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Investing News 18 January 2026

Linde stock price: LIN heads into MLK Day market shutdown — what traders watch next

Linde stock price: LIN heads into MLK Day market shutdown — what traders watch next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 16:57 EST — Market closed. Linde plc shares edged lower on Friday, finishing down 0.3% at $438.96. The stock fluctuated between $435.97 and $440.53 during the session, with roughly 3.3 million shares traded. The timing is crucial as U.S. stock and options markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, extending the pause between price updates. Tuesday will then offer the first glimpse at how investors plan to navigate the rest of January. (NASDAQ Trader) Friday saw the broader market slip, with the S&P 500 down 0.06%. Industrial stocks diverged: Air Products
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T-Mobile stock price slips to $186 ahead of Tuesday reopen as analysts trim targets

T-Mobile stock price slips to $186 ahead of Tuesday reopen as analysts trim targets

NEW YORK, Jan 18, 2026, 16:48 EST — The market has closed. T-Mobile US shares dropped 2.28% on Friday, finishing at $186.32, marking a roughly 7% decline over the last five sessions. After hours, the stock slipped another 0.17% to around $186. (Investing.com) The long weekend shakes up the near-term outlook. With U.S. markets closed Monday, Tuesday stands as the first real chance for investors to reset telecom bets. This matters because the stock has been reacting to small updates on wireless pricing and promotions. No clear company-specific news explains Friday’s slide, but sentiment is now more jittery about anything
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McDonald’s stock slips into a long U.S. market break as traders brace for volatility

McDonald’s stock slips into a long U.S. market break as traders brace for volatility

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 16:30 EST — Market closed. McDonald’s Corp shares slipped 0.39% to close at $307.43 on Friday, as investors wound down ahead of a market pause with no new company news driving action. (Yahoo Finance) This matters because the next move might hinge less on burgers and more on the tape. Earnings season is ramping up, and some traders expect the market’s calm to be challenged just as U.S. stocks take a breather and liquidity dries up. Wall Street finished Friday nearly unchanged, with all three major indexes posting weekly losses. The S&P 500 slipped 0.06%
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Intel stock price slides into earnings week: what INTC traders are watching now

Intel stock price slides into earnings week: what INTC traders are watching now

NEW YORK, Jan 18, 2026, 16:09 EST — Market closed Intel shares slipped 2.8% on Friday, ending at $46.96, marking a late retreat that tightens the leash as the stock heads into a crucial week. (Investing.com) Intel’s next major milestone is Thursday, with fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results set to drop after the market closes. The company will also hold its earnings call at 2 p.m. PT. (Intel) Intel has turned into a momentum play once more. The stock has surged 31% in 2026 already, hovering near a two-year peak. That follows a hefty 84% rally in 2025, per Bloomberg
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RBC stock price holds near highs — what to watch before Canada inflation and the BoC

RBC stock price holds near highs — what to watch before Canada inflation and the BoC

Toronto, Jan 18, 2026, 16:01 EST — The market has closed. Shares of Royal Bank of Canada ended Friday at C$235.42, rising 8 cents. The stock remains roughly 2% shy of its 52-week peak ahead of a data-packed week for Canada. Trading ranged from C$233.96 to C$237.02, with around 3.4 million shares exchanging hands. (money.tmx.com) That’s key since RBC, much like its rivals, moves in line with rate expectations. Inflation and central-bank cues directly affect loan growth and net interest margins — the gap between what banks earn on loans and what they pay for funding. RBC’s U.S.-listed shares closed
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Applied Materials (AMAT) stock price ends higher as KeyBanc lifts target; traders size up week ahead

Applied Materials (AMAT) stock price ends higher as KeyBanc lifts target; traders size up week ahead

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 15:38 EST — Market closed. Applied Materials shares closed Friday 2.5% higher at $327.01, following a wider rally in chip-equipment stocks fueled by upbeat research notes and signs of increased spending from leading chipmakers. This shift is crucial as investors ramp up exposure to semiconductor capital equipment, betting on a stronger order cycle in 2026. Analysts say the sector’s valuations remain behind other parts of the rally. Put simply: when chipmakers boost factory spending, toolmakers tend to see the impact first. KeyBanc Capital Markets raised its price target on Applied Materials to $380 from $285
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Philip Morris stock heads into MLK Day break higher — here’s what matters next

