Halliburton Company: Expect Short-Term Pain — Neutral

HAL   Seeking Alpha — December 17, 2025

Halliburton Company remains a long-term "Buy" despite recent share price underperformance and near-term industry headwinds. HAL faces declining revenues and profits due to lower oil prices and reduced drilling activity, but management is aggressively cutting costs and buying back stock. Strategic moves, including a 20% stake in VoltaGrid and cost reductions of $100 million per quarter, position HAL for future growth as energy demand rises.

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Newmark Arranges $630 Million Refinancing for 830 Brickell in Miami — Neutral

NMRK   PRNewsWire — December 17, 2025

MIAMI , Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) ("Newmark"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to global corporations, institutional investors, and owners and occupiers, announces the Company has arranged a $630 million refinancing loan for 830 Brickell, a newly delivered Class-A office tower in the heart of Brickell, Miami's premier live-work-play neighborhood. Newmark's Co-President of Debt & Structured Finance Jordan Roeschlaub , Vice Chairman Nick Scribani and Associate Director Tim Polglase arranged the financing on behalf of landlords Cain International and OKO Group.

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Texas Pacific Land announces a deal with Bolt Data & Energy to develop data-center campuses in West Texas.

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Pfizer Issues Soft 2026 View: What Does It Mean for the Stock's Future? — Negative

PFE   Zacks Investment Research — December 17, 2025

PFE's soft 2026 outlook spooks investors, with revenue and EPS guidance trailing expectations as COVID-19 demand fades and patent losses mount.

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Can Oil Prices Rally in 2026? ETFs in Focus — Negative

USO   Zacks Investment Research — December 17, 2025

Oil prices slid to four-year lows on ceasefire hopes, China weakness, and oversupply fears, putting inverse ETFs like SCO in focus for bearish investors.

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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for Dec. 17 — Positive

ALLT  APH  ASYS   Zacks Investment Research — December 17, 2025

Amtech Systems, Inc. ASYS: This manufacturer of essential equipment and consumables used in the semiconductor and automotive industries has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 186.7% over the last 60 days.

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KG on Significance of Oil Tanker Blockade, Medline's IPO & MU Earnings — Neutral

BNO  DBO  GUSH  IEO  MDLN  OIH  OIL  PXJ  UCO  USO  XOP   Schwab Network — December 17, 2025

The story of the day goes to oil after a U.S. blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers sent crude prices higher. Kevin Green explains how the story goes beyond oil.

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The Children's Place: Disaster Quarter — Negative

PLCE   Seeking Alpha — December 17, 2025

The Children's Place, Inc. delivered a disastrous Q3, with revenue and earnings missing expectations by wide margins. PLCE's net sales fell 13% to $339.5 million, with comparable sales down 5.4% and gross margin contracting 240 basis points. Operating income and EPS collapsed, with an adjusted net loss of $0.18 per share versus $2.04 income last year.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana, Nurses on Boards Coalition announce new partnership to mentor emerging nurses.

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DALLAS , Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today a partnership with Turkish Airlines is scheduled to begin in early 2026 to offer travelers around the globe one-ticket, transatlantic journeys between the United States and Istanbul unlocking onward connections across both carriers' networks. Turkish Airlines flies to more than 350 destinations in 132 countries from its global hub, Istanbul Airport, including ten airports in the United States served by Southwest.

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Unified Services Enable Insurance Innovation — Neutral

III   Business Wire — December 17, 2025

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $III #AI--Insurance enterprises are increasingly integrating AI into their operations to increase agility, personalization and operational excellence, ISG says.

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Google today released its fast and cheap Gemini 3 Flash model, based on the Gemini 3 released last month, looking to steal OpenAI's thunder. The company is also making this the default model in the Gemini app and AI mode in search.

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Udemy, Inc. (UDMY) M&A Call Transcript — Neutral

UDMY   Seeking Alpha — December 17, 2025

Udemy, Inc. (UDMY) M&A Call Transcript

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AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript — Neutral

AZO   Seeking Alpha — December 17, 2025

AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the merger of Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ: CWBC) and United Security Bancshares is fair to Community West shareholders. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, Community West shareholders would own approximately 70.6% of the outstanding shares of the combined company. Halper Sadeh encourages Community West shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or.

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Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement valued at around $2.5B — Positive

COUR  UDMY   TechCrunch — December 17, 2025

​Coursera and Udemy announced on Wednesday a landmark merger agreement valued at approximately $2.5 billion, bringing together two of the biggest names in online learning.

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Knowles: Margin Recovery Is Real, But The Market Still Wants Proof — Positive

KN   Seeking Alpha — December 17, 2025

Knowles Corporation delivered high-quality Q3 2025 earnings, with fundamentals trending positively and no reliance on one-time items or cost relief. Precision Devices is now KN's earnings engine, showing broad-based growth, improved operating leverage, and a 35–40% drop-through on incremental revenue. MedTech & Specialty Audio segment provides stability, maintaining strong 44% EBITDA margins and reducing downside risk despite muted growth.

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Why Affirm Jumped 12% Yesterday — Does the Rally Have Legs? — Positive

AFRM   24/7 Wall Street — December 17, 2025

Affirm Holdings ( NASDAQ: AFRM ) is a fast-growing leader in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector, offering consumers flexible installment payments for purchases.

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Western Digital Surges 195% in 6 Months: What Should Investors Do Now? — Positive

WDC   Zacks Investment Research — December 17, 2025

WDC shares surge nearly 200% in six months, driven by AI-led data-center demand for high-capacity HDDs, stronger margins, and rising capital returns.

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