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Stock Market News 18 December 2025

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): What Happened After the Bell—and What to Watch Before Friday’s Market Open

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): What Happened After the Bell—and What to Watch Before Friday’s Market Open

Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) finished Thursday, December 18, 2025, on a stronger note during regular trading—then eased slightly in after-hours action as investors weighed fresh regulatory headlines, AI-related developments, and a volatility-heavy calendar into Friday’s session. Below is what investors should know after the bell today and before the U.S. stock market opens tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 19, 2025). GOOG after-hours snapshot: where Alphabet’s Class C stock stands tonight Alphabet’s Class C (GOOG) shares closed up 1.91% at $303.75 in Thursday’s regular session, snapping a five-day losing streak. The move came alongside a broad risk-on day for U.S.
18 December 2025
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AMD Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): What’s Driving Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

AMD Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): What’s Driving Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) finished Thursday’s regular session higher, then eased slightly in extended trading—an end-of-day pattern that reflects the push-and-pull currently dominating chip stocks: strong AI-linked demand signals on one hand, and persistent “AI financing” nerves on the other. AMD stock closed at $201.06 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up about 1.5% on the day. In after-hours trading, AMD slipped to around $200.76 (down about 0.15% from the close) as of 5:08 p.m. ET. MarketBeat Below is what matters most from today’s headlines, analyst takes, and market drivers—and what to keep on your radar before the market opens Friday
18 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Why It Jumped, Fresh Targets, and What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Palantir (PLTR) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Why It Jumped, Fresh Targets, and What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) is ending Thursday, December 18, 2025, with a notable rebound—and a quieter, slightly softer tape in extended trading. In regular hours, Palantir closed around $185.67, up about 4.7% on the day, after swinging between roughly $181.51 and $187.33. After the closing bell, PLTR ticked modestly lower to about $185.07 in after-hours trading (as of the early evening snapshot), a small move that typically reflects thinner liquidity rather than a new fundamental shock. Investing.com The bigger story for tonight isn’t a single Palantir-specific headline—it’s the intersection of macro news (inflation), AI/tech risk appetite, and Palantir’s still-sky-high
18 December 2025
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FedEx Q2 Earnings Beat: FDX Raises 2026 Profit Forecast as Network 2.0 Overhaul Gains Traction

FedEx Q2 Earnings Beat: FDX Raises 2026 Profit Forecast as Network 2.0 Overhaul Gains Traction

FedEx delivered a stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter and raised its full-year outlook on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as the shipping giant said peak-season pricing, higher package yields, and structural cost reductions helped offset a difficult macro and trade backdrop. The update lands as FedEx pushes ahead with a sweeping, multi-year overhaul of its network and prepares to spin off its FedEx Freight business in 2026. Reuters+1 The Memphis-based company reported results for the quarter ended November 30, 2025, and pointed to momentum in its “network transformation,” even as it flagged headwinds tied to global trade policy shifts and the grounding
18 December 2025
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Nike (NKE) Q2 2026 Earnings Surprise: Revenue Beats Estimates, But China Weakness and Tariff Costs Pressure Margins

Nike (NKE) Q2 2026 Earnings Surprise: Revenue Beats Estimates, But China Weakness and Tariff Costs Pressure Margins

BEAVERTON, Ore. (Dec. 18, 2025) — Nike’s latest earnings report delivered a familiar split-screen for investors: a clear top-line surprise powered by North America, paired with profitability pressure from tariffs, promotions, and a still-soft China business. For its fiscal 2026 second quarter (ended Nov. 30, 2025), Nike reported revenue of $12.43 billion, up 1% year over year (flat on a currency-neutral basis), while diluted EPS came in at $0.53. Both figures topped Wall Street expectations, yet net income fell 32% to $792 million and gross margin slid 300 basis points to 40.6%, helping explain why the stock dipped in after-hours
18 December 2025
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Oracle Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): ORCL Holds Near $180 as AI Data Center Financing Questions Loom Into Friday’s Open

Oracle Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): ORCL Holds Near $180 as AI Data Center Financing Questions Loom Into Friday’s Open

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) ended Thursday, December 18, 2025, on steadier footing after a bruising week of AI-infrastructure headlines and debt-market scrutiny—only to drift slightly lower in after-hours trading as investors kept their focus on one central question: how Oracle finances its accelerated AI data-center buildout without pressuring cash flow, credit metrics, or shareholder returns. MarketWatch+2MarketWatch+2 ORCL after-hours check: where Oracle stock stands after the bell As of the first full hour after the close, Oracle shares were essentially flat to slightly lower in the after-market, following a volatile regular session that featured a wide intraday range. That price action
18 December 2025
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Micron Stock (MU) After Hours Today: Shares Hold a 10% Jump After Blowout Guidance — What to Watch Before Friday’s Open (Dec. 19, 2025)

Micron Stock (MU) After Hours Today: Shares Hold a 10% Jump After Blowout Guidance — What to Watch Before Friday’s Open (Dec. 19, 2025)

