Khadija Saeed

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

GE Aerospace stock is up today as GE shares steady after ex-dividend reset

GE Aerospace stock is up today as GE shares steady after ex-dividend reset

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 13:05 ET — Regular session GE Aerospace shares edged higher on Tuesday, up about 0.2% at $312.2 in afternoon trading in New York. The move comes in holiday-thin markets, when light liquidity can make small shifts in positioning look bigger than they are. For GE, the calendar matters: the stock began trading ex-dividend on Monday, meaning new buyers no longer qualify for the next quarterly payout. GE fell 1% on Monday and finished about 2% below its 52-week high of $318.06 set last week, while peers Honeywell and RTX slipped less, MarketWatch data showed. MarketWatch
AbbVie stock slips today as Fed minutes loom in thin year-end trade

AbbVie stock slips today as Fed minutes loom in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:55 ET — Regular session AbbVie Inc. shares fell 0.8% to $228.89 in midday trading on Tuesday. The stock ranged between $228.66 and $231.55 after opening at $230.77, with volume near 795,000 shares. The move came as Wall Street traded with little direction in holiday-thinned turnover, leaving the Dow down 0.24%, the S&P 500 off 0.09% and the Nasdaq lower by 0.07% around midday, Reuters reported. Investors were awaiting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting, when it cut rates by 25 basis points — a quarter of a percentage point — but signaled
T-Mobile stock is up today: TMUS holds steady as Fed minutes loom in thin year-end trade

T-Mobile stock is up today: TMUS holds steady as Fed minutes loom in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:45 ET — Regular session Shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) were up about 0.2% at $203.55 in midday trade on Tuesday. The stock has traded between $202.00 and $203.71 so far in the session. The modest move came as U.S. stocks hovered near flat in a holiday-truncated week, with communication services among the day’s stronger pockets and investors awaiting minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting later in the day. “It’s just a healthy rebalancing of allocations more so than an emotionally driven sell-off,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, referring
Johnson & Johnson stock today: JNJ slips after $3.05B Halda cancer deal closes, Barclays lifts target

Johnson & Johnson stock today: JNJ slips after $3.05B Halda cancer deal closes, Barclays lifts target

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:44 ET — Regular session Johnson & Johnson shares edged lower on Tuesday after the company said it completed its $3.05 billion cash purchase of cancer-therapy developer Halda Therapeutics. The stock was down about 0.2% at $207.12 in midday trading. Executive vice president Jennifer Taubert called the closing a “strategic milestone” as J&J flagged about $0.20 of dilution to adjusted earnings per share — profit per share excluding certain one-time items — split between 2025 and 2026. Johnson & Johnson Investor Relations The closing gives J&J a new platform aimed at developing oral, targeted cancer
Reddit stock price today barely moves as CTO share-sale filing and AI-search thesis collide

Reddit stock price today barely moves as CTO share-sale filing and AI-search thesis collide

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:33 ET — Regular session Reddit shares were little changed on Tuesday, holding near $234.60 in midday trading, as investors digested an insider sale disclosed in a regulatory filing and a fresh round of bullish talk on the company’s role in AI-driven search. The muted move matters because Reddit has been one of the market’s standout winners since its March 2024 debut, and attention is shifting from momentum to whether the platform can keep turning AI-driven attention into ad dollars. A year-end tape that has been broadly calm leaves company-specific signals — even routine ones
Linde stock edges higher in thin year-end trade as investors eye Fed minutes

Linde stock edges higher in thin year-end trade as investors eye Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:34 ET — Regular session Linde plc shares edged higher on Tuesday as investors navigated thin year-end trading and awaited fresh signals on U.S. interest rates. The industrial gases company’s stock was up 0.2% at $427.21 by midday, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was down 0.1%. The small move matters now because late-December trading can exaggerate price swings. Investors are also watching for central bank clues that could move bond yields and, by extension, valuations across industrial and materials-linked names. “I wouldn’t try to make too much out of anything that happens in a
Newmont stock rises as gold rebounds; Raymond James lifts $111 target

