Stock Market 2 March 2026

Meta stock whipsaws as Iran conflict hits tech — 2 dates traders are circling

Meta Platforms stock bounced back from early declines on Monday, with shares settling near $648 after dropping as much as 2.1% from the open. The Facebook parent opened off 1.7% as traders tried to gauge the latest geopolitical jolt in an already jittery market.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:META·Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft stock rises as UAE AI spending details land amid oil shock and OpenAI deal buzz

Shares of Microsoft climbed roughly 1.2% to $397.31 in Monday morning trading, swinging from $390.63 to $398.40 earlier in the session.

2 March 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Exxon stock price swings higher as oil surges on Iran conflict; what XOM investors watch next

Exxon Mobil Corp picked up 1.1% to $154.22 on Monday, tracking a sharp jump in oil prices amid jitters that the Iran conflict might disrupt energy flows. Shares touched $159.37 at their session high.

2 March 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

Broadcom stock slips as AVGO heads into March 4 earnings with VMware telco launch in focus

Broadcom dropped 2% to $313.18 during Monday morning’s session, with traders eyeing the chip and software company’s upcoming earnings and processing new product headlines from Europe. https://www.investing.com/equities/avago-technologies

2 March 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market

Netflix stock price slips as JPMorgan turns upbeat on NFLX after $2.8 billion break fee

Netflix slipped roughly 0.4% to $96.24 on Monday, despite JPMorgan resuming coverage on the streaming giant with an “overweight” call and a $120 target. That label signals analysts expect the stock to do better than others in its sector.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:NFLX·Stock Market

Nvidia stock bucks market slide after $4 billion optics bet — what NVDA traders watch next

Nvidia shares climbed roughly 1.5% to $179.80 as of 10:03 a.m. ET. The stock’s range for the session ran from $174.64 to $180.15.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:COHR·NASDAQ:LITE·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market·Technology

Tesla stock slides as oil spikes and Europe sales data lands; Cybertruck pricing in focus

Tesla shares dropped Monday, with investors factoring in new geopolitical tensions and sifting through conflicting demand signals out of Europe for the electric-vehicle maker’s lineup.

2 March 2026

Electric Vehicles·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market

Kingsoft Cloud (KC) stock falls about 6% after filing raises lease caps with Kingsoft

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited shares dropped 5.6% to $12.72 at 9:36 a.m. EST, deepening a volatile stretch for the China-based cloud company on U.S. markets. The stock's 52-week range has swung from $10.29 up to $19.57.

2 March 2026

Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:KC·Stock Market·Technology

NIQ stock flat in premarket after Needham trims target as 2026 margin plan takes focus

NIQ Global Intelligence held steady at $13.33 in premarket action Monday. Needham trimmed its price target, moving it down to $21 from the previous $24, but stuck with its Buy call. On Friday, NIQ shares jumped 7.2% to close at $13.33.

2 March 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:NIQ·Stock Market

Sasol share price jumps as oil spike shakes markets — what JSE investors watch next

Sasol Ltd advanced 5.6% Monday, the stock drawing attention as crude prices surged amid the Iran conflict. Shares hit a 52-week peak at 163.55 rand before settling at 153.44 rand by 3:36 pm, dipping as low as 151.23 rand at one point, according to Sharenet. That comes on the heels of Friday’s sharp 16% rally.

2 March 2026

JSE:KAP·JSE:SOL·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Accelerant stock slips in premarket after 10% pop; ARX traders eye March 19 earnings test

Accelerant Holdings slipped 2.8% to $11.47 ahead of the bell, giving back some of its strong gains from late last week.

2 March 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:ARX·Stock Market

VOO drops premarket as Iran strike pushes oil up — what’s driving Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF dropped about 1% before the bell Monday after the United States and Israel carried out a weekend strike on Iran, TipRanks reported. Oil surged nearly 8%. Investors shifted to safe-haven assets, pushing gold futures up 3.4% during the crisis.

2 March 2026

Energy Sector·ETFs·NYSE:VOO·Stock Market

Block stock price dips in premarket after AI-layoff rally — what traders watch next

Block dropped 3.3% to $61.57 ahead of the bell Monday, cooling off after it jumped 16.8% the day before on unusually high trading volume.

