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Firefly Aerospace Stock (NASDAQ: FLY) News, Forecasts, and Analysis for Dec. 20, 2025

Firefly Aerospace Stock (NASDAQ: FLY) News, Forecasts, and Analysis for Dec. 20, 2025

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ: FLY) is ending the week with the kind of price action that makes both momentum traders and long-term investors sit up straighter in their chairs. As of Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 (with U.S. markets closed for the weekend), Firefly shares are around $24.65, after a +22.82% surge in Friday’s session and continued after-hours trading activity. StockAnalysis+1 That move didn’t happen in a vacuum. Over the last 10 days, the news flow around Firefly has been a dense cocktail of new analyst coverage, management updates, lunar-mission partnerships, ongoing litigation headlines, and the ever-present question hovering over any
Carnival Corporation & plc Stock (CCL) Surges on Dividend Return, Record 2025 Results, and 2026 Forecasts — What Investors Are Watching

Carnival Corporation & plc Stock (CCL) Surges on Dividend Return, Record 2025 Results, and 2026 Forecasts — What Investors Are Watching

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK; LSE: CCL) is back in the market spotlight after a dense cluster of headlines that hit right before the weekend of 20 December 2025: a sharp stock move, a dividend reinstatement, record full‑year performance, and a forward-looking 2026 outlook that tries to answer the cruise industry’s biggest question right now—can pricing hold up as capacity shifts toward the Caribbean? Reuters+2PR Newswire+2 Here’s what’s new, what’s forecast, and what the competing bull vs. bear arguments look like as of today. Why Carnival stock jumped this week Carnival shares jumped sharply after the company
Axon Enterprise (AXON) Stock: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts as of December 20, 2025

Axon Enterprise (AXON) Stock: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts as of December 20, 2025

December 20, 2025 — Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXON) is ending the week back in the spotlight after a cluster of developments that matter to stock-watchers: a major capital-structure move involving its 0.50% convertible notes, fresh municipal contract headlines tied to AI-assisted policing and drones, and a notable analyst price-target cut that still kept a bullish rating in place. IE COMMUNITY NEWS+4Securities and Exchange Commission+4QuoteMedia+4 Because today is a Saturday and U.S. markets are closed, the most recent widely reported price action is from Friday, Dec. 19. AXON last traded around $594.20, up roughly 5.4% in the latest session, after
BigBear.ai Stock News (BBAI) on Dec. 20, 2025: Border-Security Partnership Sparks Rally as Dilution Vote Looms

BigBear.ai Stock News (BBAI) on Dec. 20, 2025: Border-Security Partnership Sparks Rally as Dilution Vote Looms

December 20, 2025 — BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) is heading into the weekend with renewed momentum after a sharp Friday move that put the small-cap defense AI name back on traders’ and long-term investors’ radars. On Friday, Dec. 19, BigBear.ai shares closed at $6.26, up roughly 11% on the day, after trading between $5.67 and $6.34 with about 218 million shares changing hands—an eye-popping level of activity for a company of its size. The Motley Fool+1 What’s powering the move isn’t just “AI hype” in the abstract. BigBear.ai put out tangible headlines in the last 48 hours that connect
Ciena Stock (CIEN) News, Forecasts and Analyst Targets as of Dec. 20, 2025: AI Networking Tailwinds Meet a Stretched Valuation Debate

Ciena Stock (CIEN) News, Forecasts and Analyst Targets as of Dec. 20, 2025: AI Networking Tailwinds Meet a Stretched Valuation Debate

Dec. 20, 2025 — Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) is ending the week in the middle of a classic “great company, pricey stock” argument. The networking supplier has become one of the market’s loudest beneficiaries of AI-era bandwidth buildouts, and investors have been rewarding it aggressively—sometimes enthusiastically, sometimes violently (in both directions). Because Dec. 20, 2025 falls on a Saturday, the latest official trading data reflects Friday’s close (Dec. 19). CIEN closed at $230.34, up 9.32% on the day after a choppy week. StockAnalysis What’s driving the conversation now: a blockbuster fiscal Q4 print, guidance that surprised to the upside, and
Lamb Weston Stock (NYSE: LW) Sinks After Earnings: Discounting, Margin Pressure, Dividend Hike, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts (20 Dec 2025)

Lamb Weston Stock (NYSE: LW) Sinks After Earnings: Discounting, Margin Pressure, Dividend Hike, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts (20 Dec 2025)

December 20, 2025 — Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) is having the kind of week investors don’t put on a vision board. After reporting fiscal Q2 2026 results that beat Wall Street expectations on revenue and adjusted earnings, Lamb Weston stock still fell sharply as markets fixated on a tougher message: pricing pressure is still doing push-ups in the background, and the company’s reaffirmed full‑year outlook implies a more challenging second half than many had hoped. Reuters+2TradingView+2 By the latest available quote on December 20, LW traded around $43.94, reflecting the major post‑earnings reset that hit on Friday, December
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Surges Ahead of BlueBird 6 Launch: Latest News, Forecasts, and Key Risks for 2026

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Surges Ahead of BlueBird 6 Launch: Latest News, Forecasts, and Key Risks for 2026

