Today: 7 February 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.

Bloom Energy stock jumps again as traders refocus on its $600 million credit line

Bloom Energy stock jumps again as traders refocus on its $600 million credit line

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:20 EST — Regular session Bloom Energy shares rose about 5.9% to $104.50 in afternoon trade on Monday as investors weighed the fuel-cell maker’s access to fresh liquidity. The stock hit an intraday high of $107.24. The move matters because financing has become a key swing factor for fast-growing clean-energy companies that still face choppy cash flows. For Bloom, balance-sheet flexibility is under scrutiny as demand builds for on-site power systems tied to data centers and other large electricity users. A revolving credit facility is essentially a bank line of credit that a company can
5 January 2026
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Lumentum stock slides 8% as optics peers stumble; investors eye February earnings update

Lumentum stock slides 8% as optics peers stumble; investors eye February earnings update

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:24 EST — Regular session Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc fell about 7.6% on Monday, extending a selloff across parts of the optical networking space even as the broader U.S. equity market held higher. The slide matters because Lumentum has been one of the standout winners tied to the buildout of AI data centers, leaving little room for disappointment as investors refocus on valuation and the next set of results. Lumentum closed at $386.11 on Friday, close to the 52-week high of $401.60 it hit on Dec. 24, and the stock is up about 326.9%
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Cisco stock dips as $2 billion Axonius takeover report fuels security M&A chatter

Cisco stock dips as $2 billion Axonius takeover report fuels security M&A chatter

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:19 EST — Regular session Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) shares edged lower on Monday after an Israeli tech outlet reported the networking company is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Axonius for about $2 billion, a deal Axonius publicly denied. ctech The report matters now because Cisco has been leaning harder into security and software to broaden growth beyond hardware, and asset visibility is a rising priority for large companies managing sprawling fleets of devices and cloud applications. A purchase would also keep attention on how Cisco deploys cash as dealmaking returns to parts of
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Workday stock jumps after RBC keeps bullish call despite target cut; what investors watch next

Workday stock jumps after RBC keeps bullish call despite target cut; what investors watch next

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:08 EST — Regular session Workday Inc shares climbed about 2% on Monday, extending a rebound from early-session lows as a bullish analyst call helped steady sentiment around the cloud software maker. The stock was up $4.13 at $209.92 in afternoon trade. The move matters because Workday has been a pressure point in application software, where investors are debating how quickly corporate customers will turn new generative AI — software that produces content such as text and code — into measurable savings and spending plans. It also lands at the start of a new calendar
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Citigroup stock jumps to a fresh 52-week high as bank shares lead Wall Street rally

Citigroup stock jumps to a fresh 52-week high as bank shares lead Wall Street rally

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:00 EST — Regular session Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) shares rose about 4% to $123.44 in afternoon trading on Monday, after touching a 52-week high of $124.05. The stock’s prior close was $118.70. Yahoo Finance The move puts Citi in sharper focus ahead of fourth-quarter results on Jan. 14, when the bank plans to issue its financial release around 8 a.m. ET and host a webcast at about 11 a.m. ET. JPMorgan Chase is expected to report a day earlier, on Jan. 13, before the market opens. Nasdaq Big banks broadly rose on Monday: JPMorgan
5 January 2026
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Qualcomm stock rises on Google auto AI tie-up, Snapdragon X2 laptop push at CES 2026

Qualcomm stock rises on Google auto AI tie-up, Snapdragon X2 laptop push at CES 2026

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:02 EST — Regular session Qualcomm Incorporated shares rose on Monday after the chip designer and Alphabet’s Google broadened their automotive partnership at CES in Las Vegas. The stock was up about 1.7% at $175.96 in afternoon trade, after rising as much as 3.4% earlier. The announcements matter because Qualcomm is trying to deepen its foothold outside handsets, where demand can swing sharply with upgrade cycles. Automakers and Windows PCs are longer-cycle markets, and investors tend to reward visibility when it comes with big-platform partners and repeatable software revenue. CES is also an early-year litmus
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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

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 14:59 EST — Regular session Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc shares rose about 2.4% in afternoon trading on Monday after Evercore ISI raised its price target to $650 from $610 and kept an “outperform” rating, a call that signals expectations for the stock to beat the broader market. The stock was last up 2.4% at $606.63, after swinging between $590.00 and $608.29 on volume of about 1.6 million shares. MarketScreener The move puts Thermo Fisher back on screens ahead of its late-January results, when investors will look for fresh clues on drugmaker and laboratory spending that
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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

