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Stock Market News 4 January 2026 - 5 January 2026

UnitedHealth stock rises into the weekend — what UNH investors watch before Jan. 27 results

UnitedHealth stock rises into the weekend — what UNH investors watch before Jan. 27 results

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:40 ET — Market closed UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares ended Friday up 1.9% at $336.40, closing out the first session of the year with a firm tone in managed care. The move matters because investors are now lining up around the next big waypoint: UnitedHealth’s full-year results and 2026 outlook. The company said it will report before the market opens on Jan. 27 and host a conference call at 8 a.m. ET. UnitedHealth Group That guidance will be scrutinized for any sign that medical costs are easing, particularly in Medicare Advantage — privately run plans
5 January 2026
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CoreWeave stock (CRWV) in focus after SEC filing eases liquidity and covenant tests

CoreWeave stock (CRWV) in focus after SEC filing eases liquidity and covenant tests

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:38 ET — Market closed CoreWeave, Inc. said it amended a key credit agreement to ease near-term liquidity and covenant requirements, aligning the facility with a delivery schedule it discussed on its last earnings call. SEC The changes matter because CoreWeave’s growth hinges on financing and deploying large amounts of computing infrastructure. Covenant headroom — the buffer before a lender test is breached — can shape how comfortably a company can keep investing without raising fresh capital. They also put specific dates on the calendar that traders will track into the next session. The company’s
4 January 2026
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Boeing stock jumps to $227.77 as 2026 opens — what could move BA next

Boeing stock jumps to $227.77 as 2026 opens — what could move BA next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 17:35 ET — Market closed Boeing shares finished the first trading day of 2026 with a 4.91% gain, closing at $227.77. The move left the stock near the top of its session range after touching as low as $215.24. That matters now because Boeing has become a high-beta proxy for industrial risk appetite, not just a company story. The stock sits at the intersection of rate expectations, defense spending sentiment and a commercial-jet recovery narrative that investors still view as fragile. Friday’s jump also came as traders rotated back into cyclicals after a late-December wobble
4 January 2026
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Goldman Sachs stock jumps 4% into 2026 as jobs data and Q4 earnings loom

Goldman Sachs stock jumps 4% into 2026 as jobs data and Q4 earnings loom

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 5:21 PM ET — Market closed Goldman Sachs shares closed up 4.0% on Friday at $914.34, outpacing a muted broader market move in the first trading session of 2026. The stock added $35.38 on the day and traded between $880.82 and $914.99. The timing matters. Investors are rotating portfolios at the start of the year while trying to pin down the path for U.S. interest rates, a key driver for bank valuations and capital-markets activity. For Goldman, shifts in risk appetite can show up quickly in trading volumes and dealmaking fees. Wall Street ended mixed
4 January 2026
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Rocket Lab stock jumps, then insider sale plan emerges — what to know before Monday

Rocket Lab stock jumps, then insider sale plan emerges — what to know before Monday

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 5:35 PM ET — Market closed Rocket Lab Corp shares closed up 8.9% on Friday at $75.99, even as a regulatory filing showed the company’s chief operating officer has lined up a potential sale of stock. Yahoo Finance The filing matters because Rocket Lab’s rally has pushed the stock toward its recent highs, leaving traders sensitive to any sign insiders are cashing out. A Form 144 is a required notice when an insider intends to sell restricted or control securities, and it can draw scrutiny even when it is procedural. SEC Klein’s notice also referenced
4 January 2026
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JPMorgan stock holds near record highs as Wall Street braces for Jan. 13 earnings and key U.S. data

JPMorgan stock holds near record highs as Wall Street braces for Jan. 13 earnings and key U.S. data

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 17:19 ET — Market closed JPMorgan Chase & Co shares ended Friday up $3.26, or about 1%, at $325.48, closing out the first U.S. trading session of 2026 with investors already looking to the bank’s quarterly results on Jan. 13. Nasdaq With U.S. markets shut on Sunday, JPM holders head into Monday weighing whether the new year’s early optimism can hold through a dense run of economic data and the first wave of big-bank earnings. The backdrop is a Federal Reserve that cut rates at its last three meetings of 2025, leaving investors split over
4 January 2026
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Oracle stock: 3 catalysts that could move ORCL when markets reopen

