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Australia Stock Market Today (20 December 2025): ASX 200 Ends Week Higher as Tech and Banks Rebound, Uranium Surges, and ANZ Hit with Record $250m Penalty

Australia Stock Market Today (20 December 2025): ASX 200 Ends Week Higher as Tech and Banks Rebound, Uranium Surges, and ANZ Hit with Record $250m Penalty

Australia’s stock market is closed today, Saturday 20 December 2025, but investors head into the final, holiday-shortened stretch of the year with plenty to digest after Friday’s late rebound in tech and banks, a sharp turnaround in uranium names, and major regulatory headlines led by ANZ’s record penalty. Australian Securities Exchange+2Market Index+2 Below is a full wrap of the latest moves, the key corporate and macro drivers, and the near-term outlook as the market approaches Christmas with thinner liquidity and heightened sensitivity to global cues. Market Index+2IG+2 ASX 200 latest: Friday’s rebound lifted the benchmark, but the weekly streak snapped
20 December 2025
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock After Hours on Dec. 19, 2025: Google Cloud’s Multibillion-Dollar Deal, CyberArk Regulatory Update, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock After Hours on Dec. 19, 2025: Google Cloud’s Multibillion-Dollar Deal, CyberArk Regulatory Update, and What to Watch Before the Next Market Open

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PANW) finished the regular session on Friday, December 19, 2025 at $186.88, up 0.54% on the day, and was trading modestly higher in the extended session at about $187.51 as of 7:59 p.m. ET. Volume was elevated at roughly 18.74 million shares, a notable pickup compared with recent sessions. StockAnalysis The after-hours tone comes after a headline-heavy day for the cybersecurity leader, led by an expanded Google Cloud partnership that Reuters described as approaching $10 billion over several years (per a source), plus a separate regulatory development tied to Palo Alto’s pending CyberArk acquisition. Reuters+1
20 December 2025
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock After Hours on Dec. 19, 2025: What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock After Hours on Dec. 19, 2025: What Investors Need to Know Before the Next Market Open

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) ended Friday, December 19, 2025 on a constructive note—finishing the regular session higher and holding near unchanged in after-hours trading, even as semiconductor peers with heavier “AI beta” grabbed most of the spotlight. QCOM stock closed at $175.25, up 0.61%, and ticked up to about $175.47 in after-hours trading (as of 4:44 p.m. ET). Yahoo Finance Because December 19 is a Friday, U.S. markets are closed on Saturday—so the “next open” for most investors is Monday, December 22, 2025. Below is what mattered after the bell, what drove the day’s action, and what to watch next.
20 December 2025
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Palo Alto Networks Stock (PANW) in Focus: Google Cloud Deal “Approaching $10 Billion,” Analyst Targets, and What Comes Next (Dec. 19, 2025)

Palo Alto Networks Stock (PANW) in Focus: Google Cloud Deal “Approaching $10 Billion,” Analyst Targets, and What Comes Next (Dec. 19, 2025)

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PANW) stock is in the spotlight on Friday, December 19, 2025, after the cybersecurity leader and Google Cloud announced a major expansion of their partnership aimed at securing enterprise AI workloads—an area that boards and CISOs increasingly view as a “must-solve” risk. A source familiar with the agreement told Reuters the multiyear commitment is “approaching $10 billion,” making it the largest security-services deal Google Cloud has struck to date, though executives declined to confirm the exact figure publicly. Reuters With the headline partnership now moving from strategic collaboration to a deeper operational and product alignment,
19 December 2025
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Uber Stock (UBER) News, Forecasts and Analyst Outlook for Dec. 19, 2025: Robotaxis, AI Gains, and Legal Risk Take Center Stage

Uber Stock (UBER) News, Forecasts and Analyst Outlook for Dec. 19, 2025: Robotaxis, AI Gains, and Legal Risk Take Center Stage

Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) heads into the end of the week with its stock trading around $79 per share on Friday, December 19, 2025, down about 1% on the day—a reminder that even after a strong year, sentiment can turn quickly when investors are weighing disruptive technology and regulatory risk at the same time. Yahoo Finance The central debate around Uber stock in late 2025 is no longer just “rides vs. delivery.” It’s whether Uber can become the indispensable marketplace layer for autonomous mobility—or whether robotaxi operators (and, potentially, automakers) ultimately bypass aggregators and keep the economics for themselves.
19 December 2025
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US Stock Market Today (Dec. 19, 2025): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Climb on AI Rebound, Nike Slides, and “Triple Witching” Fuels Volatility

US Stock Market Today (Dec. 19, 2025): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Climb on AI Rebound, Nike Slides, and “Triple Witching” Fuels Volatility

