Bloom Energy shares fell 7.7% to $155.67 on Friday after SEC filings showed insider sales by top executives, including the chief legal officer and chief commercial officer. The stock traded between $151.80
Nebius Group shares fell 13.1% to $91.19 Friday, with after-hours trading at $90.82 and 22.8 million shares traded. The drop followed CoreWeave’s plan to boost 2026 capex to up to $35 billion, sparking concerns about funding among smaller cloud firms. Nebius reported $2.1 billion in capital spending last quarter. CEO Arkady Volozh is set to speak at a Morgan Stanley event March 4.
Coca-Cola shares closed Friday up 1.32% at $81.56, near the top of their 52-week range. Brent crude jumped about 10% to $80 a barrel after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, raising inflation concerns. The S&P 500 fell 0.43% and the Dow dropped 1.05%. Investors await ISM manufacturing data Monday and the U.S. jobs report Friday.
NextEra Energy shares rose 2.6% to $93.77 Friday on heavy volume after the company priced a $2 billion equity-units offering set to settle March 3. The gain reversed most of Thursday’s 3.3% drop. Each $50 unit carries a 7.375% annual distribution rate and includes interests in two debentures. Investors await the deal’s close and the U.S. jobs report next week.
Wells Fargo shares fell 5.62% to $81.45 Friday after a UK mortgage lender’s collapse triggered a selloff in bank stocks. Market Financial Solutions Ltd’s insolvency raised concerns over a $1.25 billion collateral gap and possible double-pledged assets. The S&P 500 bank index dropped about 4%. Investors now await details on lender exposure and the upcoming U.S. jobs report.
Block shares jumped 16.8% to $63.70 Friday after CEO Jack Dorsey announced more than 4,000 job cuts and an AI-driven overhaul. The company raised its 2026 profit targets and forecast gross profit of $2.8 billion for the first quarter. Block expects $450–$500 million in restructuring charges. First-quarter results are due May 7.
Procter & Gamble shares rose 2.11% to $167.20 on Friday, outperforming a falling market. Trading volume reached 14.8 million shares, above the 50-day average. The stock remains about 7% below its 52-week high. Investors now await the March 6 U.S. jobs report and P&G’s April 24 earnings call.
American Express shares fell 7.88% to $308.90 Friday, dragging the Dow down 1.05% after U.S. wholesale inflation came in hotter than expected. Traders reduced bets on near-term Fed rate cuts. The S&P 500 lost 0.43% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.92%. Attention now turns to Friday’s U.S. jobs report.
Western Digital shares closed down 0.9% at $279.70 Friday after a volatile week. An SEC filing showed Chief Legal Officer Cynthia Tregillis sold 214 shares under a 10b5-1 plan. The company presents at the Morgan Stanley tech conference Tuesday. Investors await the U.S. jobs report March 6.
Citigroup shares fell 5.16% to $110.19 on Friday amid a broad selloff in U.S. bank stocks, triggered by hotter inflation data and renewed credit concerns. The drop followed the collapse of UK mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions and a higher-than-expected U.S. Producer Price Index for January. Investors now await the U.S. February jobs report on March 6.
Walmart shares rose 2.84% to $127.95 Friday, outperforming a falling market after Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy rating. The Walton Family Holdings Trust sold over 1.7 million shares earlier in the week for about $220 million. Walmart also agreed to pay $100 million to settle FTC and state claims over misleading earnings statements in its Spark Driver program.
Applied Materials director Judy Bruner’s family trust sold 2,500 shares at $391.71 each on Feb. 25, according to a Form 4 filing. AMAT shares closed Friday at $372.30, down 0.9%. Investors are watching the March 6 U.S. jobs report for signals on interest rates and tech sector momentum.
Coherent shares closed up 3.5% at $258.93 Friday after volatile trading and heavy volume. CEO Jim Anderson and CFO Sherri Luther will speak at a Morgan Stanley conference in San Francisco on March 3. Traders are watching for updates on data-center optics demand and spending. The next scheduled company event is a Technology Innovation Briefing on March 17 in Los Angeles.
Intuit shares rose 3.7% to $409.03 Friday after the company forecast third-quarter adjusted earnings below analyst estimates, citing higher marketing and customer support spending. The stock had dropped 4% in after-hours trading Thursday before rebounding on heavy volume. Intuit reported second-quarter revenue up 17% to $4.651 billion and repurchased $961 million of stock. The company’s board approved a $1.20 per share dividend payable April 17.
