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Stock Market 3 January 2026

Johnson & Johnson stock ticks up after $1.30 dividend; earnings next on the radar

Johnson & Johnson stock ticks up after $1.30 dividend; earnings next on the radar

Johnson & Johnson closed Friday up 0.19% at $207.35 after declaring a $1.30-per-share quarterly dividend, payable March 10 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 24. The stock traded between $203.68 and $207.37 during the session. Investors await J&J’s Jan. 21 earnings call and next week’s U.S. labor data. The S&P 500 finished up 0.19%.
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Marvell stock jumps 5% as chip rally kicks off 2026; CES CEO chat is next test

Marvell stock jumps 5% as chip rally kicks off 2026; CES CEO chat is next test

Marvell Technology shares jumped 5.2% to $89.39 Friday, leading chip stocks as the Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 4%. The company has not issued new updates since mid-December, when it announced a $3.25 billion deal to buy Celestial AI. Investors await CEO Matt Murphy’s CES appearance Jan. 6 and key U.S. economic data next week. Marvell declared a $0.06 dividend, payable Jan. 29.
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% as AI data-center bet returns ahead of Jan. 7 earnings

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% as AI data-center bet returns ahead of Jan. 7 earnings

Applied Digital shares jumped 14.6% to $28.11 Friday, with 36.1 million shares traded. The company is set to report fiscal Q2 results Jan. 7, with analysts expecting a 10-cent loss per share on $82.22 million in revenue. Last month, Applied Digital announced plans to merge its cloud business with Ekso Bionics and launch ChronoScale. U.S. stocks opened 2026 higher, led by gains in chipmakers.
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GE Aerospace stock hits new 52-week high after 4% jump as 2026 trading starts

GE Aerospace stock hits new 52-week high after 4% jump as 2026 trading starts

GE Aerospace rose 4.1% to $320.75 on Friday, hitting a new 52-week high and leading gains among major aerospace stocks. The stock traded between $308.69 and $321.75, with 4.34 million shares changing hands. The move comes ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data due next week. The FAA issued a safety order for certain GE90 engines, requiring replacement of turbine disks.
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy shares rose 13.6% to $98.69 in after-hours trading Friday, after surging as high as $100.35 during the session. FuelCell Energy and Plug Power also posted double-digit gains. Traders are watching if Bloom can hold near $100 after the company secured a $600 million credit facility. The stock remains below its October record of $108.17.
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Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026

Western Digital stock jumps nearly 9% as AI storage trade kicks off 2026

Western Digital shares jumped 8.96% to $187.70 Friday and climbed further after hours, tracking gains in AI-linked hardware stocks. Micron rose 10.5% and Seagate added 4.4%. Investors cited demand for data-center infrastructure and tighter memory supply. Traders await U.S. labor data and Western Digital’s next earnings report later this month.
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Bank of America stock rises as yields climb; BAC traders eye payrolls and Jan. 14 earnings

Bank of America stock rises as yields climb; BAC traders eye payrolls and Jan. 14 earnings

Bank of America shares rose 1.7% to $55.95 in after-hours trading Friday, with about 25.5 million shares traded. The move tracked gains in other major U.S. banks as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.195%. BofA filed a preliminary prospectus for auto-callable notes linked to major indexes, expected to price January 27. The bank will report fourth-quarter results on January 14.
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Nike stock today: NKE slips after hours as 2026 trading starts — what to watch next

Nike stock today: NKE slips after hours as 2026 trading starts — what to watch next

Nike shares slipped 0.7% to $63.28 on the first trading day of 2026, underperforming rivals as gross margin fell 3 percentage points to 40.6% last quarter. CEO Elliott Hill bought 16,388 shares at $61.10 on Dec. 29, raising his direct stake to 241,587 shares. The stock traded between $62.58 and $64.18 with 22.3 million shares exchanged. Nike reports earnings next on March 19.
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Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”

Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”

Vertiv shares rose 8.4% to $175.61 in after-hours trading Friday after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight and raised its price target to $200. Barclays cited stronger earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027, and said data centers account for about 80% of Vertiv’s sales. Investors are watching if AI-driven data center spending will sustain the company’s earnings growth.
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Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade

Applied Materials stock jumps on chip-stock rebound; AMAT steadies in after-hours trade

Applied Materials shares jumped 4.6% to $268.87 Friday, then slipped 0.2% after hours. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 4% as chip stocks rebounded. Trading volume for Applied Materials was about 7.5 million shares, just above its 50-day average. Investors are watching for U.S. labor data next week and Applied’s earnings on Feb. 12.
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Caterpillar stock today: CAT jumps 4% after-hours as Dow kicks off 2026 higher — what’s next

Caterpillar stock today: CAT jumps 4% after-hours as Dow kicks off 2026 higher — what’s next

Caterpillar shares climbed 4.4% to $598.41 in after-hours trading Friday, helping drive the Dow higher on the first trading day of 2026. The stock approached the $600 mark as investors rotated into industrials ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week. Traders are watching for Caterpillar’s next earnings update, expected around Jan. 29.
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  • LSR.AX surges 10% on ASX with volume spike signalling momentum
    March 23, 2026, 11:39 PM EDT. LSR.AX stock jumped 10% intraday to A$0.022 on March 24, driven by a volume surge to 65.6 million shares, nearly four times the average. The price pierced the 50-day (A$0.013) and 200-day (A$0.018) moving averages, indicating short-term momentum for this micro-cap gold and base metals explorer. Technical signals highlight strong trend momentum despite overbought pressures. Lodestar Minerals, valued at A$7.6 million market cap, posts negative earnings but maintains solid liquidity with a current ratio of 4.95. Meyka AI assigns a hold rating (C+) citing weak profitability but manageable debt. Key risks include earnings deficits and commodity volatility. Today's volume spike offers a short-term catalyst but does not confirm a sustained recovery amid sector headwinds.
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