Khadija Saeed

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

Texas Instruments stock price rises ahead of Q4 earnings — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments stock price rises ahead of Q4 earnings — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments shares rose 1.5% to $196.20 Monday, outpacing a flat semiconductor sector ahead of its quarterly earnings report due Tuesday after markets close. Analysts expect EPS of $1.29 on $4.44 billion revenue. CEO Haviv Ilan and CFO Rafael Lizardi will lead the earnings call at 3:30 p.m. Central. Investors are watching for signs of recovery in industrial and automotive chip demand.
AbbVie stock price edges up: what investors watch ahead of Feb. 4 earnings

AbbVie stock price edges up: what investors watch ahead of Feb. 4 earnings

AbbVie shares rose 0.4% to $220.10 Monday, moving between $217.15 and $221.48 as investors awaited its Feb. 4 earnings report. Health-care stocks held firm, with the sector ETF up 0.4% and Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer also gaining. AbbVie’s upcoming results will highlight its immunology drugs as it faces pressure from declining Humira sales and recent policy deals. Traders are watching Wednesday’s Fed decision before the earnings release.
AST SpaceMobile stock slides 5% as BlueBird 7 launch on Blue Origin rocket nears

AST SpaceMobile stock slides 5% as BlueBird 7 launch on Blue Origin rocket nears

AST SpaceMobile shares fell 5.5% to $107.27 Monday, with trading volume near 8.9 million shares. The company plans to launch its BlueBird 7 satellite in late February on Blue Origin’s New Glenn-3 rocket, aiming to expand its direct-to-device satellite network. AST targets 45-60 satellites deployed by year-end, with launches every one to two months.
Wells Fargo stock climbs as WFC names new AI chief ahead of Fed decision

Wells Fargo stock climbs as WFC names new AI chief ahead of Fed decision

Wells Fargo shares rose about 1.3% to $88.09 Monday afternoon, outpacing JPMorgan and Bank of America. The bank named former Amazon Web Services executive Faraz Shafiq as head of AI products, starting Feb. 9. Investors watched for signals ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision Wednesday. Wells Fargo recently projected $50 billion in 2026 interest income, below analyst expectations.
GE Vernova stock price rises as Morgan Stanley trims target ahead of earnings

GE Vernova stock price rises as Morgan Stanley trims target ahead of earnings

GE Vernova shares rose 1.7% to $669.04 Monday afternoon ahead of its quarterly earnings report, due before markets open Jan. 28. Morgan Stanley maintained an Overweight rating but lowered its price target to $817. Wall Street expects earnings of $3.03 per share on $10.04 billion revenue. The report coincides with the Federal Reserve’s policy decision Wednesday.
Shopify stock slips again as Fed week hits — what investors are watching next

Shopify stock slips again as Fed week hits — what investors are watching next

Shopify shares fell 1.2% to $136.18 Monday afternoon, extending a slide of about 13% since January 16. Investors are watching the Fed’s upcoming rate decision and major tech earnings as Shopify faces scrutiny over a partner program overhaul and new retail checkout hardware. The company recently cut roles in its partnerships division and is expanding in-store tech offerings.
Citigroup stock price today: Citi (C) rises ahead of the Fed — what investors watch now

Citigroup stock price today: Citi (C) rises ahead of the Fed — what investors watch now

Citigroup shares rose 1.3% to $115.03 Monday, trading as high as $115.46 amid a broader bank rally ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. Citi disclosed plans to redeem $2.5 billion in notes and marketed new autocallable buffer notes tied to major indexes. The Fed meeting is clouded by a criminal probe into Chair Jerome Powell and a legal fight involving Governor Lisa Cook.
Western Digital stock price climbs after Cantor lifts target to $300, with WDC earnings next

Western Digital stock price climbs after Cantor lifts target to $300, with WDC earnings next

Western Digital shares rose 2.2% to $241.60 Monday after Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target to $300 and reaffirmed an “overweight” rating. The move came ahead of Western Digital’s earnings report due Jan. 29. Seagate Technology gained 4.6% and Sandisk edged up 0.4% as storage stocks tracked data-center demand.
Caterpillar stock climbs in New York as CAT traders brace for earnings, Fed week

Caterpillar stock climbs in New York as CAT traders brace for earnings, Fed week

Caterpillar shares rose 1.7% to $637.22 Monday, with 1.3 million shares traded ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings report. Analysts expect higher revenue but lower profit, projecting $4.67 per share on $17.89 billion. Options pricing signals a possible 6% move after results. The Federal Reserve’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and ongoing tariffs add uncertainty for machinery stocks.
Chevron (CVX) stock price today: shares edge higher as Tengiz restarts, winter storm hits U.S. output

Chevron (CVX) stock price today: shares edge higher as Tengiz restarts, winter storm hits U.S. output

Chevron shares rose 0.4% to $167.38 Monday as traders weighed a Kazakhstan oil field restart against U.S. storm-related outages. A winter storm cut U.S. crude output by up to 2 million barrels per day over the weekend, with the Permian Basin hardest hit. Chevron restarted production in Kazakhstan, but volumes remain low. Brent crude slipped 0.1% to $65.81 a barrel.
Natural gas price surge lifts UNG and U.S. gas producers as freeze tightens supply

Natural gas price surge lifts UNG and U.S. gas producers as freeze tightens supply

U.S. natural gas futures jumped nearly 40% to $7.38 per mmBtu Monday as an Arctic blast drove demand and disrupted supply. The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) surged 8% to $15.11. U.S. gas consumption is forecast to hit 156 bcfd this week, while production slipped to 108.4 bcfd. Traders are watching freeze-offs, LNG flows, and the upcoming EIA storage report.
Coca-Cola stock price barely moves today as Fed week and earnings loom

Coca-Cola stock price barely moves today as Fed week and earnings loom

Coca-Cola shares slipped 0.1% to $72.83 Monday afternoon as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 27-28 policy decision. The broader consumer staples sector also declined, while PepsiCo rose 0.7%. Coca-Cola will report fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 10. The company recently announced leadership changes, including a new chief digital officer.

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RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

7 February 2026
RELX closed down 4.6% at 2,145 pence in London on Friday, capping a volatile week ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. The company bought back 465,361 shares even as selling continued amid investor concerns over AI risks and pricing power. Peers Wolters Kluwer and Thomson Reuters also faced pressure. Markets await RELX’s outlook for 2026 trading.
Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares closed up 2.5% at $93.37 Friday after the company ruled out a merger with Glencore, triggering a six-month “no-bid” lockout under UK takeover rules. Both companies cited disagreements over valuation. Attention now turns to Rio’s Feb. 19 results and iron ore prices, which fell below $100 a tonne amid weak Chinese demand.
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