Investment Analysis News 18 December 2025

Visa Stock (NYSE: V) News Today: Secure AI Agent Payments, USDC Settlement Expansion, and Analyst Upgrades Put 2026 in Focus

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025, as the payments giant pushes deeper into two of the market’s hottest themes—AI-driven “agentic” commerce and stablecoin-based settlement—while Wall Street analysts continue to argue the stock’s 2025

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Fintech·Investment Analysis·Stock Market

JPMorgan Chase Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): JPM Near Record High as CPI Cools, Analysts Turn Cautious Ahead of Q4 Earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stock traded higher on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as markets digested a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation report—and as investors weighed fresh analyst updates, a flurry of JPMorgan-linked headlines, and the bank’s approaching fourth-quarter earnings. Reuters

18 December 2025

Banking·Earnings Reports·Investment Analysis·JPMorgan Chase·Stock Market

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock News Today: Orforglipron Pill Data, Pricing Moves, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

December 18, 2025 — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is back in the spotlight after the drugmaker released new Phase 3 results for its experimental oral obesity medicine orforglipron, a development investors have been watching closely as the weight-loss

18 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Analysis·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market·Wall Street

AMD Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): AI Funding Jitters, Helios Momentum, and Wall Street Price Targets

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock is rebounding on Thursday, December 18, after a sharp semiconductor selloff in the prior session tied to renewed anxiety about how the AI data-center boom gets financed. As of mid-session Thursday, AMD shares were

18 December 2025

AI Industry·AMD News·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Wall Street

Microsoft Stock Price Today (MSFT): Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What’s Driving Shares on Dec. 18, 2025

December 18, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading in a market that’s increasingly obsessed with one question: when do massive AI investments turn into durable, high-margin growth? The company remains one of the world’s most valuable public businesses,

18 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Analysis·Market Trends·Microsoft·Stock Market

Apple Stock (AAPL) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Japan App Store Shift, Wall Street Targets, and the 2026 AI Debate

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a fresh regulatory development in Japan, new Wall Street target updates tied to Apple’s AI roadmap, and growing debate over whether the stock’s

18 December 2025

Apple News·Financial Forecasts·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Technology Trends

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) News on Dec. 18, 2025: Micron’s AI Memory Signal, OpenAI Funding Buzz, and Fresh Analyst Price Targets

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) enters Thursday, December 18, 2025 with investors trying to answer one big question: Is the AI infrastructure buildout merely pausing—or starting to downshift? The answer has mattered more than usual this week, because Nvidia’s stock has

18 December 2025

AI Technology·Financial Updates·Investment Analysis·Nvidia News·Stock Market

Netflix Stock Today (Dec. 18, 2025): NFLX Holds Near $95 as the Warner Bros. Deal, Analyst Targets, and Antitrust Timeline Shape the Outlook

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is trading around $94.79 on Thursday, December 18, 2025, keeping investors’ attention locked on one thing above all else: the company’s blockbuster bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Streaming & Studios assets and the fast-escalating counter-moves around

18 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Analysis·Media Industry·Stock Market·Streaming Services

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Slides on AI Data Center Funding Jitters: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts on Dec. 18, 2025

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is under fresh pressure on December 18, 2025, as investors digest new reporting around the company’s ambitious AI data center buildout—specifically, a high-profile Michigan project linked to OpenAI—and the financing structures that may determine how quickly

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Financial News·Investment Analysis·Oracle·Stock Market

Alphabet Stock News & Forecast (Dec. 18, 2025): GOOGL Slides on AI Funding Jitters as Google Pushes TorchTPU, Gemini 3 Flash, and a YouTube Oscars Deal

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL / GOOG) is ending 2025 the way only a mega-cap AI empire can: with its stock dipping on market nerves even as the company drops a stack of strategically meaningful announcements. On the tape, Alphabet shares

18 December 2025

Alphabet Inc·Artificial Intelligence·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Tech News

Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR) Stock News Today: Analyst Targets, Insider Filings, Bitcoin Link, and the 2026 AI Data Center Outlook (Dec. 18, 2025)

Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: CIFR) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, as investors weigh two competing forces: short-term crypto-linked volatility and a longer-term pivot into AI / high-performance computing (HPC) data center infrastructure. The stock last

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Company News·Cryptocurrency·Investment Analysis·Stock Market

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Why Shares Fell, New Navy ShipOS Deal, and 2026 Forecasts

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PLTR) is having one of those very “Palantir” trading sessions: big headlines, bigger opinions, and a stock move that reminds everyone this name doesn’t do boring. As of 13:14 UTC on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, PLTR

18 December 2025

Defense Industry·Financial Forecasts·Investment Analysis·Stock Market·Technology News