Today: 30 April 2026

Khadija Saeed

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

Uber stock edges higher today as Evercore keeps $150 target and NYC tipping rules hit delivery apps

Uber stock edges higher today as Evercore keeps $150 target and NYC tipping rules hit delivery apps

Uber shares rose 0.4% to $82.61 Monday as investors weighed the impact of robotaxis and new NYC tipping rules. Evercore ISI reiterated its Outperform rating and $150 target, citing Uber’s autonomous partnerships but warning of risks from rival networks. DoorDash warned NYC’s tipping mandate could hurt small business orders. Uber will report Q4 results on Feb. 4.
26 January 2026
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Pfizer stock edges up as traders brace for Feb. 3 earnings and a Fed decision

Pfizer stock edges up as traders brace for Feb. 3 earnings and a Fed decision

Pfizer shares rose 0.7% to $25.84 in Monday afternoon trading, tracking a broader U.S. stock rally ahead of major earnings and a Federal Reserve policy decision. Investors are watching for Pfizer’s Feb. 3 earnings and updates on its 2026 outlook, as the company faces falling COVID demand and looming patent expirations. Trading volume remained moderate, with no major company news released.
26 January 2026
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Boston Scientific stock rises as Evercore taps BSX for a tactical list ahead of earnings

Boston Scientific stock rises as Evercore taps BSX for a tactical list ahead of earnings

Boston Scientific shares rose 1.7% to $94.12 Monday, outpacing medical-device peers and the S&P 500. Evercore reaffirmed its Outperform rating and $112 target, dismissing concerns about the $14.5 billion Penumbra acquisition. Investors await the Feb. 4 earnings call for updates on integration, financing, and demand trends. The Penumbra deal is expected to close in 2026.
26 January 2026
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Texas Instruments stock price rises ahead of Q4 earnings — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments stock price rises ahead of Q4 earnings — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments shares rose 1.5% to $196.20 Monday, outpacing a flat semiconductor sector ahead of its quarterly earnings report due Tuesday after markets close. Analysts expect EPS of $1.29 on $4.44 billion revenue. CEO Haviv Ilan and CFO Rafael Lizardi will lead the earnings call at 3:30 p.m. Central. Investors are watching for signs of recovery in industrial and automotive chip demand.
26 January 2026
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AbbVie stock price edges up: what investors watch ahead of Feb. 4 earnings

AbbVie stock price edges up: what investors watch ahead of Feb. 4 earnings

AbbVie shares rose 0.4% to $220.10 Monday, moving between $217.15 and $221.48 as investors awaited its Feb. 4 earnings report. Health-care stocks held firm, with the sector ETF up 0.4% and Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer also gaining. AbbVie’s upcoming results will highlight its immunology drugs as it faces pressure from declining Humira sales and recent policy deals. Traders are watching Wednesday’s Fed decision before the earnings release.
26 January 2026
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Wells Fargo stock climbs as WFC names new AI chief ahead of Fed decision

Wells Fargo stock climbs as WFC names new AI chief ahead of Fed decision

Wells Fargo shares rose about 1.3% to $88.09 Monday afternoon, outpacing JPMorgan and Bank of America. The bank named former Amazon Web Services executive Faraz Shafiq as head of AI products, starting Feb. 9. Investors watched for signals ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision Wednesday. Wells Fargo recently projected $50 billion in 2026 interest income, below analyst expectations.
26 January 2026
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GE Vernova stock price rises as Morgan Stanley trims target ahead of earnings

GE Vernova stock price rises as Morgan Stanley trims target ahead of earnings

GE Vernova shares rose 1.7% to $669.04 Monday afternoon ahead of its quarterly earnings report, due before markets open Jan. 28. Morgan Stanley maintained an Overweight rating but lowered its price target to $817. Wall Street expects earnings of $3.03 per share on $10.04 billion revenue. The report coincides with the Federal Reserve’s policy decision Wednesday.
26 January 2026
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Shopify stock slips again as Fed week hits — what investors are watching next

Shopify stock slips again as Fed week hits — what investors are watching next

Shopify shares fell 1.2% to $136.18 Monday afternoon, extending a slide of about 13% since January 16. Investors are watching the Fed’s upcoming rate decision and major tech earnings as Shopify faces scrutiny over a partner program overhaul and new retail checkout hardware. The company recently cut roles in its partnerships division and is expanding in-store tech offerings.
26 January 2026
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Citigroup stock price today: Citi (C) rises ahead of the Fed — what investors watch now

Citigroup stock price today: Citi (C) rises ahead of the Fed — what investors watch now

Citigroup shares rose 1.3% to $115.03 Monday, trading as high as $115.46 amid a broader bank rally ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. Citi disclosed plans to redeem $2.5 billion in notes and marketed new autocallable buffer notes tied to major indexes. The Fed meeting is clouded by a criminal probe into Chair Jerome Powell and a legal fight involving Governor Lisa Cook.
26 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock climbs in New York as CAT traders brace for earnings, Fed week

Caterpillar stock climbs in New York as CAT traders brace for earnings, Fed week

Caterpillar shares rose 1.7% to $637.22 Monday, with 1.3 million shares traded ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings report. Analysts expect higher revenue but lower profit, projecting $4.67 per share on $17.89 billion. Options pricing signals a possible 6% move after results. The Federal Reserve’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and ongoing tariffs add uncertainty for machinery stocks.
26 January 2026
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Chevron (CVX) stock price today: shares edge higher as Tengiz restarts, winter storm hits U.S. output

Chevron (CVX) stock price today: shares edge higher as Tengiz restarts, winter storm hits U.S. output

