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Financial News News 4 January 2026

Chipotle stock gets a fresh target hike as Mizuho flags 2026 traffic test

Chipotle stock gets a fresh target hike as Mizuho flags 2026 traffic test

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 03:44 ET — Market closed Chipotle Mexican Grill’s price target got a modest lift from Mizuho ahead of the burrito chain’s next earnings report, with the brokerage pointing to pricing as the key lever for 2026 demand. Investing That matters now because investors are watching for proof that Chipotle can grow “transactions” — customer visits…
4 January 2026
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Occidental Petroleum stock rises after $9.7 billion OxyChem sale — what traders watch next

Occidental Petroleum stock rises after $9.7 billion OxyChem sale — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 03:45 ET — Market closed Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) said it completed the $9.7 billion cash sale of its OxyChem chemicals business to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B), a filing showed. The stock closed up 3.1% at $42.38 on Friday. Securities and Exchange Commission A pro forma cash table in the filing showed net cash proceeds…
4 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin stock jumps near $500 to start 2026 as defense names catch a bid on contracts, geopolitics

Lockheed Martin stock jumps near $500 to start 2026 as defense names catch a bid on contracts, geopolitics

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 04:05 ET — Market closed. Lockheed Martin shares finished the first U.S. trading session of 2026 up 2.77% at $497.07 on Friday, outperforming a cluster of large aerospace and defense peers. MarketWatch The move matters because Lockheed has started the year with investors still debating whether big primes can grow cash flow as the Pentagon…
4 January 2026
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Frontline stock falls 5.7% as tanker rates sink — what investors watch next

Frontline stock falls 5.7% as tanker rates sink — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 21:22 ET — Market closed Frontline plc shares ended Friday down 5.7% at $20.58, a steeper drop than several U.S.-listed tanker peers in the first trading session of 2026. The slide matters because tanker owners’ earnings can swing with spot freight — the day-rate paid to hire a ship in the open market. When spot…
4 January 2026
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Blackbaud (BLKB) stock sinks 6% to start 2026 as software sector slides — what’s next

Blackbaud (BLKB) stock sinks 6% to start 2026 as software sector slides — what’s next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 21:05 ET — Market closed Blackbaud (BLKB) shares ended Friday down about 6% at $59.52, after opening at $63.21 and sliding as low as $59.32 as trading got underway for 2026. Volume was about 377,000 shares. The drop outpaced the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF — an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of U.S.…
4 January 2026
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Gartner stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise — what investors watch next

Gartner stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 20:55 ET — Market closed Gartner shares closed down 6.04% at $237.03 on Friday, a sharp retreat on the first U.S. trading session of 2026 for the IT research and advisory firm. Investing The slide left Gartner lagging a mixed broader tape. The S&P 500 ended up 0.19% as Treasury yields rose, a backdrop that…
4 January 2026
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Why Pegasystems (PEGA) stock sank Friday — and what Wall Street watches next

Why Pegasystems (PEGA) stock sank Friday — and what Wall Street watches next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 20:59 ET — Market closed • Pegasystems shares fell 6.1% on Friday, underperforming a weak session for software stocks• The software sector lagged even as chipmakers lifted the Dow and S&P 500 in the first U.S. session of 2026• Traders are watching the Jan. 9 U.S. jobs report and whether PEGA holds Friday’s intraday low…
4 January 2026
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Diebold Nixdorf stock sinks nearly 6% to start 2026 as traders brace for jobs data

Diebold Nixdorf stock sinks nearly 6% to start 2026 as traders brace for jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 21:14 ET — Market closed Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) shares fell $3.95, or 5.8%, to end Friday at $63.96, marking a sharp retreat on the first trading day of 2026. The drop matters because the stock had been trading near its highs after a late-December rally, and early-year positioning can magnify swings in smaller names.…
4 January 2026
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Exzeo Group (XZO) stock drops 6% to start 2026 as traders reset positions

Exzeo Group (XZO) stock drops 6% to start 2026 as traders reset positions

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 8:54 PM ET — Market closed Exzeo Group, Inc. shares closed down 6.14% on Friday at $22.76, a sharp pullback on the first trading day of 2026 for the newly listed insurance-technology company. StockAnalysis Moves in fresh IPOs can be amplified when the public float — the shares available for trading — is relatively small.…
4 January 2026
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Via Transportation stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise and data week looms

Via Transportation stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as yields rise and data week looms

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 20:53 ET — Market closed Via Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: VIA) shares fell 6.3% on Friday to close at $27.18, after trading as low as $27.17, market data showed. The drop stands out because Via is a recent IPO and trades like a growth stock — a category that can swing sharply when investors reprice interest-rate…
4 January 2026
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SailPoint stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as SAIL traders brace for next catalysts

SailPoint stock tumbles 6% to start 2026 as SAIL traders brace for next catalysts

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 20:51 ET — Market closed SailPoint, Inc. shares fell 6.3% on Friday, ending the session at $18.95 and giving the identity-security software maker one of its sharpest daily drops in recent weeks, according to Investing.com market data. The move mattered because investors opened 2026 with an uneven appetite for growth, even as the Dow finished…
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Stock Market Today

  • Cattle Futures See Mixed Movement as USDA Reports Lower Slaughter Numbers
    February 1, 2026, 1:38 AM EST. Live cattle futures closed steady to slightly higher on Friday, with February down $3.825 last week. Cash trade dropped $2-$4 in northern and southern U.S. markets. Feeder cattle futures declined 10 to 40 cents amid a weekly $10.825 fall in March contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index hit $275.59 on Feb. 6, down $2.05. Speculators reduced their net long positions in live and feeder cattle futures by several thousand contracts last week. USDA boxed beef prices fell, with Choice boxes down $2.11 to $321.87/cwt. Federal cattle slaughter fell 16,000 head from last week and 33,013 below last year's figures, signaling tighter supply conditions.
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