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NASDAQ:CMCSA News 1 August 2025 - 7 February 2026

Communication services stocks lag the rebound — what XLC investors need to know before Monday

Communication services stocks lag the rebound — what XLC investors need to know before Monday

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) fell 0.39% to $115.76 Friday, lagging the S&P 500’s 1.97% gain. Alphabet Class C shares dropped 2.48%, Meta lost 1.31%, and News Corp slid 6%. Comcast, Netflix, and Disney rose, partly offsetting losses. Investors remain wary of heavy AI-related capital spending by big tech firms.
7 February 2026
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Disney stock slides 7% in premarket after earnings flag park headwinds, CEO succession in focus

Disney stock slides 7% in premarket after earnings flag park headwinds, CEO succession in focus

Disney shares fell 7.3% to $104.45 in premarket trading Tuesday, outpacing declines at media rivals. The drop followed new disclosures, including a halt to reporting TV and streaming subscriber numbers and warnings of weaker international park attendance. Disney reported quarterly revenue of $26 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.63 per share. CEO succession and parks outlook remain in focus for investors.
3 February 2026
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Liberty Broadband stock jumps nearly 8% on Charter rally — what to know before Monday

Liberty Broadband stock jumps nearly 8% on Charter rally — what to know before Monday

Liberty Broadband shares rose 7.7% to $48.02 Friday, tracking a 7.6% surge in Charter Communications after Charter reported Q4 broadband subscriber losses but strong mobile gains and $5.4 billion in buybacks. Charter’s revenue fell 2.3% to $13.6 billion. Liberty Broadband’s earnings call is set for Feb. 11. Charter’s takeover of Liberty Broadband is expected to close June 30, 2027.
31 January 2026
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Verizon Communications stock just jumped nearly 12% — buyback plans and 2026 targets set up the next test for VZ

Verizon Communications stock just jumped nearly 12% — buyback plans and 2026 targets set up the next test for VZ

Verizon shares surged 11.8% to $44.52 Friday after the company raised its 2026 outlook and announced a $25 billion buyback. The company reported its strongest wireless subscriber gain since 2019, adding 616,000 postpaid phone customers in Q4. Verizon completed its Frontier acquisition Jan. 20 and set a quarterly dividend of $0.7075 per share. U.S. markets reopen Monday.
31 January 2026
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Communication Services Stocks Face Tariff Shock as Netflix Earnings Near

Communication Services Stocks Face Tariff Shock as Netflix Earnings Near

U.S. communication services stocks fell Tuesday after President Trump threatened new tariffs, with XLC closing Friday down 0.9% at $115.17. Disney dropped 1.9%, T-Mobile slid 2.3%, and Alphabet slipped 0.9%. Netflix reports earnings Tuesday, Meta on Jan. 28, and Alphabet on Feb. 4. European leaders plan an emergency summit Thursday to consider a response to the U.S. tariff threat.
19 January 2026
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Comcast’s Versant spinoff is done — what’s inside VSNT and why CMCSA shares slid

Comcast’s Versant spinoff is done — what’s inside VSNT and why CMCSA shares slid

Comcast completed the spinoff of its NBCUniversal cable networks into Versant Media Group, which began trading on Nasdaq as VSNT. Comcast shares fell 5.4% in premarket trading, while Versant dropped 3%. Versant includes CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, and digital assets like Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. Shareholders received one Versant share for every 25 Comcast shares held as of Dec. 16.
5 January 2026
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Comcast stock ticks lower in premarket as Versant spinoff nears — what to watch next

Comcast stock ticks lower in premarket as Versant spinoff nears — what to watch next

Comcast shares slipped 0.03% to $29.86 in premarket trading Tuesday as investors prepared for the Versant Media Group spin-off, set for distribution after the Jan. 2 close. Options markets showed increased implied volatility, signaling traders are hedging ahead of the split. President Michael Cavanagh will become co-CEO Jan. 2 under a new agreement with a $2.75 million salary and $35 million stock award.
30 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spinoff Countdown, Dividend Outlook, and Analyst Forecasts for Dec. 22, 2025

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spinoff Countdown, Dividend Outlook, and Analyst Forecasts for Dec. 22, 2025

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is ending 2025 in “transition mode”—and the market is treating it that way. On Monday, December 22, 2025, CMCSA shares traded around $29.70, up about 0.4% on the day after opening near $29.49, with an intraday range roughly between $29.46 and $29.78. That small price move doesn’t mean “nothing’s happening.” Comcast has a stack of near-term catalysts—most notably the Versant Media Group spinoff that will reshape Comcast’s footprint in early 2026—plus fresh operational headlines landing today, and a steady drumbeat of Wall Street target-price debate. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the current news, forecasts, and
22 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spin-Off Countdown, Activist Buzz, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spin-Off Countdown, Activist Buzz, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, U.S. markets are closed—so the latest official read on Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is Friday’s close. CMCSA ended December 19 at $29.57, down 2.31% on the day, with a market cap around $106 billion and a trailing P/E near 7.9. The stock’s 52-week range sits roughly $27.10 to $38.98, and the indicated dividend yield is about 4.47%. That’s the snapshot. The story behind the snapshot is louder: Comcast is barreling toward a major corporate separation (the Versant spin-off), the stock has seen unusually heavy trading volume, and the company is trying to prove that
21 December 2025
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Communication Services Stocks News Today (Dec. 20, 2025): Meta, Alphabet, Netflix–Warner Deal Shockwaves, and Telecom M&A Set Up 2026

