Today: 29 April 2026

Khadija Saeed

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

GameStop Stock Pops After Ryan Cohen Teases “Very, Very, Very Big” Consumer Buyout

GameStop Stock Pops After Ryan Cohen Teases “Very, Very, Very Big” Consumer Buyout

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said Friday the company is pursuing a major acquisition of a larger public consumer firm, sending shares up 4.78% to $23.88. Cohen’s new stock-option award vests only if GameStop reaches a $100 billion market cap and $10 billion in cumulative EBITDA. The company holds about $9 billion in cash. Shareholder approval for the compensation package is pending.
31 January 2026
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Roche stock ends week higher after earnings and dividend bump — what investors watch next

Roche stock ends week higher after earnings and dividend bump — what investors watch next

Roche shares closed Friday at 350.70 francs, up 1.1%, after reporting 2025 sales of 61.5 billion francs, a 7% rise at constant exchange rates. Core operating profit grew 13% to 21.8 billion francs, but only 5% in francs, missing expectations due to currency effects. The company proposed a dividend hike to 9.80 francs per share. Investors await key neurology data and a shareholder vote on March 10.
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Chevron stock price jumps after earnings, dividend boost — what CVX investors watch next week

Chevron stock price jumps after earnings, dividend boost — what CVX investors watch next week

Chevron shares rose 3.3% to $176.90 Friday after the company reported $2.8 billion in fourth-quarter earnings and raised its quarterly dividend to $1.78 per share. The move came as the broader market fell. Chevron also signaled plans to process more Venezuelan crude at U.S. refineries. Traders are watching Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting for signals on oil supply.
31 January 2026
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Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America closed Friday up 0.23% at $53.20 after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair. A Manhattan judge allowed parts of an Epstein-related lawsuit against the bank to proceed, with trial set for May 11. About 34.5 million BAC shares traded. Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower as investors weighed the Fed nomination and inflation data.
31 January 2026
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Costco stock ends at $940: Instacart’s Europe delivery launch and Fed pick set up next week

Costco stock ends at $940: Instacart’s Europe delivery launch and Fed pick set up next week

Costco shares fell 1.3% to $940.25 Friday, with about 2.4 million shares traded. The drop followed news that Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. Costco and Instacart launched same-day delivery websites in France and Spain. The company’s next quarterly dividend of $1.30 will be paid Feb. 13 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 30.
31 January 2026
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AbbVie stock (ABBV) firms up into earnings week as markets turn cautious

AbbVie stock (ABBV) firms up into earnings week as markets turn cautious

AbbVie shares rose 1.17% to $223.01 Friday, outperforming a broader market dip after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Trading volume in AbbVie topped its 50-day average ahead of next week’s earnings report. The stock remains about 9% below its 52-week high. AbbVie will release results and hold its earnings call early Wednesday.
31 January 2026
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Oracle stock price heads into Monday after $88 million Air Force cloud award and fresh AI product push

Oracle stock price heads into Monday after $88 million Air Force cloud award and fresh AI product push

Oracle shares fell 2.6% Friday to $164.58, slipping further after hours, despite securing an $88.1 million U.S. Air Force cloud contract. The Nasdaq dropped 0.94% as investors reacted to Trump’s Fed chair pick and inflation data. Oracle faces a new patent lawsuit from Mobility Workx LLC. Traders await Oracle’s March earnings and Friday’s U.S. jobs report.
31 January 2026
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ASML Holding NV stock price heads into Monday after January surge — what investors watch next

ASML Holding NV stock price heads into Monday after January surge — what investors watch next

ASML shares closed Friday in Amsterdam at €1,215.60, up 2%, capping a 32% gain for January. The company reported €13.2 billion in Q4 net bookings and announced a €12 billion share buyback through 2028. CEO Christophe Fouquet told staff about a planned tech overhaul that could cut 1,700 jobs. Investors are watching for order conversion and margin trends as markets reopen Monday.
31 January 2026
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Micron stock faces Monday test after Friday slide as Apple flags rising memory costs

