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Financial News News 4 January 2026

Exxon Mobil stock ends higher as OPEC+ meeting and Venezuela headlines hit oil

Exxon Mobil stock ends higher as OPEC+ meeting and Venezuela headlines hit oil

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 03:49 ET — Market closed. Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) shares rose 1.9% to $122.65 on Friday, with about 14.2 million shares traded, as investors bought energy names ahead of an OPEC+ supply meeting and weekend headlines out of Venezuela. U.S. markets are closed on Sunday. The stock is a proxy for the oil tape. Traders are trying to gauge whether producers will keep supply disciplined as the market weighs fears of a glut against fresh geopolitical risks. That matters for Exxon because its upstream business — oil and gas production — tends to move with
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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 of about $9.49 billion. After estimated cash income tax payments of $1.74 billion, net after-tax proceeds would be about $7.75 billion. The filing said the transaction reflects redemption of $6.5 billion of principal debt and that OxyChem will be reported
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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 leans harder on delivery performance, fixed-price programs and affordability. Friday’s pop also pushed the stock back toward the psychologically important $500 level after a choppy finish to 2025, leaving it still below its 52-week high of about $516 set in
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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 rates move sharply, the impact can show up quickly in quarterly cash flow and capital returns. That sensitivity is in focus at the start of the year as traders reassess freight pricing after the holiday break. A weak read on
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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. software stocks — which fell about 2.9% in the same session. The broader tape was mixed. The Dow and S&P 500 finished higher while the Nasdaq was essentially flat, with chipmakers lifting the market even as several heavyweight tech names
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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 often pressures rates-sensitive growth stocks. Reuters The move matters because Gartner starts the year with investor sentiment still fragile. The stock is down 51.23% over the past year and sits within about 6.5% of a 52-week low of $222.54, according
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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 before Monday’s open Pegasystems Inc shares slid 6.1% on Friday to close at $56.06, after dropping as low as $55.33 in the first U.S. trading session of 2026. Yahoo Finance The move matters because it arrived alongside an early-year rotation
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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. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, investors are weighing whether Friday’s move was a one-day reset or the start of a broader pullback. Rate expectations are the bigger backdrop. Next week’s economic calendar is headlined by the monthly U.S.
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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. Exzeo’s parent, HCI Group, retained an 81.5% ownership stake after the offering, according to Reuters. Reuters The drop came as Wall Street ended mixed and Treasury yields ticked higher, a combination that can cool appetite for growth-oriented stocks. The S&P
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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 expectations. That timing matters with markets heading into the first full week of 2026 and a heavy U.S. data calendar that could reset the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, starting with the monthly jobs report on Jan. 9. (Reuters: Reuters)
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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 higher and the Nasdaq ended roughly flat, a Reuters market report showed. That backdrop tends to amplify swings in recently listed software names that trade on expectations of future subscription growth, rather than near-term profits. SailPoint also sits in a
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Paymentus stock ends first 2026 session down nearly 10% — what’s behind the sudden drop?

Paymentus stock ends first 2026 session down nearly 10% — what’s behind the sudden drop?

New York, Jan 3, 2026, 20:13 ET — Market closed Paymentus Holdings’ shares tumbled nearly 10% in the first U.S. trading session of 2026, ending Friday at $28.47. The stock traded as low as $28.22 intraday. Finviz The outsized move lands as investors shift positioning ahead of a busy January calendar that can reset interest-rate bets, a key driver for high-growth stocks. The monthly jobs report due Jan. 9 and the consumer price index on Jan. 13 are among the headline events, Reuters reported. Reuters “The market is looking for direction,” Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, told
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Stock Market Today

LSEG share price: London Stock Exchange Group stock braces for Monday after AI jitters and buyback move

LSEG share price: London Stock Exchange Group stock braces for Monday after AI jitters and buyback move

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:20 GMT — Market closed. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG.L) shares ended Friday at 7,502 pence, down about 1.1% on the day, with London markets shut for the weekend and set to reopen on Monday. (MarketWatch) The stock has been caught in a wider repricing of software, data and analytics names as investors question which business models benefit from the next wave of AI — and which get squeezed. “It’s a de-risking trade,” Andrew Wells, chief investment officer at SanJac Alpha, said, as he argued the AI build-out had become “too pricey.” (Reuters) LSEG also
GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
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