Finance 24 February 2026 - 25 February 2026

Woolworths share price jumps 13% on profit beat, dividend lift and upbeat outlook
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Woolworths share price jumps 13% on profit beat, dividend lift and upbeat outlook

Woolworths shares surged 12.97% to A$35.63 after first-half profit beat forecasts and the company raised its interim dividend. Group EBIT rose 14.4% to A$1.66 billion, while net profit after significant items dropped 49.4% to A$374 million due to a wage remediation charge. Australian Food sales rose 5.8% early in the second half. Investors await Coles’ results later this week.
February 25, 2026
CBA share price today: Commonwealth Bank stock edges up after A$90m AI plan as union flags 300 job cuts
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CBA share price today: Commonwealth Bank stock edges up after A$90m AI plan as union flags 300 job cuts

CBA shares closed up 0.1% at A$178.68 after announcing a A$90 million AI workforce program, as the Finance Sector Union said 300 jobs would be cut. Westpac rose 0.7% and ANZ gained 0.48%. Australia’s January inflation held at 3.8%, with markets pricing an 80% chance of a May rate hike. The S&P/ASX 200 ended at a record 9,128.30, up 1.17%.
February 25, 2026
Walmart stock price today: WMT rallies on Barclays target hike, then cools after hours
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Walmart stock price today: WMT rallies on Barclays target hike, then cools after hours

Walmart shares closed up 1.2% at $127.26 Tuesday after Barclays raised its price target to $132, then slipped 0.4% in after-hours trading. The move followed a quarterly report showing $190.7 billion in revenue and 24% global e-commerce growth. Investors are watching defensive retail stocks as consumer confidence rises but job market signals soften. Walmart forecast fiscal 2027 net sales growth of 3.5% to 4.5%.
February 25, 2026
CoreWeave stock pops after Meta-backed loan report — what investors watch before earnings
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CoreWeave stock pops after Meta-backed loan report — what investors watch before earnings

CoreWeave shares closed up 9.3% at $99.30 Tuesday after reports the company is negotiating $8.5 billion in loans backed by a $14.2 billion Meta contract. Shares held steady after hours. The financing, involving banks including Morgan Stanley, could close by March, according to GuruFocus. Investors await CoreWeave’s earnings Thursday for updates on funding and data center capacity.
February 25, 2026
Intuit stock slides 5% after-hours despite Anthropic AI deal as INTU heads into earnings
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Intuit stock slides 5% after-hours despite Anthropic AI deal as INTU heads into earnings

Intuit shares fell 5.5% to $358.71 in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company announced a multi-year AI partnership with Anthropic. The deal will let mid-market businesses build custom AI agents using Anthropic’s Claude Agent SDK on Intuit’s platform. Investors are awaiting Intuit’s fiscal Q2 results, due Feb. 26. Broader U.S. markets closed higher, with the Nasdaq up 1.05%.
February 25, 2026
Eli Lilly stock price dips after-hours as Zepbound pen news meets Novo’s Wegovy price-cut plan
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Eli Lilly stock price dips after-hours as Zepbound pen news meets Novo’s Wegovy price-cut plan

Eli Lilly shares fell 1.6% to $1,042.15 Tuesday, then edged up 0.1% after hours, following FDA clearance of a four-dose Zepbound KwikPen for weight loss. The new device will cost $299 per month for cash customers. Novo Nordisk announced it will cut U.S. list prices for Ozempic and Wegovy by up to 50% starting in 2027. Investors weighed pricing moves and clinical trial results as competition intensified.
February 25, 2026
UnitedHealth stock extends slide after bell as Medicare Advantage deadline nears
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UnitedHealth stock extends slide after bell as Medicare Advantage deadline nears

UnitedHealth Group shares dropped 2.6% to $273.95 in after-hours trading Tuesday, extending a two-day slide ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for comments on the proposed 2027 Medicare Advantage payment update. The stock has lost about 5.5% over two sessions as investors brace for possible changes to government reimbursement rates that could affect 2027 profits.
February 25, 2026
Salesforce stock rebounds into earnings, then slips after hours as AI nerves stay in play
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Salesforce stock rebounds into earnings, then slips after hours as AI nerves stay in play

