Microsoft stock drops 2% to start 2026 — what could move MSFT next week
Microsoft Corp shares slipped on Friday, falling 2.21% to close at $472.94 after trading between $470.19 and $487.15.
Nvidia stock starts 2026 higher — CES keynote and jobs report set next test for AI shares
Nvidia shares closed up 1.2% on Friday at $188.85, helping chipmakers lead Wall Street’s first trading day of 2026. The next read on the AI trade comes when U.S. markets reopen on Monday. Reuters
Microsoft stock slid Friday — here’s what could move MSFT next week
Microsoft Corp shares closed down 2.21% at $472.94 on Friday, the last trading day before U.S. markets shut for the weekend. Investing
Apple stock today: AAPL slips on Raymond James caution as Wall Street weighs rates and earnings
Apple Inc shares slipped about 0.3% to $271.01 on Friday after Raymond James restarted coverage with a neutral view on valuation. U.S. markets are closed on Sunday, leaving Apple last seen trading between $269.12 and $277.69 on roughly 37.8 million shares.
Reddit stock jumps as Needham calls it the “new homepage” for AI answers
Reddit Inc. shares rose 5.3% in the last U.S. session, ending at $241.89 on Friday as investors leaned into a bullish analyst view that the platform is becoming a key “citation” source in AI-driven search. Investing
Big Tech stocks end first session of 2026 mixed as Tesla slides on deliveries, chips rebound
Big Tech stocks started 2026 on a split note on Friday, with Tesla’s drop after its delivery report offsetting strength in chipmakers led by Nvidia. Reuters
Wall Street kicks off 2026 higher as chipmakers rally, Tesla slides on deliveries
The Dow rose 319.10 points, or 0.66%, to 48,382.39 on Friday and the S&P 500 added 0.19% to 6,858.47, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.03% to 23,235.63, as Wall Street opened 2026 with gains in chipmakers and industrials. Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategy at Charles Schwab, said investors have adopted a “buy the dip, sell the rip” mentality. Reuters
Meta stock slips to start 2026 as rates rise; traders eye earnings timing
Meta Platforms shares fell about 1.4% on Friday to close at $650.41, ending the first trading day of 2026 on the back foot. The stock traded between $643.58 and $666.10, with about 13.7 million shares changing hands.
Microsoft stock slides on Brazil antitrust probe into cloud licensing — what investors watch next
Microsoft shares ended down 2.21% on Friday after Brazil’s antitrust watchdog opened a probe into the company’s corporate software and cloud computing practices. The stock finished at $472.94, and U.S. markets are closed on Saturday. Terra
Amazon stock drops nearly 2% to $226 as 2026 opens — what investors are watching next
Amazon.com shares ended Friday down 1.9% at $226.50, slipping on the first trading day of 2026 even as the broader market steadied. The stock traded between $224.71 and $235.39, with about 51.5 million shares changing hands.
Microsoft stock drops more than 2% to start 2026 as investors trim megacap tech exposure (MSFT)
Microsoft shares fell about 2.4% on Friday to $472.24, after trading as high as $487.15 and as low as $470.19. Volume was about 19.6 million shares in a holiday-thinned session.
Dow Jones today: Caterpillar, Boeing lift blue chips as investors eye jobs report and Fed path
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 78.93 points, or 0.16%, at 48,142.22 in early afternoon trading on Friday, after swinging between 47,853.04 and 48,275.63. Investing
Microsoft stock vs Alphabet stock: Why 2026 is the real AI monetization test
Microsoft shares were down about 1.6% at $475.69 in late-morning trade on Friday, while Alphabet rose about 0.7% to $315.20. Microsoft’s market value stood near $3.85 trillion versus roughly $2.94 trillion for Alphabet, with Microsoft trading at about 37 times earnings compared with Alphabet at roughly 24 times.
AI stocks rally today as Nvidia seeks more H200 chips; AMD and Micron lead early gains
Nvidia shares rose 2.9% to $191.93 on Friday after Reuters reported the AI chipmaker had approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co about ramping up production of its H200 graphics processing units, chips used to train and run AI models. Sources told Reuters Chinese technology companies have ordered more than 2 million H200 chips for delivery in 2026, far above Nvidia's current inventory of about 700,000 units. The report said TSMC was expected to start work on expanded output in the second quarter, but Chinese authorities have yet to greenlight any H200 shipments. Reuters
Microsoft stock slips early as big tech softens; Wedbush flags FY26 as AI “inflection year”
Microsoft shares fell 0.8% to $483.62 on Friday, extending a softer tone across megacap technology stocks as the first U.S. session of 2026 got underway.
Amazon stock today: AMZN slips as 2026 kicks off, with AI spending and Fed bets in focus
Amazon.com, Inc. shares fell 0.7% to $230.82 in early trading on Friday.
Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus
Wall Street analysts are starting 2026 bullish on Microsoft, with TipRanks showing a “Strong Buy” consensus and an average price target of $631.36 for the shares. The target implies 30.6% upside, TipRanks data show. TipRanks
Amazon stock slips today in premarket as Brookfield cloud push keeps AI spending under scrutiny
Amazon.com shares slipped 0.7% in premarket trading on Friday, the first U.S. trading day of 2026 after markets were shut for the New Year holiday. The stock was at $230.82, versus its last close of $232.51.
Microsoft stock forecast for 2026: Wedbush puts $625 target on MSFT as “inflection year” looms
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has put Microsoft at the top of his 2026 artificial intelligence stock list and set a $625 price target after the company’s shares rose about 16% in 2025. “FY26 for Microsoft remains the true inflection year of AI growth,” Ives wrote in a client note, referring to the company’s fiscal 2026 year. Business Insider
Tech stocks stumble into 2026 as Nasdaq ends 2025 lower; Fed cuts and chip policy in focus
U.S. technology stocks closed out 2025 with a late dip, pulling the Nasdaq lower in year-end trade, as Wall Street remained shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday.