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Technology News News 17 December 2025 - 18 December 2025

AI Stocks Today: Nvidia, Micron, Oracle and Broadcom Lead the Action as OpenAI Funding Talk and Data-Center Debt Fears Shake Markets (Dec. 18, 2025)

AI Stocks Today: Nvidia, Micron, Oracle and Broadcom Lead the Action as OpenAI Funding Talk and Data-Center Debt Fears Shake Markets (Dec. 18, 2025)

As of 5:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025, “AI stocks” are living through a familiar whiplash: the long-term narrative (exploding compute demand) is colliding with a near-term market question investors can’t ignore anymore—who pays for the next wave of AI infrastructure, and when do the profits show up? Wednesday’s U.S. session delivered a clear message: Wall Street is still willing to back AI, but it’s becoming far more selective about where the risk sits—especially when leverage, capex, and multi-year payback periods enter the picture. Reuters+2The Times Leader+2 Below is a full, publication-ready roundup of the key AI stock
18 December 2025
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Quantum Computing Stocks Today (Dec. 18, 2025): IonQ’s $60M Europe Expansion, Analyst Forecasts, and the Key Risks Driving Quantum Stocks

Quantum Computing Stocks Today (Dec. 18, 2025): IonQ’s $60M Europe Expansion, Analyst Forecasts, and the Key Risks Driving Quantum Stocks

It’s 5:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025, and “quantum stocks” are waking up to a familiar push–pull: big long-term promises (quantum advantage, new enterprise customers, government contracts) colliding with near-term market nerves about tech spending, rates, and whether the latest computing boom is getting ahead of itself. Reuters Below is the most current news, forecasts, and analysis in circulation today (12/18/2025) shaping the U.S.-listed quantum pure plays—IonQ (IONQ), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), and Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT)—plus what investors are watching next. Market backdrop: why “quantum stocks” are moving with (and against) big-tech sentiment Quantum computing
18 December 2025
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Hut 8 Corp (HUT) Stock: Google-Backed $7B AI Data Center Lease Ignites Rally—News, Forecasts, and Key Risks (Dec. 18, 2025)

Hut 8 Corp (HUT) Stock: Google-Backed $7B AI Data Center Lease Ignites Rally—News, Forecasts, and Key Risks (Dec. 18, 2025)

Hut 8 Corp (Nasdaq/TSX: HUT) is having one of those “wait, that’s the same company?” moments that the market loves: the former pure-play Bitcoin miner is now being priced like a power-and-data-center developer after announcing a 15-year, $7.0 billion AI data center lease tied to Anthropic, Fluidstack, and a Google financial backstop. PR Newswire+1 As of 10:02 UTC on Dec. 18, 2025, HUT traded around $40.16. Below is what’s driving HUT stock right now, what analysts are forecasting, and what investors should keep an eye on next. What just happened: Hut 8 signs a $7.0B River Bend lease with Fluidstack—Google
18 December 2025
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Semiconductors News Roundup (Dec. 18, 2025): Micron’s $20B Capex Bet, Qualcomm-Closes Alphawave, TSMC Speeds Up Arizona, and China’s EUV Push

Semiconductors News Roundup (Dec. 18, 2025): Micron’s $20B Capex Bet, Qualcomm-Closes Alphawave, TSMC Speeds Up Arizona, and China’s EUV Push

Thursday, December 18, 2025 delivered a familiar 2025 semiconductor mix: AI-driven memory tightness, rapid-fire data center roadmap shifts, fresh U.S. manufacturing momentum, and a geopolitics backdrop that’s increasingly about equipment—not just chips. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the major chip and semiconductor industry headlines reported today, with what they mean for the weeks and quarters ahead. The big picture: AI infrastructure keeps pulling the whole supply chain forward If there’s a single throughline in today’s headlines, it’s that the AI buildout is now shaping memory roadmaps, fab schedules, and even M&A. When hyperscalers and model builders accelerate deployments, the effects cascade: HBM
18 December 2025
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Micron Technology Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): MU Jumps on Blowout AI Memory Forecast, HBM Demand, and Analyst Upgrades

