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Stock Market News 16 January 2026 - 17 January 2026

Why UnitedHealth stock fell today: UNH slides as Medicare Advantage spotlight returns

Why UnitedHealth stock fell today: UNH slides as Medicare Advantage spotlight returns

UnitedHealth shares fell 2.3% to $331.02 in after-hours trading Friday following a MedPAC report highlighting $76 billion in projected Medicare Advantage overpayments. The drop came ahead of a long holiday weekend and the company’s earnings release set for Jan. 27. Managed-care stocks broadly declined, with Humana down 3.76% and Elevance Health off 1.85%.
17 January 2026
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) stock price jumps 11% after-hours — chip rally and options expiry set up next week

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) stock price jumps 11% after-hours — chip rally and options expiry set up next week

Super Micro Computer shares surged 11% to $32.64 in after-hours trading Friday, with 78.8 million shares changing hands. Chip stocks rallied after Taiwan Semiconductor posted a 35% profit jump and forecast strong 2026 revenue. Super Micro remains 57% below its 52-week high. Investors await Intel’s earnings on Jan. 22.
Adobe stock slides again after annual report filing; what investors watch next

Adobe stock slides again after annual report filing; what investors watch next

Adobe shares fell 2.6% to $296.12 in after-hours trading Friday after filing its annual report. The company reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $23.77 billion and net income of $7.13 billion, with $5.43 billion in cash and $11.28 billion spent on buybacks. The report cited rising competition from AI in creative software. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
ServiceNow stock drops nearly 3% as security flaw headlines linger ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

ServiceNow stock drops nearly 3% as security flaw headlines linger ahead of Jan. 28 earnings

ServiceNow shares fell 2.9% to $127.31 in after-hours trading Friday, extending a week of declines and leaving the stock 47% below its 52-week high. The drop followed news of a major AI security flaw, “BodySnatcher,” which the company says has been patched. U.S. stocks closed flat ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. ServiceNow reports earnings Jan. 28.
Constellation Energy (CEG) stock dives on White House push to cap PJM power-market prices

Constellation Energy (CEG) stock dives on White House push to cap PJM power-market prices

Constellation Energy shares fell 9.8% to $307.71 in after-hours trading Friday after the White House urged PJM Interconnection to hold an emergency auction for new power plants and cap earnings for existing ones. The move follows an 800% surge in PJM capacity prices and criticism from state officials over rising power bills. GE Vernova rose 6.1%, while Vistra dropped 7.5%. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
Applied Materials stock rallies again after Barclays upgrade — what AMAT bulls are watching next

Applied Materials stock rallies again after Barclays upgrade — what AMAT bulls are watching next

Applied Materials shares rose 2.5% to $327.01 Friday after Barclays upgraded the stock and raised its price target to $360, citing stronger memory spending. The stock closed about 1.2% below its 52-week high and was little changed after hours. Chip-equipment peers also gained following strong results from TSMC. Applied Materials reports earnings Feb. 12.
Salesforce stock slides to $227 after insider sale filing, with Davos AI showcase next week

Salesforce stock slides to $227 after insider sale filing, with Davos AI showcase next week

Salesforce shares fell 2.8% to $227.11 Friday, then edged up to $227.20 after hours. Director Neelie Kroes sold 3,893 shares this week at a weighted average of $238.70, cutting her stake to 7,299 shares, according to a U.S. filing. The company is promoting its new AI concierge app at Davos. U.S. markets will close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Goldman Sachs stock dips after-hours as earnings beat meets Apple Card transition

Goldman Sachs stock dips after-hours as earnings beat meets Apple Card transition

Goldman Sachs shares fell $13.48, or 1.4%, to $962 in after-hours trading Friday. The bank reported fourth-quarter net income of $4.62 billion and diluted EPS of $14.01, beating analyst estimates. Net revenues dropped 3% year-over-year to $13.45 billion, while investment banking fees rose 25% to $2.58 billion. Goldman raised its quarterly dividend to $4.50 per share.
Netflix stock barely moves after hours as KeyBanc cuts target ahead of Warner deal-heavy earnings

Netflix stock barely moves after hours as KeyBanc cuts target ahead of Warner deal-heavy earnings

