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Technology News 18 December 2025

Larry Page in the News (Dec. 18, 2025): Alphabet’s AI Rally, a $256 Billion Fortune, and Fresh Scrutiny in Palo Alto

Larry Page in the News (Dec. 18, 2025): Alphabet’s AI Rally, a $256 Billion Fortune, and Fresh Scrutiny in Palo Alto

Larry Page has spent most of the past decade doing what he appears to prefer: staying out of the spotlight while the company he co-founded—Google, now the core of Alphabet—reshapes how billions of people find information, buy products, and build software. But on December 18, 2025, Page is back in the headlines anyway, pulled forward by three forces that don’t require a public appearance: a renewed surge in Alphabet’s market value, a tightening ring of global regulation around Google’s platform power, and an unusually local flashpoint—Palo Alto’s growing backlash against billionaire “compounds,” where Page is singled out alongside other tech titans. Business
18 December 2025
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Dow Jones Today: DJIA Closes Higher on Cooler Inflation, Micron-Fueled Tech Rebound (Updated 4:15 PM EST, Dec. 18, 2025)

Dow Jones Today: DJIA Closes Higher on Cooler Inflation, Micron-Fueled Tech Rebound (Updated 4:15 PM EST, Dec. 18, 2025)

Updated 4:15 PM EST — Thursday, December 18, 2025 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ended Thursday with a modest gain, closing higher as investors weighed a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation report and a tech-led rebound powered by Micron’s upbeat outlook tied to artificial intelligence demand. The Dow’s advance was smaller than the broader market’s move, but it marked a bounce after recent weakness that had dragged major indexes toward multi-week lows. TradingView By the closing bell, the Dow rose 69.36 points (+0.14%) to 47,955.33, while the S&P 500 gained 0.78% and the Nasdaq climbed 1.37%, reflecting a stronger “risk-on” tone in growth and tech shares than in the Dow’s blue-chip mix. TradingView
18 December 2025
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock News Today: Alphawave Semi Deal Closes Early, Dividend Paid, and 2026 Forecasts in Focus (Dec. 18, 2025)

Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock News Today: Alphawave Semi Deal Closes Early, Dividend Paid, and 2026 Forecasts in Focus (Dec. 18, 2025)

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors digest two developments that matter to shareholders right now: the early close of Qualcomm’s Alphawave Semi acquisition and a cash dividend landing today—all while Wall Street keeps one eye on Qualcomm’s next earnings checkpoint and its expanding AI narrative. The day’s headlines are not just about a completed transaction—they’re about what Qualcomm is trying to become in 2026: a company that still dominates premium Android silicon, but also pushes deeper into AI infrastructure, custom CPUs, and data center connectivity, where the prize is measured
18 December 2025
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US Stock Market Today (Dec. 18, 2025, 1:52 p.m. ET): Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Jump on Cooler CPI as Micron Ignites Tech Rebound

US Stock Market Today (Dec. 18, 2025, 1:52 p.m. ET): Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Jump on Cooler CPI as Micron Ignites Tech Rebound

Wall Street is pushing higher in Thursday afternoon trading after a softer-than-expected inflation print revived hopes for additional Federal Reserve rate cuts in early 2026—and after Micron’s upbeat outlook helped steady a jittery AI trade. As of about 1:52 p.m. ET (1:53 p.m. ET snapshot), the major U.S. indexes were higher: the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 48,074.62 (+0.39%), the S&P 500 at 6,792.91 (+1.06%), and the Nasdaq Composite at 23,084.09 (+1.72%). Small caps also participated, with the Russell 2000 up 0.97%. Schwab Wall Street The tone is notably different from Wednesday’s risk-off slide, when investors recoiled from renewed
18 December 2025
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Top AI Stocks to Buy Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Broadcom, Micron and More as AI Trade Rebounds

Top AI Stocks to Buy Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Broadcom, Micron and More as AI Trade Rebounds

NEW YORK — December 18, 2025 (12:00 p.m. ET) — After a bruising few sessions driven by data-center financing jitters, the AI trade is finding its footing again at midday. A cooler-than-expected inflation read helped lift rate-cut hopes, while Micron’s blockbuster outlook for AI-linked memory demand reignited risk appetite across semiconductors and the broader tech complex. Reuters+1 That rebound doesn’t erase the market’s big new question: can the industry keep funding a trillion-dollar buildout of chips, power, and data centers long enough for profits to catch up? Oracle’s financing headlines and the sudden repricing in “AI infrastructure” names show how quickly sentiment can swing—even
18 December 2025
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Cisco Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CSCO Rises as Wall Street Lifts Targets—But a Critical Zero‑Day Cyber Alert Adds Risk

Cisco Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): CSCO Rises as Wall Street Lifts Targets—But a Critical Zero‑Day Cyber Alert Adds Risk

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is back in the spotlight on December 18, 2025—this time for a mix of market optimism and headline risk. Shares are higher on the day as investors digest fresh analyst target increases and reaffirmed “Overweight” positioning from Morgan Stanley, while the company simultaneously faces intense attention from the cybersecurity community after warnings that China-linked attackers are actively exploiting an unpatched, maximum-severity issue in Cisco Secure Email products. TipRanks+2TechCrunch+2 For investors, the story isn’t just about today’s price action. It’s about how Cisco’s growth narrative—AI networking demand, improving fundamentals, and shareholder returns—stacks up against operational and
18 December 2025
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Uber Stock Today (NYSE: UBER): Robotaxi Debate Heats Up as Analysts Reprice the Risk — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 18, 2025