2 March 2026

NYSE:SQ·Stock Market

Dentsply Sirona stock slips in premarket as Mizuho hikes target to $16

Dentsply Sirona dropped 2.5% to $14.31 in premarket trading as of 8:24 a.m. ET. Shares had closed at $14.68 on Friday, having rallied 15.5%. Mizuho bumped its price target up to $16 from $14 while sticking with a Neutral rating—yet the stock edged lower.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:XRAY·Stock Market

AAOI stock jumps again before the bell as Applied Optoelectronics rally rolls on

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. shares were up 15.6% at $97.40 in premarket trading on Monday, building on Friday’s 56.9% surge that left the stock at $84.23.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:AAOI·Stock Market·Technology

Broadcom earnings week: Baird and Oppenheimer stick with Buy calls as AVGO options heat up

Broadcom is set to deliver its quarterly results this week, and Robert W. Baird is holding on to its Buy rating, keeping the price target at $420, a note cited by a report said. The firm’s stance rests on what it sees as solid demand for Broadcom’s custom chips powering artificial intelligence systems, according to the report.

2 March 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market

FIGS stock in focus: shares steady after Friday surge, tariffs and 2026 outlook back in play

FIGS Inc held steady in after-hours moves, giving back only a few cents following Friday’s surge. Investors now have an eye on tariffs and those 2026 targets again. Friday’s session wrapped with the stock at $15.45; after the close, it hovered near $15.40, public quotes showed.

2 March 2026

NYSE:FIGS·Stock Market

AT&T stock slips in premarket as risk-off hits futures — what traders watch next

AT&T Inc slipped 0.36% to $27.91 before the bell Monday, trimming a fraction off last week’s advance as some investors held back before the market opened.

2 March 2026

NYSE:T·Stock Market

CoreWeave stock price slips in premarket as Wall Street digs into $35 billion capex plan

CoreWeave shares dropped 3.6% premarket Monday, ticking down to $76.71 after closing Friday at $79.56. Trading volume before the open was about 229,000 shares, Investing.com data showed.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:CRWV·Stock Market

Warner Bros Discovery stock in focus before the bell as Netflix’s Sarandos puts $27.75 cap on bid

Warner Bros. Discovery shares open Monday in the shadow of remarks from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, who told Bloomberg he pulled back on the deal, unwilling to go above $27.75 a share for the assets in play. “I still believe in all the positives. I just believed in them up to $27.75 a share,” Sarandos said, per Business Insider. WBD closed Friday at $28.17, marking a 0.6% gain from the previous session.

2 March 2026

NASDAQ:NFLX·NASDAQ:PARA·NASDAQ:WBD·Stock Market

Stock Market 2 March 2026

Meta stock whipsaws as Iran conflict hits tech — 2 dates traders are circling

Microsoft stock rises as UAE AI spending details land amid oil shock and OpenAI deal buzz

Exxon stock price swings higher as oil surges on Iran conflict; what XOM investors watch next

Broadcom stock slips as AVGO heads into March 4 earnings with VMware telco launch in focus

Netflix stock price slips as JPMorgan turns upbeat on NFLX after $2.8 billion break fee

Nvidia stock bucks market slide after $4 billion optics bet — what NVDA traders watch next

Tesla stock slides as oil spikes and Europe sales data lands; Cybertruck pricing in focus

Kingsoft Cloud (KC) stock falls about 6% after filing raises lease caps with Kingsoft

NIQ stock flat in premarket after Needham trims target as 2026 margin plan takes focus

Sasol share price jumps as oil spike shakes markets — what JSE investors watch next

Accelerant stock slips in premarket after 10% pop; ARX traders eye March 19 earnings test

VOO drops premarket as Iran strike pushes oil up — what’s driving Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF

Block stock price dips in premarket after AI-layoff rally — what traders watch next

Dentsply Sirona stock slips in premarket as Mizuho hikes target to $16

AAOI stock jumps again before the bell as Applied Optoelectronics rally rolls on

Broadcom earnings week: Baird and Oppenheimer stick with Buy calls as AVGO options heat up

FIGS stock in focus: shares steady after Friday surge, tariffs and 2026 outlook back in play

AT&T stock slips in premarket as risk-off hits futures — what traders watch next

CoreWeave stock price slips in premarket as Wall Street digs into $35 billion capex plan

Warner Bros Discovery stock in focus before the bell as Netflix’s Sarandos puts $27.75 cap on bid

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