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Data Center Stocks: AI Capex Boom Meets Power-Grid Bottlenecks — Today’s News and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025)

Data Center Stocks: AI Capex Boom Meets Power-Grid Bottlenecks — Today’s News and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025)

Georgia regulators approved a $16.3 billion electricity generation expansion, with 80% of new capacity aimed at data centers. Federal officials pressed PJM to clarify rules for AI-driven large loads near power plants. Data center asset dealmaking set a record in 2025, while investors grew cautious over valuations and debt funding.
SPY Stock Premarket Preview for December 1, 2025: S&P 500 ETF Eyes Santa Rally After Volatile November

SPY Stock Premarket Preview for December 1, 2025: S&P 500 ETF Eyes Santa Rally After Volatile November

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) closed Friday at $683.39, up 0.55% after a four-day rally, despite over $6 billion in outflows last week. S&P 500 futures traded 0.4%–0.5% higher Sunday, signaling a possible small gap up for SPY at Monday’s open. A data center outage briefly halted futures trading on Black Friday but was resolved before the cash session. The Nasdaq fell 1.5% in November as investors rotated out of tech.
US Stock Market Today: Wall Street Extends Black Friday Rally as CME Outage, Fed Cut Bets and AI Jitters Shape November

US Stock Market Today: Wall Street Extends Black Friday Rally as CME Outage, Fed Cut Bets and AI Jitters Shape November

A major CME Group outage halted global futures trading for 11 hours on Black Friday, while US stocks posted a fifth straight gain in a shortened session. The Dow rose 0.6%, the S&P 500 added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.7%. For November, the Nasdaq fell 1.5%, ending a seven-month streak. Investors remain focused on AI stocks and Federal Reserve policy.
Dow Jones Today on Black Friday, November 28, 2025: Stocks Edge Higher as CME Outage Fades

Dow Jones Today on Black Friday, November 28, 2025: Stocks Edge Higher as CME Outage Fades

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.2–0.3% in midday Black Friday trading, up 60–140 points to the mid-47,000s. U.S. stock markets are closing early at 1 p.m. ET after an overnight CME futures outage halted trading for hours. The Dow is on track for its best week since June but remains slightly down for November. The index trades just below its record closing high set earlier this month.
28 November 2025
CME Futures Outage: Cooling Failure Halts Global Trading, FX Partially Restarts on Black Friday

CME Futures Outage: Cooling Failure Halts Global Trading, FX Partially Restarts on Black Friday

CME Group halted nearly all Globex futures and options trading late Thursday after a cooling failure at a CyrusOne data center near Chicago. Benchmarks including S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, crude oil, gold, and Treasuries went offline for hours, freezing global price discovery. By early afternoon London time, some currency trading resumed, but most futures markets remained halted.
Global Data Center Infrastructure & Colocation Industry Update (June–July 2025)

Global Data Center Infrastructure & Colocation Industry Update (June–July 2025)

Amazon Web Services announced a $10 billion AI data center campus in North Carolina, creating 500 jobs. Alibaba Cloud pledged $52.7 billion for global expansion, opening a second South Korea facility and adding sites in Mexico and Thailand. Equinix acquired three Manila data centers on June 4. TikTok plans a €1 billion data center in Finland for EU user data.

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  • New Zealand Shares Flat Amid Middle East Ceasefire Doubts; Santana Minerals Raises AU$130 Million
    April 9, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT. New Zealand shares closed flat at 13,273.81 on the S&P/NZX 50 Index despite regional tensions after an Israeli strike in Lebanon cast doubt on US-Iran ceasefire talks. Iran's parliament speaker criticized the US for violating ceasefire framework terms. Domestically, New Zealand saw a 2.4% decline in March's Light Traffic Index but a 3.6% annual increase. The national average home value surged nearly 22% from lockdown levels to NZ$909,572. New lending rose to NZ$11.05 billion in February. Santana Minerals secured AU$130 million through a share placement, issuing 18.9 million shares. Ampol and Viva Energy signed new agreements to boost fuel imports to Australia.

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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 09.04.2026

9 April 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 9, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 9, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT New Zealand Shares Flat Amid Middle East Ceasefire Doubts; Santana Minerals Raises AU$130 Million April 9, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT. New Zealand shares closed flat at 13,273.81 on the S&P/NZX 50 Index despite regional tensions after an Israeli strike in Lebanon cast doubt on US-Iran ceasefire talks. Iran's parliament speaker criticized the US for violating ceasefire framework terms. Domestically, New Zealand saw a 2.4% decline in March's Light Traffic Index but a 3.6% annual increase. The national average home value surged nearly 22% from lockdown
Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

8 April 2026
IREN shares rose 1.8% to $35.74 Wednesday as investors assessed its $6 billion share program and shift from bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. The company’s revenue fell to $184.7 million last quarter, with a net loss of $155.4 million. IREN recently announced a five-year, $9.7 billion AI cloud deal with Microsoft. Options trading volume hit 103,000 contracts Tuesday, with sentiment described as mixed.
Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

8 April 2026
Amazon closed at $213.77 Tuesday, with BNP Paribas maintaining a $320 price target, citing strong AI demand despite Amazon’s planned $200 billion capex for 2026. The company’s February forecast of higher spending sent shares down 11.5% after hours, even as AWS revenue rose 24% to $35.6 billion in the December quarter. Alphabet and Microsoft are also ramping up AI infrastructure spending.
Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

8 April 2026
The Sensex surged 2,946 points to 77,562.90 on Wednesday, its best day in five years, as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire and steady RBI rates pushed Indian markets higher. Brent crude fell 14.4% to $93.49 a barrel, easing pressure on the rupee, which rose 0.5% to 92.58 per dollar. All 16 major sectors gained, led by financials and auto stocks. The RBI kept its repo rate at 5.25% and forecast slower growth ahead.
Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

8 April 2026
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its Netflix stake by 1,141.9% to 29,074 shares in Q4, while Ethos Capital Management disclosed a new 19,610-share position worth $1.84 million. The moves come ahead of Netflix’s April 16 earnings report and follow a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Buy with a $120 target. Insiders Reed Hastings and Greg Peters sold shares earlier this year under preset trading plans. Netflix last traded at $98.82.
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