Stocks traded lower Tuesday as investors positioned themselves for the end of the year. These stocks were moving Tuesday: Meta Platforms rose 1.2% after the social-media company said it agreed to acquire artificial-intelligence start-up Manus, a Singapore-based company with Chinese founders. Meta is closing the deal at a valuation of more than $2 billion, The...

Ethereum could reach $5,000 in 2026, according to an analyst citing network upgrades and institutional adoption — but is it likely? 

Ethereum is poised to take off in the years to come. As I write this (Dec. 27), Ethereum (ETH +1.62%) is down almost 12% in the past year. Just four months ago, it set a new high of almost $5,000, but for the last two weeks, it has been trading close to $3,000. Given that...