Today: 24 April 2026

Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Occidental Petroleum Stock in Focus as $100 Oil Pushes OXY to $59

Occidental Petroleum Stock in Focus as $100 Oil Pushes OXY to $59

Occidental Petroleum shares fell 1% to $57.83 by midday Friday after earlier hitting $59.15, despite oil holding above $100 a barrel. Piper Sandler and Wells Fargo upgraded the stock, citing improved capital efficiency and higher crude prices. Brent crude traded at $101.83, its highest since August 2022. Occidental raised its debt tender offer cap to $1.2 billion on March 5.
13 March 2026
Amazon Stock Price Today: Why AMZN Slipped Despite a New AI Deal, Prime Day Shift and EU Court Win

Amazon Stock Price Today: Why AMZN Slipped Despite a New AI Deal, Prime Day Shift and EU Court Win

Amazon shares fell 0.9% to $207.74 by midday Friday after AWS announced a new partnership with Cerebras Systems, as investors weigh the cost of Amazon’s $200 billion AI expansion. The company borrowed $54 billion globally this week. A Luxembourg court overturned Amazon’s record $854 million privacy fine. Italian prosecutors are seeking trial over alleged €1.2 billion tax evasion despite a settlement.
Bank of America Stock Price Today: BAC Rises as Fed Capital Relief Meets Credit Fears

Bank of America Stock Price Today: BAC Rises as Fed Capital Relief Meets Credit Fears

Bank of America shares rose 0.6% to $47.40 in late-morning trading Friday after the Federal Reserve signaled plans to ease capital requirements for large banks. Co-President Dean Athanasia projected at least 7% growth in first-quarter net interest income. Morgan Stanley restricted redemptions at a private-credit fund after heavy withdrawal requests. Oil prices and delayed Fed rate cuts continued to pressure the sector.
Petrobras Stock Price Slips After Diesel Hike as Brazil Export Tax Blunts Oil Rally

Petrobras Stock Price Slips After Diesel Hike as Brazil Export Tax Blunts Oil Rally

Petrobras shares fell Friday after the company announced a diesel price hike for distributors starting March 14, raising the average distributor price to 3.65 reais per liter. The move comes as Brazil’s government scrapped federal diesel taxes and imposed a 12% crude export levy. Petrobras said it would join a voluntary diesel subsidy program, pending regulatory details. The company reported a fourth-quarter net profit of 15.6 billion reais last week.
Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) Stock Price Rebounds After Selloff as Mortgage Rates Rise Again

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) Stock Price Rebounds After Selloff as Mortgage Rates Rise Again

Opendoor shares rose 2.4% to $4.96 Friday morning, rebounding after a previous drop. The move came as mortgage rates climbed to 6.11% and single-family housing starts fell 2.8% in January. Opendoor reported a $1.096 billion net loss last quarter but increased home purchases and faster sales. Senate passed a housing bill Thursday, but it awaits House approval.
Ford Stock Falls Today as Honda’s EV Charge Rekindles Doubts Over Ford Turnaround

Ford Stock Falls Today as Honda’s EV Charge Rekindles Doubts Over Ford Turnaround

Ford shares fell 2% to $11.80 Friday, underperforming a Wall Street rebound, after renewed scrutiny of its $19.5 billion EV writedown and ongoing industry losses. The stock remains pressured by a $11.1 billion fourth-quarter net loss, higher tariffs, and rising oil prices. Ford plans new hybrids and a $30,000 EV pickup, but faces questions on affordability and upcoming safety hearings on BlueCruise crashes.
Anglo American Stock Price Slides 2% as $100 Oil Hammers London Miners

Anglo American Stock Price Slides 2% as $100 Oil Hammers London Miners

Anglo American shares dropped about 2% to 3,188 pence Friday, tracking a wider 2.1% fall in London’s mining index as oil prices stayed above $100 a barrel and rate-cut hopes faded. The stock traded nearly 18% below its Feb. 25 high, pressured by ex-dividend trading, lower copper guidance, De Beers losses, and uncertainty over the planned $53 billion Teck merger.
Banco Bradesco Stock Price Today: BBD Holds Steady After Shareholders Back 6.67 Billion Reais Capital Increase