Spot silver jumped 6.1% to $93.74 an ounce Friday as investors sought havens after Israel launched new strikes on Tehran and oil surged about 10%. Brent crude traded near $80 a barrel, with analysts warning prices could climb if disruptions persist. COMEX silver futures reopen Sunday evening. Traders await U.S. jobs data Friday, seen as key for rate and dollar moves.
Bank of America shares closed at $49.83 Friday, down 4.7%, as U.S. bank stocks posted their steepest one-day drop in months. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index fell nearly 5% amid worries over credit risk and fallout from the collapse of UK lender Market Financial Solutions. Treasury yields slipped, pressuring banks further. Investors now await the U.S. February jobs report, due March 6.
Johnson & Johnson shares closed up 2.0% at $248.43 Friday, hitting a 52-week high as investors favored healthcare stocks at month-end. Trading volume reached 16.4 million shares. The stock was little changed after hours. J&J faces over 67,000 talc lawsuits, with a Pennsylvania jury awarding $250,000 in February; the company plans to appeal.
Eli Lilly shares rose 2.9% to $1,051.99 Friday, breaking a three-day losing streak after a European panel backed wider use of Olumiant for severe alopecia areata in adolescents. Trading volume topped recent averages as the S&P 500 and Dow fell. A European Commission decision on Olumiant is expected within two months. Investors await remarks from Lilly’s CFO at a March 2 conference.
Brent crude traded near $80 a barrel in weekend deals after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, with at least 150 oil and LNG tankers halting near the Strait of Hormuz. Exxon Mobil closed Friday at $152.50, up 2.7%. OPEC+ agreed to raise output by 206,000 barrels per day from April. Several tankers and shipping firms suspended Hormuz transits after Tehran said it closed navigation.
JPMorgan shares closed at $300.30, down 1.9% Friday, as U.S. bank stocks slid on renewed credit concerns and fallout from the collapse of UK lender Market Financial Solutions. Geopolitical tensions after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have disrupted oil shipments, raising volatility risks when markets reopen Monday.
AMD shares closed down 1.7% at $200.21 Friday and slipped another 0.4% after hours as chip stocks weakened. Nvidia’s post-earnings drop weighed on the sector, despite AMD’s new $60 billion AI chip deal with Meta. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 1.2%. Traders await Broadcom’s results and the U.S. jobs report on March 6.
Palantir shares closed up 0.9% at $137.19 on Friday after UBS and Rosenblatt issued buy ratings with targets of $180 and $150, respectively. The stock has fallen about 33% from its October high. Investors await Friday’s U.S. jobs report, which could affect rate expectations and risk appetite. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended February with their steepest monthly drops since March 2025.
Sandisk shares fell 2.5% to $635.36 on Friday after SEC filings showed insider share sales for tax withholding by top executives. The drop followed recent stock supply moves by former parent Western Digital and comes ahead of Sandisk’s appearance at a major tech conference on March 3. Investors are watching for signals on demand and supply as macroeconomic data looms this week.
Micron Technology said it has started commercial production at a new semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, India. The company marked the opening by delivering its first made-in-India memory modules to Dell Technologies. Micron shares closed down 0.8% Friday at $412.37 amid a broader tech selloff. Investors await Micron’s March 18 earnings call for further guidance.
Apple shares dropped 3.2% to $264.18 Friday after hotter-than-expected U.S. wholesale inflation data dampened hopes for near-term Fed rate cuts. The stock traded around $263.55 after hours. Wall Street broadly fell, with the S&P 500 down 0.43% and the Nasdaq off 0.92%. Attention shifts to Monday, when Apple launches a week of product announcements.
Microsoft shares fell 2.24% to $392.74 Friday, capping a weak February for big tech. OpenAI announced a $110 billion fundraising round, keeping Microsoft as its exclusive API cloud provider but adding Amazon as a key partner. The S&P 500 dropped 0.43% and the Nasdaq lost 0.92%. Markets reopen Monday with Iran tensions and U.S. jobs data in focus.
Netflix shares jumped 13.8% to $96.24 after the company withdrew from the bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery, securing a $2.8 billion termination fee. Paramount Skydance will acquire Warner Bros in a $110 billion deal. Netflix cited the rival’s $31-per-share bid as too high. Investors await Netflix’s next moves as its CFO speaks at a conference March 4.