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Stock Market News 31 December 2025

Artisan Value Fund reveals why it dumped Cigna for Elevance — and why ASML stays a top bet

Artisan Value Fund reveals why it dumped Cigna for Elevance — and why ASML stays a top bet

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:59 ET Artisan Partners’ Artisan Value Fund said in its third-quarter 2025 investor letter that it sold The Cigna Group and bought Elevance Health, citing rising policy risk around pharmacy benefit managers. The fund also reiterated conviction in ASML Holding, keeping the chip-equipment maker among its top positions. Insider Monkey The portfolio shifts land as investors look for signs that the market’s leadership can broaden beyond AI-linked winners. They also underscore how quickly regulatory scrutiny can reshape the outlook for big healthcare intermediaries. Cigna’s pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM, business sits near the center of
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Boeing stock today slips as year-end trading thins, despite $8.6B Pentagon F-15 deal

Boeing stock today slips as year-end trading thins, despite $8.6B Pentagon F-15 deal

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:16 ET — Regular session Boeing shares were down about 0.4% at $217.61 in midday New York trading on Wednesday, underperforming only slightly in a subdued, year-end session. The move comes as Wall Street drifted lower in holiday-thin trading on the final session of 2025, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all modestly in the red at midday. “It’s perfectly fine in any bull market to have moments of cost,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, pointing to profit-taking when liquidity is low. Reuters For Boeing, the soft tone has kept the
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INBS stock surges 160% as Intelligent Bio Solutions strikes manufacturing deal targeting 40% cost cuts

INBS stock surges 160% as Intelligent Bio Solutions strikes manufacturing deal targeting 40% cost cuts

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:04 ET — Regular session Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc shares surged on Wednesday after the company said it struck a new manufacturing partnership aimed at lowering costs for its fingerprint-based drug testing device. The stock was up $6.56, or about 160%, at $10.66 by 1:04 p.m. ET. Google The announcement matters now because Intelligent Bio is trying to improve its unit economics as it scales. The company said the partnership should drive annual production cost savings of more than 40%, translating to an expected improvement of about 20 percentage points in gross margin. Gross margin
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock rises in year-end trade as traders look to CES, Qubits 2026

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock rises in year-end trade as traders look to CES, Qubits 2026

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:14 ET — Regular session Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc (QBTS) rose about 2.5% to $26.90 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday, outpacing other U.S.-listed quantum-computing pure plays. The stock traded between $26.08 and $27.42 and had seen about 22 million shares change hands. IonQ, Rigetti Computing and Quantum Computing Inc were up less than 1% each. The move matters because quantum-computing stocks have become a high-beta pocket of tech, where shifts in risk appetite can show up quickly in prices. The final trading day of the year can also bring thinner liquidity, which tends
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Kadant (KAI) stock drops nearly 3% in thin year-end trading — what investors are watching next

Kadant (KAI) stock drops nearly 3% in thin year-end trading — what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:54 ET — Regular session Shares of Kadant Inc (NYSE: KAI) fell 2.9% to $286.94 by 12:54 p.m. ET on Wednesday, extending a year-end slide for the industrial machinery maker. The stock opened at $295.22 and traded between $286.94 and $298.00, with about 110,393 shares changing hands. The move came as U.S. stocks drifted lower in holiday-thinned trading, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust down about 0.3%, the Invesco QQQ Trust off 0.3% and the Dow-tracking DIA ETF down 0.3%. This is the final U.S. trading session of 2025, a stretch that often sees
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UnitedHealth stock dips today as BlackCat ransomware guilty pleas revive cyber overhang

UnitedHealth stock dips today as BlackCat ransomware guilty pleas revive cyber overhang

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 1:03 ET — Regular session. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares fell 0.4% to $330.86 on Wednesday, extending a muted year-end session as investors weighed fresh legal developments tied to the ALPHV “BlackCat” ransomware gang. The stock traded between $330.32 and $333.24. The timing matters for UnitedHealth, which is heading into 2026 with investors focused on whether the insurer can keep a lid on costs while it works through a stack of operational and regulatory issues. That scrutiny tends to show up in the group’s pricing power and its medical care ratio — the share of premium
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Coinbase stock today: COIN drops as bitcoin slips in year-end session — what investors watch next

