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RTX stock hits fresh high on FAA radar deal — can the rally hold into earnings?

RTX stock hits fresh high on FAA radar deal — can the rally hold into earnings?

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:34 EST RTX shares were down 1.8% at $187.06 in afternoon New York trading on Wednesday after earlier touching $193.73, as investors pushed the aerospace and defense contractor to another new high in a choppy session. The move matters now because RTX is tied into two big pipes of spending at once: a U.S. push to rebuild air traffic control infrastructure and a longer-running surge in defense orders. Those programs tend to stretch over years, the kind of work that can steady revenue even when the cycle turns. It also lands just weeks before RTX
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Intel stock price forecast: INTC jumps on 18A chip rollout as a $50 target re-enters view

Intel stock price forecast: INTC jumps on 18A chip rollout as a $50 target re-enters view

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:29 EST — Regular session Intel shares jumped 6.3% to $42.56 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, outpacing a slide in chip ETFs, as investors leaned into the company’s CES pitch that its new 18A manufacturing push is ready for prime time. The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell 1.2% and VanEck’s chip ETF slipped 0.7%, while the Nasdaq 100 ETF was modestly higher and the S&P 500 ETF edged down. Why it matters now is credibility. Intel’s stock has become a referendum on whether it can execute its manufacturing roadmap after years of delays and missed windows,
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Meta stock price forecast: China review of Manus deal drags META as Wall Street targets $822

Meta stock price forecast: China review of Manus deal drags META as Wall Street targets $822

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:28 EST — Regular session Meta Platforms (META.O) shares fell about 1.7% to $649.66 on Wednesday afternoon after a report said Chinese officials are reviewing the company’s purchase of artificial intelligence startup Manus. The Financial Times said the review could hinge on whether the transaction required an export license under Chinese law; Meta and Manus did not respond to requests for comment. Reuters The headline matters now because investors are trying to pin down what, exactly, Meta gets for its AI spending and deal-making in 2026, and what it might cost to keep it all
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Pentagon-Lockheed deal aims to triple PAC-3 Patriot interceptor output to 2,000 a year

Pentagon-Lockheed deal aims to triple PAC-3 Patriot interceptor output to 2,000 a year

PentagoWASHINGTON, January 7, 2026, 15:34 (EST) The U.S. Department of War said it has signed a seven-year framework agreement with Lockheed Martin to lift annual production of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) — a Patriot interceptor meant to hit incoming missiles — to about 2,000 units from roughly 600. The department said it will also work with key suppliers on seven-year subcontracts, part of what it calls a new acquisition model. Michael Duffey, the under secretary for acquisition and sustainment, called it “a fundamental shift in how we rapidly expand munitions production.” U.S. Department of War Demand for Patriot
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PLTR stock price forecast: Palantir climbs as Truist slaps $223 target on shares

PLTR stock price forecast: Palantir climbs as Truist slaps $223 target on shares

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:34 EST — Regular session Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares rose 1.8% to $182.98 in late afternoon trading on Wednesday after Truist Securities initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $223 price target. The stock ranged between $177.70 and $187.26, with traders eyeing whether it can stay north of $180 into the close. Investing.com The fresh call matters because Palantir has turned into a proxy for whether “generative AI” — tools that can produce text, code and images — is moving from pilots to budget lines. It is also a test of how far investors will
7 January 2026
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Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus

Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 15:29 (EST) — Regular session Microsoft (MSFT) shares rose 1.2% to $484.34 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, keeping pace with a renewed bid for big-cap tech. The stock ended Tuesday at $478.51. The move comes as investors rotate back into stocks tied to artificial intelligence, after recent hand-wringing over stretched valuations. The Nasdaq was up 0.48% and the S&P 500 was up 0.03%, with Microsoft among the AI-linked names leading gains. “Investors have come into 2026 with a similar playbook to last year: Buy tech and forget about it,” Jake Dollarhide, chief executive of Longbow
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IREN stock price forecast: Why the shares are sliding and what to watch before earnings

