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Oracle Stock (ORCL) News Today: AI Buildout, Massive Lease Commitments, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Oracle Stock (ORCL) News Today: AI Buildout, Massive Lease Commitments, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 9:53 a.m. ET — Market Closed Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) heads into the weekend with investors still focused on one central question: can the enterprise software giant turn its aggressive AI-and-cloud infrastructure spending into durable, profitable growth—without stretching its balance sheet too far? With U.S. stock markets closed Saturday, Oracle stock’s next major test will come when trading resumes Monday. For now, the latest tape shows ORCL last traded around $197.99 after Friday’s session, modestly higher versus the prior close, and near the top of the day’s range. Broader equity benchmarks finished essentially flat into
27 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock News Today: ShipOS Navy Deal, Nvidia AI Partnership, Analyst Targets—and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Palantir (PLTR) Stock News Today: ShipOS Navy Deal, Nvidia AI Partnership, Analyst Targets—and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

As of 4:20 a.m. ET in New York on Saturday, December 27, 2025, U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend. New York Stock Exchange+1Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) was last quoted around $188.71, down about 2.8% from the prior close—an eye-catching move for a stock that’s become one of the market’s most watched AI bellwethers. That timing matters because the broader market is trying to finish 2025 with a flourish. Reuters reports the S&P 500 is within about 1% of 7,000, following a strong year in which investors have rotated between AI leaders and more moderately valued sectors, while
27 December 2025
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ASML Stock (NASDAQ: ASML) Update: What to Watch Before Markets Reopen as AI Demand, China Curbs, and High‑NA EUV Shape 2026

ASML Stock (NASDAQ: ASML) Update: What to Watch Before Markets Reopen as AI Demand, China Curbs, and High‑NA EUV Shape 2026

New York — As of 1:11 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 27, 2025, U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend, leaving investors with a familiar end‑of‑year setup: thin liquidity, headline-driven moves, and a handful of big 2026 narratives battling for control of “what matters” in semiconductors. For ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML)—the Dutch company whose lithography machines sit at the choke point of advanced chipmaking—the debate is getting sharper as 2025 ends: AI-driven demand remains strong, but geopolitics (China export limits, rare earth supply, and potential tariff costs) is increasingly dictating the cadence of orders and the confidence of
27 December 2025
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CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock News: AI Tailwinds, AWS Wins, Insider Sales, and Analyst Forecasts as Wall Street Heads Into the Next Session

CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock News: AI Tailwinds, AWS Wins, Insider Sales, and Analyst Forecasts as Wall Street Heads Into the Next Session

New York (ET) — As of 12:59 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges are closed for the weekend, meaning CrowdStrike investors are heading into the next session with fresh catalysts—but also a few “read the footnotes” developments worth understanding before the bell. NYSE CrowdStrike stock price today: where CRWD stands with markets closed CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) was last quoted around $481.19, up roughly 0.8% from the prior close, after trading between about $475 and $482 in the most recent session. For market context, Friday’s post-Christmas session (December 26) was thin and largely directionless, with major
27 December 2025
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Society Pass Incorporated Stock (NASDAQ: SOPA) Surges 58% as New Analyst Targets Spotlight NusaTrip and AI Pivot — What Investors Should Watch Next

Society Pass Incorporated Stock (NASDAQ: SOPA) Surges 58% as New Analyst Targets Spotlight NusaTrip and AI Pivot — What Investors Should Watch Next

New York (as of 12:04 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 27, 2025): U.S. markets are closed for the weekend, and the next regular session is Monday at 9:30 a.m. ET. Nasdaq Still, Society Pass Incorporated (NASDAQ: SOPA) is heading into that next open with momentum after a dramatic Friday move: SOPA last traded around $1.82, up roughly 58% on the day, after swinging between about $1.12 and $2.26. The timing matters. Friday’s action landed in a thin, post-Christmas market where the major U.S. indexes cooled slightly after a short rally. As Carson Group chief market strategist Ryan Detrick put it,
27 December 2025
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GOOG Stock Today: Alphabet Class C Holds Near $315 After Holiday Session as AI Power Deals and Antitrust Risks Shape the 2026 Outlook

