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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Colgate-Palmolive stock price jumps 6% after earnings; what CL investors watch next week

Colgate-Palmolive stock price jumps 6% after earnings; what CL investors watch next week

Colgate-Palmolive shares rose 6% to $90.29 Friday after fourth-quarter net sales climbed 5.8% to $5.23 billion, but GAAP earnings swung to a loss due to a $794 million skin-health impairment. The company’s 2026 outlook includes finalized tariffs and projects net sales growth of 2% to 6%. North America sales fell, while Latin America and Africa/Eurasia posted double-digit gains.
31 January 2026
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Moog stock price jumps after record quarter, raised 2026 outlook and dividend hike

Moog stock price jumps after record quarter, raised 2026 outlook and dividend hike

Moog shares jumped 6% Friday after the company posted record quarterly sales of $1.1 billion and raised its full-year outlook. The aerospace supplier lifted its dividend by 3% and boosted its 2026 sales forecast to $4.3 billion. Net earnings reached $78.9 million, though operating cash flow was negative. Tariff costs pressured some segments, but backlog rose 30% to $3.3 billion.
31 January 2026
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Charter Communications stock jumps on slimmer broadband losses — what to watch before Monday

Charter Communications stock jumps on slimmer broadband losses — what to watch before Monday

Charter Communications shares rose 7.6% to $206.12 after reporting a smaller-than-expected broadband subscriber loss of 119,000 in Q4. Revenue fell 2.3% to $13.6 billion, missing estimates. The company posted its first quarterly video subscriber gain since 2020 and plans to nearly complete its rural build-out by 2026. Charter projects 2026 capital spending of about $11.4 billion.
31 January 2026
Applied Optoelectronics stock jumps 10% — insider sale filing keeps AAOI in play for next week

Applied Optoelectronics stock jumps 10% — insider sale filing keeps AAOI in play for next week

Applied Optoelectronics shares surged 10.2% to $43.61 Friday on volume of about 12 million. A Form 4 filing showed Chief Legal Officer David C. Kuo sold 12,000 shares on Jan. 28 under a pre-arranged plan. The company’s stock is up roughly 25% in January but still posts negative trailing earnings. Investors await the late-February earnings report for further signals.
31 January 2026
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Liberty Broadband stock jumps nearly 8% on Charter rally — what to know before Monday

Liberty Broadband stock jumps nearly 8% on Charter rally — what to know before Monday

Liberty Broadband shares rose 7.7% to $48.02 Friday, tracking a 7.6% surge in Charter Communications after Charter reported Q4 broadband subscriber losses but strong mobile gains and $5.4 billion in buybacks. Charter’s revenue fell 2.3% to $13.6 billion. Liberty Broadband’s earnings call is set for Feb. 11. Charter’s takeover of Liberty Broadband is expected to close June 30, 2027.
31 January 2026
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Sandisk stock price whipsaws after AI-led forecast and Kioxia supply deal — what to watch Monday

Sandisk stock price whipsaws after AI-led forecast and Kioxia supply deal — what to watch Monday

Sandisk shares surged 6.8% to $576.25 Friday after the company projected quarterly results far above Wall Street estimates and extended its Kioxia joint venture to 2034. The stock touched $675.88 intraday before paring gains. Fiscal Q2 revenue reached $3.03 billion, with adjusted EPS at $6.20. Sandisk expects Q3 revenue of $4.4–$4.8 billion and adjusted EPS of $12–$14.
31 January 2026
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Air Products stock popped 6% on earnings beat — what matters before Monday’s open

Air Products stock popped 6% on earnings beat — what matters before Monday’s open

Air Products shares rose 6.4% to $272.50 Friday after quarterly profit beat forecasts and the company reaffirmed its full-year outlook. GAAP earnings reached $3.04 per share, with sales up 6% to $3.1 billion. The company plans to cut capital spending by $1 billion in fiscal 2026 and aims to finalize a low-emission ammonia deal with Yara in the first half of the year. Volumes were flat as helium demand lagged.
31 January 2026
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Credit Acceptance (CACC) stock jumps after Q4 earnings — buybacks and legal charge in focus for Monday

Credit Acceptance (CACC) stock jumps after Q4 earnings — buybacks and legal charge in focus for Monday

Credit Acceptance shares jumped 10.5% Friday to close at $498.24 after reporting fourth-quarter net income of $122.0 million and revenue of $579.9 million. Operating expenses rose 33.5% year over year, including a $35.8 million legal contingency charge. The company repurchased $191.4 million of stock and ended 2025 with $1.7 billion in cash and credit lines.
31 January 2026
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Verizon Communications stock just jumped nearly 12% — buyback plans and 2026 targets set up the next test for VZ

Verizon Communications stock just jumped nearly 12% — buyback plans and 2026 targets set up the next test for VZ

Verizon shares surged 11.8% to $44.52 Friday after the company raised its 2026 outlook and announced a $25 billion buyback. The company reported its strongest wireless subscriber gain since 2019, adding 616,000 postpaid phone customers in Q4. Verizon completed its Frontier acquisition Jan. 20 and set a quarterly dividend of $0.7075 per share. U.S. markets reopen Monday.
31 January 2026
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Robert Half stock jumps 28% on earnings beat and Q1 outlook — what to watch before Monday

Robert Half stock jumps 28% on earnings beat and Q1 outlook — what to watch before Monday

Robert Half shares jumped 27.8% to $34.61 Friday after the company beat fourth-quarter estimates and issued upbeat first-quarter guidance. Revenue for the quarter fell 6% to $1.302 billion, with net income at $32 million. Management reported sequential revenue growth in January for the first time in over three years. Analysts raised price targets, while traders await Monday’s open and U.S. jobs data next week.
31 January 2026
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Deckers stock jumps nearly 20% after Hoka-led outlook raise — what to watch before Monday’s open

Deckers stock jumps nearly 20% after Hoka-led outlook raise — what to watch before Monday’s open

Deckers shares surged 19.46% to $119.34 Friday after raising its fiscal 2026 outlook on stronger-than-expected Q3 results. Net sales rose 7.1% to $1.958 billion, with EPS at $3.33. The company cut its expected 2026 tariff impact to $25 million and plans over $1 billion in share buybacks. Analysts raised price targets, citing strong demand for UGG and HOKA.
31 January 2026
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Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft shares fell 0.7% to $430.29 Friday, extending losses after a 10% plunge Thursday—their steepest drop since March 2020. The selloff followed concerns over slowing cloud growth and heavy reliance on OpenAI contracts. Microsoft reported quarterly revenue of $81.27 billion, with cloud sales up 26%. Investors await earnings from Alphabet and Amazon next week.
31 January 2026
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Vale stock slides 5% as Brazil mine curbs and China PMI cloud the week ahead

Vale stock slides 5% as Brazil mine curbs and China PMI cloud the week ahead

Vale’s U.S. shares fell 5.1% to $16.07 after Minas Gerais state inspectors ordered its Viga mine to stay shut over environmental concerns and fined the company $324,000. China’s manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3 in January, fueling demand worries. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF dropped 2.8%. Baowu Resources took control of Guinea’s Simandou Blocks 1 and 2, aiming for major iron ore shipments.
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