Why Procter & Gamble stock closed higher Friday — and what could move PG next week
Procter & Gamble shares closed Friday at $160.78, up 1.4%, with about 11.5 million shares traded.
Goldman Sachs stock ends week higher as tariff whiplash sets up Monday trade
Goldman Sachs shares closed at $922.24 Friday, up 0.6%, as U.S. equities rose after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s global tariffs. Treasury yields climbed following the ruling and new data showing
Cisco stock holds near $79 after insider sale filing as Nvidia earnings loom for CSCO
Cisco shares rose 0.8% to $79.20 on Friday, marking a third consecutive gain after a recent earnings-driven drop. An SEC filing showed
Carvana stock price steadies near $337 after earnings whiplash; what to watch next week
Carvana shares closed up 1.2% at $336.62 on Friday after a volatile week. The company missed fourth-quarter profit estimates due to higher
JPMorgan stock rises on $1.5 trillion security push — what to watch when Wall Street reopens
JPMorgan shares rose 0.9% to $310.79 Friday after the bank named senior leaders to oversee a $1.5 trillion security and resiliency initiative.
Western Digital stock price in focus as WDC closes choppy week with Sandisk swap, insider sale on the radar
Western Digital shares closed Friday up 0.3% at $285.52. The company is moving to cut $3.17 billion in debt, including a Sandisk
CrowdStrike stock hit by Anthropic’s “Claude Code Security” shock — what to watch before Monday
CrowdStrike shares fell 7.9% to $388.60 Friday after Anthropic launched “Claude Code Security,” an AI tool for scanning code vulnerabilities. The announcement triggered a broader selloff in cybersecurity stocks. Investors now await CrowdStrike’s March 3 earnings for signals on demand and the impact of new AI-driven competition.
Booking (BKNG) stock heads into Monday after an AI-driven slide — and an April split is coming
Booking Holdings shares closed up 1.7% at $4,076.79 Friday, recovering after a 6.1% drop Thursday tied to AI disruption fears. The company
Eli Lilly stock drops into weekend as GLP-1 copycat crackdown tightens — what to watch next
Eli Lilly shares closed down 1.34% at $1,009.52 on Friday, underperforming the S&P 500’s 0.69% gain. The drop follows increased scrutiny of
Intel stock falls again into weekend pause as traders brace for AI-driven week ahead
Intel shares closed down 1.1% at $44.11 on Friday, marking a fifth straight decline and underperforming chip rivals as Nvidia rose and
CoreWeave stock drops on Blue Owl financing snag report as earnings loom
CoreWeave shares fell 8.1% to $89.25 Friday after a report said Blue Owl Capital failed to secure $4 billion in debt for
Walmart stock price falls again after cautious outlook — what WMT investors watch before Monday
Walmart shares fell 1.5% to $122.99 Friday, extending losses after issuing a cautious fiscal 2027 profit outlook despite authorizing a $30 billion buyback and raising its dividend 5% to $0.99 per share. The stock lagged retail peers as investors weighed slower earnings growth and fresh inflation data showing core PCE prices up 3% year-over-year in December.
Bitcoin price holds near $68,000 as Trump’s 15% tariff move puts Fed bets back in play
Bitcoin rose 1.7% to $68,252 in weekend trading, staying below $70,000 as U.S. markets remained closed. President Donald Trump announced an immediate tariff hike on nearly all U.S. imports to 15%. Traders are watching for January producer price data on Feb. 27 and the PCE inflation report on March 13. Core PCE inflation rose 0.4% in December, up 3.0% year-over-year.
Palantir stock set for Monday test after DHS $1B deal report and insider-sale filing
Palantir shares closed up 0.3% at $135.24 Friday after reports the U.S. Department of Homeland Security signed a five-year blanket purchase agreement worth up to $1 billion. A late-day SEC filing showed Palantir officer Ryan D. Taylor plans to sell nearly $2.7 million in shares.
Oracle stock tumbles 5% before Monday open as OpenAI funding jitters return
Oracle shares fell 5.4% to $148.08 on Friday, underperforming the broader market after Reuters reported OpenAI is targeting $600 billion in compute spending by 2030 and seeking over $100 billion in new funding, with Nvidia nearing a $30 billion investment. Oracle’s stock remains volatile amid concerns over its exposure to OpenAI and large cloud spending commitments.