Philip Morris stock heads into MLK Day break higher — here’s what matters next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 14:51 (EST) — Market closed Philip Morris International Inc shares ended Friday at $173.62, rising 0.6% and marking their seventh consecutive day of gains ahead of the U.S. market’s long weekend. (StockAnalysis) The timing is key since Wall Street will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, squeezing the first full earnings week into just four sessions. Liquidity tends to dry up, and minor news can pack a bigger punch than normal. (New York Stock Exchange) Company-specific updates have been scarce lately, though a filing earlier this week drew focus on
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RTX stock hits fresh 52-week high as investors line up for Jan. 27 earnings

RTX stock hits fresh 52-week high as investors line up for Jan. 27 earnings

New York, January 18, 2026, 14:45 EST — Market closed RTX Corp (RTX.N) shares ended Friday at $201.92, up 1.05%, hitting a new 52-week high. This marked the stock’s seventh consecutive day of gains. Trading volume edged just above its 50-day average, based on market data. (MarketWatch) The timing is key as U.S. stocks head into a short week, with markets shut on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When trading resumes Tuesday, the calendar fills up with quarterly earnings reports. “Most investors will take that as a win,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial, pointing
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Lam Research stock rises into a holiday break — what LRCX investors watch next week

Lam Research stock rises into a holiday break — what LRCX investors watch next week

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 14:41 (ET) — Market closed Lam Research shares rose 2.5% on Friday, closing at $222.96. About 12.7 million shares traded, as chip stocks held steady ahead of the long weekend. (Lam Research Investor Relations) The rise came amid a broader semiconductor rally, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index up 1.2% for the day. Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial, pointed out, “we’re at the start of the earnings season,” a phase that can quickly change sentiment in sectors loaded with high expectations, such as chip equipment. (Reuters) This matters because U.S. markets remain
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Cisco stock (CSCO) eyes holiday week after 57 million-share filing and email security patch

Cisco stock (CSCO) eyes holiday week after 57 million-share filing and email security patch

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 14:15 EST — Market closed. Cisco Systems filed to register roughly 57.5 million shares for an employee stock plan, according to a U.S. securities filing on Friday, just ahead of a holiday-shortened week. The networking equipment giant’s stock last closed at $75.19, slipping 0.08%. (CloudFront) The U.S. equity markets are closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shortening the trading week and concentrating activity into fewer sessions. The filing is standard, yet it comes at a time when investors are on edge over any signs of dilution, security issues, or weakness in
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Morgan Stanley stock price slips into the long weekend — what investors watch next

Morgan Stanley stock price slips into the long weekend — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 14:17 (EST) — Market closed. Morgan Stanley’s U.S.-listed shares (MS.N) ended Friday down 1.1%, closing at $189.09. The stock fluctuated between $188.96 and $192.69 throughout the session. This shift is significant since bank stocks no longer move just on earnings reports. Investors are betting more on upcoming triggers — be it corporate earnings, interest rates, or Washington developments — and Morgan Stanley is caught squarely in the middle of that. The firm also serves as a key indicator of risk appetite: a surge in dealmaking boosts fee revenue, while any market downturn can quickly drag
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Goldman Sachs stock slips into holiday week — what traders watch next for GS

Goldman Sachs stock slips into holiday week — what traders watch next for GS

New York, January 18, 2026, 14:16 EST — Market closed. Goldman Sachs (GS) shares ended Friday at $962, slipping 1.4% after trading in a range from $957.63 to $983.53. The dip came as U.S. equities finished mostly flat in a jittery session ahead of the long weekend, with Wall Street closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Traders stayed cautious ahead of Friday’s monthly options expiration — contracts that set buy or sell prices on shares. Investors are also uneasy over President Donald Trump’s plan to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, a move
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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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