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Investment Strategies News 18 December 2025

Medline Inc. Class A Common Stock MDLN Stock News and Forecast: Shares Surge After 2025’s Biggest IPO as Debt and Tariff Risks Take Center Stage

Medline Inc. Class A Common Stock MDLN Stock News and Forecast: Shares Surge After 2025’s Biggest IPO as Debt and Tariff Risks Take Center Stage

Medline Inc. Class A Common Stock—trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker MDLN—is having the kind of debut that makes IPO bankers briefly believe in destiny again. On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Medline shares opened at $35 after pricing its IPO at $29, then finished the session at $41, a gain of about 41% on day one. Reuters+2Investopedia+2 On Thursday, December 18, 2025, early indications showed the stock pulling back in pre-market trading—around $39.73 as of 4:01 a.m. ET, down roughly 3% from the prior close—an unsurprising “welcome to price discovery” move after a first-day pop. StockAnalysis
18 December 2025
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Standard Chartered PLC Stock (LSE: STAN) Near Record High: Buyback Update, Tokenisation Push, and Fresh 2025–2027 Forecasts

Standard Chartered PLC Stock (LSE: STAN) Near Record High: Buyback Update, Tokenisation Push, and Fresh 2025–2027 Forecasts

Standard Chartered PLC shares are trading just shy of a fresh peak after a powerful 2025 rally, with investors weighing a familiar mix: capital returns, regulatory headlines, and the bank’s expanding bet on digitising cross‑border money movement. As of the latest quoted data on 18 December 2025 (08:08 GMT), Standard Chartered stock was around 1,768.5p, up 0.31% on the day, with a market capitalisation near £39.9bn and a TTM P/E around 12.5. The stock set a new 52‑week high of 1,804.5p in Wednesday’s session (17 December) and is up roughly 77% over the last year. FT Markets That “near-record” setup
18 December 2025
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Barclays PLC Stock (BARC.L) Near 52-Week High as BoE Rate Cut Looms: Buyback Update, Evelyn Partners Deal Talk, and Analyst Targets

Barclays PLC Stock (BARC.L) Near 52-Week High as BoE Rate Cut Looms: Buyback Update, Evelyn Partners Deal Talk, and Analyst Targets

LONDON — 18 December 2025 — Barclays PLC stock is ending the year with momentum, hovering around the mid‑460s in pence and repeatedly testing fresh highs, as investors weigh a pivotal macro backdrop against very company-specific catalysts: an active share buyback, renewed attention on UK financial regulation, and ongoing market chatter about a potential wealth-management acquisition. Barclays (LSE: BARC, Reuters ticker BARC.L; NYSE ADR: BCS) has benefited from a broader rerating of European and UK bank stocks in 2025—helped by resilient earnings, shareholder returns, and a growing belief that the sector can defend profitability even as interest rates drift lower.
18 December 2025
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Unilever PLC Stock (UL, ULVR) on 18.12.2025: Analyst Forecasts, Magnum Spin-Off Fallout, and What Investors Watch Next

Unilever PLC Stock (UL, ULVR) on 18.12.2025: Analyst Forecasts, Magnum Spin-Off Fallout, and What Investors Watch Next

LONDON / NEW YORK — 18 December 2025. Unilever PLC stock is entering a new phase after one of its biggest structural moves in years: the demerger of its ice cream business into The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) and the follow-on share consolidation for Unilever shareholders. Markets are now trying to answer a deceptively simple question with very non-simple inputs: is the “new Unilever” (more Beauty, Personal Care, and Wellbeing; less cold-chain logistics) a cleaner, faster-growth consumer staples compounder—or just a slimmer version of the same old battle? Reuters+2Unilever+2 On the US line (NYSE ADR: UL), Unilever last traded
18 December 2025
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Rio Tinto plc Stock (RIO): UBS Highlights Argentina Lithium Upside as Simandou Exports Begin and a $10B Divestment Plan Takes Shape

Rio Tinto plc Stock (RIO): UBS Highlights Argentina Lithium Upside as Simandou Exports Begin and a $10B Divestment Plan Takes Shape

Dec. 18, 2025 — Rio Tinto plc stock is back in the spotlight today as investors weigh a new lithium-focused take from UBS against fresh reporting from Guinea’s Simandou iron ore mega-project and the miner’s broader strategy reset under CEO Simon Trott. On the Australia-listed line (RIO:AX), shares rose as much as 1.8% to a record high of A$143.89, after UBS said its confidence has increased in Rio Tinto’s lithium strategy following a deep dive into the company’s Argentina brine assets. UBS kept a neutral stance and an A$140 price target, noting execution discipline remains decisive even as the lithium
18 December 2025
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Vedanta Ltd Stock Hits Fresh Highs After NCLT Demerger Nod: Latest News, Broker Targets, Dividend Outlook and Key Risks (18 Dec 2025)

