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Investing News 3 January 2026

Amphenol stock jumps 3.4% as 2026 kicks off — what investors watch next for APH

Amphenol stock jumps 3.4% as 2026 kicks off — what investors watch next for APH

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 15:31 ET — Market closed Amphenol Corp (NYSE: APH) shares last closed up about 3.4% at $139.71 on Friday, as U.S. markets headed into a weekend shutdown. The stock traded between $135.40 and $139.96 in the session. The move came as Wall Street opened 2026 with a rebound in chipmakers and industrials, pushing the Dow and S&P 500 higher while the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index jumped 4%. Joe Mazzola, head of trading & derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab, said the market has been showing a “buy the dip, sell the rip” mindset. Reuters For Amphenol,
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Applied Digital stock jumps nearly 15% as AI risk appetite returns; APLD earnings loom

Applied Digital stock jumps nearly 15% as AI risk appetite returns; APLD earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 15:41 ET — Market closed Shares of Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) jumped 14.6% on Friday to close at $28.11. The rally tracked a broader rebound in risk appetite on Wall Street, where chipmakers led gains and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 4% on the first trading day of 2026. Reuters The move puts extra weight on Applied Digital’s next quarterly update, with the company scheduled to host its fiscal second-quarter earnings call on Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. ET. Applied Digital Corporation Last week, the Dallas-based company said it would spin out — separate into
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PepsiCo stock today: PEP slips to start 2026 as investors eye Feb. 3 earnings and key U.S. data

PepsiCo stock today: PEP slips to start 2026 as investors eye Feb. 3 earnings and key U.S. data

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 03:22 PM ET — Market closed PepsiCo shares ended Friday down 0.9% at $142.23, as the beverage-and-snacks maker started 2026 on a softer note. Yahoo Finance The dip matters now because traders are recalibrating rate expectations for the new year after U.S. Treasury yields climbed and markets refocused on what the Federal Reserve does next. Reuters For PepsiCo, the calendar tightens quickly: the company has said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 3, when it also plans to detail total cash returns to shareholders. PepsiCo The stock traded between $142.10 and
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Shopify stock falls 2% to start 2026 as court order and rising yields weigh on SHOP

Shopify stock falls 2% to start 2026 as court order and rising yields weigh on SHOP

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 3:19 PM ET — Market closed Shopify Inc. shares closed down 2.34% at $157.20 on Friday, the first U.S. session of 2026. U.S. markets are shut on Saturday. Shopify Investors The move matters because Shopify sits in the high-growth corner of the market, where valuations are sensitive to interest rates. Treasury yields ticked higher on Friday as investors looked ahead to a heavy run of U.S. labor data next week. Reuters Shopify also faced fresh scrutiny in Canada after a Federal Court of Appeal order tied to a dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
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Merck stock starts 2026 higher as Cidara tender-offer deadline hits next week

Merck stock starts 2026 higher as Cidara tender-offer deadline hits next week

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 15:08 ET — Market closed Merck & Co. (MRK) shares ended Friday up about 1.2% at $106.45. Nasdaq said the cash tender offer for Cidara Therapeutics is scheduled to expire one minute after 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 6, with the merger tentatively slated to close before the market opens Jan. 7. The exchange said Cidara shares would be halted after the after-hours session on Jan. 6 and suspended Jan. 8 if the deal closes as planned. NASDAQ Trader That timetable matters now because it gives Merck investors a near-term corporate catalyst at the start
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Workday stock drops 4% to near a 52-week low — here’s what traders watch next

Workday stock drops 4% to near a 52-week low — here’s what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 15:15 ET — Market closed Workday, Inc. shares closed down 4.2% at $205.79 on Friday, the last U.S. session before the weekend. The stock hit $202.23 in intraday trading, the low end of its 52-week range, and is about 27% below its 52-week high of $283.58. Businessinsider That matters early in the year because investors often use year-end price action to reassess growth stocks. Workday is widely held as a bet on corporate spending for cloud-based HR and finance systems. Software names can also swing with interest-rate expectations, since their valuations lean heavily on future
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Chevron stock (CVX) in spotlight after Trump vows billions for Venezuela oil reset

Chevron stock (CVX) in spotlight after Trump vows billions for Venezuela oil reset

