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.

Palo Alto Networks stock slips into 2026 holiday pause as year-end tech selling bites

Palo Alto Networks stock slips into 2026 holiday pause as year-end tech selling bites

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:29 ET — Market closed Shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. closed down 1.42% at $184.20 on Wednesday, extending a late-year pullback for several large cybersecurity names as U.S. markets went dark for the New Year’s Day holiday. MarketWatch+1 The move matters because Palo Alto is one of the biggest enterprise-security bellwethers, and the group has been sensitive to shifts in risk appetite and interest-rate expectations heading into 2026. A choppy year-end tape can magnify moves as investors rebalance for January. Reuters Wall Street finished 2025’s final session lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74%
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Nebius stock dips into New Year holiday as insider sale notice puts Jan. 2 in focus

Nebius stock dips into New Year holiday as insider sale notice puts Jan. 2 in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:35 ET — Market closed Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) shares slipped into the year-end close, last down about 1.7% at $83.71, as traders headed into a holiday shutdown and weighed a newly disclosed planned insider sale. SEC The move matters because there is no fresh price discovery today, with U.S. exchanges shut for New Year’s Day. The next read on risk appetite for high-beta AI infrastructure names comes when trading resumes on Friday, Jan. 2. Nasdaq Nebius is a Netherlands-based infrastructure company focused on cloud and tooling for AI workloads, according to Reuters’ company description.
1 January 2026
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Lumentum stock slips into 2026 as New Year’s Day shuts U.S. markets; earnings next in focus

Lumentum stock slips into 2026 as New Year’s Day shuts U.S. markets; earnings next in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 4:38 PM ET — Market closed Lumentum Holdings Inc. shares were unchanged on Thursday with U.S. stock markets shut for New Year’s Day, after the optical components maker closed down 0.7% at $368.59 in the final session of 2025. MarketBeat That year-end dip comes with the stock still up about 339% over the past 12 months through Dec. 31, leaving little room for disappointment as investors reset positioning for 2026. Trefis Wall Street ended 2025’s final session lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%, as traders took profits after an
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Booking (BKNG) stock ends 2025 lower as travel shares slip — what investors watch next

Booking (BKNG) stock ends 2025 lower as travel shares slip — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:24 ET — Market closed Booking Holdings’ shares were last down 1.3% at $5,355.33 on Wednesday, the last trading session of 2025, while U.S. markets were shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. MarketWatch+1 The move matters heading into 2026 because Booking is still trading not far from its 52-week peak, leaving investors sensitive to any shift in travel demand and consumer spending trends. MarketWatch Thin holiday liquidity can magnify price swings, and investors are looking for fresh signposts as “the flow of economic data returns to normal,” after a choppy year, strategists
1 January 2026
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Western Digital stock slips into 2026 after year-end profit-taking in AI storage winners

Western Digital stock slips into 2026 after year-end profit-taking in AI storage winners

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:20 ET — Market closed Western Digital Corp shares fell 2.2% to $172.27 in the final trading session of 2025, and were not trading on Thursday with U.S. markets closed for New Year’s Day. Reuters The late slide came after the data-storage maker’s stock more than tripled in 2025, a year in which investors piled into hardware tied to the artificial intelligence buildout, Reuters reported. Reuters That matters now because Western Digital has become a proxy for how long big data-center customers keep expanding capacity — and how quickly investors take profits after a breakout
1 January 2026
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Marvell Technology (MRVL) stock ends 2025 down 2% as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day — what investors watch next

Marvell Technology (MRVL) stock ends 2025 down 2% as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:23 ET — Market closed. Marvell Technology, Inc. shares fell 2.1% to $84.98 in the last trading session of 2025, as U.S. exchanges closed Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Yahoo Finance The dip came as U.S. stocks ended the year lower in thin holiday-week trading, with the Nasdaq down 0.76% and the S&P 500 off 0.74% on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Investors are entering 2026 focused on interest-rate expectations and whether the rally in artificial intelligence-linked technology stocks can extend. Reuters Marvell is viewed as a read-through on cloud data-center spending because it sells
1 January 2026
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Intuit (INTU) stock slips after SEC filing shows co‑founder Scott Cook sold about $50 million in shares

