Today: 2 May 2026

Visa stock slips as DOJ antitrust fight stays in focus; 3 dates investors are circling

Visa stock slips as DOJ antitrust fight stays in focus; 3 dates investors are circling

Visa shares fell 0.3% to $356.59 Wednesday afternoon as investors monitored U.S. antitrust litigation over its debit practices and a separate card-fee settlement dispute. Mastercard gained 0.8%. The Justice Department and Visa told a court they would update on case scheduling by Jan. 16. CEO Ryan McInerney sold 10,485 shares at $349.18 each on Jan. 2 under a pre-arranged plan.
7 January 2026
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Goldman Sachs stock slips as bank rally cools, with earnings next week in focus

Goldman Sachs stock slips as bank rally cools, with earnings next week in focus

Goldman Sachs shares fell 1.3% to $942.97 in midday New York trading Wednesday as bank stocks retreated after a three-session rally. Investors reacted to weaker U.S. labor data and looked ahead to Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report and next week’s bank earnings. JPMorgan and Bank of America also declined. Goldman reports results Jan. 15, with analysts expecting a 4.9% drop in earnings per share.
7 January 2026
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Qualcomm stock slips after report flags Samsung 2nm chip talks; earnings next

Qualcomm stock slips after report flags Samsung 2nm chip talks; earnings next

Qualcomm shares fell 2.6% to $177.79 Wednesday afternoon after CEO Cristiano Amon confirmed talks with Samsung on 2nm chip manufacturing. The drop outpaced the broader chip sector, with Taiwan Semiconductor and AMD also down, while Nvidia rose. Qualcomm’s fiscal Q1 results are due Feb. 4. The company also announced new PC, automotive, and robotics products at CES in Las Vegas.
7 January 2026
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BMNR stock forecast: BitMine slides as crypto cools, with a Jan. 14 vote looming

BMNR stock forecast: BitMine slides as crypto cools, with a Jan. 14 vote looming

BitMine Immersion Technologies shares fell 5.2% to $30.65 in Wednesday afternoon trading, tracking declines in ether and bitcoin. Shareholders face a Jan. 14 deadline to vote on raising authorized shares to 50 billion from 500 million ahead of the company’s annual meeting. Options markets signal high volatility into Friday’s expiry. BitMine reported holding over 4.1 million ether and 192 bitcoin as of Jan. 4.
7 January 2026
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ASTS stock price forecast: Scotiabank downgrade hits AST SpaceMobile as targets split wide

ASTS stock price forecast: Scotiabank downgrade hits AST SpaceMobile as targets split wide

AST SpaceMobile shares fell about 11% Wednesday after Scotiabank downgraded the stock and set a $45.60 target, citing concerns over valuation and cash burn. Shares traded at $86.72 in the afternoon, down from a high of $95.25. AT&T plans a limited beta launch of AST’s direct-to-device satellite service in the first half of 2026. Investors await deployment milestones and the next earnings update, expected March 26.
7 January 2026
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Broadcom stock price forecast: AVGO tests $350 after $4.5B bond pricing and Wi‑Fi 8 launch

Broadcom stock price forecast: AVGO tests $350 after $4.5B bond pricing and Wi‑Fi 8 launch

Broadcom shares rose 0.9% to $346.8 after the company priced a $4.5 billion, four-part senior notes sale for debt repayment, with closing set for Jan. 13. The chipmaker also launched new Wi‑Fi 8 chips targeting AI tasks in home networks. Traders are watching support in the mid-$340s and a possible $350 retest ahead of the next earnings update.
7 January 2026
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Oil price forecast: Brent, WTI slide on Trump Venezuela move as 2026 surplus looms

Oil price forecast: Brent, WTI slide on Trump Venezuela move as 2026 surplus looms

Oil prices fell Wednesday after President Trump said Venezuela would send up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude to the U.S., raising oversupply concerns. Brent dropped 0.7% to $60.31 a barrel, WTI fell 1.3% to $56.39. U.S. crude stocks dropped last week, but gasoline and distillate inventories rose sharply, EIA reported. Trump is set to meet oil company executives at the White House on Friday, sources said.
7 January 2026
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Tesla stock price forecast swings: Wall Street split from $25 to $600 ahead of earnings

Tesla stock price forecast swings: Wall Street split from $25 to $600 ahead of earnings

Tesla shares rose 0.6% to $435.40 Wednesday as Wall Street analysts issued sharply different price targets ahead of the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report. New Street Research raised its target to $600, while GLJ Research lifted its target to $25.28 but maintained a sell rating. Tesla earlier reported Q4 deliveries of 418,227 vehicles and record energy storage deployment. The company continues to face pressure from Nvidia’s CES announcements and lost the global EV sales lead to BYD.
7 January 2026
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Compass stock jumps as Q4 outlook lifts and $750 million notes plan lines up for Anywhere deal

