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Stock Market News 28 December 2025 - 29 December 2025

Netflix stock edges up into year-end as Fed minutes, Warner deal stay in focus

Netflix stock edges up into year-end as Fed minutes, Warner deal stay in focus

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:52 ET — Market closed. Netflix shares rose 0.9% to $94.47 at Friday’s close, in the last U.S. session before markets shut for the weekend. MarketWatch The stock’s modest move comes as investors head into the final trading days of 2025 weighing two near-term drivers for big media and tech names: the interest-rate outlook and deal risk tied to Netflix’s planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets. Reuters+2Reuters+2 Major U.S. indexes are near record peaks, with the S&P 500 about 1% from the 7,000 level, in what has been a strong year
29 December 2025
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Alphabet stock drifts lower into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and key levels

Alphabet stock drifts lower into year-end as traders eye Fed minutes and key levels

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:50 ET — Market closed Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) edged down 0.2% to $314.96 on Friday, drifting with a muted pullback in U.S. stocks after the Christmas holiday. Yahoo Finance The move matters because the market is entering its final trading days of the year with indexes near record highs and liquidity still thin. Strategists have warned that year-end portfolio adjustments can exaggerate price swings, especially in megacaps. Reuters Investors are also looking to this week’s U.S. data and Federal Reserve communication for direction, with rate expectations shaping valuations for large technology stocks. Reuters+1
29 December 2025
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Oracle stock holds near $200 as year-end Fed minutes loom and AI spending worries linger

Oracle stock holds near $200 as year-end Fed minutes loom and AI spending worries linger

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:53 ET — Market closed Oracle (ORCL.N) shares last closed up 0.25% at $197.99 on Friday, hovering just below the $200 level in a light, post-holiday session. The stock last traded at $196.90 in after-hours dealing. StockAnalysis With just three trading days left in 2025, Oracle has become a key test of investor appetite for big-ticket AI infrastructure bets. The company’s plans to expand cloud data center capacity have kept traders focused on funding needs and payoffs, not just topline growth. That matters now because liquidity typically thins into year-end, and small headlines can move
29 December 2025
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AMD stock ends flat heading into Fed minutes and a New Year’s shutdown

AMD stock ends flat heading into Fed minutes and a New Year’s shutdown

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:43 ET — Market closed Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) shares ended little changed in the latest U.S. session, slipping 0.02% to $214.99 on Friday. The muted move keeps the chipmaker tied to the market’s year-end tone, with investors adjusting portfolios at a time when lighter volumes can exaggerate price swings. Reuters Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and investors are looking for clues on how quickly policymakers may cut rates next year after lowering the benchmark rate to 3.50%-3.75 over the last three meetings. Federal
29 December 2025
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BP cashes in on Castrol: $10.1 billion Stonepeak deal sets up Castrol India share offer

BP cashes in on Castrol: $10.1 billion Stonepeak deal sets up Castrol India share offer

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:42 ET BP has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to investment firm Stonepeak, valuing the unit at about $10.1 billion on an enterprise basis. Enterprise value is a measure that includes a company’s debt. Stonepeak BP expects the transaction to deliver net proceeds of around $6 billion, including accelerated dividend payments, and said the cash will be used to reduce net debt. WorkBoat The deal also has an immediate knock-on in India, where Stonepeak and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) are setting up a mandatory share offer
29 December 2025
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Amazon stock braces for Monday after Amazon scraps Italy drone deliveries

Amazon stock braces for Monday after Amazon scraps Italy drone deliveries

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:43 ET — Market closed Amazon.com (AMZN.O) shares will be in focus when U.S. trading resumes on Monday after the company halted plans for commercial drone deliveries in Italy, citing regulatory hurdles. The stock last closed up $0.15, or 0.1%, at $232.52 on Friday. Reuters The decision puts a spotlight on the practical barriers to scaling new delivery technology overseas, even for the world’s largest online retailer. It is also a reminder that regulatory risk can intrude on experimental logistics projects that investors view as longer-term cost and service levers. Reuters The update arrived as
29 December 2025
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Microsoft stock barely budges as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes and January earnings

Microsoft stock barely budges as year-end trading turns to Fed minutes and January earnings

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:37 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares were little changed at the end of the holiday-shortened week, with U.S. markets closed on Sunday and investors turning attention to the final three trading days of 2025. The software maker’s stock last traded at $487.71, down 0.04% from the prior close, giving it a market value of about $3.85 trillion. Why this matters now is less about company headlines and more about positioning. Trading volumes tend to thin out into year-end, and small shifts in sentiment can swing the biggest index weights. Technology shares have been
29 December 2025
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Meta stock ends lower as New York warning-label law and teen-user leak renew scrutiny

