Alphabet Leads M7; SpaceX Trillion IPO, Fed Path

Google (GOOGL)

• 2025 Performance: Led the "Magnificent 7" with a 65% year-to-date increase.

• Year-End Trend: Experienced slight losses during the December cooling period.

• Regulatory Status: Recently moved past a significant "hump" regarding its antitrust litigation.

• Wealth Impact: Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin rose to the #2 and #4 spots on the world's wealthiest list due to Alphabet’s share growth of over 60%.

  
  

Nvidia (NVDA)

• 2025 Performance: Shares rose nearly 39% over the year.

• Valuation: Currently trades at 26 times next year's earnings, which analysts view as reasonable relative to expected growth.

• Market Role: Remains a primary driver of the "AI trade" and semiconductor demand.

  
  

Tesla (TSLA)

• 2025 Performance: Ended the year up 11% (also cited as a 12% gain in relation to executive wealth).

• Leadership: Investor attention remains focused on Elon Musk’s compensation packages.

• Wealth Impact: Elon Musk remains the world’s wealthiest person ($623 billion), supported by Tesla’s gains and SpaceX’s valuation.

  
  

Broadcom (AVGO)

• 2025 Performance: Surged 50% overall during the year.

• Year-End Slump: Dropped 13% in December as the market cooled.

  
  

Micron (MU)

• 2025 Performance: Recorded a staggering 230% gain, fueled by semiconductor demand.

  
  

SpaceX

• 2026 Outlook: Anticipated for a potential $1.5 trillion IPO, which is expected to impact market heat maps.

• Valuation: Currently valued at $800 billion.

  
  

Microsoft (MSFT)

• Year-End Trend: Experienced slight losses during the month of December.

• Leadership: Remains a focal point for leadership performance under CEO Satya Nadella.

  
  

Apple (AAPL) & Amazon (AMZN)

• Year-End Trend: Both companies saw slight losses during the December market cooling.

  
  

OpenAI & Anthropic

• 2026 Outlook: Both AI giants are identified as being "on deck" for potential public offerings in the coming year.

  
  

Brookfield Corporation (BN)

• 2026 Outlook: Reportedly planning to launch a cloud business tied to a $10 billion AI fund to lease chips to developers.

  
  

Oracle (ORCL)

• Wealth Impact: Larry Ellison fell to the #5 spot on the wealth rankings following a 40% slide in Oracle stock from its peak in September.

  
  

Intel (INTC)

• Leadership: Remains a focal point for analysts regarding leadership performance heading into 2026.

  
  

Technology Sector News

• Market Context: The tech sector rose 23% in 2025, outperforming the S&P 500.

• AI Evolution: The industry is shifting from an AI "build-out" phase to an "adoption" phase, with massive growth potential as only single-digit percentages of corporations have fully integrated AI.

• Infrastructure: Data center demand is driving a "supercharged commodity cycle" for metals like silver, copper, aluminum, and nickel.

• Economics: Markets are pricing in at least two rate cuts for 2026, with some forecasting up to 75 basis points.

• Digital Assets: Outlook focuses on institutionalization, stablecoins for liquidity, and blockchain for AI data provenance.

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