Today: 14 March 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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock jumps as Evercore lifts target, with earnings in focus

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock jumps as Evercore lifts target, with earnings in focus

Thermo Fisher Scientific shares climbed 2.4% to $606.63 after Evercore ISI raised its price target to $650 and reaffirmed an “outperform” rating. The stock traded between $590 and $608.29 on volume of 1.6 million shares. Peers Danaher, Agilent, and Illumina also advanced. Investors await Thermo Fisher’s fourth-quarter results on Jan. 29 and updates on its planned $9.4 billion Clario acquisition.
5 January 2026
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Palo Alto Networks stock climbs after report flags $400 mln Koi Security talks, analysts turn less bearish

Palo Alto Networks stock climbs after report flags $400 mln Koi Security talks, analysts turn less bearish

Palo Alto Networks shares rose 1.7% to $182.46 after Israeli media reported the company is in talks to acquire Koi Security for about $400 million. Guggenheim upgraded the stock to neutral, while Piper Sandler raised its price target to $265. Cybersecurity stocks broadly gained, with the Global X Cybersecurity ETF up 1.2%. Investors await confirmation on the Koi deal and Palo Alto’s earnings, expected around Feb. 12.
5 January 2026
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Accenture stock rebounds nearly 2% as Redburn nudges target; dividend date and March earnings in focus

Accenture stock rebounds nearly 2% as Redburn nudges target; dividend date and March earnings in focus

Accenture shares rose nearly 2% Monday to $265.07 after last week’s slide, following a price target increase by Rothschild & Co Redburn to $210. The company recently reported $20.9 billion in new bookings and declared a $1.63 quarterly dividend, payable Feb. 13. Accenture’s annual meeting is set for Jan. 28 in Dublin. Investors await its Q2 earnings call on March 19.
5 January 2026
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Western Digital (WDC) stock whipsaws as AI memory crunch drives storage trade

Western Digital (WDC) stock whipsaws as AI memory crunch drives storage trade

Western Digital shares fell 0.9% to $186.00 Monday afternoon after rising as much as 4.3% earlier, as investors shifted positions in storage and memory stocks tied to AI infrastructure. A Reuters report cited a global supply crunch in high-bandwidth memory, with some prices doubling since last year. Sandisk rose 1.5%, while Seagate and Applied Digital gained over 3%. Western Digital’s next earnings report is expected February 4.
5 January 2026
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Marvell stock (MRVL) rises after Melius upgrade sets $135 target ahead of CES CEO chat

Marvell stock (MRVL) rises after Melius upgrade sets $135 target ahead of CES CEO chat

Marvell Technology shares rose 1.5% to $90.69 Monday after Melius Research upgraded the stock to “buy” with a $135 target. The move followed Marvell’s $3.25 billion deal for Celestial AI and ahead of CEO Matt Murphy’s scheduled CES appearance Tuesday. The stock opened at $93.08 and remains about 29% below its 52-week high. Investors also await the U.S. December jobs report on Friday.
5 January 2026
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JNJ stock slips as talc lawsuits return to the spotlight ahead of earnings

JNJ stock slips as talc lawsuits return to the spotlight ahead of earnings

Johnson & Johnson shares dropped 2.2% to $202.86 Monday, underperforming a rising market as investors rotated out of healthcare stocks. The move comes ahead of key events including the Jan. 9 U.S. jobs report and J&J’s Jan. 21 earnings call. More than 67,000 talc lawsuits remain unresolved, with a special master set to review expert evidence in New Jersey federal court.
5 January 2026
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IREN stock jumps 11% as bitcoin rallies — what’s driving Nasdaq: IREN today

IREN stock jumps 11% as bitcoin rallies — what’s driving Nasdaq: IREN today

IREN shares jumped about 11% to $47.36 Monday afternoon as bitcoin rose 3.5% to $94,302, lifting crypto-linked stocks. Investors weighed IREN’s AI data center expansion and a $9.7 billion Microsoft contract against bitcoin volatility. Several U.S.-listed miners and Coinbase also gained. Zacks flagged IREN’s rapid GPU growth but called shares “overvalued.”
5 January 2026
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Natural gas price stock UNG slides as Henry Hub futures tumble 5% on warm U.S. outlook

Natural gas price stock UNG slides as Henry Hub futures tumble 5% on warm U.S. outlook