Meta stock ends lower as New York warning-label law and teen-user leak renew scrutiny

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:31 ET — Market closed Meta Platforms shares slipped in light post-Christmas trading on Friday, with investors weighing fresh scrutiny over teen engagement and “addictive” social-media features. The Washington Post+1 The issue matters for Meta because youth safety is shifting from reputational risk into rules, enforcement actions and lawsuits that can force product changes. That can affect user time spent on apps and, in turn, advertising inventory — still Meta’s core business. Reuters+1 It also arrives in a holiday-thinned market, when small shifts in sentiment can move large-cap tech shares more than usual. AP News
29 December 2025
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Palantir slips 2.8% into year-end as markets turn to Fed minutes and 7,000 on the S&P 500

Palantir slips 2.8% into year-end as markets turn to Fed minutes and 7,000 on the S&P 500

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:28 ET — Market closed. Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O) shares fell 2.8% on Friday, closing at $188.71 as U.S. markets headed into the final stretch of the year. The Wall Street Journal The decline stood out in a muted, post-Christmas session that left Wall Street little changed and trading volumes light, a setup that can magnify moves in momentum stocks. Reuters That matters now because investors are weighing year-end positioning and a fresh slate of macro catalysts, including Federal Reserve minutes due Tuesday, Dec. 30, that could shape expectations for 2026 rate cuts. Reuters Palantir traded
29 December 2025
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Broadcom stock holds above $350 into year-end as traders refocus on AI margins

Broadcom stock holds above $350 into year-end as traders refocus on AI margins

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:20 ET — Market closed. Broadcom Inc. shares ended Friday’s session up 0.6% at $352.13, in subdued post-Christmas trading before U.S. markets shut for the weekend. Yahoo Finance The muted move matters because Broadcom has become a bellwether for the market’s “AI infrastructure” trade — a bet that heavy spending on data centers will keep powering chip and networking demand into 2026. SEC+1 It also comes as investors head into the so-called Santa Claus rally period — the last five trading days of the year and first two of the new one — when volumes
29 December 2025
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Apple stock heads into year-end with Fed minutes in focus

Apple stock heads into year-end with Fed minutes in focus

NEW YORK, Dec 28, 2025, 18:16 ET — Market closed Apple Inc shares ended the last regular session down 0.2% at $273.40, with U.S. markets shut on Sunday. The iPhone maker heads into the final week of 2025 with investors focused on year-end positioning and the outlook for U.S. interest rates — a mix that can move heavyweight stocks even on light volume. Reuters Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting are due Tuesday, while year-end portfolio adjustments can add volatility when trading volumes are thin, Reuters reported. Reuters+1 Apple traded between $273.00 and $275.35 on Friday, and
29 December 2025
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Nvidia stock closes higher on Groq licensing deal as Wall Street heads into year-end

Nvidia stock closes higher on Groq licensing deal as Wall Street heads into year-end

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:08 ET — Market closed. Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation) shares last closed up 1.0% at $190.53 on Friday, outperforming a flat broader market after news of a licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq. Nasdaq+1 The move matters because it highlights Nvidia’s effort to defend its lead in artificial intelligence computing as more workloads shift toward “inference” — the step where trained AI models generate answers for users in real time — a segment where Nvidia faces intensifying competition. Reuters The announcement hit in thin, post-holiday trading, with investors also watching for a seasonal “Santa Claus
29 December 2025
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Tesla stock slips as robotaxi scrutiny and Fed minutes set up the year-end test

Tesla stock slips as robotaxi scrutiny and Fed minutes set up the year-end test

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:14 ET — Market closed Tesla shares closed down 2.1% on Friday at $475.19, heading into the final stretch of the year with U.S. stock markets shut on Sunday. The stock’s dip came in a light-volume, post-Christmas session that left Wall Street’s main indexes little changed, while consumer discretionary — the sector that houses Tesla — lagged. Reuters That matters now because thin year-end liquidity can amplify moves, and Tesla sits at the center of investor debate over how much value to assign to autonomous driving. Reuters+1 Regulators and investors have been revisiting emergency-readiness for
29 December 2025
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Coupang Stock (CPNG) Update: Founder Apologizes Over Data Leak, Analysts Re-Price Risk Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

