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Stock Market News 1 January 2026

Applied Materials stock drops again as China’s “50% local tools” push weighs on AMAT

Applied Materials stock drops again as China’s “50% local tools” push weighs on AMAT

Applied Materials shares fell 1.1% to $256.99 Wednesday, extending a two-day slide as China moved to require chipmakers to use at least 50% domestic equipment for new semiconductor plants, Reuters reported. Lam Research dropped 1.5% and KLA lost 2.3%. TSMC said it received a U.S. export license for its Nanjing fab, allowing continued equipment shipments. Trading in Applied was light, with the stock closing about 7% below its recent high.
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Marvell (MRVL) stock drops 2% into year-end close as chip trade cools — what’s next

Marvell (MRVL) stock drops 2% into year-end close as chip trade cools — what’s next

Marvell Technology shares fell 2.1% to $84.98 Wednesday on volume of 7.2 million as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed lower in thin year-end trading. Marvell’s $3.25 billion Celestial AI acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2026, per SEC filings. CEO Matt Murphy projects $10 billion in fiscal-year revenue, with data center sales up 25%. U.S. markets close Thursday for New Year’s and reopen Friday.
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Caterpillar stock ends 2025 lower — what investors are watching for CAT in January

Caterpillar stock ends 2025 lower — what investors are watching for CAT in January

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 21:11 ET — Market closed Caterpillar Inc shares slipped about 0.8% on Wednesday to close at $572.87, as U.S. stocks ended the year’s final session lower. MarketWatch+1 The move matters because Caterpillar is widely treated as a read-through on capital spending, from construction equipment to mining and energy projects. With 2026 starting amid shifting rate expectations and trade uncertainty, investors are using late-year price action as a quick gauge of risk appetite. Reuters Caterpillar is also coming off a strong 2025 run, leaving the stock more sensitive to profit-taking and any reset in expectations around
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GE Aerospace stock slips into year-end close — what investors watch next

GE Aerospace stock slips into year-end close — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:50 ET — Market closed GE Aerospace shares closed down 1.2% on Wednesday at $308.03, trimming year-end gains after a strong run through 2025. The stock still ended the year up about 85%, based on its Dec. 31, 2024 close of $166.79. Chase ID Center The late-year dip matters because GE has been one of the market’s standout industrial winners, leaving less room for disappointment as investors reset portfolios for 2026. Traders are using the last prints of the year to gauge whether aerospace leaders can hold premium valuations into a January stretch packed with
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Lam Research stock slips into year-end close — what traders watch next for LRCX

Lam Research stock slips into year-end close — what traders watch next for LRCX

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:53 ET — Market closed Lam Research Corp shares fell 1.5% to $171.18 on Wednesday, extending a three-session slide as the chip equipment maker closed out the final trading day of 2025. MarketWatch The decline came as Wall Street finished the year with modest losses in thin holiday trading, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%, Reuters reported. Reuters That matters now because Lam is a bellwether for wafer fabrication equipment — the costly chipmaking tools used to build semiconductors — and positioning into 2026 is being driven by expectations for
1 January 2026
Mastercard stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street slips — what’s next for MA shares

Mastercard stock ends 2025 lower as Wall Street slips — what’s next for MA shares

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:52 ET — Market closed Mastercard Incorporated shares fell 1.13% on Wednesday to close at $570.88, after trading between $570.79 and $578.00. The late-year dip matters because investors often treat card networks like Mastercard as read-throughs on consumer and business spending, especially into the first data-heavy weeks of a new year. It also lands at a moment when portfolio managers are resetting risk after a strong 2025, with interest-rate expectations and economic momentum likely to steer early-2026 positioning. Wall Street’s main indexes ended 2025 lower in holiday-thin trading, with the S&P 500 down 0.74%, and
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Nebius Group (NBIS) stock falls as insider sale filings surface ahead of Jan. 2 trading restart

Nebius Group (NBIS) stock falls as insider sale filings surface ahead of Jan. 2 trading restart

Nebius Group N.V. shares fell 1.7% to $83.71 after U.S. filings showed insiders plan to sell Class A shares in early January. Form 144 notices listed Arkadiy Volozh proposing to sell 41,000 shares, with smaller sales from three other insiders. About 7.1 million shares traded Wednesday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both declined, with technology stocks under pressure.
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Qualcomm stock slides in thin year-end trade; QCOM turns to Feb. 4 earnings next

Qualcomm stock slides in thin year-end trade; QCOM turns to Feb. 4 earnings next

Qualcomm closed down 1.5% at $171.05 in the final U.S. trading session of 2025, trailing some semiconductor peers as Wall Street ended the year lower. Trading volume was 4.5 million shares, less than half its 50-day average. The stock finished about 17% below its 52-week high. Markets reopen Jan. 2 after the New Year holiday, with the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting set for Jan. 27–28.
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Johnson & Johnson stock ends 2025 steady as Halda deal closes and Barclays hikes target

Johnson & Johnson stock ends 2025 steady as Halda deal closes and Barclays hikes target