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 15:01 ET — Market closed U.S. President Donald Trump said American oil companies were prepared to invest billions of dollars to restore Venezuela’s oil production after Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed by U.S. forces, putting Chevron’s Venezuela footprint back on traders’ screens ahead of Monday’s open. Chevron said it was focused on employee safety and the integrity of its assets, and said it continued to operate in compliance with relevant laws and regulations; Trump said a U.S. embargo on Venezuelan oil remained in effect. Reuters The stakes are high because Venezuela holds the world’s
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Verizon stock today: VZ slips on California settlement headlines — what investors watch next

Verizon stock today: VZ slips on California settlement headlines — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 14:31 ET — Market closed Verizon Communications Inc shares closed down 0.52% at $40.52 in the last session on Friday, underperforming the S&P 500’s 0.19% gain as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose to about 4.19%. The move came as California prosecutors said Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, would pay $7.7 million to settle allegations tied to hazardous materials compliance at cell tower sites; shares were up 0.17% in after-hours trading. Investing The settlement is not financially large for Verizon, but it lands as investors start the year re-pricing high-dividend stocks and scanning for
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P&G stock slides to start 2026 as investors eye Jan. 22 earnings and the $140 level

P&G stock slides to start 2026 as investors eye Jan. 22 earnings and the $140 level

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 14:33 ET — Market closed Procter & Gamble’s shares closed down about 1.1% at $141.79 on Friday, extending the consumer products maker’s pullback into the first trading session of 2026. The decline left P&G on a four-session losing streak even as Wall Street posted modest gains, a divergence that puts the focus back on defensives at the start of the year. MarketWatch That matters now because investors have been rotating toward higher-beta areas that led the rebound late Friday, while steadier consumer-staples names have struggled to keep pace. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund,
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Western Digital stock jumps 9% to start 2026 as AI data-storage trade stays in focus

Western Digital stock jumps 9% to start 2026 as AI data-storage trade stays in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 14:25 ET — Market closed Western Digital (WDC.O) shares closed up 9% at $187.70 on Friday, outperforming the broader market on the first trading day of 2026. Barron’s The move mattered because investors have treated data storage as a key “picks-and-shovels” beneficiary of artificial intelligence, alongside semiconductors and servers. That theme helped power big gains across storage and memory names in 2025 and is carrying into the new year. Barron’s Western Digital sells hard-disk drives, or HDDs — spinning-disk storage used for bulk, low-cost capacity in cloud data centers. Investors have been buying the group
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Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade sets $200 target — what VRT investors watch next

Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade sets $200 target — what VRT investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 14:15 ET — Market closed Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) shares jumped 8.39% on Friday after Barclays upgraded the data-center power and cooling supplier. The stock closed at $175.61, up from $162.01 on Dec. 31, while Barclays raised its target to $200 and flagged Vertiv as a laggard versus other AI-linked infrastructure names such as GE Vernova and nVent Electric. Investing The move matters because Vertiv sits in the physical layer of the AI buildout, selling equipment that helps keep data centers powered and cooled. Vertiv calls itself a provider of “critical digital infrastructure” for data
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Accenture stock tumbles 3% to end the week near $260 — here’s what investors watch next

Accenture stock tumbles 3% to end the week near $260 — here’s what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 14:21 ET — Market closed Accenture (ACN) shares closed down 3.1% at $259.95 on Friday, lagging a broader market that ended slightly higher, according to MarketWatch data. MarketWatch The move matters because Accenture is widely treated as a read-through on corporate technology spending, from consulting-led “digital core” work to long-term outsourcing. The latest slide keeps the stock well below its 52-week high, a reminder that investors have been quick to fade rallies in IT services names. MarketWatch It also puts a spotlight on demand signals that can show up before revenue does, especially “bookings” —
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Stock Market Today

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Halma shares closed up 0.7% at 3,548 pence on Friday, valuing the group at about £13.4 billion. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a split vote, keeping rate-cut speculation in focus. Halma’s next trading update is set for March 12. The FTSE 100 ended the week up 0.6%, lifted by bank stocks.
Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

7 February 2026
Diageo shares closed down 1.48% at 1,760 pence on Friday, trailing a 0.59% gain in the FTSE 100. An updated analyst consensus points to a 2.0% fall in first-half organic net sales ahead of interim results due Feb. 25. Trading volume was light, and the stock remains over 22% below its 52-week high.
National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
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