Oracle stock: 3 catalysts that could move ORCL when markets reopen

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:13 ET — Market closed Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) closed Friday up 0.4% at $195.71, a modest gain heading into a week heavy on U.S. data that can jolt Treasury yields and equity multiples. The setup matters for Oracle stock because the company has become a bellwether for whether the AI build-out translates into durable profit, not just data-center spending. After a bruising post-earnings reset in December, investors are still calibrating how much growth they want to pay for. The broader market also starts 2026 with rate sensitivity front and center. U.S. stocks finished Friday mixed,
4 January 2026
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Sandisk (SNDK) stock jumps 16% after board move; investors turn to Jan. 29 earnings

Sandisk (SNDK) stock jumps 16% after board move; investors turn to Jan. 29 earnings

New York, January 4, 2026, 17:11 ET — Market closed Sandisk Corp shares closed up nearly 16% at $275.24 on Friday after the flash-memory maker said it appointed First Solar CFO Alexander R. Bradley to its board. “Alex brings exceptional operational finance expertise and strategic insights to Sandisk’s board,” Chief Executive David Goeckeler said. The stock traded between $242 and $278.78 in the session, with volume topping 11 million shares. Business Wire The rally keeps Sandisk near a year-end peak after a breakneck 2025 run following its mid-February spin-off from Western Digital, when the shares began trading at $36. Investors
4 January 2026
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Eli Lilly stock: What to watch before Monday as JPM Healthcare and earnings near

Eli Lilly stock: What to watch before Monday as JPM Healthcare and earnings near

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:22 ET — Market closed Eli Lilly shares rose 0.5% to $1,080.36 at Friday’s close, leaving the stock near the top of its recent range as U.S. markets remained shut over the weekend. Lilly Investor Relations The next catalysts are close. Investors start the week positioning for the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the industry’s first major investor gathering of the year, where management teams often set the tone for guidance and pipeline priorities. JPMorgan Chase For Lilly, the bar is higher than most. The stock’s run has been powered by demand for its obesity and
4 January 2026
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Robinhood stock sets Feb. 10 earnings date — here’s what HOOD traders watch next

Robinhood stock sets Feb. 10 earnings date — here’s what HOOD traders watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 17:18 ET — Market closed Robinhood Markets said it will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results on Feb. 10 after market close, setting the next major catalyst for HOOD stock ahead of the first full earnings season of 2026. The company said Chairman and CEO Vlad Tenev and incoming CFO Shiv Verma will host a video call at 5 p.m. ET. GlobeNewswire The timing matters because Robinhood is often treated as a real-time gauge of retail participation — especially in options and crypto — where volumes can swing sharply with volatility and risk sentiment.
4 January 2026
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Strategy Inc stock jumps on 11% preferred dividend hike as Q4 bitcoin hit looms

Strategy Inc stock jumps on 11% preferred dividend hike as Q4 bitcoin hit looms

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 5:05 PM ET — Market closed Strategy Inc shares rose 3.5% on Friday to $157.16, after the bitcoin-treasury company lifted the annual dividend rate on its variable-rate preferred stock to 11% from 10.75% and declared a $0.916666667 per-share cash dividend for January, a filing showed. SEC The tweak matters now because Strategy’s equity has increasingly traded as a levered bet on bitcoin, while the company’s funding stack has grown more complex. Investors have been watching how much cash it commits to dividends and interest as it continues to pitch itself as a gateway into crypto
4 January 2026
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Netflix stock slides to $91 as Warner Bros deal risk hangs over Jan. 20 earnings

Netflix stock slides to $91 as Warner Bros deal risk hangs over Jan. 20 earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 16:55 ET — Market closed Netflix (NFLX.O) shares closed down about 3% at $90.99 on Friday, underperforming a steady U.S. market as investors remained cautious on the streaming company’s pending Warner Bros deal. Investing That drop matters now because the stock is sitting near the low end of its recent range and well off its peak. At Friday’s close, Netflix was about 32% below its 52-week high of $134.12 and roughly 11% above its 52-week low of $82.11. Investing With Wall Street reopening on Monday, attention shifts to catalysts that can move rate-sensitive growth shares.
4 January 2026
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Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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