Vedanta Ltd Stock Hits Fresh Highs After NCLT Demerger Nod: Latest News, Broker Targets, Dividend Outlook and Key Risks (18 Dec 2025)

December 18, 2025 — Vedanta Ltd (NSE: VEDL, BSE: 500295) is back in the spotlight after its long-awaited demerger cleared a major legal hurdle, triggering a sharp re-rating conversation across Dalal Street. The stock has been trading around the ₹580 zone on December 18 after touching a fresh all-time high near ₹580.45 earlier this week, as investors position for what could become one of India’s most-watched corporate break-ups in 2026. mint+1 What’s different this time is not just price momentum—it’s the mix of catalysts behind it: the NCLT’s approval, improving clarity on the five-way split, and a wave of brokerage
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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CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 17, 2025: After-Hours Update, Today’s Key News, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock After the Bell on Dec. 17, 2025: After-Hours Update, Today’s Key News, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) ended Wednesday’s session with a sharp pullback, even as the broader selloff was already pressuring high‑multiple tech. By the closing bell on December 17, 2025, CrowdStrike shares fell 3.79% to $470.02, leaving the stock about 17% below its 52‑week high of $566.90 set on November 12. Trading volume came in around 2.3 million shares, slightly under its 50‑day average. MarketWatch After-hours trading was relatively calm. Early in the extended session, Nasdaq data showed CRWD changing hands around $470.50 (roughly flat to modestly higher versus the close). Nasdaq Later in the evening, StockAnalysis showed CRWD around
18 December 2025
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Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Stock After the Close on Dec. 17, 2025: After-Hours Action, Today’s Catalysts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Stock After the Close on Dec. 17, 2025: After-Hours Action, Today’s Catalysts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, under pressure—but the news flow around the USDC issuer is accelerating into Thursday’s session. The stock closed at $79.20, down $3.80 (-4.58%), after trading in a wide intraday range and seeing ~10.8 million shares change hands. Finviz In early post-market trading, CRCL was slightly lower at about $79.04 as of 5:20 p.m. ET, suggesting the next move could depend less on “after-hours momentum” and more on macro data and how investors digest a packed set of company and sector signals. MarketWatch Below is what mattered today (Dec. 17)—and the
18 December 2025
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Progressive (PGR) Stock After Hours: November 2025 Results, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Progressive (PGR) Stock After Hours: November 2025 Results, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Progressive Corporation (The) (NYSE: PGR) finished Wednesday’s session under pressure, even as investors sifted through fresh monthly operating data and a flurry of same-day analyst takes. The stock closed at $227.27, down 1.96% on the day, after trading in a wide range that saw shares dip to $218.83 before recovering toward the close. StockAnalysis In after-hours trading, the move was far more muted. Shares hovered close to the closing level—last seen around $226.80 later in the evening—signaling that the market’s initial reaction may have largely played out during regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance With Thursday’s opening bell approaching, the setup
18 December 2025
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UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock After Hours Today: Key Headlines, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18, 2025

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Stock After Hours Today: Key Headlines, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18, 2025

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) is ending Wednesday’s session on a cautious note, with shares slipping further after the closing bell as investors weigh a major investigative report, a risk-off tape in U.S. equities, and a busy macro calendar set to hit before Thursday’s open. Below is what matters after the bell on December 17, 2025, and what to keep on your radar before the market opens Thursday, December 18, 2025. UNH stock price after the bell: where shares stand tonight In extended trading, UNH dipped modestly below the regular-session close: Zooming out, UNH remains far off its highs: Investing.com
18 December 2025
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Bank of America Stock (BAC) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Price Action, Fresh Analyst Targets, Activist Buzz, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Bank of America Stock (BAC) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Price Action, Fresh Analyst Targets, Activist Buzz, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, under mild pressure during regular trading — and then stayed mostly steady after the closing bell as investors digested a mix of market-wide risk-off sentiment, fresh Wall Street target changes, and renewed debate about what could finally close the valuation gap between Bank of America and its largest peers. BAC stock after the bell: where shares stand tonight As of the latest after-hours update, Bank of America stock was around $54.55 in extended trading. That puts BAC near the day’s closing neighborhood after a choppy session that saw the
18 December 2025
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Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell Friday after the company announced a $200 billion AI infrastructure plan for 2026, exceeding analyst expectations and reviving investor concerns about profitability. Combined 2026 capex flagged by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta now tops $630 billion. Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom shares surged on the news, while software and data firms remained under pressure.
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