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.

Microsoft stock slid Friday — here’s what could move MSFT next week

Microsoft stock slid Friday — here’s what could move MSFT next week

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 09:28 ET — Market closed Microsoft Corp shares closed down 2.21% at $472.94 on Friday, the last trading day before U.S. markets shut for the weekend. Investing The decline matters as Wall Street enters 2026 looking for direction after a three-year run of double-digit gains in major indexes, with megacap tech again setting the tone for the Nasdaq. Reuters Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab, told Reuters that “investors might be a little bit more conscious about some of the valuations that they’re paying for some of the AI plays.”
4 January 2026
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Micron stock jumps 10% on Bernstein target hike as AI-memory bets carry into 2026

Micron stock jumps 10% on Bernstein target hike as AI-memory bets carry into 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 09:29 ET — Market closed Micron Technology, Inc. shares ended Friday’s session up 10.5% at $315.42, after Bernstein SocGen Group raised its price target on the memory-chip maker to $330 while keeping an “outperform” rating. Investing The move matters now because Micron’s earnings are highly sensitive to memory pricing, and Wall Street is leaning into a view that the next leg of the price cycle is being driven by AI data-center buildouts rather than the usual PC and smartphone refresh. Investing A double-digit gain on the first trading day of the year also sets a
4 January 2026
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Nvidia stock (NVDA) heads into CES week after Friday rebound as SEC filing flags planned insider sale

Nvidia stock (NVDA) heads into CES week after Friday rebound as SEC filing flags planned insider sale

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 09:31 ET — Market closed Nvidia (NVDA) shares closed up 1.26% at $188.85 on Friday, a firm start to 2026 as chip stocks led a rebound in U.S. equities. The stock traded between $188.26 and $192.93 and saw roughly 148 million shares change hands. The move matters because Nvidia remains a bellwether for risk appetite in semiconductors, and early-January positioning can set the tone for the quarter. With the company’s heavy weight in major indexes, small swings often ripple into the broader AI-linked trade. Investors now face a narrow window of catalysts that can reset
4 January 2026
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Tesla stock slides after delivery miss — what traders watch before TSLA earnings

Tesla stock slides after delivery miss — what traders watch before TSLA earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 09:32 ET — Market closed Tesla (TSLA) shares ended Friday down 2.6% at $438.07, after swinging between $435.33 and $462.42 on volume of about 85.5 million shares. U.S. markets are closed on Sunday and the stock will next trade on Monday, Jan. 5. The move followed Tesla’s early-January update on production and deliveries, a closely watched snapshot of demand that feeds directly into quarterly revenue. For investors, the print helps set expectations for the year ahead as the EV market gets more competitive. It also lands at a sensitive moment for Tesla’s narrative. Bulls have
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Frontline stock falls 5.7% as tanker rates sink — what investors watch next

Frontline stock falls 5.7% as tanker rates sink — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 21:22 ET — Market closed Frontline plc shares ended Friday down 5.7% at $20.58, a steeper drop than several U.S.-listed tanker peers in the first trading session of 2026. The slide matters because tanker owners’ earnings can swing with spot freight — the day-rate paid to hire a ship in the open market. When spot rates move sharply, the impact can show up quickly in quarterly cash flow and capital returns. That sensitivity is in focus at the start of the year as traders reassess freight pricing after the holiday break. A weak read on
4 January 2026
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Blackbaud (BLKB) stock sinks 6% to start 2026 as software sector slides — what’s next

Blackbaud (BLKB) stock sinks 6% to start 2026 as software sector slides — what’s next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 21:05 ET — Market closed Blackbaud (BLKB) shares ended Friday down about 6% at $59.52, after opening at $63.21 and sliding as low as $59.32 as trading got underway for 2026. Volume was about 377,000 shares. The drop outpaced the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF — an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of U.S. software stocks — which fell about 2.9% in the same session. The broader tape was mixed. The Dow and S&P 500 finished higher while the Nasdaq was essentially flat, with chipmakers lifting the market even as several heavyweight tech names
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Gartner stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise — what investors watch next

