AI Stocks Today (Dec. 18, 2025, 10:07 a.m. ET): Micron’s Blowout Forecast Lifts Nvidia as Oracle Financing Jitters Test the AI Trade
Micron shares jumped Thursday after the company issued a stronger-than-expected profit forecast, citing tight supply and high demand for high-bandwidth memory used in AI data centers. U.S. inflation cooled in November, with CPI up 2.7% year over year, fueling hopes for rate cuts and boosting tech stocks at the open. Ongoing concerns remain about financing large-scale data center projects, affecting sentiment across AI infrastructure names.