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.
Nvidia stock today: NVDA slips premarket after Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin rollout

Nvidia stock today: NVDA slips premarket after Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin rollout

Nvidia shares slipped 0.5% to $187.24 in premarket trading after CEO Jensen Huang said China demand for the H200 chip will appear in purchase orders, not public approvals, as the company awaits U.S. export licenses. Traders are watching U.S. jobs data and Nvidia’s Feb. 25 results. Huang also announced the Vera Rubin platform is in full production, claiming it can cut data center cooling needs.
7 January 2026
Nvidia rolls out Rubin chips and Alpamayo AI models for autonomous vehicles — what it just announced at CES

Nvidia rolls out Rubin chips and Alpamayo AI models for autonomous vehicles — what it just announced at CES

Nvidia announced its Vera Rubin AI chips are in full production, promising a fivefold increase in computing power over previous models. The company also launched Alpamayo, open-source software for autonomous driving, and said Rubin-based products will ship in late 2026. Aeva’s 4D lidar was selected as a reference sensor for Nvidia’s DRIVE Hyperion platform. CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the news at CES in Las Vegas.

Stock Market Today

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 12:38 EST — Market closed. U.S.-listed oil stocks closed sharply higher on Friday, tracking a late rebound in crude prices as investors weighed fresh U.S.-Iran tensions and the risk of supply disruption. The moves matter now because energy shares have started reacting again to geopolitics after months in which demand and oversupply debates did most of the work. The sector also tends to swing harder when the broader tape turns risk-on, as it did into Friday’s close. With markets shut for the weekend, the next test is whether crude holds those gains into Monday’s open,
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
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