Netflix shares slipped 0.1% to $88 in after-hours trading Friday after KeyBanc cut its price target to $110, citing uncertainty over the planned Warner Bros deal. Investors await Netflix’s Jan. 20 earnings and details on the $82.7 billion Warner Bros acquisition bid. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Why Strategy stock (MSTR) is moving after hours as Wall Street trims targets ahead of Feb. 5 earnings

Why Strategy stock (MSTR) is moving after hours as Wall Street trims targets ahead of Feb. 5 earnings

Strategy Inc shares rose 1.6% to $173.71 in after-hours trading Friday after a filing showed it raised $1.25 billion by selling stock and used the funds to buy 13,627 bitcoin. Mizuho and TD Cowen both cut their price targets but kept positive ratings. The company now holds 687,410 bitcoin. Strategy will report fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 5.
Eli Lilly stock: FDA pushes orforglipron decision to April 10 as lawsuit adds another overhang

Eli Lilly stock: FDA pushes orforglipron decision to April 10 as lawsuit adds another overhang

Eli Lilly shares rose 0.5% in after-hours trading after the FDA delayed its decision on the company’s obesity drug orforglipron to April 10. Lilly and Novo Nordisk face a lawsuit from Texas-based Strive Specialties, which alleges both companies restricted access to cheaper compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs. Lilly also disclosed a 10% stake in Aktis Oncology.
IREN stock price jumps 11% after-hours as Wall Street upgrade revives AI cloud bet

IREN stock price jumps 11% after-hours as Wall Street upgrade revives AI cloud bet

IREN shares jumped 11.5% to $57.82 in after-hours trading Friday on volume of 53.7 million, after H.C. Wainwright upgraded the stock to “buy” and cited a $9.7 billion AI cloud contract with Microsoft. The broker set an $80 price target, calling the deal a major shift for the former bitcoin miner. Investors await IREN’s next earnings report on Feb. 11.
Robinhood stock slips again after crypto bill delay rattles traders

Robinhood stock slips again after crypto bill delay rattles traders

Robinhood shares fell 1.4% to $108.76 Friday, after a 7.8% drop Thursday, amid renewed doubts over a stalled U.S. Senate crypto bill. Senate debate was delayed after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized the draft, citing concerns over stablecoin rules. The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to release new legislative text by Jan. 21. Robinhood will report earnings Feb. 10.
GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as White House pushes PJM “emergency” power auction for AI data centers

GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as White House pushes PJM “emergency” power auction for AI data centers

GE Vernova shares rose 6.1% to $681.55 in after-hours trading Friday, boosted by a U.S. push for emergency power plant construction to meet surging data center demand. The Trump administration urged PJM to hold an emergency procurement auction and shift new supply costs to data centers. Constellation Energy, Vistra, and Talen Energy shares fell sharply after the policy announcement. PJM said it is reviewing the proposals.
AI stocks move after hours: Nvidia slips on China H200 curb as Broadcom, AMD rise

AI stocks move after hours: Nvidia slips on China H200 curb as Broadcom, AMD rise

Nvidia slipped 0.5% in after-hours trading Friday after reports that Chinese customs blocked its H200 AI chips from entering China. Broadcom rose 2.6% and AMD gained 1.7%. U.S. and Taiwan reached a trade deal lowering tariffs and boosting chipmaker incentives. TSMC shares jumped 4.4% Thursday after forecasting strong growth and expanding U.S. operations.
JPMorgan stock price rises after hours as private-markets push meets policy overhang

JPMorgan stock price rises after hours as private-markets push meets policy overhang

JPMorgan Chase shares climbed about 1% in after-hours trading Friday after the bank announced a new private capital advisory team. CEO Jamie Dimon said he plans to stay “at least five more years,” though a spokesperson later called it a joke. Investors reacted to fee growth and lending results, while policy risks, including Trump’s proposed credit card rate cap, weighed on bank stocks.
16 January 2026

Stock Market Today

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
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 11:29 ET — Market closed. AbbVie shares closed up 2% on Friday at $223.43, extending a second straight session of gains as U.S. stocks rallied. The stock is still roughly 9% below its 52-week high, and trading volume ran a bit under its recent average. (MarketWatch) The bounce comes as investors work through AbbVie’s post-earnings reset and what it means for 2026. The drugmaker said fourth-quarter net revenues rose 10% to $16.618 billion and adjusted profit per share—excluding certain items—was $2.71; it forecast 2026 adjusted earnings of $14.37 to $14.57 a share. Chief Executive Robert
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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