Wall Street was higher in early-afternoon trading on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as investors rotated back into megacap technology and semiconductors after a choppy mid-December stretch that had tested the market’s AI optimism. The upside came even as Nike’s sharp drop weighed on the Dow and traders navigated the extra cross-currents of “triple witching” — a high-volume expiration day for major equity and index derivatives that can amplify intraday swings. Reuters+2Bloomberg+2 US stock market snapshot around 1:14 p.m. ET By early afternoon in New York (around 1:14 p.m. ET), broad U.S. equity benchmarks were green, with tech leading the advance.
19 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Surges on $805M Space Force-Backed SDA Award as Launch Cadence Fuels Fresh Wall Street Debate

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Surges on $805M Space Force-Backed SDA Award as Launch Cadence Fuels Fresh Wall Street Debate

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is back at the center of the public-space investing conversation on Friday, December 19, 2025, after a one-two catalyst combo: a major Space Development Agency (SDA) award tied to U.S. missile warning and tracking, and a rapidly executed U.S. Space Force launch that underscored Rocket Lab’s “responsive space” credibility. By late morning, RKLB was trading around $68, up roughly 14% on the day, and pushing toward fresh short-term highs. StockAnalysis+1 What’s notable is why the stock is moving: today’s rally isn’t just about rockets. It’s increasingly about Rocket Lab’s evolution into a full-stack space prime—launch
19 December 2025
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Coinbase Stock (NASDAQ: COIN) News on Dec. 19, 2025: Prediction‑Market Lawsuits, “Everything Exchange” Expansion, and Wall Street Forecasts

Coinbase Stock (NASDAQ: COIN) News on Dec. 19, 2025: Prediction‑Market Lawsuits, “Everything Exchange” Expansion, and Wall Street Forecasts

December 19, 2025 Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) is back in the spotlight on Friday as investors weigh a fresh wave of legal headlines against the company’s biggest strategic pivot in years: becoming an “everything exchange” that blends crypto, stocks, tokenized equities, and prediction markets in one app. As of 15:48 UTC on Dec. 19, COIN shares traded around $241.45, up about 0.94% on the day, after opening near $242.49 and moving in a $241.04–$247.19 intraday range. Coinbase’s market capitalization at that time was roughly $71.3 billion, with about 6.7 million shares traded. That price action may look calm, but
19 December 2025
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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock News and Forecasts on Dec. 19, 2025: Space Force DiskSat Launch, Neutron Progress, and Wall Street Price Targets

Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock News and Forecasts on Dec. 19, 2025: Space Force DiskSat Launch, Neutron Progress, and Wall Street Price Targets

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ: RKLB) is ending 2025 the way it likes to operate: fast, frequent, and (so far) reliably on-target. As of December 19, 2025, Rocket Lab stock is back in the spotlight after a U.S. Space Force mission flew successfully just after midnight on Dec. 18, adding another proof-point to the company’s growing role in national security launches—while investors continue debating the bigger catalyst looming in the near future: Neutron. The result is a stock story with two simultaneous plotlines. One is immediate and measurable—launch cadence, customer responsiveness, and near-term financial guidance. The other is the market’s favorite
19 December 2025
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Palantir (PLTR) Stock News Today, Dec. 19, 2025: Price Near $190 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets and New Defense/AI Deals Drive the Outlook

Palantir (PLTR) Stock News Today, Dec. 19, 2025: Price Near $190 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets and New Defense/AI Deals Drive the Outlook

December 19, 2025 — Palantir Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PLTR) shares were higher in early Friday trading, hovering around $190 after a volatile week for high-growth AI stocks. PLTR is coming into the final stretch of 2025 with a market value above $400 billion and a reputation for outsized moves—making today’s mix of macro data, defense contract momentum, and analyst valuation debates especially consequential. Palantir stock price today: where PLTR is trading on Dec. 19, 2025 In early U.S. trading on Friday, Palantir stock changed hands near $190.59, up about 2.6% versus the prior close, with intraday trading spanning roughly the
19 December 2025
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Micron (MU) Stock Jumps to Fresh High After Record FY2026 Q1 Results and a Blockbuster AI Memory Forecast — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 19, 2025

Micron (MU) Stock Jumps to Fresh High After Record FY2026 Q1 Results and a Blockbuster AI Memory Forecast — What Investors Are Watching on Dec. 19, 2025

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is extending a powerful rally on Friday, December 19, 2025, after a record fiscal first-quarter report and an outlook that shocked Wall Street with just how tight the memory market has become in the AI era. Shares traded around $267 in mid-day action, up about 7% on the session, after touching an intraday high of $268.08. The surge follows Micron’s record fiscal Q1 2026 results (quarter ended Nov. 27, 2025) and an aggressive fiscal Q2 2026 forecast that reflects soaring pricing and demand for DRAM, NAND, and especially high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI servers.
19 December 2025
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NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Jumps on China Export Review News as Wall Street Raises 2026 Targets

NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Jumps on China Export Review News as Wall Street Raises 2026 Targets

Dec. 19, 2025 — NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is back at the center of the AI trade on Friday after a major policy headline revived the market’s biggest “what if” question around the chipmaker: how much incremental upside could reopen China demand create—without reigniting regulatory blowback? Nvidia shares were trading higher on the day, near $179, after reports that the U.S. government has begun an inter-agency review that could allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China under a framework that would include a 25% government fee on sales. Reuters At the same time, fresh analyst notes and updated
19 December 2025
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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock News Today: Fresh Analyst Targets, AI Margin Debate, and VMware Crosswinds (Dec. 19, 2025)

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock News Today: Fresh Analyst Targets, AI Margin Debate, and VMware Crosswinds (Dec. 19, 2025)

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock is ending the week in a familiar modern-market paradox: the company just posted blockbuster growth driven by AI infrastructure demand—yet the shares have been whipsawed by worries that the fastest-growing part of the business could pressure near-term margins. As of Friday, December 19, 2025, Broadcom shares are trading around $330. That puts the stock well off its early-December peak, even as Wall Street continues to publish bullish price targets and as broader AI sentiment shows signs of stabilizing following upbeat signals from other chipmakers. Yahoo Finance+2TipRanks+2 Broadcom stock price action: what’s happening on Dec. 19
19 December 2025
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Intel Stock (NASDAQ: INTC) News and Forecast on Dec. 19, 2025: Foundry Progress, Apple Rumors, AI Deal Talk, and Washington Risk

Intel Stock (NASDAQ: INTC) News and Forecast on Dec. 19, 2025: Foundry Progress, Apple Rumors, AI Deal Talk, and Washington Risk

Intel Corporation stock (NASDAQ: INTC) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar Intel cocktail: genuine technology momentum, heavy political oxygen, and investors trying to decide whether this is a turnaround story… or a complicated science experiment with a noisy stock chart. As of Friday, December 19, 2025, Intel shares were last indicated around the mid‑$36 range after closing Thursday at $36.28, with early trading showing modest upside from that close. wsj.com+1 That price level also underscores how quickly sentiment can swing: Intel touched a 52‑week high near $44.02 on Dec. 3, and by Dec. 12 the
19 December 2025
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WhiteFiber Stock (NASDAQ: WYFI) Jumps on $865M Nscale AI Data Center Deal: Key Terms, Timeline, and Analyst Price Targets

WhiteFiber Stock (NASDAQ: WYFI) Jumps on $865M Nscale AI Data Center Deal: Key Terms, Timeline, and Analyst Price Targets

WhiteFiber (NASDAQ: WYFI) is back on traders’ radar on December 19, 2025, after news of a major hyperscale-style colocation agreement sparked a sharp move in pre-market trading. Multiple market outlets tied the move to WhiteFiber’s newly disclosed long-term contract with Nscale, an AI infrastructure and cloud services provider, centered on WhiteFiber’s NC-1 AI data center campus in Madison, North Carolina. Benzinga+2Stocktwits+2 The headline number is hard to ignore: an estimated ~$865 million in contracted revenue over an initial 10-year term, tied to 40 megawatts (MW) of critical IT load—delivered in two 20 MW phases. SEC+1 What happened with WhiteFiber stock
19 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today in Asia Stock Markets: Chip and Tech Shares Rebound as BOJ Hikes Rates and Nvidia’s China Chip Review Reshapes Sentiment (Dec. 19, 2025)

AI Stocks Today in Asia Stock Markets: Chip and Tech Shares Rebound as BOJ Hikes Rates and Nvidia’s China Chip Review Reshapes Sentiment (Dec. 19, 2025)

TOKYO / SEOUL / HONG KONG / TAIPEI — Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 — AI stocks across Asia stock markets bounced on Friday, with investors buying back into chip and platform names after a bruising week for “AI trade” valuations. The rebound came as Japan delivered a widely expected Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hike, global risk appetite improved on a U.S. inflation downside surprise, and a fresh U.S. policy headline on Nvidia chip sales to Chinainjected both upside optionality and new uncertainty into the region’s AI supply chain narrative. Investing.com Australia+2Reuters+2 Asia’s broader tone was constructive: Reuters reported Japan up about 1.3%, South Korea
19 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today in India Stock Market: TCS, Infosys, HCLTech Lead the AI Theme as Nifty Closes Above 25,950 (19 Dec 2025)

AI Stocks Today in India Stock Market: TCS, Infosys, HCLTech Lead the AI Theme as Nifty Closes Above 25,950 (19 Dec 2025)

