Cloud Computing
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial world is bracing for a historic milestone in the technology sector. For the first time, the global cloud computing market is projected to surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2026, driven by a fundamental shift from experimental artificial intelligence to massive-scale operational
Amazon
As the final week of 2025 unfolds, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) finds itself at a pivotal crossroads, transitioning from a year of intensive infrastructure investment to a 2026 narrative defined by commercial scaling. The Seattle-based giant has spent the fourth quarter of 2025 cementing its dominance in the artificial
Walmart
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
Amazon
As the sun sets on 2025, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) finds itself at a historic crossroads, navigating a volatile transition that could redefine the company for the next decade. On one side, a $6 billion contract deadlock with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) threatens to upend the logistics model
jobless claims
The U.S. labor market delivered a holiday surprise on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, as weekly jobless claims fell unexpectedly to 214,000, signaling a level of resilience that complicates the Federal Reserve's mission to cool the economy. Coming in well below the consensus forecast of 225,000,
Retail
As the sun sets on Christmas Eve 2025, the American retail landscape presents a study in stark contrasts. While total holiday spending is projected to cross the historic $1 trillion milestone for the first time, the atmosphere on the ground is one of calculated restraint. Major retailers like Walmart Inc.
Retail Sector
As the final shopping days of the 2025 holiday season wind down, the American retail landscape is defined by a stark divergence between the "haves" and the "have-nots." Despite a cooling labor market and persistent, though moderating, inflation, total holiday spending is on track to surpass
Stock Market
As the sun sets on a volatile but ultimately record-breaking year, Wall Street has entered its final, holiday-shortened trading week of 2025. With the S&P 500 sitting at a historic peak of 6,904 as of December 23, investors are closely watching for the emergence of the "
Oracle
The tech sector is facing a stark reality check as the final weeks of 2025 unfold. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), once the darling of the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom, has seen its stock plummet nearly 23% in December alone. As of December 23, 2025, shares are trading in the
2025 Holiday Spending
As of December 22, 2025, the American consumer has done something never before seen in the history of retail: pushed total holiday spending past the $1 trillion mark. Despite a year characterized by "resilient caution" and lingering concerns over high prices, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that
AI
As of December 19, 2025, the global financial markets are grappling with a paradox that has come to define the mid-decade economy: record-shattering investment in artificial intelligence juxtaposed with a growing "ROI anxiety" among institutional investors. While the "Great Silicon Build-Out" has funneled an estimated $350
Stock Market
As the calendar turns to the final weeks of December 2025, the ghost of Christmas past—specifically the "Reverse Santa Rally" of 2024—seems to have been exorcised from Wall Street. With the S&P 500 sitting at approximately 6,800 points and boasting a year-to-date return