Today: 8 February 2026
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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.

Bank of America stock slips as credit-card rate-cap fight keeps BAC in focus

Bank of America stock slips as credit-card rate-cap fight keeps BAC in focus

Bank of America shares fell about 1.5% to $51.64 in late-morning New York trading as investors weighed a proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates. The move follows reports the bank may launch new low-rate cards to comply with President Trump’s demands. Citigroup is considering a similar step. The Federal Reserve’s Jan. 27–28 meeting remains in focus for bank stocks.
23 January 2026
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Eli Lilly stock slips as Novo’s Wegovy pill racks up 18,000+ scripts; earnings next

Eli Lilly stock slips as Novo’s Wegovy pill racks up 18,000+ scripts; earnings next

Eli Lilly shares fell 1.1% to $1,075.78 after Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill logged over 18,000 U.S. prescriptions in its first full week. Investors are watching ahead of Lilly’s Feb. 4 earnings and an expected FDA decision on its own oral obesity drug by April. Several Lilly directors recently received stock units through a deferral plan.
23 January 2026
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ServiceNow stock jumps as Wall Street resets targets ahead of Jan. 28 earningsServiceNowServiceNow stock jumps as Wall Street resets targets ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

ServiceNow stock jumps as Wall Street resets targets ahead of Jan. 28 earningsServiceNowServiceNow stock jumps as Wall Street resets targets ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

ServiceNow shares rose 3.4% Friday to $132.88, rebounding after a six-day slump as investors await next week’s earnings. Cantor Fitzgerald and Jefferies cut price targets but kept positive ratings. The stock is down 16% in 2026, while the S&P 500 is up 1%. ServiceNow and OpenAI expanded their partnership to integrate new AI models into workflows.
23 January 2026
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Coinbase stock slips as Grayscale’s new BNB ETF filing puts COIN back in the spotlight

Coinbase stock slips as Grayscale’s new BNB ETF filing puts COIN back in the spotlight

Coinbase shares fell 1.95% to $218.78 by midday Friday, despite bitcoin rising 0.7% to near $89,584. Grayscale’s SEC filing for a proposed BNB ETF named Coinbase as both prime broker and custodian. U.S. stocks slipped after Intel’s weak outlook, with traders watching for signals from next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Crypto stocks were mixed, with Robinhood up 2.2% and Strategy Inc. gaining 1.4%.
23 January 2026
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Morgan Stanley stock price drops as bank shares slide; Fed decision next week looms

Morgan Stanley stock price drops as bank shares slide; Fed decision next week looms

Morgan Stanley shares fell 2.1% to $179.17 Friday as U.S. banks retreated on weaker market momentum ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve decision and a wave of corporate earnings. SpaceX IPO speculation increased after insider-sale filings and reports the company may tap Morgan Stanley for a lead role. Chief client officer Crawley Mandell sold 7,860 shares on Jan. 20, SEC filings show.
23 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock today: Why JNJ can’t break out as talc risk shadows upbeat 2026 outlook

Johnson & Johnson stock today: Why JNJ can’t break out as talc risk shadows upbeat 2026 outlook

Johnson & Johnson shares traded nearly flat at $218.59 by late Friday morning as Wall Street upgrades met renewed worries over federal talc lawsuits. A special master recommended allowing plaintiffs’ experts to testify that J&J talc products can cause ovarian cancer, affecting over 67,500 cases. The company reported Q4 sales up 9.1% to $24.6 billion and projected 2026 sales of up to $101 billion.
23 January 2026
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Why Procter & Gamble stock is edging up today after earnings and new analyst upgrades

Why Procter & Gamble stock is edging up today after earnings and new analyst upgrades

Procter & Gamble shares rose 0.2% to $150.28 in late morning trading Friday after a 2.7% jump Thursday. Quarterly net sales missed estimates at $22.21 billion, with U.S. volumes down 1%, but adjusted earnings beat forecasts. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo raised price targets, citing focus on U.S. volumes and upcoming policy guidance. The company cut its fiscal 2026 diluted earnings growth forecast to 1%–6%.
23 January 2026
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Walmart stock ticks higher as PhonePe IPO share-sale details emerge — what’s next for WMT

Walmart stock ticks higher as PhonePe IPO share-sale details emerge — what’s next for WMT

Walmart shares rose 0.3% to $118.20 Friday after Reuters reported the company will sell about 46 million PhonePe shares in the Indian payments unit’s IPO. The offering, expected to cut Walmart’s stake by roughly 12%, is entirely secondary, with proceeds going to selling shareholders. CEO transition is set for Feb. 1, and quarterly earnings are due Feb. 19.
23 January 2026
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Thermo Fisher stock dips today as Wall Street sizes up next week’s earnings

