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Stock Market News 1 January 2026

ServiceNow stock today: NOW slips at year-end as CEO McDermott contract filing flags possible co-CEO role

ServiceNow stock today: NOW slips at year-end as CEO McDermott contract filing flags possible co-CEO role

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 14:26 ET — Market closed ServiceNow (NOW) shares ended 2025 slightly lower, closing down 0.7% at $153.19 on Wednesday. U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Kiplinger The latest focus for investors is a management and governance update that becomes effective on Jan. 1. In a Form 8-K — an SEC filing used to disclose significant corporate events — ServiceNow outlined an amended employment agreement for CEO Bill McDermott. SEC The filing said McDermott will remain in service to the company through at least Dec. 31, 2030, and may serve as
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Pinnacle Financial (PNFP) stock: Nasdaq halt set for Jan. 2 as Synovus merger shifts shares to NYSE

Pinnacle Financial (PNFP) stock: Nasdaq halt set for Jan. 2 as Synovus merger shifts shares to NYSE

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 2:05 PM ET — Market closed Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (PNFP) shares are set to be suspended from trading effective Jan. 2 as the bank’s merger with Synovus Financial Corp. becomes effective at 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 1, Nasdaq said in a corporate actions alert. Nasdaq said Pinnacle common shareholders will receive one share of Steel Newco Inc. (to be renamed Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.) for each Pinnacle share, while Pinnacle’s depositary shares (PNFPP) will convert into a new depositary security tied to preferred stock. NASDAQ Trader The timing matters now because the deal
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Utilities stocks today: NextEra’s $4 billion share-sale plan keeps XLU under pressure into 2026

Utilities stocks today: NextEra’s $4 billion share-sale plan keeps XLU under pressure into 2026

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 1:53 PM ET — Market closed U.S. utilities stocks headed into the New Year on the back foot after NextEra Energy disclosed a $4 billion at-the-market share-sale program, a move that can add supply to the market over time. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of utility stocks, last closed down 0.6% at $42.69. (SEC filing) Why it matters now: utilities are among the most interest-rate-sensitive parts of the equity market because investors often value them for steady cash flows and dividends. When financing costs rise or equity
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Real estate stocks today: REITs slip into 2026 as yields rise; XLRE ends 2025 lower

Real estate stocks today: REITs slip into 2026 as yields rise; XLRE ends 2025 lower

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:55 ET — Market closed. U.S. real estate stocks ended 2025 on the back foot, with the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) down 0.9% on Wednesday at $40.35. The Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) fell 0.8% to $88.49. Yahoo Finance The sector’s slide matters because real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are often treated as “bond proxies” — their dividend-heavy cash flows look less attractive when government yields rise. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed 3.5 basis points, or 0.035 percentage point, to 4.163% after a labor-market reading showed an unexpected drop in
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Basic materials stocks today: XLB ends 2025 lower as silver slumps, China PMI surprise in focus

Basic materials stocks today: XLB ends 2025 lower as silver slumps, China PMI surprise in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:54 ET — Market closed U.S. basic materials stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with sector ETFs slipping on Wednesday as investors took profits in metals and kept risk light into the New Year holiday. U.S. equity markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. New York Stock Exchange Why it matters now: materials shares tend to track swings in commodity prices and expectations for global growth, leaving them sensitive to fresh signals from China and the U.S. economy at the start of 2026. The sector is also coming off a year in
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Industrial stocks today: XLI slides into New Year market shutdown as Boeing, Lockheed deals draw focus

Industrial stocks today: XLI slides into New Year market shutdown as Boeing, Lockheed deals draw focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:55 ET — Market closed Key points U.S. industrial stocks began 2026 with Wall Street shut for New Year’s Day, after the sector slipped in the year’s final session. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI), a widely followed ETF that tracks large U.S. industrial companies, last closed down about 0.8% at $155.12. Yahoo Finance+1 The pause matters because industrials sit at the crossroads of global trade, manufacturing demand and interest-rate expectations. With markets reopening on Friday, investors are looking for fresh signals on whether the sector’s late-2025 momentum can extend into the first quarter.
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Tech stocks stumble into 2026 as Nasdaq ends 2025 lower; Fed cuts and chip policy in focus

