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Stock Market News 5 January 2026

Chevron stock jumps 5% on Venezuela shake-up; what investors are watching next

Chevron stock jumps 5% on Venezuela shake-up; what investors are watching next

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:27 ET — Regular session Chevron (CVX) shares were up $8.62, or 5.5%, at $164.52 in afternoon trading, after earlier touching $171.50. The move followed weekend developments in Venezuela and U.S. comments pointing to a push for American oil companies to help rebuild the country’s oil industry, a jolt that lifted the broader energy complex. AP News Chevron is seen as the most direct U.S. beneficiary because it is the only U.S. major still operating in Venezuela under a U.S. waiver — a license that allows limited activity despite sanctions. “This type of crude aligns
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Merck stock ticks higher as MRK nears recent highs ahead of JPM Healthcare Conference

Merck stock ticks higher as MRK nears recent highs ahead of JPM Healthcare Conference

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:35 EST — Regular session Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) shares edged up on Monday as investors looked ahead to the drugmaker’s appearance at the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference next week. The stock was up 0.3% at $106.80 at 3:35 p.m. EST, after earlier reaching $108.30. The conference is a closely watched early-year marker for healthcare stocks, often offering the first public read on management priorities before earnings season ramps up. Merck’s share performance has also been tied to investor confidence in its longer-term growth story, led by the cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and a broader
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Wall Street’s buyback boom: GM, Southwest and Tapestry headline 2026’s share-repurchase trade

Wall Street’s buyback boom: GM, Southwest and Tapestry headline 2026’s share-repurchase trade

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:24 EST General Motors, Southwest Airlines and Tapestry ended 2025 with last-12-month buyback yields above 10% after repurchasing stock worth $8.2 billion, $2.75 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, MarketBeat wrote on Monday. GM shares rose nearly 53% in 2025, while Southwest gained 23% and Tapestry climbed 96%, the report said. MarketBeat The renewed focus on buybacks comes as investors look for durable supports for equity returns at the start of a new year. Repurchases reduce the number of shares outstanding, which can lift earnings per share even when a company’s overall profit growth slows. That
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Uber stock slips on Melius “Sell” call as robotaxi competition looms in 2026

Uber stock slips on Melius “Sell” call as robotaxi competition looms in 2026

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:27 ET — Regular session Uber Technologies, Inc. shares were down 1.9% at $81.30 in afternoon trading on Monday, after Melius Research downgraded the ride-hailing company to “sell” with a $73 price target. “Even with Uber’s position, AV competition is set to rise in 2026 and beyond,” Melius analyst Conor Cunningham wrote, referring to autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars. Streetinsider The call is landing at the start of a year when investors are trying to gauge how quickly robotaxis move from pilots into broader commercial service. That matters for Uber because self-driving fleets could change
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Bloom Energy stock jumps again as traders refocus on its $600 million credit line

Bloom Energy stock jumps again as traders refocus on its $600 million credit line

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:20 EST — Regular session Bloom Energy shares rose about 5.9% to $104.50 in afternoon trade on Monday as investors weighed the fuel-cell maker’s access to fresh liquidity. The stock hit an intraday high of $107.24. The move matters because financing has become a key swing factor for fast-growing clean-energy companies that still face choppy cash flows. For Bloom, balance-sheet flexibility is under scrutiny as demand builds for on-site power systems tied to data centers and other large electricity users. A revolving credit facility is essentially a bank line of credit that a company can
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Lumentum stock slides 8% as optics peers stumble; investors eye February earnings update

Lumentum stock slides 8% as optics peers stumble; investors eye February earnings update

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:24 EST — Regular session Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc fell about 7.6% on Monday, extending a selloff across parts of the optical networking space even as the broader U.S. equity market held higher. The slide matters because Lumentum has been one of the standout winners tied to the buildout of AI data centers, leaving little room for disappointment as investors refocus on valuation and the next set of results. Lumentum closed at $386.11 on Friday, close to the 52-week high of $401.60 it hit on Dec. 24, and the stock is up about 326.9%
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NewAmsterdam Pharma stock slides on insider sale notices — what investors watch next for NAMS

NewAmsterdam Pharma stock slides on insider sale notices — what investors watch next for NAMS

