Today: 28 June 2026

Broadcom stock (AVGO) on pause for Presidents Day: what could move the price next

Broadcom stock (AVGO) on pause for Presidents Day: what could move the price next

Broadcom shares fell 1.81% to $325.17 Friday, underperforming the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index’s 0.66% gain. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Presidents Day and reopen Tuesday. Broadcom reports fiscal Q1 results March 4, with investors watching for updates on AI chip demand and margins. Nvidia reports Feb. 25, potentially influencing sentiment ahead of Broadcom’s release.
16 February 2026
Alphabet GOOG stock price: What to watch after Presidents Day as AI spending fears linger

Alphabet GOOG stock price: What to watch after Presidents Day as AI spending fears linger

Alphabet shares closed down 1.1% at $306.02 ahead of the Presidents Day market break, marking a fourth straight decline and a drop of nearly $88 billion in market value since January. The company’s $31.5 billion bond sale included a rare 100-year tranche as it plans up to $185 billion in 2026 capital spending. EU regulators are probing Google’s ad auction practices, with advertisers given until March 2 to respond.
16 February 2026
Palantir stock price steadies after rare Wall Street double-upgrade as holiday shuts U.S. markets

Palantir stock price steadies after rare Wall Street double-upgrade as holiday shuts U.S. markets

Palantir shares rose 1.8% to $131.41 Friday after Freedom Capital Markets upgraded the stock to “Buy,” citing strong demand for its AI software. The stock remains down 17% from its Feb. 3 close. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Presidents Day, with trading set to resume Tuesday. Freedom kept a $170 price target, implying 29% upside from Friday’s close.
16 February 2026
Applied Materials stock: what to know after AMAT’s earnings jump, with Wall Street shut for Presidents Day

Applied Materials stock: what to know after AMAT’s earnings jump, with Wall Street shut for Presidents Day

Applied Materials shares closed up 8% at $354.91 Friday after forecasting stronger-than-expected sales and profit, citing AI-driven chip demand. The rally came as the company agreed to pay a $252 million penalty for illegal exports, with related U.S. probes closed. U.S. markets are shut Monday for Presidents Day and reopen Tuesday. Traders will watch if Applied’s gains hold after the long weekend.
Microsoft stock: AI spending fears keep MSFT in focus ahead of Tuesday restart

Microsoft stock: AI spending fears keep MSFT in focus ahead of Tuesday restart

Microsoft shares closed at $401.32, down 0.15% Friday and 17% for the year, erasing about $613 billion in market value. Investors remain wary after record AI spending, slower cloud growth, and rising competition from Google and Anthropic. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Presidents Day. Nvidia reports earnings Feb. 25, a key event for the AI supply chain.
Micron stock price in focus as India start-up timeline lands on a US market holiday

Micron stock price in focus as India start-up timeline lands on a US market holiday

Micron Technology will begin operations at its new India facility later this month, according to India’s IT secretary. The company invested up to $825 million in the Gujarat site, with total backing reaching $2.75 billion. U.S. markets, closed Monday for Presidents Day, last saw Micron shares at $411.66, down 0.6%. Wall Street will react to the news when trading resumes Tuesday.
16 February 2026
Nvidia stock price in focus after Friday slide as AI-spend doubts linger into Tuesday

Nvidia stock price in focus after Friday slide as AI-spend doubts linger into Tuesday

Nvidia shares closed down 2.2% at $182.81 Friday, wiping about $89.7 billion from its market value since January. U.S. markets will remain closed Monday for Presidents Day. Nvidia’s next earnings report is set for Feb. 25, with investors watching for guidance on AI demand. CEO Jensen Huang will not attend the India AI Impact Summit next week due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
16 February 2026
Tesla stock parked near $417 as U.S. markets shut for Presidents Day — what could move TSLA next

Tesla stock parked near $417 as U.S. markets shut for Presidents Day — what could move TSLA next

Tesla shares closed up 0.1% at $417.44 on Friday before U.S. markets shut for Presidents Day. The company recently ended one-time purchases of its “Full Self-Driving” package, shifting buyers to subscriptions. Tesla stock is down about 3% since its Jan. 28 earnings, when it reported its first annual revenue decline and announced a $2 billion investment in xAI. Trading resumes Tuesday.
16 February 2026
TSX Closed Today: Oil, Gold and Canada CPI to Watch Before Stocks Reopen

TSX Closed Today: Oil, Gold and Canada CPI to Watch Before Stocks Reopen

Toronto Stock Exchange is closed Monday for Family Day, with trading set to resume Tuesday. The S&P/TSX composite ended Friday up 1.9% at 33,073.71, led by gains in miners and energy after softer U.S. inflation data. Oil hovered near $68 a barrel, and gold traded around $5,000 an ounce in thin holiday markets. TC Energy and Enbridge both beat quarterly profit estimates.
US stock market today: Wall Street is closed, but Big Tech’s AI spending doubts still hang over Tuesday

