Big Tech Stocks Today: Magnificent Seven in Focus Ahead of U.S. CPI as Apple AI Hopes, Nvidia Rivalry, Amazon Shake-Up Drive the Tape (Dec. 18, 2025)
NEW YORK — 5:45 a.m. ET, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 — Big Tech stocks are trying to steady in early premarket trading after a sharp AI-led pullback rattled the “Magnificent Seven” trade into year-end. The immediate backdrop is macro: investors are bracing for fresh U.S. inflation data and a busy central-bank day in Europe, while the longer-running debate is micro: whether the AI boom’s next phase rewards today’s heavy spending—or punishes it. Below is what’s moving Big Tech this morning, plus the forecasts and analyst views landing on Dec. 18 that investors are using to frame the next move. Premarket