Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors. Follow Khadija Saeed on Google News.

Salad and Go is quitting Texas and Oklahoma — and closing its last 32 stores

Salad and Go said on Wednesday it will close all remaining restaurants in Texas and Oklahoma, pulling the drive-thru salad chain out of two states that had become its main growth markets outside Arizona.

8 January 2026

Stock Market

Amgen stock jumps on UBS buy call as Dark Blue deal sharpens focus on pipeline

Amgen shares rose 3.5% to $341.64 in Wednesday’s regular session and were last near that level after the bell. UBS assumed coverage with a buy rating and a $380 price target, saying it sees “upside from EPS and pipeline.”

8 January 2026

Biotechnology·NASDAQ:AMGN·NYSE:AMRX·Stock Market

Compass (COMP) stock jumps after-hours on Q4 outlook lift and $750 mln notes plan ahead of Anywhere merger

Compass, Inc. shares rose 9.4% to $11.84 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the real estate brokerage flagged stronger fourth-quarter performance and detailed financing plans tied to its pending merger with Anywhere Real Estate. The stock swung between $9.90 and $12.58 during the session on volume of about 103 million shares.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:COMP·NYSE:ANY·Real Estate·Stock Market

KLA stock slides after-hours as chip gear names cool off; India R&D expansion in focus

KLA Corp shares fell about 2.5% to $1,359.69 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, tracking a late-day pullback in semiconductor equipment stocks.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:AMAT·NASDAQ:ASML·NASDAQ:KLAC·NASDAQ:LRCX·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Credo (CRDO) stock jumps 6% after-hours after insider filings; Needham conference is next focus

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd shares rose about 6% to $141 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after swinging between $124.85 and $143.14 in the regular session. The Nasdaq-listed stock is about 6% below its 52-week high of $150.76.

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:CRDO·Stock Market

Dell stock slides 3% after CES XPS comeback as memory costs loom

Dell Technologies Inc. shares fell 3.1% to $120.07 in after-hours trade on Wednesday, down $3.87 from the prior close after touching a session low of $118.75. About 10.3 million shares changed hands; the S&P 500 tracker SPY slipped 0.3% while the Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ edged up 0.1%.

8 January 2026

NYSE:DELL·Stock Market

Thermo Fisher stock slips after-hours as TD Cowen lifts target ahead of JPM talk, earnings

Thermo Fisher Scientific shares slipped about 0.6% in after-hours trading on Wednesday to $617.15, after swinging between $611.93 and $626.40 during the session.

8 January 2026

Biotechnology·Earnings Reports·NYSE:TMO·Stock Market

UK water watchdog says Tunbridge Wells outage was “no surprise” as South East Water boss faces MPs

Britain’s drinking water watchdog told lawmakers this week that South East Water’s Pembury treatment works showed weeks of worsening performance before supplies to Tunbridge Wells failed, leaving the site “flying blind” without proper electronic monitoring, and that the incident “should not have been a surprise.” UK Parliament Committees

8 January 2026

LSE:ITV

Merck (MRK) stock slips after-hours as CDC backs one-dose HPV shot; Cidara deal closes

Merck & Co shares edged down in after-hours trading on Wednesday after U.S. health officials updated the childhood immunization schedule and moved to a single dose for the human papillomavirus vaccine, a change that could pressure demand for Merck’s Gardasil shot. The stock was down about 0.2% at $108.60, after trading between $107.99 and $111.42 in the regular session. HHS.gov

8 January 2026

Health News·NASDAQ:CDTX·NYSE:MRK·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

American Airlines stock rises as free Wi‑Fi rollout meets softer U.S. fines stance

American Airlines Group Inc shares rose about 2% to $15.99 on Wednesday, after trading between $15.65 and $16.50.

8 January 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·NASDAQ:JBLU·NASDAQ:UAL·NASDAQ:VSAT·NYSE:DAL·NYSE:INTE·NYSE:T·Stock Market·Technology

Seagate stock (STX) slides after CES-fueled rally cools; earnings date ahead

Seagate Technology Holdings plc shares fell about 6.7% to $308.26 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, trimming a sharp run that had pushed the data-storage maker to fresh highs earlier in the week. The stock traded between $299.04 and $330.42 during the session.

8 January 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:STX·Technology

First Solar stock slides 10% on Jefferies downgrade as 2026 orders come into focus

Shares of First Solar fell 10.3% to $241.11 on Wednesday after Jefferies downgraded the U.S. solar panel maker to “hold” from “buy” and cut its price target to $260 from $269. The brokerage cited “limited booking visibility” for 2026 and said a hoped-for “S232” tailwind — shorthand for potential Section 232 duties that can be imposed after a Commerce Department national-security investigation — could “underwhelm investor expectations,” flagging possible carve-outs for Germany and developers moving ahead of any levies. The stock opened at $254.02 and touched $239.26 at its low; volume was about 6.2 million shares. TipRanks

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:CSIQ·NASDAQ:ENPH·NASDAQ:FSLR·NASDAQ:RUN·NASDAQ:SEDG·NYSE:BP·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

Procter & Gamble stock keeps sliding — what investors are watching before earnings

Procter & Gamble fell 1.4% to $138.04 at Wednesday's close. It touched $137.64 earlier in the session.

