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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) Stock After Hours: What Happened After the Dec. 19, 2025 Close — and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) Stock After Hours: What Happened After the Dec. 19, 2025 Close — and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) closed Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at $400.23, up 1.15% on heavy volume of 12.6 million shares, with little movement after hours. The Nasdaq-100 reconstitution takes effect before the U.S. market opens Monday, Dec. 22, adding Alnylam to the index. Friday’s session saw record derivatives expirations, amplifying trading volume.
20 December 2025
Merck (MRK) Stock After Hours on Dec. 19, 2025: Trump Drug-Pricing Deal, FDA Fast-Track Vouchers, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

Merck (MRK) Stock After Hours on Dec. 19, 2025: Trump Drug-Pricing Deal, FDA Fast-Track Vouchers, and What to Watch Before Markets Reopen

Merck shares closed at $101.09 Friday, up 0.4%, then dipped slightly after hours as investors reacted to new U.S. drug-pricing agreements and FDA acceleration for two pipeline drugs. Trading volume surged to 43.6 million shares after the Trump administration and major pharma firms, including Merck, finalized deals to cut drug prices and grant tariff relief.
Walmart Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): WMT Ends Lower on Triple‑Witching Volume as Wells Fargo Lifts Target to $130 — What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Walmart Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): WMT Ends Lower on Triple‑Witching Volume as Wells Fargo Lifts Target to $130 — What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Walmart shares closed at $114.36 on Friday, down 0.41%, as trading volume surged to nearly 50 million amid triple witching expirations. After-hours trading saw the stock edge slightly lower. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $130, maintaining an Overweight rating. U.S. markets will reopen Monday, December 22.
20 December 2025
Exxon Mobil Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): XOM Holds Near $117 as Oil Swings—What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Exxon Mobil Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): XOM Holds Near $117 as Oil Swings—What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Exxon Mobil closed Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at $116.69, nearly unchanged, and saw little movement after hours. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose, but energy stocks lagged, with the sector down about 3% for the week. Brent crude settled near $60.47, marking a second weekly decline amid oversupply concerns and possible Russia–Ukraine peace progress.
20 December 2025
Salesforce (CRM) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): What’s Moving Shares and What to Watch Before Monday’s Market Open

Salesforce (CRM) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): What’s Moving Shares and What to Watch Before Monday’s Market Open

Salesforce shares closed at $259.91 Friday, up 0.80%, after trading between $255.50 and $262.04 on heavy volume. The stock rose further in after-hours trading, indicated at $261.95 by 7:18 p.m. ET. The session saw heightened volatility amid options expiration and headlines about Salesforce’s acquisition of Qualified, an AI marketing firm. U.S. markets reopen Monday after the weekend closure.
Intel Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): INTC Ticks Higher as FTC Clears Nvidia’s $5B Investment — What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Intel Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): INTC Ticks Higher as FTC Clears Nvidia’s $5B Investment — What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

U.S. regulators cleared Nvidia’s planned $5 billion investment in Intel, according to an FTC notice late Friday. Intel shares closed up 1.49% at $36.82, then rose to about $37.10 in after-hours trading on heavy volume. The stock remains roughly 16% below its 52-week high set earlier this month. Terms of Nvidia’s investment were not detailed in the notice.
20 December 2025
Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Truist’s $1,375 Target, Nasdaq-100 Addition, and What to Watch Before the Next Open

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Truist’s $1,375 Target, Nasdaq-100 Addition, and What to Watch Before the Next Open

Monolithic Power Systems closed Friday at $937.11, up 0.82%, then held flat in after-hours trading. Volume surged to 5.53 million shares from 731,000 the prior day, coinciding with a major options expiration. The stock is set to join the Nasdaq-100 at Monday’s open. Truist raised its price target to $1,375, citing AI infrastructure demand.
20 December 2025
Johnson & Johnson Stock After Hours Dec. 19, 2025: JNJ Ticks Up After the Bell—Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Open

Johnson & Johnson Stock After Hours Dec. 19, 2025: JNJ Ticks Up After the Bell—Key News, Forecasts, and What to Watch Before the Next Open

Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.51% to $207.43 in after-hours trading Friday, after closing down 0.9% in the regular session. The move followed late news on Washington drug-pricing talks, analyst targets, and litigation. JNJ was not among nine firms signing new Trump administration drug-pricing deals but was named as a company in ongoing discussions. U.S. markets are closed Saturday; trading resumes Monday.
20 December 2025
Nike Stock (NKE) After the Bell: Why Shares Sank on Dec. 19, 2025—and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Nike Stock (NKE) After the Bell: Why Shares Sank on Dec. 19, 2025—and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Nike shares fell 10.5% to $58.71 Friday after fiscal Q2 results showed net income down 32% to $792 million and gross margin dropping to 40.6%. Revenue rose 1% to $12.4 billion, but investors focused on margin pressure, weak China results, and softer guidance. Trading volume hit 108.5 million shares. Major U.S. indexes closed higher, making Nike’s decline stand out.
Eli Lilly Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): LLY Closes Higher on Obesity-Pill Momentum—What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Eli Lilly Stock After Hours (Dec. 19, 2025): LLY Closes Higher on Obesity-Pill Momentum—What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Eli Lilly shares closed at $1,071.44 on Friday, Dec. 19, up 1.38%, then edged up just 0.08% after hours. The move followed Phase 3 trial results showing orforglipron, Lilly’s oral GLP-1 drug, helped maintain weight loss after injectable therapies. Lilly confirmed FDA submission for obesity treatment. Expedited review could bring a decision by March 2026.
Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Analyst Target Hikes, Heavy Volume, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Analyst Target Hikes, Heavy Volume, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Applied Materials closed Friday at $256.41, up from $253.50, and rose to $257.33 in after-hours trading. The stock saw heavy volume—about 25.3 million shares—during a volatile session marked by options expiration and renewed momentum in semiconductor and AI-linked stocks. Intraday prices ranged from $253.58 to $261.32. U.S. exchanges are closed over the weekend, with trading set to resume Monday.
Lam Research (LRCX) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): What Happened After the Bell and What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Lam Research (LRCX) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): What Happened After the Bell and What to Know Before the Next Market Open

