Lam Research stock slips below $200 as chip gear makers slide; jobs report looms
Lam Research shares fell 2.2% to $198.62 on Thursday, tracking a broader drop in semiconductor names. The stock touched $195.14 at its low so far.
Lockheed Martin stock jumps on Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense-budget call after payout-ban scare
Lockheed Martin shares rose 5.2% to $522.56 on Thursday, extending a volatile two-day stretch after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for 2027. The stock hit $542.66 earlier in the session before drifting back. Reuters
Western Digital stock slides again after CES AI-storage rally — what traders watch next
Western Digital Corp shares fell about 9% on Thursday, extending a sharp pullback in storage names after this week’s CES-driven jump. The stock was down 8.6% at $182.63 after opening above $200.
Netflix stock slips as Paramount presses Warner bid; NFLX earnings loom
Netflix stock was down 0.4% at $90.34 on Thursday, slipping as Paramount Skydance renewed its push to buy Warner Bros Discovery and took fresh aim at the structure of Netflix’s agreed deal for Warner’s studios and streaming assets. Paramount reiterated its $30-per-share all-cash offer and said the cable-network spin-off central to Netflix’s proposal was effectively worth less than nothing; Paramount’s tender offer expires on Jan. 21. Reuters
JPMorgan stock climbs on Apple Card takeover as earnings near
JPMorgan Chase & Co shares rose about 1.1% to $330.65 in late morning trading on Thursday after the bank said it will become the new issuer of Apple’s Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is not expected to close for roughly two years. “This transaction substantially completes the narrowing of our focus in our consumer business,” Goldman Chief Executive David Solomon said. Reuters
Strategy Inc stock climbs after MSCI index reprieve — what MSTR traders watch next
Strategy Inc shares rose on Thursday as investors digested MSCI’s decision to keep so-called digital asset treasury companies in its global benchmarks, at least through the next review.
Sandisk Corporation stock slides 11% as CES rally cools; BofA lifts target to $390
Sandisk Corporation shares were down about 11% at $315.04 in late morning trade, after closing at $353.56 on Wednesday. The stock opened at $360.91 and swung between $313.29 and $363.74, as a pullback hit storage and memory names across the tape.
AMD stock falls in regular trading as CES AI chip push meets profit-taking ahead of Feb. 3 earnings
Advanced Micro Devices shares fell 1.4% to $207.08 in morning trading on Thursday, sliding with the broader chip group. Nvidia was down about 1.4% and Intel fell 2.5%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF dropped 1.8%.
Broadcom stock (AVGO) slides as Nvidia’s China chip payment demand ripples through AI semiconductors
Broadcom Inc shares fell 3.1% in morning trade on Thursday, tracking a dip across chip and AI names after Reuters reported Nvidia is demanding full upfront payment for its H200 chips in China. Reuters
Natural gas price slips after storage draw; EQT stock dips in early New York trade
Shares of EQT Corp slipped on Thursday as the natural gas price turned lower after a government storage report. EQT was down 1.1% at $53.88, while Henry Hub natural gas futures fell 2.7% to $3.431 per million British thermal units by mid-morning.
Bitcoin price today: BTC slips near $90,000 as ETF outflows weigh on crypto-linked stocks
Bitcoin slipped on Thursday and kept U.S.-listed crypto-linked shares on the defensive in morning trade. The token was down about 0.9% at $90,380, after ranging between $91,640 and $89,312. Coinbase fell 0.2%, while Strategy slid 1.3% and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF was down about 0.8%; miner Marathon rose 0.8% but Riot fell 1.6%.
Endeavour Silver stock slips as silver price drops despite record 2025 output
Shares of Endeavour Silver fell about 4% to $9.68 in morning trade on Thursday, after the miner posted record 2025 output but silver prices slid. The stock traded between $9.49 and $9.90 early in the session.
Gold price dips, gold stocks slide as Newmont and GDX track bullion lower before U.S. jobs data
Gold-linked stocks fell in early New York trade on Thursday as the gold price eased and traders cut exposure ahead of U.S. jobs data.Newmont was down about 2.9% and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF slid about 2.3%, while the SPDR Gold Shares ETF eased roughly 0.4% by mid-morning.
Nvidia stock slips as China buyers face “pay upfront” rule for H200 AI chips
Nvidia shares fell about 1.6% to $186.03 on Thursday after two people briefed on the matter said the chipmaker is demanding full upfront payment from Chinese customers seeking its H200, a data-center processor used to train artificial-intelligence models. The terms bar cancellations, refunds or configuration changes after an order is placed, the people said. The stock hit an intraday low of $184.73 and a high of $190.28. Reuters
Intel stock slides after 18A ‘Panther Lake’ rally — Jan. 22 earnings is the next test
Intel shares fell 1.6% to $41.95 in morning trade on Thursday. The stock has ranged between $41.87 and $43.31 so far.
XRP price stock slides near $2 after first ETF outflows as U.S. jobs report nears
XRP fell about 5% on Thursday to around $2.09, extending a pullback in major cryptocurrencies after a hot start to 2026. Trading volume over the past 24 hours was about $4.6 billion, CoinMarketCap data showed. CoinMarketCap
GOOG stock turns flat after early spike as EU sets Wiz deal deadline and Cantor upgrades Alphabet
Alphabet’s non-voting Class C shares were little changed on Thursday after EU regulators set a Feb. 10 deadline for an initial call on Google’s planned Wiz purchase and after Cantor Fitzgerald lifted its rating. The stock opened higher and then sagged, tracking the broader wobble in growth shares.
Dow Jones Today: Dow steadies near record highs as jobs report looms and Trump defense talk jolts stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 129 points, or 0.3%, at 49,124.87 by mid-morning in New York. It has traded between 48,792 and 49,165 so far and sits about 1% below a recent peak near 49,621. Google
Palantir stock steadies after Truist’s $223 call as investors eye next catalyst
Palantir Technologies shares were up 0.1% at $181.81 on Thursday after swinging between $180.59 and $186.89 in early trade. Truist Securities initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $223 price target, calling the stock a “best-in-class AI asset” and pointing to demand for generative AI — software that can produce text and code — across governments and companies.
Lockheed Martin stock jumps on Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget push — buyback ban still in play
Lockheed Martin shares rose 7.4% to $533.71 on Thursday, leading a rebound in big U.S. defense names after President Donald Trump talked up a sharp increase in Pentagon spending. Northrop Grumman climbed 10.1% and RTX gained 5.5% in early New York trading.
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