Intuit (INTU) stock slips after SEC filing shows co‑founder Scott Cook sold about $50 million in shares

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:15 ET — Market closed Intuit Inc. shares ended the final trading session of 2025 lower, as a regulatory filing showed director and co-founder Scott Cook sold about $50 million worth of stock under a pre-arranged plan. Intuit Inc.+1 U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, leaving investors to take cues from Wednesday’s close and fresh filings. Nasdaq The disclosure matters now because money managers typically reset positions at the turn of the year, and Intuit is heading into the heart of U.S. tax season, when demand for TurboTax can move
1 January 2026
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PepsiCo stock today: PEP slips into year-end close as Feb. 3 earnings set next test

PepsiCo stock today: PEP slips into year-end close as Feb. 3 earnings set next test

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:20 ET — Market closed PepsiCo Inc (PEP) shares closed down 0.44% at $143.52 on Dec. 31, the final U.S. trading session of 2025. U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. MarketWatch The pause leaves investors heading into 2026 focused on whether the snack-and-beverage maker can steady demand as consumers stay value-conscious. In consumer staples, the mix of pricing, volumes and input costs tends to decide who wins. PepsiCo in December laid out a 2026 push centered on affordability, innovation and productivity savings, following engagement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management,
1 January 2026
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T-Mobile stock today: TMUS holds near $203 with U.S. markets shut; earnings update in focus

T-Mobile stock today: TMUS holds near $203 with U.S. markets shut; earnings update in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:14 ET — Market closed T-Mobile US, Inc. shares were last at $203.04, down 0.4% at Wednesday’s close, with U.S. stock markets shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day. The holiday pause leaves investors heading into the first full session of 2026 focused on whether the stock can rebuild momentum after a roughly 8% drop over the past 52 weeks. StockAnalysis The next inflection point is February, when management is expected to pair results with a capital-markets update — an investor presentation where executives typically set out financial targets and priorities. For T-Mobile, the conversation
1 January 2026
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Linde stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day — what to watch next for LIN

Linde stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day — what to watch next for LIN

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 3:59 PM ET — Market closed Linde plc shares ended the year’s final trading day down 0.46% at $426.39, with U.S. markets closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Linde+1 The industrial-gases group, a steady large-cap in the materials space, often trades as a read-through on factory demand and large project activity. In holiday-thin conditions, even modest risk-off moves can show up quickly in defensives like LIN. That matters heading into the first full week of 2026. Investors are positioning for how quickly growth cools or re-accelerates, and whether easing financial conditions translate
1 January 2026
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Corcept Therapeutics stock tanks on FDA relacorilant setback — what happens next for CORT

Corcept Therapeutics stock tanks on FDA relacorilant setback — what happens next for CORT

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 3:46 PM ET — Market closed. Corcept Therapeutics (CORT.O) shares ended the last U.S. session down 50.4% at $34.80 after the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the company’s drug relacorilant for a rare hormonal-disorder-related blood-pressure condition. StockAnalysis U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, leaving investors to digest the regulatory setback before trading resumes on Jan. 2. MarketWatch The decision matters because relacorilant was pitched as Corcept’s next growth driver beyond its existing Cushing’s franchise, and the FDA’s action resets expectations for when — or whether — the drug
1 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock today: CAT slips into New Year holiday as AI data-center power theme stays in focus

Caterpillar stock today: CAT slips into New Year holiday as AI data-center power theme stays in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:11 ET — Market closed. Caterpillar (CAT) shares last closed down 0.8% at $572.87 on Dec. 31, and U.S. stock markets were closed Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Caterpillar Inc.+1 The machinery maker is a bellwether — a stock investors use to gauge the broader economy — because its sales tend to rise and fall with construction, mining and energy investment. That role is back in focus as 2026 begins after a volatile year for cyclicals. What matters now is the split in Caterpillar’s drivers. Traditional demand from construction and mining remains sensitive
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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