The Indian equity benchmark indices ended Thursday's trading session on a rather tepid note as gains from the IT shares were offset by losses in select auto, metal, and pharma stocks.
As of today, December 18, 2025, the global media landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift that many analysts are calling the "Final Consolidation." At the center of this storm is Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), a company that has evolved from a DVD-by-mail disruptor into a $400+ billion titan of culture. Netflix is currently dominating headlines [...]
As of December 18, 2025, the financial markets are grappling with a paradox that few analysts predicted a year ago: cooling inflation is no longer a guarantee of rock-bottom interest rates. While the Federal Reserve has successfully navigated the U.S. economy toward a "soft landing," the bond market has
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Something interesting is happening in the usually quiet world of U.S. Treasury markets. Traditional asset managers who spent years dismissing cryptocurrency are now building products that live entirely on blockchains. The twist? They’re tokenizing the safest asset class in existence: government debt.
Date: December 18, 2025 Author: Senior Market Analyst, PredictStreet Introduction On the morning of December 18, 2025, the global media landscape stands on the precipice of its most significant consolidation since the turn of the century. Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is no longer just a content powerhouse; it has become the ultimate "prize" in [...]
The release of the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) on December 18, 2025, has sent a powerful shockwave through global financial markets, offering a rare moment of clarity after a record-breaking 43-day federal government shutdown. With headline inflation cooling to 2.7%—well below the 3.1% market forecast—international
As the global leader in athletic footwear and apparel, Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) stands at a pivotal crossroads in its storied history. Once the undisputed king of the "athleisure" era, the company spent much of 2024 and 2025 grappling with a loss of innovation, a botched pivot toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, and a rapidly changing [...]
As of today, December 18, 2025, ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) stands at a historic crossroads. Known for over a decade as the "plumbing" of the modern enterprise, the Santa Clara-based giant has officially shed its reputation as a mere help-desk tool. Today, it is increasingly viewed as the "AI Operating System" for the world’s largest corporations. [...]
The financial markets breathed a collective sigh of relief on December 18, 2025, as a long-awaited inflation report finally provided clarity to an investment community that had been trading in the dark for weeks. The release of the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) data—delayed by a historic 43-day government
Date: December 18, 2025 Introduction In the history of fintech, few companies have experienced a redemption arc as dramatic as Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD). Once the poster child for the "meme stock" chaos of 2021, Robinhood has spent the last four years methodically shedding its image as a risky "gamified" trading app to become [...]
FDX will report Q2 earnings on Dec. 18. Analysts expect $4.10 EPS and $22.79B revenue. Investors can earn $500/month with 1034 shares or $100/month with 207 shares.
On December 18, 2025, CarMax Inc. (NYSE: KMX) released a third-quarter earnings report that, on the surface, appeared to be a victory for the nation’s largest used-car retailer. Beating analyst expectations on both the top and bottom lines, the company reported adjusted earnings of $0.51 per share against
As of December 18, 2025, Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) stands not merely as a retailer, but as a sophisticated global logistics and technology platform. Long gone are the days when Walmart was viewed simply as a rural "big box" store; today, it is a $920 billion titan that has successfully navigated the "retail apocalypse" to [...]
As of December 18, 2025, the U.S. financial markets are navigating a treacherous "two-speed" economy where the resilience of the past year has given way to a palpable sense of fragility. Recent jobless claims data, released this week for the period ending December 13, showed initial filings at 224,
As of December 18, 2025, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stands not merely as a bank, but as a sovereign-scale financial ecosystem that has redefined the "too big to fail" era. In a year marked by the stabilization of global interest rates and a feverish arms race in artificial intelligence, JPMorgan has emerged as [...]
NEW YORK — In a dramatic shift that has recalibrated the pulse of Wall Street, the Russell 2000 index has finally staged its long-awaited breakout, signaling a definitive end to the years-long dominance of mega-cap technology. As of December 18, 2025, the index of small-cap stocks is stabilizing near the 2,
Tsumura has paid variable semi-annual dividends since April, 2004. However, it paid no annual dividends for the past yrsr 2025. Therefore no forward looking dividend amount is projected for 2026.
