Stock Market News 2 January 2026

Costco stock slips today as December sales report nears; insider filing in focus

Costco shares fell 0.5% to $857.91 in morning trade Friday. An SEC filing showed Executive Vice President Javier Polit sold over 2,600 shares at the end of December. The company will report December sales results on Jan. 7 after market close. Analysts expect the update to provide an early read on holiday demand.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:COST·Stock Market

CoreWeave stock jumps nearly 9% today as Nvidia-led tech rebound lifts AI infrastructure names

CoreWeave shares jumped 8.6% to $77.76 in morning trading Friday, outpacing the Nasdaq’s 0.75% gain as tech stocks rebounded. About 8.6 million shares changed hands after the stock opened at $73.90 and swung between $72.95 and $77.76. Investors focused on next week’s U.S. labor-market data and interest rate outlook for high-growth stocks.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:CRWV·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

AppLovin stock slides nearly 7% as 2026 opens, with APP testing $630

AppLovin shares dropped 6.9% to $627.52 Friday, extending a late-December slide after breaking below the $700 support level. The decline stood out as the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5%. Traders cited technical selling and year-end profit-taking. Investors are watching for the next earnings update, scheduled for Feb. 18.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:APP·Stock Market

UnitedHealth stock rises today as UNH outpaces S&P 500 in early 2026 trade

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 10:55 ET — Regular session Shares of UnitedHealth Group climbed 0.7% to $332.29 in morning trading on Friday, outperforming the broader market as the first full U.S. trading session of 2026 got underway. The move matters because UnitedHealth is heading into its late-January results with investors focused on whether the insurer can steady medical-cost trends and lay out a clearer 2026 path. The company is due to provide 2026 guidance with its full-year 2025 results later this month. UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth has been under scrutiny after it commissioned outside reviews of parts of its health

2 January 2026

NYSE:UNH·Stock Market

Ondas (ONDS) stock jumps after rebrand plan, Florida HQ move and note-extension filing

Ondas Holdings Inc shares jumped 8.6% to $10.60 after announcing a name change to Ondas Inc. and a headquarters move to West Palm Beach, Florida. Nearly 49.4 million shares traded by 11:04 a.m. ET. The company also amended $8 million in debt maturities to January 15, 2026, and disclosed $10 million in new purchase orders. CEO Eric Brock sold 475,000 shares on December 31 to cover tax obligations.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market

Visa stock slips nearly 1% today as Wall Street eyes jobs data and Fed rate cues

Visa shares fell 0.9% to $347.54 in late-morning New York trading Friday, underperforming the S&P 500. Investors are watching next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data and Visa’s upcoming earnings, as legal risks and economic signals weigh on payment stocks.

2 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NYSE:V·Stock Market

Exxon Mobil stock rises today as traders track oil slide and OPEC+ decision

Exxon Mobil shares rose 0.6% to $121.07 in mid-morning New York trading as oil prices slipped, with Brent crude down 51 cents at $60.34 a barrel. Both Brent and U.S. crude posted nearly 20% annual losses in 2025, the steepest drop since 2020. Traders are watching Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting for supply signals and awaiting next week’s U.S. jobs report.

2 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:XOM·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Broadcom stock rebounds as 2026 opens, with Benchmark bulls clashing with Trefis bear case

Broadcom shares climbed about 3% Friday as U.S. tech stocks rebounded to start 2026. Benchmark raised its price target to $485, citing AI chip momentum, while Trefis flagged risks from VMware churn, customer concentration, and AI-driven margin pressure. Broadcom reported a $73 billion AI backlog and expects AI chip revenue to double, but warned gross margin will fall about one percentage point.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market

Walmart stock today: WMT stays steady as jobs report and earnings catalysts loom

Walmart shares rose 0.2% to $111.65 in late morning New York trading, near the upper end of their 52-week range. Target gained while Costco and Amazon slipped. Investors are awaiting next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data. Walmart’s next major event is a Jan. 13 appearance at the ICR Conference.

2 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Coinbase stock rises 3% as CEO Brian Armstrong lays out 2026 ‘everything exchange’ priorities

Coinbase shares rose 3.3% to $233.59 Friday morning as bitcoin climbed 1.7% to $89,400. CEO Brian Armstrong outlined 2026 priorities focused on expanding into more asset classes and payments. Traders are watching next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for signals on risk appetite. Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital also gained in early trading.

2 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·Stock Market

TSX opens 2026 higher after best year since 2009 as gold, silver rebound

Canada’s TSX Composite opened 2026 up 0.54%, boosted by mining stocks as gold and silver prices rebounded. The index ended 2025 with a 29% gain, its best year since 2009. Spot gold rose 1.7% to $4,387.58 an ounce and silver climbed 3.4% to $73.71 after a late-December pullback.

2 January 2026

Precious Metals·Stock Market·TSX

JPMorgan stock today: JPM steadies as jobs report and Jan. 13 earnings come into focus

JPMorgan Chase shares edged up 0.1% to $322.40 in early Friday trading, moving between $320.83 and $323.99 as investors awaited key economic data and the start of bank earnings season. The U.S. jobs report is due Jan. 9, with JPMorgan set to report fourth-quarter results Jan. 13. Broader markets rose on a rebound in tech shares. Bank of America and Citigroup traded higher, while Wells Fargo was little changed.

