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Marvell stock slides after $540 million XConn deal as MRVL doubles down on AI data-center switching

Marvell stock slides after $540 million XConn deal as MRVL doubles down on AI data-center switching

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 18:54 EST — After-hours Marvell Technology (MRVL.O) shares fell 2.2% to $88.23 on Tuesday, even as U.S. stocks ended higher, after the chipmaker agreed to buy networking technology firm XConn Technologies for about $540 million. The stock was little changed in after-hours trading. MarketWatch The deal lands as investors scrutinize the plumbing behind the AI boom, not just the chips that do the math. As data centers scale up clusters of accelerators, bottlenecks often show up in the links that move data between processors, memory and servers. Marvell has been leaning into that shift, pitching
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Texas Instruments stock jumps 8% as Microchip update sparks analog-chip rally

Texas Instruments stock jumps 8% as Microchip update sparks analog-chip rally

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:32 EST — After-hours Texas Instruments shares jumped on Tuesday and held near the day’s highs in after-hours trading, riding a rally in analog chipmakers after Microchip Technology lifted its quarterly sales view. TXN was last up 8.4% at $192.10, after trading between $178.01 and $192.82. Investing.com The move matters because Texas Instruments is a closely watched read on demand for chips that go into factories and cars — markets investors have flagged as slow to rebound after customers spent months working down inventories. Microchip said on Monday it expects net sales of about $1.185
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Coinbase (COIN) stock slips after-hours as CEO sale-plan filing follows Goldman upgrade

Coinbase (COIN) stock slips after-hours as CEO sale-plan filing follows Goldman upgrade

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:29 EST — After-hours Coinbase Global shares fell 1.7% to $250.56 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, paring gains from a rally sparked by a bullish Goldman Sachs call a day earlier. Bitcoin was down about 0.6% at $93,442, pressuring crypto-linked shares. Traders have been treating Coinbase as a high-beta proxy for crypto activity, with the stock moving quickly on shifts in bitcoin and brokerage sentiment. The shares jumped 7.8% on Monday after Goldman upgraded the exchange to “buy” from “neutral,” in a broader risk-on session. Reuters Why it matters now: investors are weighing whether Coinbase’s
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Uber stock jumps nearly 6% as CES robotaxi reveal with Lucid, Nuro lifts shares

Uber stock jumps nearly 6% as CES robotaxi reveal with Lucid, Nuro lifts shares

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:36 EST — After-hours Uber Technologies, Inc. shares rose $4.79, or 5.9%, to $85.54 in late trade on Tuesday after the ride-hailing company and partners Lucid Group and Nuro unveiled a production-intent robotaxi at CES. The stock traded between $80.85 and $85.64 on the day, and about 27.5 million shares changed hands. The move matters because robotaxis are resurfacing as a key swing factor for ride-hailing valuations, with investors weighing whether autonomous fleets expand demand or pressure pricing. For Uber, the question is how much of each fare it can keep as the vehicles and
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Exxon Mobil stock slides 3% as oil falls on Venezuela supply bets; investors eye next catalyst

Exxon Mobil stock slides 3% as oil falls on Venezuela supply bets; investors eye next catalyst

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:40 EST — After-hours Exxon Mobil Corp shares fell 3.4% to $121.05 on Tuesday, after trading between $121.01 and $126.11. Oil prices slid as the market weighed expectations of ample global supply in 2026 against uncertainty over Venezuelan output after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Brent settled down 1.7% at $60.70 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 2% to $57.13, while Morgan Stanley analysts warned the balance could tip into a surplus of as much as 3 million barrels a day in the first half. “Oil supply will be sufficient in
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Lumentum stock spikes 11% as AI data-center trade rebounds; Feb. 3 earnings loom

Lumentum stock spikes 11% as AI data-center trade rebounds; Feb. 3 earnings loom

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 18:26 ET — After-hours Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE.O) were up 11.3% at $397.42 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, after swinging between $340.46 and $399.50 during the session. The move put the optical-components maker among the day’s standout gainers in a corner of the market tied to artificial-intelligence data centers, after a choppy start to 2026. Investors have been recalibrating bets on whether heavy capital spending by “hyperscalers” — the biggest cloud computing groups — will translate into profits, with several infrastructure stocks swinging sharply day to day. Investors.com Lumentum on Monday said it
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Eli Lilly stock rises after hours on Nimbus obesity pill deal as Ventyx talks surface

Eli Lilly stock rises after hours on Nimbus obesity pill deal as Ventyx talks surface

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:18 EST — After-hours Eli Lilly and Company stock closed up 2.2% on Tuesday and was up about 0.1% in after-hours trading after Nimbus Therapeutics said it struck a research and licensing deal with the drugmaker to pursue an oral obesity treatment. Yahoo Finance The news lands as investors look for the next leg of growth in obesity care, where convenience matters and pill options could widen uptake beyond weekly injections. Industry forecasts have pegged the obesity-drug market at more than $150 billion a year by the early 2030s, and drugmakers are racing to develop
7 January 2026
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PizzaExpress shuts Millenia Walk and Scotts Square, leaving just 2 outlets in Singapore

