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Stock Market News 4 February 2026

Merck stock price rises after hours after choppy day — MRK traders focus on 2026 outlook and FDA dates

Merck stock price rises after hours after choppy day — MRK traders focus on 2026 outlook and FDA dates

Merck shares rose 2.2% in after-hours trading Tuesday, closing at $115.84 after the company’s 2026 revenue forecast missed Wall Street estimates. The drugmaker cited a $2.5 billion hit from patent expirations, Medicare price talks, and weaker COVID-19 pill sales. Investors are watching Keytruda demand, Gardasil’s China performance, and FDA decisions expected later in 2026.
4 February 2026
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PepsiCo stock jumps nearly 5% after-hours as snack price cuts and buyback plan land

PepsiCo stock jumps nearly 5% after-hours as snack price cuts and buyback plan land

PepsiCo shares rose 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday, closing at $162.85 after the company announced U.S. snack price cuts of up to 15%. Quarterly revenue and adjusted profit beat estimates, and PepsiCo reaffirmed its 2026 outlook. The company also unveiled a $10 billion buyback plan and raised its dividend 4% to $5.92 per share. North American beverage volumes slipped despite higher global prices.
4 February 2026
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Lam Research stock price slips 3%: LRCX traders eye COO handover and new board pick

Lam Research stock price slips 3%: LRCX traders eye COO handover and new board pick

Lam Research shares fell 3.1% to $230.10 Tuesday, touching an intraday low of $226.88, before steadying after hours. Anirudh Devgan, CEO of Cadence, joined the board, and Seshasayee Varadarajan will become COO on March 6, according to an SEC filing. Other chip-equipment makers also declined. Lam recently announced a research pact with CEA-Leti and forecast Q3 revenue of $5.7 billion.
4 February 2026
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S&P Global stock sinks 11% on AI disruption jitters — here’s what traders are watching next

S&P Global stock sinks 11% on AI disruption jitters — here’s what traders are watching next

S&P Global shares fell 11.3% to $468.21 Tuesday, with volume topping 6.7 million, after a sharp sell-off in data and analytics stocks triggered by renewed AI competition fears. Moody’s dropped 8.9% and MSCI slid 6.9%. Traders pointed to new AI tools from Anthropic as the catalyst. Investors are watching for S&P Global’s earnings and updates on its planned Mobility unit spin-off.
4 February 2026
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AppLovin stock slides as AI disruption fears rattle tech — here’s what investors watch next

AppLovin stock slides as AI disruption fears rattle tech — here’s what investors watch next

AppLovin shares fell 4.4% to $461.79 in after-hours trading Tuesday, with the stock swinging between $448.70 and $493.50. Wall Street retreated as investors weighed AI’s impact on gaming and ad-tech, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.43%. AppLovin will report Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings on Feb. 11, amid an ongoing SEC probe into its data-collection practices.
4 February 2026
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Chevron stock price hits a fresh 52-week high as oil firms; what CVX investors watch next

Chevron stock price hits a fresh 52-week high as oil firms; what CVX investors watch next

Chevron shares rose 2.3% to $178.04 Tuesday, hitting a 52-week high as oil prices jumped after U.S.-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz. Trading volume topped 18.2 million shares, well above average. A Form 144 filing showed plans to sell 45,800 shares worth about $8 million. Chevron’s Venezuelan crude exports climbed to 220,000 barrels per day in January, up from 99,000 in December.
4 February 2026
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Intuit stock drops 11% after-hours as AI disruption fears spread — what investors watch next

Intuit stock drops 11% after-hours as AI disruption fears spread — what investors watch next

Intuit shares plunged 10.9% to $434.09 in after-hours trading Tuesday, after falling 11% during the session. The S&P 500 software and services index dropped 3.8%, with Salesforce, Datadog, Adobe, Synopsys, and Atlassian also down sharply. The Nasdaq Composite lost 1.4%. Analysts cited aggressive repricing of software stocks as AI offerings from Anthropic raised concerns over future growth and competition.
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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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