Gartner stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 20:55 ET — Market closed Gartner shares closed down 6.04% at $237.03 on Friday, a sharp retreat on the first U.S. trading session of 2026 for the IT research and advisory firm. Investing The slide left Gartner lagging a mixed broader tape. The S&P 500 ended up 0.19% as Treasury yields rose, a backdrop that often pressures rates-sensitive growth stocks. Reuters The move matters because Gartner starts the year with investor sentiment still fragile. The stock is down 51.23% over the past year and sits within about 6.5% of a 52-week low of $222.54, according
4 January 2026
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Why Pegasystems (PEGA) stock sank Friday — and what Wall Street watches next

Why Pegasystems (PEGA) stock sank Friday — and what Wall Street watches next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 20:59 ET — Market closed • Pegasystems shares fell 6.1% on Friday, underperforming a weak session for software stocks• The software sector lagged even as chipmakers lifted the Dow and S&P 500 in the first U.S. session of 2026• Traders are watching the Jan. 9 U.S. jobs report and whether PEGA holds Friday’s intraday low before Monday’s open Pegasystems Inc shares slid 6.1% on Friday to close at $56.06, after dropping as low as $55.33 in the first U.S. trading session of 2026. Yahoo Finance The move matters because it arrived alongside an early-year rotation
4 January 2026
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Diebold Nixdorf stock sinks nearly 6% to start 2026 as traders brace for jobs data

Diebold Nixdorf stock sinks nearly 6% to start 2026 as traders brace for jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 21:14 ET — Market closed Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) shares fell $3.95, or 5.8%, to end Friday at $63.96, marking a sharp retreat on the first trading day of 2026. The drop matters because the stock had been trading near its highs after a late-December rally, and early-year positioning can magnify swings in smaller names. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors are weighing whether Friday’s move was a one-day reset or the start of a broader pullback. Rate expectations are the bigger backdrop. Next week’s economic calendar is headlined by the monthly U.S.
4 January 2026
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Exzeo Group (XZO) stock drops 6% to start 2026 as traders reset positions

Exzeo Group (XZO) stock drops 6% to start 2026 as traders reset positions

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 8:54 PM ET — Market closed Exzeo Group, Inc. shares closed down 6.14% on Friday at $22.76, a sharp pullback on the first trading day of 2026 for the newly listed insurance-technology company. StockAnalysis Moves in fresh IPOs can be amplified when the public float — the shares available for trading — is relatively small. Exzeo’s parent, HCI Group, retained an 81.5% ownership stake after the offering, according to Reuters. Reuters The drop came as Wall Street ended mixed and Treasury yields ticked higher, a combination that can cool appetite for growth-oriented stocks. The S&P
4 January 2026
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Wave Life Sciences stock drops 6% as WVE traders size up next obesity data

Wave Life Sciences stock drops 6% as WVE traders size up next obesity data

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 20:55 ET — Market closed Wave Life Sciences Ltd (WVE) shares closed down 6.2% on Friday at $15.95, ending the first full U.S. trading session of 2026 with a sharp pullback. The slide matters because Wave has become an event-driven obesity trade after a December clinical update on its experimental fat-loss drug drew heavy attention from biotech investors. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, traders are now looking past Friday’s drop to the next scheduled clinical follow-ups and to how Wave’s recent fundraising affects the stock’s risk-reward into 2026. Nasdaq trading data showed WVE
4 January 2026
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Via Transportation stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise and data week looms

Via Transportation stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise and data week looms

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 20:53 ET — Market closed Via Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: VIA) shares fell 6.3% on Friday to close at $27.18, after trading as low as $27.17, market data showed. The drop stands out because Via is a recent IPO and trades like a growth stock — a category that can swing sharply when investors reprice interest-rate expectations. That timing matters with markets heading into the first full week of 2026 and a heavy U.S. data calendar that could reset the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, starting with the monthly jobs report on Jan. 9. (Reuters: Reuters)
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Stock Market Today

Exxon Mobil stock price just tagged a new high — what could move XOM when markets reopen

Exxon Mobil stock price just tagged a new high — what could move XOM when markets reopen

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:50 EST — Market closed. Exxon Mobil shares ended Friday up 2.03% at $149.05, notching a fresh 52-week high as energy stocks tracked a broad U.S. equity rally into the weekend. (MarketWatch) The setup for next week looks less tidy. Oil has been swinging on U.S.-Iran headlines, and that tends to spill straight into big integrated names like Exxon. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel on Friday while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. benchmark, finished at $63.55. “We keep going back and forth on this Iran situation,” said John Kilduff, a partner at
Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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