PizzaExpress shuts Millenia Walk and Scotts Square, leaving just 2 outlets in Singapore

Singapore, January 7, 2026, 07:14 (SGT) PizzaExpress’ Singapore franchise has shut its Millenia Walk and Scotts Square outlets, cutting the British pizza chain’s local footprint to two stores. In a Jan 1 Facebook post, the franchise said the two sites ceased operations from Dec 31, 2025 and gave no reason. The Business Times The closures highlight the strain and turnover in Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) sector — the restaurant and cafe trade — where brands open and shut at a brisk pace. A written parliamentary reply by the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed 3,047 F&B businesses closed in
7 January 2026
Octopus Energy’s Kraken lands $1bn funding round as spinout plans sharpen

Octopus Energy’s Kraken lands $1bn funding round as spinout plans sharpen

London, January 6, 2026, 23:14 GMT Octopus Energy’s software arm Kraken has raised about $1 billion in its first standalone equity round, valuing the utility technology business at $8.65 billion, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said on Monday. Octopus will keep a 13.7% stake in Kraken after the split, it said. OTPP The carve-out puts fresh capital behind a bet that utilities will pay up for modern systems as grids strain under electrification and more variable renewable power. It also aims to make Kraken easier to sell to rival suppliers by loosening its ties to Octopus, which operates a large retail
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MSCI hits pause on crypto index kick-out plan — Strategy pops after-hours

MSCI hits pause on crypto index kick-out plan — Strategy pops after-hours

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:07 (EST) MSCI said on Tuesday it has decided “not to implement” a proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes as part of its February 2026 index review, and will instead open a wider consultation on the treatment of non-operating companies. https://app2.msci.com/webapp/index_ann/DocGet?format=html&lang=en&pub_key=DD3Olh5uInk%3D The decision matters because MSCI benchmarks are widely used by passive funds that track indexes. A removal can force automatic selling, while inclusion can keep a stock in front of large pools of index-linked money. MSCI’s stance was not a clean all-clear. It said companies on
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Robinhood stock slides after-hours as order-flow settlement notice hits wires, traders eye earnings

Robinhood stock slides after-hours as order-flow settlement notice hits wires, traders eye earnings

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 18:00 ET — After-hours Robinhood Markets shares slipped 1.2% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after a settlement administrator published details of a proposed $2 million resolution in long-running “order flow” litigation. The stock was last at $121.70. GlobeNewswire The notice matters because it reopens scrutiny of how trades get routed and priced — a sensitive issue for retail brokerages. The case focuses on market orders executed at worse prices than the “national best bid or offer,” the top quoted prices in public markets. The legal update landed as investors continue to trade Robinhood as a
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Intel stock rises after hours as CES “Panther Lake” debut and Melius upgrade sharpen focus on 18A

Intel stock rises after hours as CES “Panther Lake” debut and Melius upgrade sharpen focus on 18A

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:55 EST — After-hours Intel (INTC.O) shares rose 1.6% to $40.04 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, after trading between $38.98 and $40.30 during the session. The move followed the chipmaker’s CES product rollout and a fresh “buy” call from Melius Research. At the CES trade show in Las Vegas, Intel launched its Panther Lake laptop processor line, the first built on 18A — the chipmaking process that defines how densely transistors are printed onto silicon. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company hit its pledge to ship first 18A products by the end of 2025, while
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Oracle stock slips after hours as Jefferies sticks with $400 target — what ORCL traders watch next

Oracle stock slips after hours as Jefferies sticks with $400 target — what ORCL traders watch next

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:53 EST — After-hours Oracle shares rose 0.6% to close at $193.75 on Tuesday, after trading between $190.78 and $194.83. The stock was down 0.05% at $193.65 in after-hours trading as of 6:00 p.m. ET. Public The moves come as Jefferies kept a bullish call on Oracle, a name that has drawn sharp debate on Wall Street over how quickly its cloud expansion converts into profit. In a sector outlook published on Monday, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said there was “far more upside than downside” at current levels. MarketWatch Jefferies flagged Oracle’s push to add
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UnitedHealth (UNH) stock gains as TPG nears Optum UK deal report, analysts lift targets ahead of earnings

UnitedHealth (UNH) stock gains as TPG nears Optum UK deal report, analysts lift targets ahead of earnings

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:51 EST — After-hours UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares rose on Tuesday after Sky News reported private equity firm TPG was close to buying the insurer’s Optum UK unit. The stock ended the regular session up $7.03, or about 2%, at $348.97. Reuters The report lands weeks before UnitedHealth is set to post full-year results and give 2026 financial guidance, a read-through on medical cost trends and pricing across its insurance and services businesses. UnitedHealth has said it will report on Jan. 27, before the market opens, and host a conference call at 8 a.m. ET.
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AppLovin stock drops even after Benchmark names it a 2026 top idea

