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Google (Alphabet) GOOG stock rises as House tees up self-driving hearing; Waymo in focus

Google (Alphabet) GOOG stock rises as House tees up self-driving hearing; Waymo in focus

Alphabet Class C shares climbed 1.7% to $319.98 in morning trading Wednesday, outperforming a mixed U.S. market. A U.S. House subcommittee set a Jan. 13 hearing on draft bills to ease deployment of driverless vehicles, including raising the exemption cap to 90,000 per year. CES in Las Vegas drew attention to autonomous tech and AI, with Waymo and Nvidia in focus.
7 January 2026
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Nvidia, AMD or Intel? CES 2026 AI chip rollouts sharpen 2026 stock callsLAS VEGAS,

Nvidia, AMD or Intel? CES 2026 AI chip rollouts sharpen 2026 stock callsLAS VEGAS,

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the Vera Rubin AI platform is in full production, with servers carrying 72 GPUs and 36 CPUs. AMD introduced MI455 and MI440X chips at CES, targeting AI customers including OpenAI, and previewed a 2027 MI500 series. Analysts’ price targets continue to favor Nvidia and AMD, while Intel’s outlook remains mixed despite a recent upgrade.
7 January 2026
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Strategy stock jumps on MSCI reprieve for bitcoin-treasury firms — but a key limit stays

Strategy stock jumps on MSCI reprieve for bitcoin-treasury firms — but a key limit stays

MSCI said it will not exclude digital asset treasury companies from its indexes in February 2026, pausing planned changes and opening a broader consultation. Shares of Strategy rose as much as 6% after hours and were last up 3.2% Wednesday morning, before trimming gains as bitcoin fell. MSCI will freeze certain index-weight inputs and halt new additions or size changes for affected stocks.
7 January 2026
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Palantir stock ticks higher as Truist starts coverage with $223 target, valuation stays in play

Palantir stock ticks higher as Truist starts coverage with $223 target, valuation stays in play

Palantir Technologies shares rose 0.9% to $181.38 Wednesday after Truist initiated coverage with a “buy” rating and a $223 target, citing strong AI-driven revenue growth. The stock traded at over 400 times earnings, raising concerns about high expectations. Investors remained cautious ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report, which could impact tech valuations. Palantir’s next earnings are expected Feb. 2.
7 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock edges up ahead of earnings as new analyst targets reach $99

Applied Digital stock edges up ahead of earnings as new analyst targets reach $99

Applied Digital shares rose about 2% Wednesday morning ahead of quarterly results due after the bell. Freedom Capital and Arete initiated coverage with Buy ratings and price targets of $36 and $99, respectively. Investors await updates on AI data-center leasing and the planned ChronoScale cloud spin-out. Analysts expect quarterly revenue of $90.5 million and a loss of $0.11 per share.
7 January 2026
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Netflix stock dips after Warner rejects Paramount bid, with earnings two weeks away

Netflix stock dips after Warner rejects Paramount bid, with earnings two weeks away

Netflix fell 0.3% to $90.42 after Warner Bros Discovery urged shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s $30-per-share bid and back Netflix’s $27.75-a-share agreement. CFRA downgraded Netflix to “Hold,” citing risks from the Warner deal, which could raise debt and face lengthy regulatory review. Warner shares rose 0.2%, Paramount Skydance dropped 0.5%. Netflix reports earnings Jan. 20.
7 January 2026
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GameStop dangles a $35 billion Ryan Cohen payday — but only if GME hits $100 billion

GameStop dangles a $35 billion Ryan Cohen payday — but only if GME hits $100 billion

GameStop granted CEO Ryan Cohen options to buy 171.5 million shares at $20.66 each, vesting only if the company hits a $100 billion market cap and $10 billion cumulative EBITDA. The package, worth up to $35 billion, requires shareholder approval at a special meeting in March or April. GameStop’s current market value is about $9.3 billion. Shares rose over 4% premarket Wednesday.
7 January 2026
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Rocket Lab stock slips after $103 million insider sale; what RKLB investors watch next

Rocket Lab stock slips after $103 million insider sale; what RKLB investors watch next

Rocket Lab shares fell 2.6% to $83.80 Wednesday after filings showed CFO Adam Spice and COO Frank Klein sold about $110 million in stock under preset plans. The sales followed a sharp rally and came as Rocket Lab trades near a 52-week high. Spice sold 1.37 million shares for $103.1 million, while Klein sold 100,000 shares for $7.3 million. Both sales were disclosed in SEC Form 4 filings.
7 January 2026
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AT&T stock slips after fresh downgrade as traders brace for jobs data and Jan. 28 earnings

