Honeywell stock jumps after JPMorgan upgrade, with Quantinuum IPO in focus

Honeywell stock jumps after JPMorgan upgrade, with Quantinuum IPO in focus

Honeywell shares rose 2.4% to $220.16 Friday after JPMorgan upgraded the stock and raised its price target to $255. The move comes as investors await details on Honeywell’s planned breakup and costs, with fourth-quarter results and a 2026 outlook due Jan. 29. Quantinuum, Honeywell’s quantum computing unit, also announced plans for a confidential IPO filing. Broader markets were flat.
ImmunityBio stock jumps 35% as ANKTIVA bladder cancer trial update puts FDA filing in view

ImmunityBio stock jumps 35% as ANKTIVA bladder cancer trial update puts FDA filing in view

ImmunityBio shares surged 35% Friday after reporting faster enrollment and positive interim results in its ANKTIVA bladder cancer trial. The company also disclosed $113 million in 2025 preliminary revenue and Saudi approval for ANKTIVA in lung cancer. Shares traded at $5.34 by midday with 133 million shares changing hands. Early data from its CD19 CAR-NK cell therapy showed complete responses in Waldenström lymphoma.
Super Micro (SMCI) stock jumps 10% as chip rally and options expiry collide

Super Micro (SMCI) stock jumps 10% as chip rally and options expiry collide

Super Micro Computer shares jumped about 10% to $32.37 in early afternoon trading, with volume topping 44 million shares. The move followed a rebound in semiconductor stocks and heavy options activity ahead of Friday’s monthly expiry. No company-specific news drove the surge. Traders cited positioning and chip sector momentum as key factors.
BMNR stock edges up as BitMine’s $200 million MrBeast bet collides with dilution worries

BMNR stock edges up as BitMine’s $200 million MrBeast bet collides with dilution worries

BitMine Immersion Technologies shares rose 0.2% to $30.93 by 1 p.m. EST Friday after the company announced a $200 million investment in MrBeast’s Beast Industries, with deal closing expected Jan. 19. B. Riley reiterated a Buy rating and $47 target. Investors watched for fallout from a proposed share authorization increase to 50 billion. Ether and bitcoin prices slipped, weighing on crypto-linked stocks.
Capital One stock climbs as traders brace for earnings and fresh rate-cap headlines

Capital One stock climbs as traders brace for earnings and fresh rate-cap headlines

Capital One shares rose 2.3% to $242.50 by midday Friday as investors eyed its Jan. 22 earnings report. Credit-card lenders remained under pressure after President Trump floated a 10% interest rate cap. Broader markets were steady ahead of monthly options expiration. Investors are watching for signs of policy impact on credit quality and card pricing.
Intuitive Surgical stock slips again as 2026 da Vinci outlook hangs over ISRG ahead of earnings

Intuitive Surgical stock slips again as 2026 da Vinci outlook hangs over ISRG ahead of earnings

Intuitive Surgical shares fell 0.9% to $536.49 in early New York trading Friday after the company’s 2026 da Vinci procedure-growth forecast missed some investor expectations. The company reported unaudited Q4 revenue of $2.87 billion, up 19%, and projected 2026 da Vinci procedure growth of 13% to 15%. Investors await more detail at the Jan. 22 earnings call.
GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as Trump-backed PJM power auction plan targets AI data-center demand

GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as Trump-backed PJM power auction plan targets AI data-center demand

GE Vernova shares surged 6.1% to $681.57 after the White House and PJM state governors proposed a $15 billion emergency auction to boost power supply for AI data centers. Constellation Energy, Vistra, and Talen Energy stocks fell sharply as investors weighed the impact of accelerated generation on prices. PJM and regulators are set to provide updates before GE Vernova’s Jan. 28 earnings.
IonQ stock jumps nearly 8% as quantum IPO chatter returns; traders eye next catalyst

IonQ stock jumps nearly 8% as quantum IPO chatter returns; traders eye next catalyst

IonQ shares rose 7.7% to $51.24 by early Friday afternoon, outpacing other tech stocks after reports that Quantinuum may pursue an IPO. The rally followed news that Katie Arrington will become IonQ’s chief information officer Jan. 19, while Leslie Kershaw takes on an expanded security role. IonQ’s next earnings report is expected in late February.
Morgan Stanley stock climbs after earnings beat — deal pipeline and Fed are the next tests

Morgan Stanley stock climbs after earnings beat — deal pipeline and Fed are the next tests

Morgan Stanley shares rose 0.6% to $192.40 midday Friday after quarterly earnings beat forecasts, with investment banking revenue up 47% to $2.41 billion. The bank posted $2.68 per share, surpassing the $2.44 LSEG consensus, and reported $17.89 billion in net revenue and $4.40 billion in net income for the quarter. Wealth Management revenue reached $8.43 billion. The firm announced a $1.00 dividend, payable Feb. 13.
Brookdale stock jumps 8.5% as BKD lines up investor day — what traders are watching

Brookdale stock jumps 8.5% as BKD lines up investor day — what traders are watching

Brookdale Senior Living shares surged about 8.5% to $12.21 by midday Friday, with trading volume topping 4.1 million shares. The company announced an investor day in Nashville with a live webcast set for Jan. 30. Investors are watching for updates on occupancy rates, expenses, and capital plans. Brookdale operates 584 senior living communities across 41 states.
Talen Energy stock swings after $3.45 billion gas-plant deal — what TLN traders are watching

Talen Energy stock swings after $3.45 billion gas-plant deal — what TLN traders are watching

Talen Energy shares dropped 7.7% to $386.67 in midday New York trading Friday, erasing gains from the previous session. The decline followed Talen’s $3.45 billion deal to buy three gas plants from Energy Capital Partners, funded with $2.55 billion in cash, $900 million in stock, and new debt. Investors focused on dilution, debt details, and a possible new data-center contract.
Nebius stock rises as Morgan Stanley starts coverage and ClickHouse funding puts stakes back in focus

Nebius stock rises as Morgan Stanley starts coverage and ClickHouse funding puts stakes back in focus

Nebius Group shares rose 3.9% to $107.89 by midday Friday after Morgan Stanley initiated coverage with an equal-weight rating and a $126 target, according to sources. The move followed ClickHouse’s announcement of a $15 billion valuation and $400 million funding round; Nebius holds an equity stake in ClickHouse. Nearly 9.8 million Nebius shares traded as the stock swung between $100.80 and $110.47.

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Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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