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Market Outlook News 23 December 2025 - 25 December 2025

Space and Defense Stocks Outlook for 2026: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, RTX, AST SpaceMobile and the Golden Dome Catalyst

Space and Defense Stocks Outlook for 2026: Rocket Lab, Lockheed, RTX, AST SpaceMobile and the Golden Dome Catalyst

Dec. 25, 2025 — Christmas Day is typically quiet for markets, and U.S. exchanges are closed today. But the news cycle around space and defense stocks is anything but sleepy, with investors using the holiday pause to digest a powerful mix of catalysts: missile defense moving into orbit, export-driven air-defense demand, and Washington scrutiny of contractor execution and shareholder payouts. Reuters What follows is a detailed look at the most important headlines, forecasts, and analyst takes circulating as of 25.12.2025, and what they could mean for the sector heading into 2026. A holiday market backdrop that still matters for space
25 December 2025
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Global Stock Markets on Dec. 25, 2025: Thin Christmas Trading, Asia Mixed, Gulf Slips — and the 2026 Outlook Turns to AI and Rate Cuts

Global Stock Markets on Dec. 25, 2025: Thin Christmas Trading, Asia Mixed, Gulf Slips — and the 2026 Outlook Turns to AI and Rate Cuts

Global stock markets are spending Christmas Day in “low-liquidity mode,” with most major Western exchanges shut and investors leaning on the final full sessions of the year for direction. The tone is broadly constructive: U.S. equities headed into the holiday at fresh record closes, while parts of Asia traded mixed-to-firmer in thin volumes. Meanwhile, Gulf equities eased as softer oil prices pressured the region’s heavyweight energy-linked markets. Reuters With calendars thinned out and year-end positioning largely done, the conversation has shifted quickly from “what happened” in 2025 to “what could break” or “what could extend” the rally in 2026—especially around
25 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today at 10:18 (Dec. 25, 2025): DJIA Holds Record Close as Wall Street Shuts for Christmas — Santa Rally Watch, Fed-Cut Bets, and 2026 Outlook

Dow Jones Today at 10:18 (Dec. 25, 2025): DJIA Holds Record Close as Wall Street Shuts for Christmas — Santa Rally Watch, Fed-Cut Bets, and 2026 Outlook

NEW YORK — Dec. 25, 2025 (10:18 a.m. ET) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is effectively on pause today, holding at its latest record close of 48,731.16, because U.S. stock markets are closed for Christmas Day. The Dow last traded during Wednesday’s holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session, when it climbed 288.75 points (+0.6%) to finish at that all-time closing high. AP News With the NYSE and Nasdaq shut and much of global trading running on holiday staffing, today’s Dow “move” is less about price action and more about positioning, narratives, and what could drive the next leg when cash
25 December 2025
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Rio Tinto plc Stock (RIO): Latest News, Share Price Drivers, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025)

Rio Tinto plc Stock (RIO): Latest News, Share Price Drivers, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025)

Rio Tinto plc stock is ending 2025 with momentum—and with a long list of catalysts investors are trying to price in: record copper prices, a strategy reset under CEO Simon Trott, expanding lithium ambitions after a major acquisition, and fresh operational guidance stretching into 2026. Add in a legal dispute tied to sanctions and some governance constraints that affect buybacks, and Rio’s year-end story becomes more than “iron ore miner does iron ore things.” Because December 25 is a market holiday in many regions, the most recent actionable pricing and news flow largely reflects Christmas Eve trading and the final
25 December 2025
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Singtel Stock (SGX: Z74) Outlook on Dec 25, 2025: Latest Optus Fallout, Data Centre Deal Watch, Dividends, Buybacks and Analyst Targets

Singtel Stock (SGX: Z74) Outlook on Dec 25, 2025: Latest Optus Fallout, Data Centre Deal Watch, Dividends, Buybacks and Analyst Targets

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) enters the final stretch of 2025 with its share price sitting near multi‑year highs—yet the story is not the sleepy “telco-as-a-bond” narrative investors used to tell themselves. As of Dec 25, 2025, Singtel last traded around S$4.55, with a 52‑week range of roughly S$3.04 to S$4.92—a big move for a mega‑cap telecom. Investing Under the hood, the bull case has been turbocharged by three engines: (1) improving operating momentum and upgraded guidance, (2) a capital-return machine (dividends + buybacks) funded by asset recycling, and (3) investor excitement around digital infrastructure—especially data centres. Singtel But December also
25 December 2025
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CSL Limited Stock (ASX: CSL) on 25 December 2025: Share Price, Buyback Momentum, Seqirus Uncertainty, and the 2026 Outlook

CSL Limited Stock (ASX: CSL) on 25 December 2025: Share Price, Buyback Momentum, Seqirus Uncertainty, and the 2026 Outlook

