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Stock Market News 27 December 2025

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock News & Forecast: Armis Cybersecurity Deal, Analyst Moves, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Session

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock News & Forecast: Armis Cybersecurity Deal, Analyst Moves, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Session

As of 9:31 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock exchanges are closed for regular trading. ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE: NOW) finished the day around $153.88 per share, up about 0.85% in a light, post-holiday session—leaving investors to digest a busy stretch of headlines that include a major cybersecurity acquisition, a recent 5-for-1 stock split, and fresh analyst debate about how AI could reshape the enterprise software landscape. Investing.com ServiceNow is ending the week with the broader market still hovering near all-time highs, even after a quiet Friday pullback. The S&P 500 closed at 6,929.94, the
27 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock Slides After Friday’s Selloff: Latest News, Forecasts, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock Slides After Friday’s Selloff: Latest News, Forecasts, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday

As of 9:28 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, D‑Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is in a cooling-off phase after a sharp end‑of‑week move that reminded investors why quantum computing remains one of the market’s most volatile “future tech” themes. QBTS last traded around $25.29, down $2.24 (-8.14%) versus the prior close, after swinging between roughly $24.78 and $27.79 on Friday and moving more than 33.5 million shares. For context, broad U.S. equity benchmarks were comparatively steady into the close of after‑hours trading: SPY and QQQ were essentially flat on the day. With U.S. exchanges now closed for the
27 December 2025
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Bank of America Stock (BAC) Holds Near $56 After the Fed’s December Cut: Latest News, Wall Street Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Bank of America Stock (BAC) Holds Near $56 After the Fed’s December Cut: Latest News, Wall Street Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 9:21 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock markets are closed and will not reopen until the next regular session on Monday, December 29. For Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), the timing matters: the market is moving into the final stretch of the year with thin holiday liquidity, a still-elevated 10-year Treasury yield around the low-4% range, and investors increasingly focused on how rate cuts and a shifting regulatory backdrop could shape big-bank earnings in 2026. AP News+2U.S. Department of the Treasury+2 Below is a detailed, news-style rundown of what’s driving Bank
27 December 2025
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IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) After the Close: Confluent Deal, AI Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

IBM Stock (NYSE: IBM) After the Close: Confluent Deal, AI Momentum, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch When Markets Reopen

As of 9:19 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, U.S. stock markets have finished a quiet, post-Christmas session—and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is heading into the final trading days of the year with investors focused on one dominant theme: whether IBM’s hybrid cloud + AI strategy can keep delivering growth that justifies a premium valuation. Reuters IBM shares ended Friday around $305, slightly higher on the day in thin trading, while the broader market drifted modestly lower. Investing.com+1 Below is what’s driving IBM stock right now, what Wall Street is forecasting, and what investors may
27 December 2025
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Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Outlook: Year-End Rally, M&A Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Outlook: Year-End Rally, M&A Momentum, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — Dec. 26, 2025 (9:12 p.m. ET) — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is closing out a blockbuster year for large U.S. banks with shares hovering around $907 in late trading, down about 0.4% from the prior close. With U.S. stock markets now shut until Monday’s open, GS investors head into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar question: how much of next year’s optimism is already priced in after a powerful run in bank stocks—and what catalysts could still move Goldman meaningfully higher (or lower) in early 2026? Below is what’s driving the Goldman Sachs
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Drops on Holiday-Week Volatility: Latest Company News, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

As of 8:59 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, U.S. stock trading is finished for the week—and IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is ending it with a fresh reminder of just how volatile the “quantum computing stock” trade can be. IonQ shares fell about 7.4% in Friday’s session to roughly $46, after changing hands in a wide range near $45.8 to $50.1 on volume around 19.7 million shares. MarketBeat The pullback landed as the broader market drifted only slightly lower in thin, post-Christmas trading—a backdrop that can magnify swings in high-beta, story-driven names like quantum computing pure
27 December 2025
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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Price Slips to $28.31 After Friday’s Close as Ethereum Treasury Updates and a 50 Billion-Share Vote Take Center Stage

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Price Slips to $28.31 After Friday’s Close as Ethereum Treasury Updates and a 50 Billion-Share Vote Take Center Stage