On this day in late 2025, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) stands as the undisputed titan of the global pharmaceutical industry. Having crossed the historic $1 trillion market capitalization threshold earlier this year, Lilly has transcended the traditional boundaries of a "Big Pharma" company to become a high-growth technology-like play on human longevity and [...]
In a stunning return to the public stage, Medline Industries (Nasdaq: MDLN) successfully executed the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the United States since 2021, pricing its shares at the top of its range and witnessing a massive first-day "pop" that has sent ripples through the financial world. The
As of December 18, 2025, the landscape of cloud computing has undergone a tectonic shift. For decades, the market was an impenetrable triad dominated by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. However, the generative AI revolution necessitated a different kind of infrastructure—one built not for general-purpose web hosting, but for the massive, parallel processing power of the [...]
As the final weeks of 2025 unfold, the financial markets are witnessing a powerful resurgence that has silenced skeptics and pushed major indices toward record highs. This "Santa Claus Rally," characterized by a significant rebound in the technology sector, is being spearheaded by two industry behemoths: Nvidia and Tesla. Following
As we approach the end of 2025, few companies occupy a more central—and paradoxically more precarious—position in the global economy than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM; TWSE: 2330). Often referred to as the "linchpin of the digital world," TSM has transcended its status as a mere component manufacturer to become a geopolitical focal point [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a critical data release that has sent ripples through the global financial markets, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on December 18, 2025, that inflationary pressures in the United States cooled significantly in November. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a year-over-year increase of 2.
As we approach the end of 2025, the semiconductor landscape has undergone a tectonic shift, with Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) emerging as the primary challenger to the generative AI status quo. Today, December 18, 2025, AMD stands at a critical juncture. No longer just the "scrappy underdog" to Intel or the "second-best" to NVIDIA, [...]
As the global energy transition navigates a pivotal "rebalancing" phase, IGO Limited (ASX:IGO) has solidified its position at the apex of the battery metals sector. By December 2025, the Perth-based miner has successfully navigated a turbulent two-year commodity cycle, anchored by the strategic extension of the Greenbushes joint venture.
As the calendar turns toward the final stretch of 2025, investors are anxiously looking for a seasonal miracle to reverse a month defined by volatility and economic uncertainty. Despite a healthy 16% year-to-date gain for the S&P 500, the first half of December has been characterized by a frustrating
As of December 18, 2025, the semiconductor landscape has undergone a seismic shift, and at the epicenter of this transformation sits Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU). Once viewed as the volatile "wild child" of the memory industry—subject to the boom-and-bust cycles of PC and smartphone demand—Micron has reinvented itself as a structural cornerstone of the [...]
Irenic Capital presses Integer Holdings to refresh its board and consider a sale, arguing the stock trades at a discount amid weak shares and limited visibility.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has sent shockwaves through the global financial markets after releasing a fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report that shattered even the most optimistic Wall Street projections. On December 17, 2025, the Boise-based memory giant reported record-breaking revenue and a "sold out" status for its high-bandwidth memory (HBM)
As 2025 draws to a close, Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX:FNV) (NYSE:FNV) has solidified its position as the premier vehicle for precious metals exposure, orchestrating a remarkable financial turnaround that has captivated Wall Street and Bay Street alike. Following a tumultuous 2024 defined by geopolitical friction and the shuttering of
Today’s Date: December 18, 2025 Introduction As we approach the end of 2025, few companies have reshaped the narrative of the "AI Revolution" as profoundly as Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR). Once whispered about in the corridors of the Pentagon and Langley as a secretive "spy-tech" firm, Palantir has emerged this year as the undisputed [...]
The Australian federal government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), released on December 17, 2025, has painted a picture of an economy caught between a rock and a hard place. While the Treasury reported a modest $5.4 billion improvement in the projected underlying cash deficit—now forecast at