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is ending Thursday, December 18, 2025, in the spotlight — and still moving after the closing bell — after the market spent the day repricing what many analysts are calling a new phase in the memory-chip cycle driven by AI infrastructure demand. After the bell, Micron shares hovered around $248.55, up about 10.24% from the prior close, after trading in a wide range that included an intraday high near $263.34. That price action is the market’s follow-through response to Micron’s blockbuster fiscal first-quarter results and even bigger Q2 outlook, which dropped after Wednesday’s close (Dec.
18 December 2025
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Amazon Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): AMZN Holds Gains Near $227 as CPI Cools — What to Know Before Friday’s Open

Amazon Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): AMZN Holds Gains Near $227 as CPI Cools — What to Know Before Friday’s Open

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) finished Thursday’s session on an upbeat note and is sitting relatively steady after the closing bell, as investors weigh a softer-than-expected inflation print, a tech-led market rebound, and a fresh wave of Amazon-focused headlines—from AI leadership moves to Wall Street’s 2026 outlooks. Amazon stock after the bell: where AMZN stands tonight Amazon shares ended Thursday, December 18, higher at roughly $226.76, up about 2.5% on the day. In the hours after the close, the stock has been holding near that level, suggesting no major late-breaking catalyst is forcing a repricing in early after-hours trading. Investing.com The
18 December 2025
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Meta Stock After Hours (Dec. 18, 2025): META Closes Higher as EU Privacy Ruling, Ad Scrutiny and AI Spending Shape What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Meta Stock After Hours (Dec. 18, 2025): META Closes Higher as EU Privacy Ruling, Ad Scrutiny and AI Spending Shape What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) ended Thursday’s session firmly in the green and held near those levels after the closing bell, as traders balanced a busy mix of regulatory risk, advertising-policy headlines, and the market’s ongoing debate about Big Tech’s AI spending cycle. Shares last traded around $664.45 in late trading shortly after the regular session ended, after moving between roughly $651 and $670 during the day. StockAnalysis That price action matters because META has been trying to regain momentum after a choppy stretch: investors remain enthusiastic about Meta’s AI-driven ad tools and engagement, but hyperscaler-style infrastructure spending and regulation
18 December 2025
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Apple Stock (AAPL) After Hours Today, Dec. 18, 2025: What Moved Shares After the Bell—and What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Apple Stock (AAPL) After Hours Today, Dec. 18, 2025: What Moved Shares After the Bell—and What to Watch Before Friday’s Open

Apple Inc. stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) finished Thursday’s regular session essentially flat-to-slightly higher, then drifted lower in early after-hours trading as investors weighed a major regulatory shift in Japan, fresh Wall Street target updates tied to Apple’s 2026 AI roadmap, and a macro backdrop shaped by today’s inflation data. AAPL closed regular trading at $272.19, up about 0.13% on the day, and then slipped to roughly $271.18 shortly after the bell in after-hours trading (about a 0.4% dip from the close). Below is what mattered after the bell on Thursday, December 18, 2025, and what to keep on your radar before
18 December 2025
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NVIDIA Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): NVDA Holds Near $174 After CPI-Fueled Tech Rebound — What to Know Before Friday’s Open

NVIDIA Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): NVDA Holds Near $174 After CPI-Fueled Tech Rebound — What to Know Before Friday’s Open

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) stock ended Thursday’s session higher and stayed relatively steady in extended trading, as investors digested a cooler-than-expected inflation report, a renewed burst of optimism around AI infrastructure demand, and a fresh wave of headlines ranging from analyst target hikes to competitive positioning. Investopedia As of 4:29 p.m. ET (21:29 UTC)—shortly after the closing bell—NVDA last traded around $174.14, up roughly 1.79% versus the prior close, with heavy volume during the regular session. Below is what matters most tonight (Dec. 18) and what to watch before the market opens Friday (Dec. 19, 2025). NVDA after-hours check: where NVIDIA
18 December 2025
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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CPI Relief Lifts AI Sentiment—What to Know Before Friday’s Open

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CPI Relief Lifts AI Sentiment—What to Know Before Friday’s Open

PALO ALTO, Calif. / NEW YORK — Dec. 18, 2025 (after the close): Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) ended Thursday’s regular session at $329.88, up about 1.2% on the day, and traded fractionally lower in extended hours to about $329.61 as of 4:32 p.m. ET. The headline for Broadcom investors heading into Friday’s open (Dec. 19) is that macro and AI-supply-chain sentiment improved today, but AVGO is still navigating a post-earnings reset that has kept volatility elevated across the AI complex. The stock traded in a wide range Thursday—roughly $323.76 to $336.40—with volume around 53 million shares, underscoring how sensitive mega-cap
18 December 2025
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IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
AT&T stock price: T slips after $6.5B bond sale as payrolls, CPI loom next week

AT&T stock price: T slips after $6.5B bond sale as payrolls, CPI loom next week

7 February 2026
AT&T shares closed down 0.7% at $27.13 on Friday, underperforming the S&P 500’s 1.97% gain. The company completed a $6.5 billion global notes sale this week, with maturities from 2031 to 2056 and coupons between 4.4% and 6%. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data, along with T-Mobile’s upcoming earnings update.
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