Caterpillar stock jumps toward $600 as 2026 trading starts; Wolfe lifts CAT target
Caterpillar Inc. shares last closed up $25.42, or 4.4%, at $598.41, outperforming most large industrial names on the first trading day of 2026.
Exxon stock hits $122.65 to start 2026 — here’s what traders are watching next
Exxon Mobil Corporation shares closed higher on Friday, rising 1.9% to $122.65 in the first U.S. trading session of 2026.
BitMine (BMNR) stock jumps 15% as Tom Lee presses 50‑billion authorized-share vote — what investors watch next
BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. shares jumped 14.9% on Friday, ending at $31.19, after the crypto-focused company stepped up its push for shareholders to approve a sharp increase in the number of shares it is authorized to issue. MarketBeat
Visa stock ends lower on 2026’s first session as CEO sale notice lands; jobs data next
Visa Inc shares fell 1.21% to $346.48 on Friday, the first U.S. trading session of 2026. A filing dated Jan. 2 showed Chief Executive Ryan McInerney filed a Form 144 to sell 10,485 shares, while the stock traded between $343.48 and $350.05 on the day. Visa
Carvana stock drops 5% to start 2026 as insider sale notices surface — what CVNA investors watch next
Carvana Co shares closed down 5.2% at $400.25 on Friday, after trading between $390.87 and $426.90 in the first session of 2026.
GE Vernova stock (GEV) rises nearly 4% to kick off 2026 — what traders watch next
GE Vernova shares closed up about 3.8% on Friday at $679.55, extending a year-end rally as U.S. markets head into the weekend. U.S. markets are closed on Saturday.
Costco stock ends lower as analysts brace for a slower December sales print
Costco Wholesale Corp shares ended Friday down 0.9% at $854.50, ahead of the warehouse retailer’s closely watched December sales update next week. The stock traded between $852.59 and $865.23 in the session. Costco
Adobe stock slides 4.8% to start 2026 as ADBE investors eye jobs data and March earnings
Adobe Inc shares slid 4.8% on Friday, ending the first U.S. trading session of 2026 at $333.30. Investing
Applied Materials stock jumps 4.6% to start 2026 — here’s what could move AMAT next week
Applied Materials, Inc. shares rose 4.6% on Friday to close at $268.87, after trading between $260.00 and $271.21.
Coinbase stock rises after Brian Armstrong maps 2026 ‘everything exchange’ push
Coinbase Global shares rose 4.6% to $236.53 in Friday’s session after CEO Brian Armstrong laid out a 2026 plan to build what he called an “everything exchange” that stretches beyond cryptocurrencies. Decrypt
Lam Research stock jumps 8% to start 2026 as chip-tool shares rally — what LRCX investors watch next
Lam Research Corp shares closed up 8.1% on Friday at $185.06, finishing the first session of 2026 with one of the strongest large-cap moves in semiconductor equipment.
Mastercard stock slides after New Year kickoff; jobs data and dividend date in focus
Mastercard Incorporated shares fell 1.36% on Friday to close at $563.13, their fourth straight decline, and ended about 6% below the stock’s 52-week high. Trading volume rose to about 3.9 million shares, above its 50-day average, while rival Visa fell 1.21%, MarketWatch data showed.
UnitedHealth (UNH) stock closes up 1.9% to start 2026 as earnings loom
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares rose 1.9% on Friday to close at $336.40, extending a New Year rebound for the Dow component after it traded between $327.50 and $340.21.
CoreWeave stock jumps on credit covenant tweak — what CRWV investors are watching next
CoreWeave, Inc. shares climbed in the last session after the Nvidia-backed AI cloud provider disclosed changes to a major credit agreement that lowered near-term liquidity requirements and pushed back some covenant tests, a filing showed. The stock ended Friday at $79.32, up $7.70, or 10.8%, after trading between $72.95 and $81.11. SEC
Salesforce stock slides 4% as 2026 opens — here’s what’s driving CRM and what investors watch next
Salesforce, Inc. shares closed down 4.26% on Friday at $253.62, their first regular-session finish of 2026, after trading between $252.48 and $265.38. The stock is about 31% below its 52-week high of $367.09. Investing
Boeing stock jumps nearly 5% to start 2026 — here’s what traders watch next
Boeing Co shares rose about 4.9% on Friday and last traded at $227.77. The stock ranged between $215.26 and $227.73 in regular trading, with about 11.3 million shares changing hands.
Rocket Lab stock jumps 9% as RKLB traders weigh insider-sale filing and defense-contract backdrop
Rocket Lab shares jumped 8.9% on Friday, closing at $75.99, as investors continued to trade the space and defense supplier aggressively into the first full trading days of 2026. StockAnalysis
Goldman Sachs stock jumps 4% to start 2026 as jobs data and bank earnings loom
Goldman Sachs shares jumped 4.02% on Friday to close at $914.34, a gain of $35.34 on the first trading day of 2026. The stock traded between $880.75 and $914.44 during the session. Zacks
JPMorgan stock closes higher to start 2026 as jobs report and Q4 earnings come into focus
JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares rose 1.01% on Friday to close at $325.48, starting 2026 on a firmer note after a volatile year-end stretch. New York Stock Exchange
Oracle stock today: ORCL edges higher to start 2026 as AI spending stays in focus
Oracle Corp shares ended Friday up $0.80, or 0.4%, at $195.71, a modest gain on Wall Street’s first trading day of 2026.
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