8 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:PG·Stock Market

AbbVie stock slips after hours after denying Revolution Medicines talks, trims 2025 profit view

AbbVie shares were down about 1% at $231.11 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the drugmaker denied a Wall Street Journal report that it was in advanced talks to buy cancer-drug developer Revolution Medicines, saying it “is not in discussions with Revolution Medicines.” The stock had closed up 4.2% at $233.42, while Revolution shares slid 11.5% late after jumping nearly 30% earlier, with the report pointing to a valuation around $20 billion. AbbVie has spent more than $20 billion on acquisitions since 2023 as its former blockbuster Humira lost patent protection. Reuters+1

8 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:RVMD·NYSE:ABBV·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Caterpillar stock drops more than 4% after-hours as CEO chair shift and AI push grab focus

Caterpillar Inc shares fell 4.3% in after-hours trading on Wednesday to $596.52. The stock briefly dipped to $595.84 earlier in the session; after-hours trading is the stretch after the closing bell when liquidity can be thinner.

8 January 2026

NYSE:CAT·Stock Market·Technology Trends

CrowdStrike (CRWD) stock jumps 4.5% as cyber names rally — what investors watch next

CrowdStrike Holdings shares rose 4.5% to close at $478.91 on Wednesday and were little changed in after-hours trading, where electronic deals happen outside regular U.S. market hours. The company is expected to report results around March 3, according to MarketBeat. MarketBeat

8 January 2026

Cybersecurity·NASDAQ:CRWD·Stock Market·Technology

Roblox stock slides after outage, TD Cowen target cut as CES ad push ramps up

Roblox shares fell 6.4% on Tuesday, lagging a broader market rise, after an overnight outage and a price-target cut from TD Cowen put fresh focus on the platform’s growth. The stock ended at $75.83. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/roblox-rblx-stock-drops-despite-market-gains-important-facts-note-0

8 January 2026

NASDAQ:RBLX·Stock Market

Binance rolls out 50x silver futures — what the new XAGUSDT contract means for crypto traders

Binance Futures said on Wednesday it will launch a silver perpetual futures contract that lets users trade the metal with up to 50 times leverage. The USDT-margined XAGUSDT contract, which tracks the price of one troy ounce of silver in U.S. dollars, was scheduled to start trading at 10:00 UTC, and Binance said it may tweak terms such as funding fees and margins as market conditions change. Binance

8 January 2026

Cryptocurrency

AppLovin stock rises after Feb. 11 earnings date set as Axon checks drive focus

AppLovin Corp shares rose about 2.5% to $632.92 in late trade on Wednesday after the company said it would report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 11, after the U.S. market close. StockAnalysis+1

8 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:APP·NASDAQ:AXON·Stock Market

Mastercard stock edges lower after-hours as Morgan Stanley sticks with “overweight” call

Mastercard shares slipped about 0.1% to $579.92 in after-hours trade on Wednesday, pausing after a 2.1% jump in the prior session that left the stock near recent highs. MarketWatch

8 January 2026

NYSE:MA·Stock Market

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Khadija Saeed

Salad and Go is quitting Texas and Oklahoma — and closing its last 32 stores

Amgen stock jumps on UBS buy call as Dark Blue deal sharpens focus on pipeline

Compass (COMP) stock jumps after-hours on Q4 outlook lift and $750 mln notes plan ahead of Anywhere merger

KLA stock slides after-hours as chip gear names cool off; India R&D expansion in focus

Credo (CRDO) stock jumps 6% after-hours after insider filings; Needham conference is next focus

Dell stock slides 3% after CES XPS comeback as memory costs loom

Thermo Fisher stock slips after-hours as TD Cowen lifts target ahead of JPM talk, earnings

UK water watchdog says Tunbridge Wells outage was “no surprise” as South East Water boss faces MPs

Merck (MRK) stock slips after-hours as CDC backs one-dose HPV shot; Cidara deal closes

American Airlines stock rises as free Wi‑Fi rollout meets softer U.S. fines stance

Seagate stock (STX) slides after CES-fueled rally cools; earnings date ahead

First Solar stock slides 10% on Jefferies downgrade as 2026 orders come into focus

Procter & Gamble stock keeps sliding — what investors are watching before earnings

AbbVie stock slips after hours after denying Revolution Medicines talks, trims 2025 profit view

Caterpillar stock drops more than 4% after-hours as CEO chair shift and AI push grab focus

CrowdStrike (CRWD) stock jumps 4.5% as cyber names rally — what investors watch next

Roblox stock slides after outage, TD Cowen target cut as CES ad push ramps up

Binance rolls out 50x silver futures — what the new XAGUSDT contract means for crypto traders

AppLovin stock rises after Feb. 11 earnings date set as Axon checks drive focus

Mastercard stock edges lower after-hours as Morgan Stanley sticks with “overweight” call

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