Tech stocks stumble into 2026 as Nasdaq ends 2025 lower; Fed cuts and chip policy in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:38 ET — Market closed U.S. technology stocks closed out 2025 with a late dip, pulling the Nasdaq lower in year-end trade, as Wall Street remained shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. The slide matters because tech’s outsized run has left investors sensitive to interest-rate swings and any hints that demand for AI hardware is cooling. Growth stocks tend to benefit when borrowing costs fall, but they can drop fast if rates rise or earnings expectations slip. Strategists say 2026 will test whether earnings growth can keep up with the optimism priced
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Communication Services stocks: Meta’s Manus AI deal and Warner takeover battle set early 2026 agenda

Communication Services stocks: Meta’s Manus AI deal and Warner takeover battle set early 2026 agenda

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:35 ET — Market closed Meta Platforms’ plan to buy artificial-intelligence startup Manus, in a deal a source valued at $2 billion to $3 billion, kept U.S. communication-services stocks in focus heading into 2026. U.S. equity markets were closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Reuters The timing matters because communication services — home to the biggest U.S. online advertising platforms, streamers and telecom operators — finished 2025 as the best-performing sector in the S&P 500, helped by Alphabet’s 65% jump. Investors now start the year weighing whether AI-led leadership can extend as
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Cloud computing stocks today: Microsoft, Oracle slip as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day

Cloud computing stocks today: Microsoft, Oracle slip as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:30 ET — Market closed U.S.-listed cloud computing stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with big cloud names and cloud-focused funds slipping in the last session before Wall Street shut for the New Year’s Day holiday. Nasdaq That matters now because cloud and enterprise software shares were central to the AI-led market run in 2025, leaving the group sensitive to shifts in risk appetite as 2026 begins. Reuters The S&P 500 fell 0.74% on Dec. 31 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.76% as technology shares were among the day’s laggards, Reuters reported. The year still
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Data center stocks slide into 2026 as xAI expansion keeps Nvidia, Dell, Super Micro in focus

Data center stocks slide into 2026 as xAI expansion keeps Nvidia, Dell, Super Micro in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:24 ET — Market closed Data center stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with U.S. markets closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday and investors heading into 2026 still fixated on who captures the next leg of AI infrastructure spending. Nasdaq The latest focus is on customer buildouts that can move the needle for suppliers of chips, servers and the power-and-cooling gear that keeps new facilities running. That matters as the market tries to separate durable demand from year-end positioning after an AI-driven run. Reuters Elon Musk said on Tuesday his AI
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Quantum Computing Stocks Slip Into New Year Holiday as Traders Eye CES, Earnings Next

Quantum Computing Stocks Slip Into New Year Holiday as Traders Eye CES, Earnings Next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:13 ET — Market closed Quantum computing stocks ended 2025 on a softer note, with several of the sector’s most traded names closing lower ahead of the New Year’s Day market holiday. IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing Inc. all fell in the final regular U.S. session of the year. The moves matter because quantum shares have become a high-beta corner of the market, where small shifts in risk appetite can produce outsized swings. Investors are also entering 2026 with a sharper focus on valuation, as most pure-play quantum companies remain loss-making while
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Rare metals stocks today: Critical Metals in focus after Greenland offtake target, U.S. stake talks

Rare metals stocks today: Critical Metals in focus after Greenland offtake target, U.S. stake talks

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 13:11 ET — Market closed Critical Metals (CRML.O) is targeting early 2026 to finalize the last quarter of customer offtake agreements for its Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland and is open to a potential U.S. government investment, its chief executive told Reuters. “Would welcome it, even though we didn’t ask for it,” CEO Tony Sage said, adding the company had sought grant support under the U.S. Defense Production Act. Reuters The update lands as investors in rare metals stocks look for clearer signs of how the U.S. and its allies will fund supply chains
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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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