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AeroVironment (AVAV) stock jumps nearly 6% as Iran headlines lift defense shares — what to watch next

AeroVironment shares jumped 5.9% to $256.19 Friday, leading defense stocks after President Trump warned of possible U.S. intervention in Iran. The move followed a December forecast reset and a small insider sale by the company’s chief accounting officer. U.S. stocks ended mixed on the first trading day of 2026.

3 January 2026

Aerospace·Defense Industry·NASDAQ:AVAV·Stock Market

Shell stock jumps to start 2026 as buyback update lands ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Shell’s U.S.-listed shares rose 2.7% to $75.44 on Friday after the company disclosed new share repurchases for cancellation. Shell bought back about 1.48 million shares on Jan. 2 as part of a $3.5 billion buyback program. Oil futures ended slightly lower ahead of an OPEC+ meeting this weekend. Shell’s next results and dividend announcement are set for Feb. 5.

3 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:BP·NYSE:CVX·NYSE:SHEL·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

Valero (VLO) stock price today: shares close higher to start 2026 as oil settles near $60

Valero shares closed up 1.55% at $165.31 Friday, snapping a two-day losing streak. Oil settled slightly lower as traders awaited the OPEC+ meeting set for Sunday. Homer Bhullar took over as Valero CFO on Jan. 1, according to a regulatory filing. The company reports earnings Jan. 29 before the market opens.

3 January 2026

NYSE:VLO·Oil Industry·Stock Market

ConocoPhillips stock jumps 3.3% as oil steadies; Venezuela and OPEC+ headlines are next

ConocoPhillips shares rose 3.3% to $96.70 Friday, with 7 million shares traded. Oil prices slipped, with Brent settling at $60.75 a barrel and WTI at $57.32. President Trump said U.S. oil firms, including ConocoPhillips and Exxon, are ready to invest billions in Venezuela’s oil sector. OPEC+ meets Sunday, with traders expecting no output increase in the first quarter.

3 January 2026

NYSE:COP·NYSE:CVX·NYSE:OXY·NYSE:XOM·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Chipotle stock today: CMG breaks losing streak as Mizuho lifts target, earnings in view

Chipotle shares rose 1.3% to $37.49 Friday, snapping a four-day slide, with about 12.8 million shares traded. Mizuho raised its price target to $36, citing pricing and transaction trends. The stock remains 38% below its 52-week high. Investors await Chipotle’s Q4 results on Feb. 3, with comparable sales and traffic in focus.

3 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:CMG·Restaurant Industry·Stock Market

Wingstop (WING) stock jumps nearly 8% to start 2026 as Stephens flags it a “Best Idea”

Wingstop shares jumped 7.7% to $256.84 Friday after Stephens named the company a 2026 “Best Idea,” according to TipRanks. The move outpaced a flat broader market and saw trading volume nearly double from Dec. 31. No new corporate updates were posted. Investors await Wingstop’s fourth-quarter earnings date.

3 January 2026

Growth Stocks·NASDAQ:WING·Restaurant Industry·Stock Market

CAVA stock jumps 3% to start 2026 as Wall Street steadies; earnings timing in focus

Cava Group shares rose 3.17% to $60.55 Friday, trading between $58.57 and $61.11 with 4.24 million shares exchanged. The stock remains down 47% over the past year, well below its 52-week high of $144.49. Investors await labor-market data and Cava’s next earnings report, expected in late February or early March.

3 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:CAVA·Stock Market

DoorDash stock falls as co-founder trust signals $20.6 million share-sale plan

DoorDash shares fell 3% to $219.79 Friday after a late SEC filing showed a trust linked to director Stanley Tang plans to sell up to $20.6 million in stock. The proposed sale covers 90,820 shares, about 2% of Friday’s volume. Director Ashley Still also disclosed a planned sale. Uber rose 1.4% while Instacart parent Maplebear dropped 2.4%.

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:DASH·Stock Market

Eaton stock price today: ETN snaps losing streak as industrials lift 2026 start

Eaton shares closed up 2.76% at $327.31 Friday, snapping a four-day losing streak. About 2.56 million shares traded as industrial and chip stocks lifted Wall Street to start 2026. The stock remains 18% below its July high. Investors are watching next week’s U.S. labor data and Eaton’s late-January earnings report.

3 January 2026

NYSE:ETN·Stock Market

S&P Global stock drops again to start 2026 — here’s what SPGI investors watch next

S&P Global shares fell 1.9% to $512.66 on Friday, extending a three-day slide, while the Dow and S&P 500 closed higher. Moody’s, MSCI, and Equifax also dropped. Treasury yields rose ahead of delayed U.S. economic data releases. S&P Global added Hubert Joly to its board, expanding it to 11 directors.

3 January 2026

NYSE:SPGI·Stock Market

Coca-Cola stock drops on Atlanta layoff notice — here’s what KO traders watch next

Coca-Cola shares fell 1.1% to $69.12 Friday after a WARN notice revealed about 75 Atlanta headquarters jobs will be cut starting Feb. 28. The stock underperformed peers as traders awaited next week’s U.S. jobs data and the company’s February earnings update.

3 January 2026

NYSE:KDP·NYSE:KO·NYSE:PEP·Stock Market

PayPal stock slips to start 2026 as CEO leans into AI payments — what traders watch next

PayPal shares closed down 0.4% at $58.14 in the first 2026 session, near a 52-week low of $55.85. CEO Alex Chriss outlined plans for UK expansion and more AI-driven checkout features. Options trading was active, with the $65 call option drawing the most volume. Investors await PayPal’s next earnings report on Feb. 3.

