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Stock Market News 18 December 2025

Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 (HUT) Stock After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Shares Hold Gains After $7B Google-Backed AI Data Center Deal — What to Know Before Thursday’s Open

Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) is ending Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in the spotlight after unveiling a landmark AI infrastructure package that reframes the company less as a crypto-cycle proxy and more as a power-first digital infrastructure story. The stock’s regular-session rally cooled from earlier highs but still finished firmly higher — and the after-hours tape suggests traders are digesting the details ahead of the next session. HUT stock: how it traded into the close — and after the bell Regular session (Wednesday, Dec. 17): After-hours (as of 6:04 p.m. ET): Extended-hours trading can reverse quickly on thin liquidity, but
18 December 2025
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Progressive (PGR) Stock After Hours: November 2025 Results, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Progressive (PGR) Stock After Hours: November 2025 Results, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Progressive Corporation (The) (NYSE: PGR) finished Wednesday’s session under pressure, even as investors sifted through fresh monthly operating data and a flurry of same-day analyst takes. The stock closed at $227.27, down 1.96% on the day, after trading in a wide range that saw shares dip to $218.83 before recovering toward the close. StockAnalysis In after-hours trading, the move was far more muted. Shares hovered close to the closing level—last seen around $226.80 later in the evening—signaling that the market’s initial reaction may have largely played out during regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance With Thursday’s opening bell approaching, the setup
18 December 2025
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IREN Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why IREN Limited Sold Off at the Close—and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

IREN Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Why IREN Limited Sold Off at the Close—and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Market Open

IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) finished Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with a sharp late-day reset that left investors asking the same question they’ve been asking all month: is this just volatility, or is the market repricing the story again? By the closing bell, IREN stock ended at $33.78, down about 7.7% on the day, after touching an intraday low near $33.61 on heavy volume. In extended-hours trading, shares stabilized and ticked modestly higher to about $33.94 as of roughly 7:40 p.m. ET—hardly a “reversal,” but enough to suggest dip-buying interest while traders reposition ahead of Thursday’s data-heavy premarket window. MarketBeat+1 Below
18 December 2025
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Accenture (ACN) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Market Opens Tomorrow

Accenture (ACN) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What Investors Need to Know Before the Market Opens Tomorrow

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) ended Wednesday’s session modestly higher and ticked up again in after-hours trading as investors position for a major catalyst: Accenture’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings, due before the opening bell on Thursday, Dec. 18. StockAnalysis+1 After the bell, trading action remained orderly—typical for an earnings-eve setup—yet the story is bigger than tonight’s tape. The market is heading into tomorrow with three questions at the center of the Accenture narrative: bookings momentum, AI monetization, and guidance credibility. Accenture stock price after the bell: the numbers traders are watching tonight That “quietly higher” finish stands out because broader U.S.
18 December 2025
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Lennar Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Earnings Fallout, Margin Pressure, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Lennar Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): Earnings Fallout, Margin Pressure, and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Dec. 18

Updated after the U.S. market close Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 (after-hours check: 7:14 p.m. ET). Yahoo Finance+1 Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) is ending Wednesday on a weak note after investors digested the homebuilder’s latest earnings, guidance, and management commentary around affordability and consumer confidence. The stock closed at $112.23, down 4.54%, and was lower again in extended trading—about $110.57 (-1.48%) as of 7:14 p.m. ET. MarketWatch+1 That decline came on a rough day for the broader market (the S&P 500 also finished lower), but Lennar’s move was driven primarily by a familiar mix for homebuilders right now: softening margins, heavier
18 December 2025
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Disney Stock (DIS) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What’s Moving Shares and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Thursday

Disney Stock (DIS) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): What’s Moving Shares and What to Watch Before the Market Opens Thursday

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) ended Wednesday’s regular trading session lower and then edged down slightly in after-hours trading, as investors digested a risk-off day for U.S. equities and a headline with long-term implications for Disney’s ABC network: the Academy Awards will move from broadcast TV to YouTube starting in 2029. Google+1 Below is what Disney investors should know tonight—and what could matter most when markets reopen Thursday morning. Disney stock after the bell: Where DIS closed and where it’s trading now Disney shares closed Wednesday at $110.63, down from the prior close of $111.62. GoogleIn after-hours trading, DIS slipped
18 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock After Hours: Insider Selling Weighs on Shares as U.S. Space Force Launch Looms Ahead of the Dec. 18 Market Open

