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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.
Applied Materials stock price dips despite Needham’s big target hike — here’s what traders watch next

Applied Materials stock price dips despite Needham’s big target hike — here’s what traders watch next

Applied Materials fell 2.7% to $318.23 Tuesday, mirroring a sharp drop in semiconductor stocks and the S&P 500. The decline came despite Needham raising its price target to $390, citing stronger demand. Shares traded between $314.58 and $324.35 on volume of 9.4 million. Investors await earnings from ASML and KLA next week, with Applied’s own report due Feb. 12.
21 January 2026
RAPT Therapeutics stock jumps 64% as GSK agrees $2.2 billion takeover at $58 a share

RAPT Therapeutics stock jumps 64% as GSK agrees $2.2 billion takeover at $58 a share

Rapt Therapeutics shares surged 64% to $57.57 in after-hours trading after GSK agreed to acquire the company for $58 a share in cash, valuing Rapt at about $2.2 billion. The deal centers on ozureprubart, a long-acting anti-IgE antibody. GSK plans to launch a tender offer within 10 business days. Closing depends on a majority of Rapt shares being tendered and U.S. antitrust clearance.

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Deutsche Telekom stock slips despite fresh buyback — what matters before earnings

Deutsche Telekom stock slips despite fresh buyback — what matters before earnings

8 February 2026
Deutsche Telekom shares fell 1.1% to 30.26 euros Friday, despite the company repurchasing 250,873 shares for about 7.63 million euros on Xetra. The drop came as European stocks rose and T-Mobile US shares slipped 2.2%. Deutsche Telekom’s 2025 results are due Feb. 26. The company has completed its 2025 buyback and launched a new 2 billion euro programme for 2026.
Airbus stock price ends higher near 191 euros as January deliveries slow, earnings loom

Airbus stock price ends higher near 191 euros as January deliveries slow, earnings loom

8 February 2026
Airbus shares rose 0.94% to 191.30 euros Friday as the company reported 19 aircraft deliveries in January, down from 25 a year earlier. Supply chain bottlenecks remain an issue, with executives at the Singapore Airshow calling delays “unacceptable.” Jefferies kept a Neutral rating and a 215-euro price target. Airbus will report full-year 2025 results on Feb. 19.
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