US stock market today: Wall Street is closed, but Big Tech’s AI spending doubts still hang over Tuesday

Microsoft shares have dropped 17% and Amazon 14% this year, erasing about $956 billion in combined value amid doubts over AI spending. January U.S. CPI showed inflation eased to 2.4% year-on-year. The S&P 500 rose 0.05% Friday, Dow gained 0.10%, and Nasdaq fell 0.22%. Markets expect the Fed to hold rates in March, with a 70% chance of cuts starting in June.
FTSE 100 today: NatWest buyback lifts UK stocks as Beazley resets Zurich deadline

FTSE 100 today: NatWest buyback lifts UK stocks as Beazley resets Zurich deadline

FTSE 100 rose 0.4% in early trade Monday, led by NatWest after launching a £750 million share buyback. Beazley extended Zurich’s takeover deadline to March 4. Rio Tinto suspended work at its Guinea iron ore project after a fatality. Investors await UK jobs and inflation data this week for signals on Bank of England rate moves.
India stock market today: Sensex jumps 600 points, Nifty above 25,650 as banks rally; RBI clampdown hits BSE

India stock market today: Sensex jumps 600 points, Nifty above 25,650 as banks rally; RBI clampdown hits BSE

India’s Nifty 50 rose 0.8% and Sensex gained 0.71% in late trade Monday, led by banks and realty, while IT and autos lagged. BSE fell nearly 10% after the Reserve Bank of India tightened lending norms for brokerages, hitting shares like Angel One and MCX. Natco Pharma jumped 11.6% on approval for generic semaglutide. Wholesale price inflation accelerated to 1.81% in January, the fastest in 10 months.
16 February 2026
ASX 200 ekes out a gain as tech snaps back; miners slide on iron ore

ASX 200 ekes out a gain as tech snaps back; miners slide on iron ore

The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.22% at 8,937.1, lifted by a tech rebound as WiseTech surged 12.8% and Xero rose 7.5%. Rio Tinto dropped 4.1% and Fortescue fell 4.7% as iron ore prices stayed below $100 a tonne. Investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia’s February meeting minutes and key labour data later this week.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 16.02.2026

The Nairobi Securities Exchange hit a record Sh3.419 trillion market capitalization after a 6.9% weekly surge, adding Sh220 billion in investor wealth. Safaricom, Equity Bank, KCB, and Stanbic led gains, fueled by dividend news and bank earnings expectations. Retail activity spiked, with transactions doubling to 101,000 as investors used the new Ziidi Trader mobile platform.
CrowdStrike stock price jumps on HSBC upgrade as CRWD heads into holiday-shortened week

CrowdStrike stock price jumps on HSBC upgrade as CRWD heads into holiday-shortened week

CrowdStrike shares jumped 4.4% to $429.64 Friday after HSBC upgraded the stock to “buy” with a $446 target, citing its cloud-native cybersecurity model. About 3.5 million shares changed hands as investors weighed AI’s impact on software firms. U.S. markets close Monday for Presidents Day. CrowdStrike will report quarterly results after the bell on March 3.
15 February 2026
PepsiCo stock slips into Presidents Day break as buyback plan meets rate jitters

PepsiCo stock slips into Presidents Day break as buyback plan meets rate jitters

PepsiCo shares closed down 0.8% at $165.94 Friday, despite Wall Street gains after softer U.S. inflation data. The company plans to cut U.S. snack prices by up to 15% following consumer pushback, and raised its annualized dividend to $5.92 a share. PepsiCo’s board declared a $1.4225 quarterly dividend, payable March 31. NYSE markets will be closed Monday for Washington’s Birthday.
15 February 2026

Stock Market Today

  • Crypto Analyst Predicts 50x Surge for Aave, Outperforming Bitcoin by 2030
    June 28, 2026, 10:17 AM EDT. Bitcoin has declined over 50% since its October peak, amidst concerns about a crypto "Ponzi scheme" collapse. Geoff Kendrick, head of crypto research at Standard Chartered, forecasts a 50-fold surge in Aave's price-from $70 to $3,500-by 2030, positioning it to outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum. Aave, a major decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol with $12.4 billion locked in assets, suffered a $300 million exploit in April but remains a key player in DeFi, an emerging area Kendrick calls the next source of "generational wealth." He also predicts Bitcoin will reach $100,000 by 2026 and Ethereum $4,000. This highlights investor shifts towards DeFi amid faltering high-growth tech stocks and gold.

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