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AI Trends News 29 December 2025 - 3 January 2026

Applied Digital stock jumps nearly 15% as AI risk appetite returns; APLD earnings loom

Applied Digital stock jumps nearly 15% as AI risk appetite returns; APLD earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 15:41 ET — Market closed Shares of Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) jumped 14.6% on Friday to close at $28.11. The rally tracked a broader rebound in risk appetite on Wall Street, where chipmakers led gains and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 4% on the first trading day of 2026. Reuters The move puts extra weight…
3 January 2026
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Oracle stock today: ORCL edges higher to start 2026 as AI spending stays in focus

Oracle stock today: ORCL edges higher to start 2026 as AI spending stays in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 10:20 ET — Market closed Oracle Corp shares ended Friday up $0.80, or 0.4%, at $195.71, a modest gain on Wall Street’s first trading day of 2026. The move matters because Oracle is still being priced as a high-stakes cloud buildout story: investors want proof that fast-growing artificial intelligence demand can translate into durable cash…
3 January 2026
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Broadcom stock edges up as chip shares rally to start 2026; AI valuations back in focus

Broadcom stock edges up as chip shares rally to start 2026; AI valuations back in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 09:49 ET — Market closed Broadcom Inc. shares rose 0.44% on Friday to close at $347.62, lagging a broad chip-sector rebound in the first U.S. trading session of 2026. MarketWatch U.S. markets are closed on Saturday, leaving investors to weigh whether Friday’s semiconductor surge marks a durable turn after late-December volatility. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor…
3 January 2026
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Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 08:12 ET Wall Street analysts are starting 2026 bullish on Microsoft (MSFT), with TipRanks showing a “Strong Buy” consensus and an average price target of $631.36 for the shares. The target implies 30.6% upside, TipRanks data show. TipRanks The optimism matters now because investors are demanding proof that heavy spending on artificial intelligence, or AI,…
2 January 2026
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Apple stock forecast for 2026: Can AAPL reach $350 as AI questions linger?

Apple stock forecast for 2026: Can AAPL reach $350 as AI questions linger?

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:56 ET Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives kept a $350 price target on Apple and listed the iPhone maker among his top five artificial-intelligence picks for 2026. “The elephant in the room remains the invisible AI strategy,” Ives wrote, saying Apple’s installed base of 2.4 billion iOS devices and 1.5 billion iPhones gives it leverage…
1 January 2026
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Alphabet stock forecast for 2026: Wall Street lifts targets to $385 as AI search meets a spending test

Alphabet stock forecast for 2026: Wall Street lifts targets to $385 as AI search meets a spending test

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:51 ET Citizens Financial Group analyst Andrew Boone lifted his 12-month price target — an estimate of where a stock could trade — on Alphabet to $385, implying about 22% upside from Tuesday’s close. “We view AI search as a tailwind near term for query growth,” Boone wrote in a research note. TD Cowen’s John…
1 January 2026
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Microsoft stock today: MSFT ends 2025 lower as traders shift focus to AI and January earnings

Microsoft stock today: MSFT ends 2025 lower as traders shift focus to AI and January earnings

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 09:30 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares fell 0.8% to $483.62 in the final trading session of 2025 on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal With U.S. markets closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, investors are using the break to reset positions ahead of Friday’s reopen and a data-heavy start to January. Yahoo Finance…
1 January 2026
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Reddit stock slips late as insider sale disclosure and AI-search thesis stay in focus

Reddit stock slips late as insider sale disclosure and AI-search thesis stay in focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 3:56 PM ET — Regular session Reddit shares slipped 1.5% to $229.89 in late trade on Wednesday, extending a choppy finish to the year for U.S. growth stocks. The move matters now because trading has thinned into year-end, which can exaggerate price swings, and investors are parsing what artificial intelligence-driven search could mean for platforms…
31 December 2025
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Reddit stock (RDDT) slips after CTO share-sale filing; traders weigh AI-citation thesis

Reddit stock (RDDT) slips after CTO share-sale filing; traders weigh AI-citation thesis

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 21:26 ET — Market closed. Reddit, Inc. (RDDT) shares slipped 0.55% on Tuesday to close at $233.36 after a regulatory filing showed its chief technology officer sold shares. The pullback landed in a holiday-thin stretch of trading, when fresh headlines can move growth stocks more than usual. Investors are also trying to pin down whether…
31 December 2025
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Caterpillar stock today slips after hours as AI data-center power demand stays in focus

Caterpillar stock today slips after hours as AI data-center power demand stays in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 7:46 PM ET — After-hours Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) shares were down about 0.2% at $577.39 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, a small move that followed a narrow regular-session range. The stock traded between $575.68 and $580.95. The muted move still matters into the final U.S. trading day of the year because Caterpillar has become a…
31 December 2025
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Reddit stock price today barely moves as CTO share-sale filing and AI-search thesis collide

Reddit stock price today barely moves as CTO share-sale filing and AI-search thesis collide

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:33 ET — Regular session Reddit shares were little changed on Tuesday, holding near $234.60 in midday trading, as investors digested an insider sale disclosed in a regulatory filing and a fresh round of bullish talk on the company’s role in AI-driven search. The muted move matters because Reddit has been one of the market’s…
30 December 2025
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Broadcom stock falls at the open as year-end rally cools and AI margin worries linger

Broadcom stock falls at the open as year-end rally cools and AI margin worries linger

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:39 ET — Regular session Broadcom shares fell about 1.4% to $347.37 in early New York trading on Monday, underperforming a softer tech sector as investors turned cautious in the final week of 2025. Investing The move matters now because Broadcom sits in the middle of the market’s crowded “AI infrastructure” trade, where investors have…
29 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • JPMorgan Names 'Super Seven' Stock Picks, Highlights Financials Over Energy
    February 3, 2026, 12:53 AM EST. JPMorgan's research desk has selected its 'Super Seven' stocks for 2026, predicting at least 10% gains for each. This year, the bank shifts focus from energy to financial sectors, reflecting changing market dynamics. The 'Super Seven' are curated from a broader list, highlighting JPMorgan's top equity recommendations to clients. The strategy underscores confidence in financial stocks amid evolving economic conditions, signaling potential shifts for investors seeking opportunities in the year ahead.
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