Applied Materials stock rallies again after Barclays upgrade — what AMAT bulls are watching next

Applied Materials stock rallies again after Barclays upgrade — what AMAT bulls are watching next

Applied Materials shares rose 2.5% to $327.01 Friday after Barclays upgraded the stock and raised its price target to $360, citing stronger memory spending. The stock closed about 1.2% below its 52-week high and was little changed after hours. Chip-equipment peers also gained following strong results from TSMC. Applied Materials reports earnings Feb. 12.
Salesforce stock slides to $227 after insider sale filing, with Davos AI showcase next week

Salesforce stock slides to $227 after insider sale filing, with Davos AI showcase next week

Salesforce shares fell 2.8% to $227.11 Friday, then edged up to $227.20 after hours. Director Neelie Kroes sold 3,893 shares this week at a weighted average of $238.70, cutting her stake to 7,299 shares, according to a U.S. filing. The company is promoting its new AI concierge app at Davos. U.S. markets will close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Goldman Sachs stock dips after-hours as earnings beat meets Apple Card transition

Goldman Sachs stock dips after-hours as earnings beat meets Apple Card transition

Goldman Sachs shares fell $13.48, or 1.4%, to $962 in after-hours trading Friday. The bank reported fourth-quarter net income of $4.62 billion and diluted EPS of $14.01, beating analyst estimates. Net revenues dropped 3% year-over-year to $13.45 billion, while investment banking fees rose 25% to $2.58 billion. Goldman raised its quarterly dividend to $4.50 per share.
Netflix stock barely moves after hours as KeyBanc cuts target ahead of Warner deal-heavy earnings

Netflix stock barely moves after hours as KeyBanc cuts target ahead of Warner deal-heavy earnings

Netflix shares slipped 0.1% to $88 in after-hours trading Friday after KeyBanc cut its price target to $110, citing uncertainty over the planned Warner Bros deal. Investors await Netflix’s Jan. 20 earnings and details on the $82.7 billion Warner Bros acquisition bid. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Why Strategy stock (MSTR) is moving after hours as Wall Street trims targets ahead of Feb. 5 earnings

Why Strategy stock (MSTR) is moving after hours as Wall Street trims targets ahead of Feb. 5 earnings

Strategy Inc shares rose 1.6% to $173.71 in after-hours trading Friday after a filing showed it raised $1.25 billion by selling stock and used the funds to buy 13,627 bitcoin. Mizuho and TD Cowen both cut their price targets but kept positive ratings. The company now holds 687,410 bitcoin. Strategy will report fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 5.
Eli Lilly stock: FDA pushes orforglipron decision to April 10 as lawsuit adds another overhang

Eli Lilly stock: FDA pushes orforglipron decision to April 10 as lawsuit adds another overhang

Eli Lilly shares rose 0.5% in after-hours trading after the FDA delayed its decision on the company’s obesity drug orforglipron to April 10. Lilly and Novo Nordisk face a lawsuit from Texas-based Strive Specialties, which alleges both companies restricted access to cheaper compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs. Lilly also disclosed a 10% stake in Aktis Oncology.
IREN stock price jumps 11% after-hours as Wall Street upgrade revives AI cloud bet

IREN stock price jumps 11% after-hours as Wall Street upgrade revives AI cloud bet

IREN shares jumped 11.5% to $57.82 in after-hours trading Friday on volume of 53.7 million, after H.C. Wainwright upgraded the stock to “buy” and cited a $9.7 billion AI cloud contract with Microsoft. The broker set an $80 price target, calling the deal a major shift for the former bitcoin miner. Investors await IREN’s next earnings report on Feb. 11.
Robinhood stock slips again after crypto bill delay rattles traders

Robinhood stock slips again after crypto bill delay rattles traders

Robinhood shares fell 1.4% to $108.76 Friday, after a 7.8% drop Thursday, amid renewed doubts over a stalled U.S. Senate crypto bill. Senate debate was delayed after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized the draft, citing concerns over stablecoin rules. The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to release new legislative text by Jan. 21. Robinhood will report earnings Feb. 10.
GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as White House pushes PJM “emergency” power auction for AI data centers

GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as White House pushes PJM “emergency” power auction for AI data centers

GE Vernova shares rose 6.1% to $681.55 in after-hours trading Friday, boosted by a U.S. push for emergency power plant construction to meet surging data center demand. The Trump administration urged PJM to hold an emergency procurement auction and shift new supply costs to data centers. Constellation Energy, Vistra, and Talen Energy shares fell sharply after the policy announcement. PJM said it is reviewing the proposals.
Natural gas slips toward $3.11 as storage stays heavy; UNG, EQT and Cheniere in focus

Natural gas slips toward $3.11 as storage stays heavy; UNG, EQT and Cheniere in focus

