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Holiday Trading News 24 December 2025 - 18 January 2026

Oracle stock price steadies after PFO Kehring’s planned share sale filing as holiday week looms

Oracle stock price steadies after PFO Kehring’s planned share sale filing as holiday week looms

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 10:25 AM ET — Market closed. Oracle shares closed up Friday following a regulatory filing revealing that CFO Doug Kehring sold shares through a pre-arranged trading plan. The stock gained 0.7% to $191.09, with roughly 19.2 million shares changing hands. Prices swung between $186.60 and $192.09 during the session. (CloudFront) The announcement comes just before a holiday pause that shuts U.S. stock markets on Monday, cutting the trading week short by two days. Investors now face less time to adjust positions before month-end and the upcoming batch of tech earnings. (New York Stock Exchange) Why
18 January 2026
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Navitas Semiconductor stock jumps 9% as NVTS heads into holiday week — what traders watch next

Navitas Semiconductor stock jumps 9% as NVTS heads into holiday week — what traders watch next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 07:56 EST — The market has closed. Navitas Semiconductor Corporation shares jumped 9.1% Friday, closing at $10.91 after trading between $10.22 and $11.15 amid heavy volume. The Nasdaq-listed power chipmaker has been volatile throughout the week, and Friday’s surge pushed it back into focus ahead of the long weekend. (StockAnalysis) Why it matters now: U.S. stock markets remain closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, extending the break and shifting focus to Tuesday’s open. For a high-beta small-cap like Navitas, any gaps could hit harder than usual, particularly following a steep move. (Nasdaq) Friday
18 January 2026
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Nebius stock dips into New Year holiday as insider sale notice puts Jan. 2 in focus

Nebius stock dips into New Year holiday as insider sale notice puts Jan. 2 in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:35 ET — Market closed Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) shares slipped into the year-end close, last down about 1.7% at $83.71, as traders headed into a holiday shutdown and weighed a newly disclosed planned insider sale. SEC The move matters because there is no fresh price discovery today, with U.S. exchanges shut for New Year’s Day. The next read on risk appetite for high-beta AI infrastructure names comes when trading resumes on Friday, Jan. 2. Nasdaq Nebius is a Netherlands-based infrastructure company focused on cloud and tooling for AI workloads, according to Reuters’ company description.
1 January 2026
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Silver Tops $75 as Gold and Platinum Hit New Records in Holiday Trading: Global Markets Wrap for Dec. 26, 2025

Silver Tops $75 as Gold and Platinum Hit New Records in Holiday Trading: Global Markets Wrap for Dec. 26, 2025

Silver blasted through the $75-per-ounce threshold for the first time on Friday, December 26, as an end-of-year squeeze in liquidity collided with a powerful mix of rate-cut expectations, a softer dollar, and surging demand for precious metals as both hedges and industrial inputs. Gold held above $4,500 after notching fresh all-time highs, while platinum and palladium erupted higher—moves that traders described as amplified by thin holiday markets and the smaller size of those metals’ trading pools. Reuters The surge in metals unfolded alongside a broader year-end push in global risk assets. Asian stocks rose toward multi-week highs, U.S. stock-index futures
26 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today (Dec. 26, 2025): DJIA Slips After Record Close as “Santa Rally” Meets Holiday-Thin Trading

Dow Jones Today (Dec. 26, 2025): DJIA Slips After Record Close as “Santa Rally” Meets Holiday-Thin Trading

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is back in action on Friday, December 26, 2025, after U.S. markets were closed for Christmas Day. After notching a fresh record close in the pre-holiday session, the blue-chip index has cooled a touch in early post-Christmas trading, with liquidity expected to stay thin as many desks remain lightly staffed and large parts of Europe observe Boxing Day. Reuters At last check, the Dow’s real-time “derived” reading was hovering around 48,637, down roughly 0.2% (about 100 points) from the prior close, after the index last officially closed at 48,731.16. The day’s
26 December 2025
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US Stock Market Today (Dec. 25, 2025): Wall Street Closed for Christmas After Dow and S&P 500 Record Highs; Santa Rally Watch, Key Movers, and 2026 Forecasts

US Stock Market Today (Dec. 25, 2025): Wall Street Closed for Christmas After Dow and S&P 500 Record Highs; Santa Rally Watch, Key Movers, and 2026 Forecasts

Updated: 10:18 a.m. ET, Thursday, December 25, 2025 — The U.S. stock market is closed today for Christmas Day, with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq both observing the holiday shutdown. Regular trading resumes Friday, Dec. 26. New York Stock Exchange Even with cash markets dark, Wall Street is far from quiet. Investors are digesting a record-setting Christmas Eve session, tracking a fresh batch of corporate headlines that broke into the holiday, and debating whether the year-end “Santa Claus rally” can extend gains into the final stretch of 2025—and possibly set the tone for 2026. Reuters Market status today:
25 December 2025
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Tim Cook Buys $3 Million in Nike Stock as S&P 500 Hits Record Highs; Gold Hovers Near $4,500 in Holiday “Santa Rally” Trade

Tim Cook Buys $3 Million in Nike Stock as S&P 500 Hits Record Highs; Gold Hovers Near $4,500 in Holiday “Santa Rally” Trade

