Circle stock (CRCL) rises after-hours as stablecoin regulation battle returns to Washington

Circle stock (CRCL) rises after-hours as stablecoin regulation battle returns to Washington

Circle Internet Group shares rose 1.7% in after-hours trading Wednesday, closing at $84.80. The move followed a Senate draft bill proposing new rules for stablecoins and crypto markets, including limits on interest payments. Circle reported $9.6 trillion in USDC onchain volume for Q3 2025. Polygon Labs announced a $250 million deal to acquire Coinme and Sequence to expand stablecoin payments.
AbbVie stock in focus after hours as it eyes obesity market — what to watch next

AbbVie stock in focus after hours as it eyes obesity market — what to watch next

AbbVie shares rose about 0.5% to $221.89 in after-hours trading Wednesday after executives outlined plans to expand into obesity treatments. The company is betting on GUBamy, a drug licensed from Denmark’s Gubra, and highlighted its focus on amylin-based therapies. Investors are watching for pricing pressure from Washington ahead of AbbVie’s Feb. 4 earnings report.
Lockheed Martin stock jumps after hypersonic missile engine test with GE, Stinger-replacement flight milestone

Lockheed Martin stock jumps after hypersonic missile engine test with GE, Stinger-replacement flight milestone

Lockheed Martin shares rose 2.6% in after-hours trading Wednesday after it and GE Aerospace announced successful tests of a new ramjet engine for hypersonic missiles. Citi raised its price target for Lockheed to $592 ahead of the Jan. 29 earnings call. Northrop Grumman, RTX, and General Dynamics also gained, while GE Aerospace slipped 2.5%.
D-Wave (QBTS) stock jumps after hours as Honeywell’s Quantinuum IPO plan jolts quantum names

D-Wave (QBTS) stock jumps after hours as Honeywell’s Quantinuum IPO plan jolts quantum names

D-Wave Quantum shares rose 4.7% to $30.15 in after-hours trading Wednesday after Honeywell said its Quantinuum unit plans to file confidential IPO documents with the SEC. Other U.S. quantum stocks, including IonQ and Rigetti, also gained. D-Wave’s $550 million acquisition of Quantum Circuits is expected to close by late January, pending approvals. Traders are watching for D-Wave’s upcoming user conference and the Quantum Circuits deal.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) stock jumps nearly 6% as Dish vendor dispute hits FCC SpaceX review

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) stock jumps nearly 6% as Dish vendor dispute hits FCC SpaceX review

EchoStar shares jumped 5.9% to $131.09 in after-hours trading following news that Crown Castle accused Dish Wireless of defaulting on over $3.5 billion in payments. Crown Castle has ended its infrastructure deal with Dish and, along with other vendors, is urging the FCC to impose conditions on EchoStar’s pending spectrum transfer to SpaceX. The FCC’s timeline for spectrum transfers and earnings forecasts remains in focus.
Thermo Fisher Scientific stock jumps on reshoring-contract talk, Nvidia tie-up as earnings loom

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock jumps on reshoring-contract talk, Nvidia tie-up as earnings loom

Thermo Fisher shares closed up 2.4% at $621.83 Wednesday and held steady after hours, following news of new U.S. drug manufacturing contracts. CEO Marc Casper cited a focus on reshoring production from Europe and Asia. A recent SEC filing detailed leadership changes effective in March, including COO Michel Lagarde’s exit. The company also announced a partnership with Nvidia to expand AI in lab automation.
Home Depot stock slips as housing sales pick up; traders eye Feb. 24 earnings

Home Depot stock slips as housing sales pick up; traders eye Feb. 24 earnings

Home Depot shares fell about 1% to $375.95 in after-hours trading Wednesday, mirroring a broader market decline. U.S. existing home sales jumped 5.1% in December as mortgage rates eased, but analysts warn supply remains tight. Home Depot expects flat to modest sales growth in 2026. The company reports earnings Feb. 24.
Pfizer stock rises as CEO bets on “Viagra-like” obesity demand; what investors watch next

Pfizer stock rises as CEO bets on “Viagra-like” obesity demand; what investors watch next

Pfizer shares rose 1.7% to close at $25.58 on Wednesday, driven by investor focus on its push into obesity drugs. CEO Albert Bourla said Pfizer will launch 10 Phase 3 trials for Metsera compounds this year. After-hours trading was quiet. Investors await Pfizer’s results update on Feb. 3 and the ex-dividend date on Jan. 23.

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Carnival stock price jumps 8% as SEC filing flags possible CFO share sale next week

Carnival stock price jumps 8% as SEC filing flags possible CFO share sale next week

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:17 EST — Market closed. Carnival Corp & plc shares closed up 8.1% on Friday at $33.99, riding a broad risk-on move into the weekend as a regulatory filing flagged a possible executive share sale early next week. The timing matters. The stock’s sharp run leaves it sensitive to any fresh supply when Wall Street reopens Monday, and traders are already looking at a handful of near-dated corporate markers. One of them landed late Friday. A Form 144 notice listed Carnival executive officer David Bernstein as planning to sell 361,790 shares, with an aggregate market
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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