AT&T stock slips after fresh downgrade as traders brace for jobs data and Jan. 28 earnings

AT&T shares fell 1.1% to $24.06 Wednesday after Arete Research downgraded the stock to “sell” with a $20 target. The move came as the S&P 500 traded flat and investors awaited Friday’s U.S. payrolls report. AT&T is set to report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 28. American Airlines announced a new partnership with AT&T to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi for loyalty members.
7 January 2026
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Meta Platforms stock drops as China reviews Manus AI deal, legal risks resurface

Meta Platforms stock drops as China reviews Manus AI deal, legal risks resurface

Meta shares fell 2.2% to $646.20 Wednesday after reports that Chinese officials are reviewing its $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, raising the risk of regulatory delays. A U.S. appeals court also appeared skeptical of Meta’s bid to dismiss lawsuits over alleged harm to children. C.J. Mahoney was named chief legal officer, succeeding Jennifer Newstead, who will join Apple in March.
7 January 2026
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Sandisk stock dips today after Nvidia CES boost; BofA lifts SNDK target to $390

Sandisk stock dips today after Nvidia CES boost; BofA lifts SNDK target to $390

Sandisk shares fell 2.9% to $339.4 Wednesday morning after surging 27% Tuesday on AI-storage enthusiasm sparked by Nvidia’s CES remarks. Bank of America raised its price target to $390, citing strong NAND demand and rising prices. Western Digital dropped 10.2% and Seagate slid 8.9%. Investors await Sandisk’s Jan. 29 earnings for pricing and capacity updates.
7 January 2026
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OneStream (OS) stock drifts near $24 buyout price as analysts cut ratings — here’s what’s next

OneStream (OS) stock drifts near $24 buyout price as analysts cut ratings — here’s what’s next

OneStream shares traded at $23.57 Wednesday, just below Hg Capital’s $24-a-share buyout offer announced Tuesday. The $6.4 billion all-cash deal has KKR’s backing and faces no financing condition, but still requires regulatory clearance. The merger agreement includes a $207 million breakup fee. Analysts cut ratings, citing little room for upside.
7 January 2026
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Nvidia stock climbs on China H200 demand comments as Feb. 25 earnings loom

Nvidia stock climbs on China H200 demand comments as Feb. 25 earnings loom

Nvidia shares rose 1.8% to $190.55 after CEO Jensen Huang said Chinese purchase orders, not announcements, would signal approval for H200 chip imports. Data-center cooling stocks fell following Nvidia’s comments on lower cooling needs. Traders are watching U.S. export-license timing ahead of Nvidia’s Feb. 25 results. Rival AMD dropped 1.9% after unveiling new AI chips at CES.
7 January 2026
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XRP price stock watch: Ripple-linked token slides as crypto rally pauses

XRP price stock watch: Ripple-linked token slides as crypto rally pauses

XRP dropped 6.9% to about $2.21 Wednesday, retreating from a $2.39 high as crypto markets cooled and U.S. tech shares softened. The token’s market cap hovered near $134 billion. ETF inflows for XRP remained positive, but traders watched for signals from upcoming U.S. labor and inflation data. Morgan Stanley filed for new crypto ETFs, signaling continued Wall Street interest.
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Boeing stock jumps 2.6% to $243 — what Wall Street is watching before Monday

Boeing stock jumps 2.6% to $243 — what Wall Street is watching before Monday

8 February 2026
Boeing shares closed up 2.6% at $243.03 Friday, buoyed by reports of possible major aircraft orders from Saudi Arabia and India. India’s trade minister said a $70–80 billion Boeing deal could be signed by March. Supply-chain delays and regulatory scrutiny remain key risks. Boeing’s chief engineer sold over 10,000 shares earlier in the week.
Verizon stock snaps seven-day winning streak — what to watch for VZ into the new week

Verizon stock snaps seven-day winning streak — what to watch for VZ into the new week

8 February 2026
Verizon shares fell 1.7% to $46.31 on Friday, ending a seven-day rally and lagging a broad market rebound. The drop follows a leadership shakeup in the consumer unit, with Sowmyanarayan Sampath stepping down and Alfonso Villanueva named interim chief. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data next week, which could affect rate-sensitive stocks.
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