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Stock Market News 21 January 2026

Home Depot stock slides as labor-crunch warning lands, with earnings next on deck

Home Depot stock slides as labor-crunch warning lands, with earnings next on deck

Home Depot shares fell 1.3% to $375.11 Tuesday, outperforming the S&P 500’s 2.1% drop. The company’s foundation warned a skilled-trades shortage could delay disaster rebuilding despite available aid. Nearly 60% of Americans lack confidence in their community’s recovery speed after disasters, according to a new survey. Investors await Home Depot’s Feb. 24 earnings for signs of housing-related demand.
Mastercard stock price drops as tariff shock hits Wall Street and card-fee fights keep MA in focus

Mastercard stock price drops as tariff shock hits Wall Street and card-fee fights keep MA in focus

Mastercard shares fell 1.4% to $531.74 Tuesday, outpacing declines in Visa and American Express as U.S. equities slumped. The stock has dropped three straight sessions and now trades 12% below its 52-week high. Payment stocks faced pressure from policy risks and renewed scrutiny over credit card fees. Mastercard is advancing AI-powered checkout tools and faster merchant payouts.
21 January 2026
Nebius stock drops nearly 9% as tariff scare hits tech — Israel AI supercomputer rollout in focus

Nebius stock drops nearly 9% as tariff scare hits tech — Israel AI supercomputer rollout in focus

Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS.O) shares fell 8.68% to $99.29 Tuesday and slipped further after hours, amid a tech selloff triggered by Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland. Israel’s national AI supercomputer launched using Nebius infrastructure, but broader markets stayed risk-averse as the Dow dropped 1.76%, S&P 500 lost 2.06%, and Nasdaq fell 2.39%.
ASX slides as Trump Greenland tariff threat sparks ‘sell America’ trade — gold hits record

ASX slides as Trump Greenland tariff threat sparks ‘sell America’ trade — gold hits record

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4% by mid-morning Wednesday, led by declines in tech and banks, while miners rose on record gold prices near $4,762 an ounce. U.S. President Trump threatened new tariffs on eight European countries after their troops arrived in Greenland, escalating trade tensions. Lynas Rare Earths jumped on a 43% revenue surge. Rio Tinto reported record quarterly iron ore shipments.
Morgan Stanley stock drops 3.7% after-hours as rate-cap deadline and tariff jitters hit banks

Morgan Stanley stock drops 3.7% after-hours as rate-cap deadline and tariff jitters hit banks

Morgan Stanley shares fell 3.7% to $182.10 Tuesday, tracking a broader drop in U.S. bank stocks after the Trump administration threatened a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates. Trading volume doubled its 50-day average. The S&P 500 lost 2.06%. Morgan Stanley’s board declared a $1.00 quarterly dividend, payable Feb. 13 to shareholders of record Jan. 30.
21 January 2026
Bank of America stock slips after $1B employee stock award as credit-card cap deadline bites

Bank of America stock slips after $1B employee stock award as credit-card cap deadline bites

Bank of America shares fell 1.64% to $52.10 Tuesday, then held steady after hours. The bank announced a $1 billion employee stock grant, totaling nearly 19 million shares. Investors weighed the move against uncertainty over a possible 10% federal cap on credit-card interest rates. CEO Brian Moynihan sold and repurchased about 17,900 shares last week, according to SEC filings.
21 January 2026
Corvus Pharmaceuticals stock surges 167% on eczema drug data as $150 million offering kicks off

Corvus Pharmaceuticals stock surges 167% on eczema drug data as $150 million offering kicks off

Corvus Pharmaceuticals shares soared over 167% to $21.41 in after-hours trading Tuesday after reporting positive placebo-controlled trial results for its experimental eczema pill. The company launched a $150 million underwritten stock and warrant offering following the data release. Analysts raised price targets. About 84 million shares changed hands.
Lumentum stock jumps 10% as Aletheia lifts target to $500 ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Lumentum stock jumps 10% as Aletheia lifts target to $500 ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Lumentum shares rose about 10% Tuesday, closing at $356.83 and holding steady after hours. Aletheia Capital’s Skye Chen raised his price target to $500, citing stronger demand for high-speed data-center lasers. Lumentum reports fiscal Q2 results Feb. 3 after the market closes. The company will also present new laser platforms at SPIE Photonics West this week.

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Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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