Lam Research closed at a record $172.27 Friday, up 4.6%, after hitting an intraday high of $173.58. After-hours trading saw the stock edge higher to $173.31. The surge followed a cluster of analyst upgrades and price-target hikes, including Deutsche Bank and Mizuho raising targets to $195 and $200, respectively. U.S. markets reopen Monday, December 22.
20 December 2025
Seagate (STX) Stock After Hours Today: What Happened After the Bell on Dec. 19, 2025 — and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Seagate (STX) Stock After Hours Today: What Happened After the Bell on Dec. 19, 2025 — and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Seagate Technology (STX) closed Friday at $296.36 and rose to $298.94 in after-hours trading, up 0.87%. The stock saw wide swings during the session, trading between $293.69 and $305.43, amid index rebalancing and options expiration. A Nasdaq-100 index change affecting STX is set to take effect before the market opens on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025.
20 December 2025
Cisco (CSCO) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Cisco (CSCO) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Cisco shares closed at $78.42 Friday, up 1.9%, and held steady after hours amid heavy trading volume of about 84 million shares tied to major derivatives expiration. Investors are watching a critical, actively exploited vulnerability in Cisco’s Secure Email products, with the company confirming ongoing cyberattacks targeting certain appliances. U.S. markets reopen Monday, with cybersecurity risks in focus.
20 December 2025
Costco stock COST after hours on Dec. 19, 2025: Key news, analyst forecasts, and what to watch before the next market open

Costco stock COST after hours on Dec. 19, 2025: Key news, analyst forecasts, and what to watch before the next market open

Costco shares closed Friday at $855.62, down 0.23%, and slipped only slightly in after-hours trading, with low hundreds of thousands in volume. The session saw heavy trading due to a record “triple witching” options expiration. Headlines focused on Costco adjusting its product mix in response to tariffs, with some imported seasonal items reduced and a greater emphasis on its Kirkland Signature brand.
20 December 2025
AMD Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Why Shares Jumped, What’s Driving the Move, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

AMD Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 19, 2025): Why Shares Jumped, What’s Driving the Move, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

AMD shares jumped 6.15% to close at $213.43 Friday, then edged higher to $214.31 in after-hours trading. Volume reached about 58 million shares. The move followed renewed investor interest in AI-linked tech stocks and a bullish analyst note, despite a slight price target cut by Truist Securities. U.S. markets reopen Monday after the weekend.
20 December 2025
Oracle Stock (ORCL) Jumps After TikTok U.S. Deal Headlines: After-Hours Moves and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open (Dec. 19, 2025)

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Jumps After TikTok U.S. Deal Headlines: After-Hours Moves and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open (Dec. 19, 2025)

Oracle shares closed up 6.6% at $191.97 Friday after ByteDance agreed to transfer control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a joint venture with Oracle as a major investor and security partner. The stock traded above $193 in after-hours activity, with heavy volume. The deal gives U.S. and global investors 80.1% ownership and is set to close January 22, 2026. Oracle will oversee U.S. user data security.
20 December 2025

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  • Kalshi Eyes $40 Billion Valuation Ahead of IPO Preparation
    June 25, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT. Prediction market Kalshi aims to raise capital at a $40 billion valuation, nearly doubling its last $22 billion funding round. The firm plans to finish fundraising by Q3 2024 while gearing up for an IPO possibly in 2027, subject to market conditions. Kalshi leads the prediction market sector, outpacing rival Polymarket valued at $15 billion. These platforms let investors bet on real-world events, including elections and sports. Unlike Polymarket, which uses blockchain technology and operates outside U.S. regulatory reach, Kalshi runs as a federally regulated U.S. exchange. Increased competition comes from entrants like Robinhood and DraftKings. Kalshi's IPO preparation signals growing investor interest in the prediction market industry.

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Qualcomm gains $16 billion as AI data-center bet faces watchful market

Qualcomm gains $16 billion as AI data-center bet faces watchful market

25 June 2026
QUALCOMM (QCOM) surged 7.6% to $212.34, adding $16 billion in market value after raising its fiscal 2029 non-handset revenue target to $40 billion, including over $15 billion from data centers, with Microsoft and Meta named as customers; the stock later gave back much of its early gains.
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