AppLovin stock price slides again as APP stays volatile after Evercore buy call
AppLovin Corp shares dropped 3.4% to $586.45 Friday morning, slipping from an opening price of $615 and hitting a low of $580.12 in early trades.
Vistra (VST) stock slides as White House PJM price-cap plan hits power producers
Shares of Vistra Corp slipped 6.8% to $167.91 in morning action, with Constellation Energy tumbling 9.6% and Talen Energy down 9.0%. These three have been seen as stand-ins for growing U.S. power demand linked to data centers and the rush for long-term contracts. Vistra hit a low of $163.37 after earlier peaking at $185.30.
Walmart stock slips as CEO shake-up lands ahead of Nasdaq-100 entry
Shares of Walmart Inc. dipped 0.3% to $118.82 on Friday following the company’s announcement of new leadership changes ahead of its CEO handover.
Salesforce stock slips again as AI “Cowork” jitters hit software names — what to watch next
Salesforce shares dropped roughly 2% on Friday, marking another tough day for the Dow component. Investors dumped enterprise software stocks amid fresh concerns that rapid advancements in AI might pressure subscription revenue. The stock slipped $5 to close at $228.57, after briefly dipping to an intraday low of $226.76.
Intel stock slips from $50 high as Citi turns neutral and earnings near
Intel shares slipped roughly 0.6% to $48.05 on Friday morning, pulling back from an earlier high of $50.15.
Eli Lilly stock price edges higher as FDA timeline for obesity pill comes into focus
Eli Lilly shares rose 0.3% to $1,036.46 on Friday morning, after touching as low as $1,019, as investors weighed an updated U.S. regulatory timeline for the company’s experimental obesity pill.
AST SpaceMobile stock jumps on SHIELD contract slot, puts “Golden Dome” bids in focus
AST SpaceMobile shares surged $16.20, or roughly 16%, to $117.45 Friday morning after the company announced it secured a prime contract role in the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD program. “Being selected as a prime contract awardee for the MDA’s SHIELD program is a major validation of our unique, on-orbit, dual-use technology,” said Chief Commercial Officer Chris Ivory.
Rocket Lab stock jumps after Morgan Stanley upgrade as RKLB tests fresh highs
Shares of Rocket Lab Corp jumped roughly 6% on Friday following an upgrade from Morgan Stanley, signaling renewed investor faith in the space launch and satellite firm. The stock climbed 6.4% to $96.61 in morning trading.
Alphabet GOOG stock drops as AI copyright fight flares — what Wall Street watches next
Alphabet’s Class C shares fell Friday, retreating from recent peaks as investors weighed a fresh legal challenge linked to Google’s AI training alongside growing skepticism toward expensive megacaps. The non-voting shares dropped $3.16, roughly 0.9%, to $330.00 in early trading.
Oracle stock price slips again as bondholder lawsuit keeps AI debt fears in play
Oracle shares slipped roughly 1% to $188 Friday morning, as investors grappled with fallout from bondholders suing the company over alleged disclosure lapses connected to its sizable debt issuance for AI expansion.
GE Vernova stock jumps as PJM emergency auction plan puts data-center power in focus
Shares of GE Vernova jumped 5.6% to $678.21 by 10:42 a.m. EST Friday, following news of a proposed emergency power auction on the PJM grid that boosted demand for turbine and grid suppliers.
Venus Concept stock price jumps nearly 400% as Madryn flags possible delisting in filing
Venus Concept Inc. shares surged over 390% on Friday, closing near $7.06 after an early range from $2.27 to $7.75. Trading volume exceeded 155 million shares.
Palantir stock slides in early trade as PLTR volatility, options expiry loom
Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc dropped 2.3% to $172.94 in Friday’s morning session, after fluctuating from a high of $182.12 to a low of $172.94.
Sandisk stock price rises again as analysts lift targets; what SNDK investors watch next
Sandisk Corp shares edged up 1.1% to $413.71 in morning trading on Friday, bouncing between $405.39 and $437.30 earlier in the session.
XRP price slips as Coinbase opposition stalls key U.S. crypto bill — what traders watch next
XRP dropped roughly 2% to $2.06 on Friday, deepening its retreat after a U.S. Senate committee put the brakes on a broad crypto market-structure bill.
Broadcom stock price rises as chip rally returns — China curbs and RBC call in focus
Broadcom Inc shares were up 1.8% at $349.27 on Friday morning, after trading as high as $352.94, as chip stocks helped lift Wall Street at the open.
Bitcoin price slips under $96,000 as Senate crypto bill delay dents risk mood
Bitcoin dipped 0.9% to $95,412 on Friday, after hitting an intraday peak of $96,975. Ether dropped 1.4%, closing at $3,303. Crypto-related stocks showed mixed moves: Coinbase edged up 0.1%, Strategy slipped 0.4%, and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF barely moved.
Gold price slips from record highs as profit-taking bites; Fed bets back in focus
Gold slipped on Friday as investors cashed in gains following recent record highs, while signs of easing geopolitical tensions dulled some of the metal’s appeal as a safe haven. Spot gold dropped 0.2% to $4,606.54 an ounce by 9:14 a.m. ET, still poised for a second straight weekly rise of roughly 2.1% after hitting a record $4,642.72 on Wednesday. U.S. February gold futures edged down 0.3% to $4,610.70. “It’s a general retreat in the commodity complex,” said Marex analyst Edward Meir, highlighting profit-taking and de-escalation in the Middle East. Data from LSEG showed markets pricing in a first quarter-point rate cut in June, while physical demand in India remained soft and China premiums stayed firm ahead of the Lunar New Year.
TSMC stock climbs again as chip rally returns — what Wall Street is watching next
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, listed in the U.S., climbed roughly 2% to $348.48 Friday morning. The move pushed the chip sector’s rebound further after a patchy stretch for U.S. stocks earlier in the week.
Dow Jones Today: Dow slips as options expiry hits and investors weigh bank earnings
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped in early Friday trading, erasing a modest gain from the open as declines in healthcare and consumer sectors weighed on the index. Around 10 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 70.37 points, or 0.14%, at 49,372.07. The S&P 500 edged up 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.26%. Among the Dow's biggest losers were Salesforce, Merck, and UnitedHealth, with Nvidia bucking the trend and moving higher.
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