AppLovin stock drops even after Benchmark names it a 2026 top idea

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:47 EST — After-hours AppLovin Corp shares fell 4.5% to close at $604.58 on Tuesday and were last down 2.5% at $617.24 in after-hours trading. The stock swung between $595.51 and $632.04 during the session. Yahoo Finance The drop came on a day when Wall Street pushed to fresh records, underlining how quickly traders have been rotating in and out of high-priced growth names at the start of the year. With big benchmarks pressing higher, investors have shown little patience for stocks that wobble after a strong run. AP News Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey named
7 January 2026
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UNG slides as warm-weather outlook drives U.S. natural gas-linked stocks lower

UNG slides as warm-weather outlook drives U.S. natural gas-linked stocks lower

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:26 EST — After-hours The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 3.1% to $11.28 in Tuesday trading, as the latest drop in U.S. natural gas prices weighed on gas-linked funds and producers. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas (BOIL) fell 2.8%, while inverse fund ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) rose 2.7%. The move matters because the U.S. is in the core winter heating season, when small shifts in temperature forecasts can quickly change demand for gas used to heat homes and businesses. When forecasts turn warmer, traders typically price in smaller withdrawals from underground
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Nvidia stock dips after hours as Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin AI chip rollout

Nvidia stock dips after hours as Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin AI chip rollout

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:34 (EST) — After-hours Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares were down about 0.5% at $187.24 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after CEO Jensen Huang said “it’s just going to be purchase orders” that show whether Chinese customers can import the company’s H200 AI chip. CFO Colette Kress said the U.S. government was working “feverishly” on export licenses, while Huang said Nvidia had fired up its supply chain as demand in China was “quite high.” Reuters The China update landed as Nvidia used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to outline its next data-center platform, Vera Rubin,
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XRP price today: Spot XRP ETF inflows hit $48 million as traders watch $2 support

XRP price today: Spot XRP ETF inflows hit $48 million as traders watch $2 support

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:24 EST — After-hours XRP eased on Tuesday as it gave back part of an early-week rally, trading at $2.29 and down 1.8% over the past 24 hours, CoinMarketCap data showed. CoinMarketCap Traders have pointed to growing demand for U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds as a key support for prices. Spot ETFs hold the underlying token directly, and Fast Company reported, citing CoinDesk data, that spot XRP ETF inflows reached $48 million on Monday alone. Fast Company The flow story matters because Wall Street is moving deeper into crypto wrappers that trade like stocks. Morgan
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Bitcoin price today slips near $93,000 as Morgan Stanley ETF filing puts Coinbase, Strategy stock in focus

Bitcoin price today slips near $93,000 as Morgan Stanley ETF filing puts Coinbase, Strategy stock in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:31 (EST) — After-hours Bitcoin fell 1.2% to $93,112 on Tuesday after trading between $91,409 and $94,346, while U.S.-listed crypto-linked stocks were mixed in after-hours trading. Strategy slid 4.1% and Coinbase fell 1.7%, while Marathon Digital dropped 2.6% and Riot Platforms rose 1.3%. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity’s FBTC fell 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively. Morgan Stanley filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch exchange-traded funds — portfolios that trade like stocks — linked to bitcoin and solana, deepening a major U.S. bank’s push into digital assets. “A bank entering the crypto
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Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock jumps after hours after MSCI drops index-exclusion plan for bitcoin treasuries

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock jumps after hours after MSCI drops index-exclusion plan for bitcoin treasuries

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:39 EST — After-hours Strategy Inc (MSTR) shares rose 5.1% to $166 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after MSCI said it would not implement a proposal to exclude “digital asset treasury companies” — firms that hold large crypto positions on their balance sheets — from its global stock indexes. MSCI said companies with digital asset holdings representing 50% or more of total assets would keep their current index treatment for now, while it opens a broader review of non-operating firms and freezes some inputs used to set index weights. Strategy closed down 4.1% at $157.97
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Amazon stock tumbles on $200 billion AI spend plan — what to know before Monday

Amazon stock tumbles on $200 billion AI spend plan — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company projected about $200 billion in 2026 capital expenditures, triggering investor concern over AI spending. The stock had already dropped 11.5% after-hours Thursday. Amazon forecast Q1 net sales of $173.5–$178.5 billion and operating income of $16.5–$21.5 billion. Analyst Gil Luria downgraded Amazon, citing rising investment as its cloud lead narrows.
AMD stock jumps 8% in chip rebound — what investors are watching before Monday

AMD stock jumps 8% in chip rebound — what investors are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.2% to $208.44 Friday, trading on heavy volume as chip stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 5.7% after Amazon’s AI spending plans lifted sector estimates. Nvidia’s CEO cited surging AI chip demand. AMD’s rally followed a weak revenue outlook earlier in the week.
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