Merck buyout chatter jolts Revolution Medicines (RVMD) stock after FDA breakthrough nod

Merck buyout chatter jolts Revolution Medicines (RVMD) stock after FDA breakthrough nod

Revolution Medicines shares surged 10.7% to $118.64 in after-hours trading Friday after the Financial Times reported Merck is in advanced talks to acquire the company for $28 billion to $32 billion. The move follows the FDA granting Breakthrough Therapy designation to Revolution’s zoldonrasib for KRAS G12D-mutated lung cancer. Investors await Revolution’s Jan. 12 conference appearance for updates.
9 January 2026
Strategy Inc stock slides after hours as bitcoin slips and a fresh MSTR target cut lands

Strategy Inc stock slides after hours as bitcoin slips and a fresh MSTR target cut lands

Strategy Inc (MSTR.O) shares fell 5.8% to $157.33 in after-hours trading Friday, mirroring a 0.9% drop in bitcoin. Clear Street cut its price target on the stock to $268 from $443 but maintained a buy rating. MSCI said it will keep digital-asset treasury firms in its indexes but will not increase their index weight if new shares are issued. Strategy reported holding 673,783 bitcoin and a $17.44 billion Q4 unrealized loss.
Oklo stock jumps after Meta backs 1.2-gigawatt Ohio nuclear campus

Oklo stock jumps after Meta backs 1.2-gigawatt Ohio nuclear campus

Oklo shares jumped nearly 8% after hours Friday following news of a Meta-backed plan for a 1.2-gigawatt nuclear campus in Ohio. Meta signed 20-year power deals with Vistra and will help develop small modular reactors with Oklo and TerraPower. Oklo said Meta can prepay for power to fund early work, including fuel. Oklo also advanced a radioisotope pilot project with a new Department of Energy agreement.
9 January 2026
Applied Digital stock jumps again as AI data-center demand and hyperscaler talks drive the tape

Applied Digital stock jumps again as AI data-center demand and hyperscaler talks drive the tape

Applied Digital shares rose 18% to $37.68 in after-hours trading Friday after reporting fiscal Q2 revenue of $126.6 million, beating estimates. The company announced new leases totaling 600 MW, including a $5 billion, 200 MW deal at its Polaris Forge 2 campus. Cash stood at $1.91 billion as of Nov. 30, with $2.59 billion in long-term debt. Net loss for the quarter was $19.1 million.
AMD stock dips after hours as focus shifts from CES to the next catalysts

AMD stock dips after hours as focus shifts from CES to the next catalysts

AMD shares fell 0.7% to $203.17 in after-hours trading Friday, despite the PHLX semiconductor index hitting a record as the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high. The stock moved between $202.88 and $207.27 during the session, with about 24.1 million shares traded. Investors are awaiting AMD’s upcoming results and U.S. inflation data due January 13.
Palantir stock ticks higher after hours as jobs data cools and Feb. 2 earnings loom

Palantir stock ticks higher after hours as jobs data cools and Feb. 2 earnings loom

Palantir Technologies shares rose 0.3% to $177.49 in after-hours trading Friday, following a regular session with 31.2 million shares traded. The move came as U.S. payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, missing forecasts, while the jobless rate fell to 4.4%. Palantir remains below its 50-day moving average of $180.83 and well under its 52-week high of $207.52. The company’s next earnings report is expected Feb. 2.
Netflix stock slips after hours as Goldman trims target and Warner deal battle drags on

Netflix stock slips after hours as Goldman trims target and Warner deal battle drags on

Netflix shares fell 1.2% to $89.46 in after-hours trading Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its price target to $112 and maintained a Neutral rating. Warner Bros. Discovery’s board rejected Paramount’s revised bid and reaffirmed its $82.7 billion agreement with Netflix, while Paramount continues to push its $30-per-share cash offer. Investors await Netflix’s January 20 earnings and Paramount’s January 21 tender deadline.
9 January 2026
Alphabet (GOOG) stock ticks up after-hours as Google sets Feb. 4 earnings call, CEO sale disclosed

Alphabet (GOOG) stock ticks up after-hours as Google sets Feb. 4 earnings call, CEO sale disclosed

Alphabet Class C shares rose about 1% to $329.14 in after-hours trading Friday. CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 Class C shares for roughly $10.4 million on Jan. 7, leaving him with over 2.2 million. The company reports quarterly results Feb. 4. EU regulators are expected to rule by Feb. 10 on Alphabet’s $32 billion Wiz acquisition.
Meta stock edges higher after nuclear power deals aimed at AI data centers

Meta stock edges higher after nuclear power deals aimed at AI data centers

Meta shares rose 1.1% to $653.06 in after-hours trading Friday after announcing nuclear power deals to supply its AI data centers. Agreements with Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower could support up to 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2035. Financial terms were not disclosed. Investors are watching project timelines and permitting.
Amazon stock edges up after-hours as Amazon Pharmacy adds Novo’s Wegovy pill

Amazon stock edges up after-hours as Amazon Pharmacy adds Novo’s Wegovy pill

Amazon shares rose 0.4% after hours to $247.33 following news that Amazon Pharmacy will offer Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill at $25 per month for insured customers and $149 for cash-pay. The pill, approved by the FDA in December, will be shipped to all 50 states. Investors await Amazon’s Q4 results on Feb. 5 and a key EU digital proposal on Jan. 20.
Apple stock snaps 7-session skid as Evercore lifts target; Apple Card switch looms

Apple stock snaps 7-session skid as Evercore lifts target; Apple Card switch looms

Apple shares rose 0.13% to $259.37 Friday, ending a seven-day losing streak. Evercore raised its price target to $330 and lifted quarterly estimates ahead of Apple’s Jan. 29 results. Apple and Chase set a roughly 24-month timeline to move the Apple Card portfolio from Goldman Sachs. CEO Tim Cook received $74.3 million in 2025 compensation, mostly in stock awards.
Microsoft stock holds near $480 as Copilot Checkout rollout sets up a Jan. 28 earnings test

Microsoft stock holds near $480 as Copilot Checkout rollout sets up a Jan. 28 earnings test

Microsoft shares rose 0.2% to $479.07 Friday after launching a Copilot checkout tool and new “agentic AI” features for retailers. The company, now valued at $3.85 trillion, will report fiscal Q2 results after markets close Jan. 28. Wells Fargo cut its price target to $665 but kept an Overweight rating. Some new retail AI features remain in preview, with adoption by merchants still uncertain.
Polestar stock drops despite “best year ever” sales; Feb. 18 update is next test

Polestar stock drops despite “best year ever” sales; Feb. 18 update is next test

Polestar shares fell 5.9% to $20.90 in Friday’s Nasdaq session after the company reported preliminary 2025 retail sales of about 60,119 cars, up 34%, and a 27% rise in fourth-quarter volumes. The company said a December ADS ratio change restored compliance with Nasdaq’s $1 bid-price rule. CEO Michael Lohscheller set Feb. 18 for a strategy update. Europe now accounts for 78% of sales as U.S. tariffs and competition weigh.

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Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026
Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.
Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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