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Stock Market News 23 January 2026

Morgan Stanley stock price drops as bank shares slide; Fed decision next week looms

Morgan Stanley stock price drops as bank shares slide; Fed decision next week looms

Morgan Stanley shares fell 2.1% to $179.17 Friday as U.S. banks retreated on weaker market momentum ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve decision and a wave of corporate earnings. SpaceX IPO speculation increased after insider-sale filings and reports the company may tap Morgan Stanley for a lead role. Chief client officer Crawley Mandell sold 7,860 shares on Jan. 20, SEC filings show.
Plug Power stock price today: PLUG steadies near $2.60 as share-vote clock ticks and Galp project update lands

Plug Power stock price today: PLUG steadies near $2.60 as share-vote clock ticks and Galp project update lands

Plug Power shares fell 0.2% to $2.59 Friday after a 16.7% surge Thursday. Investors await a Jan. 29 shareholder vote on doubling authorized shares to 3 billion, a move CEO Andy Marsh says is needed to avoid a reverse stock split. Plug and Walmart canceled a 2017 warrant for over 55 million shares, replacing it with a technology licensing deal. Plug completed installation of 100 MW electrolyzers at Galp’s Sines refinery in Portugal.
Johnson & Johnson stock today: Why JNJ can’t break out as talc risk shadows upbeat 2026 outlook

Johnson & Johnson stock today: Why JNJ can’t break out as talc risk shadows upbeat 2026 outlook

Johnson & Johnson shares traded nearly flat at $218.59 by late Friday morning as Wall Street upgrades met renewed worries over federal talc lawsuits. A special master recommended allowing plaintiffs’ experts to testify that J&J talc products can cause ovarian cancer, affecting over 67,500 cases. The company reported Q4 sales up 9.1% to $24.6 billion and projected 2026 sales of up to $101 billion.
Enphase Energy (ENPH) stock holds near $40 after Citi and Goldman upgrades — what to watch into earnings

Enphase Energy (ENPH) stock holds near $40 after Citi and Goldman upgrades — what to watch into earnings

Enphase shares edged up less than 0.1% to $40.50 early Friday after jumping 12.54% Thursday on heavy volume. Citi and Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock, citing limited downside and strong Q4 demand tied to tax credit deadlines. Investors are watching early-February results for signs of sustained demand. Enphase remains 43% below its 52-week high.
Why Procter & Gamble stock is edging up today after earnings and new analyst upgrades

Why Procter & Gamble stock is edging up today after earnings and new analyst upgrades

Procter & Gamble shares rose 0.2% to $150.28 in late morning trading Friday after a 2.7% jump Thursday. Quarterly net sales missed estimates at $22.21 billion, with U.S. volumes down 1%, but adjusted earnings beat forecasts. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo raised price targets, citing focus on U.S. volumes and upcoming policy guidance. The company cut its fiscal 2026 diluted earnings growth forecast to 1%–6%.
Walmart stock ticks higher as PhonePe IPO share-sale details emerge — what’s next for WMT

Walmart stock ticks higher as PhonePe IPO share-sale details emerge — what’s next for WMT

Walmart shares rose 0.3% to $118.20 Friday after Reuters reported the company will sell about 46 million PhonePe shares in the Indian payments unit’s IPO. The offering, expected to cut Walmart’s stake by roughly 12%, is entirely secondary, with proceeds going to selling shareholders. CEO transition is set for Feb. 1, and quarterly earnings are due Feb. 19.
23 January 2026
Thermo Fisher stock dips today as Wall Street sizes up next week’s earnings

Thermo Fisher stock dips today as Wall Street sizes up next week’s earnings

Thermo Fisher Scientific shares fell 1.2% to $631.70 in late morning trading Friday, ending a two-day rally as investors awaited the company’s Jan. 29 earnings report. Peers Danaher and Agilent also declined. Traders are watching for management’s outlook on demand and margins. A recent minor debt security filing drew some attention but did not involve common stock.
Palantir stock price rises as retail ETF spotlight lands ahead of Fed week and earnings

Palantir stock price rises as retail ETF spotlight lands ahead of Fed week and earnings

Palantir shares rose 1.7% to $168.79 Friday, reaching a high of $169.20 on volume of 8.6 million. The stock gained after being added to the new Defiance Retail Kings ETF and receiving a buy rating from Phillip Securities. Palantir recently signed a major contract with South Korea’s HD Hyundai. The company will report fourth-quarter results after U.S. markets close on Feb. 2.
Google stock price today: Alphabet GOOG Class C ticks up as judge keeps search antitrust suit alive

Google stock price today: Alphabet GOOG Class C ticks up as judge keeps search antitrust suit alive

Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) rose 0.5% to $332.35 after a U.S. judge allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit over Google’s search dominance to proceed. The stock’s market cap neared $2.94 trillion, trading between $329.68 and $333.97. Analyst Josh Beck raised his price target to $400, citing AI momentum. The lawsuit challenges Google’s default search engine deals with device makers.
23 January 2026

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Bradesco stock drops on 2026 guidance — what BBDC4 investors watch next week

Bradesco stock drops on 2026 guidance — what BBDC4 investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Bradesco’s preferred shares fell 2.55% to 20.61 reais Friday after the bank issued 2026 guidance pointing to slower growth in some areas. Fourth-quarter recurring net income rose 20.6% to 6.5 billion reais, with 2025 ROAE at 15.2%. The Ibovespa closed up 0.45%. Bradesco ADRs ended down 0.5% at $3.98 in New York.
Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

7 February 2026
Stellantis shares plunged 23.7% to $7.28 Friday after the company disclosed about €22.2 billion in charges tied to a reset of its electric-vehicle strategy and said it will skip its 2026 dividend. The automaker flagged a preliminary net loss of €19–21 billion for the second half of 2025. Shares rose 1.6% in late after-hours trading. Investors await Feb. 26 results and a May 21 Investor Day.
Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
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