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Stock Market News 21 December 2025

Mastercard Stock (NYSE: MA) Week Ahead: Buyback Tailwinds, Legal Headlines, and Holiday Data Set the Tone for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Mastercard Stock (NYSE: MA) Week Ahead: Buyback Tailwinds, Legal Headlines, and Holiday Data Set the Tone for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) heads into the week of December 22–26, 2025 with a familiar mix of year-end catalysts: a holiday-shortened trading calendar, fresh legal and regulatory headlines across the payments ecosystem, and renewed focus on shareholder returns after Mastercard’s dividend hike and new buyback authorization earlier this month. NASDAQ Trader+2Reuters+2 For investors, this is less about a single “make-or-break” event and more about whether Mastercard stock can hold its recent momentum in a week where liquidity is typically thinner—and where headline risk can move mega-cap names faster than fundamentals do. Where Mastercard stock stands heading into Christmas week Mastercard
21 December 2025
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock Week Ahead: AI Deal Push, ETF Expansion, and Holiday-Shortened Market Catalysts for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock Week Ahead: AI Deal Push, ETF Expansion, and Holiday-Shortened Market Catalysts for Dec. 22–26, 2025

As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) heads into the Christmas week trading window with its shares hovering near recent highs—after closing $893.48 on Friday, December 19, up 1.96% on the day. Yahoo Finance That positioning matters this week because trading conditions are likely to be unusually “thin” and headline-sensitive. U.S. markets are scheduled for an early close on Wednesday, Dec. 24 (1:00 p.m. ET) and a full close on Thursday, Dec. 25, before reopening for a regular session on Friday, Dec. 26—a setup that can amplify moves in large-cap financials like Goldman when liquidity
21 December 2025
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Citigroup stock week-ahead outlook: regulatory relief, a fresh 52-week high, and the key catalysts to watch in the Christmas-trading week

Citigroup stock week-ahead outlook: regulatory relief, a fresh 52-week high, and the key catalysts to watch in the Christmas-trading week

December 21, 2025 — Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) heads into the holiday-shortened week with renewed momentum after finishing Friday at $114.86, a fresh 52-week closing high, and extending a multi-day rally amid heavier-than-normal trading volume. MarketWatch But this isn’t just a year-end “Santa rally” story. Over the past week, Citi has benefited from a string of developments that investors have long wanted to see: incremental regulatory relief, visible progress on a multi-year transformation effort, and continued evidence that a healthier deal environment is feeding through into investment-banking fees. Reuters+2Reuters+2 With U.S. equity markets closing early on Wednesday, December 24, and
21 December 2025
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AbbVie Stock Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): ABBV Holds Near $227 as Drug-Pricing Headlines Collide With Fresh Analyst Upgrades

AbbVie Stock Week Ahead (Dec. 22–26, 2025): ABBV Holds Near $227 as Drug-Pricing Headlines Collide With Fresh Analyst Upgrades

As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) heads into a holiday-shortened trading week with shares hovering near the mid-$220s, after a high-volume rebound into Friday’s close. The setup for the week ahead is defined by two competing forces: strong underlying fundamentals (Skyrizi/Rinvoq momentum, updated 2025 outlook, and a higher dividend) and a renewed policy overhang as Washington accelerates its latest push to align U.S. drug prices with lower international benchmarks. Below is a practical, week-ahead roadmap of the latest news, forecasts, and market analysis investors are weighing right now. ABBV stock snapshot entering the week AbbVie shares
21 December 2025
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QUALCOMM Incorporated Stock (QCOM) Week Ahead: Alphawave Deal Closes Early, AI Data Center Push, and Holiday-Week Trading Setup (Dec 22–26, 2025)

QUALCOMM Incorporated Stock (QCOM) Week Ahead: Alphawave Deal Closes Early, AI Data Center Push, and Holiday-Week Trading Setup (Dec 22–26, 2025)

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) heads into Christmas week with investors balancing two big narratives: a fresh, strategically important acquisition in data-center connectivity—and ongoing questions about the long-term shape of its handset business as Apple and broader smartphone demand evolve. Add a holiday-shortened trading week (and typically thinner liquidity), and the next few sessions could amplify both good news and bad. Qualcomm Investor Relations+2NYSE+2 Below is a week-ahead briefing (as of December 21, 2025) that pulls together the most relevant current news, forward-looking forecasts, and market-moving analyses shaping Qualcomm stock right now—plus a practical calendar of what to watch over the
21 December 2025
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Amgen (AMGN) Stock Week Ahead Forecast: Drug-Price Deal Fallout, Analyst Targets, and Year-End Catalysts to Watch (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Amgen (AMGN) Stock Week Ahead Forecast: Drug-Price Deal Fallout, Analyst Targets, and Year-End Catalysts to Watch (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) heads into the Christmas-shortened trading week with a fresh wave of policy headlines, a newly expanded FDA label win in rare disease, and a market still laser-focused on what comes next for its obesity pipeline. Shares last traded around $327.38, following a session that ranged roughly between $323 and $331—levels that now matter even more in holiday-thinned liquidity. This coming week is also structurally different for U.S. equities: the NYSE closes early at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 and is closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. That reduced time window can amplify single
21 December 2025
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Home Depot Stock (NYSE: HD) Week Ahead: 2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, Technical Levels, and Key Catalysts for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Home Depot Stock (NYSE: HD) Week Ahead: 2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, Technical Levels, and Key Catalysts for Dec. 22–26, 2025