As of 8:55 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: BMNR) closed at $28.31, down about 3.6% on the day, with roughly 32.7 million shares traded. The broader U.S. market finished the holiday-thinned session nearly flat to slightly lower, with investors watching the seasonal “Santa Claus rally” window amid light volumes and year-end positioning. Reuters With U.S. equities now shut for the weekend, the next catalyst-driven move in BMNR stock may come less from the equity tape and more from crypto prices, fresh corporate updates, and growing investor focus on an
27 December 2025
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Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Near Record Highs After Analyst Target Hikes as AI Chip Equipment Forecasts Brighten Ahead of Monday’s Open

Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Near Record Highs After Analyst Target Hikes as AI Chip Equipment Forecasts Brighten Ahead of Monday’s Open

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) ended the week near fresh highs, with the stock last trading around $178.07 late Friday evening in New York, after a session that saw $179.77 as the intraday high and $177.44 as the low. At that price, Lam carries a market capitalization of roughly $162.4 billion and trades at about 28x earnings based on the latest available figures. The timing matters for investors planning their next move: at around 8:43 p.m. ET on Friday (Dec. 26, 2025), U.S. stock exchanges and the standard after-hours session are closed, meaning any material weekend headlines will be priced
27 December 2025
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Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil Slumps, Exxon’s 2030 Growth Plan, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Update: Oil Slumps, Exxon’s 2030 Growth Plan, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

As of 8:40 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is indicated around $119.11, down about 0.09% from the prior close after a quiet, post-holiday session. The broader U.S. market finished nearly flat—the S&P 500 slipped about 0.03% and the Dow fell about 0.04%—a backdrop that left Exxon trading more in line with commodity headlines than with equity risk-on/risk-off momentum. MarketWatch+1 With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, attention shifts to what can move energy shares before the next opening bell: oil prices, geopolitics, and a fast-approaching January catalyst calendar that
27 December 2025
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Walmart Stock (WMT) Holds Near Highs After a Quiet Santa Rally Session: CEO Transition, Nasdaq Move, Earnings Outlook, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Walmart Stock (WMT) Holds Near Highs After a Quiet Santa Rally Session: CEO Transition, Nasdaq Move, Earnings Outlook, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Walmart Inc. shares (ticker: WMT) were changing hands around $111.74 in late trading on Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2025 (New York time), up about 0.12% from the prior close after a light-volume post-Christmas session. Trading volume for the day was roughly 9.0 million shares, reflecting the thinner liquidity typical of the year-end stretch. The broader market backdrop was muted: U.S. stocks finished slightly lower in a subdued session, snapping a short winning streak but staying close to record territory during the “Santa Claus rally” window that investors often watch at year-end. Reuters+1 For Walmart stock, the near-term story is less
27 December 2025
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Intel Stock (INTC) Update: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Market Session

Intel Stock (INTC) Update: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Should Watch Before the Next Market Session

New York — Dec. 26, 2025 (7:45 p.m. ET) — Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) closed the regular trading session near $36.20 per share and was little changed in late after-hours trading, capping a quiet, post-Christmas stretch as U.S. equities hover close to record levels. StockAnalysis+1 The broader market backdrop matters for Intel right now: thin liquidity and “Santa Claus rally” seasonality can magnify reactions to headlines—especially for a stock like INTC that has become a high-beta proxy for U.S. industrial policy, foundry ambitions, and AI supply-chain positioning. Reuters’ latest U.S. session recap described a light-volume day with the major indexes
27 December 2025
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Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Surges on Activist Stake Report: What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Target Stock (NYSE: TGT) Surges on Activist Stake Report: What Investors Need to Watch Before Monday’s Open

New York — Late Friday, December 26, 2025: Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) shares were trading around $99.55, up about 3% on the day, after reports that an activist investor has taken a significant stake in the retailer. Reuters The move comes as Wall Street heads into the final stretch of 2025 near record territory, but with thin post-holiday volumes and fewer immediate catalysts. In Friday’s session, the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all finished slightly lower, a pause after a strong run into the holidays. Reuters For Target stock, the headline is bigger than a single-day pop: investors are weighing
27 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
AT&T stock price: T slips after $6.5B bond sale as payrolls, CPI loom next week

AT&T stock price: T slips after $6.5B bond sale as payrolls, CPI loom next week

7 February 2026
AT&T shares closed down 0.7% at $27.13 on Friday, underperforming the S&P 500’s 1.97% gain. The company completed a $6.5 billion global notes sale this week, with maturities from 2031 to 2056 and coupons between 4.4% and 6%. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data, along with T-Mobile’s upcoming earnings update.
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