As the holiday season settles over Wall Street, the financial world is still vibrating from the Federal Reserve’s final act of 2025. In its December 10 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered a 25-basis-point rate cut, bringing the benchmark federal funds rate to a target range of
As the world pauses for the Christmas holiday, investors in the United States are celebrating a historic milestone in the financial markets. On the final full trading day before the break, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reached unprecedented record highs, capping off a resilient
As of December 25, 2025, Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ: ONDS) has successfully completed a multi-year transformation, evolving from a niche provider of industrial wireless solutions into a formidable "next-generation defense-tech prime." This pivot, accelerated by a series of landmark contracts and the strategic acquisition of Roboteam in early December, has caught
As the final bells of 2025 ring across Wall Street, a stark divide has emerged between the actions of corporate boardrooms and the optimism of retail investors. Recent SEC Form 4 filings from late December 2025 reveal a significant cooling of executive sentiment in the high-flying technology and retail sectors,
As the final trading days of 2025 unfold, the traditional "Santa Claus Rally" has returned to Wall Street with a vengeance, but the playbook has been fundamentally rewritten. On Christmas Eve, the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) surged to a historic close of 6,909.79, marking its 38th record
In a late-year recalibration that signals a more cautious era for the self-storage industry, BMO Capital Markets has adjusted its price target for Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) to $305, down from a previous $320. The revision, issued just as the market closes for the 2025 holiday season, reflects a broader
In a move that underscores the current tug-of-war between strong corporate fundamentals and a cooling macroeconomic environment, Raymond James adjusted its outlook on Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) this week. On December 22, 2025, the firm lowered its price target for the Houston-based energy giant to $160 from $169. Despite the
As American households gathered for the 2025 holiday season, many faced an unwelcome guest: a significantly higher monthly electric bill. New data confirms that national residential electricity costs have surged by a staggering 13% over the last twelve months. While this increase has strained consumer budgets, it has simultaneously ignited
As the final trading days of 2025 draw to a close, the global financial markets find themselves in the grip of a phenomenon that has left traditional economists baffled and portfolio managers on edge. Dubbed the "Dangerous Consensus," this rare market regime has seen the S&P 500, gold, and
As 2025 draws to a close, a rare consensus has emerged among the titans of high finance: 2026 will be a year of "precarious prosperity." While 15 of the world's most influential investment banks are largely forecasting a fourth consecutive year of gains for the S&P 500, the optimism
The golden era of "growth at any cost" in the cloud software sector is facing its most rigorous stress test yet. As 2025 draws to a close, UBS Group has delivered a sobering reality check to one of the industry's most resilient darlings, ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW). In a series of
The final days of 2025 have delivered a monumental shift in the telecommunications landscape. On December 23, 2025, AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) successfully launched BlueBird 6, the first of its next-generation "Block 2" satellites, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. This launch is not merely a technical achievement;
NEW YORK — In a holiday week defined by light trading volumes and festive optimism, UiPath Inc. (NYSE:PATH) has emerged as the standout performer on Wall Street. The enterprise automation leader saw its shares climb over 8% in the final trading sessions before Christmas, following the announcement that it will
In a move that has sent ripples through the technology sector, the TCW Concentrated Large Cap Growth Fund has officially completed its exit from Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), ending a nearly decade-long position in the creative software giant. The decision, detailed in the fund's Q3 2025 investor letter, highlights a growing
As of December 25, 2025, the once-invincible aura surrounding the private equity (PE) industry has noticeably dimmed. For decades, private equity was the premier destination for institutional capital, promising "alpha" that consistently outpaced public indices. However, a grueling two-year stretch has seen many firms produce lackluster returns that significantly lag
As investors close the books on 2025, a year defined by the continued—yet tiring—dominance of artificial intelligence and mega-cap technology, the financial community is turning its gaze toward a simpler, time-tested strategy for the new year. The "Dogs of the Dow" strategy, which involves purchasing the ten highest-yielding
The holiday season has brought little cheer to the headquarters of Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE), as a flurry of analyst downgrades and price target cuts have cast a shadow over the athletic giant’s multi-year turnaround efforts. In late December 2025, prominent financial institutions including Daiwa Capital Markets and Argus
As the sun sets on 2025, the retail landscape has been irrevocably altered not by a new startup, but by a 63-year-old incumbent. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) enters the final week of the year not merely as the world’s largest grocer, but as a sophisticated technology ecosystem that has successfully
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial world is witnessing what historians may one day call the "Great Unwinding." Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) has spent the final months of the year executing a historic tactical retreat, liquidating massive portions of its most iconic equity holdings to build
