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Lam Research stock jumps after target hikes as chip rally hits full stride

Lam Research stock jumps after target hikes as chip rally hits full stride

New York, January 9, 2026, 17:01 EST — After-hours Lam Research Corp shares jumped 8.6% to $218.36 after the close on Friday, after Mizuho lifted its price target on the chip-equipment maker to $220 from $200. The stock ranged from about $202 to $219.42 in the session, with roughly 16.7 million shares changing hands. (TipRanks) The move tracked a sharp run in chip stocks, with the PHLX semiconductor index up 2.7% to a record high as a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report did little to dent bets for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. “Investors are getting granular and picking the
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Merck buyout chatter jolts Revolution Medicines (RVMD) stock after FDA breakthrough nod

Merck buyout chatter jolts Revolution Medicines (RVMD) stock after FDA breakthrough nod

New York, January 9, 2026, 17:15 ET — After-hours Revolution Medicines shares jumped 10.7% to $118.64 in after-hours trading on Friday, after the Financial Times reported Merck was in advanced talks to buy the cancer-drug developer for $28 billion to $32 billion. The stock swung between $109.88 and $125.79 in the session on volume of about 20.6 million shares. (Financial Times) The report lands as healthcare executives and bankers head to San Francisco for the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, a dealmaking magnet that often sets the tone for the year. “Deals … could have had more regulatory risk in
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Strategy Inc stock slides after hours as bitcoin slips and a fresh MSTR target cut lands

Strategy Inc stock slides after hours as bitcoin slips and a fresh MSTR target cut lands

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 16:41 ET — After-hours Strategy Inc (MSTR.O) shares were down 5.8% at $157.33 in after-hours trade on Friday, after sliding as low as $155.51 earlier in the day. Bitcoin fell 0.9% to $90,356. The move matters because Strategy trades less like a software firm these days and more like a high-beta bet on bitcoin, with swings that can dwarf the token’s day-to-day moves. It also comes as investors keep revisiting how index providers treat “digital asset treasury” stocks — a corner of the market that can live or die on passive flows. (Reuters) MSCI, which
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Oklo stock jumps after Meta backs 1.2-gigawatt Ohio nuclear campus

Oklo stock jumps after Meta backs 1.2-gigawatt Ohio nuclear campus

New York, January 9, 2026, 17:10 EST — After-hours Oklo Inc. shares rose nearly 8% in after-hours trading on Friday after the company detailed an agreement with Meta Platforms to support a 1.2-gigawatt nuclear power campus in Pike County, Ohio. The stock was up 7.9% at $105.31 after swinging between $97.35 and $120.87 during the session. (Barchart.com) The tie-up lands as Big Tech scrambles for round-the-clock electricity to run artificial intelligence-heavy data centers, a demand surge that utilities and grid operators say is testing supply. Meta has said the contracts are meant to feed its Prometheus data center buildout in
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Applied Digital stock jumps again as AI data-center demand and hyperscaler talks drive the tape

Applied Digital stock jumps again as AI data-center demand and hyperscaler talks drive the tape

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 16:56 EST — After-hours Applied Digital Corporation shares were up about 18% at $37.68 in after-hours trading on Friday, extending a post-earnings rally as investors chased fresh signs of demand for the company’s AI-focused data centers. The stock traded between $31.83 and $38.30 during the session. The move matters because Applied Digital sits in the middle of a crowded trade: companies that can secure power, build quickly and lock in long leases for high-performance computing (HPC) — big, energy-hungry data-center capacity used to run AI models. For traders, the question is less about this quarter
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AMD stock dips after hours as focus shifts from CES to the next catalysts

AMD stock dips after hours as focus shifts from CES to the next catalysts

New York, January 9, 2026, 16:48 EST — After-hours Advanced Micro Devices Inc shares fell 0.7% to $203.17 in after-hours trading on Friday, with the stock still in the orbit of big tech and chip-sector positioning. The wider chip group moved higher on the day. The PHLX semiconductor index, a benchmark of major U.S. chip stocks, hit a record as the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high, lifted by Broadcom and other winners. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) A softer U.S. jobs report
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Palantir stock ticks higher after hours as jobs data cools and Feb. 2 earnings loom