Home Depot, Inc. (The) enters the Christmas-shortened trading week with Wall Street still digesting the company’s cautious preliminary fiscal 2026 outlook—and with investors watching whether housing data and interest-rate expectations can finally provide the “inflection” the home-improvement sector has been waiting for. HD shares last traded around $345 after Friday’s session (Dec. 19), and the stock has been volatile in December as the market recalibrates around slower recovery assumptions for big-ticket home projects. Investing.com Below is a week-ahead, Google News/Discover–ready briefing on the latest Home Depot news, forecasts, and market analysis as of Dec. 21, 2025, plus the catalysts that
21 December 2025
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Utilities Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): Data-Center Power Demand, Record PJM Prices, and Fed “Pause” Signals Shape the Holiday Trade

Utilities Stocks Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): Data-Center Power Demand, Record PJM Prices, and Fed “Pause” Signals Shape the Holiday Trade

Published: December 21, 2025 — Week Ahead Outlook Utilities stocks head into the Christmas-shortened trading week caught between two powerful narratives. On one side, rate cuts and a “soft-ish” growth backdrop usually favor utilities—classic “bond-proxy” shares that tend to benefit when investors expect borrowing costs to drift lower. On the other, utilities are no longer trading like sleepy defensives. The sector is being re-rated as critical AI infrastructure, because data centers are pulling forward years of electricity demand growth and forcing a historic buildout of generation, transmission, and grid hardware. That tension—lower-rate tailwinds vs. higher-capex and higher-bills backlash—is likely to
21 December 2025
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Financial Services Stocks Week Ahead: Banks, Insurers, Brokers and Fintech Brace for GDP, Consumer Confidence and Holiday-Thin Trading (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Financial Services Stocks Week Ahead: Banks, Insurers, Brokers and Fintech Brace for GDP, Consumer Confidence and Holiday-Thin Trading (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Published Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 Financial services stocks are heading into a holiday-shortened trading week with two forces pulling in opposite directions: a strong year-end backdrop for banks and brokers, and an unusually concentrated calendar of “catch-up” U.S. economic data that could jolt interest-rate expectations at precisely the time liquidity is likely to be thin. The setup matters because 2025 has rewarded investors who stayed overweight financials. Reuters notes the MSCI World financial sector is up about 25% year to date, a move that reflects a year defined by volatility, shifting policy expectations, and renewed optimism that banks can keep
21 December 2025
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Industrials Stocks Outlook: Top News, Key Catalysts, and 2026 Forecasts (December 21, 2025)

Industrials Stocks Outlook: Top News, Key Catalysts, and 2026 Forecasts (December 21, 2025)

Industrials stocks are heading into the final trading stretch of 2025 at the center of a market that’s simultaneously celebrating a strong year and debating what comes next. The “Santa rally” window is about to open, but investors are balancing optimism with two recurring themes: unease about the return on massive AI-related spending and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next move in 2026. Reuters+1 That push-and-pull matters for the industrial sector because industrials sit at the intersection of the real economy and the “new” economy. Aerospace, defense, rail, logistics, electrical equipment, machinery, and engineering & construction are all in the
21 December 2025
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Technology Stocks Week Ahead: AI Spending Scrutiny, Fed Rate Path, and Holiday-Thin Trading to Drive Tech Stocks (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Technology Stocks Week Ahead: AI Spending Scrutiny, Fed Rate Path, and Holiday-Thin Trading to Drive Tech Stocks (Dec. 22–26, 2025)

Technology stocks head into the Christmas-shortened week with a familiar tug-of-war: the market wants a year-end “Santa Claus rally,” but investors are increasingly demanding proof that the AI boom’s massive infrastructure bills will translate into durable profits. As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, the backdrop is still supportive—U.S. equities have logged a strong 2025, and the S&P 500 remains on track for a third straight year of gains of at least 10%. But December has been choppier than the seasonal script, and the AI-heavy tech complex has been at the center of the turbulence. Reuters For the week ahead (Dec.
21 December 2025
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Cloud Computing Stocks: December 21, 2025 News, Forecasts and 2026 Outlook for Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle

Cloud Computing Stocks: December 21, 2025 News, Forecasts and 2026 Outlook for Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle

Cloud computing stocks are closing out 2025 at the center of one of the market’s most consequential debates: how long Wall Street will keep funding the AI cloud buildout before demanding clearer returns. On December 21, 2025, the news flow across hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud), cloud security, and enterprise software paints a sector that’s still expanding—but increasingly judged on capital discipline, financing structure, and monetization, not just revenue growth. Below is a detailed roundup of the latest headlines, forecasts, and analyst takes shaping cloud computing stocks right now, plus what investors are watching as 2026 approaches. What’s
21 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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