Johnson & Johnson closed its $3.05 billion acquisition of Halda Therapeutics, saying the deal will cut adjusted EPS by $0.20 between late 2025 and 2026. JNJ shares edged up 0.02% to $206.95 as the S&P 500 fell 0.74% on the year’s final trading day. Barclays raised its price target to $217, maintaining an Equal Weight rating. The company will discuss its 2026 outlook on Jan. 21.
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Sandisk sets Jan. 29 earnings date; SNDK dips after-hours as NAND outlook comes into focus

Sandisk sets Jan. 29 earnings date; SNDK dips after-hours as NAND outlook comes into focus

Sandisk will report fiscal second-quarter results on Jan. 29, 2026, after shares fell 1.2% to $237.38 in thin after-hours trading. The company recently posted first-quarter revenue of $2.31 billion and forecast second-quarter revenue of $2.55–$2.65 billion. Investors are focused on NAND flash pricing and data-center demand heading into 2026. Sandisk joined the S&P 500 in November after separating from Western Digital.
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10% yield play on Lululemon draws options interest as SM Energy tops investor search lists

10% yield play on Lululemon draws options interest as SM Energy tops investor search lists

Trefis outlined a put-options trade on Lululemon targeting a 10.5% annualized yield as shares trade near $210, about 50% below their 52-week high. TheStreet Pro noted Lululemon’s forward valuation now trails the S&P 500. Founder Chip Wilson is backing new board nominees, signaling a proxy fight. Zacks reported SM Energy as heavily searched, with earnings estimates down 4.8% in 30 days.
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Costco stock slips into year-end as investors focus on Jan. 7 sales report

Costco stock slips into year-end as investors focus on Jan. 7 sales report

Costco shares slipped 0.1% to $864.37 in thin year-end trading Wednesday, ahead of its December sales report due Jan. 7. The stock moved between $862.25 and $867.76 as investors weighed lighter holiday volumes and awaited signals on consumer demand and interest rates. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF fell 0.3%; Walmart dropped 0.2%. The Federal Reserve’s latest minutes showed officials split on future rate moves.
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Rigetti (RGTI) stock ends 2025 lower as year-end selling hits quantum names — what to watch next

Rigetti (RGTI) stock ends 2025 lower as year-end selling hits quantum names — what to watch next

Rigetti Computing shares closed down 1.2% at $22.15 Wednesday, then rose to $22.26 in late trading. Other U.S.-listed quantum computing stocks also slipped as Wall Street ended 2025 lower on thin volume. The S&P 500 finished the year up 16.39%, Nasdaq up 20.36%. U.S. markets will be closed Thursday for New Year’s Day.
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Chevron stock (CVX) ends 2025 near flat as oil posts steep annual drop; Venezuela sanctions, Kazakhstan export hiccups in focus

Chevron stock (CVX) ends 2025 near flat as oil posts steep annual drop; Venezuela sanctions, Kazakhstan export hiccups in focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:08 ET — Market closed. Chevron Corp (CVX) shares edged up 0.1% to $152.41 on Wednesday, trading between $151.67 and $152.55 on volume of about 3.2 million shares. Yahoo Finance That quiet finish capped a year-end stretch in which energy stocks have taken their cues from crude benchmarks, as investors reset 2026 profit and cash-return expectations for the oil majors. Politics and logistics stayed in the mix. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned four companies it said were operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and four vessels on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up pressure on
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Verizon stock today: VZ ends 2025 nearly flat as investors circle Jan. 30 earnings, dividend dates

Verizon stock today: VZ ends 2025 nearly flat as investors circle Jan. 30 earnings, dividend dates

Verizon closed up 0.1% at $40.73 in the year’s final session, with little movement ahead of its Jan. 30 earnings webcast. The NYSE will close Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day and reopen Jan. 2. Verizon’s next dividend payout is $0.69 a share, ex-dividend Jan. 12. Investors await updates on its $20 billion Frontier deal and key subscriber metrics.
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Deutsche Telekom stock slips despite fresh buyback — what matters before earnings

Deutsche Telekom stock slips despite fresh buyback — what matters before earnings

8 February 2026
Deutsche Telekom shares fell 1.1% to 30.26 euros Friday, despite the company repurchasing 250,873 shares for about 7.63 million euros on Xetra. The drop came as European stocks rose and T-Mobile US shares slipped 2.2%. Deutsche Telekom’s 2025 results are due Feb. 26. The company has completed its 2025 buyback and launched a new 2 billion euro programme for 2026.
Airbus stock price ends higher near 191 euros as January deliveries slow, earnings loom

Airbus stock price ends higher near 191 euros as January deliveries slow, earnings loom

8 February 2026
Airbus shares rose 0.94% to 191.30 euros Friday as the company reported 19 aircraft deliveries in January, down from 25 a year earlier. Supply chain bottlenecks remain an issue, with executives at the Singapore Airshow calling delays “unacceptable.” Jefferies kept a Neutral rating and a 215-euro price target. Airbus will report full-year 2025 results on Feb. 19.
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