Today: 19 June 2026

GE Aerospace stock hits new 52-week high after 4% jump as 2026 trading starts

GE Aerospace stock hits new 52-week high after 4% jump as 2026 trading starts

GE Aerospace rose 4.1% to $320.75 on Friday, hitting a new 52-week high and leading gains among major aerospace stocks. The stock traded between $308.69 and $321.75, with 4.34 million shares changing hands. The move comes ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data due next week. The FAA issued a safety order for certain GE90 engines, requiring replacement of turbine disks.
3 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy shares rose 13.6% to $98.69 in after-hours trading Friday, after surging as high as $100.35 during the session. FuelCell Energy and Plug Power also posted double-digit gains. Traders are watching if Bloom can hold near $100 after the company secured a $600 million credit facility. The stock remains below its October record of $108.17.
3 January 2026
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NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission is getting closer — latest on the 2026 launch window

NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission is getting closer — latest on the 2026 launch window

NASA is targeting an initial Artemis II launch window opening Feb. 5, with backup dates through April 2026. The mission will send four astronauts, including Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day lunar flyby aboard the SLS rocket and Orion capsule. NASA may move the rocket to the pad as early as January. Artemis II marks the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion.
3 January 2026
Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026

Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026

Western Digital shares jumped 8.96% to $187.70 Friday and climbed further after hours, tracking gains in AI-linked hardware stocks. Micron rose 10.5% and Seagate added 4.4%. Investors cited demand for data-center infrastructure and tighter memory supply. Traders await U.S. labor data and Western Digital’s next earnings report later this month.
3 January 2026
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Bank of America stock rises as yields climb; BAC traders eye payrolls and Jan. 14 earnings

Bank of America stock rises as yields climb; BAC traders eye payrolls and Jan. 14 earnings

Bank of America shares rose 1.7% to $55.95 in after-hours trading Friday, with about 25.5 million shares traded. The move tracked gains in other major U.S. banks as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.195%. BofA filed a preliminary prospectus for auto-callable notes linked to major indexes, expected to price January 27. The bank will report fourth-quarter results on January 14.
3 January 2026
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Nike stock today: NKE slips after hours as 2026 trading starts — what to watch next

Nike stock today: NKE slips after hours as 2026 trading starts — what to watch next

Nike shares slipped 0.7% to $63.28 on the first trading day of 2026, underperforming rivals as gross margin fell 3 percentage points to 40.6% last quarter. CEO Elliott Hill bought 16,388 shares at $61.10 on Dec. 29, raising his direct stake to 241,587 shares. The stock traded between $62.58 and $64.18 with 22.3 million shares exchanged. Nike reports earnings next on March 19.
3 January 2026
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Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”

Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”

Vertiv shares rose 8.4% to $175.61 in after-hours trading Friday after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight and raised its price target to $200. Barclays cited stronger earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027, and said data centers account for about 80% of Vertiv’s sales. Investors are watching if AI-driven data center spending will sustain the company’s earnings growth.
3 January 2026
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Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade

Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade

Applied Materials shares jumped 4.6% to $268.87 Friday, then slipped 0.2% after hours. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 4% as chip stocks rebounded. Trading volume for Applied Materials was about 7.5 million shares, just above its 50-day average. Investors are watching for U.S. labor data next week and Applied’s earnings on Feb. 12.
3 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock today: CAT jumps 4% after-hours as Dow kicks off 2026 higher — what’s next

Caterpillar stock today: CAT jumps 4% after-hours as Dow kicks off 2026 higher — what’s next

Caterpillar shares climbed 4.4% to $598.41 in after-hours trading Friday, helping drive the Dow higher on the first trading day of 2026. The stock approached the $600 mark as investors rotated into industrials ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week. Traders are watching for Caterpillar’s next earnings update, expected around Jan. 29.
3 January 2026
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SoFi stock jumps nearly 5% as traders mark Jan. 30 earnings date for SOFI shares

SoFi stock jumps nearly 5% as traders mark Jan. 30 earnings date for SOFI shares

SoFi Technologies shares rose 4.9% to $27.45 Friday and held gains after hours, trading near $27.46 on volume of about 40.9 million shares. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Jan. 30, with a conference call at 8 a.m. ET. Investors are watching for updates on loan demand and credit performance. Upstart gained 4.8%, Robinhood rose 1.9%, and Affirm slipped 0.5%.
3 January 2026
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CrowdStrike stock (CRWD) drops after-hours as Wall Street opens 2026 and traders focus on valuation

CrowdStrike stock (CRWD) drops after-hours as Wall Street opens 2026 and traders focus on valuation

CrowdStrike shares fell 3.2% to $453.58 in after-hours trading Friday, underperforming a broader market rebound. Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Zscaler also closed lower. The drop came as investors eyed next week’s U.S. labor data and awaited new tech earnings. CrowdStrike traded between $449.49 and $477.25 during the session, with about 3 million shares changing hands.
3 January 2026
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Costco stock slips after hours as investors brace for December sales report

Costco stock slips after hours as investors brace for December sales report

Costco shares fell 0.9% to $854.50 in after-hours trading Friday after Telsey Advisory Group projected sharply slower December comparable sales growth ahead of Costco’s Jan. 7 update. Telsey forecast 2.2% total comparable sales growth for December, down from 7.4% a year earlier. Investors are watching traffic, average ticket, and digital sales for signs of early-2026 demand.
3 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% as BlueBird 6 milestone puts 2026 rollout back in focus

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% as BlueBird 6 milestone puts 2026 rollout back in focus

AST SpaceMobile shares jumped 14.9% to $83.47 in after-hours trading Friday, following confirmation that its BlueBird 6 satellite reached orbit after a December launch from India. The stock swung between $69.39 and $83.90 during the session as investors focused on 2026 deployment plans and awaited updates on in-orbit performance and commercial service timing.
3 January 2026
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  • World Shares Mixed as US Futures Drop Following Tech-Led Rally
    June 19, 2026, 7:46 AM EDT. World shares traded mixed on Friday while U.S. futures fell, following a tech-led rally on Wall Street. Initial optimism over a U.S.-Iran deal aimed at ending their war waned after the postponement of crucial talks to reopen negotiations. Investors remained cautious amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties, tempering risk appetite despite earlier gains in technology stocks. The market's reaction underscores sensitivity to international developments and their potential impact on global economic stability.

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Flex set to join S&P 500, trading resumes after Juneteenth break

Flex set to join S&P 500, trading resumes after Juneteenth break

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Flex jumps 3.13% to $147.61 as it prepares to join the S&P 500 before June 22, with index funds set to adjust holdings; investors now eye the planned AI data-center spin-off, which remains subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions, while recent volume surged to 76.5 million shares and fiscal 2027 guidance excludes the spin-off.
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