Today: 3 April 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.

Cisco stock jumps after Evercore upgrade flags AI “tailwinds” into next earnings

Cisco stock jumps after Evercore upgrade flags AI “tailwinds” into next earnings

Cisco shares rose 3.2% to $77.01 and gained another 0.4% after hours following an Evercore ISI upgrade to Outperform and a price target hike to $100. The company also launched its new 360 Partner Program focused on AI-ready data centers. Cisco’s fiscal Q2 closed Jan. 24, with its next earnings report set for Feb. 11.
27 January 2026
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Freeport-McMoRan stock hits a 52-week high, then cools — FCX traders track gold’s $5,100 run and Fed week

Freeport-McMoRan stock hits a 52-week high, then cools — FCX traders track gold’s $5,100 run and Fed week

Freeport-McMoRan hit a 52-week high Monday before closing up 1.26% at $61.17. Gold surged past $5,100 an ounce, drawing investors to miners, while copper hovered near $6 a pound ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 28 decision. Freeport’s gains followed strong earnings despite ongoing disruptions at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
27 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock dips after hours as Baytown freeze and carbon-capture launch set up earnings week

Exxon Mobil stock dips after hours as Baytown freeze and carbon-capture launch set up earnings week

Exxon Mobil shares slipped 0.1% to $134.84 in after-hours trading after freezing weather forced shutdowns at its Baytown, Texas complex. The company also launched commercial carbon capture operations with CF Industries in Louisiana, aiming to store up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 annually. Traders await Friday’s quarterly report for updates on margins, outages, and 2026 spending plans.
27 January 2026
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IREN stock price slides 7.6% as Nvidia’s CoreWeave bet puts AI data-center plays back in focus

IREN stock price slides 7.6% as Nvidia’s CoreWeave bet puts AI data-center plays back in focus

IREN shares fell 7.6% to $52.36 in after-hours trading Monday, with 42 million shares traded. The drop followed news of Nvidia’s $2 billion investment in CoreWeave, intensifying competition in AI data centers. Investors await the Fed’s policy decision Wednesday and IREN’s quarterly results on Feb. 5. Bitcoin rose 1.9% to $88,233 but failed to lift crypto-linked stocks.
27 January 2026
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GE Aerospace stock edges up after NASA-backed hybrid-electric engine test milestone

GE Aerospace stock edges up after NASA-backed hybrid-electric engine test milestone

GE Aerospace shares rose 0.4% to $295.06 Monday and gained further after hours following NASA’s release of hybrid-electric engine test results from December. NASA confirmed the modified GE Passport engine ran successfully at GE’s Ohio facility, marking a first for integrated hybrid-electric systems. JPMorgan raised its price target for GE Aerospace to $335. The Singapore Airshow begins next week.
27 January 2026
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ServiceNow stock pops after hours as earnings loom — what Wall Street will watch

ServiceNow stock pops after hours as earnings loom — what Wall Street will watch

ServiceNow shares rose 2.4% to $136.34 in after-hours trading Monday, with 17.5 million shares changing hands. Investors are positioning ahead of the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report, where consensus estimates call for $3.52 billion in revenue and 87 cents per share in earnings. Tech stocks broadly edged higher before a wave of earnings and a Federal Reserve update this week.
27 January 2026
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Costco stock price slips after hours as investors circle Feb sales update and March earnings

Costco stock price slips after hours as investors circle Feb sales update and March earnings

Costco shares fell 0.6% to $977.67 in after-hours trading Monday. The company will report January sales on Feb. 4 and release quarterly earnings and February sales on March 5. Costco declared a $1.30 per share dividend, payable Feb. 13 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 30. Regular session trading saw the stock range between $976.54 and $992.69 on 2.46 million shares.
27 January 2026
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Mastercard stock price edges higher after hours as MA earnings take center stage

Mastercard stock price edges higher after hours as MA earnings take center stage

Mastercard shares closed Monday up 0.5% at $527.36 and were flat after hours, with options markets pricing in a 3.9% swing ahead of Thursday’s earnings. Wall Street expects quarterly earnings of $4.20 per share on $8.74 billion revenue. Investors are watching cross-border volumes and spending trends. Mastercard’s annual outlook cited easing inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa but flagged risks from trade tensions.
27 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Lean Hog Futures Decline Ahead of Long Weekend Amid Strong Pork Exports
    April 3, 2026, 3:40 PM EDT. Lean hog futures fell by 40 to 60 cents on Thursday, with the USDA not reporting the national base hog price due to low volume. The CME Lean Hog Index dipped 4 cents to $90.41 on March 31. Thursday marked the final trading day before markets close for Good Friday. The USDA reported a pork export sale of 53,049 metric tons for the week of March 26, the largest this year, and shipments of 39,758 MT, a five-week high. February's pork exports reached 574.24 million pounds, ranking as the fourth-largest on record but down 2.7% from January. USDA's pork carcass cutout value rose $2.23 to $97.81 per hundredweight. Federally inspected hog slaughter totaled 491,000 head on Wednesday, slightly below last week but above last year.
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