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Stock Market News 21 January 2026 - 22 January 2026

Applied Materials stock rebounds after tariff scare fades; what to watch next for AMAT

Applied Materials stock rebounds after tariff scare fades; what to watch next for AMAT

Applied Materials rose 2.2% to $325.24 Wednesday, rebounding after Trump said he would delay tariffs tied to Greenland talks. Trading volume topped the 50-day average. Needham raised its price target to $390. The company warned of weaker China equipment spending in 2026 due to tighter U.S. export controls.
Mastercard stock slips after Trump revives 10% credit-card cap talk; Brazil card suspension adds edge

Mastercard stock slips after Trump revives 10% credit-card cap talk; Brazil card suspension adds edge

Mastercard shares fell 0.8% Wednesday amid renewed White House scrutiny of credit-card companies, closing at $527.57 with little after-hours change. Trump again called for a one-year 10% cap on card interest rates, drawing criticism from JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser. Mastercard also suspended Will Bank cards in Brazil after the central bank ordered the liquidation of Will Financeira SA.
Ondas (ONDS) stock drops after hours as auditor switch and insider sale notice come into focus

Ondas (ONDS) stock drops after hours as auditor switch and insider sale notice come into focus

Ondas Inc shares fell 4.3% after hours Wednesday to $12.55 following news of an auditor switch and a director’s plan to sell up to 100,000 shares. The company raised its 2026 revenue forecast to $170–$180 million and reported a year-end cash balance of over $1.5 billion. Preliminary 2025 revenue was $47.6–$49.6 million. Full audited results are due in March.
22 January 2026
Western Digital stock jumps after hours as analysts lift targets into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital stock jumps after hours as analysts lift targets into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital shares surged 8.5% to $241.90 in after-hours trading Wednesday after multiple brokerages raised price targets ahead of next week’s earnings. Analysts cited strong pricing and limited supply for hard-disk drives in data center markets. The company will report fiscal second-quarter results Jan. 29 and host an Innovation Day in New York on Feb. 3. Seagate and Micron also saw gains tied to data-center demand.
GE Aerospace stock climbs after hours ahead of earnings, as airlines extend key CFM maintenance pact

GE Aerospace stock climbs after hours ahead of earnings, as airlines extend key CFM maintenance pact

GE Aerospace shares jumped 2% to $318.50 in late trading Wednesday, ahead of its quarterly earnings report set for Thursday morning. Airlines continue to face supply-chain and maintenance delays, while investors watch for 2026 forecasts on engine deliveries and service demand. The Zacks consensus sees Q4 revenue up 14% to $11.26 billion. FAA chief Bryan Bedford said Boeing’s 777X faces certification hurdles but denied agency delays for the MAX 7 and MAX 10.
Lam Research stock climbs as Deutsche Bank lifts target ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

Lam Research stock climbs as Deutsche Bank lifts target ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

Lam Research shares rose 2.6% to $228.39 in after-hours trading Wednesday after multiple analysts raised price targets ahead of next week’s earnings. Analysts cited strong demand and accelerated chip equipment orders, with Deutsche Bank, UBS, and Needham all boosting targets and maintaining Buy ratings. Applied Materials, KLA, and ASML shares also gained. Lam reports results Jan. 28.
Costco (COST) stock rises as filing confirms $1.30 dividend and defeats “greenwashing” audit vote

Costco (COST) stock rises as filing confirms $1.30 dividend and defeats “greenwashing” audit vote

Costco shares rose 1.9% to $982.86 in after-hours trading Wednesday after a new SEC filing showed shareholders rejected a “greenwashing” risk audit proposal but backed the board and executive pay. The company set Jan. 30 as the record date for its $1.30 quarterly dividend, payable Feb. 13. Investors now await Costco’s earnings call on March 5.
22 January 2026
CoreWeave stock slips after hours as SEC sale notice and lawsuit keep pressure on CRWV

CoreWeave stock slips after hours as SEC sale notice and lawsuit keep pressure on CRWV

CoreWeave shares fell 1.2% to $94.05 in after-hours trading Wednesday after a Form 144 filing showed a shareholder plans to sell 281,250 shares worth about $26.8 million through Morgan Stanley. The drop follows recent volatility tied to insider selling and concerns over the company’s heavy spending on data centers. CEO Michael Intrator said at Davos the company will “vigorously fight” a new lawsuit, calling it “baseless.”
22 January 2026
Johnson & Johnson stock price swings late as JNJ guidance beats views, but talc risk grabs traders again

Johnson & Johnson stock price swings late as JNJ guidance beats views, but talc risk grabs traders again

Johnson & Johnson shares slipped 0.05% to $218.01 in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company projected 2026 sales and profits above Wall Street estimates. Investors weighed the upbeat forecast against renewed legal risks as a court-appointed special master recommended allowing expert testimony in federal talc litigation involving over 67,500 lawsuits. J&J plans to appeal the ruling.
Manulife sets earnings date — and analysts are rethinking MFC’s value

Manulife sets earnings date — and analysts are rethinking MFC’s value

Manulife Financial will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings after markets close Feb. 11, with a webcast and call set for Feb. 12. Shares closed at CA$50.63 after falling 2.9% in one day and 0.9% over the past week. Analysts have revised price targets ahead of the update. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.7, above the sector average.
IRS shake-up hits days before 2026 tax season as Bisignano taps Hunter Biden whistleblowers

IRS shake-up hits days before 2026 tax season as Bisignano taps Hunter Biden whistleblowers

IRS chief Frank Bisignano named Gary Shapley deputy chief of Criminal Investigation and Joseph Ziegler chief of internal consulting days before the 2026 tax filing season. The agency faces new tax rules, a 26% workforce drop, and expects 164 million returns. Guy Ficco will retire, with Jarod Koopman set to replace him. The IRS is expanding digital processing and hiring private contractors for paper returns.
21 January 2026
Eli Lilly stock rises as FDA gives ‘Breakthrough’ tag to ovarian cancer drug, earnings date set

Eli Lilly stock rises as FDA gives ‘Breakthrough’ tag to ovarian cancer drug, earnings date set

Eli Lilly shares rose 3.6% to $1,078.52 Wednesday after the FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to its ovarian cancer drug candidate, sofetabart mipitecan. The company will report fourth-quarter earnings on February 4. Director Juan R. Luciano disclosed acquiring about 15 shares through deferred board compensation.

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AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
AbbVie shares rose 2% to $223.43 Friday, capping a volatile week marked by earnings and drug sales scrutiny. Moody’s upgraded AbbVie’s credit rating to A2, citing strong performance in immunology and neuroscience. Investors remain focused on Skyrizi and Rinvoq growth amid rising competition and recent regulatory filings. Trading volume stayed below average, with the stock still 9% off its 52-week high.
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
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