U.S. natural gas futures closed down 0.6% at $3.109 per mmBtu Friday, near the lowest since October. Storage stood at 3,185 Bcf, 106 Bcf above the five-year average, after a 71 Bcf withdrawal last week. UNG ETF edged up 0.3% late, with EQT and Cheniere Energy also higher after hours. Traders are watching late-January weather and LNG feedgas flows.
AI stocks move after hours: Nvidia slips on China H200 curb as Broadcom, AMD rise

AI stocks move after hours: Nvidia slips on China H200 curb as Broadcom, AMD rise

Nvidia slipped 0.5% in after-hours trading Friday after reports that Chinese customs blocked its H200 AI chips from entering China. Broadcom rose 2.6% and AMD gained 1.7%. U.S. and Taiwan reached a trade deal lowering tariffs and boosting chipmaker incentives. TSMC shares jumped 4.4% Thursday after forecasting strong growth and expanding U.S. operations.
XRP price wobbles after U.S. Senate delays CLARITY Act markup — what traders watch next

XRP price wobbles after U.S. Senate delays CLARITY Act markup — what traders watch next

XRP traded near $2.07 in late New York hours Friday, down 0.1% after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a key crypto bill markup. The delay followed objections from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who criticized the bill’s language. Ripple announced preliminary approval for an e-money license in Luxembourg. Investors now await Senate Agriculture Committee action later this month.
16 January 2026
Bitcoin price wobbles near $95,000 after U.S. Senate delays CLARITY crypto bill

Bitcoin price wobbles near $95,000 after U.S. Senate delays CLARITY crypto bill

Bitcoin fell 0.3% to $95,417 Friday after the Senate Banking Committee delayed a key crypto market-structure bill. The token had surged midweek as U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs drew over $1.7 billion in three days. Coinbase shares dropped after CEO Brian Armstrong withdrew support for the draft bill. Senate Agriculture Committee set Jan. 27 for its own markup session.
16 January 2026
Gold price today: Bullion slips from record highs as profit-taking meets a firmer dollar

Gold price today: Bullion slips from record highs as profit-taking meets a firmer dollar

Gold fell over 1% Friday, retreating from record highs as traders took profits and the dollar strengthened. Spot gold touched $4,536.49 before recovering to $4,592.29 an ounce by early afternoon in New York. U.S. jobless claims dropped to 198,000, boosting the dollar and pressuring bullion. London-listed mining stocks also declined, with Endeavour Mining down 2.6%.
16 January 2026
Micron stock jumps on $7.8 million insider buy as memory-chip rally rolls on

Micron stock jumps on $7.8 million insider buy as memory-chip rally rolls on

Micron Technology shares jumped as much as 7.8% to $362.75 in after-hours trading Friday after director Teyin M. Liu disclosed buying 23,200 shares for about $7.8 million. The purchase came as chip stocks held steady following Taiwan Semiconductor’s upbeat outlook. Liu’s stake rose to 25,910 shares, according to an SEC filing. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
16 January 2026
JPMorgan stock price rises after hours as private-markets push meets policy overhang

JPMorgan stock price rises after hours as private-markets push meets policy overhang

JPMorgan Chase shares climbed about 1% in after-hours trading Friday after the bank announced a new private capital advisory team. CEO Jamie Dimon said he plans to stay “at least five more years,” though a spokesperson later called it a joke. Investors reacted to fee growth and lending results, while policy risks, including Trump’s proposed credit card rate cap, weighed on bank stocks.
16 January 2026

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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 08.02.2026

8 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 8, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 8, 2026, 1:07 AM EST Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Succession and Valuation Analysis February 8, 2026, 1:01 AM EST. Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) announced Haytham Hodaly will become CEO on March 31, 2026, with Randy Smallwood moving to non-executive Chair. The stock has surged nearly 30% in 90 days and posted a 98% one-year total return. Despite this momentum, shares trade about 22% below an analyst's fair value estimate of CA$190.41. The company boasts strong finances with CA$1 billion cash and a CA$2 billion undrawn credit facility, underpinning growth prospects.
Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

8 February 2026
Tower Semiconductor shares rose 7.7% to $139.04 Friday after announcing a collaboration with Nvidia on AI data-center networking. The stock touched $141 intraday and gained another 1% after hours. Investors await Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings for details on its silicon photonics work. No financial terms or shipment timeline were disclosed.
Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

8 February 2026
Longsys disclosed new guarantees for a 100 million yuan Hong Kong loan and a $9 million Brazil credit line, bringing its total approved guarantee quota to 11 billion yuan and outstanding guarantees to 5.81 billion yuan. The company said all guarantees are for consolidated subsidiaries and within approved limits. Shares closed at 288 yuan Friday, down 1.6%. China inflation and credit data are due this week.
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