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Eaton stock today: ETN slips as Wall Street cools in year-end trade — what investors watch next

Eaton stock today: ETN slips as Wall Street cools in year-end trade — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:46 ET — Market closed Eaton Corporation plc shares closed down 0.22% at $321.45 on Monday, tracking a broader pullback on Wall Street as investors started the final week of 2025 with lighter risk appetite. Investing The move matters now because trading volumes typically thin out into the year-end, making day-to-day swings more sensitive to…
Target stock drops after activist buzz fades; Fed minutes set the next test for TGT

Target stock drops after activist buzz fades; Fed minutes set the next test for TGT

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:25 ET — Market closed Target Corporation (TGT) shares fell 1.4% on Monday to $98.10, after trading between $97.72 and $100.20 in a muted year-end session. About 8.8 million shares changed hands. The pullback matters because investors are recalibrating expectations around what, if anything, could force a faster turnaround at the big-box retailer as 2026…
AT&T stock ends higher as Wall Street slips into year-end; traders eye Jan. 28 earnings

AT&T stock ends higher as Wall Street slips into year-end; traders eye Jan. 28 earnings

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:32 ET — Market closed AT&T Inc. shares ended Monday up 0.5% at $24.77, a modest gain that stood out as Wall Street’s major indexes finished lower to start the final trading week of the year. FinancialContent The move matters because markets are entering a holiday-shortened stretch with thinner liquidity, a setup that can amplify…
Synopsys stock closes higher as traders eye Dec. 30 lawsuit deadline and Fed minutes

Synopsys stock closes higher as traders eye Dec. 30 lawsuit deadline and Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:23 ET — Market closed Synopsys shares ended Monday up 0.4% at $478.97, holding gains into the close even as broader U.S. stocks slipped in holiday-thinned trading. Reuters The chip-design software maker is closely watched because its electronic design automation (EDA) tools—software used to design and test chips—sit early in the semiconductor supply chain and…
Mastercard stock slips with payments peers as year-end trading thins; MA eyes Fed minutes

Mastercard stock slips with payments peers as year-end trading thins; MA eyes Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:31 ET — Market closed Mastercard Inc shares fell 0.3% to $577.90 on Monday, after trading between $577.01 and $581.99. The move mattered because year-end liquidity is thinning, amplifying small shifts in risk appetite across large-cap stocks. Investors also start repositioning for January, when macro data and central bank signals typically regain control of price…
MercadoLibre (MELI) stock price today: Shares edge higher into Fed minutes as year-end trading thins

MercadoLibre (MELI) stock price today: Shares edge higher into Fed minutes as year-end trading thins

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:21 ET — Market closed MercadoLibre shares closed up about 0.4% on Monday at $2,014.97, a small gain that contrasted with declines in major U.S. stock indexes ahead of year-end. Yahoo Finance The move matters because MercadoLibre, a high-growth e-commerce and fintech name with large Latin American exposure, tends to be sensitive to shifts in…
KLA stock drops after tech pullback hits chip equipment names; Fed minutes next

KLA stock drops after tech pullback hits chip equipment names; Fed minutes next

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:14 ET — Market closed KLA Corp shares fell on Monday, snapping a six-session winning streak, as a pullback in heavyweight technology stocks spilled into chip-linked names. MarketWatch The move matters now because chip equipment makers like KLA sit early in the semiconductor supply chain, and their shares often track shifts in investor appetite for…
Wells Fargo stock slips as year-end trade hits banks; yields and Fed minutes in focus

Wells Fargo stock slips as year-end trade hits banks; yields and Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:14 ET — Market closed Wells Fargo & Co shares fell 0.8% on Monday to close at $94.52, as U.S. bank stocks retreated in thin year-end trading. The stock traded between $94.37 and $95.61. StockAnalysis The move matters because banks have been among the steadier performers this year, and investors often trim exposure into the…
WBD stock today: Warner Bros Discovery ends flat as Netflix-Paramount battle nears Jan. 21 deadline

WBD stock today: Warner Bros Discovery ends flat as Netflix-Paramount battle nears Jan. 21 deadline

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 09:11 PM ET — Market closed Warner Bros Discovery’s Series A shares were down 1 cent, or 0.04%, at $28.79 on Monday. The stock is trading like a deal-arbitrage play, with investors trying to price the odds of rival bids for the media group and the timing of what comes next. Paramount Skydance is pursuing…
Verizon stock ends flat at $40 as VZ sets Jan. 30 earnings date; traders watch Fed minutes

Verizon stock ends flat at $40 as VZ sets Jan. 30 earnings date; traders watch Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:04 ET — Market closed Verizon Communications Inc shares ended Monday flat at $40.48 and were last down 0.1% at $40.44 in after-hours trading after the carrier said it will report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 30. StockAnalysis The announcement locks in the next near-term catalyst for a stock that has been rangebound into year-end, with…
Coca-Cola stock edges up as Wall Street slips in thin year-end trade

Coca-Cola stock edges up as Wall Street slips in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:01 ET — Market closed The Coca-Cola Company (KO.N) shares closed up 0.4% at $70.16 on Monday, holding in positive territory as U.S. stocks ended lower in holiday-thinned trading. The move comes as investors rotate toward defensive consumer staples — companies whose sales tend to stay steadier when growth fears rise — after a late-December…

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  • XRF Scientific (ASX:XRF) posts 758% five-year TSR; dividends drive returns
    January 17, 2026, 8:55 PM EST. Investors in XRF Scientific (ASX:XRF) have seen standout returns over five years. The stock's price has risen about 641%, while the broader five-year total shareholder return (TSR) runs 758% when including reinvested dividends. The last 12 months delivered about 26% TSR, aided by dividends. In the most recent month, the share price gained 8.0% as market peers rose roughly 4.2%. Over five years, earnings per share (EPS) grew 26% per year, outpaced by a 49% annual rise in the share price, suggesting investors have priced in earnings growth and other factors. Dividends largely explain the TSR excess. The company has faced questions about whether growth will continue; some investors may feel they missed the opportunity, but the business could still be in play.
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