Compass stock jumps as Q4 outlook lifts and $750 million notes plan lines up for Anywhere deal

Compass shares surged 13.4% to $12.28 after the company raised its Q4 outlook and announced a $750 million convertible note offering. The moves come hours before shareholder votes on Compass’s proposed takeover of Anywhere Real Estate, following antitrust clearance. Compass added over 800 principal agents in the quarter and filed pro forma financials showing key deal terms.
7 January 2026
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Silver price forecast: HSBC lifts 2026 view as spot silver slides 4% ahead of U.S. payrolls

Silver price forecast: HSBC lifts 2026 view as spot silver slides 4% ahead of U.S. payrolls

Spot silver dropped 4.1% to $77.93 an ounce Wednesday after a recent surge and as the dollar strengthened. HSBC raised its 2026 average silver price forecast to $68.25 but warned of ongoing volatility. U.S. job openings fell by 303,000 in November, while private payrolls missed estimates. Silver hit a record $83.62 on Dec. 29, fueled by safe-haven demand after U.S. strikes in Venezuela.
7 January 2026
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Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

Nvidia shares climbed 1.3% to $189.59 Wednesday after brokerages raised price targets following CES, with the highest at $352. CEO Jensen Huang said next-gen chips are in full production, aiming for a fivefold AI performance boost. Reports said China asked local firms to halt H200 orders, while U.S. export licenses remain pending. Nvidia’s principal accounting officer sold 80,000 shares last week under a pre-set plan.
7 January 2026
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Europa Clipper’s UV look at Comet 3I/ATLAS backs water-ice call as radio “technosignature” scan finds none

Europa Clipper’s UV look at Comet 3I/ATLAS backs water-ice call as radio “technosignature” scan finds none

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft detected hydrogen and oxygen in the coma of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using its ultraviolet spectrograph in November, the SETI Institute said Tuesday. The comet, only the third known interstellar object to pass through the solar system, showed no signs of breaking apart. Europe’s JUICE mission and the Green Bank Telescope also observed the comet last fall. No artificial radio signals were found.
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Stock Market Today

  • QQQ Gains 1.1% Boosted by 5.9% Rise in STX Shares
    May 2, 2026, 12:59 AM EDT. The Nasdaq-100 ETF QQQ rose 1.1%, propelled by Seagate Technology (STX) shares surging 5.9%. Key QQQ components also advanced, including Apple (AAPL) up 4.9%, Microsoft (MSFT) 2.0%, and Intel (INTC) 5.3%. STX insiders have sold 139 times in six months with no purchases, led by CEO William D Mosley unloading 144,584 shares valued at about $51 million. Analyst sentiment on STX remains strongly positive with eight buy ratings and no sell ratings, including 'Overweight' ratings from Barclays and Morgan Stanley. Investors track QQQ and STX data via Quiver Quantitative's dashboard, a platform providing real-time market signals and insider trading activity.

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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: May 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: May 2, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT QQQ Gains 1.1% Boosted by 5.9% Rise in STX Shares May 2, 2026, 12:59 AM EDT. The Nasdaq-100 ETF QQQ rose 1.1%, propelled by Seagate Technology (STX) shares surging 5.9%. Key QQQ components also advanced, including Apple (AAPL) up 4.9%, Microsoft (MSFT) 2.0%, and Intel (INTC) 5.3%. STX insiders have sold 139 times in six months with no purchases, led by CEO William D Mosley unloading 144,584 shares valued at about $51 million. Analyst sentiment on STX remains strongly positive with eight buy ratings and
US Stock Market Today After Hours: Nasdaq Tops 25,000 As S&P 500 Hits Record High

US Stock Market Today After Hours: Nasdaq Tops 25,000 As S&P 500 Hits Record High

2 May 2026
Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.68% and S&P 500 futures edged up 0.06% in early after-hours trading Friday, while Dow futures slipped 0.48%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs, driven by first-quarter S&P 500 profit growth of 27.8%, according to LSEG. Oil prices, inflation signals, and upcoming jobs data remain in focus. GameStop shares rose 4% after reports it was preparing an offer for eBay.
McDonald’s Corporation Stock Slides Before Earnings as Its Big Drink Bet Comes Due

McDonald’s Corporation Stock Slides Before Earnings as Its Big Drink Bet Comes Due

2 May 2026
McDonald’s shares fell 2.37% to $286.64 on Friday, underperforming rivals ahead of its May 7 earnings report and a U.S. launch of six new McCafé specialty drinks. The company will begin selling the drinks nationwide on May 6, adding beverage specialist roles at 14,000 restaurants. Investors are watching whether the new drinks and value offers can boost traffic without slowing service or hurting margins.
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