Today: 7 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.

Eli Lilly stock price in focus as FDA slips obesity pill deadline — what to watch in LLY next week

Eli Lilly stock price in focus as FDA slips obesity pill deadline — what to watch in LLY next week

Eli Lilly shares rose 0.5% to $1,038.40 Friday as the FDA set April 10 as the new target date for a decision on its experimental weight-loss pill. The agency delayed review timelines for several drugs, including Lilly’s, under its fast-track program. Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill saw about 3,071 U.S. prescriptions in its first four days, according to IQVIA data.
17 January 2026
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Berkshire Hathaway stock price holds near $493 into holiday weekend — what to watch next

Berkshire Hathaway stock price holds near $493 into holiday weekend — what to watch next

Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares closed up 0.14% at $493.29 Friday, last trading at $493.74 after hours. The move came as Wall Street ended a volatile session nearly flat, with the Dow down 0.17% and S&P 500 off 0.06%. Investors eyed policy risk after President Trump called for a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates starting Jan. 20. Berkshire raised CEO Greg Abel’s salary to $25 million effective Jan. 1.
17 January 2026
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Tesla stock price stalls: NHTSA FSD probe deadline slips, earnings loom for TSLA

Tesla stock price stalls: NHTSA FSD probe deadline slips, earnings loom for TSLA

Tesla shares fell 0.2% to $437.50 Friday after U.S. regulators extended their Full Self-Driving probe and gave Tesla until Feb. 23 to respond. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reopening Tuesday. Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings are due Jan. 28. Hyundai hired Milan Kovac, former Tesla robotics lead, as an adviser.
17 January 2026
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Meta stock: $60 million pay package detail drops as investors brace for earnings and AI spending test

Meta stock: $60 million pay package detail drops as investors brace for earnings and AI spending test

Meta shares closed at $620.25 Friday, down 0.1% after the company disclosed incoming President Dina Powell McCormick’s $60 million equity grant and $1 million base salary. Meta will report quarterly earnings Jan. 28. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Meta recently announced nuclear energy deals to support its AI data centers.
17 January 2026
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Broadcom stock jumps into long weekend as AVGO rebounds; Intel earnings and China VMware fallout in focus

Broadcom stock jumps into long weekend as AVGO rebounds; Intel earnings and China VMware fallout in focus

Broadcom shares closed up 2.6% at $351.71 Friday as chip stocks rallied, recovering from a midweek drop linked to China’s ban on VMware software. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index rose 1.2%. Investors are watching for Intel’s earnings and U.S. inflation data due Jan. 22. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for a holiday.
17 January 2026
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Microsoft stock price: MSFT faces Musk’s $134 billion claim ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

Microsoft stock price: MSFT faces Musk’s $134 billion claim ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging “wrongful gains” in a federal lawsuit set for jury trial in April. Microsoft shares closed up 0.7% at $459.86 Friday but remain down 3.6% for the week. Italy’s antitrust regulator opened a probe into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard over mobile game sales tactics. U.S. markets will remain closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
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Apple stock slides into earnings: why AAPL traders brace for a bumpier week

Apple stock slides into earnings: why AAPL traders brace for a bumpier week

Apple shares fell 1.1% to $255.53 on Friday, putting its market cap near $3 trillion ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings report. Wall Street closed little changed before the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slipping about 0.1%. Traders expect increased volatility after Friday’s options expiration. Investors are watching Apple’s margins and iPhone demand amid rising component costs.
17 January 2026
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P&G stock near $145: UBS flags guidance risk as Procter & Gamble earnings loom

P&G stock near $145: UBS flags guidance risk as Procter & Gamble earnings loom

Procter & Gamble closed Friday at $144.53, down 0.07%, as UBS maintained its buy rating but warned of a possible guidance cut next week. U.S. markets will stay shut Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reopening Tuesday. P&G reports fiscal Q2 earnings Jan. 22, with consensus at $1.87 EPS on $22.28 billion revenue. Options markets show heightened volatility expectations ahead of the release.
17 January 2026
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Home Depot stock: investor push over surveillance data puts HD back in focus ahead of earnings

Home Depot stock: investor push over surveillance data puts HD back in focus ahead of earnings

Home Depot shares closed up 0.3% at $380.17 Friday as investors pressed the company to review its use of Flock Safety surveillance and disclose data-sharing practices. Zevin Asset Management is leading a shareholder push for a privacy risk assessment. Truist and Morgan Stanley raised their price targets. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
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SoFi stock slips into holiday-shortened week as earnings, credit-rate talk loom

SoFi stock slips into holiday-shortened week as earnings, credit-rate talk loom

SoFi shares fell 1.2% to $26.13 Friday, their third straight decline, ahead of U.S. markets closing Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The stock remains below SoFi’s recent $27.50 equity raise price. Investors await the company’s Jan. 30 earnings report as policy debate over capping credit card interest rates keeps lender stocks volatile. Since Jan. 9, SoFi shares have dropped about 4.6%.
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Stock Market Today

Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 17:36 EST — Market closed. Walt Disney shares rose 3.6% on Friday to close at $108.70, trimming the damage from an early-week slide as U.S. stocks snapped back into risk-on mode. (Yahoo Finance) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the next session opens with Disney caught between two big forces: a market that is suddenly willing to buy again, and a media business that is still being rewired in public. For Disney, that matters now because its most visible growth levers — streaming and experiences — move on sentiment as much as on the
Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

7 February 2026
Novo Nordisk Class B shares closed up 5.3% at 295.50 Danish crowns in Copenhagen after Hims & Hers said it would stop offering a compounded pill version of Wegovy following U.S. regulatory warnings. The move came after Novo called the Hims product “illegal mass compounding” and threatened legal action. Shares had fallen nearly 8% Thursday after Hims launched the pill. Trading resumes Monday.
Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

7 February 2026
Linde plc shares fell 2.5% to $448.24 Friday after reporting Q4 sales up 6% to $8.76 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.20. The company guided 2026 adjusted EPS to $17.40–$17.90, below analyst consensus. JPMorgan downgraded the stock, while Morgan Stanley and UBS raised price targets. Linde repurchased $1.4 billion in shares in Q4 and returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in 2025.
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