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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Western Digital stock price slides after hours as WDC heads into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital stock price slides after hours as WDC heads into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital shares fell 2.8% to $236.39 in after-hours trading Friday, ahead of its fiscal second-quarter earnings report due Jan. 29. Wall Street analysts raised price targets this week, with Morgan Stanley and Wedbush both moving to $260. Investors are watching data-center drive pricing and company guidance closely. Rival Seagate reports earnings Jan. 27.
24 January 2026
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Shell’s $20 billion Nigeria Bonga bet collides with talk of an Argentina shale exit

Shell’s $20 billion Nigeria Bonga bet collides with talk of an Argentina shale exit

Nigeria approved investment-linked incentives for Shell’s Bonga South West deepwater oil project after talks with CEO Wael Sawan, who said a final investment decision may come by 2027. Shell has approached potential buyers about selling its Vaca Muerta shale assets in Argentina, according to sources. The company declined to comment on the possible sale.
24 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock price slips after hours as BlueBird 7 launch timeline comes into focus

AST SpaceMobile stock price slips after hours as BlueBird 7 launch timeline comes into focus

AST SpaceMobile shares fell 2.4% to $113.57 Friday and slipped another 0.3% after hours as investors tracked the company’s satellite launch schedule. AST plans to launch its BlueBird 7 satellite on Blue Origin’s New Glenn-3 in late February from Cape Canaveral. The company targets one launch every one to two months through 2026. Traders remain focused on whether AST can keep up the planned pace.
24 January 2026
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Gilead stock jumps again as Trodelvy-Keytruda breast cancer data lands in NEJM

Gilead stock jumps again as Trodelvy-Keytruda breast cancer data lands in NEJM

Gilead Sciences shares rose 3.65% to $135.93 after Phase 3 trial results showed Trodelvy plus Keytruda cut the risk of breast cancer progression or death by 35% versus Keytruda and chemotherapy. The company has submitted regulatory filings in the U.S. and Europe. CEO Daniel O’Day plans to sell up to $15.6 million in shares. Investors await Gilead’s earnings report on Feb. 10.
24 January 2026
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Visa stock barely budges after hours — earnings and the Fed now set the next move

Visa stock barely budges after hours — earnings and the Fed now set the next move

Visa shares slipped 0.06% to $326.18 Friday and were little changed after hours, ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings release. About 5.7 million shares changed hands. Investors are watching the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 28 policy decision, which could impact rate-sensitive financials. U.S. consumer spending and sentiment both showed modest gains in recent data.
24 January 2026
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Thermo Fisher stock slips from fresh high — what traders watch before earnings week

Thermo Fisher stock slips from fresh high — what traders watch before earnings week

Thermo Fisher Scientific shares fell 2.1% to $625.98 Friday, ending a three-day rally and retreating from a 52-week high. The drop came ahead of the company’s Jan. 29 earnings release and as peers Waters and Danaher also declined about 2%, signaling profit-taking in the life-sciences tools sector. Investors await updates on Thermo Fisher’s planned Clario acquisition and outlook for 2026.
24 January 2026
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Boeing stock ends higher as FAA shifts MAX 7/10 pressure back to the company

Boeing stock ends higher as FAA shifts MAX 7/10 pressure back to the company

Boeing shares closed up 0.29% at $252.15 Friday before slipping 0.14% in after-hours trading. FAA chief Bryan Bedford said the agency is not delaying certification of the 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10, citing ongoing flight tests and technical fixes. The Commerce Department reported Boeing jet orders jumped to 1,075 for 2025, including major deals with Qatar Airways and Korean Air.
24 January 2026
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Walmart stock price holds near $118 after-hours as PhonePe IPO stake cut and CEO sale hit filings

Walmart stock price holds near $118 after-hours as PhonePe IPO stake cut and CEO sale hit filings

Walmart shares closed at $117.73 in after-hours trading Friday, little changed after new disclosures on its India operations and insider sales. Updated filings show Walmart plans to cut its PhonePe stake by 12% ahead of the payments firm’s mid-2026 IPO. CEO Doug McMillon sold 19,416 shares on Jan. 22 under a preset plan. A federal jury in Maryland found Walmart negligent in a 2019 employee suicide case.
24 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock price rises after-hours as XTO shops $1 billion Eagle Ford assets ahead of Q4 results

