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Prologis stock ticks up as Fed minutes sharpen rate watch heading into New Year’s Eve session

Prologis stock ticks up as Fed minutes sharpen rate watch heading into New Year’s Eve session

Prologis (PLD) closed up 0.4% at $129.01 Tuesday as Fed minutes showed December’s rate cut was “finely balanced,” keeping REITs in focus. Trading was thin ahead of year-end, with the S&P 500 down 0.14%. Prologis will report fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 21. U.S. home prices rose 1.7% year-on-year in October, the slowest pace since 2012.
Union Pacific stock slips as rivals press regulators to reject Norfolk Southern merger filing; UNP sets Q4 earnings date

Union Pacific stock slips as rivals press regulators to reject Norfolk Southern merger filing; UNP sets Q4 earnings date

Union Pacific shares closed down 0.6% to $233.11 after rival railroads asked regulators to reject its merger application with Norfolk Southern as incomplete. The Surface Transportation Board is reviewing whether the $85 billion deal’s filing meets requirements, with a decision expected after Jan. 2. Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX cited missing data and insufficient detail on competition impacts. Union Pacific will report fourth-quarter results Jan. 27.
Seagate (STX) stock slips as 2025 AI-storage rally cools — what investors watch next

Seagate (STX) stock slips as 2025 AI-storage rally cools — what investors watch next

Seagate shares closed down 0.4% at $280.08 Tuesday, extending a pause after a strong 2025 rally driven by AI data center demand. Western Digital dropped 2.0% as tech stocks slipped. Investors are watching for Seagate’s late-January earnings and updates on drive pricing. The company last guided for fiscal Q2 revenue of $2.70 billion and adjusted earnings of $2.75 per share.
Nu Holdings stock beats the market in thin year-end trade — what NU investors are watching next

Nu Holdings stock beats the market in thin year-end trade — what NU investors are watching next

Nu Holdings rose 1.3% to $16.88 Tuesday, outperforming a 0.14% drop in the S&P 500 as trading volume stayed thin before year-end. The stock rebounded after a 4.7% monthly slide, with analysts now focused on its next earnings report, expected Feb. 19. StoneCo and Inter & Co also gained, while SoFi slipped. About 31.4 million NU shares changed hands, trading between $16.60 and $17.11.
31 December 2025
Palo Alto Networks stock flat after insider sale filings; PANW traders eye next earnings

Palo Alto Networks stock flat after insider sale filings; PANW traders eye next earnings

Palo Alto Networks closed nearly unchanged at $186.85 Tuesday after SEC filings showed President William D. Jenkins Jr. and CFO Dipak Golechha sold shares under pre-arranged plans. Jenkins sold 6,218 shares on Dec. 26 for about $1.17 million; Golechha sold 5,000 shares on Dec. 23 for roughly $940,910. Both retained large stakes. Cybersecurity peers and major U.S. indexes ended lower.
Applied Materials stock snaps 7-day rally as China pushes “50% domestic tools” rule

Applied Materials stock snaps 7-day rally as China pushes “50% domestic tools” rule

Applied Materials shares fell 1.2% to $259.97 Tuesday, ending a seven-day rally. Lam Research and KLA also closed lower. Reuters reported China is requiring chipmakers to source at least half of new-fab equipment from domestic suppliers, raising uncertainty for U.S. toolmakers. U.S. granted Samsung and SK Hynix annual licenses for chip equipment shipments to China.
Reddit stock (RDDT) slips after CTO share-sale filing; traders weigh AI-citation thesis

Reddit stock (RDDT) slips after CTO share-sale filing; traders weigh AI-citation thesis

Reddit shares fell 0.55% to $233.36 after CTO Christopher Slowe sold 14,000 shares for about $3.27 million, according to an SEC filing. Needham maintained a Buy rating and $300 target, citing Reddit’s frequent citations in AI-generated answers. The stock traded between $229.08 and $236.93 on volume of 2.48 million shares. U.S. indexes closed slightly lower as investors reviewed Fed minutes.
31 December 2025
Motorola Solutions stock rises as Wall Street slips in thin trade — MSI investors eye dividend, next earnings window

Motorola Solutions stock rises as Wall Street slips in thin trade — MSI investors eye dividend, next earnings window

Motorola Solutions shares rose 1.77% to $383.94 Tuesday, outperforming a weaker market in thin year-end trading. The stock traded between $375.10 and $384.90 on about 1.5 million shares. Investors await a Jan. 15 dividend payout of $1.21 per share and the next earnings report, expected around Feb. 12. Peers were mixed, with Axon Enterprise down 1.45%.
Qualcomm stock edges higher in thin year-end trade as Fed minutes land — what to watch next

Qualcomm stock edges higher in thin year-end trade as Fed minutes land — what to watch next

Qualcomm shares closed up 0.13% at $173.65 Tuesday, outperforming broader markets as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all slipped. Trading was thin ahead of year-end, with investors parsing Federal Reserve minutes and watching moves in major tech stocks. Apple fell 0.3% and Nvidia dropped 0.4%. Qualcomm’s next earnings call is set for Feb. 4, 2026.

Stock Market Today

  • Chipmaker Shares Soar Amid AI Boom in H1 2026
    June 28, 2026, 11:16 PM EDT. Semiconductor and memory chip stocks surged sharply in the first half of 2026, driven by strong AI demand. South Korea's Kospi index rose 125%, led by Samsung's 183% and SK Hynix's 310% gains. U.S. chipmakers like Sandisk soared 780% this year, with some stocks climbing thousands of percent over 12 months. Rising chip prices boosted profits amid constrained supply, fueling the rally. Conversely, major software companies including Microsoft declined as investors favored hardware over software. Apple cited higher memory chip costs for price hikes on devices. Recent profit-taking suggests some cooling in the chip rally. Overall, strong gains persisted in Asia-Pacific markets and reflected broader investor appetite for AI-driven tech hardware.

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