Today: 5 July 2026

Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors.

AstraZeneca stock in focus: What to watch after Friday’s close as Nasdaq-100 exit nears

AstraZeneca stock in focus: What to watch after Friday’s close as Nasdaq-100 exit nears

London, Jan 18, 2026, 19:15 GMT — Markets have closed for the day. AstraZeneca shares ticked higher on Friday after the drugmaker highlighted several key drivers for its fourth-quarter performance ahead of the full-year results. The London-listed shares finished at 14,052 pence, gaining 0.2%, while U.S.-listed American Depositary Shares rose 0.4% to close at $94.39.
18 January 2026
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PNC stock price jumps on earnings beat and buyback outlook as financial services stocks brace for Tuesday

PNC stock price jumps on earnings beat and buyback outlook as financial services stocks brace for Tuesday

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 13:25 EST — Market closed PNC Financial Services Group’s stock ended Friday at $223.18, climbing roughly 3.7%. That performance puts the regional bank near the top among financial services shares as the holiday-shortened week begins. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and resume trading Tuesday.
18 January 2026
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Netflix-Warner deal drama sets up big week for Communication Services stocks as XLC ETF slips

Netflix-Warner deal drama sets up big week for Communication Services stocks as XLC ETF slips

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 13:25 — Market closed Communication services stocks closed lower on Friday, pushing the sector’s primary U.S. exchange-traded fund down as Wall Street heads into a long weekend. Investors are already shifting focus to a busy Tuesday ahead despite the subdued trading session.
18 January 2026
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Tech Stocks Could Get a Jolt Next Week as Netflix, Intel and the Fed Crowd the Calendar

Tech Stocks Could Get a Jolt Next Week as Netflix, Intel and the Fed Crowd the Calendar

New York, January 18, 2026, 13:17 EST — Market closed U.S. stocks finished Friday nearly unchanged. The Dow slipped 0.17%, the S&P 500 eased 0.06%, and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.06% to 23,515.39. All three major indexes posted losses for the week, though chipmakers bucked the trend—the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index climbed 1.2%. Markets will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. “Most investors will take that as a win,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial.
18 January 2026
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Quantum computing stocks stir again as IonQ jumps; what investors watch into Tuesday

Quantum computing stocks stir again as IonQ jumps; what investors watch into Tuesday

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 12:48 — Market closed. Quantum computing stocks wrapped up the last U.S. session with gains, led by IonQ despite a mostly flat Wall Street ahead of the long weekend. IonQ jumped 6.8% to close at $50.80. Rigetti climbed 3.7% to $25.62, Quantum Computing Inc added 4.0% to $12.70, and D-Wave edged up 0.5% to $28.83. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dipped 0.06%.
18 January 2026
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Ucore Rare Metals stock rally: what traders watch next after UCU.V’s three-day jump

Ucore Rare Metals stock rally: what traders watch next after UCU.V’s three-day jump

Toronto, January 18, 2026, 12:49 EST — The market has closed. Ucore Rare Metals ended Friday at C$9.43, rising 4.43% and building on gains seen over the previous two sessions amid uncertainty over U.S. critical-minerals policy and rare-earth processing capacity. Around 674,500 shares changed hands. The stock has fluctuated between C$0.65 and C$13.07 in the last 52 weeks, according to Investing.com.
18 January 2026
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Oil stocks brace for holiday week as Chevron Venezuela license and $60 oil collide

Oil stocks brace for holiday week as Chevron Venezuela license and $60 oil collide

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 12:38 EST — Market closed Chevron will be in focus during the next U.S. session after Energy Secretary Chris Wright revealed that Washington is rushing to expand the company’s Venezuela license. The update would allow Chevron to pay the Venezuelan government in cash and sell all the oil it produces there. “So they become immediately, another marketer of crude as well,” Wright explained. Chevron shares closed Friday nearly flat, up 0.1% at $166.26.
18 January 2026
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Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: AST SpaceMobile spikes on SHIELD slot as Northrop sets a high

Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: AST SpaceMobile spikes on SHIELD slot as Northrop sets a high

New York, January 18, 2026, 12:56 EST — Market closed. AST SpaceMobile shares jumped Friday following the company’s announcement that it secured a prime contract role in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program.
18 January 2026
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AI stocks head into MLK Day break mixed: Nvidia and Intel slip as AMD, Broadcom firm

AI stocks head into MLK Day break mixed: Nvidia and Intel slip as AMD, Broadcom firm

New York, January 18, 2026, 12:33 EST — The market has closed. U.S. chip and software stocks tied to AI closed Friday on a mixed note ahead of the long holiday weekend. Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom posted gains, with AMD up 1.7% at $231.83 and Broadcom climbing 2.6% to $351.71. Meanwhile, Nvidia slipped 0.5% to $186.23, and Intel dropped 2.8% to $46.96. On the software side, Palantir slid 3.4%, Alphabet dipped 0.9%, and Microsoft edged up 0.7%.
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Stock Market Today

  • AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Jumps 31% After Rocket Lab's $8 Billion Iridium Deal
    July 5, 2026, 11:01 AM EDT. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) jumped 31.2% this week, easily beating the S&P 500's 1.8% gain. The move came as Rocket Lab announced plans to buy Iridium Communications for $8 billion, half in cash and half in stock. Iridium's satellite business and spectrum are seen as important for Rocket Lab's growth. The buyout is seen as a bullish signal for AST, which some investors consider to have stronger satellite tech than Iridium. The $8 billion price tag is a 24% premium and helped send AST shares higher. Still, analysts including those at Motley Fool have left AST off their top picks, pointing to heavy volatility in space stocks.
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