Exxon Mobil stock price rises after-hours as XTO shops $1 billion Eagle Ford assets ahead of Q4 results

Exxon shares rose 1% to $134.97 in after-hours trading Friday after reports that XTO Energy is seeking buyers for Eagle Ford shale assets valued at over $1 billion. Michigan’s attorney general filed an antitrust suit against Exxon and other oil majors, alleging collusion to suppress EV and renewable competition. Exxon’s Q4 results are due Jan. 30. Oil prices climbed, with Brent closing at $65.88 a barrel.
24 January 2026
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Procter & Gamble stock price holds near $150 after JPMorgan upgrade — what investors watch next

Procter & Gamble stock price holds near $150 after JPMorgan upgrade — what investors watch next

Procter & Gamble shares hovered near $150 in after-hours trading Friday, up just 0.1% after a two-day rally sparked by earnings and a JPMorgan upgrade. The company reported $22.2 billion in quarterly sales, flat organic growth, and maintained full-year guidance but cut its diluted EPS outlook due to higher restructuring costs. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo both raised price targets to $165.
24 January 2026
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Salesforce stock holds near $228 after MuleSoft AI-agent update as Fed decision nears

Salesforce stock holds near $228 after MuleSoft AI-agent update as Fed decision nears

Salesforce shares closed at $228.05, down 0.02%, and were flat after hours Friday as the company launched new MuleSoft tools to track AI agents across major cloud platforms. A regulatory filing showed President Srinivas Tallapragada sold 657 shares at $228.09 each for tax purposes. Investors are watching Monday’s open and the upcoming Fed decision for signals on software stocks.
24 January 2026
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Robinhood stock in focus after hours as “Retail Kings” ETF debut collides with Fed week ahead

Robinhood stock in focus after hours as “Retail Kings” ETF debut collides with Fed week ahead

Robinhood shares rose 0.7% to $106.99 in after-hours trading Friday, with volume near 17.6 million shares. The new Defiance Retail Kings ETF launched with Robinhood among its initial holdings. Investors are watching for the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and Robinhood’s Feb. 10 earnings report. Peers ended mixed, with Coinbase down 2.8% and Interactive Brokers up 0.5%.
24 January 2026
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Ontario airport’s international boom lifts 2025 traffic past 7 million as new ONT sign rolls out

Ontario airport’s international boom lifts 2025 traffic past 7 million as new ONT sign rolls out

Ontario International Airport reported a record 7.1 million passengers in 2025, driven by a 29% jump in international travelers as domestic traffic dipped. The airport credited expanded international routes and a new customs designation for the gains. Air cargo rose 5.3%, with mail volumes more than doubling. A new monument sign was unveiled this week as the airport marked ten years of local control.
24 January 2026
GE Aerospace stock price slips after hours as 2026 guidance keeps investors on edge

GE Aerospace stock price slips after hours as 2026 guidance keeps investors on edge

GE Aerospace shares fell 0.4% to $293.87 in after-hours trading Friday after releasing its 2026 outlook and fourth-quarter results. The company reported adjusted Q4 earnings of $1.57 per share and projected 2026 adjusted EPS of $7.10–$7.40, with free cash flow of $8.0–$8.4 billion. Analysts raised price targets but flagged valuation concerns and risks tied to jet-engine maintenance demand.
24 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps on Delta Forge 1 groundbreaking as CEO flags February site reveal

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps on Delta Forge 1 groundbreaking as CEO flags February site reveal

Applied Digital shares rose 8.5% to $37.69 after announcing it has started building a 430-megawatt AI data-center campus, Delta Forge 1, in the southern U.S. The company expects initial operations by mid-2027 and plans to reveal the site location in February. Trading volume reached 48 million shares. A director disclosed gifting 6,000 shares in a Form 4 filing.
24 January 2026
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Lam Research stock drops again — what to watch before LRCX earnings next week

Lam Research stock drops again — what to watch before LRCX earnings next week

Lam Research shares fell 1.3% to $217.94 Friday, extending a three-day slide as chip equipment stocks reacted to Intel’s weak outlook. Trading volume was below average, with Lam closing about 7.7% under its 52-week high. Investors are focused on Lam’s January 28 earnings for signals on chipmaking tool demand. Wall Street expects quarterly earnings of $1.17 per share on $5.23 billion revenue.
24 January 2026
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Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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