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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.

Intel stock jumps nearly 7% as chip rally kicks off 2026 — CES “Panther Lake” debut is next test

Intel stock jumps nearly 7% as chip rally kicks off 2026 — CES “Panther Lake” debut is next test

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:02 ET — Market closed Intel (INTC.O) shares closed up 6.7% at $39.38 on Friday after trading between $37.41 and $39.86, extending a rebound in semiconductor stocks at the start of 2026. The move matters because it puts Intel back within striking distance of $40, a round-number level traders often treat as a near-term line in the sand when markets reopen on Monday. It also lands days before CES, when chipmakers and PC vendors typically set the tone for the first quarter with product roadmaps, partner lineups and early demand signals. Chip stocks paced the
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Alphabet (GOOG) stock heads into Monday: jobs data, insider filing and a $310 support test

Alphabet (GOOG) stock heads into Monday: jobs data, insider filing and a $310 support test

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:03 ET — Market closed Alphabet Inc’s Class C shares (GOOG) rose 0.5% on Friday to $315.32, finishing the week higher as U.S. markets opened 2026 with choppy trading. That matters now because Alphabet is one of the largest weights in U.S. equity benchmarks, and January’s data calendar is set to drive rate expectations that can reprice megacap tech quickly. The next macro jolt is the Jan. 9 U.S. employment report, followed by the Jan. 13 consumer price index. Fed funds futures show investors are still debating how quickly the Federal Reserve can cut again
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AMD stock jumps 4% to start 2026 as traders brace for Lisa Su’s CES keynote

AMD stock jumps 4% to start 2026 as traders brace for Lisa Su’s CES keynote

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:58 ET — Market closed Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) shares closed up $9.23, or 4.3%, at $223.47 on Friday, kicking off 2026 with a sharp rebound for the chipmaker. Trading is shut on Sunday. The move tracked a sector-wide rally, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index — a benchmark for chip stocks — rising about 4.0% in the same session. Nasdaq Global Index Watch That matters now because semiconductors have become a pressure point for the wider market: they are tied to corporate spending on artificial intelligence and data centers, but investors are also weighing how
4 January 2026
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Meta stock heads into Monday after Friday slide — 3 catalysts traders are watching

Meta stock heads into Monday after Friday slide — 3 catalysts traders are watching

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:56 ET — Market closed Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) shares slipped about 1.5% on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, to end at $650.41. U.S. markets are shut this weekend, leaving the stock to reopen on Monday with investors bracing for a data-heavy week. Why it matters now: the first full week of the new year is packed with reports that can shift interest-rate expectations, a key driver for mega-cap tech valuations. Meta’s advertising-heavy model also makes the stock sensitive to any hint that growth is cooling or accelerating. A pair of business surveys
4 January 2026
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Broadcom stock (AVGO) ends higher to start 2026 as investors watch AI margins, VMware push

Broadcom stock (AVGO) ends higher to start 2026 as investors watch AI margins, VMware push

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:44 ET — Market closed Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) shares rose 0.44% on Friday to close at $347.62, giving the chip-and-software maker a modest lift after markets reopened for the first session of 2026. Broadcom’s shares have traded between a 52-week low of $138.10 and a high of $414.61. Broadcom Investors The move matters because Broadcom sits in two parts of the tech cycle that investors are repricing: custom AI chips and enterprise infrastructure software. Its custom processors — often called ASICs, or application-specific integrated circuits — are designed for one workload and are used by
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Palantir stock falls after insider sale notice as investors eye jobs report and Fed signals

Palantir stock falls after insider sale notice as investors eye jobs report and Fed signals

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 16:48 ET — Market closed Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR.O) shares were last down 5.6% after Friday’s close, as investors head into the first full week of 2026 reassessing richly valued “AI trade” stocks amid shifting interest-rate expectations. Why it matters now: Palantir sits at the crossroads of government software spending and the market’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, and its valuation can swing sharply when investors recalibrate how long the Federal Reserve will keep borrowing costs restrictive. Investors “might be a little bit more conscious about some of the valuations that they’re paying for some of
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Amazon stock slips into 2026 — here’s what Wall Street watches next for AMZN

Amazon stock slips into 2026 — here’s what Wall Street watches next for AMZN

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 4:25 PM ET — Market closed Amazon.com, Inc. shares (AMZN) ended Friday down 1.9% at $226.50, starting 2026 on the back foot after a choppy session that ranged from $224.71 to $235.39. The move matters now because investors are resetting positions after year-end and quickly repricing growth stocks around the interest-rate outlook. Small shifts in expectations on rates can swing valuation for big tech names like Amazon, where much of the investment case rests on future cash flows. Friday’s trade reflected a split market. Chip stocks rallied, but consumer discretionary shares — companies tied to
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Microsoft stock drops 2% to start 2026 — what could move MSFT next week

