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Financial News News 4 January 2026 - 5 January 2026

IBM stock slips below $300 as Wall Street braces for jobs data and Big Blue earnings

IBM stock slips below $300 as Wall Street braces for jobs data and Big Blue earnings

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 19:19 ET — Market closed International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) shares closed down 1.6% at $291.50 on Friday, slipping under the $300 mark after an early drop took the stock as low as $289.00. StockAnalysis The move matters now because the first full week of 2026 brings a cluster of U.S. data that can reset…
Caterpillar stock jumps toward $600 as 2026 begins — what to watch next for CAT sharesNEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:56 ET — Market closed

Caterpillar stock jumps toward $600 as 2026 begins — what to watch next for CAT sharesNEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:56 ET — Market closed

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) shares rose 4.4% on Friday, closing at $598.41 and finishing just shy of $600 after touching $599.60 in the session. The heavy-equipment maker opened at $577.59. The gain puts Caterpillar in focus before the next U.S. session, with investors shifting from year-end positioning to a data-heavy January. The employment report due Jan. 9 and the consumer price…
CrowdStrike stock fell 3% Friday — what to watch before markets reopen

CrowdStrike stock fell 3% Friday — what to watch before markets reopen

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:48 ET — Market closed CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) shares fell 3.2% on Friday to close at $453.58, trading between $449.49 and $477.25 as the cybersecurity stock lagged the broader market’s first session of 2026. Volume was about 3.3 million shares. The slide matters heading into Monday because early January trading often sets the tone…
Walmart stock near 52-week highs as 2026 opens — jobs data and Feb. 19 earnings are the next tests

Walmart stock near 52-week highs as 2026 opens — jobs data and Feb. 19 earnings are the next tests

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 18:40 ET — Market closed Walmart Inc. shares last closed up 1.2% at $112.76 on Friday, the first trading day of 2026. The stock eased 0.05% in after-hours trading to $112.70. It sits below a 52-week high of $117.45 and trades at about 39 times trailing earnings — a price-to-earnings multiple that shows how much…
Carvana stock tumbles on insider sale notices; what traders watch next week

Carvana stock tumbles on insider sale notices; what traders watch next week

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:03 ET — Market closed Carvana Co. shares ended down 5.16% on Friday at $400.25 after U.S. securities filings showed proposed stock sales by the company’s finance chief and a related trust. Yahoo Finance The disclosures landed as Carvana heads into Monday’s session after a sharp pullback in a stock that has been a momentum…
Coinbase stock jumps on CEO’s 2026 “everything exchange” roadmap — what to watch next

Coinbase stock jumps on CEO’s 2026 “everything exchange” roadmap — what to watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:25 ET — Market closed Coinbase Global (COIN.O) closed Friday up 4.6% at $236.53 after Chief Executive Brian Armstrong laid out a 2026 plan to broaden the crypto exchange into what he called an “everything exchange.” The S&P 500 rose 0.2% on the day. StockAnalysis The roadmap matters now because Coinbase still leans heavily on…
Adobe stock drops 4.8% to $333 — what to know before the next session

Adobe stock drops 4.8% to $333 — what to know before the next session

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 18:00 ET — Market closed Adobe shares fell 4.8% on Friday to close at $333.30, sharply underperforming a modestly higher U.S. market. The stock last traded at $334.59 in after-hours dealings late Friday. Nasdaq The decline pulled Adobe back toward the $330 area after it ended 2025 at $349.99, according to Nasdaq historical data. With…
Costco stock drifts near 52-week low ahead of December sales report — here’s what matters next

Costco stock drifts near 52-week low ahead of December sales report — here’s what matters next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 17:56 ET — Market closed Costco Wholesale (COST.O) shares closed Friday down about 0.9% at $854.50. The stock is now heading into a December sales update scheduled for release after market close on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Nasdaq The timing matters because Costco’s monthly sales release offers one of the earliest reads on holiday demand and…
Lam Research stock hits a record close after Citi spotlight — what LRCX investors watch next

Lam Research stock hits a record close after Citi spotlight — what LRCX investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 17:49 ET — Market closed Lam Research Corp (LRCX) shares closed up 8.1% on Friday at $185.06, lifting the chipmaking-equipment maker to a record close after the stock hit an intraday high of $185.88. The sharp move matters heading into the first full trading week of 2026, with investors weighing fresh economic data and an…
Mastercard stock slides into 2026 after four-day skid; jobs report and earnings date loom

Mastercard stock slides into 2026 after four-day skid; jobs report and earnings date loom

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 17:58 ET — Market closed Mastercard Incorporated shares ended Friday down 1.36% at $563.13, lagging a broader market that started 2026 mostly higher. The move matters because card networks are a real-time read on consumer spending, and the first week of the year is often when investors reset risk after year-end volatility. Mastercard’s stock has…
UnitedHealth stock rises into the weekend — what UNH investors watch before Jan. 27 results

UnitedHealth stock rises into the weekend — what UNH investors watch before Jan. 27 results

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:40 ET — Market closed UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares ended Friday up 1.9% at $336.40, closing out the first session of the year with a firm tone in managed care. The move matters because investors are now lining up around the next big waypoint: UnitedHealth’s full-year results and 2026 outlook. The company said it will…
Boeing stock jumps to $227.77 as 2026 opens — what could move BA next

Boeing stock jumps to $227.77 as 2026 opens — what could move BA next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 17:35 ET — Market closed Boeing shares finished the first trading day of 2026 with a 4.91% gain, closing at $227.77. The move left the stock near the top of its session range after touching as low as $215.24. That matters now because Boeing has become a high-beta proxy for industrial risk appetite, not just…
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  • Weak Dollar Spurs U.S. Stock Investors to Look at Overseas Markets
    January 31, 2026, 9:46 AM EST. The dollar's recent decline, described by President Trump as a 'yo-yo,' is causing shifts in equity investment strategy. A weaker dollar helps U.S. exporters by increasing overseas revenues but also makes American assets less attractive, driving funds out to international markets. Chris Zaccarelli, CIO at Northlight Asset Management, said the weakening dollar is a net negative for the U.S. stock market, prompting investors to favor export-oriented U.S. stocks, which have outperformed the S&P 500 this year. Meanwhile, international equities, especially in Europe, Japan, and Brazil, show stronger gains when adjusted for currency effects. This dynamic encourages portfolio rotations as investors seek better valuations and currency advantages outside the U.S.
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