Stock Market 29 June 2026

Corning beats Wall Street as AI fiber pricing shifts

Corning Incorporated surged 15.2% to $254.54 as of 2:48 p.m. EDT Monday, tacking on around $29 billion in market cap since Friday’s close. The stock outperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1.

29 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:GLW·Stock Market·Technology

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) shares edge higher with Indonesia fee cut in focus

Grab Holdings Limited traded higher late Monday in New York. Buyers stepped in ahead of a July 1 change to commission rules in Indonesia. The adjustment trims fee revenue, but analysts said the impact may be less severe for the entire company than the headline rate.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:GRAB·Stock Market·Technology

Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH) stock jumps as volume surge revives buyback math

Freshworks Inc. rose more than most large software peers on Monday, as a jump in volume pushed the stock back above $10 and put fresh focus on a buyback plan that is large relative to the company’s market value.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:FRSH·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

Social Security timing in July moves $5.7B in SSI spending forward for retailers

July will see Americans get one extra federal benefit payout compared to June. The Social Security Administration’s calendar for 2026 schedules SSI deposits for July 1 and July 31, with July 2 for those who started Social Security before May 1997 and people on both SSI and Social Security. Retirement, disability and survivor checks tied to birth dates go out July 8, 15 and 22. The July 31 SSI payment is the August benefit sent early because of the weekend, not an extra check.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:DLTR·NASDAQ:WMT·NYSE:DG·Stock Market

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) moves higher, faces stepped-up ARR hurdle for H2

UiPath, Inc. shares traded higher Monday, but investors looking past the uptick might notice the company still sits below where it bought back stock in Q1. Its annual recurring revenue forecast will put more pressure on results for the second half.

29 June 2026

Earnings·NYSE:PATH·Stock Market·Technology

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) gains put focus on buyback math and valuation after QNX update

BlackBerry Limited jumped 8.6% to $12.39 early Monday afternoon in New York, trading on heavier-than-normal volume. The move comes after last week’s rally following earnings faced a valuation check. MarketWatch put the shares at a 52-week high of $12.46, with the day's range running $11.31 to $12.46 as of 2:06 p.m. EDT.

29 June 2026

NYSE:BB·Stock Market·TSX:BB

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) trades below $11.35 financing level

Joby Aviation slipped Monday while broader U.S. markets gained. The air-taxi firm traded at $8.64 near 1:54 p.m. EDT, down from the $11.35 January stock offering and well under the $14.19 early conversion price set for its 2032 convertible notes.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:EH·NYSE:ACHR·NYSE:JOBY·Stock Market

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) shares rise after Arete sets $95 target, cites older-player market at $68 billion

Roblox Corporation jumped 14.2% to $54.30 Monday afternoon after Arete Research switched to a bullish call on the videogame company. Shares reached as high as $55.32 during the session. Volume was at 10.2 million, putting Roblox's market cap at $38.65 billion.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:EA·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:TTWO·NYSE:RBLX·NYSE:U·Stock Market

Applied Materials stock jumps as AMAT rally outruns Wall Street’s average target

Applied Materials, Inc. surged on Monday, adding about $58 billion in market value from Friday’s implied level, as the chip-tool maker’s stock moved closer to the Street’s most bullish targets than to its average target.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:AMAT·Stock Market

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) rise powers QQQ early as delivery test looms

Cash equities in the U.S. traded as normal at the stated time. The NYSE isn’t closed for a holiday on June 29, 2026, according to its calendar. Regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) drops after Dow removal, BT charges weigh on shares

Verizon Communications Inc. dropped sharply Monday. Shares fell $2.99 to $43.55, off 6.4%, even though the cash outlay for its new BT partnership wasn't huge. By comparison, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust gained 1.3%.

