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Federal Reserve News 29 December 2025

Alphabet slips as year-end tech rally pauses; Fed minutes loom

Alphabet slips as year-end tech rally pauses; Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:06 ET — Regular session Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG.O) fell about 0.7% to $312.80 in early Monday trading, giving back ground as U.S. tech stocks eased at the start of the final week of the year. The move matters now because Alphabet is one of the largest U.S. companies by market value, and small swings in mega-cap tech can tug broader indexes in holiday-thinned trade. Investors have leaned heavily on AI-linked technology winners in 2025, making positioning vulnerable to profit-taking. Reuters Rate expectations are also back in focus. Growth stocks such as Alphabet tend
29 December 2025
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Microsoft stock dips as Wall Street’s year-end rally pauses, Fed minutes loom

Microsoft stock dips as Wall Street’s year-end rally pauses, Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:49 ET — Regular session Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares were down 0.3% at $486.46 in early trading on Monday. The pullback came as Wall Street’s year-end rally cooled in holiday-thinned conditions, with heavyweight technology stocks giving up some of last week’s gains. Reuters+1 Investors are looking to the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes on Tuesday — a detailed account of policymakers’ latest debate — for signals on the path of U.S. interest rates into 2026. Reuters Fidelity International multi-asset portfolio manager Becky Qin said, “We’re not seeing runaway inflation risk as a base case so we’re still
29 December 2025
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Icahn Enterprises stock steadies before the bell as oil jumps and Fed minutes loom

Icahn Enterprises stock steadies before the bell as oil jumps and Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 07:23 ET — Premarket Icahn Enterprises’ units were little changed in premarket trading on Monday, hovering around $7.60, as U.S. futures eased in the final holiday-shortened week of the year. MarketBeat+1 The muted move matters because Icahn Enterprises has been trading near its lows, with a large cash distribution yield that can make the units sensitive to shifts in risk appetite and interest-rate expectations. Google+1 It also comes as oil prices jumped, putting a fresh spotlight on the partnership’s exposure to energy assets and its investment portfolio at a time when year-end liquidity is thin
29 December 2025
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Microsoft stock drifts lower before the bell as Fed minutes loom in holiday-thin week

Microsoft stock drifts lower before the bell as Fed minutes loom in holiday-thin week

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:54 ET — Premarket Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares slipped about 0.2% in premarket trading on Monday, changing hands around $486.69, as equity futures edged lower to start the final week of 2025. MarketWatch data showed the stock was down $1.02 from Friday’s close.(MarketWatch quote) The software maker is one of the biggest weights in the Nasdaq and S&P 500, leaving it a key swing factor when holiday-thinned volumes can amplify moves. Traders are also watching whether the market can extend the “Santa Claus rally” — a seasonal stretch when the S&P 500 tends to gain in
29 December 2025
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Meta stock slips before the bell as year-end trade turns to Fed minutes

Meta stock slips before the bell as year-end trade turns to Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:45 ET — Premarket Meta Platforms (META.O) shares fell 0.7% in premarket trading on Monday to $663.29, as U.S. stock index futures drifted lower ahead of the opening bell. The dip comes at the start of the year’s final, holiday-shortened trading week, when thin liquidity can exaggerate moves and make big stocks more sensitive to macro headlines. U.S. futures were modestly lower, Reuters reported. Investors are trying to extend a year-end “Santa Claus rally” — a seasonal stretch of late-December and early-January gains — with the S&P 500 near record highs and about 1% shy
29 December 2025
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Apple stock slips in premarket as year-end rally pauses ahead of Fed minutes

Apple stock slips in premarket as year-end rally pauses ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:53 ET — Premarket Apple (AAPL.O) shares slipped 0.2% to $273.40 in premarket trading on Monday, as U.S. index futures eased at the start of the final holiday-shortened week of the year. The timing matters because the S&P 500 and the Dow ended last week at record highs, leaving markets sensitive to any shift in interest-rate expectations heading into 2026. Investors are also watching for a “Santa Claus rally,” a seasonal pattern of gains in the last five trading days of the year and the first two sessions of the new year, according to Stock
29 December 2025
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Nvidia stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes in final week of 2025

