Stock Market News 20 December 2025

Berkshire Hathaway Stock (BRK.B) in Focus on Dec. 20, 2025: Buffett’s CEO Handover, Record Cash, Portfolio Shifts, and the 2026 Outlook

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) is heading into a rare, market-moving moment: the end of Warren Buffett’s six-decade run as chief executive and the start of the Greg Abel era on January 1, 2026. The stock story right now isn’t just “What’s BRK.B trading at?”—it’s “What does Berkshire look like when the most famous allocator of capital in modern finance stops being the allocator-in-chief?” As of the most recent close (Dec. 19, 2025), Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares closed at $494.53, down 1.76% on the day, with after-hours trading near $497.20. StockAnalysis Below is a comprehensive look at the

20 December 2025

NYSE:BRK.A·NYSE:BRK.B·Stock Market

HYMC Stock News and Forecast: Hycroft Mining’s Silver Drill Results, Insider Buying, and 2026 Catalysts as of Dec. 20, 2025

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) has been one of the louder stories in the small-cap mining universe this December—part precious-metals momentum, part corporate-turnaround narrative, and part “watch the filings” stock. As of Dec. 20, HYMC was indicated around $16.42, after an active session range between $15.30 and $17.24, with roughly 4.8 million shares traded in the latest tape update available. Below is a detailed roundup of the most material news, filings, forecasts, and widely circulated analyses shaping HYMC stock right now, along with the key milestones investors are watching into early 2026. HYMC stock today: price action stays hot

20 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·Mining Industry·NASDAQ:HYMC·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

Aerospace Industry·Financial Forecasts·NASDAQ:FLY·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

Cruise Industry·Dividends·LSE:CCL·NYSE:CCL·NYSE:CUK·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

NASDAQ:AXON·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:BBAI·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

NYSE:CIEN·Stock Market·Technology

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

20 December 2025

Earnings Reports·Financial Forecasts·NYSE:LW·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·NASDAQ:ASTS·Stock Market

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)

20 December 2025

Financial Forecasts·NASDAQ:NBIS·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

NYSE:ANET·Stock Market

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

20 December 2025

NYSE:SPCE·Space Industry·Stock Market

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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026

Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026

The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.

Tesla stock price rises to $411 as Musk solar hiring push and China AI plan set up week ahead

7 February 2026

Tesla shares closed up 3.5% at $411.11 on Friday after news of a U.S. solar hiring push and an AI training center in China. The company targets 100 GW of U.S. solar manufacturing by 2028, far above current national output. Investors remain focused on Tesla’s autonomy and energy projects. Upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data may affect market sentiment next week.

Palantir stock price rebounds to $135.90 on Cognizant AI deal — what to watch next week

7 February 2026

Palantir shares closed Friday at $135.90, up 4.5% after Cognizant’s TriZetto unit announced plans to deploy Palantir Foundry and AIP in healthcare and business-process operations. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. U.S. jobs and inflation data due next week may shift rate expectations for high-growth software stocks.

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