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Financial Forecasts News 17 December 2025 - 18 December 2025

Lululemon Athletica Stock (LULU) Surges Into the Spotlight After Elliott’s $1B Stake: News, Forecasts, and What Comes Next

Lululemon Athletica Stock (LULU) Surges Into the Spotlight After Elliott’s $1B Stake: News, Forecasts, and What Comes Next

Dec. 18, 2025 — lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) is back at the center of the market conversation after reports that activist hedge fund Elliott Management has built a stake exceeding $1 billion and is positioning a potential CEO candidate as the company heads into a high-stakes leadership transition. Reuters+2The Wall Street Journal+2 The stock’s reaction has been swift. LULU was recently trading around $207.87 on Thursday, while separate reporting and market data showed a notable pop in late trading following the activist headlines. MarketWatch Underneath the headline — “activist investor takes big stake” — sits a deeper story investors
18 December 2025
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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price, News and Forecast: BoE Rate Cut and Motor Finance Risk in Focus

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price, News and Forecast: BoE Rate Cut and Motor Finance Risk in Focus

18 December 2025 — Lloyds Banking Group plc (LSE: LLOY, NYSE ADR: LYG) is back in the spotlight as investors weigh a pivotal UK macro moment against a stubborn company-specific overhang: the Bank of England’s expected interest-rate cut and the still-evolving motor finance redress bill. Lloyds shares traded around 95.5p on Thursday, with the session’s range clustered in the mid‑90s and the 52‑week range spanning roughly 52p to 98p. Investing.com+1 That keeps the stock close to the upper end of its one‑year band after a strong 2025 run, while setting up what could be a decisive winter test: can capital
18 December 2025
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (SGX: BS6) Stock Update 18 Dec 2025: US$22.8b Order Book, Delivery Momentum, and What Analysts Forecast Next

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (SGX: BS6) Stock Update 18 Dec 2025: US$22.8b Order Book, Delivery Momentum, and What Analysts Forecast Next

SINGAPORE (18 Dec 2025) — Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd (SGX: BS6) has spent 2025 doing two things at once: delivering ships (and earnings) at scale, while rebuilding order momentum after an extraordinary 2024. The result is a stock that keeps pulling in both “quality cyclicals” buyers and “shipbuilding-supercycle” believers—often on the same day. On 18 Dec 2025, the counter traded around S$3.48, down about 1.14% on the session after moving between S$3.46 and S$3.57, with roughly 7.93 million shares traded (market data). Investing.com But the bigger story isn’t a one-day wiggle. It’s the tension between a gigantic, long-dated order book
18 December 2025
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Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) Stock: Share Price, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Catalysts (18 Dec 2025)

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) Stock: Share Price, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Catalysts (18 Dec 2025)

Sydney, 18 December 2025 — Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) shares traded lower on Thursday as Australian equities softened and gold-miner sentiment cooled, even with bullion still hovering near historic highs. By late afternoon in Australia, spot gold was steady around US$4,332/oz, with investors focused on upcoming US inflation data and what it could mean for interest rates and the US dollar. Reuters That macro backdrop matters for Northern Star because gold miners are, in practice, a hybrid of commodity exposure and operational execution: the gold price can lift revenue quickly, but costs, project delivery, and mine performance decide
18 December 2025
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Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) Share Price Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching on 18 December 2025

Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) Share Price Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching on 18 December 2025

Wesfarmers Limited shares (ASX: WES) are back in the spotlight on Thursday, 18 December 2025, as investors weigh fresh headlines from the group’s Wesfarmers Health / Priceline ecosystem alongside an ongoing debate about whether the stock’s premium valuation can be sustained into 2026. At around A$80.61 on the day, Wesfarmers is trading in a tight range near where many analysts already see “fair value” — which makes today’s news flow less about short-term price spikes and more about whether the company’s next wave of earnings drivers (productivity, AI, and longer-cycle bets like lithium) can keep the conglomerate compounding. Investing.com+1 Wesfarmers
18 December 2025
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Brambles Limited Stock (ASX:BXB) on 18 December 2025: Buyback Update, Share Count Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

Brambles Limited Stock (ASX:BXB) on 18 December 2025: Buyback Update, Share Count Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) spent Thursday, 18 December 2025, doing two very “Brambles” things at once: tightening its share base through an on‑market buyback, while also adding a small number of shares via its employee share plan. The result is a neat snapshot of how the CHEP pallet pooling giant is managing capital in FY26—against a backdrop of softer recent share-price momentum and a still‑constructive set of broker forecasts into 2026. BXB shares traded around the A$22.7–A$22.8 area intraday on Thursday, with market data showing a day range roughly between A$22.595 and A$23.035, and a 52‑week range of A$18.650 to A$26.930.
18 December 2025
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NAB Share Price Today: National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook for 18 December 2025

