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NYSE:ALB News 4 December 2025 - 18 December 2025

Rare Metals Stocks Today: MP Materials, USA Rare Earth, Energy Fuels in Focus at Noon ET as China Streamlines Rare Earth Export Licences (Dec. 18, 2025)

Rare Metals Stocks Today: MP Materials, USA Rare Earth, Energy Fuels in Focus at Noon ET as China Streamlines Rare Earth Export Licences (Dec. 18, 2025)

NEW YORK — Dec. 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. ET) — Rare metals and critical-minerals stocks are trading mixed at midday on U.S. exchanges, as investors weigh a fresh geopolitical signal from Beijing against a growing U.S. policy push to localize strategic supply chains. The biggest sector headline on Thursday: China confirmed it has begun granting “general licences” for rare earth exports—a new permit category designed to speed shipments of the inputs that sit inside everything from electric motors and wind turbines to defense electronics. Reuters+1 Midday scoreboard: key U.S.-listed rare metals names (around 12:04 p.m. ET) Here’s where several widely followed rare-metals and strategic-minerals tickers stood
18 December 2025
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Energy Storage Stocks Surge at Midday as Grid Scarcity, Texas Battery Buildout, and Analyst Upgrades Refocus Wall Street

Energy Storage Stocks Surge at Midday as Grid Scarcity, Texas Battery Buildout, and Analyst Upgrades Refocus Wall Street

NEW YORK — December 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. ET) — Energy storage stocks are firmly in focus on U.S. markets today, with many battery and storage-adjacent names posting strong midday gains as investors weigh three converging themes: improving rate-cut optimism, tightening grid capacity (especially in PJM and Texas), and a fresh wave of deal flow in grid-scale batteries and virtual power plants (VPPs). From residential “solar-plus-storage” installers to grid-scale battery integrators—and even upstream lithium suppliers—the sector is reacting to a news cycle dominated by power demand growth, reliability concerns, and accelerating deployment pipelines. Energy Storage Stocks Today: Midday U.S. Market Snapshot
18 December 2025
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Albemarle Stock (NYSE: ALB) Jumps to a Fresh High as Lithium Prices Spike and Analysts Lift Targets (Dec. 17, 2025)

Albemarle Stock (NYSE: ALB) Jumps to a Fresh High as Lithium Prices Spike and Analysts Lift Targets (Dec. 17, 2025)

Albemarle Corporation stock (NYSE: ALB) is back in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as a renewed rally in lithium prices collides with a wave of updated Wall Street targets. Shares climbed roughly 4%–5% in U.S. trading and touched a fresh 52‑week high around the high‑$130s, according to multiple market data feeds. Investing.com+2MarketScreener+2 Today’s price action isn’t about a single headline. Instead, it reflects a “stack” of catalysts that matter for lithium producers: tightening supply narratives out of China, a clearer demand signal from energy storage, and analysts recalibrating what an earnings recovery could look like if higher lithium
17 December 2025
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Energy Storage Stocks Today: Tesla, Fluence, Enphase, Sunrun and Albemarle React as AI Data Centers, Policy Deadlines and Lithium Forecasts Collide (Dec. 16, 2025)

Energy Storage Stocks Today: Tesla, Fluence, Enphase, Sunrun and Albemarle React as AI Data Centers, Policy Deadlines and Lithium Forecasts Collide (Dec. 16, 2025)

NEW YORK — Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 (early afternoon ET). Energy storage stocks are back in the spotlight on the U.S. stock market today, driven by three forces that rarely hit at the same time: (1) a fast-moving surge in electricity demand tied to AI data centers, (2) shifting incentives and supply-chain rules that are reshaping solar-plus-storage and grid batteries, and (3) a new round of lithium demand forecasts that explicitly prioritize energy storage system (ESS) shipments—not just installations. That mix is creating unusually sharp differentiation inside the “energy storage” theme. Some names are moving on customer wins, partnerships and project pipelines; others
16 December 2025
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Albemarle Stock Soars on UBS Upgrade: What the Lithium Rebound Means for ALB in 2025–2026

Albemarle Stock Soars on UBS Upgrade: What the Lithium Rebound Means for ALB in 2025–2026

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), one of the world’s biggest lithium producers, has roared back into the spotlight as of December 6, 2025. The stock closed around $125.19 on Friday, up roughly 5% on the day and near its recent 52‑week highs, after a powerful rally in November and a fresh Buy upgrade from UBS. StockAnalysis UBS lifted its rating from Neutral to Buy and hiked its price target from $107 to $185 per share, arguing that lithium is entering a new upcycle and could move into a structural deficit by 2026, driven by surging demand for grid‑scale energy storage and
6 December 2025
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Albemarle Stock (ALB) in December 2025: Forecast, Analyst Upgrades and Lithium Market Outlook

Albemarle Stock (ALB) in December 2025: Forecast, Analyst Upgrades and Lithium Market Outlook

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), one of the world’s largest lithium producers, has just come through a whirlwind few months. After a brutal 2023–early‑2025 downcycle in lithium prices, the stock has roared back — and since 3 December 2025 it’s been at the center of fresh analyst upgrades, shifting institutional positions, and renewed optimism about demand from electric vehicles (EVs), grid‑scale energy storage and even artificial‑intelligence‑driven data centers. Here’s a deep dive into what’s changed since 3 December 2025, what Wall Street is saying now, and how that squares with Albemarle’s fundamentals and the broader lithium market. Where Albemarle stock stands
4 December 2025
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MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

7 February 2026
MARA shares jumped 22.4% to $8.24 Friday, trading higher after hours, as the company moved $87 million in bitcoin to major custodians. About 82.4 million MARA shares changed hands. Bitcoin hovered near $68,928 Saturday. A MARA filing showed its general counsel had shares withheld for taxes on vested stock units, not an open market sale.
Apple stock (AAPL) set for Monday test as memory-chip crunch revives iPhone price question

Apple stock (AAPL) set for Monday test as memory-chip crunch revives iPhone price question

7 February 2026
Apple shares closed up 0.8% at $278.12 Friday, then slipped 0.3% after hours. A global DRAM shortage is raising component costs, putting pressure on Apple’s pricing ahead of its Feb. 24 shareholder meeting. CEO Tim Cook said memory prices will rise “sharply” but gave no details on possible iPhone price hikes. Investors await signals before next week’s U.S. inflation data.
Roivant stock surges on brepocitinib skin-disease data; what to watch into Monday

Roivant stock surges on brepocitinib skin-disease data; what to watch into Monday

7 February 2026
Roivant shares surged 22.4% to $25.82 after Phase 2 data showed its drug brepocitinib outperformed placebo in cutaneous sarcoidosis, with no serious adverse events. The company plans a Phase 3 trial in 2026 and has filed for FDA approval in dermatomyositis. Quarterly revenue reached $2 million, with a $313.7 million loss. Cash holdings stood at $4.5 billion.
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