Stock Market 3 February 2026

Merck stock rises despite cautious 2026 outlook as patent losses loom

Merck shares climbed around 3.1% to $116.86 in midday trading Tuesday, despite the drugmaker warning its 2026 outlook would fall short of Wall Street expectations due to patent expirations on older drugs.

3 February 2026

NYSE:MRK·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

DaVita stock price jumps nearly 20% as 2026 profit outlook beats Street; what investors watch next

DaVita Inc shares jumped roughly 19.6% to $132.98 by midday Tuesday following the dialysis company's projection of 2026 profits that topped Wall Street predictions.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:DVA·Stock Market

PepsiCo stock jumps as Lay’s and Doritos price cuts hit shelves after earnings beat

PepsiCo shares climbed 3.7% to $160.99 in midday trading Tuesday, hitting an intraday high of $163.30. The jump came after the company cut U.S. prices on certain snack brands and reported quarterly results that beat expectations.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:PEP·Stock Market

IREN stock rises after Jane Street flags 4.7% stake with earnings days away

IREN Ltd shares gained 54 cents, roughly 1%, hitting $53.62 by midday Tuesday. This came after a Jane Street Group filing revealed it holds 15.45 million shares, representing 4.7% of the company. The stock fluctuated between $52.97 and $55.70, with around 17.9 million shares traded.

3 February 2026

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Transocean stock rises as oil rebounds; BTIG lifts target ahead of earnings (RIG)

Shares of Transocean Ltd climbed roughly 1.2% to $4.88 on Tuesday, bouncing between $4.82 and $5.01 during the session. Rising crude prices helped lift energy stocks from their recent lows.

3 February 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:RIG·Stock Market

KLA stock slides as chip-equipment names retreat; shutdown jitters and megacap earnings in focus

KLA Corporation shares dropped 4.5% to $1,346.85 by midday Tuesday, sliding alongside other semiconductor equipment firms as the broader tech sector weakened. Applied Materials, Lam Research, and ASML all fell between 3% and 4%, with semiconductor ETFs dipping roughly 3%.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMAT·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:ASML·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:KLAC·NASDAQ:LRCX·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco stock climbs on NBC Sports Olympics networking deal as Feb. 11 earnings near

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. climbed 1.5% to $81.83 by midday Tuesday. The stock reached an intraday peak of $83.14 and had closed at $80.64 in the previous session, market data showed.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Applied Materials stock slips despite fresh Wall Street target hikes — what’s behind AMAT’s move

Applied Materials shares fell roughly 2% to $321.73 in midday trading Tuesday, erasing some of Monday’s gains and leaving the chip-equipment maker stuck in a weak tech sector.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:AMAT·Stock Market·Technology

Lumentum stock (LITE) jumps in regular session ahead of earnings — what’s driving the move

Lumentum shares rose 4.9% to $444.23 by midday Tuesday, after fluctuating between $432.20 and $463.40. About 4.0 million shares have changed hands so far.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:LITE·Stock Market

UnitedHealth stock slips again as Truist, JPMorgan trim targets and Medicare Advantage rates loom

Shares of UnitedHealth Group dropped roughly 1.2% to $282.20 by midday Tuesday, marking another choppy session for the managed-care giant.

3 February 2026

NYSE:UNH·Stock Market

Coinbase stock tumbles as White House crypto talks stall and bitcoin slides again

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3 February 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·Stock Market

Texas Instruments stock price holds near a 52-week high as chip shares wobble — what traders watch next

Texas Instruments Incorporated shares edged up 0.6% to $226.33 by midday Tuesday, after hitting a peak of $228.75 earlier. The rise stood out amid a retreat in chip stocks, as the iShares Semiconductor ETF slid about 2%.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:TXN·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Chevron stock rises even after HSBC downgrade as oil steadies and Venezuela exports jump

Chevron Corp shares climbed $2.47, or 1.4%, to $176.50 in midday trading Tuesday, bouncing back from a 1.6% drop the previous day.

3 February 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:CVX·Oil Industry·Stock Market

Seagate (STX) stock whipsaws near $440 after insider sale filing — what traders watch next

Seagate Technology Holdings plc climbed $6.84, roughly 1.6%, to $439.79 in late-morning trading Tuesday. The shares fluctuated between $424.61 and $458.87 after opening at $450.89. Around 3.4 million shares changed hands.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:STX·Stock Market

Eli Lilly stock slips as obesity-drug price cuts and rival data set up Feb. 4 earnings

Shares of Eli Lilly and Company dropped 1.4% to $1,029.99 by midday Tuesday, sliding from a session peak of $1,048.71 and dipping as low as $1,016.15.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:LLY·NYSE:NVO·NYSE:PFE·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock is rising today: frontier-bond index plan and a Wall Street upgrade

JPMorgan shares were up $6.11, or about 2%, at $314.25 on Tuesday after swinging between $308.15 and $316.18.

3 February 2026

NYSE:JPM·Stock Market

Visa stock price today: UnionPay tie-up puts Visa Direct in spotlight as V ticks higher

Visa shares climbed $1.12, or 0.3%, to $334.96 by midday Tuesday after the payments giant announced a deal with UnionPay International to boost cross-border payouts into mainland China. The partnership aims to enable clients to send remittances and business-to-consumer payments to over 95% of UnionPay International debit cardholders in the Chinese mainland. Visa expects the rollout to begin in the first half of 2026. “Global business now moves at internet speed, but money hasn’t always kept pace,” said Visa Direct head Vira Platonova.

3 February 2026

NYSE:V·Stock Market

Thomson Reuters stock tumbles after National Bank target cut, as AI fears hit legal-data peers

Shares of Thomson Reuters plunged 15.8% on Tuesday after National Bankshares slashed its price target on the stock from C$300 to C$190, MarketBeat reported. The firm, however, kept its outperform rating intact. https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/thomson-reuters-tsetri-shares-down-158-following-analyst-downgrade-2026-02-03/

3 February 2026

Stock Market·TSX:TRI.TO

Caterpillar stock rises again as Truist lifts target to $786 and Form 144 sale notice hits tape

Shares of Caterpillar climbed 1.7% to $702.63 in late-morning trading Tuesday, pushing the machinery maker’s rally into a second day.

3 February 2026

NYSE:CAT·Stock Market

Verizon stock climbs as analysts lift targets, but leadership shakeup talk hangs over VZ

Verizon Communications Inc shares climbed roughly 2.8% to $45.86 Tuesday, boosted by broker notes raising price targets following last week’s earnings and a cash-return plan.

3 February 2026

NYSE:VZ·Stock Market