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:21 EST — Regular session Shares of NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. fell about 5% to $33.42 in afternoon trading on Monday. The Nasdaq-listed stock hit an intraday low of $32.68 after opening at $35.15. The move followed two Form 144 filings that signaled planned sales by company affiliates. In smaller biotech names, even routine insider activity can sway short-term sentiment when liquidity is thinner. Form 144 is an SEC notice filed before certain holders sell stock under Rule 144, which governs resales of restricted or “control” shares. The filing does not confirm a sale, but
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HDFC Bank share price drops after Q3 update shows loans outpacing deposits — what investors watch next

HDFC Bank share price drops after Q3 update shows loans outpacing deposits — what investors watch next

Bengaluru, Jan 6, 2026, 01:45 IST — Market closed HDFC Bank Limited’s share price fell 2.4% on Monday after its December-quarter update showed loans grew faster than deposits, putting the lender’s funding position back in focus. The stock closed at 977.5 rupees, while the Nifty 50 ended down 0.30% and the Sensex slipped 0.38% amid IT weakness and fresh U.S. tariff worries. Reuters The reaction matters now because deposit growth has lagged credit growth across India’s banking system, tightening funding and limiting how quickly lenders can expand loan books. India’s system loan-to-deposit ratio — a gauge of how much of
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Cisco stock dips as $2 billion Axonius takeover report fuels security M&A chatter

Cisco stock dips as $2 billion Axonius takeover report fuels security M&A chatter

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:19 EST — Regular session Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) shares edged lower on Monday after an Israeli tech outlet reported the networking company is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Axonius for about $2 billion, a deal Axonius publicly denied. ctech The report matters now because Cisco has been leaning harder into security and software to broaden growth beyond hardware, and asset visibility is a rising priority for large companies managing sprawling fleets of devices and cloud applications. A purchase would also keep attention on how Cisco deploys cash as dealmaking returns to parts of
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Why Xenon Pharmaceuticals stock is down today as JPM Healthcare Conference nears

Why Xenon Pharmaceuticals stock is down today as JPM Healthcare Conference nears

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:22 EST — Regular session Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc (XENE) shares were down 6.5% at $41.60 in afternoon trading on Monday, about 8% off the session high. The Nasdaq-listed biotech traded between $45.21 and $41.45, with roughly 787,000 shares changing hands. The slide comes with Xenon approaching a busy stretch of investor events and trial milestones ahead of next week’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, often a tone-setter for biotech trading. Xenon’s lead molecule, azetukalner, is in Phase 3 trials — late-stage studies typically used to support drug-approval filings — in epilepsy and mood disorders, and the
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Spyre Therapeutics stock drops as biotech slides — what SYRE investors watch next

Spyre Therapeutics stock drops as biotech slides — what SYRE investors watch next

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:09 EST — Regular session Shares of Spyre Therapeutics Inc fell 2.7% to $29.75 in afternoon trading on Monday, extending a choppy start to the year for smaller biotechnology names. The stock traded between $28.02 and $30.75, with about 0.63 million shares changing hands. The decline tracked weakness across the biotech complex, with the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF down 1.7% and the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF off 1.5%. Both are exchange-traded funds, meaning baskets of stocks that trade like a single share, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF rose 0.7%, underscoring the sector’s underperformance. That
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Workday stock jumps after RBC keeps bullish call despite target cut; what investors watch next

Workday stock jumps after RBC keeps bullish call despite target cut; what investors watch next

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:08 EST — Regular session Workday Inc shares climbed about 2% on Monday, extending a rebound from early-session lows as a bullish analyst call helped steady sentiment around the cloud software maker. The stock was up $4.13 at $209.92 in afternoon trade. The move matters because Workday has been a pressure point in application software, where investors are debating how quickly corporate customers will turn new generative AI — software that produces content such as text and code — into measurable savings and spending plans. It also lands at the start of a new calendar
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Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 EST — Market closed. Apple shares ended Friday higher, closing up 0.8% at $278.12. The stock eased 0.3% after hours to $277.25 ahead of Monday’s reopening. (Investing.com) The move capped a choppy week for megacap tech as traders tried to work out whether the latest bout of nerves over artificial intelligence spending is a speed bump or something stickier. That matters for Apple because it sits in both camps — a heavyweight in the Dow and a bellwether growth stock — just as the next set of U.S. data may reset bets on interest-rate
Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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