Artificial Intelligence News 18 December 2025

Lovable Raises $330 Million at a $6.6 Billion Valuation as Alphabet’s CapitalG and Nvidia’s NVentures Double Down on “Vibe Coding”

On December 18, 2025, Stockholm-based AI software builder Lovable confirmed a blockbuster $330 million Series B that values the company at $6.6 billion—one of the biggest recent bets on the idea that building software can be as simple as describing

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Business Trends·Startups·Technology News

Disney (DIS) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Wells Fargo Names Walt Disney a Top Media Pick as Streaming, Parks, and AI Catalysts Build

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is back in focus on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as a fresh wave of analyst optimism collides with big shifts in the media landscape—from the Oscars’ long-term move away from ABC to YouTube, to

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Disney News·Media Industry·Stock Market·Streaming Services

Accenture Stock (ACN) Slides After Q1 FY2026 Earnings Beat: AI Bookings Hit $2.2B, Guidance Holds, and Wall Street Weighs In (Dec. 18, 2025)

Accenture plc stock (NYSE: ACN) was lower Thursday after the consulting and IT services giant reported fiscal first-quarter 2026 results that topped Wall Street expectations—but delivered a second-quarter revenue outlook that, at the midpoint, came in slightly under analyst forecasts.

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Wall Street

Salesforce (CRM) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Agentforce in ChatGPT, Qualified Acquisition, and Fresh Analyst Price Targets

December 18, 2025 — Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) is ending the year with a familiar mix of catalysts that matter to stock investors: a new AI distribution channel, another targeted acquisition in its “agentic” strategy, and a steady drumbeat of

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Financial Analysis·Stock Market News·Tech Industry

AI Stocks Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Micron Ignites the AI Chip Rally as OpenAI Funding Talk and Data-Center Financing Fears Keep Wall Street on Edge

Updated: 1:59 p.m. ET, Thursday, December 18, 2025 AI stocks are rebounding sharply midday Thursday after a bruising bout of “AI trade” volatility earlier this week. The catalyst is familiar: hard evidence of demand. Micron’s blowout outlook and comments around

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Investment Trends·Stock Market·Technology News·Wall Street

Top AI Stocks to Buy Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Broadcom, Micron and More as AI Trade Rebounds

NEW YORK — December 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. ET) — After a bruising few sessions driven by data-center financing jitters, the AI trade is finding its footing again at midday. A cooler-than-expected inflation read helped lift rate-cut hopes, while Micron’s blockbuster

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Financial News·Investing·Stock Market·Technology

Visa Stock (NYSE: V) News Today: Secure AI Agent Payments, USDC Settlement Expansion, and Analyst Upgrades Put 2026 in Focus

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as the payments giant pushes deeper into two of the market’s hottest themes—AI-driven “agentic” commerce and stablecoin-based settlement—while Wall Street analysts continue to argue the stock’s 2025

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Fintech·Investment Analysis·Stock Market

Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): EU Privacy Ruling, IRS Tax Fight, and Wall Street’s 2026 AI Forecasts

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is ending Thursday, December 18, 2025, in the middle of a classic “good news / big risk” tug-of-war: the stock is rising with the broader market, while investors digest a potentially precedent-setting European privacy ruling,

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Financial Regulation·Privacy·Stock Market·Technology News

Micron Stock (MU) Jumps on Blowout Forecast: AI Memory Shortage, HBM Sold Out for 2026, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is back at the center of the AI trade on December 18, 2025, after delivering record fiscal Q1 results and issuing a second-quarter outlook that dramatically exceeded Wall Street expectations—sparking a sharp rally in Micron

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Financial News·Investing·Stock Market·Technology

Amazon Stock (AMZN) News Today, Dec. 18, 2025: AI Leadership Shake‑Up, OpenAI Talks, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is back in the center of the market conversation on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a fresh wave of AI-related headlines, a disputed data-center rumor, and new corporate updates—against a backdrop of cautious sentiment

18 December 2025

Amazon·Artificial Intelligence·Business News·Stock Market·Wall Street

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Slides on AI Data Center Funding Jitters: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts on Dec. 18, 2025

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is under fresh pressure on December 18, 2025, as investors digest new reporting around the company’s ambitious AI data center buildout—specifically, a high-profile Michigan project linked to OpenAI—and the financing structures that may determine how quickly

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Financial News·Investment Analysis·Oracle·Stock Market

Alphabet Stock News & Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025): GOOGL Slides on AI Funding Jitters as Google Pushes TorchTPU, Gemini 3 Flash, and a YouTube Oscars Deal

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL / GOOG) is ending 2025 the way only a mega-cap AI empire can: with its stock dipping on market nerves even as the company drops a stack of strategically meaningful announcements. On the tape, Alphabet shares

18 December 2025

Alphabet Inc·Artificial Intelligence·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Tech News