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NYSE:SQ News 9 November 2025 - 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 stocks during thin, year-end trading. Reuters For investors tracking bank stocks, insurance stocks, payments stocks and fintech stocks, the year-end narrative is coalescing around three forces that are likely to dominate the first half of 2026: Below is a comprehensive,
25 December 2025
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Payments & Fintech US Stocks Week Ahead: Visa’s Stablecoin Re-Rating, PayPal’s Checkout Crunch, and the Post-Fed Data Wave (Dec 15–19, 2025)

Payments & Fintech US Stocks Week Ahead: Visa’s Stablecoin Re-Rating, PayPal’s Checkout Crunch, and the Post-Fed Data Wave (Dec 15–19, 2025)

Updated: December 14, 2025 US-listed payments and fintech stocks head into the next trading week with two forces pulling in opposite directions: a Federal Reserve that just delivered another rate cut — but is signaling patience from here — and a market bracing for a backlog of delayed economic reports that could quickly rewrite the “soft landing vs. slowdown” narrative. Reuters+1 That setup matters more than usual for this corner of the market. Payments names (Visa, Mastercard, Global Payments, Fiserv, FIS, Shift4, Toast) and consumer-fintech platforms (PayPal, Block, SoFi, Affirm, Robinhood, Coinbase, Chime, Klarna, Circle) sit at the intersection of
14 December 2025
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SQ Stock Today: Afterpay Probe, $5 Billion Buyback and Holiday Surge Redefine Block’s 2026 Outlook

SQ Stock Today: Afterpay Probe, $5 Billion Buyback and Holiday Surge Redefine Block’s 2026 Outlook

Updated: December 7, 2025 Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) has had a wild end to 2025. After a sharp selloff on disappointing third‑quarter earnings and fresh regulatory scrutiny of its Afterpay buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) unit, the stock is now trading near the low $60s — roughly 30% below where it started the year and far below its 2021 highs.Investopedia+2StockAnalysis+2 At the same time, Block just delivered strong holiday transaction numbers, unveiled a more aggressive share repurchase program, secured a credit rating upgrade from Moody’s, and laid out an ambitious multi‑year growth plan at its first investor day since 2022.Investing.com+3Block+3Block+3 Here’s what investors
7 December 2025
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Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin in 2025: How Block Is Trying to Turn BTC Into Everyday Money

Jack Dorsey and Bitcoin in 2025: How Block Is Trying to Turn BTC Into Everyday Money

Bitcoin is back in the political and payments spotlight, and few people sit closer to the action than Jack Dorsey. As of December 4, 2025, the Block and former Twitter (now X) CEO is using his payments empire, his policy clout and even his messaging apps to push one core idea: Bitcoin should be money, not just an investment. While Bitcoin trades around the mid‑$90,000 range after a volatile year, Dorsey is doubling down on a long‑running thesis that BTC will be the “native currency of the internet” — and building products to make that believable in daily life. Block+1 1. Dorsey’s
4 December 2025
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Block, Inc. (XYZ) news today: Shares slide post‑earnings as Square profitability lags; Cash App strength, new product “Releases,” and Investor Day in focus (Nov 9, 2025)

Block, Inc. (XYZ) news today: Shares slide post‑earnings as Square profitability lags; Cash App strength, new product “Releases,” and Investor Day in focus (Nov 9, 2025)

Block, Inc. (XYZ) fell sharply after Q3 2025 results as Square’s profit growth trailed payment volumes, even as Cash App surged. Here are today’s headlines, the key numbers, and what to watch this week—including Cash App Releases on Nov. 13 and Investor Day on Nov. 19. Key takeaways Editor’s note: Some syndications and press wires list Block’s ticker as “XYZ.” Block commonly trades on the NYSE under SQ; the company name is Block, Inc. The coverage and figures below refer to Block’s latest filings and investor materials. What happened—and why the stock fell Block posted solid top‑line quality in Q3,
9 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026
Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.
Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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