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Investment Strategies News 29 December 2025 - 30 December 2025

Coca-Cola stock slips as Fed minutes hit thin year-end trade; KO investors eye next catalyst

Coca-Cola stock slips as Fed minutes hit thin year-end trade; KO investors eye next catalyst

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 3:25 PM ET — Regular session Coca-Cola shares edged lower on Tuesday, holding near $70 as investors kept risk-taking limited in thin, year-end trading. The quiet tape matters because Coca-Cola is a classic defensive stock. When markets get choppy, investors often rotate into consumer staples — everyday products like food and beverages — for steadier demand and cash returns. It also matters now because interest-rate expectations are back in focus. Dividend-paying shares can lose relative appeal when bond yields rise, since investors can earn more in cash-like alternatives without taking equity risk. Coca-Cola was down
30 December 2025
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Seagate stock edges lower as year-end AI trade cools; STX turns to January earnings

Seagate stock edges lower as year-end AI trade cools; STX turns to January earnings

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 15:01 ET — Regular session Seagate Technology Holdings plc shares were down 0.2% at $280.77 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, drifting after a year when the hard-drive maker became a marquee bet on AI-linked data-center spending. The stock has traded between $280.19 and $284.09 so far in the session, with about 694,000 shares changing hands. The soft patch matters because Seagate has been one of 2025’s standout infrastructure winners, leaving the stock more sensitive to shifts in sentiment around cloud budgets, storage pricing and the durability of the AI spending cycle. Investors are also closing
30 December 2025
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Adobe stock barely budges near $353 as Fed minutes loom — what ADBE investors watch next

Adobe stock barely budges near $353 as Fed minutes loom — what ADBE investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:26 ET — Regular session Adobe shares were little changed on Tuesday, trading near $353 as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes later in the day. The “minutes” — the detailed record of the Fed’s meeting — matter now because rate expectations can swing Treasury yields and, in turn, valuations for long-duration growth stocks such as software companies. Minutes from the Fed’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due at 2 p.m. ET, after policymakers cut rates by a quarter point (0.25 percentage point) to a 3.50%-3.75% range, a decision that drew three
30 December 2025
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Why Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) stock is up today: gold rebounds, Fed minutes ahead

Why Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) stock is up today: gold rebounds, Fed minutes ahead

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:14 ET — Regular session Triple Flag Precious Metals shares were up 1.9% at $33.76 by 11:58 a.m. ET on Tuesday, after trading between $33.16 and $34.57 earlier in the session. The move matters now because precious-metals equities have been prone to sharp swings in thin year-end trading, as investors rebalance after an outsized run in bullion. It also puts the spotlight back on companies whose cash generation is closely tied to gold and silver prices, as the market weighs whether this week’s volatility marks a pause or a change in tone. Royalty and streaming
30 December 2025
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Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) rises in premarket as Dec. 31 dividend date looms

Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) rises in premarket as Dec. 31 dividend date looms

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 06:30 ET — Premarket Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp (OTF) shares were indicated up 2.66% at $15.05 in premarket trading on Tuesday, after the prior session closed at $14.66. Public The move comes with the stock set to trade ex-dividend on Wednesday, a near-term focal point for income investors who chase quarterly payouts. Markets also have the Federal Reserve on their screens. Minutes from the central bank’s December meeting are due later Tuesday, and shifts in rate expectations matter for credit funds that earn most of their income from interest payments. Reuters In its latest
30 December 2025
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Bitcoin price today slides toward $87K as ETF outflows weigh; Strategy, Coinbase stocks in focus

Bitcoin price today slides toward $87K as ETF outflows weigh; Strategy, Coinbase stocks in focus

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 04:13 ET — Premarket Bitcoin slipped early Tuesday, down 1.9% at $87,748 after trading between $86,780 and $89,410, with investors cautious in thin year-end conditions. The move matters because crypto has been trading more like other risk assets — sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations and liquidity. With U.S. markets heading into the final two sessions of the year, relatively small flows can push prices around. Reuters Attention has also turned back to the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), vehicles that hold bitcoin and trade like shares. Those funds helped broaden access to bitcoin, but
30 December 2025
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Bitcoin to $40,000? Macro strategist Luke Gromen trims risk as gold regains ground

