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Stock Market News 17 January 2026

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock slips into long weekend as TMO traders eye Jan. 29 earnings

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock slips into long weekend as TMO traders eye Jan. 29 earnings

Thermo Fisher Scientific closed down 0.9% at $618.72 Friday, with little change after hours. A WARN notice filed in North Carolina showed the company will close its Asheville site, affecting 421 workers. Investors are watching for Q4 and full-year results on Jan. 29. The company recently announced a partnership with NVIDIA focused on lab automation and AI.
17 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock slips — what traders watch before JNJ earnings

Johnson & Johnson stock slips — what traders watch before JNJ earnings

Johnson & Johnson shares closed down 0.41% at $218.66 Friday and were flat after hours. The company reports fourth-quarter earnings January 21, with investors watching for updates on drug approvals and MedTech growth. FDA fast-track reviews and consumer-health deals remain in focus. Kenvue, spun off from J&J, faces a key shareholder vote January 29 on its sale to Kimberly-Clark.
17 January 2026
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IBM stock jumps Friday, then steadies after-hours as Sovereign Core launch and earnings date come into focus

IBM stock jumps Friday, then steadies after-hours as Sovereign Core launch and earnings date come into focus

IBM shares rose 2.6% to $305.67 Friday, outperforming a flat U.S. market after the company launched its new “Sovereign Core” software for regulated AI and data users. Trading volume topped the 50-day average. IBM will report quarterly results and outlook on January 28. The stock remains about 6% below its 52-week high.
17 January 2026
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Citigroup stock price ticks up after-hours as White House weighs credit-card rate cap

Citigroup stock price ticks up after-hours as White House weighs credit-card rate cap

Citigroup shares edged up 0.5% to $118.06 Friday, with after-hours trading near $118.12. The bank reported Q4 net income of $2.5 billion on $19.9 billion revenue, including a $1.2 billion loss tied to its Russia exit. The White House is weighing an executive order to cap credit card interest rates, raising policy risks for banks. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
17 January 2026
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Exxon stock holds near $130 after hours as Venezuela crude signals return to focus

Exxon stock holds near $130 after hours as Venezuela crude signals return to focus

Exxon Mobil shares rose 0.6% to $129.89 in after-hours trading Friday as oil prices held steady ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend. The company is preparing its Baton Rouge refinery to process Venezuelan crude again, according to sources cited by Reuters. Exxon also awarded a contract for 3D seismic work off Trinidad and Tobago, with the survey set to begin in early 2026.
17 January 2026
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KLA stock price holds near highs after Wells Fargo upgrade as TSMC capex lifts chip tools

KLA stock price holds near highs after Wells Fargo upgrade as TSMC capex lifts chip tools

KLA Corp shares rose 1.4% to $1,567.82 Friday, buoyed by a Wells Fargo upgrade and strong chip equipment sector gains. The move followed TSMC’s $52–56 billion 2026 capex forecast and a $250 billion U.S.-Taiwan chip trade deal. Investors are watching for signs of increased spending on advanced chips. KLA reports fiscal Q2 results after markets close Jan. 29.
17 January 2026
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Coinbase stock price nudges higher after hours as Feb. 12 earnings date drops and Senate crypto bill hits pause

Coinbase stock price nudges higher after hours as Feb. 12 earnings date drops and Senate crypto bill hits pause

Coinbase shares rose 0.8% to $241.15 in after-hours trading Friday after the company announced it will report earnings on Feb. 12. A Senate committee postponed debate on a crypto regulation bill following CEO Brian Armstrong’s public opposition. Bitcoin hovered near $95,500 late Friday. The Senate Banking Committee’s session on the bill is now listed as postponed.
17 January 2026
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Western Digital (WDC) stock price: Analysts lift targets as SanDisk stake sale, earnings loom

Western Digital (WDC) stock price: Analysts lift targets as SanDisk stake sale, earnings loom

Western Digital shares fell 0.2% in after-hours trading Friday, even as Evercore ISI and Susquehanna raised price targets to $230 and $205, respectively. The company has sold most of its SanDisk stake to pay down debt and is expected to sell the rest within weeks. U.S. markets close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Western Digital reports fiscal Q2 earnings after the bell on Jan. 29.
17 January 2026
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Bank of America stock price edges up after hours as traders line up a Fed week and bank earnings

Bank of America stock price edges up after hours as traders line up a Fed week and bank earnings

Bank of America shares rose 0.7% to $52.97 in after-hours trading Friday after the bank announced preferred stock dividend payments. Earlier, the stock fell 3% despite reporting $7.6 billion in earnings and record net interest income. The board approved cash dividends on multiple preferred series, payable in February and March. Investors await the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and more bank earnings next week.
17 January 2026
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end week lower — chip rally, bank jitters, and next week’s big tests

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end week lower — chip rally, bank jitters, and next week’s big tests

The Dow fell 83.11 points to 49,359.33 Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also ending lower; all three major indexes posted weekly losses. The Russell 2000 small-cap index closed at a record high. Chipmakers gained late in the week, while financial stocks declined on policy concerns. Markets reopen Tuesday after the holiday, with earnings and a Supreme Court case on the Fed in focus.
17 January 2026
Why Vistra stock sank 7% Friday as a PJM “emergency auction” idea spooked power names

Why Vistra stock sank 7% Friday as a PJM “emergency auction” idea spooked power names

Vistra shares fell 7.4% after the White House pressed PJM Interconnection for an emergency auction to address surging power demand from data centers. The move raised the prospect of caps on capacity-market charges and forced curtailments for large new users. GE Vernova rose 6.1% on turbine demand hopes, while Constellation Energy and Vistra led S&P 500 losses. PJM’s next capacity auction is set for late June.
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Stock Market Today

AMD stock bounces 8% after brutal midweek slide — what investors watch before Monday

AMD stock bounces 8% after brutal midweek slide — what investors watch before Monday

8 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.28% to $208.44 Friday, rebounding after steep losses earlier in the week. Chip stocks rallied as investors bet on continued AI data center spending by major tech firms. Nvidia rose 7.8%, Broadcom gained 7.1%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed up 5.7%. Markets now await macroeconomic data and Nvidia’s late-February results.
Intel stock price jumps to $50: China CPU delays and SambaNova funding set up week ahead

Intel stock price jumps to $50: China CPU delays and SambaNova funding set up week ahead

8 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.9% to $50.59 Friday, tracking a 5.7% jump in the PHLX semiconductor index as investors bet on AI-driven data-center spending. Reuters reported Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of tighter server CPU supply, pushing Intel’s China prices up over 10%. Intel expects supply to improve in Q2. After the bell, Reuters said Intel plans to invest about $100 million in AI chip startup SambaNova Systems.
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