AI Stocks Today: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and China’s AI Surge Reshape the 2026 Playbook (Dec. 23, 2025)
Artificial intelligence stocks are closing out 2025 with a familiar mix of momentum, skepticism, and shifting geopolitics. On December 23, 2025, several headlines moved the AI investing narrative beyond a simple “chips up, everything else follows” story: fresh signals on AI chip exports to China, a new wave of mega-cap spending for AI infrastructure, and a growing debate over whether U.S. AI leaders are pricing in too-perfect outcomes. Below is a breakdown of the most market-relevant news, forecasts, and analyst takes dated Dec. 23, 2025, and how investors are framing the next leg of the AI cycle into 2026. The