Alphabet (GOOG) stock week ahead: Washington pressure hits Google Play as earnings loom

Alphabet (GOOG) stock week ahead: Washington pressure hits Google Play as earnings loom

Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) closed up 0.96% at $329.14 Friday, after hitting $331.48 intraday. Democratic senators urged Google and Apple to remove X and its Grok chatbot from app stores over a surge in nonconsensual sexual images. Alphabet’s earnings call is set for Feb. 4. EU regulators will decide by Feb. 10 on Alphabet’s $32 billion Wiz deal.
Bloom Energy stock heads into Monday after $2.65 billion AEP fuel-cell order sparks fresh analyst split

Bloom Energy stock heads into Monday after $2.65 billion AEP fuel-cell order sparks fresh analyst split

Bloom Energy shares jumped 10.1% to $134.07 Friday after American Electric Power agreed to buy fuel-cell units for a Wyoming data center project valued at $2.65 billion. Analysts split on valuation; Clear Street raised its price target to $68, while BMO set it at $136. The deal includes a 20-year offtake contract. Wyoming officials have promoted the project’s economic impact.
Meritage Homes (MTH) stock pops 10% on Trump mortgage-bond push — what to watch next week

Meritage Homes (MTH) stock pops 10% on Trump mortgage-bond push — what to watch next week

Meritage Homes shares surged 10.4% to $75.45 on Friday after President Trump announced a federal mortgage-bond buying plan targeting lower rates. The Philadelphia Housing index rose 4.8%. Traders now await U.S. inflation data Tuesday and Meritage’s earnings report on Jan. 28. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the bond buying aims to match the Fed’s monthly runoff.
11 January 2026
TTM Technologies (TTMI) stock jumps 10% — what investors watch next week

TTM Technologies (TTMI) stock jumps 10% — what investors watch next week

TTM Technologies shares jumped 10.5% Friday to $73.88, nearing the top of their 52-week range on heavy volume. CEO Edwin Roks and CFO Dan Boehle are scheduled to speak at the Needham Growth Conference in New York on Jan. 13. Investors await updates on data-center demand and new facility ramp-up. Quarterly earnings are expected Feb. 4.
11 January 2026
Regencell Bioscience (RGC) stock swings 45% then closes up 10.6% — what to watch Monday

Regencell Bioscience (RGC) stock swings 45% then closes up 10.6% — what to watch Monday

Regencell Bioscience shares closed Friday up 10.6% at $45.79 after swinging between $35.13 and $50.92 on heavy volume. The company disclosed a DOJ subpoena and warned of possible legal penalties and funding risks in its Oct. 31 annual report. Its auditor expressed “substantial doubt” about Regencell’s ability to continue as a going concern. No new corporate updates have been posted since the annual filing.
Sandisk stock (SNDK): why it jumped Friday on price-hike talk — and what’s next

Sandisk stock (SNDK): why it jumped Friday on price-hike talk — and what’s next

Sandisk shares surged 12.8% to $377.41 Friday on reports it may double prices for enterprise 3D NAND chips this quarter. Western Digital, Seagate, and Micron also rose. Goldman Sachs raised Sandisk’s price target to $320, citing strong sentiment and pricing momentum. Sandisk reports earnings Jan. 29, with investors focused on enterprise NAND pricing and margins.
11 January 2026
Liquidia stock jumps after $148.3 million YUTREPIA sales update — what LQDA investors watch next week

Liquidia stock jumps after $148.3 million YUTREPIA sales update — what LQDA investors watch next week

Liquidia shares rose 12.9% to $35.86 Friday after the company reported preliminary 2025 YUTREPIA sales of $148.3 million, with $90.1 million in Q4. The company ended 2025 with $190.7 million in cash and over $30 million in positive Q4 cash flow. CEO Roger Jeffs will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 14. Audited results are expected in February.
CG Oncology stock (CGON) jumps 29% on faster PIVOT-006 Phase 3 readout — what to watch next

CG Oncology stock (CGON) jumps 29% on faster PIVOT-006 Phase 3 readout — what to watch next

