Valero (VLO) stock slides as Venezuela oil talks loom and an analyst trims a target

Valero (VLO) stock slides as Venezuela oil talks loom and an analyst trims a target

Valero shares dropped 3.2% to $185.16 Friday afternoon, underperforming other refiners as the White House met with oil firms, including Valero and Marathon, to discuss possible investment in Venezuela. Piper Sandler cut its Valero price target to $217. Oil prices rose amid global supply concerns. Investors await Valero’s Jan. 29 earnings report for margin and policy updates.
Linde stock ticks up as Feb. 5 earnings date lands — what investors watch next

Linde stock ticks up as Feb. 5 earnings date lands — what investors watch next

Linde plc shares gained 1% to $444.18 Friday ahead of its fourth-quarter results due Feb. 5. The company previously forecast Q4 adjusted EPS below analyst estimates and reported a 3% drop in EMEA volumes, a trend expected to continue. Rival Air Products also rose. Investors await updates on demand and pricing as the S&P 500 hit a record high and materials stocks advanced.
CRISPR Therapeutics stock slides after CFO share-sale filing; JPM conference next

CRISPR Therapeutics stock slides after CFO share-sale filing; JPM conference next

CRISPR Therapeutics shares fell 4.3% to $54.00 after a filing showed CFO Raju Prasad exercised and sold 29,700 shares under a preset trading plan. The move comes ahead of the company’s Jan. 12 slot at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and an expected mid-February earnings report. Gene-editing peers also traded lower. CASGEVY revenue and rollout remain key investor focus.
Vertiv stock rebounds after Thursday slide as jobs data steadies rate-cut bets

Vertiv stock rebounds after Thursday slide as jobs data steadies rate-cut bets

Vertiv Holdings shares rose 1.5% to $163.24 Friday afternoon, rebounding after a 6.3% drop Thursday tied to a tech-led market pullback. The move followed U.S. jobs data showing 50,000 jobs added in December and unemployment at 4.4%. Vertiv released a report Thursday highlighting new data center trends as AI drives demand. Traders are watching if the stock can hold above $160 ahead of next week’s inflation data.
9 January 2026
Costco Canada recall expands: Peace by Chocolate pistachio chocolates pulled over salmonella risk

Costco Canada recall expands: Peace by Chocolate pistachio chocolates pulled over salmonella risk

Costco Canada recalled certain Peace by Chocolate gift boxes sold online after a supplier warned of possible Salmonella in two pistachio chocolates. The recall affects products bought on Costco.ca between Sept. 7 and Dec. 3, with no reported illnesses as of Jan. 8. Canada’s pistachio recall list now covers over 330 products. The CFIA says its investigation is ongoing and more recalls may follow.
9 January 2026
Why Abercrombie & Fitch stock is sliding today despite a UBS target hike

Why Abercrombie & Fitch stock is sliding today despite a UBS target hike

Abercrombie & Fitch shares dropped 3.7% to $125.09 Friday after a weaker U.S. jobs report and mixed consumer sentiment data. UBS raised its price target on the stock to $160, citing expected 2026 earnings growth. Payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, with job losses in retail. Investors await the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and Abercrombie’s next results, expected in early March.
9 January 2026
Nebius (NBIS) stock ticks up as AI names rebound — Rubin rollout and earnings are the next tests

Nebius (NBIS) stock ticks up as AI names rebound — Rubin rollout and earnings are the next tests

Nebius shares rose 1.2% to $98.48 Friday afternoon after swinging above $104 earlier in the session. The move followed gains in chip stocks and AI infrastructure names, with Nvidia up 0.5% and Applied Digital jumping over 17%. Traders are watching Nebius’ plans to offer Nvidia’s Rubin GPUs in late 2026 and its next earnings report, expected Feb. 18.
Cisco stock today: CSCO ticks up as switch reboot reports and security patch hit headlines

Cisco stock today: CSCO ticks up as switch reboot reports and security patch hit headlines

Cisco shares rose 0.5% to $74.32 Friday despite reports of switch glitches causing reboot loops and a new security update for its Identity Services Engine. Some administrators reported workarounds for the switch issue, while Cisco said no exploitation of the security flaw had been observed. The stock traded between $73.17 and $74.32 during the session. Investors await further updates from the company.
9 January 2026
Texas Instruments stock ticks up as chipmakers rally — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments stock ticks up as chipmakers rally — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments shares rose 1% to $190.24 Friday as chipmakers rallied, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 2.6% and the S&P 500 hitting a record. U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December, while unemployment dipped to 4.4%. Taiwan Semiconductor reported a 20% jump in Q4 revenue, beating forecasts. Texas Instruments will report Q4 earnings on Jan. 27.
Constellation Energy stock jumps as TD Cowen turns bullish, Meta nuclear deals lift power names