December 20, 2025 — AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) is back in the spotlight after a sharp move higher into the weekend, fueled by intensifying attention on a near-term satellite launch that investors see as pivotal to the company’s direct-to-smartphone strategy. ASTS last traded around $75.84, up roughly 15% from the prior close, in a session that also saw the stock hit the mid-$76 area intraday. MarketBeat The immediate catalyst is BlueBird 6 (also described as a BlueBird Block-2 satellite), which is slated to ride ISRO’s LVM3 rocket into low Earth orbit. The launch has been widely reported and officially
Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) Stock News: Blackwell Ultra Launch, Microsoft & Meta Deals, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 20, 2025)

Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) Stock News: Blackwell Ultra Launch, Microsoft & Meta Deals, and Wall Street Forecasts (Dec. 20, 2025)

Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ: NBIS) stock is ending the week with a loud reminder that the “AI infrastructure” trade is still very much alive—and still extremely volatile. Shares jumped roughly 14.6% on Friday, Dec. 19, to around $89.46 after closing near $78 the prior session, with trading volume running above typical levels. MarketBeat That move follows a choppy stretch for “neocloud” names (specialist GPU cloud providers) as investors debate whether the sector’s growth is worth the capital intensity—and debt risk—required to build it. Nebius is sitting right in the blast radius of that debate, because the company is simultaneously (1)
Arista Networks (ANET) Stock: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts as of Dec. 20, 2025

Arista Networks (ANET) Stock: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Catalysts as of Dec. 20, 2025

Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ANET) heads into the weekend with its stock back in motion after a choppy December: shares finished the latest trading session (Friday, Dec. 19, 2025) at $131.12, up 5.22% on the day, after ranging roughly from the mid‑$125s to low‑$132s intraday. Investing.com Zooming out, ANET is still meaningfully below its 52‑week high of $164.94 (set on Oct. 30, 2025, per market data), but far above its 52‑week low of $59.43—a reminder that this remains a “high expectations” stock where sentiment can turn quickly. MarketWatch So what’s actually driving the most recent push and pull in Arista
Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock News and Forecast — Dec. 20, 2025: Debt “Reset,” Analyst Targets, and the Long Road to Delta Flights

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock News and Forecast — Dec. 20, 2025: Debt “Reset,” Analyst Targets, and the Long Road to Delta Flights

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) is ending the week with a familiar combo for space-tourism investors: a sharp move in the share price, a capital-structure overhaul, and a business timeline that still points to 2026 as the real inflection year. On Friday, December 19, SPCE rose 6.71% to close at $3.50, marking a fourth straight day of gains. Volume came in at 7.9 million shares, well above its 50‑day average of 4.5 million, a sign the name is back on traders’ radar. Even after the rally, the stock is still about 48% below its 52‑week high of $6.77 (set
Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Hits a Record High After a Landmark $816M Missile-Tracking Satellite Deal: News, Forecasts, and What’s Next (Dec. 20, 2025)

Rocket Lab Stock (RKLB) Hits a Record High After a Landmark $816M Missile-Tracking Satellite Deal: News, Forecasts, and What’s Next (Dec. 20, 2025)

December 20, 2025 — Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is ending the week with the kind of headline every growth stock dreams about: a record close, a major U.S. national security contract, and renewed investor focus on the company’s longer-term “make-or-break” catalyst—Neutron, its next-generation medium-lift rocket. Shares surged into Friday’s close (the last trading session before today’s weekend), closing at $70.52, up 17.7% on the day and marking a new record. The move followed Rocket Lab’s announcement of its largest contract to date, a prime award tied to the U.S. Space Force’s proliferated missile-warning and missile-defense satellite architecture. MarketWatch+1 Below
Luminar Technologies Stock (LAZR) in Focus: Chapter 11, Nasdaq Delisting, and Analyst Forecasts as Volatility Surges (Dec. 20, 2025)

Luminar Technologies Stock (LAZR) in Focus: Chapter 11, Nasdaq Delisting, and Analyst Forecasts as Volatility Surges (Dec. 20, 2025)

December 20, 2025 — Luminar Technologies stock (ticker: LAZR) has entered one of the most extreme—and most misunderstood—phases a public company can experience: trading during an active Chapter 11 bankruptcy process while facing imminent Nasdaq delisting. At the last close on Friday, December 19, 2025, LAZR finished around $0.6044 after a massive one-day move and extraordinary trading volume (hundreds of millions of shares). Finviz But the bigger story isn’t the candle on the chart—it’s the clock on the wall: Nasdaq trading is set to end soon, and the company itself has warned that prices during Chapter 11 may have little

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Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Halma shares closed up 0.7% at 3,548 pence on Friday, valuing the group at about £13.4 billion. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a split vote, keeping rate-cut speculation in focus. Halma’s next trading update is set for March 12. The FTSE 100 ended the week up 0.6%, lifted by bank stocks.
Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

7 February 2026
Diageo shares closed down 1.48% at 1,760 pence on Friday, trailing a 0.59% gain in the FTSE 100. An updated analyst consensus points to a 2.0% fall in first-half organic net sales ahead of interim results due Feb. 25. Trading volume was light, and the stock remains over 22% below its 52-week high.
National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
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