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:00 EST — Regular session Shares of Palo Alto Networks (PANW.O) rose 1.7% to $182.46 in afternoon trading on Monday after an Israeli media report said the cybersecurity firm is in talks to buy endpoint-security startup Koi Security for about $400 million. The report lands as investors look for signs that security spending is holding up in early 2026, even as corporate IT budgets face tighter scrutiny. Endpoint protection — software that secures laptops, servers and other devices — has been a competitive battleground as attacks increasingly start on employee machines and developer tools. M&A
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Verizon stock slips below $40 as Wall Street rallies; dividend and Jan. 30 earnings in focus

Verizon stock slips below $40 as Wall Street rallies; dividend and Jan. 30 earnings in focus

New York, January 5, 2026, 14:39 EST — Regular session Verizon Communications Inc. shares fell about 1.3% to $39.99 in afternoon trading on Monday. The dip stands out because Verizon is widely owned as a defensive, income-oriented stock. In a risk-on session — when investors favor higher-risk assets — money can rotate away from dividend payers. Reuters The stock faces two near-term markers: Verizon’s Jan. 12 ex-dividend date and its Jan. 30 quarterly earnings report. Traders also have Friday’s U.S. monthly nonfarm payrolls report on the radar for clues on the path of interest rates. Verizon Wall Street’s main indexes
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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

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session Accenture shares rose nearly 2% on Monday, clawing back some ground after last week’s slide as investors weighed another cautious analyst update and upcoming shareholder-return milestones. The move matters because Accenture is closely watched as a read-through on corporate technology budgets, where investors are still debating how quickly discretionary spending rebounds and whether new AI work translates into steadier growth. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted its price target on Accenture to $210 from $205 while keeping a neutral stance, according to a MarketScreener report published early Monday. MarketScreener data also
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Home Depot stock lags Wall Street surge as traders brace for U.S. jobs data

Home Depot stock lags Wall Street surge as traders brace for U.S. jobs data

New York, January 5, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session Home Depot shares edged lower on Monday, down about 0.1% at $345.31, even as U.S. stocks rallied broadly. The stock has traded between $341.50 and $347.31 on the day. The home-improvement chain often moves with investors’ views on U.S. housing turnover and large renovation spending. That sensitivity matters now, with the market trying to pin down how quickly borrowing costs might ease in 2026. Wall Street’s risk appetite strengthened after a U.S. military strike captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, driving gains in oil and financial stocks, Reuters reported. “The mood
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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

New York, January 5, 2026, 14:30 EST — Regular session Western Digital Corp shares reversed early gains on Monday as investors re-priced the crowded “AI infrastructure” trade across storage and memory-linked names. The stock was down 0.9% at $186.00 in afternoon trading, after rising as much as 4.3% and trading between $182.77 and $195.75. The swing matters now because traders have been treating storage as a levered bet on data-center buildouts, where AI workloads pull through both faster chips and more capacity to store the data they generate. When investors sense a tightening supply backdrop, they tend to move quickly
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Stock Market Today

Bradesco stock drops on 2026 guidance — what BBDC4 investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Sao Paulo, February 7, 2026, 08:51 (BRT) — Market closed Banco Bradesco S.A.’s preferred shares (BBDC4) closed on Friday down 2.55% at 20.61 reais, after swinging between 19.83 and 20.70 reais on the day. Turnover was about 94.1 million shares, leaving the stock sitting with fresh guidance to digest before trading resumes on Monday. (Investing.com Brasil) The move came against a firmer backdrop. Brazil’s Ibovespa ended Friday up 0.45%, notching its fifth straight weekly gain as foreign inflows kept the benchmark supported even as some investors stayed wary of the next macro turns. (InfoMoney) A regulatory filing showed Bradesco’s recurring
Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

7 February 2026
Stellantis shares plunged 23.7% to $7.28 Friday after the company disclosed about €22.2 billion in charges tied to a reset of its electric-vehicle strategy and said it will skip its 2026 dividend. The automaker flagged a preliminary net loss of €19–21 billion for the second half of 2025. Shares rose 1.6% in late after-hours trading. Investors await Feb. 26 results and a May 21 Investor Day.
Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
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