Micron Technology Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): MU Jumps on Blowout AI Memory Forecast, HBM Demand, and Analyst Upgrades

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is back in the market spotlight on December 18, 2025, after the memory-chip maker delivered record fiscal Q1 2026 results and issued second-quarter guidance that materially exceeded Wall Street expectations—a combination that powered a sharp, global rally in the stock. In early European trading on Thursday, Micron’s Frankfurt-listed shares surged nearly 12%, reflecting investor enthusiasm for management’s upbeat outlook and the broader theme driving the current cycle: AI data centers are consuming more memory than the industry can quickly supply. Reuters Below is what happened, what Micron forecast, how analysts are reacting, and what investors
18 December 2025
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Ola Electric Share Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low After Bhavish Aggarwal’s Stake Sale; MoEngage Closes $280 Million Series F

Ola Electric Share Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low After Bhavish Aggarwal’s Stake Sale; MoEngage Closes $280 Million Series F

Ola Electric’s stock extended its slide on Thursday, December 18, 2025, sinking to a fresh 52-week (and all-time) low as investors reacted to another round of promoter selling by founder Bhavish Aggarwal—even as the company positioned the move as a clean-up of personal leverage meant to remove “pledge overhang” risk. Business Standard+2The Economic Times+2 At the same time, a very different signal came from India’s enterprise software sector: customer engagement platform MoEngage said it has closed a $280 million Series F, highlighting how global capital is still backing scaled Indian SaaS stories with clear overseas growth paths. Business Standard+2Moneycontrol+2 What
18 December 2025
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Cisco (CSCO) Stock After Hours: Zero-Day Cybersecurity Alert, Shareholder Vote, and Analyst Targets to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Cisco (CSCO) Stock After Hours: Zero-Day Cybersecurity Alert, Shareholder Vote, and Analyst Targets to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) ended Wednesday, December 17, 2025, on a down note in regular trading, then steadied slightly after the bell—setting up a headline-driven setup for Thursday’s open (December 18, 2025). In the regular session, CSCO closed at $76.00, down 2.00%, after trading between roughly $75.93 and $78.18. Yahoo Finance+1 In late trading, the stock was indicated around $76.25 in after-hours, a modest rebound from the close. StockAnalysis What investors are digesting tonight isn’t just price action. It’s a stack of market-moving developments from today (Dec. 17)—including a new, actively exploited zero-day tied to Cisco email security products,
18 December 2025
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Quantum Stocks on the US Market Today: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, QCi and Arqit Slide After Close as Analyst Coverage Expands (Dec. 17, 2025)

Quantum Stocks on the US Market Today: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, QCi and Arqit Slide After Close as Analyst Coverage Expands (Dec. 17, 2025)

NEW YORK — Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 (6:00 p.m. ET): Quantum-related stocks ended sharply lower after the U.S. market close, extending a choppy pullback that has rattled high-beta “future tech” themes in recent weeks. The selling came even as Wall Street broadened fresh analyst coverage of the sector and two of the most closely watched names released notable corporate updates tied to commercialization and scaling. Investopedia Below is what moved U.S.-listed quantum stocks today, what analysts are forecasting for 2026 and beyond, and the key catalysts investors are watching next. Quantum stock prices at 6:00 p.m. ET Quantum pure-plays and adjacent names largely fell in tandem, underperforming
18 December 2025
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S&P 500 Today: Index Slides to 6,721 as AI Funding Jitters Hit Tech, Oil Pops on Venezuela Blockade (Updated 4:40 PM ET)

S&P 500 Today: Index Slides to 6,721 as AI Funding Jitters Hit Tech, Oil Pops on Venezuela Blockade (Updated 4:40 PM ET)

