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Stock Market 1 March 2026

Mastercard stock price heads into Monday: MA closes higher as jobs data, AI fears set the next test

Mastercard stock price heads into Monday: MA closes higher as jobs data, AI fears set the next test

Mastercard shares rose 0.47% to $517.21 Friday, outperforming the S&P 500 and Dow declines. Investors are weighing AI’s impact on payment fees ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report, expected to show 60,000 new jobs. Mastercard executives will speak at investor conferences March 4 and 10. The stock trades at 25.7 times expected earnings, below its three-year average.
1 March 2026
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Lam Research stock price: LRCX drops as chip rally cools — here’s what could move it next

Lam Research stock price: LRCX drops as chip rally cools — here’s what could move it next

Lam Research shares fell 2.17% to $233.89 Friday, closing 9% below their 52-week high as chip stocks slid. Oil surged about 10% to $80 a barrel in OTC trading after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, raising inflation concerns. Lam’s shares go ex-dividend March 4, with a $0.26 payout due April 8. Sesha Varadarajan becomes COO March 6 as Pat Lord retires.
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Salesforce stock price drops again as CRM enters March; what investors watch before Monday

Salesforce stock price drops again as CRM enters March; what investors watch before Monday

Salesforce shares closed at $194.79 Friday, down 2.35%, as U.S. software stocks broadly fell amid investor caution over AI’s impact and macro uncertainty. The company recently reported $11.2 billion in Q4 revenue and authorized a $50 billion buyback. Salesforce executives are set to speak at a Morgan Stanley conference March 3, with markets watching for updates on AI agent adoption.
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GOOG stock heads into Monday: Alphabet closes higher as Google faces Belgium ad probe, Korea Maps decision

GOOG stock heads into Monday: Alphabet closes higher as Google faces Belgium ad probe, Korea Maps decision

Alphabet Class C shares rose 1.39% to $311.43 Friday, outperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 fell 0.43%. Belgium’s competition authority opened a preliminary probe into Google’s online ad pricing, citing possible antitrust violations. South Korea approved Google’s request to export high-precision map data, paving the way for a full version of Google Maps in the country.
1 March 2026
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Nvidia stock price: NVDA heads into new week after 4% fall as OpenAI funding and GTC chip talk loom

Nvidia stock price: NVDA heads into new week after 4% fall as OpenAI funding and GTC chip talk loom

Nvidia shares fell 4.2% to $177.19 Friday after a sharp post-earnings drop. Investors weighed reports of a new AI processor platform possibly debuting at GTC next month and OpenAI’s $110 billion fundraising, including $30 billion from Nvidia. Broader markets also slid after hotter-than-expected U.S. producer price data renewed rate cut uncertainty.
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Amazon stock in focus after $50 billion OpenAI partnership lands in SEC filing

Amazon stock in focus after $50 billion OpenAI partnership lands in SEC filing

Amazon disclosed a $50 billion investment and expanded partnership with OpenAI, making AWS the exclusive third-party cloud provider for OpenAI’s new enterprise platform. Amazon shares closed up 1% at $210.00 Friday, while the S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.9%. OpenAI is raising $110 billion at a reported $840 billion valuation. Traders await U.S. factory data and Friday’s jobs report.
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Gas Prices Forecast After Iran Attack: Will U.S. Gasoline Top $3 This Week?

Gas Prices Forecast After Iran Attack: Will U.S. Gasoline Top $3 This Week?

U.S. gasoline prices are expected to climb above $3 a gallon this week after strikes on Iran disrupted oil markets and halted some shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude traded about 10% higher near $80 a barrel in off-exchange deals Sunday. Retail pump increases are likely to appear gradually, with futures reopening at 6 p.m. ET Sunday. Tanker owners and major carriers have suspended transits after Iran warned ships not to pass.
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Before Wall Street opens Monday: Iran strikes, oil-supply fears and the U.S. jobs report

Before Wall Street opens Monday: Iran strikes, oil-supply fears and the U.S. jobs report

Wall Street closed out February with the Dow down 1.05%, S&P 500 off 0.43%, and Nasdaq down 0.92%, marking their steepest monthly drops since March 2025. Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz stalled after U.S.-Israel strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, prompting Iranian missile retaliation. OPEC+ agreed in principle to raise output by 206,000 barrels per day, but traders remain focused on supply risks.
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