29 June 2026

NYSE:VZ·Stock Market

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) shares fall as user value comes up short against rivals

Snap Inc. shares fell Monday at midday, giving up gains seen across other internet and communications stocks. Investors pointed to concerns over the value of Snap’s user base and fresh regulatory risks out of Australia.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NYSE:PINS·NYSE:RDDT·NYSE:SNAP·Stock Market

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) moves past analyst target ahead of stock split

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. climbed 6.3% to $745.59 late Monday morning, after starting at $710.50 and touching $754.80. The move, calculated from Friday’s close using the current price and market cap, works out to a roughly $11.5 billion jump in equity value.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:CRWD·Stock Market

AT&T drops as Starlink and cable stocks split comms index

AT&T Inc. lagged the rest of the communications sector as the market climbed. The stock dropped 5.2% to $21.55 just before noon in New York, trailing the XLC by nearly 7 points. Shares touched a session low of $21.28, trading just 1.2% above that by late morning.

29 June 2026

NYSE:T·Stock Market·Technology Trends

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) starts trading as $72 billion spinoff, faces data-center uncertainty

Honeywell Aerospace dropped a fresh angle for industrials on Monday, at a moment when the data-center trade started to look more mixed to investors.

29 June 2026

Aerospace Industry·NASDAQ:HONA·Stock Market

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) AI revenue now over half of forecast, shares still under pressure in June

Broadcom Inc. says AI chip revenue should hit $16.0 billion in its fiscal Q3, making up about 54% of expected revenue, up from 49% in the quarter ended May 3. Still, shares have stayed weak through June, down around 20% for the month, according to Benzinga.

29 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market

Uber (NYSE:UBER) gains $8 billion after robotaxi push

Uber Technologies picked up nearly $8 billion in market value in one session after a move tied to its new autonomy unit, but the company still hasn’t reported revenue from that business. Uber last traded at $75.69, off 0.7% Monday. Market cap landed at $156.8 billion.

29 June 2026

Autonomous Vehicles·NYSE:UBER·Stock Market·Technology

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) falls after $98B hit as AI memory deals get tested

Micron Technology, Inc. dropped hard Monday, while the Nasdaq and NVIDIA Corp. held up. Investors sold the stock after South Korea’s new memory chip capacity plans hit the wires, sparking worries about future pricing. The shares closed at $1,046.06, down $86.27 from Friday. By market cap and price drop, that wiped out roughly $98 billion in equity value.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) to acquire Iridium (NASDAQ:IRDM) in $8B deal

NEW YORK, June 29, 2026, 11:13 EDT. Rocket Lab said it will buy Iridium in an $8 billion deal, moving the satellite race into a new phase as RKLB eyes cash flow from IRDM’s network.

29 June 2026

Aerospace·NASDAQ:IRDM·NASDAQ:RKLB·Space Industry·Stock Market

Dow trades up as Alphabet and Amazon lift gains, rally narrows

U.S. stocks traded during regular New York hours. NYSE core trading is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. According to the exchange calendar, July 3 is the next closure for Independence Day in 2026, not June 29.

29 June 2026

NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market

Stock Market 29 June 2026

Corning beats Wall Street as AI fiber pricing shifts

Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) shares edge higher with Indonesia fee cut in focus

Social Security timing in July moves $5.7B in SSI spending forward for retailers

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) moves higher, faces stepped-up ARR hurdle for H2

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) gains put focus on buyback math and valuation after QNX update

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) trades below $11.35 financing level

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) shares rise after Arete sets $95 target, cites older-player market at $68 billion

Applied Materials stock jumps as AMAT rally outruns Wall Street’s average target

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) rise powers QQQ early as delivery test looms

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) drops after Dow removal, BT charges weigh on shares

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) shares fall as user value comes up short against rivals

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) moves past analyst target ahead of stock split

AT&T drops as Starlink and cable stocks split comms index

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) starts trading as $72 billion spinoff, faces data-center uncertainty

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) AI revenue now over half of forecast, shares still under pressure in June

Uber (NYSE:UBER) gains $8 billion after robotaxi push

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) falls after $98B hit as AI memory deals get tested

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) to acquire Iridium (NASDAQ:IRDM) in $8B deal

Dow trades up as Alphabet and Amazon lift gains, rally narrows

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UiPath (NYSE:PATH) Shares Jump 18% After Buybacks Offset Weaker ARR Growth

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