Khadija Saeed, Author at TechStock²

Qualcomm (QCOM) stock slips as Trump’s AI-chip tariff and RBC’s “no catalysts” call hit the tape

Qualcomm shares closed down 0.5% at $164.54 Wednesday and slipped further after hours following President Trump’s 25% tariff on select AI chips, including Nvidia and AMD models. RBC initiated Qualcomm coverage with a “Sector Perform” rating, citing pressure from Apple and Samsung and limited near-term catalysts.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:QCOM·Stock Market·Technology

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock slides as visa pause and China probe hit travel shares

Booking Holdings shares fell 2.4% to $5,187.02 Wednesday, their third straight decline. Expedia dropped 3.1%, Tripadvisor lost 7.1%, and Trip.com’s U.S. ADRs plunged 17.1% after news of a Chinese antitrust probe. Investors cited concerns over U.S. immigration policy changes and increased regulatory scrutiny of travel platforms.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:BKNG·NASDAQ:EXPE·NASDAQ:TCOM·NASDAQ:TRIP·Stock Market

Western Digital stock closes higher as retail traders chase AI storage names into next session

Western Digital shares closed up 0.5% at $215.00 Wednesday, outperforming a 1% drop in the Nasdaq. Retail investors have poured nearly $10 million into the stock this month, according to Vanda Research. Seagate and Micron both fell in late trading. Western Digital reports earnings Jan. 29.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Oklo stock slips after insider sales filing; CEO flags labor crunch for nuclear buildout

Oklo Inc. shares fell 1.2% to $95.97 Wednesday after a Form 4 filing showed co-founder Caroline Cochran sold 26,741 shares at $111.38 on Jan. 9 under a preset plan. CEO Jacob DeWitte told Bloomberg TV that labor shortages could slow new plant construction, with Oklo’s Ohio site aiming for first reactor service by 2030. About 11.5 million shares traded. The Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ dropped 1.1%.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:META·Stock Market

SLB stock closes at fresh 52-week high as Venezuela oil push keeps traders circling

SLB shares rose 2.3% to $46.97, hitting a 52-week high on heavy volume as oilfield-services stocks outperformed a weaker S&P 500. Investors tracked U.S. policy moves on Venezuela, with Chevron expected to receive an expanded license for Venezuelan oil. SLB’s earnings report is set for January 23. Physical prices for Venezuelan crude narrowed against Brent, signaling changing market flows.

15 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:SLB·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Amphenol stock slips after the bell as UBS lifts target ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

Amphenol shares fell 1.4% to $146.75 in late trading after markets closed, despite UBS and Truist raising their price targets following the company’s $4.1 billion CommScope unit acquisition. Investors await fourth-quarter results and updates on integration during Amphenol’s Jan. 28 conference call.

15 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:COMM·NYSE:APH·Stock Market

Freeport-McMoRan stock near $60 as copper hits records — what traders watch before FCX earnings

Freeport-McMoRan shares rose 1.8% to $60.35 in after-hours trading Wednesday, following copper’s record high on the London Metal Exchange at $13,407 a ton. Volume topped 19.7 million shares. Investors await Freeport’s Jan. 22 earnings for signs the copper rally is boosting cash flow. The company’s next dividend is set for Feb. 2.

15 January 2026

Commodities·Earnings Reports·NYSE:FCX·Stock Market

ConocoPhillips stock jumps 4% on oil’s Iran-driven swing — what COP traders watch next

ConocoPhillips shares jumped 4.02% to $100.34 at Wednesday’s close, outpacing a broader market decline. Oil prices rose early but reversed after President Trump’s comments on Iran and a bearish U.S. inventory report. WTI crude settled at $62.02 a barrel, then slid further in Asian trading. Markets await Conoco’s Feb. 5 earnings and 2026 guidance.

15 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:COP·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Nebius Group (NBIS) stock falls 3% as AI cloud trade cools; what investors watch next

Nebius Group N.V. shares fell 3.3% to $101.98 at Wednesday’s close, reversing earlier gains after volatile trading. The drop followed a near 10% surge Monday amid news on Nvidia chip integration and data center plans. Broader AI stocks slipped as the Nasdaq-tracking QQQ Trust and Nvidia both declined about 1%. Nebius will host a webinar on its Aether 3.1 release on Jan. 29.

15 January 2026

AMS:NBIS·Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·Stock Market

SoFi stock slips as $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ match plan lands; focus turns to Jan. 30 earnings (SOFI)

SoFi shares fell 1.7% to $26.67 Wednesday, with 40.8 million shares traded. The company announced it will match the government’s $1,000 seed for children’s “Trump Accounts” as a new employee benefit. Shares held steady after hours. SoFi’s next earnings report is scheduled for Jan. 30.

15 January 2026

Fintech·NASDAQ:SOFI·Stock Market

Merck stock rises as $70 billion growth target sharpens focus ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Merck shares closed up 2.54% at $111.01 Wednesday, outperforming a falling U.S. market. Management raised forecasts for new drugs, projecting $70 billion in revenue from growth drivers by the mid-2030s. CEO Rob Davis said Merck has capacity for major deals and is running 80 phase three trials. Investors are watching for Feb. 3 earnings to assess the 2026 outlook.

