Today: 23 April 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.

Johnson & Johnson stock ticks up after $1.30 dividend; earnings next on the radar

Johnson & Johnson stock ticks up after $1.30 dividend; earnings next on the radar

Johnson & Johnson closed Friday up 0.19% at $207.35 after declaring a $1.30-per-share quarterly dividend, payable March 10 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 24. The stock traded between $203.68 and $207.37 during the session. Investors await J&J’s Jan. 21 earnings call and next week’s U.S. labor data. The S&P 500 finished up 0.19%.
3 January 2026
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Marvell stock jumps 5% as chip rally kicks off 2026; CES CEO chat is next test

Marvell stock jumps 5% as chip rally kicks off 2026; CES CEO chat is next test

Marvell Technology shares jumped 5.2% to $89.39 Friday, leading chip stocks as the Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 4%. The company has not issued new updates since mid-December, when it announced a $3.25 billion deal to buy Celestial AI. Investors await CEO Matt Murphy’s CES appearance Jan. 6 and key U.S. economic data next week. Marvell declared a $0.06 dividend, payable Jan. 29.
3 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% as AI data-center bet returns ahead of Jan. 7 earnings

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% as AI data-center bet returns ahead of Jan. 7 earnings

Applied Digital shares jumped 14.6% to $28.11 Friday, with 36.1 million shares traded. The company is set to report fiscal Q2 results Jan. 7, with analysts expecting a 10-cent loss per share on $82.22 million in revenue. Last month, Applied Digital announced plans to merge its cloud business with Ekso Bionics and launch ChronoScale. U.S. stocks opened 2026 higher, led by gains in chipmakers.
3 January 2026
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GE Aerospace stock hits new 52-week high after 4% jump as 2026 trading starts

GE Aerospace stock hits new 52-week high after 4% jump as 2026 trading starts

GE Aerospace rose 4.1% to $320.75 on Friday, hitting a new 52-week high and leading gains among major aerospace stocks. The stock traded between $308.69 and $321.75, with 4.34 million shares changing hands. The move comes ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data due next week. The FAA issued a safety order for certain GE90 engines, requiring replacement of turbine disks.
3 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy shares rose 13.6% to $98.69 in after-hours trading Friday, after surging as high as $100.35 during the session. FuelCell Energy and Plug Power also posted double-digit gains. Traders are watching if Bloom can hold near $100 after the company secured a $600 million credit facility. The stock remains below its October record of $108.17.
3 January 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission is getting closer — latest on the 2026 launch window

NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission is getting closer — latest on the 2026 launch window

NASA is targeting an initial Artemis II launch window opening Feb. 5, with backup dates through April 2026. The mission will send four astronauts, including Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day lunar flyby aboard the SLS rocket and Orion capsule. NASA may move the rocket to the pad as early as January. Artemis II marks the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion.
3 January 2026
Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026

Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026

Western Digital shares jumped 8.96% to $187.70 Friday and climbed further after hours, tracking gains in AI-linked hardware stocks. Micron rose 10.5% and Seagate added 4.4%. Investors cited demand for data-center infrastructure and tighter memory supply. Traders await U.S. labor data and Western Digital’s next earnings report later this month.
3 January 2026
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Bank of America stock rises as yields climb; BAC traders eye payrolls and Jan. 14 earnings

Bank of America stock rises as yields climb; BAC traders eye payrolls and Jan. 14 earnings

Bank of America shares rose 1.7% to $55.95 in after-hours trading Friday, with about 25.5 million shares traded. The move tracked gains in other major U.S. banks as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.195%. BofA filed a preliminary prospectus for auto-callable notes linked to major indexes, expected to price January 27. The bank will report fourth-quarter results on January 14.
3 January 2026
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Nike stock today: NKE slips after hours as 2026 trading starts — what to watch next

Nike stock today: NKE slips after hours as 2026 trading starts — what to watch next

Nike shares slipped 0.7% to $63.28 on the first trading day of 2026, underperforming rivals as gross margin fell 3 percentage points to 40.6% last quarter. CEO Elliott Hill bought 16,388 shares at $61.10 on Dec. 29, raising his direct stake to 241,587 shares. The stock traded between $62.58 and $64.18 with 22.3 million shares exchanged. Nike reports earnings next on March 19.
3 January 2026
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Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”

Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”

Vertiv shares rose 8.4% to $175.61 in after-hours trading Friday after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight and raised its price target to $200. Barclays cited stronger earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027, and said data centers account for about 80% of Vertiv’s sales. Investors are watching if AI-driven data center spending will sustain the company’s earnings growth.
3 January 2026
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Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade

Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade

Applied Materials shares jumped 4.6% to $268.87 Friday, then slipped 0.2% after hours. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 4% as chip stocks rebounded. Trading volume for Applied Materials was about 7.5 million shares, just above its 50-day average. Investors are watching for U.S. labor data next week and Applied’s earnings on Feb. 12.
3 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock today: CAT jumps 4% after-hours as Dow kicks off 2026 higher — what’s next

Caterpillar stock today: CAT jumps 4% after-hours as Dow kicks off 2026 higher — what’s next

Caterpillar shares climbed 4.4% to $598.41 in after-hours trading Friday, helping drive the Dow higher on the first trading day of 2026. The stock approached the $600 mark as investors rotated into industrials ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week. Traders are watching for Caterpillar’s next earnings update, expected around Jan. 29.
3 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Sensex plunges 852 points; Nifty dips below 24,200 with pharma stocks bucking trend
    April 23, 2026, 6:14 AM EDT. The BSE Sensex dropped 852.49 points (1.09%) to close at 77,664 on Thursday, as broad-based selling hit financials, IT, and consumption sectors. The NSE Nifty 50 slipped 205.05 points (0.84%) to 24,173.05, retreating below the 24,200 level. Heavyweight banks like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank fell over 1.5%, while IT giants Infosys and Tech Mahindra saw declines above 2.9%. Consumer stocks also faltered, with Trent down 4.3%. Conversely, pharma stocks led gains, with Dr Reddy's Laboratories soaring nearly 9% and Cipla up 5.7%, offsetting deeper losses. Analysts cited profit booking after recent rallies and ongoing sector rotation as key factors. Investors look ahead to corporate earnings, global market cues, and foreign fund flows for near-term direction.

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Tesla Q1 Earnings: Profit Beats Estimates on $22.4 Billion Revenue, but Musk’s Spending Surge Raises the Stakes

Tesla Q1 Earnings: Profit Beats Estimates on $22.4 Billion Revenue, but Musk’s Spending Surge Raises the Stakes

23 April 2026
Tesla reported first-quarter revenue of $22.39 billion and net income of $477 million, beating profit expectations despite weak vehicle deliveries and rising inventory. Adjusted earnings per share were 41 cents. Free cash flow reached $1.44 billion, but the company warned it would likely turn negative for the rest of 2026. Tesla increased its capital spending forecast to over $25 billion for the year.
Gold eases from one-week bounce as Iran truce holds and Warsh signals hawkish tilt

Gold eases from one-week bounce as Iran truce holds and Warsh signals hawkish tilt

23 April 2026
Gold fell 0.8% to $4,701/oz in early Asian trade Thursday, reversing much of Tuesday’s gain as an extended U.S.-Iran ceasefire reduced safe-haven demand. The dollar index rose to 98.57 and U.S. 10-year yields hit 4.31% after hawkish comments from Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh. Gold remains about 13% below its January record high but is up 8% year-to-date. Traders await the April 28–29 FOMC meeting.
Asia Stocks Slip From Record Highs as Oil Surges Above $100 and Nikkei Fails to Hold 60,000

Asia Stocks Slip From Record Highs as Oil Surges Above $100 and Nikkei Fails to Hold 60,000

23 April 2026
Japan’s Nikkei closed down 0.75% at 59,140.23 after briefly topping 60,000, as Brent crude climbed to $103.3 a barrel amid renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outside Japan slipped 0.5%. South Korea’s economy grew 1.7% in Q1, beating forecasts, with SK Hynix reporting a five-fold profit jump. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.1%, China’s CSI300 dropped 0.8%.
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