Update (4:40 PM ET, Dec. 17, 2025): The S&P 500 ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower, extending a multi-day slide as investors reassessed the economics of the AI boom and its financing needs—while an oil rally offered only limited ballast. S&P 500 closes near the day’s low after a tech-led selloff The S&P 500 fell 78.83 points (‑1.16%) to close at 6,721.43, marking the index’s fourth straight daily decline and pushing the benchmark and Nasdaq to their lowest levels in about three weeks. Reuters+1 Trading action underscored the risk-off tone: the S&P 500 opened around 6,802.88, traded as high as roughly 6,812, and sank to about 6,720—finishing close to the bottom of
17 December 2025
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Palantir Stock (PLTR) News Today: Tech Force Buzz, Navy ShipOS Deal, and Analyst Targets in Focus (Dec. 17, 2025)

Palantir Stock (PLTR) News Today: Tech Force Buzz, Navy ShipOS Deal, and Analyst Targets in Focus (Dec. 17, 2025)

Dec. 17, 2025 — Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) is back in the spotlight as investors weigh a fresh mix of catalysts: a Street-high price target from Bank of America, a new federal tech modernization push that lists Palantir among private-sector partners, and a steady drumbeat of government and national-security related contract headlines. At the same time, the stock’s valuation remains a central point of contention, and legal and political risks are increasingly part of the PLTR narrative. Shares traded around $184–$185 in late morning New York time on Wednesday, down roughly 1%–2% on the session. StockAnalysis Why Palantir stock
17 December 2025
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Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock News Today: Waymo’s $100B+ Funding Talks, Gemini Expansion, and Fresh Analyst Targets (Dec. 17, 2025)

Alphabet (GOOG) Class C Stock News Today: Waymo’s $100B+ Funding Talks, Gemini Expansion, and Fresh Analyst Targets (Dec. 17, 2025)

December 17, 2025 — Alphabet Inc.’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) traded lower on Wednesday, changing hands around $302 and down roughly 1.8% as of 14:45 UTC, after swinging through a wide intraday range. Despite the day’s dip, Alphabet remains one of the market’s biggest AI bellwethers—balancing a rapidly accelerating “buildout” in compute and data centers with the closer-to-home question investors care about most: can Google keep growing ads and Search economics in an AI-first internet—while expanding Cloud and monetizing Gemini? Reuters’ latest reporting and today’s product and market chatter keep that debate very alive. Below is a comprehensive roundup
17 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today: Instagram Reels Hits Fire TV, Zuckerberg’s AI Pivot, and Fresh Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 17, 2025)

Meta Platforms (META) Stock News Today: Instagram Reels Hits Fire TV, Zuckerberg’s AI Pivot, and Fresh Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 17, 2025)

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is in focus on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as investors weigh a new push to extend Instagram’s short‑form video reach into the living room, intensifying scrutiny around Meta’s AI spending plans, and a wave of regulatory and platform‑integrity headlines that could shape sentiment into 2026. META shares were trading around $657 during Wednesday’s session, up roughly 1.5% on the day, putting the company’s market capitalization near $1.85 trillion based on available real-time market data. META stock price action: why Meta shares are moving on Dec. 17 Meta’s stock tone today is being shaped by a
17 December 2025
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Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

7 February 2026
Singapore, February 7, 2026, 15:11 SGT — Market closed. Shares of Singapore’s Keppel Ltd (SGX:BN4) ended Friday at S$11.64, up 0.17%, with the market shut for the weekend and traders eyeing whether the post-results bid carries into Monday. A filing showed Keppel bought back 151,400 shares on Feb. 6 at prices between S$11.38 and S$11.55, spending about S$1.74 million including costs. (ShareInvestor) The stock had surged 6.1% on Thursday to close at S$11.62 after Keppel reported higher FY2025 earnings and laid out a larger distribution, sending the counter to its highest level in more than 12 years. That move did
ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

7 February 2026
ST Engineering shares fell 1.9% to S$9.71 Friday, outpacing the Singapore market’s 0.8% drop amid a tech-led selloff. The company signed a deal with Shield AI at the Singapore Airshow to integrate autonomy software into its unmanned platforms and unveiled a small drone capable of carrying explosives. About 6.9 million shares traded as investors await full-year results on Feb. 27.
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