Lumentum stock whipsaws as accounting chief retirement, Feb. 3 earnings date draw focus

Lumentum stock whipsaws as accounting chief retirement, Feb. 3 earnings date draw focus

Lumentum Holdings shares rose 5.2% to $375.69 in Nasdaq midday trading Tuesday after swinging between $340.46 and $377.65. The company said Chief Accounting Officer Matthew Sepe will retire after the Feb. 6 filing of its quarterly report, with Eric Chang named as successor. About 3.1 million shares traded by midday. Lumentum will release fiscal second-quarter results on Feb. 3.
CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex

CoreWeave stock falls as Truist starts CRWV at Hold; Nvidia Rubin plan sharpens focus on AI capex

CoreWeave shares dropped 3.5% to $74.15 midday Tuesday after Truist Securities began coverage with a Hold rating and $84 target, citing high leverage and capital spending. The company said it will add Nvidia’s Rubin platform in late 2026. D.A. Davidson upgraded the stock a day earlier but warned of risks tied to heavy outlays and uncertain returns.
Walmart stock ticks up after Mizuho lifts target as jobs data looms

Walmart stock ticks up after Mizuho lifts target as jobs data looms

Walmart shares rose 0.2% to $112.97 midday Tuesday after Mizuho raised its price target to $125, citing resilient spending despite “strained consumer sentiment.” The stock remains about 4% below its 52-week high. Investors await Friday’s U.S. payrolls report and Walmart’s Feb. 19 earnings. John Furner will become CEO on Feb. 1, succeeding Doug McMillon.
6 January 2026
MercadoLibre stock extends surge as Venezuela headlines keep MELI in play

MercadoLibre stock extends surge as Venezuela headlines keep MELI in play

MercadoLibre shares rose 3.3% to $2,219.87 Tuesday, building on Monday’s 8.8% surge as traders cited Venezuela-driven “risk-on” flows. The stock traded within a $2,138–$2,240 range and remains about 16% below its 52-week high. Investors are watching for U.S. signals on Venezuela and MercadoLibre’s late-February earnings. Venezuela-linked assets and bonds stayed volatile amid hopes for political change.
Wave Life Sciences stock jumps 17% as obesity gene-silencing race heats up

Wave Life Sciences stock jumps 17% as obesity gene-silencing race heats up

Wave Life Sciences shares surged 17.2% to $17.58 Tuesday on heavy volume, after new data from Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals showed weight loss benefits from RNAi obesity drugs. Wave is developing a similar therapy, WVE-007, targeting the same gene. The company recently raised $402.5 million in a public offering. Investors await further trial results expected in early 2026.
Sandisk stock jumps 22% today as CES Optimus SSD rebrand and rising NAND price forecasts lift SNDK

Sandisk stock jumps 22% today as CES Optimus SSD rebrand and rising NAND price forecasts lift SNDK

Sandisk shares surged over 22% Tuesday, hitting a 52-week high of $343 after the company unveiled its “Sandisk Optimus” SSD branding at CES 2026. About 12.9 million shares changed hands by 11:05 a.m. ET. TrendForce expects NAND flash contract prices to rise up to 38% in the first quarter. Sandisk completed its split from Western Digital in February 2025.
6 January 2026
Sandisk stock jumps 24% as AI storage demand and memory-price surge lift chip names

Sandisk stock jumps 24% as AI storage demand and memory-price surge lift chip names

Sandisk shares surged 24% to $339.20 Tuesday, hitting a record $342.81 amid heavy trading tied to AI-driven demand for memory and storage. The move followed Sandisk’s launch of its Optimus SSD brand and comes ahead of key earnings updates from Samsung on Thursday and Sandisk on Jan. 29. Western Digital, Micron, and Seagate also posted strong gains.

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Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

7 February 2026
Toyota shares rose 2% to 3,780 yen Friday after the company raised its full-year profit forecast and announced CFO Kenta Kon will replace CEO Koji Sato on April 1. Third-quarter net revenues climbed 6.8% to 38.087 trillion yen, but North America posted a 5.6 billion yen operating loss. Toyota’s U.S. ADRs closed up 2.9%. The tender offer for Toyota Industries shares closes Feb. 12.
HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

7 February 2026
HSBC shares closed up 2.2% at £13.06 on Friday, reversing Thursday’s drop as traders weighed possible Bank of England rate cuts and awaited the bank’s annual results on Feb. 25. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, with major UK banks also gaining. HSBC is also preparing to cut some banker bonuses and push out underperformers amid a cost reset. Key UK, U.S., and euro zone economic data are due next week.
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