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Today is Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
The Early Bird Index today is 84.75.
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UiPath’s Powerful Inclusion 🚀
Investors learned on Tuesday that the artificial intelligence software company UiPath $PATH ( ▲ 7.71% ) is joining the S&P MidCap 400, which caused the stock to jump 6.83% in after-hours trading.
Details: UiPath will be added to the index on January 2. It will replace Synovus Financial Corp., which is being acquired and leaving the public markets.
Big Picture: The inclusion helps UiPath’s stock. Index funds that track the MidCap 400 now need to buy shares of UiPath, creating a mechanical bid for the stock in the near term.
Background: UiPath just posted better-than-expected financial earnings results in early December, positioning the stock well during late 2025.
Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: UiPath is moving in the same broad AI/automation trajectory as big tech, but this index inclusion is more of a classic “graduation to mid-cap” milestone than a mega-cap Big Tech moment.
Joining the S&P MidCap 400 means UiPath has reached a scale and liquidity profile that qualifies it as a core mid-cap holding, similar to earlier stages many now‑large tech names passed through on their way up the index stack.
UiPath is positioning itself as an AI/automation platform layer, orchestrating AI agents, robots, and workflows across enterprises, similar to how big tech names built sticky, horizontal platforms.
Final Thoughts: Shares of UiPath were already up 23% this year, with most of the gains in the current quarter.
Notables
Notable Earnings Today: N/A.
Notable IPOs Today: N/A.
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Deep Market Making (Honeycomb), The People’s House (Honeycomb).
Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET).
Limoneira's "Oversupply" Woes
Limoneira $LMNR ( ▼ 6.46% ), an agribusiness and real estate development company, posted mixed financial results on Tuesday. The stock fell 1.15% in after-hours trading.
Financials: Limoneira reported a loss of 49 cents per share in the past quarter, which was lower than expected. Revenue reached $42.8 million, which was better than expected.
Details: Losses piled up due to the company’s oversupply of lemons.
Quote: “Fiscal 2025 represents a transformational year in Limoneira's strategic evolution from moving our primary focus away from an oversupplied lemon offering to avocados, which provide much greater demand and stronger long-term consumption growth potential.” - CEO Harold Edwards.
Final Thoughts: Limoneira’s stock was already down about 43% this year.
Ramaco Resources’ New Stock Buyback
The critical mineral company Ramaco Resources $METC ( ▲ 6.16% ) jumped 7.10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after announcing a $100 million stock buyback to boost the stock price.
Final Thoughts: The stock was already up about 57% this year.
Trends to Watch
Bullish Prediction: Bitcoin will be 'top performer' in 2026 after getting crushed this year, says VanEck (CoinDesk)
Substantial Demand: ETF data shows Bitcoin dominance held firm in 2025 as Ethereum gradually gained share (The Block)
Not Feeling Good: Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level since the US rolled out tariffs in April (Associated Press)
Flying High: Southwest’s profits are down 42% this year but it’s the top U.S. airline stock (CNBC)
Happy Holidays: Visa and Mastercard report 4% growth in US holiday retail sales (Reuters)
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