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.

Eli Lilly stock price (LLY): $3.5B plant, EU Mounjaro call and earnings ahead — what to watch

Eli Lilly stock price (LLY): $3.5B plant, EU Mounjaro call and earnings ahead — what to watch

Eli Lilly shares rose 1.3% to $1,037.15 after announcing a $3.5 billion injectable drug plant in Pennsylvania, set to create 850 permanent jobs by 2031. The plant will produce next-generation weight-loss drugs, including retatrutide. The European regulator declined a new use for Mounjaro in heart failure but will update prescribing info. Lilly’s Q4 results are due Feb. 4.
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Berkshire Hathaway stock price outperforms as Wall Street slips; jobs report is next test

Berkshire Hathaway stock price outperforms as Wall Street slips; jobs report is next test

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares closed up 0.9% at $480.53 Friday, outperforming the S&P 500’s 0.43% drop. The Nasdaq fell 0.94% and the Dow slipped 0.36% as hotter wholesale inflation and Fed leadership uncertainty weighed on markets. The producer price index rose 0.5% in December. Investors await Monday’s open and the February 6 U.S. jobs report.
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Walmart stock price today: WMT closes higher after new SEC filing; what traders watch next

Walmart stock price today: WMT closes higher after new SEC filing; what traders watch next

Walmart shares rose 1.47% to $119.14 Friday, bucking a broader market decline ahead of a CEO transition set for Feb. 1. The company filed an 8-K/A detailing exit terms for departing International head Kathryn McLay, including $2.82 million in payments and a two-year non-compete. Major indexes fell after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed chair. Walmart’s next earnings report is due Feb. 19.
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Google stock (GOOG) holds steady as Alphabet heads into earnings week with AI capex in focus

Google stock (GOOG) holds steady as Alphabet heads into earnings week with AI capex in focus

Alphabet Class C shares closed at $338.64 Friday, slipping to $338.53 after hours. Google launched “Project Genie,” an AI tool for creating interactive worlds, triggering sharp declines in videogame stocks. A federal judge rejected over $2 billion in new privacy penalties against Google. Investors await next week’s earnings and updates on AI spending.
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Meta stock drops ahead of New Mexico child-safety trial — what traders watch next week

Meta stock drops ahead of New Mexico child-safety trial — what traders watch next week

Meta shares fell 2.9% to $716.50 Friday, reversing some post-earnings gains. A New Mexico jury trial over child-exploitation claims against Meta leadership begins Monday, the first such case to reach this stage. Investors are watching upcoming Big Tech earnings and a U.S. jobs report due Feb. 6. Meta projects 2026 capital expenditures of $115–135 billion, with total expenses up to $169 billion.
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Apple stock price: AAPL ended Friday at $259 — what investors watch before Monday

Apple stock price: AAPL ended Friday at $259 — what investors watch before Monday

Apple reported quarterly revenue up 16% to $143.8 billion and earnings per share of $2.84, citing record iPhone demand. Shares closed at $259.48, rising 0.46%, before slipping 0.19% after hours. The company bought back 93 million shares for $25 billion and acquired Israeli audio-AI startup Q.ai for $1.6 billion. Apple warned of rising memory costs and tighter DRAM supplies.
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Microsoft stock heads into Monday on the back foot after Azure jitters and AI spend fears

Microsoft stock heads into Monday on the back foot after Azure jitters and AI spend fears

Microsoft shares fell 0.74% to $430.29 on Friday after a nearly 10% drop the previous day. The company reported $81.3 billion in quarterly revenue, with Azure cloud services up 39%, but capital expenditures surged to $37.5 billion. Investors are watching rising AI infrastructure costs and Microsoft’s exposure to OpenAI. Alphabet and Amazon report earnings next week.
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Cisco stock price slips into weekend as Fed pick jitters hit tech — what CSCO investors watch next

Cisco stock price slips into weekend as Fed pick jitters hit tech — what CSCO investors watch next

Cisco shares closed at $78.32 Friday, down 0.1%, as U.S. markets fell after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve and producer prices rose more than expected. Investors shifted away from risk ahead of next week’s U.S. jobs report and Cisco’s earnings release. The stock is up 5% over the past week. Treasury yields and the dollar climbed as bets on near-term rate cuts faded.
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Goldman Sachs (GS) stock slips on Warsh Fed pick and shutdown jitters — what to know before Monday

Goldman Sachs (GS) stock slips on Warsh Fed pick and shutdown jitters — what to know before Monday

Goldman Sachs closed down 0.5% at $935.41 after a volatile session Friday, with shares trading between $923.17 and $947.00 on 1.8 million volume. Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, seen as a hawkish pick. A partial U.S. government shutdown loomed as the Senate passed a spending bill but the House remained out until Monday. U.S. stocks broadly slipped amid inflation and shutdown concerns.
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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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