GOOG Stock Today: Alphabet Class C Holds Near $315 After Holiday Session as AI Power Deals and Antitrust Risks Shape the 2026 Outlook

New York time check: It’s 5:03 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025—and the U.S. stock market has already closed for the day. Alphabet’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) finished the post‑Christmas session near $314.96, down about 0.22% versus the prior close, with trading continuing in the after-hours. In a thin, year‑end market that barely moved at the index level, investors are weighing a familiar Alphabet mix: AI-driven capex and infrastructure buildout, cloud momentum, and regulatory/antitrust headlines—alongside a calendar that now turns quickly toward the next earnings season. GOOG price snapshot after the close As of the
27 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: Shares Hold Near $198 After Holiday Trading as Wall Street Weighs AI Spending, OpenAI Exposure, and 2026 Outlook

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: Shares Hold Near $198 After Holiday Trading as Wall Street Weighs AI Spending, OpenAI Exposure, and 2026 Outlook

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (5:00 p.m. ET). Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) finished a quiet, post‑Christmas session near $198 as investors balanced a strong year‑end backdrop for U.S. equities with renewed scrutiny of Oracle’s AI‑era spending plans and funding strategy. At roughly 5 p.m. ET, ORCL last traded around $197.99, up about 0.26% from the prior close, after moving between $196.13 and $200.29 during the day. The broader market offered few catalysts: U.S. stocks ended the session essentially flat-to-slightly lower in light volume, with the S&P 500 closing at 6,929.94 and the Nasdaq Composite at 23,593.10 as investors
27 December 2025
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Microsoft Stock (MSFT) After the Close: AI Spending Debate, Azure Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open (New York, Dec. 26, 2025)

Microsoft Stock (MSFT) After the Close: AI Spending Debate, Azure Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open (New York, Dec. 26, 2025)

As of 4:37 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange’s regular session has already closed, with after-hours trading underway. New York Stock Exchange In late trading, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was around $487.71, essentially flat on the day (down about 0.04% versus the prior close), valuing the company at roughly $3.85 trillion. That quiet tape fits the broader market mood: U.S. stocks finished a light-volume, post-Christmas session nearly unchanged, with investors still watching the year-end “Santa Claus rally” window for direction heading into 2026. Reuters+1 Where MSFT Stands in Today’s Market Tape
26 December 2025
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Caterpillar Stock (CAT) Today: Year-End Trading, AI Power Demand, Tariffs, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Caterpillar Stock (CAT) Today: Year-End Trading, AI Power Demand, Tariffs, and What Investors Should Watch Next

New York — Friday, December 26, 2025 (3:51 p.m. ET): Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) shares were trading at $582.69, down about 0.18% on the session, with an intraday range of roughly $578.66 to $588.18, as the U.S. stock market headed into the final minutes of a holiday-thinned session. This late-December stretch can bring lighter liquidity, sharper closing prints, and year-end positioning—especially with investors weighing “Santa Claus rally” seasonality against headlines on tariffs, infrastructure, and the still-booming buildout of power-hungry AI data centers. MarketWatch+1 Below is what’s moving Caterpillar stock now, the most consequential recent news and catalysts, where Wall Street
26 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock Today: Shares Slip in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Navy “ShipOS” Deal and AI Data‑Center Push Keep 2026 in Focus

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Today: Shares Slip in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading as Navy “ShipOS” Deal and AI Data‑Center Push Keep 2026 in Focus

NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2025, 3:10 p.m. ET.Wall Street is doing that end‑of‑year thing where it technically trades, but with the vibe of a half-lit office. U.S. indexes have hovered near record territory in light post‑Christmas volume, with investors watching interest-rate expectations and positioning into the final trading days of 2025. Investing.com+2AP News+2 In that backdrop, Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) is seeing a familiar cocktail of profit‑taking, headline‑driven swings, and valuation debate—even as the company continues to stack up defense-adjacent wins and AI‑infrastructure partnerships. Palantir stock price right now As of the latest available quote during today’s session,
26 December 2025
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IREN Limited Stock Today: IREN Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Financing Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

IREN Limited Stock Today: IREN Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Financing Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