Thermo Fisher stock dips today as Wall Street sizes up next week’s earnings

Thermo Fisher Scientific shares fell 1.2% to $631.70 in late morning trading Friday, ending a two-day rally as investors awaited the company’s Jan. 29 earnings report. Peers Danaher and Agilent also declined. Traders are watching for management’s outlook on demand and margins. A recent minor debt security filing drew some attention but did not involve common stock.
23 January 2026
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Palantir stock price rises as retail ETF spotlight lands ahead of Fed week and earnings

Palantir stock price rises as retail ETF spotlight lands ahead of Fed week and earnings

Palantir shares rose 1.7% to $168.79 Friday, reaching a high of $169.20 on volume of 8.6 million. The stock gained after being added to the new Defiance Retail Kings ETF and receiving a buy rating from Phillip Securities. Palantir recently signed a major contract with South Korea’s HD Hyundai. The company will report fourth-quarter results after U.S. markets close on Feb. 2.
23 January 2026
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Google stock price today: Alphabet GOOG Class C ticks up as judge keeps search antitrust suit alive

Google stock price today: Alphabet GOOG Class C ticks up as judge keeps search antitrust suit alive

Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) rose 0.5% to $332.35 after a U.S. judge allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit over Google’s search dominance to proceed. The stock’s market cap neared $2.94 trillion, trading between $329.68 and $333.97. Analyst Josh Beck raised his price target to $400, citing AI momentum. The lawsuit challenges Google’s default search engine deals with device makers.
23 January 2026
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Netflix stock price rises as CEO slams Paramount’s Warner bid, Senate hearing nears

Netflix stock price rises as CEO slams Paramount’s Warner bid, Senate hearing nears

Netflix shares rose 2% to $85.21 Friday as investors tracked its $82.7 billion cash bid for Warner’s studio and streaming assets. Paramount extended its $108 billion Warner tender offer deadline to Feb. 20 after only 6.8% of shares were tendered. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos will testify before a Senate committee in February. Warner’s board has approved Netflix’s $27.75-a-share cash offer.
23 January 2026
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Broadcom stock slides in regular trade as chip jitters return; AVGO eyes Fed week

Broadcom stock slides in regular trade as chip jitters return; AVGO eyes Fed week

Broadcom shares fell 2.7% to $316.78 Friday morning after a U.S. government contract put its VMware unit in focus. Chip stocks dropped as traders weighed earnings forecasts ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Intel slid 14.9% on a weak outlook, pulling the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 1.6%. The federal “OneGov” deal offers agencies up to 64% off VMware software through May 2027.
23 January 2026
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GE Aerospace stock steadies after brutal post-earnings slide — what investors are watching now

GE Aerospace stock steadies after brutal post-earnings slide — what investors are watching now

GE Aerospace shares rose 0.5% to $296.40 Friday morning, recovering slightly after a 7.4% drop Thursday following earnings and a 2026 outlook that missed expectations. The company reported fourth-quarter orders up 74% to $27 billion and projected 2026 adjusted profit per share of $7.10–$7.40. Airlines raised concerns about rising engine maintenance costs and longer repair delays amid ongoing aircraft shortages.
23 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock price slides into Monday as $600 billion AI spend, new Europe curbs keep traders cautious

Meta stock price slides into Monday as $600 billion AI spend, new Europe curbs keep traders cautious

8 February 2026
NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2026, 09:42 EST — Market closed. Meta Platforms Inc (META) shares ended Friday down 1.3% at $661.46, swinging between $646.63 and $673.00 as the market tried to steady after a bruising week for parts of the tech complex. The stock goes into Monday with investors focused less on the next feature and more on the bill. Big Tech’s planned $600 billion artificial intelligence spending splurge in 2026 has sharpened worries about profitability and the knock-on impact on software and data firms that sit further down the chain. Andrew Wells, chief investment officer at SanJac Alpha, called
Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% on AI spending race — what to watch before Monday

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% on AI spending race — what to watch before Monday

8 February 2026
Nvidia shares jumped 7.9% to $185.41 Friday, leading a rally in chip stocks after Amazon announced a $200 billion capex plan for 2026. The PHLX semiconductor index rose 5.7%, with AMD up 8.3% and Broadcom gaining 7.1%. Nvidia reports quarterly results Feb. 25. CEO Jensen Huang said AI demand is “going through the roof.”
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