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.

Thermo Fisher stock price holds near a fresh 52-week high with earnings next week in focus

Thermo Fisher stock price holds near a fresh 52-week high with earnings next week in focus

Thermo Fisher shares closed up 0.5% at $639.43 Thursday after hitting a new 52-week high, with little change in after-hours trading. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year results before the market opens Jan. 29. Investors are watching for signals on lab and biopharma spending. Peers Danaher and Agilent slipped, while Waters rose late Thursday.
Intuit stock jumps, then cools after hours as TurboTax owner heads into tax-season test

Intuit stock jumps, then cools after hours as TurboTax owner heads into tax-season test

Intuit shares rose 4.3% to $547.69 Thursday, then slipped 0.4% after hours as investors eyed the Jan. 26 IRS tax filing season kickoff. The company reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $3.89 billion, beating expectations. Morgan Stanley reiterated its “buy” rating and $880 price target. Intuit stock remains down 17% for the month.
Moderna (MRNA) stock jumps after-hours as CEO signals pullback in new vaccine trials

Moderna (MRNA) stock jumps after-hours as CEO signals pullback in new vaccine trials

Moderna shares jumped 4.2% to $51.87 in after-hours trading Thursday after CEO Stephane Bancel said the company will halt new late-stage vaccine trials, citing resistance from U.S. officials and an unreliable U.S. market. The move follows weak COVID vaccine demand and comes as Moderna and Merck reported their experimental cancer vaccine cut melanoma recurrence or death by 49% over five years in a mid-stage study.
Applied Materials (AMAT) stock slides after hours as Feb. 12 earnings date nears

Applied Materials (AMAT) stock slides after hours as Feb. 12 earnings date nears

Applied Materials shares fell about 2% to $318.79 in after-hours trading Thursday after a volatile session, despite the S&P 500 and Dow both rising. The company set its fiscal first-quarter earnings release and call for Feb. 12. Options activity spiked near the $330 strike ahead of Friday’s expiration. Lam Research and KLA also declined, pressuring chip equipment stocks.
Costco stock price slips after hours as SEC filing shows ‘greenwashing’ audit proposal fails

Costco stock price slips after hours as SEC filing shows ‘greenwashing’ audit proposal fails

Costco shares fell about 0.7% to $976.17 in after-hours trading Thursday after an SEC filing showed shareholders rejected a proposal for a climate “greenwashing” audit. All director nominees were re-elected, and a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share was announced. Investors are watching for January sales figures on Feb. 4 and the March 5 earnings call.
23 January 2026
MercadoLibre stock jumps nearly 5% as Wall Street steadies; Feb. 24 results date on deck

MercadoLibre stock jumps nearly 5% as Wall Street steadies; Feb. 24 results date on deck

MercadoLibre shares jumped 4.7% to $2,153.75 in after-hours trading Thursday, with 872,827 shares traded. The move followed tariff relief and strong U.S. economic data. Northcape Capital raised its stake to 116,848 shares at year-end, SEC filings show. Investors are watching for MercadoLibre’s Jan. 27 conference appearance and a preliminary earnings report in late February.
Why Arista Networks stock jumped 9% today — and what could move ANET next

Why Arista Networks stock jumped 9% today — and what could move ANET next

Arista Networks shares jumped 8.7% to $138.41 in after-hours trading Thursday, with volume reaching 14.9 million shares and options activity surging in $140 calls. The move pushed Arista’s market value to about $183 billion, outpacing S&P 500 gains despite no clear news. Analysts cited increased investor interest in AI data-center networking gear. Arista reports earnings February 12.
23 January 2026
Exxon Mobil stock price flat after hours as Tengiz fire probe and oil slide keep traders cautious

Exxon Mobil stock price flat after hours as Tengiz fire probe and oil slide keep traders cautious

Exxon Mobil shares rose 5 cents to $133.64 in after-hours trading Thursday. Kazakhstan’s energy ministry is investigating a fire that shut the Tengiz oil field, where Exxon holds a 25% stake. Tengizchevroil declared force majeure on CPC Blend shipments after the incident. Oil prices fell sharply, with Brent settling at $64.06 a barrel.
Western Digital stock steadies after-hours as analyst targets jump into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital stock steadies after-hours as analyst targets jump into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital shares rose 0.6% to $243.29 in after-hours trading Thursday after a volatile session. Bank of America, Citi, and Rosenblatt raised price targets, citing strong cloud demand and higher storage prices. The company reports earnings Jan. 29 and will host an investor event Feb. 3. Western Digital forecast Q2 revenue near $2.9 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.88.
Eli Lilly stock rises after hours as fresh GLP-1 stop data revives a big question ahead of earnings

Eli Lilly stock rises after hours as fresh GLP-1 stop data revives a big question ahead of earnings

Eli Lilly shares rose 0.8% after hours Thursday to $1,087.38. A Reuters report cited nference data showing 36% of patients who stopped Lilly’s weight-loss drug tirzepatide kept weight off after six months, while 28% regained weight. Lilly director Juan R. Luciano acquired 15.286 shares via a deferral plan, per SEC filing. The company reports Q4 earnings February 4.
Goldman Sachs stock holds steady after $14.75 billion bond sale as rate-cap politics hangs over banks

Goldman Sachs stock holds steady after $14.75 billion bond sale as rate-cap politics hangs over banks

Goldman Sachs issued $14.75 billion in fixed-to-floating rate notes maturing between 2029 and 2047, according to an SEC filing Thursday. Shares closed up 0.2% at $954.65 and held steady after hours. Investors are watching Washington’s moves on credit-card rate caps and next week’s Fed meeting. Bank of America is considering new credit cards with a 10% rate cap, sources said.
23 January 2026
Lam Research stock slips 3% after fresh high as Citi, Deutsche Bank lift targets into earnings

Lam Research stock slips 3% after fresh high as Citi, Deutsche Bank lift targets into earnings

Lam Research shares fell 3.4% to $220.70 Thursday, slipping from a 52-week high reached the previous day. The decline came despite Citi and Deutsche Bank raising their price targets ahead of Lam’s Jan. 28 earnings. Investors are watching for 2026 chip-equipment spending forecasts, not just quarterly results. Lam’s trading volume was near average as the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.
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Stock Market Today

  • Indian Stock Market Set for Lower Open Amid US Fed Pause and Rising Oil Prices
    April 29, 2026, 11:15 PM EDT. Indian stock indices Sensex and Nifty 50 are set to open lower on Thursday, reflecting global market weakness. The decline follows a stalled US-Iran peace deal and a hawkish pause by the US Federal Reserve on interest rates, held at 3.5%-3.75%. Crude oil prices surged due to ongoing tensions, triggering concerns about inflation risks. Asian markets mostly retreated, with Japan's Nikkei down 1.10% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng futures lower. The US market closed mixed, led by tech earnings and Fed signals. The Nifty futures showed a gap down start, trading about 67 points below previous close, indicating a cautious mood in Indian equities. President Trump maintained a naval blockade on Iran, heightening geopolitical uncertainty. Fed Chair Jerome Powell highlighted the unclear inflation impact from energy price rises.

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Soluna Holdings Stock Jumps After Sazmining Bitcoin Deal, Then SEC Resale Filing Lands

Soluna Holdings Stock Jumps After Sazmining Bitcoin Deal, Then SEC Resale Filing Lands

30 April 2026
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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