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Stock Market News 26 January 2026 - 27 January 2026

Alphabet (GOOG) stock price rises after hours as Google settles $68 million Assistant privacy case

Alphabet (GOOG) stock price rises after hours as Google settles $68 million Assistant privacy case

Alphabet’s Class C shares rose 1.6% to $333.59 in after-hours trading Monday after Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims over Assistant’s “false accept” recordings. The settlement awaits court approval. U.S. stocks closed higher, with the S&P 500 up 0.5%. Investors await the Fed’s rate decision Wednesday and Alphabet’s earnings on February 4.
27 January 2026
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Intel stock slides again after weak outlook — what comes next for INTC?

Intel stock slides again after weak outlook — what comes next for INTC?

Intel shares fell 5.7% to $42.49 in after-hours trading Monday after the company forecast first-quarter revenue and earnings below Wall Street estimates. Ongoing server CPU supply constraints and memory chip shortages weighed on the outlook. Intel expects supply to hit its lowest point in Q1, with improvements possible by March or Q2. About 149 million shares changed hands.
27 January 2026
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Sandisk stock price slips after hours as Morgan Stanley lifts SNDK target to $483, Cantor to $550

Sandisk stock price slips after hours as Morgan Stanley lifts SNDK target to $483, Cantor to $550

Sandisk shares fell 0.6% to $470.80 Monday and dropped another 0.6% in after-hours trading, despite Morgan Stanley and Cantor Fitzgerald raising price targets ahead of Thursday’s earnings. Options markets are pricing in a possible 13.9% swing after results. Sandisk, spun off from Western Digital last year, will report fiscal Q2 results Jan. 29. Tradr ETFs launches a 2x leveraged Sandisk ETF on Tuesday.
27 January 2026
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Amazon stock slips after $309 million returns settlement; AMZN target raised ahead of earnings

Amazon stock slips after $309 million returns settlement; AMZN target raised ahead of earnings

Amazon shares dipped 0.3% Monday after the company agreed to a $309 million settlement over U.S. returns-refund claims. Roth Capital raised its price target on Amazon, citing new AWS business in the UK. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose, leaving Amazon’s decline isolated. Investors await Amazon’s quarterly report and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision later this week.
27 January 2026
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USA Rare Earth stock whipsaws after Trump-backed $1.6 billion plan — what investors watch next

USA Rare Earth stock whipsaws after Trump-backed $1.6 billion plan — what investors watch next

USA Rare Earth shares rose about 8% to $26.72 in after-hours trading Monday after announcing a $277 million federal funding plan and $1.3 billion loan from the Commerce Department’s CHIPS Program. The company also secured $1.5 billion through a private investment in public equity. Trading volume reached 122 million shares. Reuters reported the Trump administration plans to acquire a 10% stake tied to a $1.6 billion deal.
26 January 2026
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Dow Jones climbs over 300 points; Fed decision and big-tech earnings are next

Dow Jones climbs over 300 points; Fed decision and big-tech earnings are next

Gold futures topped $5,000 an ounce for the first time Monday as the Dow closed up 307.91 points at 49,406.62. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rose. Investors await earnings from Microsoft, Tesla, and Apple, along with a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. Intel fell 5.7%, while USA Rare Earth jumped nearly 8% on a new government deal.
26 January 2026
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CoreWeave jumps on Nvidia’s $2 billion check as AI stocks brace for earnings week

CoreWeave jumps on Nvidia’s $2 billion check as AI stocks brace for earnings week

CoreWeave shares surged 5.7% to $98.31 after Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment and plans to nearly double its stake at $87.20 per share. Nvidia slipped 0.7% in late trading. Microsoft unveiled its Maia 200 AI chip and new software tools, challenging Nvidia’s CUDA. U.S. stocks closed higher ahead of major earnings and a Fed meeting this week.
26 January 2026
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Micron stock slides on Samsung’s Nvidia HBM4 push — what MU investors watch next

Micron stock slides on Samsung’s Nvidia HBM4 push — what MU investors watch next

Micron shares fell 2.6% to $389.09 Monday after reports that Samsung will soon supply Nvidia with next-generation HBM4 memory chips. Samsung reportedly passed HBM4 qualification for both Nvidia and AMD and will begin shipments next month. Nvidia shares slipped 0.7%, AMD dropped 3.3%. Investors await Samsung and SK Hynix earnings for more on HBM4 demand.
26 January 2026
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Tesla (TSLA) stock drops 3% after hours — here’s what Wall Street is watching before earnings

Tesla (TSLA) stock drops 3% after hours — here’s what Wall Street is watching before earnings

Tesla shares fell 3.1% to $435.20 Monday, underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which both closed higher. The company reported 2025 deliveries of 1,636,129 vehicles and energy storage deployments of 46.7 GWh. Tesla will release fourth-quarter results Wednesday as investors focus on robotaxi and Full Self-Driving software revenue. Lemonade will cut insurance rates for Tesla drivers using FSD in Arizona and Oregon.
26 January 2026
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Microsoft stock rises after Maia 200 AI chip reveal, with earnings and Fed decision next

Microsoft stock rises after Maia 200 AI chip reveal, with earnings and Fed decision next

Microsoft shares rose 0.9% to $470.28 in late trading Monday after the company launched its second-generation Maia AI chip and new developer tools. The Maia 200 chip goes live this week at a data center in Iowa, with another site planned in Arizona. The announcement comes ahead of Microsoft’s quarterly results due Wednesday.
26 January 2026
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Newmont stock price: why NEM rose as gold tops $5,100 and Scotiabank lifts target to $152

Newmont stock price: why NEM rose as gold tops $5,100 and Scotiabank lifts target to $152

Newmont shares rose 1.3% to $125.92 in after-hours trading Monday as gold prices hit a record $5,100 an ounce. Trading volume reached about 13.1 million shares. Scotiabank raised its price target for Newmont to $152, citing economic uncertainty and higher gold forecasts. The company’s Boddington mine in Australia resumed operations at reduced capacity after bushfires, with a Q1 production shortfall expected.
26 January 2026
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock drops after hours as quantum shares wobble — what to watch next

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock drops after hours as quantum shares wobble — what to watch next

D-Wave Quantum shares fell 7.4% to $23.75 in after-hours trading Monday, erasing earlier gains above $26. Other quantum-computing stocks, including IonQ and Rigetti, also dropped sharply. The declines came ahead of D-Wave’s Qubits conference in Florida this week, where investors expect updates on its product roadmap and customer progress. IonQ announced a $1.8 billion deal to acquire SkyWater Technology.
26 January 2026
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Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

7 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 energy sector up 1.88% and Exxon Mobil gaining 2.03%. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel after Iran threatened U.S. bases if attacked. Saudi Aramco cut March Arab Light crude prices to a five-year low for Asia. Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend exports may drop 35% this month due to Tengiz oilfield disruptions.
Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.
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