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PepsiCo stock jumps nearly 5% after-hours as snack price cuts and buyback plan land

PepsiCo stock jumps nearly 5% after-hours as snack price cuts and buyback plan land

PepsiCo shares rose 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday, closing at $162.85 after the company announced U.S. snack price cuts of up to 15%. Quarterly revenue and adjusted profit beat estimates, and PepsiCo reaffirmed its 2026 outlook. The company also unveiled a $10 billion buyback plan and raised its dividend 4% to $5.92 per share. North American beverage volumes slipped despite higher global prices.
4 February 2026
Lam Research stock price slips 3%: LRCX traders eye COO handover and new board pick

Lam Research stock price slips 3%: LRCX traders eye COO handover and new board pick

Lam Research shares fell 3.1% to $230.10 Tuesday, touching an intraday low of $226.88, before steadying after hours. Anirudh Devgan, CEO of Cadence, joined the board, and Seshasayee Varadarajan will become COO on March 6, according to an SEC filing. Other chip-equipment makers also declined. Lam recently announced a research pact with CEA-Leti and forecast Q3 revenue of $5.7 billion.
4 February 2026
S&P Global stock sinks 11% on AI disruption jitters — here’s what traders are watching next

S&P Global stock sinks 11% on AI disruption jitters — here’s what traders are watching next

S&P Global shares fell 11.3% to $468.21 Tuesday, with volume topping 6.7 million, after a sharp sell-off in data and analytics stocks triggered by renewed AI competition fears. Moody’s dropped 8.9% and MSCI slid 6.9%. Traders pointed to new AI tools from Anthropic as the catalyst. Investors are watching for S&P Global’s earnings and updates on its planned Mobility unit spin-off.
4 February 2026
AppLovin stock slides as AI disruption fears rattle tech — here’s what investors watch next

AppLovin stock slides as AI disruption fears rattle tech — here’s what investors watch next

AppLovin shares fell 4.4% to $461.79 in after-hours trading Tuesday, with the stock swinging between $448.70 and $493.50. Wall Street retreated as investors weighed AI’s impact on gaming and ad-tech, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.43%. AppLovin will report Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings on Feb. 11, amid an ongoing SEC probe into its data-collection practices.
Chevron stock price hits a fresh 52-week high as oil firms; what CVX investors watch next

Chevron stock price hits a fresh 52-week high as oil firms; what CVX investors watch next

Chevron shares rose 2.3% to $178.04 Tuesday, hitting a 52-week high as oil prices jumped after U.S.-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz. Trading volume topped 18.2 million shares, well above average. A Form 144 filing showed plans to sell 45,800 shares worth about $8 million. Chevron’s Venezuelan crude exports climbed to 220,000 barrels per day in January, up from 99,000 in December.
Intuit stock drops 11% after-hours as AI disruption fears spread — what investors watch next

Intuit stock drops 11% after-hours as AI disruption fears spread — what investors watch next

Intuit shares plunged 10.9% to $434.09 in after-hours trading Tuesday, after falling 11% during the session. The S&P 500 software and services index dropped 3.8%, with Salesforce, Datadog, Adobe, Synopsys, and Atlassian also down sharply. The Nasdaq Composite lost 1.4%. Analysts cited aggressive repricing of software stocks as AI offerings from Anthropic raised concerns over future growth and competition.
Lumentum stock jumps after earnings beat, AI optics demand lifts outlook

Lumentum stock jumps after earnings beat, AI optics demand lifts outlook

Lumentum Holdings shares jumped 3% after hours Tuesday, closing at $435.10, after adjusted earnings of $1.67 per share and $665.5 million revenue beat estimates. The company forecast March-quarter revenue up to $830 million and reported an optical-switch backlog over $400 million. Shares swung sharply after the report, following a volatile session for tech stocks.
Teradyne stock price jumps after Q4 beat, AI test demand lifts outlook

Teradyne stock price jumps after Q4 beat, AI test demand lifts outlook

Teradyne shares surged 13% to $282.98 in after-hours trading Tuesday after posting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.083 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.80, both above analyst estimates. The company forecast first-quarter revenue between $1.15 billion and $1.25 billion, citing strong AI-driven demand. Trading volume reached 11.8 million shares. Several brokers raised price targets following the results.
IBM stock price slides after-hours as AI disruption fears rattle software and consulting shares

IBM stock price slides after-hours as AI disruption fears rattle software and consulting shares

IBM shares fell 6.5% to $294.31 in after-hours trading Tuesday, erasing about $20 from the session’s high. The drop followed a broader selloff in software and services stocks after Anthropic launched new AI tools. Trading volume reached 11.5 million shares. IBM’s dividend record date is Feb. 10, with preliminary Q1 earnings due April 22.
Applied Materials stock drops 3% as tech selloff bites, with earnings and new analyst target in focus

Applied Materials stock drops 3% as tech selloff bites, with earnings and new analyst target in focus

Applied Materials shares fell 2.96% to $318.67 Tuesday, erasing Monday’s rally after Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $364. The stock is about 7.5% below its Jan. 29 high. Investors await the Feb. 12 earnings report and guidance update. Broader chip-equipment stocks also declined, with Lam Research and KLA both down over 3%.
Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock drops after hours as bitcoin slides; SEC filing shows fresh buy