CSL Limited has spent 2025 doing something investors rarely enjoy watching in real time: a full-scale strategic reset—complete with restructuring, a wavering plan to separate its vaccines business, and a market that has been ruthlessly impatient. As of 25 December 2025 (Christmas Day), Australian markets are closed, so the best “today” snapshot for CSL Limited stock is the last ASX trading session (24 December 2025). CSL ended that session at A$171.48, down 2.38% on the day, after trading between A$171.48 and A$175.82. Investing That price level matters because it captures the whole mood: CSL is still widely viewed as a
25 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock Today: CES 2026 Catalyst, Insider Sales, Analyst Targets, and the 2026 Outlook (Dec. 24, 2025)

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock Today: CES 2026 Catalyst, Insider Sales, Analyst Targets, and the 2026 Outlook (Dec. 24, 2025)

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is seeing another volatile session on December 24, 2025, with the stock trading around $27.17, down about 6.7% on the day after opening near $29.66 and swinging between roughly $26.95 (low) and $29.93 (high). Trading volume is elevated at about 17.5 million shares by late morning UTC time, underscoring how quickly sentiment can turn in the quantum-computing “pure play” names. Today’s pullback lands just days after a sharp move higher earlier this week, when investors reacted to D-Wave’s plan to bring its commercial quantum message to CES 2026—and just as newly filed insider-trading disclosures add
24 December 2025
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Barclays PLC Stock (LSE: BARC) Near 52-Week High as Buyback Continues: News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 24, 2025)

Barclays PLC Stock (LSE: BARC) Near 52-Week High as Buyback Continues: News, Analyst Forecasts and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 24, 2025)

Barclays PLC shares are ending 2025 with a distinctly bullish signature: the stock is trading around fresh 52‑week highs, while the bank keeps retiring shares through an active buyback program. On 24 December 2025, Barclays published a new “Transaction in own shares” announcement detailing another round of repurchases and cancellations—an update that matters because buybacks can steadily lift per‑share metrics (like EPS) even when headline profits aren’t exploding. TradingView Holiday trading conditions are also part of the story. With markets operating on reduced schedules and thinner liquidity around Christmas, even routine corporate updates can have an outsized impact on sentiment—especially
24 December 2025
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DBS Group Holdings Ltd Stock (SGX:D05) on Dec. 24, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and the 2026 Outlook

DBS Group Holdings Ltd Stock (SGX:D05) on Dec. 24, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and the 2026 Outlook

SINGAPORE — DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX:D05; Reuters: DBSM.SI), Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets, ended the shortened Christmas Eve session (Dec. 24, 2025) slightly lower even as broader global risk sentiment stayed constructive. DBS shares slipped 0.1% (down S$0.04) to S$56.30, while the Straits Times Index (STI) edged down 0.06% to 4,636.34. The Business Times That small dip hides a bigger story investors have been tracking into year-end: DBS is simultaneously navigating rate-driven margin headwinds and leaning into fee engines (wealth, transaction banking), while returning capital at an unusually visible scale. On the news front, the bank’s newly announced
24 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) Stock Today: CES 2026 Catalyst, Analyst Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 23, 2025)

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) Stock Today: CES 2026 Catalyst, Analyst Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 23, 2025)

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is back in the spotlight on December 23, 2025, after a headline-driven surge on Monday turned into a sharp cooldown on Tuesday—an all-too-familiar pattern for a high-volatility “pure-play” quantum computing stock. The trigger: D-Wave’s announcement that it will showcase commercial quantum technology at CES 2026, putting its pitch for real-world use cases in front of a mainstream tech audience. D-Wave Quantum+1 As of 11:37 a.m. ET (16:37 UTC) on Dec. 23, QBTS was trading at $30.09, down $2.10 (-6.5%) from the prior close, after swinging between an intraday high of $31.98 and a low of
23 December 2025
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Carvana Co. Stock (CVNA) in Focus on Dec. 23, 2025: S&P 500 Entry, Analyst Targets, and the 2026 Outlook

Carvana Co. Stock (CVNA) in Focus on Dec. 23, 2025: S&P 500 Entry, Analyst Targets, and the 2026 Outlook

Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) is closing out 2025 under a brighter spotlight than almost any other consumer stock—thanks to its newly minted S&P 500 membership, a string of fresh Wall Street price-target hikes, and a business turnaround that has reshaped how investors talk about online auto retail. As of Dec. 23, 2025, Carvana shares were trading around $425, down roughly 2% on the session at the time of writing, with a market cap shown near $63 billion by market data feeds. What follows is a detailed, up-to-date look at the news, forecasts, and key analyses driving Carvana stock right now—plus
23 December 2025
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Palantir Stock (PLTR) on Dec. 23, 2025: Shares Hover Near $194 as Analysts Split on 2026 Outlook

Palantir Stock (PLTR) on Dec. 23, 2025: Shares Hover Near $194 as Analysts Split on 2026 Outlook

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) is ending 2025 with the kind of stock chart that attracts two species in equal numbers: true believers and valuation police. As of 3:59 p.m. UTC on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, Palantir stock was trading at $193.69, down a fraction on the session, after swinging between $191.60 and $195.34. Volume was about 10.3 million shares at that time. Zoom out one notch and the story gets louder: Palantir has been one of the market’s most popular AI-and-defense plays in 2025, with its year-to-date return sitting around the mid‑150% range by many trackers. Yahoo Finance+1 So
23 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
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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