Communication Services Stocks News Today (Dec. 20, 2025): Meta, Alphabet, Netflix–Warner Deal Shockwaves, and Telecom M&A Set Up 2026

December 20, 2025 — Communication Services stocks head into the final stretch of 2025 with a rare mix of forces pulling in different directions at once: platform-driven advertising growth, mega-deal consolidation in streaming and media, and regulator-heavy telecom transactions that can reshape fiber, wireless, and spectrum markets in 2026. The sector is broad by design. The State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC)—a widely used proxy—spans interactive media & services, entertainment, media, and telecom. Its latest published holdings snapshot shows Meta Platforms and Alphabet as the largest weights, alongside a fast-changing entertainment/media block that now includes Warner Bros.
20 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) on Dec. 20, 2025: Versant Spinoff Details, Activist Buzz, and Analyst Forecasts Driving the Next Move

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) on Dec. 20, 2025: Versant Spinoff Details, Activist Buzz, and Analyst Forecasts Driving the Next Move

Comcast Corporation stock (NASDAQ: CMCSA) finished the latest session in retreat, closing at $29.57 on Friday, December 19, down 2.31%, even as broader markets rose. Trading activity was unusually heavy—about 85 million shares changed hands versus a recent daily average near 35 million—suggesting investors are actively repositioning around a dense cluster of catalysts: the approaching Versant spinoff, renewed activist-investor speculation, and a steady stream of fresh analyst notes into year-end. MarketWatch That “catalyst stack” got even more interesting overnight: Reuters reported that Universal Studios—part of Comcast’s NBCUniversal—is in early planning stages for a potential theme park in Saudi Arabia, a
20 December 2025
Comcast Stock (CMCSA) News and Forecast on Dec. 19, 2025: Versant Spinoff Countdown, Activist Buzz, and Wall Street Price Targets

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) News and Forecast on Dec. 19, 2025: Versant Spinoff Countdown, Activist Buzz, and Wall Street Price Targets

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) heads into December 19, 2025 with its stock caught in a very Comcast-ish paradox: the business still throws off big cash, owns irreplaceable media and distribution assets, and keeps finding growth pockets (wireless, theme parks)… yet the market is treating it like a melting ice cube because broadband growth has slowed, cord-cutting hasn’t, and competition is turning pricing into a knife fight. As of the Dec. 18 close, CMCSA sat around $30.27 with pre-market indications near $30.21 early on Dec. 19, putting Comcast’s market cap around $110.3B (and roughly -33% year-over-year by market cap). StockAnalysis So
19 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spinoff Details, Activist Buzz, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: Versant Spinoff Details, Activist Buzz, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts (Dec. 18, 2025)

Dec. 18, 2025 — Comcast Corporation’s stock (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is back in the spotlight this week, not because the cable giant suddenly reinvented the internet, but because a rare mix of corporate restructuring, activist-investor chatter, and near-term earnings visibility has collided at the same time. As of early trading on December 18, 2025, CMCSA was around $30.32. That price point matters less as a standalone number than as a signal of what the market is debating right now: Is Comcast a slow-melting ice cube… or a complex sum-of-the-parts story that’s finally getting unclogged? Below is what’s driving the stock today,
18 December 2025
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Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Surges on Activist Investor Buzz as Versant Spinoff Nears: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Targets (Dec. 17, 2025)

Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Surges on Activist Investor Buzz as Versant Spinoff Nears: News, Forecasts, and Analyst Targets (Dec. 17, 2025)

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is having one of those “wait, what just happened?” moments that investors love (or hate) depending on which side of the trade they’re on. As of Dec. 17, 2025, Comcast shares were trading around $29.7, after a sharp ~5% jump that pushed the stock into the day’s most-watched movers list—at a time when the broader market backdrop looked mixed rather than euphoric. Nasdaq+1 So what’s lighting up CMCSA right now? Three overlapping catalysts are dominating today’s Comcast stock narrative: Below is the full breakdown of today’s Comcast stock news, what Wall Street forecasts say CMCSA could
17 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Jumps on Activist Chatter as Versant Spinoff Record Date Arrives — News, Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Jumps on Activist Chatter as Versant Spinoff Record Date Arrives — News, Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