New York time check: It’s 3:08 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025 in New York, and U.S. markets are still open with less than an hour to the closing bell. IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) is trading in a classic year-end tug-of-war: AI-infrastructure optimism vs. crypto-linked volatility, all in a holiday-thinned tape where price swings can look louder than the underlying news. As of 3:08 p.m. ET, IREN stock is at $40.93, down about 2.5% from the prior close, after moving between $39.53 and $42.80 on the day with roughly 15.6 million shares traded. The market backdrop right now The
26 December 2025
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Western Digital (WDC) Stock Today: AI Storage Demand, Nasdaq-100 Inclusion, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Western Digital (WDC) Stock Today: AI Storage Demand, Nasdaq-100 Inclusion, and What Investors Should Watch Next

New York time check: It is Friday, December 26, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET in New York, and U.S. stock markets are open for regular trading. Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) shares are trading higher in the post-Christmas session, supported by the market’s continued appetite for AI infrastructure beneficiaries—and by the company’s own fundamentals following a transformational year. As of 3:24 p.m. ET, WDC stock is $181.33, up $1.77 (+0.99%) on the day, after trading between $178.04 and $183.77. Volume is about 2.11 million shares so far. Stock market context: light holiday volume near record highs Today’s tape matters, because holiday-thinned
26 December 2025
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Salesforce (CRM) Stock Today: AI “Agentforce” Momentum, New Deals, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Salesforce (CRM) Stock Today: AI “Agentforce” Momentum, New Deals, and What Wall Street Expects Next

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025 (3:02 p.m. ET). U.S. stocks are trading in an unusually quiet, post‑Christmas session, with major indexes barely moving as many institutions wind down for year‑end. AP News In that thin tape, Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) is edging higher, reflecting a market that’s still debating whether Salesforce’s AI push is becoming a durable revenue engine—or simply table stakes for a mature software leader. Importantly for traders and investors: U.S. exchanges are open for a full regular session today (Dec. 26) (after the planned early close on Dec. 24), so CRM’s price action is happening
26 December 2025
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AppLovin (APP) Stock Today: Live Price, Analyst Targets, Axon AI Growth Story, and Key Risks as 2025 Ends

AppLovin (APP) Stock Today: Live Price, Analyst Targets, Axon AI Growth Story, and Key Risks as 2025 Ends

NEW YORK — Friday, December 26, 2025, 2:09 p.m. ET. AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) shares are trading around $719 in a post-Christmas, low-liquidity session, down roughly 1% intraday after a powerful 2025 run for the AI-driven advertising platform. StockAnalysis The broader U.S. market backdrop remains supportive: U.S. equities are sitting near record highs late in the year, with investors watching for potential volatility from light holiday trading and upcoming catalysts like Federal Reserve meeting minutes next week. Reuters Below is what matters for AppLovin stock right now—today’s price action, the latest analyst forecasts and price targets, the core Axon growth
26 December 2025
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IREN Limited Stock (NASDAQ: IREN) Today: Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Into the Close

IREN Limited Stock (NASDAQ: IREN) Today: Price Action, Microsoft AI Deal, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Into the Close

New York time check: It is 2:07 PM ET on Friday, December 26, 2025. With U.S. markets open and trading in a typically thin post-holiday session, IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) is back in focus as investors weigh its rapid pivot from bitcoin mining toward AI infrastructure, plus a wave of recent financing moves tied to its hyperscaler ambitions. Barron’s+1 IREN stock price today: volatile midday trade after Christmas As of early afternoon in New York, IREN is trading around $41, after swinging sharply intraday. The latest tape shows: That kind of range is notable even for IREN, and it’s happening
26 December 2025
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CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Today: What Investors Need to Know as Holiday Trading Meets Mega‑Deals, Debt, and AI Demand

CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Today: What Investors Need to Know as Holiday Trading Meets Mega‑Deals, Debt, and AI Demand

As of 2:05 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are open for a full regular session (after Christmas Day’s closure and an early close on Dec. 24). New York Stock Exchange+1 CoreWeave stock price action: where CRWV stands right now CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV) was recently trading around $76.87, down about 2.5% versus the prior close, after swinging between roughly $75.73 and $79.34 with ~10.2 million shares traded intraday. The broader tape looks mixed-to-flat in the midday holiday lull: the SPY ETF (S&P 500 proxy) is essentially flat, while QQQ (Nasdaq-100 proxy) is modestly
26 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Inference Bet, Broadcom’s Margin Debate, and What Wall Street Is Watching Next