IREN stock price forecast: Why the shares are sliding and what to watch before earnings

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:28 EST — Regular session IREN Ltd shares were down 2.8% at $44.63 in late-afternoon trade, after swinging between $44.12 and $46.57 earlier in the session. Volume topped 16 million shares, putting the stock back in traders’ crosshairs after another choppy start to the year. Why it matters now: IREN sits at the seam between bitcoin mining and the newer AI data-center trade, and that mix can cut both ways when risk appetite turns. The company’s last big re-rating came on the back of a multi-year GPU cloud deal with Microsoft, which also left investors
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Natural gas price forecast: Henry Hub jumps on colder mid-January outlook ahead of EIA storage report

Natural gas price forecast: Henry Hub jumps on colder mid-January outlook ahead of EIA storage report

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:34 (EST) — Regular session Key points: U.S. natural gas futures climbed nearly 6% on Wednesday, rebounding from a $3.35 close a day earlier as traders leaned on a colder mid-month weather picture. The front-month Henry Hub contract was around $3.55 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), after trading between $3.42 and $3.59 on the day. Investing.com The bounce matters now because the market has been trading the weather first and everything else second. A few warmer model runs have been enough to push prices down sharply; a colder run can flip the tape just as
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P&G stock slips in late trade as staples lag and jobs report looms

P&G stock slips in late trade as staples lag and jobs report looms

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:25 ET — Regular session Procter & Gamble shares fell about 1.1% on Wednesday afternoon, down $1.51 at $138.40, underperforming a mixed U.S. tape. The pullback matters now because staples have started the year on the back foot as investors lean into higher-growth corners of the market. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR fund was down about 0.8%, while the Nasdaq-tracking QQQ was modestly higher and the Dow ETF lagged. Traders have also been squaring up for Friday’s U.S. monthly employment report, a key release that can shift expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. “We
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D-Wave Quantum stock dips after $550m Quantum Circuits deal — what QBTS investors watch next

D-Wave Quantum stock dips after $550m Quantum Circuits deal — what QBTS investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:17 EST — Regular session Shares of D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) were down about 1.1% at $30.93 on Wednesday afternoon, after the company agreed to acquire Quantum Circuits in a $550 million cash-and-stock deal. The stock swung between $32.15 and $30.44 earlier in the session, with roughly 29 million shares traded. The acquisition puts D-Wave, best known for quantum annealing systems used for optimization problems, closer to gate-model machines that run sequences of operations — the “gates” — and are viewed as more general-purpose. D-Wave said the $550 million price includes $300 million in stock and
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Salesforce stock rises as tech steadies after soft jobs data; CRM investors eye Friday payrolls

Salesforce stock rises as tech steadies after soft jobs data; CRM investors eye Friday payrolls

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:08 ET — Regular session Salesforce (CRM.N) shares rose 1.6% to $267.13 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, recovering some ground after early volatility, with about 3.7 million shares changing hands. The uptick came as technology shares extended gains from the prior session, helping keep the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in positive territory even as investors tested how much more they want to pay for growth. “The economic news sort of fueled a little bit of profit taking,” Robert Pavlik, a senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth, said. Reuters Data released on Wednesday showed U.S. private
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Why CoreWeave stock is moving today: Nvidia Rubin plan meets fresh Wall Street calls

Why CoreWeave stock is moving today: Nvidia Rubin plan meets fresh Wall Street calls

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:21 EST — Regular session CoreWeave shares rose about 1.1% to $78.81 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, after moving between $75.77 and $79.92. Nvidia shares were up about 1.1%. The AI cloud provider said on Monday it will add Nvidia’s Rubin platform to its infrastructure and expects to be among the first cloud providers to deploy it in the second half of 2026. Chief executive Michael Intrator called Rubin “an important advancement” as customers push into agentic systems — software that can plan tasks and act on them. CoreWeave Investors Nvidia unveiled Rubin at CES
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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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