Today: 8 July 2026

Communication services stocks head into Fed week with Meta under UK probe — what moved XLC

Communication services stocks head into Fed week with Meta under UK probe — what moved XLC

New York, January 24, 2026, 12:59 — The market has closed. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund closed Friday at $116.96, gaining roughly 0.6% after a choppy week that kept investors on edge over media, telecom, and internet stocks. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, focus now turns to the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and fresh regulatory developments weighing on sector leader Meta Platforms.
24 January 2026
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Industrial stocks ETF XLI slips after tariff whiplash; GE Aerospace and Fed decision set up week ahead

Industrial stocks ETF XLI slips after tariff whiplash; GE Aerospace and Fed decision set up week ahead

New York, January 24, 2026, 13:10 EST — The market has closed. U.S. industrial stocks wrapped up the week on a down note, with the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF slipping 0.77% to close at $164.22 on Friday. As trading resumes Monday, the sector confronts a familiar cocktail of tariffs, interest rates, and earnings reports.
24 January 2026
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Intel’s 17% slide puts tech stocks on notice ahead of Fed, Microsoft and Apple earnings

Intel’s 17% slide puts tech stocks on notice ahead of Fed, Microsoft and Apple earnings

New York, January 24, 2026, 12:48 ET — The market is closed. Tech stocks kicked off the week on mixed footing. The Nasdaq rose 0.28% to 23,501.24 on Friday, buoyed by gains in Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, which all climbed between 1.7% and 3.3%. Nvidia added 1.5%. But Intel took a heavy hit, plunging 17% after forecasting quarterly revenue and profit below Wall Street’s expectations. The S&P 500 barely moved, while the Dow dropped 0.58%. Janus Henderson’s Julian McManus described the mood as a “show-me” phase, with investors demanding companies “put up the revenue growth.”
24 January 2026
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Data center stocks brace for a “show-me” week as Intel flags AI chip bottlenecks

Data center stocks brace for a “show-me” week as Intel flags AI chip bottlenecks

New York, January 24, 2026, 12:41 EST — The market has closed. Data center stocks enter a crucial week for U.S. tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s announcement with no clear trend after Friday’s close. Vertiv gained 0.8%, finishing at $182.49. Equinix dipped 0.1% to $791.27, and Digital Realty inched up 0.3% to $159.16. The Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF rose 0.5%.
24 January 2026
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Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets

Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets

NEW YORK, Jan 24, 2026, 12:49 — Market closed. Amazon is back in the spotlight as cloud computing stocks head into next week, following a Reuters report that the company plans another wave of corporate job cuts starting as early as Tuesday. The layoffs will impact Amazon Web Services and are part of a broader effort to reduce roughly 30,000 white-collar roles, after 14,000 were cut in October. CEO Andy Jassy emphasized that the moves are “not really financially driven” but about “culture.”
24 January 2026
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Quantum computing stocks slide into weekend: D-Wave, Rigetti, IonQ retreat as filings and Fed week loom

Quantum computing stocks slide into weekend: D-Wave, Rigetti, IonQ retreat as filings and Fed week loom

New York, January 24, 2026, 12:35 EST — The market has closed. Quantum computing stocks listed in the U.S. closed the week on a down note Friday. D-Wave Quantum took the biggest hit, sliding 6.5% to $25.63. Rigetti Computing wasn’t far behind, down 5.9% at $23.45. IonQ slipped 4.3% to $47.25, while Quantum Computing Inc dropped 4.4%, ending at $11.46.
24 January 2026
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Big Tech stocks brace for earnings week as Microsoft jumps and Nvidia firms on China chip signal

Big Tech stocks brace for earnings week as Microsoft jumps and Nvidia firms on China chip signal

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 12:28 EST — Market closed. Microsoft rose 3.3% to $465.95 at Friday's close, helping the Nasdaq-100 tracker Invesco QQQ end up about 0.3%. Nvidia gained 1.5% to $187.67, Amazon added 2.1% to $239.16 and Meta climbed 1.7% to $658.76. Apple eased 0.2% to $248.04 and Alphabet fell 0.8% to $327.93, while Tesla was little changed at $449.06.
24 January 2026
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Natural gas just had its biggest weekly jump since 1990 — what Storm Fern means for prices next week

Natural gas just had its biggest weekly jump since 1990 — what Storm Fern means for prices next week

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 12:08 — Market closed. U.S. natural gas futures closed Friday at $5.275 per million British thermal units, marking the contract’s largest weekly jump on record since 1990. With the market closed over the weekend, traders are now debating how much of the surge was driven by weather fears and how much will be reflected in upcoming storage and production reports.
24 January 2026
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Silver price breaks $100 as safe-haven rush meets Fed week

Silver price breaks $100 as safe-haven rush meets Fed week

London, Jan 24, 2026, 17:02 — The market has closed. Silver prices climbed above $100 an ounce on Friday for the first time ever, ending a tough week for risk assets as investors flocked to safe havens amid renewed speculation of U.S. rate cuts. Spot silver jumped about 5%, hitting $100.94 a troy ounce by 1848 GMT. Gold also soared, hitting a record $4,988.17, while platinum set another fresh high. “Silver should continue to benefit from many of the same forces supporting gold investment demand,” said Philip Newman, director at Metals Focus.
24 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Saratoga Investment (SAR) Q1 Misses on Earnings and Revenue
    July 7, 2026, 7:09 PM EDT. Saratoga Investment (SAR) posted Q1 earnings of $0.53 a share, missing the Zacks consensus of $0.55, a 3.64% negative surprise. Sales came in at $18.68 million, just under the $18.79 million estimate, but up from $16.82 million last year. SAR has beaten estimates only once in the past four quarters. Shares are down about 17% so far this year, doing better than the S&P 500's 19.6% drop. Saratoga holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). The next quarter's consensus sits at $0.55 EPS on $18.93 million revenue. Investors are watching management's guidance and any change to estimates as the financial sector faces pressure.
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