Shares of the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dropped 4.1% to $11.57 Monday as U.S. natural gas futures slid 5.5% to $3.419 per mmBtu on warmer weather forecasts. Leveraged gas ETFs swung sharply, with BOIL down 11.5% and KOLD up 11.8%. Traders are watching Thursday’s U.S. storage report and mid-January weather updates.
5 January 2026
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D-Wave Quantum stock jumps nearly 10% as options bets build ahead of CES 2026

D-Wave Quantum stock jumps nearly 10% as options bets build ahead of CES 2026

D-Wave Quantum shares jumped nearly 10% to around $30.91 Monday amid a surge in large call-option trades flagged by Benzinga. The rally comes ahead of D-Wave’s CES Foundry appearance Jan. 7–8, where investors are watching for new customer or partnership announcements. QBTS traded between $27.79 and $31.20, with about 31 million shares changing hands by mid-afternoon. Other U.S.-listed quantum stocks also rose.
5 January 2026
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XRP price today: Ripple-linked token jumps above $2.20 as crypto stocks rise, CoinShares flags inflow surge

XRP price today: Ripple-linked token jumps above $2.20 as crypto stocks rise, CoinShares flags inflow surge

XRP climbed about 7% to $2.23 Monday, trading between $2.07 and $2.23 in the past 24 hours, with $4.1 billion in volume and a market value near $135 billion, CoinMarketCap said. CoinShares reported $3.7 billion in 2025 inflows to XRP-linked investment products, a 500% jump from the previous year. Bitcoin rose 3% near $94,000, ether gained 2% to $3,200. Coinbase shares advanced 7.4% in regular U.S. trading.
5 January 2026
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Bitcoin price jumps near $94,000 as Coinbase stock surges on Goldman upgrade, Strategy buys more BTC

Bitcoin price jumps near $94,000 as Coinbase stock surges on Goldman upgrade, Strategy buys more BTC

Bitcoin climbed 3.3% to $94,161 in New York afternoon trading Monday, with Coinbase jumping 7.6% after a Goldman Sachs upgrade. Strategy disclosed buying 1,283 bitcoin for $116 million in an SEC filing. Crypto stocks and tokens tracked the move higher as traders watched fallout from the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president and awaited U.S. jobs data due Friday.
5 January 2026
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Silver price stock SLV climbs nearly 6% as Venezuela strikes lift safe-haven demand

Silver price stock SLV climbs nearly 6% as Venezuela strikes lift safe-haven demand

Shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV) jumped 5.7% to $69.49 and spot silver rose 6% to $76.99 an ounce Monday after U.S. strikes in Venezuela spurred safe-haven demand. Traders are watching upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data for signals on interest rates. Silver hit an all-time high of $83.62 recently. The U.S. employment report is due Friday.
5 January 2026
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Gold price jumps on Venezuela strikes, lifting GLD and gold miners in New York trade

Gold price jumps on Venezuela strikes, lifting GLD and gold miners in New York trade

Spot gold jumped 2.7% to $4,447.05 an ounce after U.S. strikes in Venezuela triggered safe-haven demand. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF rose 2.6% and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF gained 4.6% in New York trading. Miners Newmont and Agnico Eagle advanced 2.4% and 4.5%, respectively. Investors are watching Friday’s U.S. jobs report for signals on Federal Reserve policy.
5 January 2026
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Chevron stock jumps on Trump Venezuela oil move; traders eye sanctions and Jan. 30 earnings

Chevron stock jumps on Trump Venezuela oil move; traders eye sanctions and Jan. 30 earnings

Chevron shares jumped 5.7% to $164.78 after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, fueling bets on renewed access to Venezuela’s oil. Chevron, the only U.S. major still operating there under a waiver, exported up to 150,000 barrels per day to the U.S. Gulf Coast late last year. ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil also gained. Brent crude rose 1.58% to $61.71 a barrel.
5 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Iran War Sparks Oil Surge, Pushes S&P 500 to First Three-Week Slump in a Year
    March 14, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT. The Iran conflict triggered an oil price spike, with Brent crude surpassing $100 for the first time since 2022, pressuring the S&P 500 into its first three-week losing streak in about a year. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% last week as nine of 11 sectors declined, though energy and utilities marked gains. Market adviser Jim Cramer cautioned against full stock market exits amid ongoing Middle East tensions, highlighting the risk of missing subsequent rebounds. The team added to staples like Procter & Gamble and Alphabet as the S&P Short Range Oscillator indicated oversold conditions. Meanwhile, rising oil clouds inflation outlook, reigniting stagflation fears reminiscent of the 1970s, dampening hopes for Fed rate cuts in the near term.
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