AMD stock ends lower near $200 after Crusoe loan backstop report; Nvidia earnings loom
AMD shares fell 1.6% to $200.15 on Friday after reports it will backstop a $300 million loan for Crusoe, a cloud startup buying AMD AI chips. AMD agreed to lease back the chips if Crusoe cannot secure customers. The S&P 500 rose 0.69%, while Nvidia gained 1% and Intel slipped 1.1%. Investors now await Nvidia’s earnings next week and AMD’s March 3 conference.
Sandisk (SNDK) stock price ends near $650 after Western Digital stake sale — what to watch next
Sandisk shares closed up 4.65% at $649.97 after Western Digital sold 5.8 million shares in a secondary offering at $545 per share. Sandisk will not receive proceeds from the sale. Western Digital’s stake drops to 1.7 million shares, which it plans to sell later. Investors await Sandisk management’s updates at conferences starting Feb. 25.
Meta stock price ends week higher — what could move META next week
Meta shares closed at $655.66, up 1.7% Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump-era global tariffs. The company cut annual stock-option awards by about 5% for most employees, its second consecutive year of reductions, as it increases AI and data-center spending. Trump announced a new 10% global tariff for 150 days. U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter while inflation rose in December.
Micron stock price ends week higher as AI memory demand, India push keep MU in focus
Micron shares rose 2.6% to $428.17 Friday as traders tracked AI-driven demand for memory chips. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said Micron is investing over $2.7 billion in an advanced facility in Gujarat, India. The iShares Semiconductor ETF gained about 1%. Investors await Nvidia’s earnings report on Wednesday for further signals.
Tesla stock ends flat after Cybertruck price cuts as Autopilot verdict raises stakes
Tesla shares closed up 0.03% at $411.82 Friday after launching a cheaper Cybertruck and cutting prices. A U.S. judge upheld a $243 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal Autopilot crash. The new Cybertruck dual-motor model is priced at $59,990 for 10 days. Investors are watching for demand shifts and legal risks.
Coca-Cola stock price nears 52-week high as KO investors weigh dividend hike, CEO filing
Coca-Cola shares closed up 1.18% at $79.84 on Friday, outperforming PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper. The company raised its quarterly dividend to 53 cents per share, payable April 1 to holders as of March 13. SEC filings detailed CEO Henrique Braun’s $1.45 million salary as he takes over March 31, with James Quincey staying as executive chairman. Coca-Cola repurchased 9.4 million shares in 2025 for $634 million.
Trump Media (DJT) stock ends week near $10 as Truth Social ETF manager targets MAGA fund
Trump Media & Technology Group shares fell 4.3% to $10.11 on Friday. Yorkville America Equities said it will acquire the MAGA ETF, aiming to close in the second quarter. Investors await updates on Trump Media’s digital token plan and ETF rollout. The next key trading day is Monday, with attention on the $10 share level.
RingCentral stock jumps 34% on first dividend and bigger buyback — what RNG investors watch next week
RingCentral shares jumped 34.4% to $39.50 Friday after the company launched its first quarterly dividend and raised its buyback authorization to $500 million. The company reported 2025 revenue of $2.515 billion, up 5%, and free cash flow up 32% to $530 million. RingCentral also announced new AI integrations with OpenAI and forecast 2026 free cash flow of $580–600 million.
GitLab stock (GTLB) sinks to $26 after a new 52-week low; Morgan Stanley cut sharpens March focus
GitLab shares fell 8.18% Friday to $26.39, hitting a 52-week low amid heavy selling in software stocks. Morgan Stanley cut its price target to $38 from $42 but maintained a neutral rating. Management is set to speak at a March 5 conference, with quarterly results due March 3. The stock is down 59% over the past year.
Okta stock price slides 9% as Anthropic’s Claude Code Security spooks cyber names
Okta shares dropped 9.2% to $74.29 Friday, hitting a 52-week low amid a sharp selloff in cybersecurity stocks after Anthropic launched an AI tool for code security. The broader market rose, with the Nasdaq up 0.9% and S&P 500 up 0.7%. Okta reports quarterly results March 4. Investors cited concern over AI products encroaching on traditional security roles.
Cloudflare stock tumbles after outage hit routing feature — what to watch when trading reopens
Cloudflare shares fell 8.05% to $177.14 on Friday after the company reported network connectivity issues affecting some “bring your own IP” customers. The incident was resolved late Friday, but some clients needed to re-advertise their IP ranges. Investors await a detailed incident report and signs of customer fallout when markets reopen Monday.