AI Stocks Today: Nvidia’s Groq Inference Bet, Broadcom’s Margin Debate, and What Wall Street Is Watching Next

New York — Friday, December 26, 2025 (1:34 p.m. ET). U.S. markets are open right now, with the New York Stock Exchange’s core session running from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. New York Stock Exchange For AI-focused investors, this post‑Christmas Friday is shaping up like a classic year‑end setup: thin liquidity, big headlines in megacap tech and semis, and a market still trying to price the next phase of the AI cycle—inference, custom silicon, and data‑center infrastructure—without tripping over valuation and policy risks. Reuters+1 The broader market backdrop: record highs, year-end momentum, and a closer look at AI spending
26 December 2025
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Sandisk (SNDK) Stock Today: AI-Driven Flash Boom, New Price Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Into the Close

Sandisk (SNDK) Stock Today: AI-Driven Flash Boom, New Price Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Into the Close

New York — Friday, December 26, 2025 (1:09 p.m. ET). U.S. stocks are trading in a thin post-Christmas session, with major indexes hovering near record levels as investors weigh resilient economic signals, renewed enthusiasm around AI-linked names, and classic year-end seasonality (“Santa Claus rally” conditions). Reuters Against that backdrop, Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK)—the flash-memory and storage company spun out of Western Digital earlier this year—remains one of the market’s most-watched AI infrastructure beneficiaries, as the NAND cycle tightens and data center storage demand accelerates. Sandisk+1 Below is what’s moving Sandisk stock right now, what the latest earnings and guidance say,
26 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: Shares Trade Near $199 as Wall Street Weighs $50B AI Capex, OpenAI Buildout, and 2026 Outlook

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Today: Shares Trade Near $199 as Wall Street Weighs $50B AI Capex, OpenAI Buildout, and 2026 Outlook

NEW YORK — As of 12:46 p.m. ET on Friday, December 26, 2025, Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is trading during regular U.S. market hours, with investors navigating a post-holiday session where liquidity can be thinner and headline sensitivity higher than usual. Oracle stock price today: ORCL steadies while the broader market is roughly flat Oracle shares are changing hands at about $199, up modestly versus the prior close and moving within an intraday range of roughly $196 to $200 (with midday volume in the millions of shares). The broader tape is close to flat in midday trading—an important backdrop because
26 December 2025
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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Stock Slumps in Midday Trading: 800G AI Data-Center Momentum, Analyst Targets, and Key Risks Ahead

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Stock Slumps in Midday Trading: 800G AI Data-Center Momentum, Analyst Targets, and Key Risks Ahead

As of 12:16 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. markets are in the middle of the trading session. In that context, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) is having a very “AAOI day”: big move, big volume, big opinions. Around midday, AAOI shares traded near $37.75, down roughly $3.25 (about 7.9%) on the day, after opening around $41.00 and touching an intraday low near $37.65. Meanwhile, broader U.S. benchmarks look comparatively calm—SPY was modestly lower and QQQ was near flat around the same time—setting up a classic “market quiet, single stock loud” tape. So what’s driving
26 December 2025
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Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

7 February 2026
Toyota shares rose 2% to 3,780 yen Friday after the company raised its full-year profit forecast and announced CFO Kenta Kon will replace CEO Koji Sato on April 1. Third-quarter net revenues climbed 6.8% to 38.087 trillion yen, but North America posted a 5.6 billion yen operating loss. Toyota’s U.S. ADRs closed up 2.9%. The tender offer for Toyota Industries shares closes Feb. 12.
HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

7 February 2026
HSBC shares closed up 2.2% at £13.06 on Friday, reversing Thursday’s drop as traders weighed possible Bank of England rate cuts and awaited the bank’s annual results on Feb. 25. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, with major UK banks also gaining. HSBC is also preparing to cut some banker bonuses and push out underperformers amid a cost reset. Key UK, U.S., and euro zone economic data are due next week.
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