Micron stock faces Monday test after Friday slide as Apple flags rising memory costs

Micron shares fell 4.8% to $414.88 on Friday after Apple warned of sharply rising memory prices. A company filing showed chief legal officer Ray Michael Charles sold 12,268 shares under a preset plan. Samsung and SK Hynix are shifting production to high-bandwidth memory, tightening DRAM supply. Analysts now expect global smartphone and PC sales to decline in 2026.
31 January 2026
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Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent shares fell 2.57% to HK$606.00 Friday as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 2.08% amid a tech selloff and weak Chinese factory data. China’s January manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3, signaling contraction. Beijing granted conditional approval for DeepSeek and major tech firms to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI chips. Hong Kong markets are closed for the weekend.
31 January 2026
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JPMorgan stock price slips into weekend: Fed pick, shutdown and key data on deck

JPMorgan stock price slips into weekend: Fed pick, shutdown and key data on deck

JPMorgan shares closed down 0.17% at $305.89 Friday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair and hotter-than-expected producer price data. The U.S. government entered a short shutdown after Congress missed a funding deadline; the House will vote Monday. Major indexes fell, with the S&P 500 down 0.43%. Key jobs and inflation reports are scheduled for early February.
31 January 2026
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Samsung stock price in focus: What to watch after earnings as memory-chip squeeze hits phones

Samsung stock price in focus: What to watch after earnings as memory-chip squeeze hits phones

Samsung Electronics closed Friday at 160,500 won, down 0.1%, after posting record quarterly revenue of 93.8 trillion won and operating profit of 20.1 trillion won. The chip division drove results, but investors weighed rising memory costs and weaker demand for phones and PCs. Samsung plans to ship HBM4 memory and launch the Galaxy S26 this quarter. Shares remain about 1% below their 52-week high.
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Stock Market Today

  • Seagate Shares Surge 17% Amid Strong AI-driven Data Storage Demand
    April 29, 2026, 7:35 AM EDT. Seagate Technology forecasted fourth-quarter revenue and profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates, driven by robust demand linked to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, lifting its shares about 17% in premarket trading. Rival stocks rose as well, with Western Digital up 9%, SanDisk 7%, and Micron Technology 4%. The surge in memory chip prices and increased enterprise investment in data storage to support AI models underpins the market optimism. Seagate's quarterly revenue guidance of $3.45 billion tops the $3.16 billion estimate, with adjusted earnings per share at $5, above the $3.97 expected. The company also reported a third-quarter revenue of $3.11 billion and earnings per share of $3.27, significantly higher than the previous year.

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SoFi Stock Gets Its Q1 Verdict: Record Revenue, Bigger Loans, One Weak Spot

SoFi Stock Gets Its Q1 Verdict: Record Revenue, Bigger Loans, One Weak Spot

29 April 2026
SoFi Technologies reported first-quarter adjusted net revenue up 41% to $1.087 billion, beating estimates, with net income more than doubling to $166.7 million. Lending originations jumped 68% to $12.18 billion, while deposits rose to $40.2 billion. Technology Platform revenue dropped 27% after a major client exit. SoFi began minting SoFiUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin, and expanded digital asset efforts.
South Africa Stock Market Today: JSE Slips as Rand Wobbles Before Fed Decision

South Africa Stock Market Today: JSE Slips as Rand Wobbles Before Fed Decision

29 April 2026
The JSE All Share fell 0.28% and the Top 40 dropped 0.36% by late morning Wednesday as investors reduced risk ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve decision. The rand weakened to 16.5550 per dollar, pressured by high oil prices and global uncertainty. Richemont, Gold Fields, and AngloGold Ashanti declined, while banks gained modestly. Canal+ confirmed plans to list in Johannesburg on June 3.
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