Today: 7 February 2026
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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Merck (MRK) stock today: $32 billion Revolution talks and CDC vaccine shift put Feb. 3 in play

Merck (MRK) stock today: $32 billion Revolution talks and CDC vaccine shift put Feb. 3 in play

Merck shares rose 0.4% to $111.41 Friday after a report said it is in talks to buy Revolution Medicines for $28–32 billion. Revolution shares jumped 16% in extended trading. Merck just completed a $221.50-per-share tender offer for Cidara Therapeutics and said the deal will raise 2026 R&D expense by $9 billion. Analysts warned U.S. vaccine policy changes could cut Merck revenue by $2 billion annually.
9 January 2026
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Robinhood stock edges higher after Argus starts coverage; CEO share sale filing hangs over

Robinhood stock edges higher after Argus starts coverage; CEO share sale filing hangs over

Robinhood shares rose 0.6% to $116.10 Friday after Argus began coverage with a buy rating and $145 price target. CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares this week for about $45.6 million under a prearranged plan, according to a regulatory filing. Barclays trimmed its target to $159 but kept an “overweight” call. A legal brief from Native American groups targeted Robinhood’s prediction market business.
9 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock ticks up as filing flags up to $1.2 bln Q4 upstream hit

Exxon Mobil (XOM) stock ticks up as filing flags up to $1.2 bln Q4 upstream hit

Exxon Mobil shares rose 0.6% to $123.63 after warning lower crude prices may cut Q4 upstream earnings by $800 million to $1.2 billion, partly offset by stronger refining margins. Chevron gained 1.4% as oil prices climbed on supply concerns. Exxon also signed a memorandum with Turkey’s TPAO for exploration in the Black Sea and Mediterranean. Investors await Exxon’s Q4 results on Jan. 30.
9 January 2026
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Rocket Lab stock jumps today despite $103 million CFO sale filing: what RKLB traders watch next

Rocket Lab stock jumps today despite $103 million CFO sale filing: what RKLB traders watch next

Rocket Lab shares climbed 4.6% to $86.87 Friday morning after SEC filings showed CFO Adam Spice sold $103.1 million in stock and COO Frank Klein sold $7.3 million, both under preset 10b5-1 plans. Shares had dropped 1.2% Thursday following the insider sales. Investors are watching for the next earnings update and any changes to the Neutron rocket timetable.
9 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps again as $2.65B AEP fuel-cell order keeps Wyoming data-center trade in focus

Bloom Energy stock jumps again as $2.65B AEP fuel-cell order keeps Wyoming data-center trade in focus

Bloom Energy shares rose 3.6% to $126.23 Friday after American Electric Power disclosed a $2.65 billion fuel-cell purchase agreement and 20-year offtake deal for a Wyoming facility. Laramie County approved a massive AI data center and 2.7 GW power buildout using Bloom’s fuel cells. Tallgrass estimates the energy infrastructure alone at $7 billion, with total project costs potentially reaching $50 billion.
9 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin stock jumps on Trump defense budget boost, but buyback curbs hang over LMT

Lockheed Martin stock jumps on Trump defense budget boost, but buyback curbs hang over LMT

Lockheed Martin shares rose 4.5% to $541.92 in late morning trading Friday after Trump signed an executive order tying defense contractor payouts to delivery schedules and proposed a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 defense budget. Lockheed secured a $22.6 million contract modification for AN/SLQ-32(V)6 work and a C-130 logistics contract. Northrop Grumman and L3Harris also gained.
9 January 2026
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Oracle stock jumps nearly 3% after soft US jobs data, but AI spending worries linger

Oracle stock jumps nearly 3% after soft US jobs data, but AI spending worries linger

Oracle shares rose 2.9% to $195.07 Friday after a weaker U.S. jobs report fueled hopes for interest rate cuts, lifting tech stocks. The stock remains about 44% below its 52-week high. Investors are focused on Oracle’s AI data-center spending and its next quarterly results in mid-March. The company declared a 50-cent dividend payable January 23.
9 January 2026
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Netflix stock slides below $90 as Goldman trims target and Warner bid fight drags on

Netflix stock slides below $90 as Goldman trims target and Warner bid fight drags on

Netflix shares dropped 2% to $88.70 Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its price target, with pressure mounting as Paramount reiterated a higher $30-per-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount’s offer expires Jan. 21, while Warner would owe Netflix a $2.8 billion breakup fee if it exits their deal. Investors await Netflix’s Jan. 20 earnings for clarity on financing and strategy.
9 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps again as hyperscaler talks and $2.35B financing keep APLD in play

Applied Digital stock jumps again as hyperscaler talks and $2.35B financing keep APLD in play

Applied Digital shares jumped 11% to $35.38 after quarterly revenue hit $126.6 million, beating estimates by nearly $40 million. The company said its Polaris Forge 1 site is now ready for service, delivering 100 MW for CoreWeave, and it is in advanced talks with another major customer. Management highlighted $2.35 billion in new debt financing. Net loss for the quarter was $31.2 million.
9 January 2026
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JPMorgan stock today: Apple Card deal puts JPM in the spotlight as earnings near

JPMorgan stock today: Apple Card deal puts JPM in the spotlight as earnings near

JPMorgan Chase shares rose 0.4% to $331.12 after agreeing to take over Apple Card issuance from Goldman Sachs, a transition expected to move over $20 billion in balances and take about two years pending regulatory approval. JPMorgan will book a $2.2 billion credit-loss provision in Q4. Financial sector ETFs were little changed. Investors await JPMorgan’s Jan. 13 earnings for signals on credit costs and expenses.
9 January 2026
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Strategy Inc stock slips as MSCI clamps down on index weight gains — Feb 10 is the next date to watch

Strategy Inc stock slips as MSCI clamps down on index weight gains — Feb 10 is the next date to watch

Strategy Inc shares fell 3.8% to $160.57 Friday after MSCI froze index weight changes for bitcoin-heavy firms but kept them in its benchmarks. MSCI’s move follows a volatile week for the stock and leaves traders focused on the Feb. 10 index review. Bitcoin rose 0.7%, while Coinbase dropped 2%. Strategy disclosed a $17.44 billion unrealized loss on digital assets and raised its bitcoin holdings to 673,783.
9 January 2026
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Alphabet (GOOG) stock rises as Cantor turns bullish and Google’s Wiz deal clock ticks

Alphabet (GOOG) stock rises as Cantor turns bullish and Google’s Wiz deal clock ticks

Alphabet Class C shares rose 1.2% to $330.07 Friday after Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock and raised its price target to $370. EU regulators set Feb. 10 as the decision date for Alphabet’s $32 billion Wiz acquisition. Alphabet will report fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 4. Google and Character.AI settled a Florida lawsuit over chatbot-related suicide; terms were not disclosed.
9 January 2026
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Sandisk stock rebounds on soft US jobs report; what’s driving SNDK now

Sandisk stock rebounds on soft US jobs report; what’s driving SNDK now

Sandisk shares rose 7% to $357.90 in early New York trading Friday, rebounding after a 5.4% drop the previous session. The move followed softer U.S. payrolls data and renewed risk appetite. Investors are watching for Tuesday’s CPI report, a Supreme Court tariff ruling, and Sandisk’s Jan. 29 earnings. Western Digital, Seagate, and Micron also gained.
9 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
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