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.

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Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

7 February 2026
Linde plc shares fell 2.5% to $448.24 Friday after reporting Q4 sales up 6% to $8.76 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.20. The company guided 2026 adjusted EPS to $17.40–$17.90, below analyst consensus. JPMorgan downgraded the stock, while Morgan Stanley and UBS raised price targets. Linde repurchased $1.4 billion in shares in Q4 and returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in 2025.
GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
GE Vernova shares jumped 5.6% to $779.35 Friday as Wall Street rallied and the company reported 1.1 GW of U.S. wind repower orders for 2025. The company also closed its $5.3 billion purchase of the remaining Prolec GE stake and completed a $2.6 billion senior notes offering. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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