Finance 1 March 2026

Salesforce Stock Near 52-Week Low as AI Fears Drown Out Agentforce Growth
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Salesforce Stock Near 52-Week Low as AI Fears Drown Out Agentforce Growth

Salesforce shares fell 4.1% to $169.15 midday Thursday, nearing a 52-week low, as software stocks declined despite the company’s record quarterly revenue and expanded buyback. The drop followed news that Anthropic restricted access to its AI model after finding cybersecurity flaws, fueling concerns about software vulnerability. Salesforce’s fiscal 2027 revenue forecast missed Wall Street’s midpoint estimates.
April 9, 2026
Walmart stock jumps as BofA turns bullish — what to know before Monday’s open
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Walmart stock jumps as BofA turns bullish — what to know before Monday’s open

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.
March 1, 2026
Coherent (COHR) stock rallies into March ahead of Morgan Stanley CEO/CFO chat
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Coherent (COHR) stock rallies into March ahead of Morgan Stanley CEO/CFO chat

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.
March 1, 2026
Intuit stock price rebounds after tax-season profit view misses — what traders watch next week
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Intuit stock price rebounds after tax-season profit view misses — what traders watch next week

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.
March 1, 2026
Silver price braces for a volatile reopen after Iran strikes; US jobs report looms
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Silver price braces for a volatile reopen after Iran strikes; US jobs report looms

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.
March 1, 2026
Bank of America (BAC) stock price tumbles below $50 ahead of Monday as bank fears flare again
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Bank of America (BAC) stock price tumbles below $50 ahead of Monday as bank fears flare again

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.
March 1, 2026
Johnson & Johnson stock price jumps 2% into March, tags 52-week high — what’s next for JNJ
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Johnson & Johnson stock price jumps 2% into March, tags 52-week high — what’s next for JNJ

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.
March 1, 2026
Eli Lilly stock price closes at $1,051.99 — EU nod lifts focus ahead of Monday’s CFO talk
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Eli Lilly stock price closes at $1,051.99 — EU nod lifts focus ahead of Monday’s CFO talk

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.
March 1, 2026
Exxon stock watch: Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict, setting up a big Monday for XOM
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Exxon stock watch: Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict, setting up a big Monday for XOM

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.
March 1, 2026
Palantir stock price braces for Monday after UBS upgrade, fresh Wall Street buy call
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Palantir stock price braces for Monday after UBS upgrade, fresh Wall Street buy call

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.
March 1, 2026
Micron stock: India chip plant starts production, MU traders turn to Monday and March earnings
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Micron stock: India chip plant starts production, MU traders turn to Monday and March earnings

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.
March 1, 2026
Netflix stock price jumps on Warner Bros exit — what to watch when markets reopen
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Netflix stock price jumps on Warner Bros exit — what to watch when markets reopen

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.
March 1, 2026
Argentina’s S&P Merval limps into March after a 17% February slide — what Buenos Aires traders watch next
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Argentina’s S&P Merval limps into March after a 17% February slide — what Buenos Aires traders watch next

Argentina’s S&P Merval index dropped 4.08% Friday, closing February down 17.42%. The Senate approved President Milei’s labor reform, while a glacier-law rewrite advanced. YPF projected 2026 EBITDA of $5.8–$6.2 billion, focusing investment on shale. Global market volatility and political developments will weigh on Monday’s open.
March 1, 2026
Philippine stocks week ahead: PSEi at 6,600 faces March 5 inflation test after earnings, REIT block sale
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Philippine stocks week ahead: PSEi at 6,600 faces March 5 inflation test after earnings, REIT block sale

The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed at 6,611.24 on Friday, down 0.21%. The central bank expects February inflation between 2.3% and 3.1%, with official data due March 5. SM Investments and BDO Unibank reported 2025 net incomes of 90.5 billion and 87.2 billion pesos, respectively. Ayala Land raised 3.7 billion pesos from a block sale of AREIT shares.
March 1, 2026
Dubai stock market week ahead: DFM braces for a rough open as Iran strikes jolt Gulf assets
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Dubai stock market week ahead: DFM braces for a rough open as Iran strikes jolt Gulf assets

Dubai’s DFM General Index closed at 6,503.50 on Friday, down 1.83%, marking its second weekly decline. Regional stocks fell Sunday after strikes involving Iran, the U.S., and Israel heightened security risks. Oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and air travel disruptions are in focus ahead of Monday’s session. DEWA reported 2025 revenue of 32.84 billion dirhams and profit of 9.06 billion dirhams.
March 1, 2026
Bursa Malaysia Week Ahead: KLCI Friday slump tees up Bank Negara rate call and US jobs test
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Bursa Malaysia Week Ahead: KLCI Friday slump tees up Bank Negara rate call and US jobs test

The FBM KLCI fell 1.4% to close at 1,716.61 on Friday, with the ringgit at 3.8902 per U.S. dollar. Bank Negara Malaysia will announce its policy decision on March 5, with markets expecting no change to the 2.75% OPR. Tenaga Nasional appointed Shamsul bin Ahmad as CEO effective March 1. Sunway Healthcare launched an IPO aiming to raise at least 2.86 billion ringgit.
March 1, 2026
Johannesburg Stock Exchange week ahead: GDP, PMI and platinum results to test JSE stocks after Friday jump
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange week ahead: GDP, PMI and platinum results to test JSE stocks after Friday jump

Johannesburg’s JSE Top-40 index closed up 1.56% at 120,296 on Friday, driven by gains in resource shares like Impala Platinum and Anglo American Platinum. The rand slipped 0.3% to 15.9650 per dollar after mixed economic data. Traders await Monday’s Absa manufacturing PMI and Wednesday’s GDP figures. Global PMIs and U.S. payrolls are expected to influence commodity-linked stocks and the currency.
March 1, 2026
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