Microsoft stock drops 2% to start 2026 — what could move MSFT next week

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:16 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares slipped on Friday, falling 2.21% to close at $472.94 after trading between $470.19 and $487.15. The drop matters because Microsoft is one of the biggest weights in U.S. equity indexes and a bellwether for the “AI trade,” shorthand for bets that artificial intelligence will drive a new leg of growth. That makes the stock particularly sensitive to shifts in interest-rate expectations. Higher rates tend to pressure richly valued growth names because they reduce the present value of profits expected further out. Friday’s tape underscored the split. The
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Apple stock heads into Monday under a valuation spotlight after Raymond James turns neutral on AAPL

Apple stock heads into Monday under a valuation spotlight after Raymond James turns neutral on AAPL

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:23 ET — Market closed Apple Inc shares closed Friday down about 0.3% at $271.01, giving back a slice of their late-2025 run. Raymond James resumed coverage with a “market perform” rating — Wall Street shorthand for a neutral view — citing a rich valuation and a thin near-term catalyst calendar, according to an Investors Business Daily report. The stock is valued at roughly 30 times trailing earnings, a price-to-earnings ratio that measures what investors pay for each dollar of profit. Investors The timing matters because Apple’s next big checkpoint is its holiday-quarter update, when
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Tesla stock: What to watch after Q4 deliveries miss and BYD takes the EV crown

Tesla stock: What to watch after Q4 deliveries miss and BYD takes the EV crown

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 4:16 PM ET — Market closed Tesla shares closed at $438.07 on Friday, down 2.6%, after the electric-vehicle maker reported a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter deliveries, a filing showed. The update also underscored that Tesla has ceded the annual EV sales lead to China’s BYD. SEC The delivery report matters now because it is the market’s first clear checkpoint for Tesla demand after U.S. federal EV tax credits ended in September, removing a key lever that had helped pull forward orders earlier in 2025. It also lands as investors reset positioning for the new year
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Micron stock jumps 10% on Bernstein’s $330 target — what MU investors watch before Monday’s open

Micron stock jumps 10% on Bernstein’s $330 target — what MU investors watch before Monday’s open

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 16:21 ET — Market closed Micron Technology (MU) heads into Monday’s U.S. reopen after a sharp Friday rally that lifted the memory-chip maker 10.5% to $315.42. The stock hit an intraday high of $319.60, reflecting heavy momentum into the first full week of 2026. The move matters because Micron sits near the center of the “AI buildout” trade: more servers and accelerators typically mean more demand for memory chips, which can lift prices and margins when supply is tight. Investors have treated memory pricing as the swing factor, and Friday’s jump suggests the market is
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Nvidia stock heads into CES week as insider sale filing lands and key data looms

Nvidia stock heads into CES week as insider sale filing lands and key data looms

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 16:19 ET — Market closed Nvidia shares closed up 1.26% at $188.85 on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, as semiconductor stocks rebounded. Yahoo Finance The move matters because Nvidia (NVDA.O) remains a bellwether for the AI trade and a heavyweight in U.S. equity indexes. When investors rotate into or out of chip stocks, Nvidia often sets the tone. With U.S. markets shut on Sunday, traders head into Monday with a tight set of near-term catalysts: a high-profile CES appearance by CEO Jensen Huang and fresh U.S. economic data that can shift interest-rate expectations.
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Lumentum (LITE) stock jumps near a new high — what traders are watching next week

Lumentum (LITE) stock jumps near a new high — what traders are watching next week

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 15:50 ET — Market closed Lumentum Holdings shares rose 4.7% on Friday to close at $386.11, lifting the optical-components maker toward its highs as 2026 began. The stock last traded at that level in the regular session, with U.S. markets shut on Sunday. The move matters because it leaves Lumentum extended into the first full week of January, when fresh economic data could sway rate expectations and risk appetite. Those macro swings have been moving “AI infrastructure” trades — the group that has helped power Lumentum’s run. Reuters “Investors might be a little bit more
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Uber stock set for Monday spotlight after UK ‘taxi tax’ workaround report

