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NYSE:SQ News 25 December 2025

Financial Services Stocks Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025): Bank Stocks, Insurance Shares and Fintech Enter 2026 With Rates, Regulation and Digital Payments in Focus

Financial Services Stocks Outlook (Dec. 25, 2025): Bank Stocks, Insurance Shares and Fintech Enter 2026 With Rates, Regulation and Digital Payments in Focus

U.S. markets are closed on Thursday for Christmas Day, but financial services stocks still head into the final stretch of 2025 with plenty of momentum—and no shortage of catalysts. In the last U.S. session before the holiday, the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs, and financials were among the day’s best-performing sectors, helped by a lift in bank…

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  • Jim Cramer Highlights Price-to-Earnings Drop Behind Software Stocks' Slide
    January 29, 2026, 7:26 PM EST. Jim Cramer said software stocks like ServiceNow are struggling as their price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples shrink, reflecting investor uncertainty about future profits amid AI disruption concerns. P/E multiple shows how much investors pay for each dollar of future earnings. Despite strong results and buybacks, ServiceNow's shares dropped nearly 10%, down about 49% year-over-year versus an 11% decline in a software ETF and a 15% gain in the S&P 500. Cramer called the P/E decline a "brutal vote" against confidence in these companies' earnings trajectory, though he still sees long-term potential once multiples stabilize.
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