Salesforce shares closed up 4.1% at $185.42 Tuesday, then slipped 1.8% in after-hours trading ahead of quarterly results due Wednesday. Options pricing signals traders expect up to a 9% swing after earnings. Analysts forecast adjusted EPS of $3.05 on $11.18 billion revenue. The U.S. software index is down 24% this year amid investor anxiety over AI’s impact on jobs and profits.
February 25, 2026
Visa stock price stabilizes after AI “scare trade” rattles payments — what Wall Street watches next
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Visa stock price stabilizes after AI “scare trade” rattles payments — what Wall Street watches next

Visa shares closed up 0.23% at $307.22 Tuesday, rebounding slightly after a 4.5% drop Monday triggered by viral concerns over AI disrupting card fees. Trading was mixed across payment stocks, with Mastercard up 0.40%, PayPal up 6.74%, and American Express down 0.24%. Investors are watching for Visa’s March conference appearances and next earnings report.
February 25, 2026
IBM stock price steadies after Anthropic’s COBOL AI scare — and traders eye the next trigger
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IBM stock price steadies after Anthropic’s COBOL AI scare — and traders eye the next trigger

IBM shares closed up 2.67% at $229.32 on Tuesday, rebounding after a 13% plunge Monday triggered by Anthropic’s claim that its Claude Code AI can speed up COBOL modernization on IBM-linked systems. IBM also announced a voice AI partnership with Deepgram for its watsonx Orchestrate product. Monday’s drop was IBM’s steepest since 2000, according to Reuters. Shares were little changed after hours.
February 24, 2026
Palantir stock price slides after software rout; investors eye Nvidia and inflation data
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Palantir stock price slides after software rout; investors eye Nvidia and inflation data

Palantir shares fell 3.4% to $128.75 Tuesday, cutting its market value to $433 billion amid a broad selloff in software stocks. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF dropped 4.7%, while Snowflake, Datadog, and CrowdStrike also posted steep losses. Investors cited AI disruption risk and a viral research note predicting job losses. Nvidia’s earnings and U.S. inflation data are expected later this week.
February 24, 2026
Tesla stock rebounds above $409 as Europe sales slide and hiring lawsuit stays alive
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Tesla stock rebounds above $409 as Europe sales slide and hiring lawsuit stays alive

Tesla shares rose 2.4% to $409.38 Tuesday, recovering from Monday’s drop as about 55.6 million shares changed hands. January data showed Tesla’s European sales fell 17% year-on-year, while BYD registrations jumped 165%. A U.S. judge allowed a discrimination lawsuit against Tesla to proceed. The company plans to expand its robotaxi service to more U.S. cities in early 2026.
February 24, 2026
Bloom Energy stock price jumps again as Citi starts coverage — what’s driving BE shares now
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Bloom Energy stock price jumps again as Citi starts coverage — what’s driving BE shares now

Bloom Energy shares rose 4.6% to $167.59 in Tuesday afternoon trading, after an 8.6% gain the previous session. Citigroup initiated coverage at Neutral with a $162 price target, citing strong demand but cautioning on valuation. The stock traded near its 52-week high as investors weighed rising on-site power demand against execution risk. Bloom recently reported record 2025 revenue and a $20 billion backlog.
February 24, 2026
Texas Instruments stock sinks during capital management call — here’s what investors are zeroing in on
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Texas Instruments stock sinks during capital management call — here’s what investors are zeroing in on

Texas Instruments shares fell 3.6% to $211.95 Tuesday after the company detailed 2026 capital spending plans and reaffirmed a $2–$3 billion capex range. TI said it aims to source over 95% of wafers internally by 2030 and will fund its Silicon Labs acquisition with cash and prearranged debt. Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target price to $250 but maintained a Neutral rating.
February 24, 2026
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