Coupang Stock (CPNG) Update: Founder Apologizes Over Data Leak, Analysts Re-Price Risk Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:12 p.m. ET — Market closed. Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG) enters the final trading days of 2025 with investors focused on one dominant storyline: the fallout from a widely publicized customer-data leak at its South Korean operations—and the company’s escalating response as regulators, lawmakers, and U.S. plaintiffs’ attorneys press for accountability. U.S. equity markets are closed Sunday, meaning Coupang shares won’t trade again until Monday’s regular session. But the headline flow didn’t pause over the weekend. On Sunday, Coupang founder and board chairman Bom Kim issued his first public apology for the breach and said
28 December 2025
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Weekend Outlook After Reported Ethereum Staking Move, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Stock: Weekend Outlook After Reported Ethereum Staking Move, Analyst Targets, and What to Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:17 p.m. ET — Market closed Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: BMNR) heads into the final week of the year as one of the market’s most polarizing “crypto-treasury” equities—trading less like a traditional operating company and more like a high-beta proxy for Ethereum. With U.S. stock markets closed for the weekend, investors are parsing a fresh wave of headlines tied to Ethereum staking activity, valuation models, and institutional positioning—while also keeping an eye on a holiday-thin tape that can amplify Monday’s opening moves. BMNR last traded at $28.31 at Friday’s close, down about 3.6%
28 December 2025
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock: Market Closed Sunday as Shares Cool Off; Wall Street Targets Clash With Valuation Warnings

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Stock: Market Closed Sunday as Shares Cool Off; Wall Street Targets Clash With Valuation Warnings

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:12 p.m. ET — Market closed. D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) heads into the final trading days of 2025 with U.S. equity markets shut for the weekend and investors still digesting a sharp pullback in one of the market’s most volatile “pure-play” quantum computing names. QBTS finished Friday’s regular session at $25.29, down 8.10% on the day, and was last quoted at $25.18 in after-hours trading, according to Investing.com. Investing.com The weekend pause comes after a whipsaw stretch that has become familiar to traders in quantum computing stocks: a sudden, headline-fueled surge followed by fast
28 December 2025
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American Airlines Stock (AAL) News: Winter Storm Disruptions, DFW Hub Overhaul, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

American Airlines Stock (AAL) News: Winter Storm Disruptions, DFW Hub Overhaul, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Market Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:11 p.m. ET — Market closed American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) heads into the final week of 2025 with investors balancing two very different forces: short-term operational disruption from severe winter weather and longer-term strategy shifts aimed at improving reliability, premium revenue, and loyalty economics. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, AAL’s last regular-session print reflects Friday’s trading—when the stock finished around $15.44, down roughly 1.5% on the day. MarketBeat Below is what’s driving the conversation around American Airlines stock right now—and what investors may want to monitor before the next session begins
28 December 2025
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NIO Stock (NYSE: NIO) Update: Latest News, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

NIO Stock (NYSE: NIO) Update: Latest News, Analyst Price Targets, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:15 p.m. ET — Market Closed NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) enters the final trading week of 2025 with investors balancing two forces that have defined the stock for much of the year: sharp day-to-day volatility in the U.S.-listed ADR and fast-moving policy and demand signals coming out of China’s electric-vehicle market. With U.S. equities markets closed for the weekend, the next meaningful catalyst for NIO shares will arrive when trading resumes Monday morning—after a post-holiday Friday session that left the broader market largely flat but kept the “Santa Claus rally” conversation alive heading into year-end.
28 December 2025
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Plug Power Stock (NASDAQ: PLUG) News Today: Shares Hold Near $2 as Analysts Stay Cautious—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

Plug Power Stock (NASDAQ: PLUG) News Today: Shares Hold Near $2 as Analysts Stay Cautious—What Investors Should Watch Before Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:09 p.m. ET — Market closed (weekend). Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) heads into the final full trading week of 2025 with its stock parked near the $2 level after a choppy, holiday-thinned stretch that kept hydrogen names in focus but left investors hungry for fresh catalysts. PLUG last closed at $2.07 on Friday, Dec. 26, down 1.43% on the day, and ticked to about $2.06 in after-hours trading. Friday’s session saw PLUG trade roughly between $2.033 and $2.11, with volume around 55 million shares—activity that can look large in absolute terms, but still reflects
28 December 2025
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NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Weekend Update: Vendor-Financing Scrutiny, Groq Inference Deal, and Analyst Targets Ahead of the Final 2025 Trading Days

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Weekend Update: Vendor-Financing Scrutiny, Groq Inference Deal, and Analyst Targets Ahead of the Final 2025 Trading Days

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 5:09 p.m. ET — Market closed (Weekend). NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) heads into the final week of 2025 with shares hovering near $190, as investors weigh a fresh wave of debate over the plumbing behind the AI boom—alongside a notable inference-focused partnership with startup Groq and a still-bullish Wall Street target range. The Guardian+1 With U.S. stock exchanges shut on Sunday, the next actionable catalyst for traders is Monday’s regular session (Dec. 29)—and with year-end liquidity often thinner than usual, headlines can matter more than normal. Reuters+1 Where NVIDIA stock stands as markets reopen for
28 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
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