Coinbase stock today: COIN drops as bitcoin slips in year-end session — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:04 ET — Regular session Coinbase Global (COIN) shares fell 1.3% to $228.52 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday. The stock has ranged between $228.16 and $232.62. The crypto exchange’s stock has been moving in step with digital-asset sentiment, and year-end trading has been thin, a mix that can exaggerate intraday swings. Wall Street’s major indexes were slightly lower in the final session of 2025, Reuters reported. Reuters Bitcoin was down 0.8% at about $87,538. Crypto-linked equities were mixed: Strategy slid 1.7%, Robinhood fell 0.5% and bitcoin miner Riot Platforms rose 2.0%. Coinbase closed Tuesday
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Lionsgate Studios stock today: LION slides after insider sale filings hit the tape

Lionsgate Studios stock today: LION slides after insider sale filings hit the tape

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:52 ET — Regular session Shares of Lionsgate Studios Corp fell 3.4% to $8.94 in midday trading on Wednesday after regulatory filings disclosed stock sales by two top executives. The stock opened at $9.16 and traded between $8.94 and $9.16, with about 1.23 million shares changing hands. The move matters because the studio’s shares have been trading near yearly highs, leaving less cushion for negative headlines. Insider sales are routine, but they can act as a trigger for profit-taking when a stock has rallied and investors are hunting for the next catalyst. The disclosures also
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Why Rush Street Interactive (RSI) stock is down today: Zacks downgrade to “hold”

Why Rush Street Interactive (RSI) stock is down today: Zacks downgrade to “hold”

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:46 ET — Regular session. Rush Street Interactive, Inc. shares were down 3.6% on Wednesday after Zacks Research downgraded the online-gambling operator to “hold,” MarketBeat reported. The stock was down 72.5 cents at $19.39 by 12:46 p.m. ET after trading between $19.36 and $20.27, on about 318,000 shares. MarketBeat said the stock still carries a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average target price of $21.25, and pegged its market value at about $4.6 billion. MarketBeat The drop matters because RSI has been one of the smaller, faster-growing names tied to the spread of regulated
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Rocket Lab stock today: RKLB steadies near $70 as insider filing and ARK trim hit the tape

Rocket Lab stock today: RKLB steadies near $70 as insider filing and ARK trim hit the tape

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:48 ET — Regular session Rocket Lab Corp shares edged higher on Wednesday after a regulatory filing showed a board member sold stock, as investors wrapped up a volatile year for the space launch and satellite company. The stock was up about 0.2% at $70.61. Google The insider disclosure lands with Rocket Lab among 2025’s standout gainers. Shares have risen about 180% this year, according to Investors Business Daily, making late-year signals on positioning and insider activity more closely watched. Investors.com With year-end trading thinning out, even routine filings can catch attention in high-beta names
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Robinhood stock slips as HOOD releases December trading snapshot and traders eye crypto softness

Robinhood stock slips as HOOD releases December trading snapshot and traders eye crypto softness

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:46 ET — Regular session Robinhood Markets, Inc. shares eased on Wednesday after the trading app published a late-December snapshot of customer activity that investors watch for clues about quarter-end momentum. The update matters because Robinhood’s results are sensitive to trading activity, especially in options and cryptocurrency, where small changes in volumes can move transaction-based revenue. With the year winding down, traders have been looking for signs that retail participation is holding up into quarter end, even as activity in digital assets has cooled from earlier peaks. Robinhood shares were down about 0.3% at $115.11
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JFrog stock falls about 3% today as year-end tech dip hits software names

JFrog stock falls about 3% today as year-end tech dip hits software names

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 12:50 ET — Regular session JFrog Ltd (FROG.O) shares fell 3.2% to $63.35 by midday in New York, after opening at $65.24 and hitting an intraday low of $62.72. The stock was trading in a $62.72 to $65.53 range. The move came as U.S. equities drifted lower in holiday-thinned trading on the final session of 2025, with technology stocks among the heavier weights. “Describing 2025 as ‘resilient’ might be an understatement,” Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial, said. Reuters Benchmark ETFs tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were both modestly lower, underscoring a
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Stock Market Today

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 EST — Market closed. Apple shares ended Friday higher, closing up 0.8% at $278.12. The stock eased 0.3% after hours to $277.25 ahead of Monday’s reopening. (Investing.com) The move capped a choppy week for megacap tech as traders tried to work out whether the latest bout of nerves over artificial intelligence spending is a speed bump or something stickier. That matters for Apple because it sits in both camps — a heavyweight in the Dow and a bellwether growth stock — just as the next set of U.S. data may reset bets on interest-rate
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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