Bitcoin to $40,000? Macro strategist Luke Gromen trims risk as gold regains ground

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 03:02 ET Global macro analyst Luke Gromen is trimming his bitcoin exposure and warned the cryptocurrency could slide toward $40,000 in 2026, even as he still expects debt-heavy governments to lean on inflation and weaker currencies. “A move toward the $40,000 range in 2026 is possible,” Gromen said on the RiskReversal podcast. Bitbo His caution is gaining attention as bitcoin trades in thin year-end conditions and has struggled to hold above $90,000. Investors have also tracked spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows and looked ahead to the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December
30 December 2025
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AMAT stock ends higher in thin year-end trade as tech slips — what investors are watching next

AMAT stock ends higher in thin year-end trade as tech slips — what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 10:00 PM ET — Market closed Applied Materials shares ended Monday up 0.44% at $263.05, near the top of their 52-week range, after a session that saw the broader market retreat from recent highs. The stock traded between $260.00 and $264.65 on the day. Google The chip-equipment maker is closely watched because its orders tend to track wafer fab equipment spending — the big-ticket tools chipmakers buy to manufacture semiconductors. With 2025 winding down, traders have been calibrating expectations for 2026 capital spending as AI-linked demand lifts parts of the supply chain, while tighter export
30 December 2025
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock barely moves — ETF outflows and New Year’s catalysts in focus

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock barely moves — ETF outflows and New Year’s catalysts in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:49 ET — Market closed. Booking Holdings shares finished nearly flat on Monday, closing at $5,441.33 after trading in a roughly $58 range during the session. The muted close masked a familiar late-December dynamic: fund flows and thin liquidity can matter as much as company headlines, especially for high-priced, widely held stocks. That matters now because U.S. markets are heading into a holiday stretch, with New Year’s Day falling on Thursday and U.S. equity markets shut. New York Stock Exchange+1 Booking opened at $5,443.39, dipped as low as $5,403.94 and topped out at $5,462.00 before
30 December 2025
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GE Aerospace stock slips on ex-dividend day as year-end trading thins — what’s next

GE Aerospace stock slips on ex-dividend day as year-end trading thins — what’s next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 20:32 ET — Market closed GE Aerospace shares fell $3.56, or 1.1%, to $311.58 on Monday. The stock traded ex-dividend on Monday, meaning buyers from that day forward are no longer entitled to the next quarterly payout. GE Aerospace’s board declared a $0.36-per-share dividend payable on Jan. 26, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close on Dec. 29. GE Aerospace The timing matters because thin year-end trading can magnify routine calendar effects like dividends, while investors look ahead to the company’s next results for fresh guidance. GE Aerospace has scheduled its fourth-quarter 2025
30 December 2025
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GOOG stock ends lower as year-end tech trade cools — what Alphabet investors watch next

GOOG stock ends lower as year-end tech trade cools — what Alphabet investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 16:41 ET — After-hours Alphabet Inc’s Class C (non-voting) shares (GOOG.O) ended the regular session down 0.4% on Monday and were little changed after the bell as heavyweight technology stocks pulled back in thin year-end trading. In after-hours trading — electronic trading after the 4 p.m. close — GOOG traded around $314.4. Yahoo Finance The drift lower matters now because Alphabet has been a key beneficiary of the 2025 run in large-cap technology, leaving investors sensitive to any pause in the sector as December liquidity thins. Alphabet is up roughly two-thirds in 2025, according to
29 December 2025
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QBTS edges up as options traders lean bullish on D-Wave into year-end

QBTS edges up as options traders lean bullish on D-Wave into year-end

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:58 ET — Regular session Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc (QBTS) rose about 0.5% to $25.41 in late-morning New York trading on Monday, after ranging between $25.02 and $26.37 earlier in the session. IonQ fell about 1.8%, while Rigetti and Quantum Computing Inc slid about 2.8% and 2.6%, respectively. The move keeps D-Wave in focus as investors reassess a corner of the market that has produced outsized gains and abrupt pullbacks. The stock is up about 205% year-to-date but down about 4.6% over the past week, according to Finviz. Finviz With only a few sessions
29 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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