Chevron shares rose 0.4% to $167.38 Monday as traders weighed a Kazakhstan oil field restart against U.S. storm-related outages. A winter storm cut U.S. crude output by up to 2 million barrels per day over the weekend, with the Permian Basin hardest hit. Chevron restarted production in Kazakhstan, but volumes remain low. Brent crude slipped 0.1% to $65.81 a barrel.
26 January 2026
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Natural gas price surge lifts UNG and U.S. gas producers as freeze tightens supply

Natural gas price surge lifts UNG and U.S. gas producers as freeze tightens supply

U.S. natural gas futures jumped nearly 40% to $7.38 per mmBtu Monday as an Arctic blast drove demand and disrupted supply. The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) surged 8% to $15.11. U.S. gas consumption is forecast to hit 156 bcfd this week, while production slipped to 108.4 bcfd. Traders are watching freeze-offs, LNG flows, and the upcoming EIA storage report.
26 January 2026
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Coca-Cola stock price barely moves today as Fed week and earnings loom

Coca-Cola stock price barely moves today as Fed week and earnings loom

Coca-Cola shares slipped 0.1% to $72.83 Monday afternoon as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 27-28 policy decision. The broader consumer staples sector also declined, while PepsiCo rose 0.7%. Coca-Cola will report fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 10. The company recently announced leadership changes, including a new chief digital officer.
26 January 2026
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CoreWeave stock jumps on Nvidia’s $2 billion deal as Wall Street braces for a make-or-break week for AI stocks

CoreWeave stock jumps on Nvidia’s $2 billion deal as Wall Street braces for a make-or-break week for AI stocks

CoreWeave shares rose 8% Monday after Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment, nearly doubling its stake. Nvidia priced the deal at $87.20 per share for about 23 million shares. Microsoft launched its Maia 200 AI chip the same day, aiming to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI data centers. Nvidia shares dipped 0.4%, while Microsoft gained 1.6%.
26 January 2026
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XRP price jumps near $1.92 after Ripple’s Saudi bank tie-up, Fed decision in focus

XRP price jumps near $1.92 after Ripple’s Saudi bank tie-up, Fed decision in focus

XRP jumped nearly 5% to around $1.92 Monday after Ripple and Riyad Bank’s Jeel unit agreed to test blockchain payment rails. The move followed a sharp weekend drop and came as traders watched for the Federal Reserve’s rate decision set for Wednesday. Bitcoin and ether also posted gains. The SEC’s ban on XRP sales to institutional investors remains in effect after last year’s settlement.
26 January 2026
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Bitcoin price steadies near $88,000 as Strategy adds 2,932 BTC and Fed week looms

Bitcoin price steadies near $88,000 as Strategy adds 2,932 BTC and Fed week looms

Bitcoin rose 1% to $88,152 in New York Monday, rebounding from earlier lows amid volatile trading. Strategy Inc disclosed a $264 million bitcoin purchase, raising holdings to 712,647 coins. U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs saw $1.33 billion in outflows last week. The SEC dropped its case against Gemini’s crypto lending program after investors recovered assets.
26 January 2026
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ISRG stock edges up after Intuitive Surgical wins FDA clearance for da Vinci 5 heart procedures

ISRG stock edges up after Intuitive Surgical wins FDA clearance for da Vinci 5 heart procedures

Intuitive Surgical shares rose about 1% after the FDA cleared its da Vinci 5 robot for select cardiac procedures. The company plans a limited U.S. rollout through 2026. The clearance follows last week’s warning of slower global procedure growth, with forecasts now at 13% to 15% for 2026. Investors are weighing the new approval against concerns over hospital budgets and rising competition.
26 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Stock Market Today April 29: Tech Earnings Boosts Mixed as Markets Await Fed Decision
    April 29, 2026, 7:38 PM EDT. The S&P 500 edged down 0.04% to 7,135.95, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.04% to 24,673.24, and the Dow Jones fell 0.57% to 48,861.81 on April 29 as traders awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks following a two-day meeting. The Fed held rates steady, citing ongoing inflation concerns, and Powell will remain on the Board of Governors. After the bell, megacap tech firms Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all exceeded earnings expectations; Alphabet and Amazon gained in after-hours trading, while Meta and Microsoft declined. Notably, Alphabet's strong Google Cloud revenue boosted AI investment confidence, whereas Meta's stock fell amid overspending worries. PayPal, Seagate Technology, and Bloom Energy also saw gains. Investors remain cautious about AI-driven valuations as total tech capital expenditures surpass $650 billion.

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Soluna Holdings filed to register the resale of about 2.46 million common shares, with no proceeds going to the company. The move follows Sazmining’s launch of a 3-megawatt Bitcoin mining operation at Soluna’s Project Dorothy 1B in West Texas. Soluna shares last traded at $1.28, up from a $1.08 Nasdaq sale price on April 28. The registered shares include 2.4 million issuable to YA II PN, LTD. via warrant exercise.
Brookfield Renewable Stock Drops 12% Before Q1 Results as BEPC Investors Brace for Friday

Brookfield Renewable Stock Drops 12% Before Q1 Results as BEPC Investors Brace for Friday

30 April 2026
Brookfield Renewable Corp’s NYSE shares fell 12.5% to $35.20 on Wednesday, with volume quadrupling the three-month average ahead of first-quarter results due Friday. The drop came despite a higher quarterly dividend and mixed analyst views. The company operates 47 GW of clean energy assets globally. Analysts expect a first-quarter loss of 33.92 cents per share on $1.62 billion in revenue.
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