Khadija Saeed, Author at TechStock²

Texas Instruments (TXN) stock price jumps to a 52-week high — what traders watch next

Texas Instruments shares jumped 4.4% to $225.01, a new 52-week high, with trading volume exceeding 11.2 million shares. The company’s board approved a $1.42 quarterly dividend, payable Feb. 10. Board member Robert E. Sanchez received restricted stock units and options after the close. Investors await the Feb. 24 capital management webcast.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:TXN·Stock Market

Seagate stock jumps after-hours as “memory supercycle” talk lifts storage names

Seagate shares closed up 4.8% at $427.33 and rose another 6.2% after hours, while Western Digital, Micron, and Sandisk also posted strong gains. The rally followed warnings of an “unprecedented” memory-chip shortage and rising prices. Traders are focused on Western Digital’s Innovation Day in New York on Tuesday for further signals on demand. Seagate director Jay L. Geldmacher sold 925 shares last week, according to a regulatory filing.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Mastercard stock pops 3% as a shutdown delays the jobs report — what traders watch next

Mastercard shares rose 3.1% to $555.37 as U.S. stocks rebounded, with the S&P 500 up 0.54%. The U.S. government’s partial shutdown delayed Friday’s jobs report, with the House set to vote Tuesday on restoring funding. Mastercard last week reported higher profits and announced plans to cut 4% of its workforce.

3 February 2026

NYSE:AXP·NYSE:MA·NYSE:V·Stock Market

Visa stock price jumps nearly 4% as V rebounds; traders eye jobs-report delays next

Visa shares rose 3.8% to $333.84 in late trading Monday, outperforming most payments peers after a strong holiday-quarter report. Investors weighed cross-border payment trends and a cautious expense outlook. A partial U.S. government shutdown delayed key labor data, clouding the economic picture. Mastercard gained 3.1%, while PayPal slipped 0.6%.

3 February 2026

NYSE:V·Stock Market

AppLovin stock rebounds after Google ‘Project Genie’ selloff as Feb. 11 earnings loom

AppLovin shares rose 2.1% to $483.00 Monday and gained another 1% after hours, rebounding from Friday’s 17% plunge triggered by Google’s “Project Genie” launch. Analyst reports downplayed long-term risks from Alphabet’s AI tool, maintaining bullish ratings and high price targets. Volatility spiked as investors weighed AI’s impact on mobile gaming and awaited AppLovin’s Feb. 11 earnings report.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:APP·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:RBLX·NASDAQ:TTWO·NASDAQ:U·Stock Market·Technology

Verizon stock price steady after-hours as report flags consumer chief search; buyback in focus (VZ)

Verizon shares closed up 0.2% Monday after reports the company is considering replacements for consumer chief Sowmyanarayan Sampath, though no search has begun and his exit is not confirmed. The stock traded near $44.61 after an 11.8% surge last week following strong quarterly results and a $25 billion buyback plan. Verizon added 616,000 postpaid phone subscribers in Q4 and projects 2026 EPS of $4.90–$4.95.

3 February 2026

NYSE:VZ·Stock Market

GE Vernova stock price hits new high as Prolec GE buyout closes and bond sale starts

GE Vernova closed its $5.28 billion purchase of the remaining Prolec GE stake from Xignux and launched a senior notes offering to help fund the deal. Shares rose 4% to $754.97, holding steady after hours. Fitch and S&P rated the planned debt investment grade. The company’s wind segment reported a $598 million loss for 2025 and expects further losses in 2026.

3 February 2026

Energy Sector·Mergers and Acquisitions·NYSE:GEV·Stock Market

Caterpillar stock price jumps 5% on factory-data jolt as next Washington vote looms

Caterpillar shares jumped 5.1% to $690.91 in late trading Monday after a surprise rise in the U.S. manufacturing PMI to 52.6. The S&P 500 closed just below a record high. The January jobs report was delayed due to the government shutdown. The House is set to vote Tuesday on a bill to end the shutdown.

3 February 2026

NYSE:CAT·NYSE:CNHI·NYSE:DE·Stock Market

Walmart (WMT) stock price jumps to $124 as CEO baton passes — what investors watch next

Walmart shares rose 4.1% to $124.06 in after-hours trading Monday after John Furner took over as CEO on Feb. 1. The company will report fiscal Q4 results and guidance on Feb. 19, marking Furner’s first earnings call as chief executive.

3 February 2026

NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Lam Research Corporation stock price rises after-hours on CEA-Leti pact — what to watch next

Lam Research shares rose 1.7% to $237.50 Monday and gained another 1.2% after hours following news of a multi-year R&D partnership with CEA-Leti targeting specialty chip technologies. The company’s quarterly results and forecasts topped Wall Street estimates. Investors remain cautious ahead of macroeconomic data that could impact chip stocks. The new deal centers on research, with no immediate sales expected.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:LRCX·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

JPMorgan stock rises after-hours as Fed loan-demand signal lifts banks — what to watch next

JPMorgan Chase shares rose 0.7% in after-hours trading Monday, extending gains from the regular session after a Federal Reserve survey showed stronger business-loan demand for 2026. The S&P 500 closed up 0.54%, just below its record high. Investors are watching Tuesday’s House vote to end the partial U.S. government shutdown. JPMorgan executives are set to appear at investor conferences in February.

3 February 2026

Federal Reserve·NYSE:BAC·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:MS·NYSE:WFC·Stock Market

Netflix stock slips after hours as March Warner vote report puts deal back in focus

Netflix shares fell 0.9% to $82.76 in after-hours trading Monday after reports Warner Bros. Discovery may put its $82.7 billion asset sale to a shareholder vote in March. Warner Bros. Discovery said no date is set and will wait for a preliminary proxy filing. Traders are watching a Senate antitrust hearing on the deal set for Tuesday. Paramount Skydance, the rival bidder, slipped slightly.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:NFLX·NASDAQ:WBD·Stock Market

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Navitas Semiconductor stock jumps 19% into weekend — here’s what could move NVTS next week

7 February 2026

Navitas Semiconductor shares surged 19.3% to $8.86 Friday, with 27.4 million shares traded, as chip stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The company’s next earnings report is scheduled for February 24 after market close.

Lumentum stock hits a record close — Citi raises target, insider filing lands ahead of Monday

7 February 2026

Lumentum shares jumped 9.3% to a record $551.99 Friday after Citigroup and JPMorgan raised price targets to $560 and $565. The surge followed strong quarterly results and guidance, plus a director’s filing to sell up to 4,849 shares. Markets reopen Monday ahead of the company’s March 17 investor briefing at OFC.

Nvidia stock price rebounds nearly 8% as AI spending race heats up — what to watch next week

7 February 2026

Nvidia shares jumped 7.9% to $185.41 Friday, their strongest gain in weeks, as chip stocks rallied on news of major AI infrastructure spending by Amazon and Alphabet. The PHLX semiconductor index rose 5.7%. Investors now await U.S. inflation data on Feb. 13 and Nvidia’s earnings report on Feb. 25.

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

7 February 2026

Lucid Group shares jumped 14% to $10.86 at Friday’s close, recovering from an 8% drop the previous day. The move followed a broad Wall Street rally that lifted high-volatility stocks. Lucid reported fourth-quarter deliveries of 5,345 vehicles and full-year deliveries of 15,841. Investors await Lucid’s Feb. 24 results for updates on cash and demand.

Khadija Saeed

Stock Market Today