Disney stock slides as proxy flags early-2026 CEO decision and Iger’s pay bump
Walt Disney Co shares dropped 1.8%, closing at $111.17 on Friday afternoon, after fluctuating between $110.92 and $113.00 earlier in the session.
Silver breaks $100 as gold nears $5,000 — what’s driving the record precious-metals run
Silver broke past $100 an ounce on Friday, hitting a new record as gold climbed further into untested levels, nearing the $5,000 mark. The rush into safe-haven metals has broadened beyond gold, sparking a cross-metal rally. CP24
Spotify stock jumps as Goldman turns bullish and Spotify pushes new AI “Prompted Playlist”
Shares of Spotify Technology S.A. jumped on Friday, pushing higher in afternoon trading following a rating upgrade from Goldman Sachs. The stock gained roughly 2.8%, reaching $512.71.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) stock slips while cyber peers climb as AI security talk heats up
Palo Alto Networks shares dropped roughly 1% on Friday, lagging behind a stronger tech sector despite unveiling new AI-focused security products. The stock slipped $1.81 to $180.46 during afternoon trading.
Pfizer stock slips on ex-dividend day — what to watch ahead of Feb. 3 earnings
Pfizer shares dropped roughly 1.9% to $25.62 Friday afternoon, underperforming the health-care sector as the stock went ex-dividend. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund dipped about 0.5%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust inched up around 0.1%. Merck slipped about 1%, and Moderna tumbled over 7%. Trading volume for Pfizer hit roughly 24.8 million shares.
Capital One stock sinks nearly 7% after Brex deal and Q4 numbers; what investors watch next
Shares of Capital One Financial Corporation dropped 6.8% to $219.17 in Friday afternoon trading, a steep slide by bank-stock norms. The decline followed the company’s announcement of a new fintech acquisition alongside quarterly results showing increased expenses.
Constellation Energy stock price today: CEG edges up as New York extends nuclear subsidies and Calpine plans $1B gas plant
Shares of Constellation Energy Corp edged up on Friday, boosted by renewed state backing for its nuclear operations and expansion plans for natural gas through its Calpine subsidiary. The stock climbed 0.5% to $288.79 in afternoon trading.
Charles Schwab stock slips after earnings pop as analysts lift targets
Shares of The Charles Schwab Corporation slipped 1.3% to $102.71 in Friday afternoon trading, after peaking at $104.05 earlier. The stock dropped $1.34 on the session, with roughly 5.0 million shares changing hands.
Citigroup stock price slips after Reuters reports fresh March layoffs, with Fed decision looming
Shares of Citigroup dropped 1.7% to $113.71 on Friday afternoon, sliding as low as $113.22 and ending the day down $1.95. The decline followed a Reuters report that the bank plans additional layoffs in March, after cutting about 1,000 jobs this month. The next wave is expected to target managing directors and other senior roles. CFO Mark Mason told analysts, “We have been reducing headcount and expect that trend to continue,” projecting the workforce will shrink to 226,000 by the end of 2025, down from 240,000 in 2022, following $800 million spent on severance last year.
Carvana stock dips Friday as Barclays lifts target and investors eye Feb. 18 results
Carvana Co shares edged down 0.7% to $474.89 on Friday, after hitting an intraday peak of $486.50. So far, the stock has fluctuated between $462.45 and $486.50 during the session.
Starbucks stock price rises on William Blair upgrade as Investor Day nears
Starbucks shares climbed on Friday, nudging the stock higher as investors digested a new Wall Street upgrade ahead of two key company events scheduled for next week.
Natural gas pops above $5 again as winter storm risk puts U.S. supply in play
U.S. natural gas futures pushed higher on Friday, with the February Henry Hub contract climbing 22.7 cents to $5.272 per million British thermal units in early afternoon trading. The front-month contract is due to expire on Jan. 28.
Bitcoin price today: BTC rebounds above $90,000 as ETF outflows and Fed week loom
Bitcoin rose 1.45% to $90,645 on Friday afternoon, after swinging between $88,595 and $91,205 earlier in the session.
Silver price breaks $100: what’s driving XAG/USD — and what could knock it back
Spot silver shot past $100 an ounce on Friday, last trading 5.1% higher at $101. Gold meanwhile climbed to a record $4,988. Silver has jumped roughly 40% in 2026 after soaring 147% last year, while the gold-to-silver ratio shrank to about 50 from 105 in April. StoneX analyst Rhona O’Connell called it “a self-propelled frenzy.”
XRP price today holds near $2 as Binance widens Ripple’s RLUSD rollout and Fed week looms
XRP changed hands near $1.95 on Friday, climbing 1.32% in the last 24 hours, according to Binance data. Prices fluctuated between $1.8886 and $1.9591 during that stretch. Trading volume hit roughly $2.25 billion, while the token slipped 4.74% over the past week.
HBAN stock slips as Huntington tees up new debt sale ahead of Cadence deal — what to watch next week
Shares of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated slipped roughly 1% to $17.47 Friday afternoon, following a wider selloff among U.S. regional banks. The stock fluctuated between $17.37 and $17.84, as the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF dropped nearly 3%.
Intel stock dives 17% after forecast miss as AI supply worries return — what to watch next
Shares of Intel fell 17.3% to $44.94 in early afternoon trading Friday after the company issued a weak first-quarter outlook, raising doubts about its ability to capitalize on the AI data-center surge.
Gold price nears $5,000 again as banks lift forecasts; traders eye Fed next week
Share prices pushed higher on Friday, printing another all-time high and hovering just below $5,000 an ounce as a softer dollar and a run of geopolitical headlines kept safe-haven demand in play. Spot gold was up 0.8% at $4,976.63 an ounce after touching $4,988.16; the dollar index was down about 0.6%.
Dow Jones drops 400 points as Goldman, Caterpillar slide and Intel jitters linger
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 411 points, or 0.8%, Friday afternoon, dragged lower by steep losses in Goldman Sachs and Caterpillar. American Express, JPMorgan Chase, and Walt Disney also pulled the blue-chip index down.
KLA stock price holds near $1,500 as Intel slump and earnings countdown drive volatility
KLA Corp shares were little changed at $1,499.58 in early afternoon trading, after dipping as much as 3.2% earlier in the session. The stock ranged from $1,452.01 to $1,509.45.
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