2 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:JPM·Stock Market

Costco stock faces a key test next week as analyst keeps $1,100 target

Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and $1,100 price target on Costco ahead of the retailer’s December sales update, expecting comparable sales growth to slow to 2.2%. Costco shares slipped Friday. December sales results are due Jan. 7 after market close. The company last reported Q1 net sales of $65.98 billion, up 8.2% year-over-year.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:COST·Stock Market

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq start 2026 higher as tech and chipmakers lead

U.S. stocks opened higher Friday, with the Dow up 42.7 points to 48,105.98 and the S&P 500 gaining 32.6 points. Asian markets rose as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 2% and South Korea’s KOSPI added 1.3%. Gold jumped 1.6% to $4,384 an ounce, while Brent crude slipped 0.3% to $60.62. London’s FTSE 100 crossed 10,000, led by defense and aerospace shares.

2 January 2026

LSE:RR.L·Stock Market·Technology

Tesla deliveries miss as Baidu pops on AI chip IPO plan and Nasdaq opens 2026 higher

Baidu surged nearly 13% after its AI chip unit filed confidentially for a Hong Kong listing. Tesla dropped 0.7% following a 15.6% year-on-year decline in quarterly deliveries, missing forecasts. The S&P 500 gained 0.38% and the Nasdaq rose 0.75% in early trading, led by technology shares.

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Electric Vehicles·IPO News·NASDAQ:BIDU·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Technology

Robinhood stock slides as HOOD sets Feb. 10 earnings date — what investors watch next

Robinhood shares fell about 1.5% to $111.45 in mid-morning trading Friday after the company set Feb. 10 for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings release. The stock had opened at $115.42 and was up in premarket trading. Bitcoin rose 1.9% to around $89,606, while Coinbase shares also gained. CEO Vlad Tenev and incoming CFO Shiv Verma will lead the Feb. 10 earnings call.

2 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:HOOD·Stock Market

Rocket Lab stock slides as cash-burn warning hits RKLB at start of 2026

Rocket Lab shares fell 2.5% to $67.99 in early U.S. trading Friday after a bearish investor note cited negative operating cash flow and high spending. Investors are watching the company’s efforts to fund its Neutron rocket and expand defense work amid rising competition.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:RKLB·Rocket Lab·Stock Market

AppLovin stock slides into 2026 as investors test its sky-high margins

AppLovin shares dropped about 6% Friday morning, extending a late-2025 slide as investors questioned the stock’s high valuation. The company posted third-quarter revenue of $1.41 billion, up 68% year over year, and an 82% adjusted EBITDA margin. Wall Street is focused on whether profit growth can keep pace as revenue growth slows. AppLovin closed 2025 at $673.82, down 2.87% on Dec. 31.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:APP·Stock Market·Technology

Oracle (ORCL) stock turns lower after early rally as 2026 begins; rates, AI spending in focus

Oracle shares slipped 0.2% to $194.48 Friday morning, retreating from an early high as Wall Street opened higher. The move follows Oracle’s December forecast of higher spending and weaker profit guidance, with investors watching upcoming U.S. economic data and a $0.50 dividend set for Jan. 23.

2 January 2026

NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market·Technology Trends

AMD stock jumps to start 2026 as MI450 AI chips and Helios racks draw fresh attention

Advanced Micro Devices shares climbed 5.2% to $225.24 in early Friday trading after new commentary highlighted its 2026 data-center AI accelerator roadmap. Investors are watching AMD’s Helios rack-scale platform and MI450 GPUs as the company targets larger deployments in a market dominated by Nvidia.

2 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·Stock Market

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Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026

U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.

Cloud computing stocks rebounded — but Amazon’s $200 billion spending plan keeps traders on edge

7 February 2026

Cloud-focused ETFs rose Friday, with the First Trust Cloud Computing ETF up 4.4% and WisdomTree’s fund up 3.5%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capex, while Microsoft gained 1.8% and Alphabet slipped 2.5%. Investors weighed AI’s impact on software growth. Key cloud earnings and delayed U.S. jobs data are due next week.

Big Tech stocks swing on AI spending fears: Amazon slides, Nvidia rebounds as week ahead looms

7 February 2026

Amazon shares fell 5.6% Friday after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, while Nvidia jumped 7.9%. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time, but the Nasdaq is down 0.9% for the year. Microsoft and Alphabet also signaled major AI investments, sending software stocks down sharply. Chipmakers rallied as Nvidia reported surging AI chip demand.

Data Center Stocks Surge Into the Weekend: Digital Realty, Equinix and Vertiv Set Up a Big Week Ahead

7 February 2026

Digital Realty, Equinix, and Vertiv shares surged Friday, with Vertiv up 10% and Digital Realty rising 4.1%, as investors rotated back into AI-linked data center stocks. The move followed Amazon’s $200 billion and Alphabet’s $175–185 billion 2026 capex targets. Digital Realty set 2026 core FFO guidance at $7.90 to $8.00 per share. Wall Street ended the week broadly higher, led by chipmakers.

Stock Market News 2 January 2026

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