Cadence stock ends slightly higher as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes
Cadence Design Systems shares closed up 0.4% at $318.89, with about 551,000 shares traded in a session marked by thin year-end volumes. Investors are watching Fed minutes and interest rate expectations as major U.S. indexes hover near record highs. Cadence reported a record $7 billion backlog in October and raised its 2025 revenue outlook to 14% growth. The company is set to report earnings around Feb. 17.