Banco Bradesco Stock Price Today: BBD Holds Steady After Shareholders Back 6.67 Billion Reais Capital Increase

Bradesco shareholders approved a 6.67 billion reais capital increase, raising stock capital to 93.77 billion reais without issuing new shares. The U.S.-listed stock was up 0.1% at $3.66 Friday, lagging peers. The move comes ahead of a March 31 vote on a healthcare reorganization. Shareholders also approved 2025 accounts and set 2026 management pay at 873 million reais.
13 March 2026
Grab stock today: shares edge up as Philippines fuel relief highlights cost pressure

Grab stock today: shares edge up as Philippines fuel relief highlights cost pressure

Grab Holdings shares rose 0.9% to $3.79 Friday after the company launched new fuel and commission incentives for drivers in the Philippines amid rising pump prices. The move follows a weaker 2026 outlook and comes as incentives rose to 10.4% of gross merchandise value last quarter. Grab will hold an extraordinary general meeting March 24 and add President Alex Hungate to its board in May.
13 March 2026
Huntington Bancshares Stock Price Today: HBAN Steadies as Bank Backs 2026 Targets, Buybacks

Huntington Bancshares Stock Price Today: HBAN Steadies as Bank Backs 2026 Targets, Buybacks

Huntington Bancshares shares held at $15.50 Friday morning after six days of losses, remaining about 20% below their February high. The bank told investors its 2026 plan and earnings guidance are unchanged, with $550 million in stock buybacks expected that year. Huntington said cost savings from Cadence and Veritex deals should reach $435 million by 2027. The Cadence acquisition will move the bank into stricter regulatory oversight in late 2026.
13 March 2026
Tesla Stock Price Today: TSLA Rises on UK Power License, Even as Delivery Warnings Mount

Tesla Stock Price Today: TSLA Rises on UK Power License, Even as Delivery Warnings Mount

Tesla shares rose 0.6% to $397.41 Friday after Britain approved Tesla Energy Ventures as an electricity supplier. Analysts cut 2026 vehicle delivery growth forecasts to 3.8% and now expect about $5.19 billion in negative free cash flow. Tesla reported $44.06 billion in cash at the end of 2025 but plans over $20 billion in capital spending this year. UK Tesla vehicle sales fell 8.9% in 2025.
Nokia Stock Climbs as Morgan Stanley Lifts Target on AI Demand

Nokia Stock Climbs as Morgan Stanley Lifts Target on AI Demand

Nokia shares traded near 7.2 euros in Helsinki after Morgan Stanley raised its price target to 8.50 euros, citing stronger AI infrastructure demand. The U.S.-listed ADRs closed at $8.14, with trading volume more than double the 50-day average. Nokia recently expanded AI partnerships with TIM Brasil and Deutsche Telekom. The company expects 2026 comparable operating profit of 2.0–2.5 billion euros.
Hims & Hers Health stock price steadies after wild Novo week as focus shifts to margins

Hims & Hers Health stock price steadies after wild Novo week as focus shifts to margins

Hims & Hers Health shares traded near $23.82 Friday after a volatile week sparked by its new obesity-drug deal with Novo Nordisk. Under the agreement, Hims will sell FDA-approved Wegovy and Ozempic at Novo’s prices and stop advertising compounded GLP-1 drugs. Analysts warn the shift to branded drugs could hurt margins, with Hims needing far more subscriptions to offset lost profits. The FDA and Eli Lilly have stepped up scrutiny of compounded weight-loss drugs.
13 March 2026
Nu Holdings Stock Price Near $14 as Nubank’s Global Brand Push Reopens Cost Debate

Nu Holdings Stock Price Near $14 as Nubank’s Global Brand Push Reopens Cost Debate

Nu Holdings traded near $14 Friday after unveiling new global marketing moves, including hiring ex-TikTok executive Kim Farrell and partnerships with Inter Miami CF and Mercedes F1. Fourth-quarter net income rose to $894.8 million on $4.86 billion in revenue, but shares fell 5.5% post-earnings as analysts questioned rising costs and tax impacts. Nu must still meet U.S. regulatory conditions to open a national bank.
13 March 2026
Plug Power Stock Price Today: PLUG Slips Near $2.21 as New York Hub Exit Sharpens Cash Focus