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock After Hours: Insider Selling Weighs on Shares as U.S. Space Force Launch Looms Ahead of the Dec. 18 Market Open

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) ended the regular session on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 lower, then ticked modestly higher after the closing bell as investors digested a fresh wave of insider-sale headlines and looked ahead to a tightly packed set of overnight and premarket catalysts. As of 7:22 p.m. ET (delayed quote), RKLB traded at $54.08 in after-hours action, up $0.12 (+0.22%), after closing at $53.96, down $1.53 (-2.76%) on the day. After-hours volume was reported at about 2.87 million shares. MarketWatch The setup for Thursday morning is unusual even by Rocket Lab’s standards: an overnight Electron launch window for
18 December 2025
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Amphenol Stock (NYSE: APH) After Hours: Shares Steady After Dec. 17 Slide — What to Know Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Amphenol Stock (NYSE: APH) After Hours: Shares Steady After Dec. 17 Slide — What to Know Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) finished Wednesday, December 17, 2025, lower as a broad market pullback weighed on many large-cap names. The stock fell 2.03% to $126.51 in the regular session, marking a second straight day of declines, even as it held up better than some closely watched peers in the electrical/connectivity ecosystem. MarketWatch After the closing bell, APH was essentially unchanged in extended trading, hovering around the same level as the regular-session close in the early post-market window—an important signal that there was no obvious late-breaking company-specific shock immediately following the close. MarketWatch Below is a detailed roundup of today’s
18 December 2025
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Johnson & Johnson Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): JNJ Closes Higher on FDA News—What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

Johnson & Johnson Stock After Hours (Dec. 17, 2025): JNJ Closes Higher on FDA News—What to Know Before the Market Opens Thursday

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) ended Wednesday’s session modestly higher—an eye-catching show of relative strength on a down day for major U.S. indexes—while investors digested a fresh FDA approval tied to the company’s lung cancer franchise and looked ahead to a potentially market-moving inflation print before Thursday’s open. After the closing bell on Dec. 17, 2025, JNJ shares finished at $210.33 and traded slightly higher in after-hours at $210.48. Google JNJ stock after the bell: the numbers investors are watching Johnson & Johnson’s stock action late Wednesday was calm—but the details matter when you’re assessing what could drive the next
18 December 2025
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MercadoLibre Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): MELI Extends a Four-Day Slide, Then Ticks Up After the Bell — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

MercadoLibre Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): MELI Extends a Four-Day Slide, Then Ticks Up After the Bell — What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) finished Wednesday’s session lower, capping a string of declines, but the stock nudged higher in after-hours trading as investors shifted their attention to a macro-heavy Thursday morning lineup that could reshape risk appetite across growth stocks before the opening bell. Below is what happened after the bell on December 17, 2025, what drove the tape today, the MercadoLibre-specific headlines published today, and the most important catalysts to watch before markets open on Thursday, December 18, 2025. MercadoLibre stock price today: down at the close, slightly higher after hours MELI closed at $1,916.28 on Dec. 17, down
18 December 2025
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Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Jefferies Upgrade, Defensive Rotation, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Jefferies Upgrade, Defensive Rotation, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025 as one of the day’s notable defensive winners—then held those gains in extended trading, even as the broader market was pressured by renewed “AI trade” anxiety and a high-stakes inflation print looming before the next opening bell. AP News+2Reuters+2 Below is what happened to PG after the bell, what drove the move, and the key catalysts investors should have on their radar before U.S. markets open Thursday (December 18). PG stock after the bell: where shares stood in extended trading P&G shares finished the regular session up about 1.8%, closing
18 December 2025
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Linde Stock (LIN) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Linde Stock (LIN) After Hours Today (Dec. 17, 2025): Latest News, Analyst Forecasts, and What to Watch Before Thursday’s Open

Linde plc (NASDAQ: LIN) finished Wednesday’s regular session modestly lower, and the early picture after the closing bell suggests investors are largely in “wait-and-see” mode heading into a data-heavy Thursday morning. After the market close on Dec. 17, 2025, Linde shares were trading around $422.34 in late trading, roughly in line with where the stock ended the session. Linde stock price after the bell: where LIN stands tonight Regular-session recap (Wednesday, Dec. 17): The stock’s slight dip came during a broader risk-off session for U.S. equities. The S&P 500 fell 1.16% and the Dow slipped 0.47% on the day, according
18 December 2025
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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

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

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.
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