AppLovin stock slides as Wells Fargo hikes target ahead of Feb. 11 earnings
AppLovin Corp shares slid 3.6% to $610.31 in afternoon trading on Thursday, after opening at $623.71 and swinging between $607.36 and $629.87.
Silver price stock SLV slides as index rebalance selling kicks in ahead of U.S. jobs report
Shares of iShares Silver Trust fell 3.5% to $68.50, extending a slide in silver-linked assets as the metal came under fresh selling pressure. Peer ETF abrdn Physical Silver Shares dropped 3.4%, while silver miners First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver and Wheaton Precious Metals were down between 0.4% and 1.0%.
Barrick gold stock slips mid-session as payrolls loom; HSBC flags $5,000 gold risk
Barrick Mining shares edged down 0.3% to $47.14 by 1:52 p.m. ET on Thursday, after trading between $46.00 and $47.20 earlier in the session. StockAnalysis
Dow Jones ETF DIA rises as tech slips and Trump defense headlines jar Wall Street before payrolls
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust rose 0.6% to $492.73 in afternoon trade on Thursday, tracking a gain in the Dow as investors bought steady “old economy” names and trimmed big tech. The Dow was up 304 points, or 0.6%, around midday, while the Nasdaq slipped as heavyweight tech stocks fell. “It’s too soon to call it a broadening of the rally beyond tech stocks,” said Joe Saluzzi, partner and co-founder at Themis Trading. Reuters
Visa stock slips as SEC filing presses independent chair vote ahead of annual meeting
Visa Inc shares slid nearly 1% on Thursday, underperforming some payments peers, as investors weighed a fresh SEC filing urging a vote to hardwire an independent board chair policy. The stock was down $3.45 at $352.43, after dipping as low as $349.83 in the session.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock rises as House summons insurer CEOs; investors eye two January dates
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares rose on Thursday after U.S. House lawmakers invited the CEOs of major health insurers to testify on January 22 about coverage affordability, as Republicans debate whether to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and President Donald Trump has said he plans to meet insurers. The stock was up 1.3% at $346.11 by early afternoon, after trading between $339.99 and $347.79. CVS Health, Cigna and Elevance Health, also named for the hearing, were higher. Reuters
AbbVie stock drops after Revolution deal denial, $1.3 billion charge spooks traders
AbbVie Inc shares fell on Thursday after the drugmaker denied takeover talks with Revolution Medicines and flagged a $1.3 billion fourth-quarter charge that will dent its 2025 profit outlook. AbbVie stock was down 3.7% at $224.84 at 1:12 p.m. ET, after swinging between $231.93 and $223.84.
Nebius (NBIS) stock bounces back near $100 as Nvidia Rubin talk keeps AI cloud names jumpy
Nebius Group N.V. shares rose about 4% on Thursday, climbing back toward $100 after sliding the prior session, as investors kept trading around the AI cloud name’s next-generation GPU plans. The Nasdaq-listed stock was last up 3.8% at $100.03, after opening at $96.99 and swinging between $96.06 and $102.49; Nvidia fell about 2% while AI infrastructure peer CoreWeave edged higher.
Chevron stock rises as White House pulls traders into Venezuela oil talks
Chevron Corp was up 2.1% at $158.49 in early afternoon New York trade on Thursday, after closing at $155.20 in the previous session. The move tracked a fresh burst of Venezuela headlines that traders have been using as a quick read on oil supply and U.S. policy.
CoreWeave stock rises as Wells Fargo trims target and insiders signal sales
CoreWeave shares rose 1.6% to $78.43 on Thursday, after Wells Fargo cut its price target on the AI cloud firm while keeping a buy-equivalent rating. The stock ranged between $76.03 and $79.92. Futu News
Coinbase stock rises on BofA upgrade even as bitcoin slips toward $90,000
Coinbase Global shares were up 1.4% at $249.42 on Thursday after Bank of America upgraded the crypto exchange to “Buy,” giving the stock a company-specific boost in a market still tied to bitcoin’s mood swings. TipRanks
RTX stock swings after Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget, targets buybacks
RTX Corp shares rose 1.3% to $188.09 in afternoon trading on Thursday, after earlier touching $197.00. The stock has seesawed as President Donald Trump pressed for a bigger Pentagon budget while warning defense contractors over dividends and buybacks.
IREN stock jumps 6% in Nasdaq trade as bitcoin miners rebound; CES buzz and payrolls ahead
IREN Limited shares were up about 6.3% at $46.38 in midday trading on Thursday, after swinging between $42.69 and $47.57 earlier in the session.
Ford stock jumps nearly 5% as Piper Sandler upgrades, 2028 “eyes-off” tech plan in focus
Ford Motor shares rose 4.7% to $14.39 by midday on Thursday after Piper Sandler upgraded the automaker to “overweight,” a call for the stock to outperform. The gain came as the broader S&P 500 was little changed. Reuters
AST SpaceMobile stock rebounds after Scotiabank downgrade — what’s next for ASTS
AST SpaceMobile shares were up 5.9% at $90.75 in midday trading on Thursday, after swinging between $85.11 and $93.96. The stock ended Wednesday at $85.73.
Mastercard stock climbs as Apple taps JPMorgan for Apple Card, keeps Mastercard network
Mastercard Incorporated shares rose on Thursday after Apple said JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of the Apple Card while Mastercard remains the payment network. Mastercard stock was up about 0.8% at $584.47 in midday trading. Reuters
GE Vernova stock slides 5% as a high-flying power trade cools ahead of earnings
GE Vernova Inc. shares fell 5.3% to $627.44 in midday trading on Thursday, extending a pullback that began a session earlier. The stock dropped 3.5% on Wednesday. MarketBeat
Lumentum (LITE) stock sinks 11% as AI-optics rally breaks despite Needham target hike
Lumentum Holdings Inc shares fell 10.7% to $351.00 on Thursday, after touching $399.88 earlier in the session. The stock hit a low of $343.41 as the selloff spread through AI-linked hardware names.
Northrop Grumman stock rebounds as Trump buyback ban meets $1.5 trillion defense budget pitch
Northrop Grumman Corp shares were up about 3.8% at $598.96 on Thursday, after ranging from $594.17 to $638.44 earlier in the session. The move came as defense stocks steadied after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, up from $901 billion approved for 2026. Reuters
Walmart (WMT) stock dips after new board pick Shishir Mehrotra — here’s what traders watch next
Walmart Inc shares fell 0.7% to $111.91 by late morning on Thursday after the retailer said it appointed Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra to its board. The stock hit an intraday low of $109.86.
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