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock drops after hours as bitcoin slides; SEC filing shows fresh buy

Strategy Inc shares fell 4.6% after hours to $133.26 as bitcoin slid 3.5% to around $75,772. An SEC filing showed $106.1 million raised from ATM share sales, used to buy 855 bitcoin. The company raised its preferred dividend rate to 11.25% and declared a Feb. 28 payout. Investors await fourth-quarter results on Feb. 5 for updates on funding and dividend plans.
JPMorgan stock jumps while Wall Street slides — why JPM shares held up and what’s next

JPMorgan stock jumps while Wall Street slides — why JPM shares held up and what’s next

JPMorgan Chase shares closed up 2.18% at $314.85 Tuesday, defying a broader market selloff, then edged down 0.09% after hours. The gains followed a Baird upgrade and shifting rate forecasts, drawing renewed attention to large banks. U.S. stocks fell as investors dumped software and data-analytics shares on AI margin fears. JPMorgan’s stock traded between $308.15 and $316.18, with 12.69 million shares changing hands.
4 February 2026
Texas Instruments stock steadies after-hours as $7 billion Silicon Laboratories talks report surfaces

Texas Instruments stock steadies after-hours as $7 billion Silicon Laboratories talks report surfaces

Texas Instruments shares hovered near $225 in after-hours trading after a Financial Times report said it is close to acquiring Silicon Laboratories for $7 billion. Silicon Labs stock surged 28%, while Texas Instruments slipped 1%. Reuters has not verified the report. The deal would be TI’s largest since its $6.5 billion purchase of National Semiconductor in 2011.
4 February 2026
Netflix stock price slides as Warner Bros deal scrutiny tightens

Netflix stock price slides as Warner Bros deal scrutiny tightens

Netflix shares fell 3.4% to $79.94 Tuesday, steadying after hours as scrutiny intensified over its $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery. The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned CEO Ted Sarandos on competition, while Paramount Skydance extended its rival tender offer to Feb. 20. Reed Hastings filed to sell up to 390,970 shares. European voice actors boycotted Netflix over AI contract terms.
Eli Lilly stock price drops 4% as Novo outlook jars weight-loss trade ahead of earnings

Eli Lilly stock price drops 4% as Novo outlook jars weight-loss trade ahead of earnings

Eli Lilly shares fell 3.9% to $1,003.46 on Tuesday, tracking a sharp 14% drop in Novo Nordisk after its 2026 forecast signaled deeper pricing pressure in the obesity-drug market. Pfizer also slipped on new weight-loss drug data. Lilly will report quarterly results Wednesday, as investors watch for signs of further price cuts and shifting demand in the sector.

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  • NSE Index Dips Amid Selloffs in KCB Group, Coop, Absa Bank
    April 29, 2026, 5:52 PM EDT. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) All Share Index fell 0.2% to 206.30, led by selloffs in major banks including KCB Group, Co-operative Bank, Absa Bank, and Equity Bank. Large-cap stocks KCB and Coop dropped 1.1% and 0.9%, respectively. Despite declines, gains in Kenya Airways and BK Group provided some support. Trading value slumped 33.6% to KES 391.58 million. Foreign investors turned net buyers with inflows of KES 92.49 million, reversing prior outflows. Safaricom was the most actively traded stock with KES 162.52 million turnover. Bond trading surged 129.5% to KES 13.22 billion, driven by FXD1/2026/30yr bonds. Derivatives volume and open interest also increased, signaling higher market activity despite the index dip.

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Meta Stock Slides as $145 Billion AI Spending Plan Overshadows Blowout Earnings

Meta Stock Slides as $145 Billion AI Spending Plan Overshadows Blowout Earnings

29 April 2026
Meta Platforms shares dropped about 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $125–$145 billion. First-quarter revenue rose 33% to $56.31 billion, beating estimates, while net income reached $26.77 billion, boosted by an $8.03 billion tax benefit. Meta expects second-quarter revenue of $58–$61 billion. Daily active users across its apps increased 4% to 3.56 billion.
Chipotle Stock Jumps After Chicken Bet Breaks Its Sales Slump

Chipotle Stock Jumps After Chicken Bet Breaks Its Sales Slump

29 April 2026
Chipotle Mexican Grill reported a 0.5% rise in first-quarter comparable sales, reversing recent declines and beating analyst expectations. Total revenue rose 7.4% to $3.09 billion, while shares jumped 7% in after-hours trading. Operating margin narrowed to 12.9% from 16.7% a year earlier. Menu items like Chicken al Pastor and Honey Chicken drove increased restaurant visits.
AI Stocks Today: Big Tech Earnings Just Put the Market’s Hottest Trade on Notice

AI Stocks Today: Big Tech Earnings Just Put the Market’s Hottest Trade on Notice

29 April 2026
Alphabet shares jumped over 3% in after-hours trading Wednesday as Google Cloud revenue surged 63% to $20 billion. Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft fell, with Meta dropping more than 6% after raising its 2026 capital spending forecast for AI infrastructure. Amazon’s AWS revenue beat estimates but shares slipped. The four companies are expected to spend over $600 billion on AI infrastructure this year.
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