Borsa Istanbul BIST 100 bounces off a bruising drop — here’s what could move Turkish stocks next
Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 closed up 0.94% at 13,934.06 on Friday, partly recovering from Thursday’s 3.2% drop. Destek Finans Faktoring surged 9.16%, while the lira slipped to 43.84 per dollar. Annual inflation stood at 30.65% in January, with the central bank’s policy rate at 37%. February inflation data is due March 3, ahead of the central bank’s March 12 meeting.
Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago (BOLSASTGO) stock holds at 368 pesos as annual results loom
Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago shares closed flat at 368 pesos Friday with zero trading volume. The company is set to release annual financial statements on Feb. 23. Chile’s S&P CLX IPSA benchmark index rose 0.43% to 10,855.49. The exchange resumes trading Monday after the weekend break.
Kruk stock sinks 9% on Warsaw bourse — here’s what investors watch before Monday
Kruk shares fell 9.26% to 451 zlotys Friday, marking the steepest drop on the WIG20 after the company posted preliminary Q4 net profit of 208 million zlotys and cash EBITDA of 658 million zlotys. The full report is due Feb. 26, with a management call set for Feb. 27.
MOEX stock price ticks up in weekend session as Moscow Exchange expands Saturday trading list
Moscow Exchange shares rose 0.2% to 181.61 roubles by midday Saturday in weekend trading, after closing at 181.22 on Friday. The bourse added two new ETFs to its weekend session, bringing the total to 287 tradable assets. MOEX shares are down 24% over the past year. Investors await February trading volume data due March 2.
AREIT stock price dips on PSE after 2025 earnings jump; dividend dates in focus
AREIT shares closed down 0.46% at 43.50 pesos Friday, trading nearly 900,000 shares. The company reported 2025 revenues up 26% to P13.0 billion and net income up 28% to P9.4 billion, citing acquisitions and 99% occupancy. AREIT declared a 0.62 peso-per-share dividend, ex-date March 4. The PSEi rose 0.9% to 6,465.12.
Thailand stocks: SET Index slips ahead of MSCI reshuffle — what to watch next week
Thailand’s SET Index fell 0.95% to 1,479.71 on Friday, ending a four-day winning streak. Foreign investors were net buyers, but local institutions sold more, pushing the market lower. Turnover reached 90.5 billion baht, with heavy trading in TRUE, Bangkok Bank, PTT, Kasikornbank, and Krung Thai Bank. Traders are watching domestic politics, earnings, and MSCI index changes for next week.
Qatar National Bank stock ends weak week on Qatar Stock Exchange as Iran risk hangs over Sunday open
Qatar National Bank closed at 19.68 riyals Thursday, down 3.5% for the week but up 5.5% in 2026. The QE Index dropped 2.5% to 11,229.06 as market value fell to 669.4 billion riyals. Traded value slid 11.5% to 2.03 billion riyals, with QNBK leading volumes. Regional markets declined amid U.S.-Iran tensions and talk of possible U.S. military action.
Bursa Malaysia stocks: FBM KLCI ends flat near 1,753 — what to watch before Monday’s open
The FBM KLCI closed up 0.04% at 1,752.83 on Friday, lifted late by bank stocks despite weak market breadth. Turnover reached 2.03 billion shares worth 2.20 billion ringgit. January trade rose 12.6% year-on-year to RM272.37 billion, but slipped 3.9% from December. The ringgit ended slightly firmer at 3.8995/9055 per dollar.
SGX stock slips into weekend — dividend, CPI data set the next test for Singapore Exchange shares
Singapore Exchange shares fell 1.2% to S$17.90 on Friday, with 3.6 million shares traded. The drop came ahead of SGX’s interim dividend payment due Feb. 24 and the release of Singapore’s January inflation data on Feb. 23. Investors are also watching U.S. tech earnings and geopolitical tensions for signs of increased market volatility.
ADX slides into the weekend as Iran fears bite; Aldar’s $1 billion Apollo deal grabs focus
Abu Dhabi’s main index fell 0.3% Friday, with Aldar down 2.6% despite placing $1 billion in hybrid notes with Apollo. Invictus Investment rose 1.6% after reporting higher annual profit and a proposed 40 million dirham dividend. Investors are watching oil prices and U.S.-Iran tensions ahead of Monday’s open.