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Almonty Industries Stock (ALM, AII) on 18 December 2025: Sangdong Mine Hits “First Ore” Milestone, Funding Overhang Clears, and Analysts Re-Run the Models

Almonty Industries Stock (ALM, AII) on 18 December 2025: Sangdong Mine Hits “First Ore” Milestone, Funding Overhang Clears, and Analysts Re-Run the Models

Almonty Industries Inc. stock is back in the market’s spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors digest a rare combo of real-world progress underground and capital-markets cleanup above ground. The company says it has delivered the first truckload of ore to the run‑of‑mine (ROM) pad at its flagship Sangdong Tungsten Mine in South Korea—an operational handoff from “build mode” into “mine mode,” and a key step on the road to full-scale tungsten concentrate production. Business Wire In the U.S. listing, Almonty Industries (NASDAQ: ALM) traded around $8.52 late in the session, up roughly 8.7% versus the prior close, with
Core Natural Resources (CNR) Stock Jumps on Leer South Restart: 2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch

Core Natural Resources (CNR) Stock Jumps on Leer South Restart: 2026 Outlook, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch

Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CNR) shares surged Thursday after the coal producer announced a major operational milestone: the restart of longwall mining at its Leer South metallurgical mine in West Virginia. The move helped push CNR stock to about $90 in late trading, up roughly 8% on the day, with the session ranging from the low $80s to low $90s. This is Core Natural Resources (the coal company)—not to be confused with other “CNR” tickers in global markets. What happened on Dec. 18: Leer South longwall mining is back online In a release dated Dec. 18, 2025, Core said
Rocket Lab Stock Jumps After Early U.S. Space Force Launch: RKLB News, Forecasts, and Fresh 2025 Valuation Debate (Dec. 18, 2025)

Rocket Lab Stock Jumps After Early U.S. Space Force Launch: RKLB News, Forecasts, and Fresh 2025 Valuation Debate (Dec. 18, 2025)

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) is back in the headlines on December 18, 2025, after the company pulled off a national-security launch ahead of schedule—an operational flex that helped lift the stock in Thursday trading and reignited the ongoing tug‑of‑war between “execution momentum” and “already-priced-in optimism.” Rocket Lab stock today: what’s driving RKLB on Dec. 18, 2025 Rocket Lab said it successfully launched the STP‑S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, completing the mission five months ahead of schedule. The launch—named “Don’t Be Such A Square”—lifted off just after midnight from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid‑Atlantic
Mastercard Incorporated Stock (NYSE: MA) News Today: CPI Surprise, New Partnerships, Legal Overhang, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026 (Dec. 18, 2025)

Mastercard Incorporated Stock (NYSE: MA) News Today: CPI Surprise, New Partnerships, Legal Overhang, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026 (Dec. 18, 2025)

December 18, 2025 — Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is trading around $563.71 on Thursday, with the session range roughly $562.99 to $569.08 as investors digest a macro-driven risk-on tape and a fresh cluster of Mastercard partnership headlines that underscore the company’s push beyond traditional card rails. While the stock’s move is modest, today’s story for Mastercard stock is not: the combination of cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation, new initiatives in open finance, travel payments, cross‑border money movement, and blockchain infrastructure, plus a still‑live debate over swipe-fee litigation is shaping sentiment into year-end. Reuters+2Open Banking Expo+2 Mastercard stock today: the price action and
Walmart Stock Price Today (WMT): What’s Driving Shares on Dec. 18, 2025 — Latest News, Forecasts, and Analyst Views

Walmart Stock Price Today (WMT): What’s Driving Shares on Dec. 18, 2025 — Latest News, Forecasts, and Analyst Views

Dec. 18, 2025 — Walmart Inc. stock (ticker WMT) traded around the $115 level on Thursday as investors weighed a fresh round of policy-related headlines, the retailer’s impending CEO transition, and a steady drumbeat of bullish sell-side forecasts into 2026. StockAnalysis+2Benzinga+2 While the day’s price action was modest, the news flow wasn’t: a union-aligned investor group has formally pressed Walmart to quantify how U.S. immigration policy shifts could affect hiring and supply chains, and the conversation is spilling into the market’s broader “risk checklist” for mega-cap consumer staples. Reuters+1 Walmart stock today: where WMT stands on Dec. 18, 2025 Walmart
Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Jumps on Analyst Price-Target Hikes as AI Memory Boom Lifts Chip-Equipment Outlook

Lam Research Stock (LRCX) Jumps on Analyst Price-Target Hikes as AI Memory Boom Lifts Chip-Equipment Outlook

