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Financial Analysis News 24 January 2026

Meta stock price heads into earnings week after teen AI pause, UK WhatsApp probe

Meta stock price heads into earnings week after teen AI pause, UK WhatsApp probe

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 09:33 (EST) — Market closed. Meta Platforms (META.O) shares ended Friday up 1.7%, closing at $658.76. The Facebook parent announced it will block teenagers from using its current AI characters on all its apps globally. This decision comes ahead of a busy week for big tech names. (Reuters) Investors are bracing for the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday, alongside a packed earnings calendar featuring Meta. “The earnings bar had better be met,” warned Chris Galipeau, senior market strategist at Franklin Templeton, noting that markets still expect strong profit growth. Yung-Yu Ma, chief investment strategist at
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NVIDIA stock price rises on China H200 order signal as NVDA heads into a busy week

NVIDIA stock price rises on China H200 order signal as NVDA heads into a busy week

NEW YORK, Jan 24, 2026, 09:34 (EST) — Market closed. Shares of Nvidia Corporation rose on Friday after Bloomberg News reported Chinese officials told some of the country’s biggest tech firms they could prepare orders for the company’s H200 artificial intelligence chips. With U.S. markets shut on Saturday, traders head into Monday looking for any sign the prep work turns into a formal green light. (Bloomberg) China has become a swing factor for Nvidia’s newest data-center chips. Investors treat every hint out of Beijing as a demand signal — or as a warning that sales could stay boxed in. That
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Redwire stock rallies again on Golden Dome talk — what RDW investors are watching next

Redwire stock rallies again on Golden Dome talk — what RDW investors are watching next

NEW YORK, January 24, 2026, 08:58 EST — Market closed Shares of Redwire Corporation jumped once more on Friday, pushing higher for a second straight day. Traders linked the gains to renewed government interest in the “Golden Dome” missile-defense initiative, boosting the space and defense supplier’s appeal. The stock ended Friday 4.5% higher at $12.52, following a 17.5% surge on Thursday. Trading volume hit roughly 50.5 million shares. (Investing.com) Why it matters now: investors are shifting toward smaller defense and space companies tied closely to individual contracts, where one program update can swing the stock. With U.S. markets closed for
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Ondas Inc (ONDS) stock heads into Monday with resale filing in focus after heavy-volume slide

Ondas Inc (ONDS) stock heads into Monday with resale filing in focus after heavy-volume slide

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 07:08 EST — Markets have closed. Ondas Inc (NASDAQ: ONDS) dropped 3.5% on Friday. The decline came a day after the company submitted filings related to a possible resale of stock from its Sentry CS agreement. The shares ended the session at $12.17, with roughly 79.5 million shares traded. Timing is crucial since resale registrations can quickly shift the supply landscape. These deals don’t bring new money into the company, but they do open the door for current holders to offload shares—something traders often see as a potential overhang. Ondas filed a prospectus supplement on
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Nvidia stock heads into next week on China H200 headlines as traders brace for Fed

Nvidia stock heads into next week on China H200 headlines as traders brace for Fed

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 06:58 (EST) — Market closed Nvidia shares ended Friday at $187.67, gaining 1.5%, following reports that Chinese authorities have directed several top tech companies in the country to get ready to place orders for Nvidia’s H200 AI chip. (Bloomberg.com) U.S. markets are closed for the weekend, leaving Nvidia’s Monday open to hinge less on chip demand figures and more on policy cues from Beijing. China has been one of the toughest wildcards in the stock’s recent trading. The H200 headline is crucial since Nvidia’s investors want clear insight into the next phase of data-center demand—and
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EquipmentShare stock price: EQPT ends IPO debut up 33% — what to watch before Monday

EquipmentShare stock price: EQPT ends IPO debut up 33% — what to watch before Monday

New York, Jan 24, 2026, 05:16 AM EST — Market closed EquipmentShare.com Inc’s Class A shares closed Friday at $32.56, surging $8.06 or 32.9% over its $24.50 IPO price in its Nasdaq Global Select Market debut. About 17.4 million shares traded hands, with the stock dipping a bit to $32.29 in after-hours. (The Wall Street Journal) The recent surge gives an early indication of how much risk investors are willing to take with new IPOs in 2026. This comes after rate cuts and a tech rally have revived the U.S. IPO market following last year’s government shutdown, Reuters reported. Lukas
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Fresnillo PLC share price hits fresh high as silver clears $100 — what investors watch next week

