Late Monday, StockStory released two commentaries naming six S&P 500 companies investors should “steer clear of,” pointing to slowing growth, shrinking margins, and weak returns on capital.
International Business Machines Corp on Monday launched a new AI-focused consulting service and announced an enterprise “agentic AI” rollout with UAE-based e&, offering fresh news to investors amid the U.S. market’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday pause.
Shares of International Business Machines rose 2.6% on Friday, closing at $305.67. The stock wrapped up the week with strength before the U.S. markets closed for the holiday break.
Quantum computing stocks wrapped up the last U.S. session with gains, led by IonQ despite a mostly flat Wall Street ahead of the long weekend. IonQ jumped 6.8% to close at $50.80. Rigetti climbed 3.7% to $25.62, Quantum Computing Inc added 4.0% to $12.70, and D-Wave edged up 0.5% to $28.83. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dipped 0.06%.
International Business Machines shares ended Friday up 2.59%, closing at $305.67. The stock had fallen 3.59% in the previous session. Trading swung between $300.78 and $307.45, with roughly 6.2 million shares exchanged.
International Business Machines Corp shares rose 2.6%, closing at $305.67 on Friday. Volume exceeded the stock’s 50-day average. The price remains roughly 6% shy of its 52-week peak. In after-hours trading, IBM hovered near $305.43.
Shares of International Business Machines Corp dropped roughly 2.7% to $300.56 in Thursday afternoon trading. The stock opened close to Wednesday’s close and fluctuated between $299.86 and $311.81 before settling. It had ended the previous session at $309.03.
International Business Machines Corp. shares climbed roughly 1% on Wednesday, defying a broader U.S. equity retreat. The company scheduled its quarterly results call for Jan. 28 and received a new price-target boost from Bank of America Securities. IBM gained 1.0% to $306.34, even as the tech-focused Invesco QQQ Trust slipped about 1.5%.
Confluent confirmed that the U.S. antitrust waiting period for International Business Machines’ $11 billion acquisition has lapsed, marking a key regulatory milestone. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act’s waiting period expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 12. IBM shares closed Tuesday down 2.9% at $303.16. Confluent also announced a shareholder meeting scheduled for Feb. 12 but noted that additional regulatory approvals remain pending.
International Business Machines Corp shares slid about 3% on Tuesday, extending a pullback from last week’s levels as investors weighed fresh analyst caution and a risk-off turn across U.S. stocks.
Confluent said on Monday it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 11, but it will not hold an earnings conference call or provide a financial outlook because of its pending sale to IBM. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260112152645/en/Confluent-to-Announce-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-Year-2025-Financial-Results-on-February-11-2026
International Business Machines Corp shares closed Friday up 0.5% at $304.22, after trading between $301.14 and $306.90. U.S. markets are shut for the weekend and reopen on Monday.
Cisco Systems shares slipped 0.1% to close at $73.88 on Friday, as investors digested the news that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the company’s appeal in a lawsuit involving China and the Falun Gong spiritual movement. During the session, the stock fluctuated between $73.17 and $74.33.
Accenture plc shares rose about 4.1% to $285.18 in afternoon trading on Thursday, after opening at $272.25 and sliding to $270.53. The stock later touched $286.53, putting it ahead of other IT-services names. Cognizant gained 2.1%, IBM climbed 2.0% and DXC added 0.9%.
Adobe shares slipped on Monday after Jefferies downgraded the Photoshop maker to “hold,” arguing that the company’s push to monetise new artificial intelligence tools is not yet translating into faster growth. The stock ended down 0.5% at $331.56. Investing.com
International Business Machines shares rose 1.6% to $296.24 in afternoon trading on Monday, after Jefferies upgraded the stock and RBC Capital raised its price target. The shares traded between $293.00 and $299.18 on the day.
International Business Machines Corp shares closed down 1.6% at $291.50 on Friday, slipping under the $300 mark after an early drop took the stock as low as $289.00. StockAnalysis