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) stock was a standout mover on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as fresh analyst price-target increases collided with a broader rebound in semiconductor sentiment tied to Micron’s blockbuster outlook and a market-friendly inflation update. The result: a volatile session that ultimately leaned bullish for the wafer-fab equipment (WFE) leader that sits at the heart of advanced logic, DRAM, and next-gen memory buildouts. Reuters+1 As of 17:19 UTC (12:19 p.m. ET), LRCX traded at $163.06, up about 5.2% on the day, after ranging from $156.90 to $168.20 intraday—an unusually wide swing that underscores just how headline-sensitive chip
Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Rises on Dec. 18, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Price Targets, and the 2026 Outlook

Goldman Sachs Stock (GS) Rises on Dec. 18, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Price Targets, and the 2026 Outlook

December 18, 2025 — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is ending 2025 in the middle of a powerful Wall Street narrative: easing inflation pressures, a late-year equities rally, and a dealmaking cycle that is flirting with record territory. Those themes intersect today in a way that matters for Goldman Sachs stock, because GS is not just another bank—it is a capital-markets machine whose earnings power tends to expand when underwriting, M&A, and trading activity improve. By early afternoon, GS shares were trading around the high-$870s, up modestly on the day. MarketBeat Goldman Sachs stock today: what moved GS on
AppLovin (APP) Stock Surges on Dec. 18, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

AppLovin (APP) Stock Surges on Dec. 18, 2025: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What Investors Are Watching

AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as the adtech leader’s shares rebound sharply after recent volatility—helped by fresh institutional-filing headlines and renewed Wall Street optimism around AppLovin’s push beyond mobile gaming into higher-margin advertising and e-commerce tools. By around midday U.S. trading, APP stock was changing hands near $694, up roughly 5%–6% on the session, with an intraday range roughly between $674 and $704. Below is what’s driving the conversation today—plus the key forecasts and risks shaping the next phase of the APP stock story. What’s happening with AppLovin stock today APP
Intel Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): INTC Wavers as High-NA EUV Breakthrough Collides With Washington Scrutiny

Intel Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): INTC Wavers as High-NA EUV Breakthrough Collides With Washington Scrutiny

Intel Corporation stock (NASDAQ: INTC) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, as investors weigh two powerful forces pulling in opposite directions: a major chipmaking milestone that reinforces Intel Foundry’s long-term roadmap, and fresh political scrutiny tied to the company’s evaluation of semiconductor manufacturing tools with links to China. The push-pull dynamic shows up clearly in recent price action. Intel shares ended Wednesday, Dec. 17 at $36.05, down 3.38% and marking a fifth straight daily decline, leaving the stock about 18% below its 52-week high of $44.02 reached on Dec. 3. MarketWatch At the same time, the
Cisco Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CSCO Rises as Wall Street Lifts Targets—But a Critical Zero‑Day Cyber Alert Adds Risk

Cisco Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CSCO Rises as Wall Street Lifts Targets—But a Critical Zero‑Day Cyber Alert Adds Risk

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025—this time for a mix of market optimism and headline risk. Shares are higher on the day as investors digest fresh analyst target increases and reaffirmed “Overweight” positioning from Morgan Stanley, while the company simultaneously faces intense attention from the cybersecurity community after warnings that China-linked attackers are actively exploiting an unpatched, maximum-severity issue in Cisco Secure Email products. TipRanks+2TechCrunch+2 For investors, the story isn’t just about today’s price action. It’s about how Cisco’s growth narrative—AI networking demand, improving fundamentals, and shareholder returns—stacks up against operational and
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Series A Stock: Standard General CNN Talks, Netflix Deal vs Paramount Bid, and Analyst Forecasts on Dec. 18, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Series A Stock: Standard General CNN Talks, Netflix Deal vs Paramount Bid, and Analyst Forecasts on Dec. 18, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. — the media group behind HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, and cable brands including CNN — is once again at the center of an M&A-driven market storm. On Dec. 18, 2025, a fresh report that hedge fund Standard General is in talks to invest in (or potentially buy) parts of WBD’s networks business added a new layer to an already complex showdown between Netflix and Paramount Skydance. Reuters For investors, this is no longer a straightforward “media turnaround” story. The publicly traded Warner Bros. Discovery Series A common stock (NASDAQ: WBD) is trading
Linde plc Stock (LIN) in Focus on Dec. 18, 2025: New CFO Space Board Role, EPS Guidance, and Analyst Targets Near $500

Linde plc Stock (LIN) in Focus on Dec. 18, 2025: New CFO Space Board Role, EPS Guidance, and Analyst Targets Near $500

Dec. 18, 2025 — Linde plc (Nasdaq: LIN) stock is back on investors’ radar today, trading around the low-$420s while fresh headlines highlight the company’s expanding presence in the commercial space ecosystem—and Wall Street analysts continue to point to a path toward higher earnings despite an uneven industrial backdrop. StockAnalysis+1 Linde is one of the market’s most closely watched “quality compounders” in the materials sector: it’s a global industrial gases leader with long-duration customer contracts, a steady capital-return profile, and an investment pipeline that can quietly turn into multi-year earnings tailwinds. But the stock’s premium valuation also means investors are

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Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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