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Financial News News 4 January 2026

ANZ stock ends higher as Aussie banks start 2026 on front foot; CPI on Jan 7 looms

ANZ stock ends higher as Aussie banks start 2026 on front foot; CPI on Jan 7 looms

SYDNEY, Jan 4, 2026, 16:05 ET — Market closed ANZ Group Holdings Limited shares last closed up 0.2% at A$36.42 on Friday, tracking a bid for Australia’s big banks in thin holiday trading. The broader S&P/ASX 200 ended 0.2% higher, with turnover running at about 40% of the 30-day average.  StockAnalysis The move matters because bank stocks are tightly linked…
4 January 2026
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Lumentum (LITE) stock jumps near a new high — what traders are watching next week

Lumentum (LITE) stock jumps near a new high — what traders are watching next week

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 15:50 ET — Market closed Lumentum Holdings shares rose 4.7% on Friday to close at $386.11, lifting the optical-components maker toward its highs as 2026 began. The stock last traded at that level in the regular session, with U.S. markets shut on Sunday. The move matters because it leaves Lumentum extended into the first full…
4 January 2026
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Texas Instruments stock rises with chip rebound — the catalysts investors watch next

Texas Instruments stock rises with chip rebound — the catalysts investors watch next

New York, January 4, 2026, 15:46 ET — Market closed Texas Instruments (TXN.O) shares rose 2.3% on Friday to $177.52, tracking a broad rebound in chipmakers that helped Wall Street start 2026 higher. With U.S. markets closed on Sunday, the question for Monday’s session is whether the semiconductor bounce holds as investors brace for a heavy week of economic data…
4 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 — key levels and catalysts before Monday’s open

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 — key levels and catalysts before Monday’s open

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:39 ET — Market closed Bloom Energy Corporation shares (BE) surged 13.6% on Friday to close at $98.69, outpacing a rally across U.S.-listed fuel-cell makers. The jump put the stock back within sight of $100, a round-number level traders often treat as near-term resistance. A clean break above it would be a fresh momentum test…
4 January 2026
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Cisco stock (CSCO) slips on ex-dividend reset; jobs data and Feb. 11 earnings in focus

Cisco stock (CSCO) slips on ex-dividend reset; jobs data and Feb. 11 earnings in focus

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 15:41 ET — Market closed Cisco Systems, Inc. shares ended Friday down 1.3% at $76.04, even as the S&P 500 eked out a gain on the first trading day of 2026. The networking equipment maker’s dip coincided with an ex-dividend date, a timing quirk that often pulls a stock lower. That matters now because the…
4 January 2026
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Thermo Fisher stock closes higher near 52-week high as January data, earnings loom

Thermo Fisher stock closes higher near 52-week high as January data, earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 15:25 ET — Market closed Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) shares rose 2.25% to $592.51 on Friday, outpacing a modestly higher U.S. stock market and moving back toward the top of their 52-week range. MarketWatch That positioning matters going into a new week when investors will be testing whether early-2026 risk appetite holds and how…
4 January 2026
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Palo Alto Networks stock set for Monday spotlight after Guggenheim upgrade, insider sale plan

Palo Alto Networks stock set for Monday spotlight after Guggenheim upgrade, insider sale plan

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 3:27 PM ET — Market closed Palo Alto Networks shares will be in focus when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after Guggenheim upgraded the cybersecurity firm to Neutral from Sell. The stock closed down 2.6% on Friday at $179.37. The shift matters going into the first full week of 2026, when investors typically rebalance portfolios…
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Verizon stock dips into 2026 as yields rise — what investors watch before VZ earnings

Verizon stock dips into 2026 as yields rise — what investors watch before VZ earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:17 ET — Market closed Verizon Communications Inc. shares ended the first trading session of 2026 lower, closing down 0.6% on Friday at $40.52. The broader market finished higher, while Treasury yields climbed, keeping pressure on rate-sensitive dividend stocks. Reuters That matters now because Verizon is widely treated as a “bond proxy” — a high-dividend…
4 January 2026
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P&G stock slips to start 2026: what to watch before Procter & Gamble’s Jan. 22 earnings

P&G stock slips to start 2026: what to watch before Procter & Gamble’s Jan. 22 earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:17 ET — Market closed Procter & Gamble (PG) shares fell 1.06% to close at $141.79 on Friday, extending a four-session losing streak in the first trading session of 2026. The consumer products maker lagged a higher S&P 500 and Dow, and ended the day about 21% below its 52-week high. MarketWatch The underperformance matters…
4 January 2026
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Why IREN stock jumped 13% to start 2026 — and what investors watch next

Why IREN stock jumped 13% to start 2026 — and what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 14:46 ET — Market closed IREN Limited shares surged about 13% on Friday, closing at $42.70 in the first trading session of 2026, as bitcoin recovered above the $90,000 mark and crypto-linked stocks bounced. Yahoo Finance The move matters because IREN trades as a high-beta proxy for two volatile themes: bitcoin mining and the push…
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Western Digital stock jumps 9% to start 2026 — what WDC investors watch before Monday’s open

Western Digital stock jumps 9% to start 2026 — what WDC investors watch before Monday’s open

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 15:00 ET — Market closed Western Digital Corp (WDC) shares jumped 9% on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, closing at $187.70. The stock added about 0.7% after hours to $188.98. Wall Street Journal The surge keeps attention on data-storage hardware as investors look for “picks-and-shovels” exposure to the AI buildout in data centers.…
4 January 2026
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Vertiv (VRT) stock jumps on Barclays upgrade to $200 target — what investors watch next

Vertiv (VRT) stock jumps on Barclays upgrade to $200 target — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 4, 2026, 14:57 ET — Market closed Vertiv Holdings Co shares ended Friday up 8.4% at $175.61 after Barclays upgraded the data-center power and cooling supplier to Overweight and lifted its price target to $200. Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell said the bank sees “substantial upside potential” to consensus earnings estimates in 2026 and 2027. TipRanks The call…
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Stock Market Today

  • Novartis (SWX:NOVN) Seen Undervalued Despite Strong Multi-Year Gains
    January 31, 2026, 11:19 AM EST. Novartis shares trade around $114.62 after a 0.9% pullback in the past week and a 1-year return of 24.2%, lagging peers. The pharmaceutical giant boasts 70.3% returns over three years and 80% over five years. Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model, projecting future cash flows until 2030, values Novartis stock at $254.07 per share, suggesting a 54.9% undervaluation versus the current price. With free cash flow projected to rise from $18.2 billion to $21.2 billion by 2030, the company's valuation looks attractive. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio complements this view, linking share price to earnings growth and risk. Novartis scores 5 out of 6 on undervaluation metrics, supporting the case for potential entry or hold for investors.
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