Uber Stock Today (NYSE: UBER): Robotaxi Debate Heats Up as Analysts Reprice the Risk — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 18, 2025

Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as investors weigh a familiar question with a new sense of urgency: will robotaxis disrupt Uber’s ride-hailing model—or make Uber even more valuable as the “demand layer” for autonomous fleets? As of the latest available quote today, UBER traded around $80 per share, with a market capitalization near $164 billion. Below is a complete, publication-ready rundown of the major Uber stock headlines, analyst forecasts, and market-moving themes dated Dec. 18, 2025, plus the key catalysts investors are tracking next. Uber stock price check: where UBER
18 December 2025
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Micron Technology Stock (MU) Surges on Blowout Guidance: AI HBM Demand, Supply Crunch, and New Analyst Targets (Dec. 18, 2025)

Micron Technology Stock (MU) Surges on Blowout Guidance: AI HBM Demand, Supply Crunch, and New Analyst Targets (Dec. 18, 2025)

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) stock jumped sharply on Thursday, Dec. 18, after the memory-chip maker delivered a blockbuster quarter and issued a far-stronger-than-expected outlook—reigniting the “AI infrastructure” trade across semiconductors and putting Micron’s high-bandwidth memory (HBM) strategy at center stage. As of 16:39 UTC, MU was trading at $252.34, up $26.82 (+11.89%) on the day, after swinging between $245.80 and $263.34 intraday. Meanwhile, Reuters reported Micron shares were up nearly 16% during Thursday’s session as investors digested the company’s forecast and the broader message: memory supply remains tight, pricing is rising, and AI data centers are consuming capacity faster
18 December 2025
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Micron Stock (MU) Jumps on Blowout Forecast: AI Memory Shortage, HBM Sold Out for 2026, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Micron Stock (MU) Jumps on Blowout Forecast: AI Memory Shortage, HBM Sold Out for 2026, and What Wall Street Expects Next

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is back at the center of the AI trade on December 18, 2025, after delivering record fiscal Q1 results and issuing a second-quarter outlook that dramatically exceeded Wall Street expectations—sparking a sharp rally in Micron stock and lifting sentiment across semiconductors. MarketWatch+2Barron’s+2 The key takeaway behind today’s headlines is simple but powerful: memory is becoming one of the main bottlenecks in the AI buildout. Micron says demand—especially for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI accelerators—remains so tight that the company has already completed price-and-volume agreements for its entire calendar 2026 HBM supply, including next-generation HBM4.
18 December 2025
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Snap Stock (SNAP) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Shares Hold Near $7.50 as Snapchat Launches Quick Cut and Analysts Stay Cautious

Snap Stock (SNAP) News and Forecast for Dec. 18, 2025: Shares Hold Near $7.50 as Snapchat Launches Quick Cut and Analysts Stay Cautious

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) is starting December 18, 2025 with its stock hovering around the mid-$7 range after a second straight day of gains—an eye-catching move because it came on a broadly negative session for U.S. equities. On Wednesday (Dec. 17), SNAP closed at $7.50, up 1.76%, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.81%. MarketWatch Today’s setup for Snap investors is a familiar mix of “green shoots” and “here be dragons”: new in-app creator tools designed to drive engagement, steady progress in subscriptions and performance ads, and continued Wall Street skepticism reflected in mostly “Hold” ratings—even as many price targets sit
18 December 2025
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Accenture Beats Q1 Revenue Forecast as AI Bookings Hit $2.2 Billion; Standalone AI Reporting to End

Accenture Beats Q1 Revenue Forecast as AI Bookings Hit $2.2 Billion; Standalone AI Reporting to End

NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2025 — Accenture’s latest earnings report offered a clear message to investors tracking the consulting giant’s pivot to artificial intelligence: AI-fueled demand is landing bigger deals and lifting revenue, but the company is also preparing the market for a new reality where “AI work” is no longer a separate category. Accenture reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $18.74 billion, topping analyst expectations and landing at the top end of management’s guidance range for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 2025. The beat was supported by strong new bookings—a forward-looking indicator for future revenue—and accelerating advanced AI activity.
18 December 2025
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Globalstar (GSAT) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Insider Sale Sparks Pullback as Band n53 and XCOM RAN Momentum Builds

Globalstar (GSAT) Stock News Today (Dec. 18, 2025): Insider Sale Sparks Pullback as Band n53 and XCOM RAN Momentum Builds

Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) is having one of those “welcome to modern markets” weeks: a red-hot rally meets a sharp pullback, and investors are left sorting signal from noise. As of December 18, 2025, GSAT most recently traded around $56.91, after a steep ~10.6% drop in the prior session—an abrupt reversal after a powerful multi-month run. StockAnalysis The catalyst lighting up headlines today isn’t a disastrous earnings miss or a broken satellite. It’s a mix of (1) insider-sale optics and (2) fresh evidence that Globalstar’s licensed spectrum strategy—especially Band n53 and its XCOM RAN private 5G platform—may be moving from
18 December 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:22 AM EST Dollar Dips as Stocks Rally and US Data Influences Fed Rate Expectations February 7, 2026, 12:18 AM EST. The **dollar index** fell 0.17%, pressured by a rebound in equity markets reducing demand for the safe-haven currency. Weaker-than-expected U.S. labor market data raised the odds of a Fed rate cut to 18% for March, though consumer sentiment improved to a six-month high, limiting losses. Hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic emphasized maintaining restrictive monetary policy. The dollar faces medium-term weakness amid expectations for rate cuts
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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