Indian equities snapped a four-session losing streak on Friday, December 19, 2025, and AI-linked stocks—especially large IT services and digital engineering names—stayed firmly on investors’ radar. The day’s action was driven by a mix of global macro relief (cooler US inflation reviving rate-cut hopes), rupee stability, and fresh read-through from Accenture’s quarterly update, which continues to shape expectations for Indian IT demand into 2026. Reuters+3Reuters+3Moneycontrol+3 At the same time, the “AI stocks” story in India is widening beyond IT services. Market participants are increasingly clubbing data-centre operators, telecom/cloud infrastructure, and power-and-cooling ecosystem companies into a broader “AI compute” theme—helped by policy
19 December 2025
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Oracle Stock (ORCL) Surges on TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal — What Today’s News Means for Investors

Oracle Stock (ORCL) Surges on TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal — What Today’s News Means for Investors

December 19, 2025 — Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is back in the spotlight after a major TikTok development injected fresh momentum into a stock that has spent much of December acting like a real-time sentiment gauge for the entire “AI infrastructure” trade. Late Thursday and into early Friday, Oracle shares jumped in extended trading after TikTok’s parent company ByteDance signed binding agreements to shift control of TikTok’s U.S. operations into a new joint venture that includes Oracle as a key investor and security partner. Reuters+2Barron’s+2 The move matters for more than a one-day pop. Oracle’s bull case has increasingly revolved
19 December 2025
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AI Stocks Today: Nvidia, Micron, AMD, Microsoft and Oracle in Focus as U.S. Futures Turn Mixed in Friday Premarket (Dec. 19, 2025)

AI Stocks Today: Nvidia, Micron, AMD, Microsoft and Oracle in Focus as U.S. Futures Turn Mixed in Friday Premarket (Dec. 19, 2025)

U.S. AI stocks are back in the spotlight heading into Friday’s opening bell, with premarket sentiment balancing two powerful forces: (1) a renewed “AI infrastructure” bid after Micron’s blockbuster outlook, and (2) policy and financing crosswinds—from chip export rules to mega–data center funding—still hanging over the sector. As of Friday, December 19, 2025, broader U.S. equity futures were mixed, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures pointing higher while Dow futures lagged, reflecting ongoing rotation into growth and tech after this week’s volatility. Barron’s Below is what’s driving the AI stock trade in today’s U.S. premarket, the fresh news flow dated
19 December 2025
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Japan Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Fears Hit SoftBank, Nikkei 225 and Asia’s Chip Leaders

Japan Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Infrastructure Spending Fears Hit SoftBank, Nikkei 225 and Asia’s Chip Leaders

TOKYO — Japan’s stock market took a sharp hit on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as a renewed wave of skepticism about the economics of the artificial intelligence boom spilled from Wall Street into Asia. Heavyweight technology names led the decline, dragging the Nikkei 225 to its lowest close in three weeks and reviving a question investors have been whispering for months: will the vast global buildout of AI data centers generate profits fast enough to justify the enormous capital spending and debt that underpin it? TradingView+1 The selloff was especially punishing for AI-linked bellwethers such as SoftBank Group, which has
19 December 2025
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Cambricon Class A stock price dips again: what to watch next for China AI chip name 688256

Cambricon Class A stock price dips again: what to watch next for China AI chip name 688256

8 February 2026
Cambricon Technologies shares closed at 1,036.99 yuan in Shanghai on Friday, down 2.02%, with volume at about 8 million shares. The stock has fallen roughly 16.5% since Feb. 2 after sharp declines earlier in the week. Investors await the company’s next earnings report, due March 13, for confirmation of its forecasted profit turnaround. Cambricon is valued at about 437.28 billion yuan.
Infineon stock in focus after Friday rise as reports flag April price hikes for power chips

Infineon stock in focus after Friday rise as reports flag April price hikes for power chips

8 February 2026
Infineon shares closed up 1.5% at 42.04 euros Friday on Xetra after reports the company plans April price hikes on some power products. TrendForce said the increases, citing tight supply and higher costs, would apply from April 1. The Feb. 12 record date and Feb. 19 annual meeting are next for shareholders. UBS raised its price target to 47 euros, citing stronger margins.
TE Connectivity stock jumps 3.5% into the weekend — what to watch for TEL next week

TE Connectivity stock jumps 3.5% into the weekend — what to watch for TEL next week

8 February 2026
TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) closed Friday up 3.46% at $215.91, rebounding after a 3.29% drop Thursday, but remains 5% lower for the week and 14% below its 52-week high. The company expects to close a $750 million senior notes offering on Monday and pay a $0.71 dividend March 13. Investors await Friday’s U.S. CPI report, seen as a key market driver.
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