NAB Share Price Today: National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook for 18 December 2025

National Australia Bank Limited (ASX: NAB) is back in the spotlight on 18 December 2025 as investors weigh a shifting interest-rate narrative, new mortgage pricing moves across the sector, and a fresh set of capital markets updates—all while analysts remain divided on where the stock goes next. NAB shares were trading around A$41.81 on Thursday, with a day range of A$41.71 to A$42.08 and a 52‑week range of A$31.13 to A$45.25. The bank’s market capitalisation was listed at about A$127.69 billion. Investing.com The bigger story isn’t a single headline—it’s the collision of rate expectations, bank funding costs, and valuation debate
18 December 2025
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Nu Holdings (NU) Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Key News, Fresh Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Nu Holdings (NU) Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Key News, Fresh Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU) — the parent company of Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank — finished Wednesday’s session under pressure, but edged higher after the closing bell as investors digested a wave of institutional-position headlines and a notable “tone check” from the options market. Below is what happened to NU stock after the bell on December 17, 2025, the most important news and analysis published today, and the key catalysts to watch before U.S. markets open Thursday, December 18, 2025. NU stock after the bell: where shares stood in extended trading NU ended the regular session down 2.10%
18 December 2025
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USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

USDC-USD Price Today (Dec. 17, 2025): USD Coin Holds the $1 Peg as Visa Expands USDC Settlement — Forecast and What Comes Next

USD Coin (USDC-USD) is doing what it was built to do on December 17, 2025: trade extremely close to $1.00. At the time of writing, CoinGecko shows USDC at about $0.9999 with a tight 24-hour range roughly between ~$0.9987 and ~$1.00—a small band that reflects normal liquidity and exchange-to-exchange differences, not “volatility” in the way traders think about Bitcoin or Ethereum. CoinGecko Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap also keeps USDC essentially at par, listing the token around $0.9997 and placing 24-hour trading volume in the low tens of billions (a reminder that stablecoins are used heavily as “cash legs” across exchanges and settlement
17 December 2025
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Cipher Mining (CIFR) Stock Today: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Outlook for December 17, 2025

Cipher Mining (CIFR) Stock Today: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Outlook for December 17, 2025

December 17, 2025 — Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: CIFR) is back in focus as traders balance two competing narratives: near-term volatility tied to Bitcoin and broader “risk-on/risk-off” sentiment, versus a rapidly expanding pipeline of AI/HPC data-center contracts that management and many analysts believe could reshape the company’s revenue profile over the next several years. In early Wednesday trading, CIFR gapped higher at the open after closing at $14.99 and opening at $15.66, with shares changing hands near the mid‑$15 range and millions of shares traded. MarketBeat+1 What’s driving CIFR stock on Dec. 17, 2025 1) A sharp swing week for
17 December 2025
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Symbotic (SYM) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Offering Fallout, Q4 Results, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Symbotic (SYM) Stock News Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Offering Fallout, Q4 Results, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ: SYM) stock is under renewed pressure on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, trading around $57 after a sharp pullback from earlier levels this week—an extension of the volatility that has defined SYM since late November’s earnings-driven surge. As of the latest available quote on Dec. 17, shares were down about 9% on the day, after opening near $62.69 and touching an intraday low in the mid-$50s. What’s driving the move isn’t a single headline—rather, it’s the market continuing to reprice Symbotic after a fast sequence of catalysts: fiscal Q4 2025 results, a major new customer win (Medline), and
17 December 2025
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Spotify Stock (SPOT) News Today: Citizens Starts Coverage With $800 Target as Shares Slip; Analyst Forecasts and Key Catalysts (Dec. 17, 2025)

Spotify Stock (SPOT) News Today: Citizens Starts Coverage With $800 Target as Shares Slip; Analyst Forecasts and Key Catalysts (Dec. 17, 2025)

Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) is back in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, after Citizens JMP initiated coverage with a “Market Outperform” rating and a $800 price target—a fresh bullish call that briefly helped lift sentiment in early trading. TradingView+1 But by mid-day, the stock was trading lower, highlighting a familiar theme for Spotify investors in late 2025: strong long-term narratives around pricing power and platform expansion, mixed with near-term volatility tied to valuation, macro headlines, and execution risks. As of the latest quote captured Wednesday afternoon, SPOT traded around $564.85, down about 2.46% on the session. Spotify
17 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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