Technology News 14.03.2026
LIVETechnology news rolling coverageStarted: March 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: March 14, 2026, 2:44 AM EDT
Corning stock: CEO sells shares, CFO update next week — what traders watch before Monday
Corning CEO Wendell Weeks exercised options and sold 137,514 shares at a weighted-average price of $155.37, leaving him with 750,585 shares, according to an SEC filing Friday. Corning shares closed at $150.38, up 0.1% after a volatile session. CFO Ed Schlesinger will give a business update at a Morgan Stanley conference on March 3. The company declared a $0.28 quarterly dividend, payable March 30.
Coca-Cola stock near $82 as oil shock and AI jitters set up a tense week for KO
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 stock rebounds on heavy volume after $2 billion equity-units deal — what to watch next week
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 stock drops 5.6% as UK credit fears bite — what WFC investors watch 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 stock surged on AI-driven layoffs — what to watch when Wall Street reopens
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.
P&G stock jumps as Wall Street turns defensive — what to watch before Monday’s open
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 stock price sinks nearly 8% into the weekend as inflation data jolts rate bets
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 stock price slips into March as insider filing and AI jitters loom
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 stock slid 5% on Friday — what to know before Monday’s open
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 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.
Applied Materials stock set for Monday focus after director sale filing as jobs report nears
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 (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
JPMorgan Chase stock price: JPM heads into Monday with credit jitters and Iran risk in play
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 stock price: Why shares slid into the weekend — and what could move them next
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.