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Shares of fintech mortgage provider Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) jumped 2.8% in the afternoon session after an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised the company's price target to $20 from $18.

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Rocket Companies (RKT) Stock Is Up, What You Need To Know

December 18, 2025

Shares of online marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) jumped 2.9% in the afternoon session after the company announced its board of directors approved a new $750 million share repurchase authorization.

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Why Etsy (ETSY) Stock Is Trading Up Today

December 18, 2025

Dismantling the Memory Wall: How HBM4 and Processing-in-Memory Are Re-Architecting the AI Era

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December 18, 2025

As the artificial intelligence industry closes out 2025, the narrative of "bigger is better" regarding compute power has shifted toward a more fundamental physical constraint: the "Memory Wall." For...

The Silicon Green Rush: How Texas and Gujarat are Powering the AI Revolution with Clean Energy

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December 18, 2025

As the global demand for artificial intelligence reaches a fever pitch, the semiconductor industry is facing an existential reckoning: how to produce the world’s most advanced chips without exhausting...

The Great Silicon Migration: Global Semiconductor Maps Redrawn as US and India Hit Key Milestones

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December 18, 2025

The global semiconductor landscape has reached a historic turning point. As of late 2025, the multi-year effort to diversify the world’s chip supply chain away from its heavy concentration in Taiwan...

What to expect in 2026 on repurchases.

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These Techs Had The Biggest Stock Buybacks In Q3. What To Expect In 2026. ↗

December 18, 2025

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The Silicon Desert Rises: India’s Gujarat Emerges as the World’s Newest Semiconductor Powerhouse

December 18, 2025

As of December 18, 2025, the global technology landscape is witnessing a seismic shift as India’s "Silicon Desert" in Gujarat transitions from a vision of self-reliance to a tangible manufacturing...

MP Materials has lost 45% of its value in less than three months; is that a buying opportunity or a warning?

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Is MP Materials Stock a Millionaire Maker? ↗

December 18, 2025

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Yielding to the Trend: How the 10-Year Treasury is Dictating the 2025 Year-End Swing Trading Playbook

December 18, 2025

As the final weeks of 2025 unfold, the financial markets are being steered by a familiar but increasingly volatile hand: the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Following the Federal Reserve’s mid-December...

The Silent Revolution: How Local NPUs Are Moving the AI Brain from the Cloud to Your Pocket

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December 18, 2025

As we close out 2025, the center of gravity in the artificial intelligence world has shifted. For years, the "AI experience" was synonymous with the cloud—a round-trip journey from a user's device to a...

The financial world breathed a collective sigh of relief on December 18, 2025, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finally broke its silence following the longest government shutdown in United...

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The Great Data Gap: CPI Relief Sparks Market Rally After Record 43-Day Shutdown

December 18, 2025

As of December 18, 2025, the landscape of American semiconductor manufacturing has transitioned from a series of ambitious legislative promises into a tangible, operational reality. The CHIPS and...

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The Silicon Renaissance: US Fabs Go Online as CHIPS Act Shifts to Venture-Style Equity

December 18, 2025

Beyond the Giants: Three Growth Powerhouses Poised to Eclipse the Magnificent Seven in 2026

Topics Artificial Intelligence Economy Immigration

December 18, 2025

As the curtain begins to close on 2025, the dominance of the "Magnificent Seven"—a group that has dictated market sentiment for years—is facing its most significant challenge yet. While Apple Inc....

The Goldilocks Rally: How Cooling Inflation and the ‘Sovereign AI’ Boom Pushed Semiconductors to All-Time Highs

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December 18, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, the global financial markets are witnessing a historic convergence of macroeconomic stability and relentless technological expansion. On December 18, 2025, the semiconductor...

As the curtain closes on 2025, the financial markets have delivered a plot twist that few analysts predicted at the start of the decade. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), a bank long dismissed as a "perpetual...

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The Great Reversal: Why Citigroup Outpaced the Magnificent Seven in 2025

December 18, 2025

As of late 2025, the semiconductor industry has reached a historic inflection point, driven by the successful transition of High-Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography from...

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The High-NA Frontier: ASML Solidifies the Sub-2nm Era as EUV Adoption Hits Critical Mass

December 18, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, the global financial markets are standing on the precipice of a new era. The "AI Revolution," which began as a speculative frenzy in late 2022, has matured into the...

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The Silicon Sentry: Why AI Dominance is Poised to Define the 2026 Market Landscape

December 18, 2025

Looking for the most active S&P500 stocks in today's session? Join us as we dive into the US markets on Thursday and discover the stocks that are dominating the trading activity and setting the pace...

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December 18, 2025

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Berkshire Hathaway is a Scrooge Stock. Will It Have a Change of Heart and Start Paying Dividends in 2026? ↗

December 18, 2025

It's time for Berkshire to stop hoarding cash.

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If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It ↗

December 18, 2025

This company's core business can't be duplicated.

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“Friends,” the Soulful New R&B/Hip Hop Ballad from Mandu Soul, Announced

December 18, 2025

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David vs. Goliath: Small-Caps Reclaim the Throne as Cooling Inflation Reshapes the 2025 Market Rally

December 18, 2025

As the curtains begin to close on 2025, the financial landscape has undergone a seismic shift that few predicted at the start of the decade. For years, the market was a top-heavy affair, dominated by a...

The U.S. financial markets received a long-awaited gift on December 18, 2025, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Consumer Price Index (CPI) data that came in significantly cooler than...

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Inflation Thaw: December CPI Miss Ignites Relief Rally as Treasury Yields Retreat

December 18, 2025

Santa Claus is Coming to Wall Street: 2025 Inflation Thaw Ignites Hopes for Record-Breaking Holiday Rally

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December 18, 2025

The ghost of Christmas past appears to have finally been exorcised from the New York Stock Exchange. On December 18, 2025, a critical inflation update delivered a much-needed gift to investors,...

Shares of semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) jumped 5.9% in the morning session after several analysts raised their price targets on the stock, citing confidence in the company's...

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Why Lam Research (LRCX) Stock Is Up Today

December 18, 2025

Shares of quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) jumped 2.4% in the morning session after the company announced an expanded agreement with Switzerland's QuantumBasel worth over $60 million.

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IonQ (IONQ) Stock Is Up, What You Need To Know

December 18, 2025

Shares of regional bank holding company CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) fell 4.5% in the morning session after it agreed to acquire Heritage Commerce Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $811...

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Why CVB Financial (CVBF) Shares Are Trading Lower Today

December 18, 2025

The Great Tech Decoupling: Why the Silicon Giants are Soaring While Device Makers Stagnate

Topics Artificial Intelligence Economy

December 18, 2025

The technology sector has entered a period of historic structural divergence as of late 2025. While the broader market indices suggest a steady climb, a closer look reveals a "two-speed" economy within...

Amazon’s AI-Fueled Ascent: Navigating Record Highs and Regulatory Headwinds at Year-End 2025

Topics Artificial Intelligence Economy Workforce

December 18, 2025

As of December 18, 2025, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) remains a titan of the global markets, currently trading at approximately $221.27. While this represents a slight consolidation from its all-time...