Fresnillo PLC share price hits fresh high as silver clears $100 — what investors watch next week

London, Jan 24, 2026, 09:34 GMT — Market closed. Fresnillo PLC shares closed Friday up 2.1% at 4,168 pence, after briefly touching 4,188 pence — a new 52-week high, meaning the highest level in the last year. (Investing.com) With London shut for the weekend, the question now is whether the bid in precious metals stocks carries into Monday’s open, or whether traders decide the move has run ahead of itself. Bullion has been doing most of the heavy lifting. Silver vaulted above $100 a troy ounce (the standard unit used in bullion markets) and was last around $101 on Friday,
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Ashtead shares ease after buyback update — what to watch before London reopens

Ashtead shares ease after buyback update — what to watch before London reopens

London, Jan 24, 2026, 08:55 GMT — Market closed Ashtead Group’s shares ended Friday down 0.27%, settling at 5,228 pence (£52.28). The equipment rental company’s stock showed little movement as the week wrapped up. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The group repurchased 74,568 shares on Jan. 22, paying an average of 5,189.3 pence each, as part of its ongoing buyback plan. (Investegate) For investors, Ashtead’s buybacks stand out since shareholder returns have taken on extra weight amid choppy daily demand signals. While reducing the share count might boost earnings per share over the long haul, it won’t solve the problem if customers begin
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National Grid share price: Jefferies target lift and bond funding update set the tone for Monday

National Grid share price: Jefferies target lift and bond funding update set the tone for Monday

London, Jan 24, 2026, 08:48 GMT — Market closed National Grid (NG.L) shares ended Friday’s session up 0.4%, closing at 1,191.5 pence. The stock finished the week slightly higher, buoyed by renewed broker confidence despite subdued trading. (Yahoo Finance) This move is crucial as the stock faces the twin pressures hitting regulated utilities now: clearer earnings rules and a volatile rates market driving up their borrowing costs. Jefferies bumped its price target on National Grid to 1,410p from 1,260p, maintaining a “buy” rating. The firm highlighted that the company now has regulatory certainty on roughly 80% of its regulated asset
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Reckitt share price falls as RKT heads into a big £1.6bn dividend vote week

Reckitt share price falls as RKT heads into a big £1.6bn dividend vote week

London, Jan 24, 2026, 08:49 GMT — Market closed Shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RKT.L) fell 1.6% on Friday, ending at 60.18 pounds. The drop came as the FTSE 100 held mostly steady ahead of the weekend break in London trading. (MarketWatch) The timing is crucial as Reckitt prepares to seek shareholder approval for a special dividend and a linked share consolidation—moves that often skew share prices and trading volumes near the vote. The meeting will take place at 8:00 a.m. GMT on Tuesday, Jan. 27. (reckitt.com) Reckitt announced earlier this month a special dividend of 235 pence per
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Unilever share price ends higher as Barclays lifts target; what to watch for ULVR next week

Unilever share price ends higher as Barclays lifts target; what to watch for ULVR next week

London, Jan 24, 2026, 08:32 GMT — Market has closed. Unilever PLC shares (ULVR.L) closed Friday up 1% at 4,864 pence. Investors reacted to a new broker target increase and followed news on the group’s former ice cream division. Timing is key. Staples stocks have been a safe haven amid volatile trading, and Unilever is gearing up to deliver its next big market update—one that will reveal if pricing, volumes, and margins are staying steady. A fresh complication has emerged beyond the core operations: the Ben & Jerry’s dispute, now part of the spun-off Magnum Ice Cream Company, continues to
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BAT share price holds near highs as buyback filings roll in ahead of dividend, results

BAT share price holds near highs as buyback filings roll in ahead of dividend, results

London, Jan 24, 2026, 08:28 GMT — Markets have shut for the day. British American Tobacco (BATS.L) shares closed Friday up 0.35% at roughly 4,328 pence, hovering near a 52-week peak. The stock is drawing attention from income investors as the company approaches its upcoming results. (Hargreaves Lansdown) London markets are closed until Monday, leaving the immediate question: will the steady stream of buybacks and an upcoming dividend sustain the stock, or will investors begin selling ahead of the full-year results? BAT disclosed in a Thursday filing that it purchased 161,326 shares on Jan. 21 under its buyback scheme, at
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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