Pfizer stock gains early as UBS starts coverage; Bayer mRNA lawsuit adds fresh risk

Pfizer stock gains early as UBS starts coverage; Bayer mRNA lawsuit adds fresh risk

Bayer’s Monsanto filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna in Delaware federal court, alleging misuse of mRNA technology patents. Pfizer shares rose 0.9% to $25.67 in early trading after UBS began coverage with a Neutral rating and a $25 price target. Investors are watching for Pfizer’s Q4 and full-year 2025 results on February 3.
Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

Micron will break ground on its $100 billion New York megafab Jan. 16, aiming to build the largest U.S. semiconductor facility. Shares slipped 0.1% to $342.97 in early Nasdaq trading. Investors are watching AI-driven memory pricing and Micron’s capital spending plans ahead of its next update. Broader chip stocks fell, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF down 0.9% Wednesday morning.
Intel stock today: INTC steadies before the bell as CES “Panther Lake” chips put 18A under the microscope

Intel stock today: INTC steadies before the bell as CES “Panther Lake” chips put 18A under the microscope

Intel shares were flat in premarket trading Wednesday after closing up 1.7% at $40.04. At CES, Intel launched its first 18A-built laptop chip, Panther Lake, promising 60% better performance over the previous model. The company said pre-orders for Core Ultra Series 3 laptops began Jan. 6, with global availability set for Jan. 27. Investors await Intel’s next earnings report on Jan. 29.
Opendoor stock is back in motion as OPEN rally meets a $6.24 pay hurdle ahead of jobs reportNew York,

Opendoor stock is back in motion as OPEN rally meets a $6.24 pay hurdle ahead of jobs reportNew York,

Opendoor Technologies shares fell 0.4% to $6.90 in premarket trading Wednesday after a 9.65% gain the previous day. Newly appointed CFO Christy Schwartz received 3.39 million performance-based RSUs, vesting from April 15 with price hurdles between $6.24 and $33. Trading volume hit 73.9 million shares Tuesday. The stock is up about 19% in the first three sessions of 2026.
Ondas (ONDS) stock slides in premarket as Needham conference and share-sale filings hit the tape

Ondas (ONDS) stock slides in premarket as Needham conference and share-sale filings hit the tape

Ondas Holdings shares fell 3.5% to $12.39 premarket Wednesday after announcing CEO Eric Brock will speak at Needham’s Growth Conference on Jan. 14, ahead of a Jan. 16 investor day focused on its 2026 outlook. Recent SEC filings show insider sale plans and a prospectus registering 2.4 million shares for resale, raising questions about share supply. The stock closed Tuesday at $12.84, near its 52-week high.
7 January 2026
BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock slips premarket after Cantor downgrade — what investors watch next

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock slips premarket after Cantor downgrade — what investors watch next

BigBear.ai Holdings dropped 3.6% to $6.18 in premarket trading Wednesday after Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded the stock to neutral and cut its price target. The move follows a 9% surge on heavy volume Tuesday. Investors are watching a Jan. 16 convertible-note redemption, with about 38 million shares expected to be issued. The company recently closed a $250 million acquisition of Ask Sage.
7 January 2026
Tesla stock sinks in premarket as Nvidia’s open-source self-driving AI adds pressure on TSLA

Tesla stock sinks in premarket as Nvidia’s open-source self-driving AI adds pressure on TSLA

Tesla shares dropped 4.1% to $432.96 in premarket trading Wednesday, extending a two-day slide amid renewed focus on AI and robotics competition after Nvidia launched new autonomous driving models. The decline follows a sharp fall below Tesla’s 50-day moving average and news that director James Murdoch sold 60,000 shares. Investors are also watching U.S. labor data and Tesla’s Jan. 28 earnings.
Grok deepfake flood: study counts 6,700 “undressing” images an hour on Musk’s X as regulators close in

Grok deepfake flood: study counts 6,700 “undressing” images an hour on Musk’s X as regulators close in

A third-party review found Elon Musk’s X platform hosted about 6,700 sexually suggestive or “nudifying” images per hour from its Grok chatbot over 24 hours. Germany urged EU legal action under the Digital Services Act, while Britain pressed X to address deepfake images quickly. X’s parent company xAI announced it raised $20 billion for infrastructure and Grok model development.
7 January 2026
Sandisk stock rockets as Nvidia’s CES message revives the AI storage trade

Sandisk stock rockets as Nvidia’s CES message revives the AI storage trade

Sandisk surged 27.6% to $349.63 on Tuesday, leading a rally in U.S. memory stocks after CES comments spotlighted storage as a bottleneck for AI. NAND flash prices have doubled since July, with suppliers sold out through 2026. Sandisk has gained two points of NAND market share in the past year. Investors await its Jan. 29 earnings for updates on SSD pricing and strategy.
CES 2026 highlights: Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI chips and humanoid robots push tech into the real world

CES 2026 highlights: Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI chips and humanoid robots push tech into the real world

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at CES 2026 that Vera Rubin AI chips are in full production, promising a five-fold boost in AI computing. AMD previewed MI500 chips shipping in 2027, while Intel launched Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3 PC chips with up to 60% better performance. Hyundai said it will deploy Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robots at its Georgia plant from 2028.

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Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

7 February 2026
Mastercard shares closed down 0.6% at $548.74 Friday, trailing gains in Visa and American Express. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 2.47% to a record 50,115.67. Mastercard disclosed a new cybersecurity partnership in the UAE and raised compensation for two top executives. U.S. jobs and inflation data, delayed by a government shutdown, are due next week.
Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
Costco closed Friday up 1.2% at $1,001.16, regaining the $1,000 level as about 2.36 million shares changed hands. January net sales rose 9.3% to $21.33 billion, with comparable sales up 7.1% and online sales surging 34.4%. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $950, maintaining a neutral rating. The next earnings call is set for March 5.
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.
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