Nvidia stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes in final week of 2025

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:50 ET — Premarket Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares fell 1.1% in premarket trading on Monday, tracking a dip in U.S. stock-index futures after Wall Street ended last week at record highs. Reuters The chipmaker’s early moves are closely watched because Nvidia has been a key proxy for investor appetite for artificial intelligence-linked stocks, a theme that has helped power U.S. equities in 2025. Reuters That scrutiny is sharper in the final trading days of the year, when volumes can thin and small shifts in sentiment can swing big technology names. Investors are also watching for a “Santa Claus
29 December 2025
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Copper hits fresh records — Taseko Mines stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes

Copper hits fresh records — Taseko Mines stock slips in premarket as traders eye Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 05:37 ET — Premarket Taseko Mines Ltd shares were indicated 0.5% lower at $5.78 in premarket trading on Monday. The stock last closed at $5.81. Public The move comes as copper prices surged to new highs, keeping attention on producers that sell the metal and on mining shares tied closely to commodity moves. Reuters+1 Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 3.27% to $12,560 a metric ton after touching a record $12,960 earlier in the session, Reuters reported. Reuters+1 Copper later trimmed some gains as investors took profits after the sharp run-up, with
29 December 2025
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Mechanics Bancorp stock today: MCHB in focus ahead of Fed minutes and a key asset-sale timeline

Mechanics Bancorp stock today: MCHB in focus ahead of Fed minutes and a key asset-sale timeline

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 05:02 ET — Premarket Mechanics Bancorp shares ended the last session up 3.5% at $14.67, heading into the final trading week of 2025 with the lender’s rate-sensitive setup back in focus. StockAnalysis The timing matters now because thin year-end trading can amplify moves, and banks tend to react sharply when the market reprices the path of interest rates. Reuters said year-end portfolio adjustments can add volatility when liquidity is light. Reuters Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due Tuesday, and investors will parse the notes for how officials weighed further rate cuts
29 December 2025
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Bitcoin bounces above $89,000 — MARA stock sits near a 52-week low ahead of Fed minutes

Bitcoin bounces above $89,000 — MARA stock sits near a 52-week low ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:05 ET — Market closed MARA Holdings shares last closed down 3.5% at $9.59, hovering near a 52-week low after a late-week slide in crypto-linked stocks. Investing.com The move matters heading into Monday because bitcoin bounced overnight, setting up a fresh test of whether miners can follow when U.S. trading resumes. Bitcoin was up 2.2% at $89,463.23 in early trading, Reuters data showed. Reuters Rate expectations are also back in focus during a thin year-end week, when lighter volumes can amplify swings across risk assets. Minutes from the Fed’s December meeting are due Tuesday. Reuters
29 December 2025
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Intel stock steadies near $36 ahead of Fed minutes as year-end trading looms

Intel stock steadies near $36 ahead of Fed minutes as year-end trading looms

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 03:06 ET — Market closed. Intel shares were last up 0.1% at $36.20, with U.S. markets closed ahead of the opening bell. The chipmaker is heading into the year’s final stretch with Wall Street near record levels and investors watching whether the rally holds in thin holiday trading. Reuters The immediate focus is the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, due on Tuesday, which investors use to gauge how policymakers see inflation and growth. Reuters The Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 75 basis points — 0.75 percentage point — over its last three meetings of 2025
29 December 2025
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Opendoor stock today: Shares slide to $6 as traders brace for housing data and Fed minutes

Opendoor stock today: Shares slide to $6 as traders brace for housing data and Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 02:33 ET — Market closed Opendoor Technologies Inc shares closed down 4.3% at $6.01 on Friday, their latest available finish ahead of Monday’s reopening in U.S. equities. Yahoo Finance+1 The move matters now because investors head into the final sessions of 2025 with interest-rate expectations back in the driver’s seat, a key swing factor for housing demand and housing-linked stocks. Reuters+1 A fresh read on U.S. housing demand arrives Monday when the National Association of Realtors releases its pending home sales index for November at 10 a.m. ET. National Association of Realtors+1 Opendoor, which buys
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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