgrades: Jefferies Lifts Target to $360 as AI Chip Spending Shapes 2026 Outlook

Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Jumps on Fresh Analyst Upgrades: Jefferies Lifts Target to $360 as AI Chip Spending Shapes 2026 Outlook

December 15, 2025 — Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) stock is in focus on Monday after a new round of bullish Wall Street commentary helped lift sentiment around the semiconductor-equipment leader. Shares traded around $262.6 in U.S. trading on Dec. 15, up roughly 1.3% from the prior close, as investors weighed a pair of notable price-target increases that frame a bigger debate heading into 2026: how much AI-driven wafer-fab and advanced-packaging spending can offset tightening U.S. export controls tied to China. TradingView+1 What’s moving Applied Materials stock today (Dec. 15): two price-target hikes hit the tape The day’s catalyst is
15 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

7 February 2026
Sydney, Feb 7, 2026, 17:39 AEDT — Market closed. South32 Ltd shares (S32.AX) closed down 4.1% at A$4.41 on Friday, hit by the same risk-off wave that pushed Australian miners sharply lower. The stock traded between A$4.37 and A$4.51 and was down 19 cents from the prior close of A$4.60. (Intelligent Investor) With markets shut for the weekend, the move leaves South32 on the watchlist going into Monday’s open as investors reassess exposure to metals and mining names. The S&P/ASX 200 ended the week down 1.81%. (Morningstar) The benchmark fell 2% on Friday and almost A$70 billion was wiped off
Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
Wesfarmers shares closed down 1.33% at A$85.04 on Friday, following a sharp drop in the S&P/ASX 200, which fell 2% for its steepest one-day loss in 10 months. Investors are watching for Australia’s household spending data next week and Wesfarmers’ half-year results due Feb. 19.
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