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Investing News 18 January 2026

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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Real estate stocks jump into a long weekend — here’s what REIT traders watch next

Real estate stocks jump into a long weekend — here’s what REIT traders watch next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 13:56 EST — Market closed U.S. real estate stocks finished Friday on a strong note, with the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund rising roughly 1.2% to close at $42.21. This shift is significant since listed property firms usually respond to changes in interest-rate forecasts. As bond yields climb, investors usually push for bigger returns from dividend-focused real estate investment trusts, or REITs — these firms own income-generating properties and generally distribute most of their cash flow. Real estate ranked as one of the better-performing sectors in the S&P 500 this week, with investors keeping
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Tech Stocks Could Get a Jolt Next Week as Netflix, Intel and the Fed Crowd the Calendar

Tech Stocks Could Get a Jolt Next Week as Netflix, Intel and the Fed Crowd the Calendar

New York, January 18, 2026, 13:17 EST — Market closed U.S. stocks finished Friday nearly unchanged. The Dow slipped 0.17%, the S&P 500 eased 0.06%, and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.06% to 23,515.39. All three major indexes posted losses for the week, though chipmakers bucked the trend—the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index climbed 1.2%. Markets will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. “Most investors will take that as a win,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial. (Reuters) Traders are watching whether Friday’s monthly options expiration will break the market’s tight range. Options give holders
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Tesla stock price, Rivian and Lucid: EV stocks face a policy test before Tuesday’s open

Tesla stock price, Rivian and Lucid: EV stocks face a policy test before Tuesday’s open

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 12:37 EST — Market closed. U.S.-listed EV stocks open Tuesday under pressure, with Washington in focus after Trump administration officials revealed plans to roll back regulations and tax credits linked to electric vehicles, aiming to bring down car prices. (Reuters) This shift is crucial, given that U.S. EV adoption has depended heavily on incentives and stricter emissions standards. Investors have spent the past year trying to gauge demand once those supports disappear. Trade adds another layer of complexity: the administration is cracking down on Chinese-made EVs entering North America. (Reuters) As earnings season expands beyond
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Ucore Rare Metals stock rally: what traders watch next after UCU.V’s three-day jump

Ucore Rare Metals stock rally: what traders watch next after UCU.V’s three-day jump

Toronto, January 18, 2026, 12:49 EST — The market has closed. Ucore Rare Metals ended Friday at C$9.43, rising 4.43% and building on gains seen over the previous two sessions amid uncertainty over U.S. critical-minerals policy and rare-earth processing capacity. Around 674,500 shares changed hands. The stock has fluctuated between C$0.65 and C$13.07 in the last 52 weeks, according to Investing.com. Washington is pushing to cut its dependence on foreign supply chains for rare earths, lithium, and other key materials used in defense and electronics. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would pause new critical-minerals tariffs for the
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Caterpillar stock: Two dates CAT traders are circling after a flat Friday close

Caterpillar stock: Two dates CAT traders are circling after a flat Friday close

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 11:58 AM EST — Market closed. Caterpillar shares enter a holiday-shortened week eyeing two key events: the dividend cutoff on Jan. 20 and earnings due Jan. 29. The stock closed Friday just off, down 0.04% at $646.89. (Yahoo Finance) Wall Street will be shut Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shifting the week’s opening trading session to Tuesday and squeezing activity into a shorter timeframe. (MarketWatch) That’s important since rates and Fed chatter have been driving daily moves in U.S. stocks. On Friday, the 10-year Treasury yield nudged up to roughly 4.23%,
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Coca-Cola stock price near $70: what to know before KO’s next trade and Feb. 10 earnings

Coca-Cola stock price near $70: what to know before KO’s next trade and Feb. 10 earnings

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 11:52 AM EST — Market closed. Coca-Cola shares edged down 0.06% on Friday, closing at $70.44. The stock saw little movement in an otherwise quiet session, with investors turning their focus to the upcoming holiday-shortened week and the company’s next earnings report. (Nasdaq) The timing is key as U.S. earnings season gains momentum, with defensive sectors drawing attention lately. Consumer staples—firms selling everyday goods—stood out as some of the best performers this past week. Investors moved away from more volatile areas, Reuters noted on Friday. (Reuters) U.S. stock markets will not open Monday in observance
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GE Aerospace stock price: GE shares head into earnings week after Friday lift

GE Aerospace stock price: GE shares head into earnings week after Friday lift

New York, January 18, 2026, 11:34 AM EST — Market closed. GE Aerospace shares ended Friday up 1.6%, closing at $325.12. U.S. markets will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with trading set to pick up again on Tuesday. (New York Stock Exchange) The stock faces its next major test soon. Investors have only a brief period to adjust positions ahead of GE Aerospace’s update on cash flow and the speed of engine deliveries and maintenance visits. This is crucial since GE’s biggest profits usually come from work after the engine sale. The “aftermarket” covers
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Home Depot stock price: what investors watch after surveillance-data questions hit HD

Home Depot stock price: what investors watch after surveillance-data questions hit HD

NEW YORK, Jan 18, 2026, 11:08 EST — Market closed. Home Depot is now under pressure from a shareholder proposal urging the company to evaluate privacy and civil-rights risks linked to its surveillance vendors. This comes after reports revealed that license-plate camera data was used in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigations. Zevin Asset Management, holding over $7 million in Home Depot shares, is spearheading the proposal with backing from 17 co-sponsors ahead of the retailer’s annual meeting expected in May, Reuters said. Home Depot confirmed it employs Flock Safety’s license-plate readers but insists it does not provide federal agencies
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Micron stock closes at a record after $7.8 million insider buy — what to watch next week

Micron stock closes at a record after $7.8 million insider buy — what to watch next week

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 10:46 (EST) — Market closed. Micron Technology shares hit a record high on Friday, surging 7.76% to close at $362.75. The jump came after an insider purchase disclosure sparked renewed buying in memory-chip stocks. During the session, the stock swung between $352.04 and $365.81, with roughly 47.9 million shares traded. (Investing.com) This matters now because Micron has become a real-time barometer for how investors value the “picks-and-shovels” side of the AI boom, beyond just the chipmakers. Its sharp move heading into the long weekend leaves traders facing a sparse calendar and a potentially more volatile
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Stock Market Today

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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