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Stock Market Today, Dec. 19: Nike Shares Slide After Weak China Sales and Margin Pressure Today, Dec. 19, 2025, investors are weighing fresh China weakness, margin strain, and a slower “Win Now” turnaround path.
Stock Market Today, Dec. 19: AI Optimism and Inflation Data Buoys Stocks On Dec. 19, 2025, upbeat AI sentiment helped lift major U.S. indexes even as quad‑witching volatility kept trading choppy.
3 Tech Stocks to Buy for the New Year and Hold Through 2030 These companies are at the forefront of their industries and will stay there for years.
Philosophy Capital Initiates Compass Position as the Brokerage Moves Past Expansion Mode After pulling back from expansion and tightening costs, Compass is drawing interest from investors focused on whether its revised model can produce steadier cash flow
1 Reason Now Might Be the Perfect Time to Buy Reddit Stock Analysts expect its free cash flow to soar over the next four years.
Why Riot Platforms Ended the Week 7% Lower Riot Platforms is about to end the week in the red, as investors price in headwinds to this company's key transition.
Why BlackBerry Stock Soured Today BlackBerry delivered better-than-expected results, but investors still sold.
Why a Fund Has a $118 Million Bet on This Chinese Stock Still 50% Below Its 2021 Highs The stock’s rebound has been real, but this buyer seems to be betting the recovery still has plenty of room to run.
2 Things to Expect From Your First Social Security Check of 2026 These two changes will have a big effect on how far your Social Security checks stretch in 2026.
Why Centrus Energy Stock Heated Up Today Centrus is setting up a U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain -- basically single-handed.
Here's Why USA Rare Earth Stock Slumped This Week The rare earth company's stock is subject to ongoing speculation over potential support and investment from the Trump administration.
3 Best Gold ETF Picks for 2026 2025 was one of the best years on record for gold. How is 2026 shaping up for gold ETFs?
Why Winnebago Stock Rallied Today Despite a challenging economic environment, the RV maker is generating strong sales and profit growth.
3 Things to Know About Amazon Stock Before You Buy The cloud and e-commerce leader is still a solid long-term investment.
H World Group Stock Is Up 49% in a Year: Why a Conviction Buy Has Emerged After years of restructuring and a brutal post-2021 reset, this steady rebound is starting to look less like a bounce and more like a durable recovery.
Is Nokia a Must-Own Stock for 2026? The company's deal with Nvidia gives its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy a boost.
Tom Gardner's 2025 Closing Thoughts: AI Disruption & What to Do Now As AI reshapes the economy, how do you invest and work through the volatility?
After a 95% Crash, This China Education Stock Has Drawn a $35 Million Bet From One Institutional Investor After one of the most brutal drawdowns in recent market history, a concentrated bet suggests this turnaround story isn’t finished yet.
If You'd Invested $10,000 in AMD 10 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today AMD management turned a struggling business into one of the top artificial intelligence (AI) companies, and investors who got in at the right time have enjoyed spectacular returns.
Better Buy in 2026: Pfizer or Merck? This year has been one to forget for these pharmaceutical giants.
Why Nebius Rallied Today Nebius has corrected 45% along with other "neoclouds," but demand for their AI compute doesn't seem to be slowing.
Will Nvidia Stock Crash in 2026? The generative AI boom is getting a little long in the tooth.
Why Rivian Automotive Stock Keeps Going Up Rivian grew sales nicely in Q3, but growing sales in 2026 could be harder -- even with a new electric SUV to sell.
SentinelOne President and CEO Sells 125K Shares for $1.9 Million SentinelOne, a cybersecurity software provider leveraging AI for autonomous threat protection, recently saw a significant insider sale.
Is Tilray Brands Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2026? The cannabis stock has been rallying on hopes of marijuana rescheduling finally taking place in the U.S.
Is OpenDoor Yesterday's News? After a surge earlier this year, Opendoor stock has fallen 40%.