Comcast Corporation stock (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is in the spotlight on December 16, 2025, with shares rising sharply amid activist-investor speculation and fresh investor focus on the company’s upcoming Versant Media Group spin-off mechanics. As of the latest available market snapshot, CMCSA traded around $29.43, up about 4.3% on the day, after opening near $28.21 and moving through an intraday range of roughly $27.89 to $29.56 on heavy volume. Two storylines are driving today’s tape: (1) a burst of chatter around unusual trading activity that some market participants interpret as “activist-style” positioning, and (2) the operational reality that today is the
16 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: News, Forecasts, and What Wall Street Is Watching on Dec. 12, 2025

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Today: News, Forecasts, and What Wall Street Is Watching on Dec. 12, 2025

Published: December 12, 2025 Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is ending the week in a familiar spot for 2025: investors are debating whether the company’s “old cable” headwinds are finally being outweighed by its “new Comcast” playbook—simpler pricing, wireless growth, theme-park momentum, and tighter capital returns. As of the latest trade, Comcast shares are around $27.60, with an intraday range roughly between $27.15 and $27.78. What’s making this moment especially newsy is that Comcast has stacked several near-term catalysts into the December–January window: a major corporate separation (Versant), fresh Xfinity packaging moves, and a new Amazon partnership that signals Comcast’s strategy
12 December 2025
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Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Rises as Versant Spin-Off Nears: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and 2026 Outlook

Comcast Stock (CMCSA) Rises as Versant Spin-Off Nears: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and 2026 Outlook

Comcast stock (CMCSA) is trading in the high‑$20s as the company moves ahead with its Versant Media Group spin‑off, digests mixed broadband trends, and faces sharply divided analyst opinions. Here’s the full picture as of December 5, 2025. Comcast stock on 5 December 2025: where things stand As of mid‑session on Friday, December 5, 2025, Comcast Corporation Class A shares (Nasdaq: CMCSA) were trading around $27.81, up roughly 2.2% on the day. The stock has moved off its recent 52‑week low near $25.75 but remains far below a one‑year high around $43.30. MarketBeat Over the past year, Comcast shares have
5 December 2025
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Warner Bros Discovery Stock Skyrockets on $60B Takeover Rumors

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Climbs as Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Line Up Bids in High‑Stakes Auction – November 14, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) moved back into the spotlight on Friday, November 14, 2025, as a potential sale of all or part of the media giant appeared to crystallize into a three‑way contest between Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix. The growing prospect of a bidding war sent WBD shares higher and intensified scrutiny of the company’s strategy, leadership and balance sheet. TradingView+3Sports Business Journal+3The Wall Street Journal+3 At the same time, new regulatory and governance angles emerged: a prominent U.S. lawmaker raised antitrust concerns about a possible Netflix deal, and Warner Bros. Discovery quietly rewrote CEO David Zaslav’s
14 November 2025
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Why 5G Internet Providers Are Replacing Cable Faster Than You Think

Why 5G Internet Providers Are Replacing Cable Faster Than You Think

Since mid-2022, 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) has effectively absorbed all U.S. broadband subscriber growth, shifting demand away from traditional wired providers. In 2024, Comcast Xfinity and Charter Spectrum together lost nearly 1 million broadband subscribers, while Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T gained about 3.7 million fixed wireless home internet customers. As of early 2024, T-Mobile had over 5 million 5G home internet subscribers and Verizon over 3 million; by Q2 2025, T-Mobile reported 7.3 million FWA customers, up 454,000 in a single quarter. Ericsson’s Mobility Report estimates about 80% of operators worldwide offer fixed wireless access, and projects FWA to
1 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

KLA stock price jumps 8% as chip rebound lifts KLAC — what to know before Monday

KLA stock price jumps 8% as chip rebound lifts KLAC — what to know before Monday

8 February 2026
KLA Corp shares surged 8.4% to $1,442.95 Friday, leading gains in chip-equipment stocks after Amazon announced a major increase in capital spending. About 1.6 million KLA shares traded as the PHLX semiconductor index rose 5.7%. KLA’s board declared a $1.90 quarterly dividend, payable March 3 to holders as of Feb. 17. Applied Materials and Lam Research also rallied sharply into the close.
CBA share price: Commonwealth Bank stock steadies after ASX selloff as earnings loom

CBA share price: Commonwealth Bank stock steadies after ASX selloff as earnings loom

8 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia closed Friday down 0.23% at A$158.91, outperforming a 2.03% drop in the S&P/ASX 200. Investors await CBA’s half-year results on Feb. 11 and commentary from CEO Matt Comyn. The Reserve Bank’s recent cash-rate hike to 3.85% and upcoming mortgage repricing are in focus. CBA flagged A$68 million in provisions and A$53 million in non-recurring income items.
Boeing stock jumps 2.6% to $243 — what Wall Street is watching before Monday

Boeing stock jumps 2.6% to $243 — what Wall Street is watching before Monday

8 February 2026
Boeing shares closed up 2.6% at $243.03 Friday, buoyed by reports of possible major aircraft orders from Saudi Arabia and India. India’s trade minister said a $70–80 billion Boeing deal could be signed by March. Supply-chain delays and regulatory scrutiny remain key risks. Boeing’s chief engineer sold over 10,000 shares earlier in the week.
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