Newmont stock rises as gold rebounds; Raymond James lifts $111 target

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:32 ET — Regular session Newmont Corp shares rose about 2.2% to $102.00 in midday trading on Tuesday. The gain puts the world’s largest listed gold miner back in sync with bullion after an abrupt bout of profit-taking jolted metals markets this week. The timing matters because investors are repositioning into year-end, and gold has become a crowded macro trade tied to rate expectations and geopolitical risk. Newmont fell 5.6% on Monday as precious metals sold off sharply, leaving the stock primed to swing with any bounce in gold. Barron’s Spot gold rose 0.9% to
Adobe stock barely budges near $353 as Fed minutes loom — what ADBE investors watch next

Adobe stock barely budges near $353 as Fed minutes loom — what ADBE investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:26 ET — Regular session Adobe shares were little changed on Tuesday, trading near $353 as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes later in the day. The “minutes” — the detailed record of the Fed’s meeting — matter now because rate expectations can swing Treasury yields and, in turn, valuations for long-duration growth stocks such as software companies. Minutes from the Fed’s Dec. 9-10 meeting are due at 2 p.m. ET, after policymakers cut rates by a quarter point (0.25 percentage point) to a 3.50%-3.75% range, a decision that drew three
AST SpaceMobile stock jumps 6% today as launch cadence and insider buy lift sentiment

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps 6% today as launch cadence and insider buy lift sentiment

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:19 ET — Regular session Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) rose 6.5% to $76.09 in midday trading on Tuesday, after the satellite-to-smartphone firm and one of its carrier partners flagged progress toward a larger constellation. The stock opened at $72.10 and traded between $72.07 and $78.27, with about 10.6 million shares changing hands. The rally matters because AST is trying to prove it can deliver “direct-to-device” service — a satellite link that works with standard smartphones without special hardware — and investors are using each launch and testing milestone as a readout on execution. Reuters
Uber stock ticks higher after COO option exercise filing as traders await Fed minutes

Uber stock ticks higher after COO option exercise filing as traders await Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:24 ET — Regular session Uber Technologies, Inc. shares rose 0.9% to $82.22 in midday trading on Tuesday, outperforming a slightly softer broader market in thin year-end volumes. The move matters because liquidity is light in the final sessions of the year, amplifying the impact of routine corporate disclosures and macro headlines on single stocks. Investors are also waiting for minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting, a detailed account of policymakers’ rate discussion due later Tuesday. “I wouldn’t try to make too much out of anything that happens in a holiday-shortened week,” Art Hogan,
CoreWeave stock edges higher after insider-sale filings; what CRWV investors are watching next

CoreWeave stock edges higher after insider-sale filings; what CRWV investors are watching next

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:16 ET — Regular session CoreWeave (CRWV) shares inched higher on Tuesday after late Monday regulatory filings disclosed stock sales tied to a senior executive and director. The disclosures matter because CoreWeave remains a high-volume, high-volatility AI infrastructure name, and investors have been closely tracking insider selling and financing as the company scales data center capacity. Insider trades can sway sentiment in companies like CoreWeave that require heavy upfront spending, especially after the firm warned earlier this quarter that a third-party data center delay would pressure its outlook. The Nasdaq-listed shares were up about 0.5%
PepsiCo (PEP) stock edges lower today as Fed minutes loom and leadership shuffle takes effect

PepsiCo (PEP) stock edges lower today as Fed minutes loom and leadership shuffle takes effect

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 12:12 ET — Regular session PepsiCo, Inc. shares were down 0.1% at $144.10 in midday trading on Tuesday, roughly in line with a dip in the consumer staples sector, while rival Coca-Cola was also slightly lower. The muted move comes as Wall Street drifts through thin year-end volume and awaits minutes from the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 9-10 meeting, when officials delivered an expected 25-basis-point rate cut. “Heading into the new year, you may have some repositioning… I wouldn’t try to make too much out of anything,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley

Stock Market Today

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:31 AM EST Dollar Dips as Stocks Rally and US Data Influences Fed Rate Expectations February 7, 2026, 12:18 AM EST. The **dollar index** fell 0.17%, pressured by a rebound in equity markets reducing demand for the safe-haven currency. Weaker-than-expected U.S. labor market data raised the odds of a Fed rate cut to 18% for March, though consumer sentiment improved to a six-month high, limiting losses. Hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic emphasized maintaining restrictive monetary policy. The dollar faces medium-term weakness amid expectations for rate cuts
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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