Constellation Energy stock jumps as TD Cowen turns bullish, Meta nuclear deals lift power names

Constellation Energy shares climbed 5.6% to $340.51 Friday after TD Cowen began coverage with a buy rating and $440 target. The move followed Constellation’s completed acquisition of Calpine, creating the largest U.S. electricity producer. Meta’s 20-year nuclear power deals lifted sector peers. The DOJ cleared the Calpine deal last month with required divestitures.
Coca-Cola stock rises as soft U.S. jobs report boosts staples; CPI, Fed and earnings ahead

Coca-Cola stock rises as soft U.S. jobs report boosts staples; CPI, Fed and earnings ahead

Coca-Cola shares rose 1.4% to $70.33 Friday, topping $70 as investors favored consumer staples after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December, missing forecasts, while unemployment dipped to 4.4%. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund gained 0.9%. Markets await the December CPI report on Jan. 13 and the Fed’s policy meeting later this month.
HealthEquity stock slides after Goldman Sachs downgrade; HQY earnings watch shifts to March

HealthEquity stock slides after Goldman Sachs downgrade; HQY earnings watch shifts to March

HealthEquity shares dropped 2.9% to $95.64 Friday after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to sell and set an $89 target. The move followed HealthEquity’s raised fiscal 2026 revenue outlook and a report of $34.4 billion in HSA assets. KeyBanc maintained an Overweight rating and lifted its price target to $125. The stock fell as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose.
P&G stock edges up after Crest kids toothpaste deal; TD Cowen trims target ahead of Jan. 22 earnings

P&G stock edges up after Crest kids toothpaste deal; TD Cowen trims target ahead of Jan. 22 earnings

Procter & Gamble agreed to change Kid’s Crest toothpaste packaging and marketing after pressure from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who cited concerns over dosing for children. New labels began rolling out Jan. 1, with P&G required to comply for five years. Shares rose 0.3% to $141.92 Friday. A private lawsuit over Kid’s Crest labels remains active in Chicago.
Nuvation Bio stock falls as UBS starts coverage; NUVB investors eye JPM conference next week

Nuvation Bio stock falls as UBS starts coverage; NUVB investors eye JPM conference next week

Nuvation Bio shares fell 4.7% to $8.05 Friday afternoon, underperforming biotech peers. UBS began coverage at Neutral with a $10 target, while RBC raised its target to $9 and reiterated Outperform. CEO David Hung is set to present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 13. Investors await early March results for updates on IBTROZI’s launch and pipeline spending.
9 January 2026

Stock Market Today

Data Center Stocks Surge Into the Weekend: Digital Realty, Equinix and Vertiv Set Up a Big Week Ahead

Data Center Stocks Surge Into the Weekend: Digital Realty, Equinix and Vertiv Set Up a Big Week Ahead

7 February 2026
Digital Realty, Equinix, and Vertiv shares surged Friday, with Vertiv up 10% and Digital Realty rising 4.1%, as investors rotated back into AI-linked data center stocks. The move followed Amazon’s $200 billion and Alphabet’s $175–185 billion 2026 capex targets. Digital Realty set 2026 core FFO guidance at $7.90 to $8.00 per share. Wall Street ended the week broadly higher, led by chipmakers.
Quantum computing stocks bounce hard: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave rally as traders reset for a data-heavy week

Quantum computing stocks bounce hard: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave rally as traders reset for a data-heavy week

7 February 2026
IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, and Quantum Computing Inc shares surged 15–21 percent Friday, erasing losses from the previous session. The rebound followed a Wall Street rally that sent the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. IonQ remains under scrutiny after a short-seller report questioned its Pentagon contract revenue. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Defense and space stocks rally, but Trump’s buyback-dividend squeeze is the next test

Defense and space stocks rally, but Trump’s buyback-dividend squeeze is the next test

7 February 2026
U.S. space and defense stocks rose Friday, with sector ETFs gaining up to 4.8% and Lockheed Martin up 2.4%. Investors are awaiting a Pentagon list that could restrict buybacks and dividends at underperforming contractors under a Trump executive order. Companies named would have 15 days to submit remediation plans. Lockheed’s board approved a $3.45 per share dividend for Q1 2026.
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