3 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Fintech·NASDAQ:PYPL·Stock Market

Constellation Energy stock rebounds as 2026 begins; what CEG investors watch next

Constellation Energy rose 3.7% to $366.25 Friday, ending a four-day slide as utilities led U.S. equities higher on the first trading day of 2026. The stock remains 11% below its October peak. Investors are watching a Jan. 12 debt-exchange deadline tied to Constellation’s Calpine deal and next week’s U.S. labor data. Trading volume was 2.3 million shares, slightly below the 50-day average.

3 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:CEG·Stock Market

Charles Schwab stock rises to start 2026 as rate bets and key data loom

Charles Schwab shares closed up 1.7% at $101.57 Friday as Wall Street rebounded, snapping a four-day losing streak. The stock traded between $99.43 and $101.98. Investors are watching next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data ahead of Schwab’s Jan. 21 earnings and investor update.

3 January 2026

Interest Rates·NYSE:SCHW·Stock Market

Wells Fargo stock closes up 2% to start 2026 as jobs report and Jan. 14 earnings loom

Wells Fargo shares closed up 2.1% at $95.20 on Friday, outperforming JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Citigroup. The Dow rose 0.66%, S&P 500 gained 0.19%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.03%. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data, with Wells Fargo’s fourth-quarter results due Jan. 14.

3 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:WFC·Stock Market

Reddit stock jumps as Needham calls it the “new homepage” for AI answers

Reddit shares jumped 5.3% to close at $241.89 Friday, near the session high, after a Needham analyst highlighted the platform’s growing role as a source for AI-generated answers. The move came as investors weighed bullish analyst notes and ongoing data-licensing deals with Google and OpenAI. The S&P 500 ETF rose 0.2%, while Meta fell 1.4% and Pinterest gained 2.7%. Reddit traded between $228.44 and $242.69.

3 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Confluent stock drifts after New Year’s open — the IBM deal deadline traders are watching

Confluent shares closed at $30.11 Friday, down 0.4%, trading nearly 3% below IBM’s $31 per-share takeover offer. The initial U.S. antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act expires Jan. 12. IBM agreed in December to acquire Confluent for $11 billion in cash. Volume reached about 29.4 million shares.

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:CFLT·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

Super Micro Computer stock jumps after $2B JPMorgan credit line filing — what SMCI watchers look for next

Super Micro Computer shares climbed 5.8% to $30.96 Friday after the company announced a new $2 billion revolving credit facility led by JPMorgan. An SEC filing also detailed a short-term advisory contract for retiring operations chief George Kao, who will advise management through March 2026 for $10,000 per month.

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:SMCI·Stock Market·Technology

Rigetti (RGTI) stock jumps as quantum names rebound; SEC filing flags insider sale plan

Rigetti shares jumped 6.6% to $23.60 Friday, trading over 37 million shares as tech stocks rebounded to start 2026. Director Alissa Fitzgerald filed to sell 59,316 shares, valued at about $1.31 million, after the close. The stock traded between $21.62 and $24.00. Investors are watching for U.S. jobs data Jan. 9 and Rigetti’s earnings in early March.

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:RGTI·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Linde stock today: LIN ends Friday up at $429 as yields rise; earnings and key levels ahead

Linde shares rose 0.6% to $429.11 at Friday’s close, trading between $422.34 and $430.73. Investors are watching for Linde’s Feb. 5 earnings report and a board transition as CEO Sanjiv Lamba becomes chairman Jan. 31. U.S. stocks ended mixed, with the S&P 500 up 0.19% and the Dow up 0.66%.

3 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:LIN

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Thermo Fisher stock holds near $543 after Thursday slide as traders size up layoffs notice, data week ahead

8 February 2026

Thermo Fisher shares closed at $542.83 Friday, steady after a 4% drop Thursday. The company plans to close its Franklin, Massachusetts, plant by end-2026, affecting up to 80 jobs, according to a state notice. Investors await U.S. jobs and inflation data next week, which could influence the sector.

Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

7 February 2026

Disney shares closed up 3.6% at $108.70 Friday, recovering from earlier losses as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow topped 50,000. Investors are watching Super Bowl streaming economics and Disney’s CEO transition, with Josh D’Amaro set to take over at the March 18 meeting. Disney reported quarterly revenue of $25.98 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.63, while segment operating income fell 9% to $4.6 billion.

Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

7 February 2026

Novo Nordisk Class B shares closed up 5.3% at 295.50 Danish crowns in Copenhagen after Hims & Hers said it would stop offering a compounded pill version of Wegovy following U.S. regulatory warnings. The move came after Novo called the Hims product “illegal mass compounding” and threatened legal action. Shares had fallen nearly 8% Thursday after Hims launched the pill. Trading resumes Monday.

Amgen stock price hits 52-week high after Friday rally — what to watch into Monday

7 February 2026

Amgen shares rose 4.5% to close at $384.32 Friday, hitting a 52-week high. CVS Caremark will drop Amgen’s osteoporosis drug Prolia from some preferred lists starting April 1, replacing it with biosimilars. Investors are watching for further drug-pricing moves and key U.S. inflation data next week.

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