AST SpaceMobile stock slips in volatile trade as ASTS investors eye next launch steps and earnings

AST SpaceMobile stock slips in volatile trade as ASTS investors eye next launch steps and earnings

AST SpaceMobile shares fell 1.9% to $95.81 Monday after volatile trading, following the December launch of its BlueBird 6 satellite. Investors await the company’s quarterly results in March and updates on satellite deployment. AST aims to launch 45 to 60 satellites by the end of 2026. Other satellite connectivity stocks, including Globalstar and Iridium, rose modestly.
Vistra stock jumps as VST taps debt markets; analysts recalibrate after Meta nuclear pact

Vistra stock jumps as VST taps debt markets; analysts recalibrate after Meta nuclear pact

Vistra shares rose about 5% Monday after announcing a private offering of senior secured notes maturing in 2031 and 2036. Proceeds will fund the Cogentrix acquisition and repay debt. The company recently signed 20-year nuclear power agreements with Meta for over 2,600 megawatts. Traders are watching note pricing ahead of Vistra’s Feb. 26 earnings report.
12 January 2026
Tesla stock rises in regular session as CPI looms and robotaxi deadlines return to focus

Tesla stock rises in regular session as CPI looms and robotaxi deadlines return to focus

Tesla shares rose 0.7% to $448.09 Monday as investors awaited Tuesday’s U.S. inflation report and the company’s Jan. 28 earnings release. Roughly 23.7 million shares traded by late morning. Tesla reported over 434,000 vehicles produced and 418,000 delivered in Q4. Wall Street remains focused on Fed rate moves and Tesla’s progress on autonomy targets.
Revolution Medicines stock slips as Truist sticks to $99 target with Merck buyout talk in focus

Revolution Medicines stock slips as Truist sticks to $99 target with Merck buyout talk in focus

Revolution Medicines shares fell 1.8% to $116.51 in early Monday trading, retreating from last week’s highs after reports of ongoing Merck acquisition talks valuing the company at up to $32 billion. Truist maintained its Buy rating but kept its price target at $99, below the current price. Investors await the company’s presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference later Monday.
Applied Digital (APLD) stock is up again — what’s driving the move after hyperscaler leases

Applied Digital (APLD) stock is up again — what’s driving the move after hyperscaler leases

Applied Digital shares rose about 2.5% to $38.61 in late-morning New York trading Monday, extending last week’s post-earnings rally. Investors are focused on leasing progress and funding for the company’s North Dakota AI data centers. The company recently reported $126.6 million in quarterly revenue, beating estimates, but posted a net loss of $31.2 million. Traders await new contract updates and Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report.
12 January 2026
Alphabet hits $4 trillion mark as Google’s AI reboot wins back Wall Street

Alphabet hits $4 trillion mark as Google’s AI reboot wins back Wall Street

Alphabet’s market value reached $4 trillion Monday, surpassing Apple and joining only three other companies at that level. Shares dipped 0.2% to $327.93 late morning after a 65% jump in 2025. Google Cloud revenue surged 34% in Q3, and Alphabet began leasing its in-house AI chips, with Meta reportedly in talks for a multi-billion dollar deal.
IREN stock jumps as bitcoin firms up; what traders are watching next

IREN stock jumps as bitcoin firms up; what traders are watching next

IREN shares surged 7.3% to $49.38 in early New York trading Monday, with volume topping 20.5 million. Bitcoin hovered near $91,674, while other crypto miners posted mixed-to-higher moves. IREN’s gains follow its $9.7 billion Microsoft contract and updated AI revenue targets. Traders await Tuesday’s U.S. CPI data for further market direction.
AMD stock jumps as Bernstein stays cautious on chipmaker and Wall Street frets Fed fight

AMD stock jumps as Bernstein stays cautious on chipmaker and Wall Street frets Fed fight

AMD shares rose 2.6% to $208.44 by 10:31 a.m. EST Monday, outperforming a slightly lower Nasdaq 100. Analyst Stacy Rasgon kept AMD at “market perform,” citing Nvidia’s growing lead in AI chips. Nvidia was flat, Broadcom gained 1.9%, and Intel fell 1.1%. AMD reports quarterly results Feb. 3.
Plug Power stock rises as UBS conference nears and Jan. 29 vote raises reverse-split stakes

Plug Power stock rises as UBS conference nears and Jan. 29 vote raises reverse-split stakes

Plug Power shares rose 4.1% to $2.28 Monday as investors focused on a Jan. 29 vote to double authorized shares to 3 billion. The company warned it will pursue a reverse stock split if the proposal fails. Last week, Plug amended a Walmart deal, removing the risk of diluting 42.2 million shares. Executives are scheduled to present at the UBS energy conference later today.
Alphabet stock’s $4 trillion flashpoint: Google’s AI refocus puts it back in the lead

Alphabet stock’s $4 trillion flashpoint: Google’s AI refocus puts it back in the lead

Alphabet briefly topped a $4 trillion valuation Monday after unveiling a new AI strategy, before shares slipped 0.3% to $327.47 by late morning. Investors are watching Google Cloud’s expansion, early reviews of the Gemini 3 model, and efforts to rent out proprietary “Ironwood” AI chips. Reuters reported Meta may buy Alphabet’s chips for its data centers starting in 2027.
Nvidia stock wobbles after $1B Eli Lilly AI lab plan as CPI and TSMC loom

Nvidia stock wobbles after $1B Eli Lilly AI lab plan as CPI and TSMC loom

Nvidia and Eli Lilly will invest $1 billion over five years in a joint research lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, aiming to use Nvidia’s new AI chips to accelerate drug discovery. Nvidia shares slipped 0.2% to $184.42 by 10:30 a.m. ET. Thermo Fisher Scientific will also collaborate with Nvidia on lab automation. The new site is expected to open by the end of March.
Opendoor stock dips as Trump mortgage-bond boost cools; CPI next for OPEN

Opendoor stock dips as Trump mortgage-bond boost cools; CPI next for OPEN

Opendoor shares fell 3.2% to $7.06 in early trading Monday, reversing gains from last week’s rally on U.S. housing policy news. The drop followed President Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond buying plan, aimed at lowering borrowing costs. About 26.1 million Opendoor shares changed hands by 10:53 a.m. ET. Traders are watching Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report for further direction.
12 January 2026
Applied Materials stock rises on Susquehanna upgrade as chip gear spending call widens

Applied Materials stock rises on Susquehanna upgrade as chip gear spending call widens

Applied Materials rose 1.7% to $306.35 in early New York trading after Susquehanna upgraded the stock to Positive and raised its price target to $400. The move followed analyst Mehdi Hosseini’s report citing stronger wafer fab equipment demand and higher semiconductor capital spending. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 slipped, while other chip equipment stocks saw modest gains.

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Intel stock price jumps to $50: China CPU delays and SambaNova funding set up week ahead

Intel stock price jumps to $50: China CPU delays and SambaNova funding set up week ahead

8 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.9% to $50.59 Friday, tracking a 5.7% jump in the PHLX semiconductor index as investors bet on AI-driven data-center spending. Reuters reported Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of tighter server CPU supply, pushing Intel’s China prices up over 10%. Intel expects supply to improve in Q2. After the bell, Reuters said Intel plans to invest about $100 million in AI chip startup SambaNova Systems.
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