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Stock Market News 23 January 2026

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.
23 January 2026
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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.
23 January 2026
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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.
23 January 2026
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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%.
23 January 2026
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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
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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.
23 January 2026
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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.
23 January 2026
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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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Netflix stock price rises as CEO slams Paramount’s Warner bid, Senate hearing nears

Netflix stock price rises as CEO slams Paramount’s Warner bid, Senate hearing nears

Netflix shares rose 2% to $85.21 Friday as investors tracked its $82.7 billion cash bid for Warner’s studio and streaming assets. Paramount extended its $108 billion Warner tender offer deadline to Feb. 20 after only 6.8% of shares were tendered. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos will testify before a Senate committee in February. Warner’s board has approved Netflix’s $27.75-a-share cash offer.
23 January 2026
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Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 EST — Market closed. Apple shares ended Friday higher, closing up 0.8% at $278.12. The stock eased 0.3% after hours to $277.25 ahead of Monday’s reopening. (Investing.com) The move capped a choppy week for megacap tech as traders tried to work out whether the latest bout of nerves over artificial intelligence spending is a speed bump or something stickier. That matters for Apple because it sits in both camps — a heavyweight in the Dow and a bellwether growth stock — just as the next set of U.S. data may reset bets on interest-rate
Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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