Dec. 25, 2025 — With U.S. markets closed for Christmas Day, investors are spending the holiday digesting a rare combination of headline signals: a high-profile insider buy at Nike by Apple CEO Tim Cook, record closes for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and a commodities complex that has turned “year-end” into “record-end,” led by gold’s surge to the doorstep of $4,500 an ounce. CNA The backdrop is classic late-December: light trading volumes, seasonal optimism, and traders watching whether the market can extend the so-called Santa Claus rally window into the final sessions of the year and the
25 December 2025
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Singapore Stock Market Today (Dec 25, 2025): SGX Closed for Christmas, STI Holds Near Highs as 2026 Forecasts Turn Constructive

Singapore Stock Market Today (Dec 25, 2025): SGX Closed for Christmas, STI Holds Near Highs as 2026 Forecasts Turn Constructive

SINGAPORE (Dec 25, 2025) — Singapore’s stock market is closed today as the city-state marks Christmas Day, a gazetted public holiday. Ministry of Manpower Singapore With no cash equities trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) this Thursday, investors are using the pause to digest the latest Straits Times Index (STI) action from Christmas Eve, assess the inflation signal that helped push the benchmark to fresh levels earlier this week, and line up expectations for 2026 as sell-side and private-bank strategists publish increasingly detailed roadmaps for Singapore equities. OCBC Bank SGX trading pause: why the market is shut today Christmas Day
25 December 2025
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Union Pacific (UNP) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Merger Scrutiny, Holiday-Thin Trading, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Union Pacific (UNP) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 24, 2025): Merger Scrutiny, Holiday-Thin Trading, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) finished Christmas Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025) in positive territory during a holiday-shortened session, then drifted modestly lower in after-hours trading—an unsurprising setup given thin liquidity, year-end positioning, and the market’s continued focus on Union Pacific’s proposed megamerger with Norfolk Southern. Below is a detailed breakdown of what happened after the bell, the key headlines driving sentiment, the latest forecast and analyst framing, and the most important items to track before the next regular U.S. equity session. UNP stock: where it closed, and what after-hours is signaling Union Pacific shares closed at $235.05 on Dec.
25 December 2025
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Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Stock on Dec. 24, 2025: Holiday-Shortened Rally, Analyst Targets, and the 2026 Outlook

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Stock on Dec. 24, 2025: Holiday-Shortened Rally, Analyst Targets, and the 2026 Outlook

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) is ending 2025 with the kind of price action that makes both momentum traders and long-term investors squint at the screen and mutter, “Wait… what just happened?” In the holiday-shortened session on December 24, 2025, ANF finished around $126.78, up about 2.40% on the day, after trading between roughly $122.85 and $128.27 with about 1.07 million shares traded. Investing.com That puts Abercrombie’s equity value in the mid-cap neighborhood, with a market capitalization near $5.81 billion as of the close. StockAnalysis The broader tape helped: U.S. equities rallied into the Christmas break, with the Dow
24 December 2025
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Nike Stock After Hours (NKE) on Dec. 24, 2025: Tim Cook’s $3M Buy Sparks a Christmas Eve Pop—What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Nike Stock After Hours (NKE) on Dec. 24, 2025: Tim Cook’s $3M Buy Sparks a Christmas Eve Pop—What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) ended the holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session higher—and then gave back some of those gains in after-hours trading—after a high-profile insider purchase from Apple CEO Tim Cook reignited the “turnaround” debate around the sportswear giant. In regular trading on Wednesday, Dec. 24, U.S. markets closed early at 1:00 p.m. ET ahead of Christmas. NASDAQ Trader+1 In that shortened window, Nike shares climbed 4.63% to $59.99. Investing.com After the bell, the tone cooled: Nike’s last after-hours quote was $58.62, down 2.23% from the regular-session level, according to Investing.com’s after-hours feed. Investing.com Below is what drove the move, what
24 December 2025
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Zeta Global (ZETA) Stock Surges on Dec. 24, 2025: Holiday Trading Spike, Analyst Targets, and the Marigold Growth Story

Zeta Global (ZETA) Stock Surges on Dec. 24, 2025: Holiday Trading Spike, Analyst Targets, and the Marigold Growth Story

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ZETA) shares climbed sharply in the Christmas Eve session, extending a late-December rebound as investors continued to price in the company’s expanded 2025–2026 outlook following its Marigold enterprise acquisition and a run of “beat-and-raise” execution. As of roughly midday New York time on December 24, 2025, ZETA traded near $19.15, up about 4.36% on the day after opening at $19.01, with an intraday range of roughly $18.36 to $19.39 on about 4.0 million shares of volume. The move is landing in a shortened U.S. trading session—a detail that matters more than most people think. Both
24 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

Macquarie Group share price slips 2% after APRA eases liquidity curbs — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Macquarie Group shares fell 2.17% to A$207.83 Friday, marking a third straight decline as the ASX 200 slid 2%. Australia’s regulator trimmed liquidity requirements for Macquarie Bank after improvements in controls. Macquarie Asset Management announced two UK utility deals, including full ownership of Last Mile Infrastructure and the purchase of Energy Assets Group. Investors await Tuesday’s operational briefing.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 1:06 AM EST Crude Oil Prices Rise on Dollar Weakness, Geopolitical Tensions February 7, 2026, 12:52 AM EST. Crude oil prices edged higher on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East. March WTI crude gained 0.41%, rebounding from early losses, while gasoline prices rose 1.38%. Doubts over a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal loom after reports of Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment, raising the risk of military action and potential disruption of vital shipping routes. Additionally, a surge in U.S. consumer
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.
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