CG Oncology shares surged 29% Friday to $54.20 after the company moved up its Phase 3 PIVOT-006 data release to early 2026. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $93 and increased the program’s success probability to 70%. The company cited faster enrollment and no severe adverse events in recent data. CG Oncology will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 15.
11 January 2026
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals stock jumps 102% — what to watch for NBY before Monday

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals stock jumps 102% — what to watch for NBY before Monday

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals shares jumped 102.5% to $19.16 Friday, with volume spiking to 10 million. The surge follows disclosures of pre-funded warrants and convertible preferred stock that could sharply increase the share count. David E. Lazar recently became CEO after leading a strategic investment. Traders await new filings and the U.S. CPI report on Jan. 13.
Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 18%: hyperscaler lease talks and new financing set the stakes for Monday

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 18%: hyperscaler lease talks and new financing set the stakes for Monday

Applied Digital shares jumped 18% to $37.68 Friday after announcing long-term leases with two hyperscalers for 600 MW of North Dakota data-center capacity, worth about $16 billion over the contract terms. Fiscal Q2 revenue rose 250% to $126.6 million, with a net loss of $31.2 million. The company ended November with $2.3 billion in cash and $2.6 billion in debt. Trading volume reached 86.4 million shares.
11 January 2026
Snap stock is down again — what could move SNAP before Monday’s open

Snap stock is down again — what could move SNAP before Monday’s open

Snap Inc shares fell 2.26% to close at $8.21 Friday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 hit a record high. Trading volume reached nearly 40 million shares. Investors are watching upcoming inflation data and early earnings for signals on rates and ad demand. Snap relies heavily on advertising, making it sensitive to shifts in macroeconomic conditions and competition.
11 January 2026
Denison Mines stock (DNN) hit a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open

Denison Mines stock (DNN) hit a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open

Denison Mines shares hit a 52-week high of $3.51 Friday before closing down 0.8% at $3.31, with volume near 37 million. Uranium prices rose to $82.75 a pound. Denison awaits federal approval to begin construction at its Phoenix project, which now has grid power access. The company holds over $700 million in cash and investments and plans first production by mid-2028 if approvals arrive in early 2026.
11 January 2026
SoundHound AI stock jumps 7% ahead of Monday as CES demos and TomTom tie-up keep SOUN in focus

SoundHound AI stock jumps 7% ahead of Monday as CES demos and TomTom tie-up keep SOUN in focus

SoundHound AI shares jumped 6.7% to $11.75 Friday, trading nearly 39.3 million shares after the company showcased new “agentic” voice commerce features at CES 2026. TomTom announced a partnership with SoundHound for in-car voice assistants. DA Davidson cut its price target, and short interest stands near 30.6%. SoundHound has not set its next earnings date.

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Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Eli Lilly shares rose 3.7% to $1,058.18 Friday after the FDA said it would act against telehealth firm Hims & Hers for marketing a $49 compounded weight-loss pill. The move followed a sharp selloff Thursday when Hims announced plans to sell a version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Investors remain uncertain how aggressively regulators will police copycat drugs and pricing in the obesity drug market.
Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal

7 February 2026
Saudi Exchange approved Merrill Lynch KSA’s exit as market maker for Saudi Aramco, effective Feb. 8. Aramco shares closed at 25.60 riyals Thursday, down 0.06, with 22.1 million traded. The Tadawul index fell 1.3% as Brent crude dropped to $67.93. Aramco set March official selling prices at $2.10 above Argus for North America and $0.65 above ICE Brent for Western Europe.
Meta stock ends week down about 6% as Wall Street fixates on $135 billion AI capex

Meta stock ends week down about 6% as Wall Street fixates on $135 billion AI capex

7 February 2026
Meta closed down 1.3% Friday at $661.46, capping a 6.4% weekly drop as investors questioned heavy AI spending. Amazon and Alphabet also fell after outlining major capital outlays. Meta’s Instagram suffered a brief outage this week. Legal risks persist, with trials involving Meta set for next week in Los Angeles and New Mexico.
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