Uber stock set for Monday spotlight after UK ‘taxi tax’ workaround report

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:59 ET — Market closed Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER.N) is heading into Monday’s session with a fresh UK tax headline on the tape, after a report said it rewrote driver contracts outside London to limit the impact of Britain’s new “taxi tax” on ride-hailing fares. Uber shares last closed up 1.41% at $82.86 on Friday. The Economic Times The UK change matters now because it goes straight to pricing power and unit economics in a key international market. VAT, or value-added tax, is a sales tax, and rule changes can quickly flow through to rider
4 January 2026
Citigroup stock rises into 2026 as rate bets shift — what to watch before earnings

Citigroup stock rises into 2026 as rate bets shift — what to watch before earnings

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 15:44 ET — Market closed Citigroup’s (C.N) stock closed up 1.7% on Friday at $118.70, ending the first session of 2026 ahead of the broader market’s modest gains. Wells Fargo rose about 2.1%, Bank of America added 1.7% and JPMorgan gained roughly 1.0% on the day, as the Dow and S&P 500 finished higher while the Nasdaq was little changed. Reuters Why it matters now: big banks are back to trading off interest-rate expectations, and Treasury yields edged higher as 2026 began. Investors are also recalibrating around the Federal Reserve’s path after disruptions to the
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Texas Instruments stock rises with chip rebound — the catalysts investors watch next

Texas Instruments stock rises with chip rebound — the catalysts investors watch next

New York, January 4, 2026, 15:46 ET — Market closed Texas Instruments (TXN.O) shares rose 2.3% on Friday to $177.52, tracking a broad rebound in chipmakers that helped Wall Street start 2026 higher. With U.S. markets closed on Sunday, the question for Monday’s session is whether the semiconductor bounce holds as investors brace for a heavy week of economic data and shifting expectations for interest rates. That matters for Texas Instruments because its analog and embedded chips are closely tied to industrial and automotive demand, areas that tend to react quickly when growth expectations or financing conditions change. Chip stocks
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Qualcomm stock gets CES spotlight after Toyota RAV4 chip news and CFO sale notice

Qualcomm stock gets CES spotlight after Toyota RAV4 chip news and CFO sale notice

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:40 ET — Market closed Qualcomm shares ended Friday up about 1.1% at $172.98 after the company said Toyota’s new RAV4 is now available with its Snapdragon Digital Chassis platform. Why this matters now is timing. Qualcomm heads into CES week with investors watching for signals on its push beyond smartphones into PCs and cars, two markets where design wins can translate into multi-year revenue streams. CES Macro is also on traders’ screens ahead of the next U.S. session. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said on Saturday that further rate cuts could
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 — key levels and catalysts before Monday’s open

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 — key levels and catalysts before Monday’s open

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:39 ET — Market closed Bloom Energy Corporation shares (BE) surged 13.6% on Friday to close at $98.69, outpacing a rally across U.S.-listed fuel-cell makers. The jump put the stock back within sight of $100, a round-number level traders often treat as near-term resistance. A clean break above it would be a fresh momentum test when markets reopen on Monday. That matters because Bloom has become a high-beta proxy for behind-the-meter power — electricity generated on site rather than pulled from the grid — for data centers and other large users. With key U.S. economic
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Cisco stock (CSCO) slips on ex-dividend reset; jobs data and Feb. 11 earnings in focus

Cisco stock (CSCO) slips on ex-dividend reset; jobs data and Feb. 11 earnings in focus

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 15:41 ET — Market closed Cisco Systems, Inc. shares ended Friday down 1.3% at $76.04, even as the S&P 500 eked out a gain on the first trading day of 2026. The networking equipment maker’s dip coincided with an ex-dividend date, a timing quirk that often pulls a stock lower. That matters now because the ex-dividend date is when new buyers no longer qualify for the upcoming payout. Stocks often “reset” by roughly the dividend amount, which can make the day’s move look worse than the underlying trading. Macro catalysts are also lining up quickly.
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Thermo Fisher stock closes higher near 52-week high as January data, earnings loom

Thermo Fisher stock closes higher near 52-week high as January data, earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 15:25 ET — Market closed Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) shares rose 2.25% to $592.51 on Friday, outpacing a modestly higher U.S. stock market and moving back toward the top of their 52-week range. MarketWatch That positioning matters going into a new week when investors will be testing whether early-2026 risk appetite holds and how much room the Federal Reserve has to cut rates. Life sciences tools makers like Thermo Fisher tend to trade on expectations for lab and drug-development spending, which can shift quickly when rates and growth expectations move. Traders will get fresh
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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