Palantir stock ticks higher after hours as jobs data cools and Feb. 2 earnings loom

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 16:32 (EST) — After hours Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) shares added 0.3% to $177.49 in after-hours trading on Friday, a thinner session after the 4 p.m. close. Roughly 31.2 million shares traded in the regular session. The stock’s late move came as Wall Street worked through a softer U.S. jobs report that still looked solid enough to keep the Federal Reserve on hold. Payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, undershooting forecasts for 60,000, while the jobless rate eased to 4.4%; the S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq added 0.9%. “Payrolls were a little bit
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Oracle stock (ORCL) jumps toward $200 after-hours as AI deal backlog stays in focus

Oracle stock (ORCL) jumps toward $200 after-hours as AI deal backlog stays in focus

New York, January 9, 2026, 16:36 EST — After-hours Oracle shares rose 4.7% to $198.52 in after-hours trading on Friday, after briefly topping $200 during the regular session. Shares traded between $188.91 and $200.13 on the day, with volume at about 26 million shares. The bounce matters because Oracle has become a proxy for the cost of building the new wave of AI data centers. Investors want proof that signed cloud deals can turn into revenue before capital spending, or capex — money spent on items like data centers and servers — tightens the financing math. Broader markets helped. U.S.
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Netflix stock slips after hours as Goldman trims target and Warner deal battle drags on

Netflix stock slips after hours as Goldman trims target and Warner deal battle drags on

New York, January 9, 2026, 16:38 (EST) — After-hours Netflix shares slipped 1.2% to $89.46 in after-hours trading Friday. During the session, the stock ranged from $88.33 to $90.68. Goldman Sachs cut its Netflix price target to $112 from $130 and reiterated a Neutral rating, saying investors are paying more attention to possible Warner Bros. Discovery asset acquisitions than the company’s core growth. (TipRanks) A takeover fight has yanked Netflix into the middle of Hollywood deal chatter. Warner Bros. Discovery’s board this week turned down Paramount Skydance’s amended offer and stuck with Netflix’s $82.7 billion agreement for the studio and
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Alphabet (GOOG) stock ticks up after-hours as Google sets Feb. 4 earnings call, CEO sale disclosed

Alphabet (GOOG) stock ticks up after-hours as Google sets Feb. 4 earnings call, CEO sale disclosed

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 16:37 EST — After-hours Alphabet’s Class C shares added about 1% to $329.14 in after-hours trading Friday. Traders are also eyeing two dates in the near term: Alphabet set Feb. 4 for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and conference call, due after the close at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Class C shares (GOOG) have no voting rights; Class A (GOOGL) gets one vote per share. (Alphabet Investor Relations) Cantor Fitzgerald, in Street calls tracked by TipRanks, upgraded Alphabet to “overweight” from “neutral” and raised its price target to $370 from $310. “Overweight” is analyst
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Broadcom stock jumps after Mizuho lifts target to $480 as chip rally hits record highs

Broadcom stock jumps after Mizuho lifts target to $480 as chip rally hits record highs

New York, January 9, 2026, 16:24 EST — After-hours Broadcom Inc. shares climbed about 3.7% on Friday and were last at $344.87 shortly after the close, after Mizuho raised its price target on the chip and software company to $480. (TipRanks) The move helped push the S&P 500 to a record close, with chip stocks driving a broader rally that sent the PHLX semiconductor index to a record high. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) The fresh bid matters because Broadcom sits in the middle
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Meta stock edges higher after nuclear power deals aimed at AI data centers

Meta stock edges higher after nuclear power deals aimed at AI data centers

NEW YORK, January 9, 2026, 16:30 EST — After-hours Meta Platforms, Inc. shares rose 1.1% to $653.06 in after-hours trading on Friday after the Facebook owner unveiled a slate of nuclear power agreements meant to supply its power-hungry AI data centers. Meta said deals with Vistra, Oklo and TerraPower could back as much as 6.6 gigawatts of new and existing nuclear capacity by 2035. (About Facebook) The effort comes as power supply is becoming a choke point for data center growth, particularly in areas where generation is already scarce. It also follows Meta’s December request for proposals for new nuclear
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Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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