Why Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Popped Friday Kratos makes innovative drones for the military -- but does its stock cost too much?
If You'd Bought XRP (Ripple) 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Now XRP hasn't done well recently, but the five-year returns are still beating the market.
Why Rocket Lab Stock Is Skyrocketing Today Rocket Lab stock is soaring today after the company landed its largest contract yet.
3 of the Best Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2026 These stocks pay between 3.5% and 6.8% in dividends.
Where Will D-Wave Be in 1 Year? D-Wave's rapid rise could be a dramatic fall over the next year if investors move away from speculative investments.
Why Did Bittensor Crash More than 20% Following Its Halving This Week? Bittensor's halving event was supposed to pave the way for significant token price appreciation. That hasn't been the case.
Is Live Oak Bancshares Stock a Buy or Sell After Its CEO Sold 10,000 Shares? This commercial banking specialist for small businesses reported a notable insider sale amid a year of negative total returns.
Shares of P&G Struggled in 2025. What Will It Do in 2026? Tariffs and souring consumer sentiment made 2025 a tough year for Procter & Gamble shareholders.
Sui Is Rocketing Higher Today: The 1 Catalyst Driving Its 8% Surge Investors are banking on surging capital inflows into Sui, following an announcement of a new spot ETF application for this token.
This Is the Streaming Stock You Didn't Know You Needed There are many streaming companies on the market, but this one gives your portfolio exposure to two of the fastest-growing assets in the world right now.
Why SuperX AI Technology Stock Was Wilting This Week Investors tend to get skittish when a company feels compelled to raise capital.
3 2026 Medicare Changes Every Retiree Should Know These could have a big effect on your retirement healthcare budget next year.
Why UWM Holdings Stock Was Getting Mashed This Week Investors had 1.3 billion reasons to be concerned about the company's latest move.
Why Nike Stock Tumbled Today Nike beat second-quarter estimates but its guidance missed the mark.
Why a Fund Placed a $13 Million Bet on Ambarella Stock Before a 20% Post-Earnings Drop The timing looks painful, but the fundamentals tell a more complicated story about why long-term investors are still paying attention.
Is IPG Photonics Stock a Buy as One Fund Builds a $9 Million Stake in the Firm? A sharp rebound in margins and profitability is testing whether patience can finally pay off for investors willing to look past years of volatility.
Is VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF the Smartest Investment You Can Make Today? Rare-earth metals have become a hot topic in the world, but is it a good idea to buy an ETF dedicated to the niche?
Why One Fund Has an $8.5 Million Bet on Five9 Despite a 50% One-Year Stock Collapse The stock’s collapse tells one story, but the underlying business metrics suggest a very different long-term setup.
Why Lamb Weston Stock Is Plummeting Today Frozen potato behemoth Lamb Weston saw its stock sell-off again after offering underwhelming earnings.
Better Quantum Computing Stock to Buy in 2026: IonQ vs. D-Wave Quantum Investors can consider taking small stakes in quantum computing stocks for their high growth optionality.
3 Soaring Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years Walmart, Costco, and American Express are all evergreen investments.
Prediction: Dogecoin Will Plunge to Under a Penny in 2026 If investors decide to value Dogecoin like other meme coins, watch out.
Yelp COO Sells 20,325 Shares. Should You Be Worried? This digital platform for local business connections reported a notable insider sale amid ongoing systematic stake reductions.
Is the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF a Buy Now? Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is a solid choice for the right investor, but it may not be a good fit if you're looking for high yield.
3 Retirement Investing Mistakes to Avoid in 2026 Don't stunt your savings' growth by falling victim to these blunders.
Why Quantum Computing Stock Is Plummeting This Week The company had nothing disastrous to report. So why are shares falling?
Forget Stocks – For 2026 I'm Investing in These Two Metals A precious metal and an industrial metal have significant upside potential in 2026.
If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It Every investor will respond differently, and that's the beauty of investing.
