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Stock Market Today 09.01.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: January 9, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: January 9, 2026, 11:59 PM EST Wyndham Hotels & Resorts appears undervalued after DCF suggests fair value above current price January 9, 2026, 11:48 PM EST. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts last closed at $81.11, with 7.8% weekly gains, 7.2% over the past 30 days, and a 7.8% year-to-date rise, but a…
P&G stock rises after Crest toothpaste label deal in Texas puts PG back in focus

P&G stock rises after Crest toothpaste label deal in Texas puts PG back in focus

New York, January 8, 2026, 21:32 EST — Market closed Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) shares rose 2.5% on Thursday to $141.53, after trading between $137.81 and $141.78. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the company agreed to change marketing and packaging for Crest children’s toothpaste to better show the recommended amount. The agreement matters because it draws a major consumer…
Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 6% as Nvidia cooling remarks keep AI-infrastructure trade jumpy

Vertiv (VRT) stock drops 6% as Nvidia cooling remarks keep AI-infrastructure trade jumpy

New York, January 8, 2026, 21:23 (EST) — Market closed Vertiv Holdings Co shares fell 6.3% to end Thursday at $160.78 after touching a session low of $158.77. Yahoo Finance The move matters now as data-center infrastructure stocks turn skittish early in 2026, with investors trying to pin down whether new chip and cooling designs change what data centers buy…
Carvana stock slips, but Morgan Stanley lifts bull case to $750 — what traders watch next

Carvana stock slips, but Morgan Stanley lifts bull case to $750 — what traders watch next

New York, January 8, 2026, 21:30 (EST) — Market closed Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco maintained an Overweight rating and a $450 price target on Carvana (CVNA) and raised his bull-case scenario to $750, TheFly reported Thursday, citing the company’s dealership purchases as a sign it is “readily expanding” beyond used cars. Shares of Carvana fell 1.8% to $442.58 after…
D-Wave Quantum stock slips as $550 million Quantum Circuits deal puts dilution in focus

D-Wave Quantum stock slips as $550 million Quantum Circuits deal puts dilution in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 21:16 EST — Trading ended for the session. D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) shares dropped 3.1% on Thursday, continuing declines following its announcement to acquire competitor Quantum Circuits in a cash-and-stock transaction. The stock fluctuated between $28.66 and $30.44, with roughly 38.7 million shares traded. The acquisition signals a shift to “gate-model” quantum computers, which…
Why Qualcomm stock moved: Volkswagen’s 2027 chip plan and Samsung 2nm talks

Why Qualcomm stock moved: Volkswagen’s 2027 chip plan and Samsung 2nm talks

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 21:19 (EST) — Markets closed for the day. Trading ended with all major indexes settled. Qualcomm shares closed Thursday 0.9% higher at $181.87 after Volkswagen announced it had signed a letter of intent naming Qualcomm as the main technology supplier for its next software platform. The stock fluctuated between $176.51 and $184.29 during the session.…
Constellation Energy Corporation stock slides after Calpine deal closes — here’s what investors watch next

Constellation Energy Corporation stock slides after Calpine deal closes — here’s what investors watch next

New York, January 8, 2026, 21:09 EST — Market closed Constellation Energy Corp (CEG) shares dropped 4.8% to $322.54 on Thursday following the completion of its acquisition of privately held Calpine from Energy Capital Partners. The deal increases the combined generation capacity to 55 gigawatts, making Constellation the largest electricity producer in the United States, the company said. Constellation Markets…
UnitedHealth stock rises as lawmakers summon insurers; UNH earnings date now in focus

UnitedHealth stock rises as lawmakers summon insurers; UNH earnings date now in focus

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 20:57 (ET) — Market closed U.S. House lawmakers have called on UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH.N) and four other major insurers to testify on coverage affordability later this month, signaling growing Washington scrutiny. UnitedHealth shares rose 1.5% to close at $346.85 on Thursday. The House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee extended…
Dell stock slips after blunt CES AI-PC message; payrolls and Feb. earnings loom

Dell stock slips after blunt CES AI-PC message; payrolls and Feb. earnings loom

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 20:54 EST — Market closed Dell Technologies Inc (DELL.N) shares dropped 1.3% to $118.50 on Thursday. Earlier, they slipped as much as 4.4% before clawing back some ground. Trading volume hit around 11.5 million shares, while the stock’s low of $114.79 left the $115 mark under the microscope heading into Friday. The pullback came as…
Nebius stock (NBIS) ends higher as Nvidia Rubin rollout news sinks in

Nebius stock (NBIS) ends higher as Nvidia Rubin rollout news sinks in

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 21:04 EST — Market closed Nebius Group N.V. shares climbed 1.1% on Thursday, closing at $97.30. The move extended a volatile week for the AI cloud company, which announced it will be one of the first Nvidia Cloud Partners to roll out Nvidia’s Vera Rubin NVL72 platform. The stock swung between $96.06 and $102.49, with…
Goldman Sachs stock slips after Apple Card handoff to JPMorgan — what Wall Street watches next

Goldman Sachs stock slips after Apple Card handoff to JPMorgan — what Wall Street watches next

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 20:58 EST — Market closed The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) is handing the Apple Card to JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) Chase unit, ending the Wall Street bank’s stint as issuer of the co-branded card, the companies said. Goldman shares slipped 0.66% to $934.83 on Thursday. Mastercard will remain the payment network. The handoff lands just…
Seagate stock tumbles nearly 8% as AI-storage trade cools ahead of payrolls

Seagate stock tumbles nearly 8% as AI-storage trade cools ahead of payrolls

New York, January 8, 2026, 20:49 EST — Market closed Seagate Technology Holdings plc shares fell 7.7% to close at $284.47 on Thursday, giving back more of this week’s sharp run-up in the data-storage group. Yahoo Finance The drop came as investors stepped away from “AI-linked” memory and storage winners after a strong start to the year. SanDisk fell 5.4%…

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  • United Spirits Limited (NSE:UNITDSPR) Approaches Ex-Dividend Date with Sustainable Dividend Outlook
    January 23, 2026, 10:04 PM EST. United Spirits Limited (NSE:UNITDSPR) will trade ex-dividend on January 27. Shareholders owning stock before then qualify for the ₹6.00 per share payout, scheduled for February 19. The company's trailing dividend yield stands at 0.9% with a current share price of ₹1,333. United Spirits' payout ratio of 58% reflects a balance between dividend payments and earnings retention, signaling a sustainable dividend policy. Crucially, dividends are covered by only 18% of free cash flow, indicating robust cash flow support. Earnings have risen 21% annually over five years, underpinning potential dividend growth. Investors should note dividend sustainability depends on future earnings stability.
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