15 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:MRK·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Uber stock dips after NYC says Uber Eats and DoorDash cut tips by $550 million — what to watch next

Uber shares fell 0.8% in after-hours trading after New York City said Uber Eats and DoorDash app changes cost delivery workers $554 million in lost tips. New city rules requiring tipping options at checkout take effect Jan. 26. DoorDash disputed the city’s findings. DoorDash and Lyft shares also declined.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:UBER·Stock Market

AST SpaceMobile stock pops after hours despite fresh B. Riley downgrade — what’s next for ASTS

AST SpaceMobile shares rose about 2.7% in after-hours trading Wednesday to $95.22 after B. Riley’s Mike Crawford downgraded the stock to Neutral but raised his price target to $105. Investors are watching for 2026 satellite rollout milestones and the next quarterly report, set for March 2. Levi & Korsinsky announced a securities law investigation into the company.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:ASTS·Space Industry·Stock Market·Technology

Binance spot trading share hits 4-year low as rivals gain and CZ questions X’s KYC plan

Binance’s global spot crypto trading share fell to 25% in December, its lowest since January 2021, according to CoinDesk Data. Spot volume on Binance dropped 38.8% to $367 billion as overall centralized exchange activity slumped. HTX’s market share rose to 5.27%. Offshore platforms and on-chain derivatives venues gained traction, Benzinga reported.

15 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NYSE:TWTR

BHP shares hit a fresh 52-week high — can it knock CBA off the ASX throne?

BHP Group shares rose 2.9% to A$49.53 by late morning in Sydney, lifting its market cap to about A$244.35 billion and narrowing the gap with Commonwealth Bank’s A$255.62 billion. BHP touched a 52-week high at A$49.58. Investors moved into miners as banks slipped, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.14%. BHP’s quarterly report is due Jan. 20.

15 January 2026

ASX:BHP·ASX:CBA·Stock Market

Coinbase stock in focus after CEO Armstrong pulls backing for Senate crypto bill draft

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong withdrew support for the Senate’s latest crypto market-structure bill, citing “too many issues” ahead of a key committee markup Thursday. The draft would restrict stablecoin interest payments and expand SEC oversight, drawing mixed industry reactions. Lawmakers remain divided over stablecoin rules and regulatory authority as the Senate Banking Committee prepares to meet.

15 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·Stock Market

Critical Metals (CRML) jumps after Greenland drill assays — what to watch next

Critical Metals shares surged 33% to $17.93 in after-hours trading Wednesday after releasing new drill assay results from its Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland. Around 60 million shares traded hands amid heavy volatility. The company reported steady grades and significant heavy rare earth content, with more assay results pending. President Trump delayed tariffs on rare earths and lithium, urging officials to secure supplies abroad.

15 January 2026

Stock Market·TSX:CRML

Applied Digital stock dips on insider selling filings — what APLD traders watch next

Applied Digital shares closed down 1.7% at $36.10 after a director sold 10,000 shares and another signaled plans to sell up to 11,606 shares, SEC filings showed. The moves come as Wall Street watches for ChronoScale spin-out filings and the next earnings date. About 30.4 million shares traded Wednesday in a range of $34.73 to $36.85.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:APLD.O·Stock Market

Carvana (CVNA) stock drops as Deutsche Bank lifts target to Street-high $600

Carvana shares fell 2.1% to $458.61 on Wednesday despite bullish analyst upgrades, including Deutsche Bank raising its price target to $600. The stock, which nearly doubled in 2025, faces high expectations ahead of its next earnings report, likely due between Feb. 18 and 23.

15 January 2026

NASDAQ:CVNA·Stock Market

Ondas (ONDS) stock slips after-hours as new 2x leveraged ETF debuts and $1B offering lingers

Ondas Holdings shares dropped 2.6% to $13.56 in after-hours trading Wednesday after Tradr ETFs launched a leveraged fund tied to the stock. The move follows Ondas’s $1 billion stock-and-warrant financing, with net proceeds of $959.2 million. The company will update investors on its 2026 business plan Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

15 January 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:ONDS

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Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

7 February 2026

Ucore Rare Metals shares jumped 14.7% to C$7.97 on Toronto’s TSX Venture Exchange Friday, rebounding after a steep drop as investors responded to U.S. critical-minerals policy moves. The U.S. Export-Import Bank described Project Vault as a $10 billion public-private stockpiling plan. Neodymium prices climbed 1.27% to 997,500 yuan a tonne on Feb. 6. Investors await details on Project Vault’s purchasing plans next week.

Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

7 February 2026

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 5.7% to 8,048.6 on Friday, with Nvidia up 7.87% and AMD rising 8.28%. The surge followed new forecasts showing global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026. Amazon expects a 50% increase in capital spending this year, fueling demand for chips. The Dow Jones crossed 50,000, helped by gains in chipmakers.

Natural gas price heads into next week under pressure as warm forecasts, rising rigs crowd the trade

7 February 2026

U.S. natural gas futures fell 2.5% Friday, settling at $3.422 per mmBtu as warmer weather forecasts and increased drilling weighed on prices. The latest EIA report showed a record 360 Bcf weekly storage withdrawal, leaving inventories 1.1% below the five-year average. Traders are watching mid-February weather models and the next storage update.

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026

U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.

Khadija Saeed

Stock Market Today