St. James’s Place stock rebounds after AI scare rout — here’s what investors watch next
St. James’s Place Plc jumped 2.6% to 1,287 pence shortly after the open in London on Thursday, recouping part of Wednesday’s steep slide.
Heineken’s 6,000 job cuts: brewer tightens costs, leans on AI as beer demand softens
Heineken plans to eliminate between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, ramping up a productivity push targeting €400 million to €500 million in annual gross savings. The Dutch brewer is projecting operating profit growth of 2% to 6% in 2026, following a 4.4% gain in 2025 when stripping out one-offs and acquisition-related amortisation. Last year, overall volume dropped 1.2%.
IBM stock price slides 6.5% as AI disruption jitters hit software — what investors watch next
International Business Machines Corp shares ended down 6.5% at $272.81 on Wednesday and were last up 0.2% at $273.40 in after-hours trading, the session after the 4 p.m. ET close. The stock opened at $292.34 and slid to $272.36, with about 7.5 million shares traded.
Salesforce stock slides after-hours as layoffs report and Cimulate AI deal sharpen focus
Salesforce shares slid 4.4% to $185 in after-hours action Wednesday, having earlier bottomed out at $181.85.
Cisco stock slips ahead of earnings as new AI chip targets Nvidia, Broadcom
Cisco Systems slipped 0.6% to $85.79 by 3:31 p.m. EST on Wednesday, backing off from an earlier high of $87.11, with investors on hold ahead of the networking giant's quarterly earnings after the bell.
Marsh stock price (MRSH) dips as bond-sale filing lands and AI fears linger
Marsh & McLennan Companies shares slipped 0.71% to $174.09 by 2:39 p.m. EST Wednesday. The stock moved in a $172.01 to $175.91 range, with roughly 3.0 million shares traded.
DXC stock drops nearly 5% as tech sentiment turns; London AI hub and Amazon Quick rollout in focus
DXC Technology shares lost ground Wednesday afternoon, shedding 4.5% to $13.94 after an earlier climb faded. The stock bounced between $13.89 and $14.75 as IT services names came under selling pressure.
AI stocks split on Wall Street: Nvidia rises as Microsoft slides on disruption fears
AI-related stocks in the U.S. split directions Wednesday. Software names slumped—Microsoft slipped 2.6% to $402.72, Alphabet dropped 2.0% to $312.25 by 12:27 p.m. EST. Chipmakers, though, kept attracting buyers: Nvidia was up 1.5% at $191.29.
Google stock price today: Alphabet’s GOOG slides as EU moves and AI funding jitters collide
Alphabet Inc’s Class C shares slipped 2.1% to $312.08 late Wednesday morning. The stock lost ground after initial gains, with traders cautious about big-tech outlays and ongoing regulatory threats.
Microsoft stock sinks 2% in New York trade as AI capex doubts linger for MSFT
Microsoft Corp shares gave up early gains and dropped 2.3% by late Wednesday morning in New York, changing hands at $403.74. After starting the session at $416.20, the stock touched an intraday low of $402.91.
Bank of America stock (BAC) braces for a jobs-report jolt after AI scare hits financials
Bank of America Corp heads into Wednesday’s session in the spotlight, with traders eyeing a postponed U.S. jobs report that might jolt rate expectations. Shares gave up 1.8% Tuesday, ending the day at $55.39.
St. James’s Place share price sinks 9% as AI jitters hit wealth managers again
St James’s Place shares slid roughly 9% to 1,318 pence Wednesday, extending a steep two-day losing streak for the UK wealth manager. The stock changed hands in a range from around 1,300 to 1,430 pence.
Dow futures tick up as delayed jobs report nears and an AI tax tool rattles Schwab
U.S. stock index futures ticked higher late Tuesday, with investors eyeing a postponed January jobs report set for release Wednesday and an inflation readout coming Friday. By 8:11 p.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2% to 6,978.25, Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.3% to 25,291.75, and Dow futures edged 0.2% higher to 50,385.
RELX share price slides near 52-week low ahead of results as AI worries hang over data stocks
RELX shares slipped around 3% early Wednesday in London, clinging to levels just above their 52-week low as the market braced for the group’s annual numbers. By 08:30 GMT, the stock was quoting at 2,078 pence, down from Tuesday’s 2,146 close, after hitting a session bottom at 2,071. The U.S. ADR was recently off about 0.6%, last seen at $29.29.
ServiceNow stock rebounds after software rout as JPMorgan flags “AI-resilient” names
ServiceNow, Inc. picked up 2.5% to close at $106.48 on Tuesday. After hours, the stock held steady, with Wall Street looking to halt the recent slide in U.S. software names.
Apple stock slips after-hours as Bernstein lifts target, flags ‘Apple Intelligence’ as next catalyst
Apple dipped 0.3% to $273.83 after the bell Tuesday, trimming a portion of its earlier climb that saw shares touch $275.36. The company’s valuation was roughly $4.05 trillion.
CrowdStrike (CRWD) stock rises as JPMorgan flags ‘AI-disruption’ selloff as overdone
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. climbed 2.2% to $417.09 in afternoon action Tuesday, part of a rally across cybersecurity names. Shares of Palo Alto Networks edged up 0.4%, while Zscaler picked up around 2.4%.
Aon stock price bounces after ChatGPT insurance app spooks brokers — what investors watch next
Aon plc bounced 3.1% to $319.86 on Tuesday, recouping some ground after Monday’s AI-fueled selloff rattled insurance broker stocks. Shares traded in a range from $310.02 to $322.09.
Morgan Stanley stock slides as AI tax tool spooks wealth managers
Morgan Stanley dropped 3.7% to $175.58 in afternoon trade Tuesday, after shares bounced around in a $173.62 to $184.59 range.
AI stocks today: Cisco’s new chip enters the race as Nvidia faces China guardrails
Cisco Systems rolled out a fresh switch chip and a router on Tuesday, both built for keeping massive AI clusters humming — a direct shot at Broadcom and Nvidia. The new Silicon One G300, slated for release in the back half of the year and leveraging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s 3‑nanometer process, comes loaded with “shock absorber” tech to manage sudden data surges. According to Cisco, it could push certain AI workloads up to 28% faster. “We focus on the total end-to-end efficiency of the network,” said Martin Lund, executive vice president at Cisco, in an interview with Reuters.