Plug Power Stock Price Today: PLUG Slips Near $2.21 as New York Hub Exit Sharpens Cash Focus

Plug Power shares slipped 0.4% to $2.21 Friday after the company’s exit from its STAMP project in New York drew renewed scrutiny. Plug agreed to sell the site to Stream Data Centers for at least $132.5 million, with closing expected by June 30. The company reported $5.5 million in fourth-quarter gross profit and ended 2025 with $368.5 million in cash. Wall Street analysts remain cautious, with BMO setting a $1 price target.
Intel Stock Price Today: INTC Tries to Rebound After 6% Slide Amid Oil Shock, New Chips and Lawsuit

Intel Stock Price Today: INTC Tries to Rebound After 6% Slide Amid Oil Shock, New Chips and Lawsuit

Intel shares rose 1.02% to $45.71 in premarket trading Friday after a 5.69% drop Thursday, which left the stock 17% below its January peak. The selloff followed Iranian attacks that pushed oil prices higher and rattled markets ahead of the Fed’s March 17 meeting. Intel also faces a shareholder lawsuit over a 2025 deal giving the U.S. government a 10% stake.
American Airlines Stock Price Falls Again as Oil Shock Tests AAL Turnaround

American Airlines Stock Price Falls Again as Oil Shock Tests AAL Turnaround

American Airlines shares fell 4.4% to $10.55 after Brent crude topped $100 a barrel, raising fuel cost concerns. The airline has little fuel hedging and faces higher exposure to volatile jet-fuel prices. American reported $352 million in adjusted pretax profit for 2025, far below Delta and United. The carrier also faces operational pressure at Chicago O’Hare amid a gate and schedule dispute with United.
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  • VOO Gains 0.8% Driven by 9.7% Rise in QCOM Stock
    April 24, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT. VOO, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, rose 0.8% today, bolstered by a 9.7% increase in Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) shares. Other top contributors to VOO's gain include NVIDIA (+4.7%), Amazon (+3.1%), AMD (+15.1%), and Intel (+22.5%). Despite QCOM's strong price movement, insiders have sold 40 times in the past six months without any recent purchases. Wall Street analysts maintain a positive outlook with two recent buy ratings and a median price target of $150. Investors can monitor QCOM and VOO performance and insider trades via Quiver Quantitative's dashboards.

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Charter Communications Stock Plunges After Broadband Losses Rattle Wall Street

Charter Communications Stock Plunges After Broadband Losses Rattle Wall Street

24 April 2026
Charter Communications shares fell 22% Friday after the company lost 120,000 internet customers in the first quarter, double last year’s loss and worse than analyst forecasts. Revenue slipped 1% to $13.6 billion; net income dropped to $1.16 billion. The stock traded at $187.65, down $54.13. Charter is still seeking California approval to close its $34.5 billion Cox Communications deal.
Eli Lilly’s New Weight-Loss Pill Has an Early Problem: Novo’s Head Start

Eli Lilly’s New Weight-Loss Pill Has an Early Problem: Novo’s Head Start

24 April 2026
Eli Lilly’s new oral weight-loss drug Foundayo was prescribed 3,707 times in its second week on the U.S. market, well below Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy, which saw 18,410 prescriptions in the same period after launch. Lilly shares fell about 4% following the data, while Novo Nordisk’s U.S. shares rose nearly 6%. Foundayo was approved by the FDA on April 1 and began shipping April 6.
Why Cheetah Net Stock Jumped Today: CTNT Deal, Heavy Volume and Dilution Risk

Why Cheetah Net Stock Jumped Today: CTNT Deal, Heavy Volume and Dilution Risk

24 April 2026
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. shares surged Friday, trading over 2.09 billion shares after the company agreed to buy Hong Kong-based Super International Trading Limited for $4.98 million in cash. The stock rose to $0.0547, up 2.16 cents. The deal includes a $10 million annual revenue commitment from the target. Cheetah recently set up a $70 million at-the-market stock sale program.
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