Lockheed Martin stock jumps nearly 3% to start 2026 — contracts, rates and earnings in focus
Lockheed Martin Corp stock rose 2.8% at its last close, ending at $497.07 as U.S. markets wrapped the first trading day of 2026.
Disney stock slips to start 2026 — here’s what traders are watching next
Walt Disney Co shares closed down 1.7% on Friday at $111.85, starting 2026 on a softer note even as the broader market eked out a gain.
Salesforce stock slides 4% to start 2026 — CRM investors brace for jobs data and earnings
Salesforce shares closed down 4.26% at $253.62 on Friday, marking a weak start to 2026 for the cloud software bellwether. ServiceNow and DocuSign also fell, underscoring broader pressure across enterprise software. Stooq
Exxon stock today: XOM ends higher as OPEC+ decision and LNG record sharpen the focus
Exxon Mobil Corp shares last closed up about 1.9% at $122.65 on Friday, after trading between $119.66 and $122.78. About 14.2 million shares changed hands.
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock climbs on $9.7B OxyChem sale to Berkshire as markets shut for weekend
Occidental Petroleum shares ended Friday up 3.06% at $42.38 after the company completed a $9.7 billion all-cash sale of its OxyChem chemicals business to Berkshire Hathaway. A regulatory filing showed Occidental published unaudited pro forma financial statements, which adjust past results as if the sale and certain debt redemptions had already happened. The stock’s 52-week range is $34.78 to $53.20, according to the company’s investor site. Oxy
GE Aerospace stock hits a fresh high as Wall Street turns to earnings and jobs data
GE Aerospace shares closed up 4.13% on Friday at $320.75, outperforming aerospace peers and marking a new 52-week high in the first session of 2026. Trading volume was about 4.2 million shares, slightly below its 50-day average, market data showed. MarketWatch
RTX stock snaps losing streak near a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open
RTX Corp shares closed up 2.1% at $187.25 on Friday, snapping a four-session losing streak and finishing within 0.4% of a 52-week high, MarketWatch data showed. MarketWatch
Novavax stock today: NVAX closes up 6% as Singapore rolls out JN.1 Novavax COVID shot
Novavax Inc shares rose 6.1% on Friday to close at $7.13, outperforming in a mixed U.S. session as traders latched onto fresh signs of overseas demand for its updated COVID-19 shot. The stock traded about 38% below its 52-week high of $11.55 set on Jan. 7 last year, according to MarketWatch data. MarketWatch
MercadoLibre stock drops 2% to start 2026 as rates and jobs data loom
MercadoLibre shares closed down 2.0% at $1,973.70 on Friday, a $40.62 drop on the day as the Nasdaq-listed Latin American e-commerce and payments company lagged the broader market.
Caterpillar stock today: CAT closes near $600 after a 4.5% jump — here’s what investors watch next
Caterpillar Inc shares rose $25.54, or 4.46%, to close at $598.41 on Friday. The stock traded between $575.31 and $599.61 and finished about $29 below its recent high of $627.50, according to Investing.com data. Investing
USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares
USA Rare Earth, Inc. shares jumped 18.9% on Friday, closing at $14.15 after trading between $12.17 and $14.41 and changing hands 11.26 million times, according to data compiled by StockAnalysis. StockAnalysis
Oil prices stuck near $60 as OPEC+ decision looms after 2025’s steep slide
OPEC+ is expected to keep oil output steady through March when eight key members meet on Sunday, three delegates said. The alliance, which pumps about half the world’s crude, raised output targets by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April to December and then paused further hikes for the first quarter. Reuters
Trump Media’s DJT token giveaway: Crypto.com tie-up, perks and what comes next
Trump Media & Technology Group said it plans to distribute a new digital token to shareholders in partnership with Crypto.com, extending the Truth Social owner’s push into cryptocurrencies. Shares of the company, traded under the ticker DJT, last changed hands at $13.77 on Friday, up 53 cents from the prior close, according to market data.
Kalshi’s inflation prediction market claims to beat Wall Street — scrutiny rises
Kalshi Inc. is stepping up efforts to turn inflation forecasts into tradable contracts, drawing a new wave of scrutiny over whether prediction-market prices belong in macroeconomic analysis. In a Bloomberg Opinion column published Friday, columnist Aaron Brown said Kalshi had publicized a study claiming more accurate inflation forecasts than Wall Street’s consensus, while leaving open key questions about the benchmark and how a single forecast is derived from market bets. Pechanga
ServiceNow stock slides to $147 as software names stumble; jobs report now in focus
ServiceNow, Inc. shares closed down 3.75% at $147.45 on Friday, after trading between $145.65 and $154.69. About 9.9 million shares changed hands.
Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what’s driving FLNC and what comes next
Shares of Fluence Energy, Inc. jumped 16.3% on Friday to close at $23.01. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $20.18 and $23.13 and changed hands about 6.1 million times.
Netflix stock slides to start 2026 as Warner deal drama and earnings loom
Netflix shares fell 2.97% to close at $90.99 on Friday, extending a pullback that traders have tied to uncertainty around the company’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets. The stock traded between $90.83 and $94.50 and finished the day with about 41 million shares changing hands.
Rambus stock (RMBS) jumps 8% to near $100 as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next
Rambus Inc jumped 8.0% on Friday to close at $99.28. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $95.21 and $100.68 and finished up from a prior close of $91.89, while still below its 52-week high of $114.55, the company’s investor relations site showed.
Micron stock jumps 10% after Bernstein lifts target — what’s next for MU
Micron Technology, Inc. shares ended Friday up 10.5% at $315.42, outperforming the broader chip group as Wall Street opened 2026 with a rotation back into semiconductors.
Hyperscale Data (GPUS) stock jumps nearly 49% after insider buying disclosed — what to watch next
Hyperscale Data, Inc. shares surged on Friday after a regulatory filing disclosed sizable insider purchases by the company’s executive chairman. The stock closed at $0.2730, up 48.69% from Thursday’s close, according to Investing.com data. Investing
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