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Merck stock in focus after CDC rewrites childhood vaccine schedule, puts Gardasil dosing under a microscope

Merck stock in focus after CDC rewrites childhood vaccine schedule, puts Gardasil dosing under a microscope

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:54 (ET) — Market closed Merck & Co. shares rose 1.3% to $108.87 on Tuesday, after U.S. health officials overhauled the childhood immunization schedule and shifted several vaccines away from broad, routine recommendations. The Health and Human Services Department said the revised schedule keeps a core set of vaccines as routine for all children and moves others to high-risk categories or “shared clinical decision-making” — meaning doctors and families weigh the shot based on a child’s risk. HHS also said studies support one dose of the HPV vaccine instead of two and that vaccines on
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Astera Labs stock drops after insider sale disclosed; earnings next in focus

Astera Labs stock drops after insider sale disclosed; earnings next in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 21:13 EST — Market closed Astera Labs (ALAB.O) shares closed down 3.6% at $161.01 on Tuesday, a second straight decline after a sharp selloff a day earlier. The stock swung between $151.17 and $168.89 in the session as volume rose to about 8.0 million shares. The move landed as investors continued to crowd into chip names tied to data-center buildouts, pushing the Philadelphia semiconductor index up 2.7% to a fresh high. Astera’s drop, against that backdrop, underscored how quickly sentiment can turn in high-valuation AI infrastructure trades. Reuters A Form 4 filing on Tuesday showed
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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) stock slides after $14.2B crypto stash update as share vote nears

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) stock slides after $14.2B crypto stash update as share vote nears

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:50 (ET) — Market closed Shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) closed down 3.1% at $32.33 on Tuesday. The stock traded between $31.38 and $34.04, with about 40.5 million shares changing hands. StockAnalysis The Las Vegas-based firm has pushed into a “digital-asset treasury” play — a company whose balance sheet is dominated by crypto rather than operating assets. That can make BMNR trade more like a proxy for ether prices and risk appetite than for day-to-day mining fundamentals. That model is drawing fresh attention after index provider MSCI said it will not implement a proposal
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Salesforce stock climbs as RBC lifts target to $290, putting AI demand back in play

Salesforce stock climbs as RBC lifts target to $290, putting AI demand back in play

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:52 EST — Market closed Salesforce Inc (CRM) shares rose 2.6% on Tuesday to $262.90, making it one of the better performers on the Dow Jones Industrial Average as U.S. stocks ended higher. The Dow gained about 1% on the day. The bounce comes as investors test whether high-multiple enterprise software can steady after a shaky start to the year, when concerns about monetizing new AI features weighed on several names. Salesforce trades at about 34 times trailing earnings — a price-to-earnings ratio, which compares a company’s share price to its past profit. AOL RBC
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KLA Corporation stock hits a fresh 52-week high after Cantor upgrade — what’s next for KLAC

KLA Corporation stock hits a fresh 52-week high after Cantor upgrade — what’s next for KLAC

New York, January 6, 2026, 20:51 EST — Market closed KLA Corp (KLAC) shares rose 3.15% to $1,395 on Tuesday, their third straight gain and a new 52-week high, after Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the chip-equipment maker. The stock touched $1,406 at its session high as the iShares Semiconductor ETF gained 3.3%. The move highlights a broader shift in the AI trade, with investors pushing beyond chip designers into the firms that sell the tools needed to expand capacity. “Investors realize the great data-center build-out is still not reflected across all of the stocks that are impacted,” D.A. Davidson head of
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Analog Devices stock jumps 6% as chip index hits a record; traders refocus on analog demand

Analog Devices stock jumps 6% as chip index hits a record; traders refocus on analog demand

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:47 EST — Market closed Analog Devices (ADI) shares jumped 5.6% to $292.94 on Tuesday, ending near the day’s high after touching $294.04. The stock swung between $277.27 and $294.04, setting near-term support around $277 and resistance near $294, with about 6.4 million shares traded. The move came as chip stocks pushed higher on renewed AI enthusiasm, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (.SOX) hitting an all-time high. “I think we’re going to have a very strong earnings season for Big Tech,” said Jed Ellerbroek, a portfolio manager at Argent Capital. Investors were also looking to
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American Airlines (AAL) stock slips after free Wi‑Fi plan; analysts lift targets before earnings

American Airlines (AAL) stock slips after free Wi‑Fi plan; analysts lift targets before earnings

New York, January 6, 2026, 20:03 EST — Market closed American Airlines Group shares fell 1% to $15.67 at Tuesday’s close after the carrier said it would roll out free in-flight Wi‑Fi for customers enrolled in its AAdvantage loyalty program, stepping up a battle among U.S. airlines to lock in frequent flyers. StockAnalysis+1 The timing matters because free connectivity has become a tool to pull travelers into loyalty ecosystems that feed high-margin credit-card deals and premium-seat sales. Loyalty programs generated more than $6 billion in revenue for both American and Delta in 2024, Business Insider reported, as airlines leaned harder
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Vertiv stock (VRT) whipsaws after Nvidia CES cooling claim; earnings next in focus

Vertiv stock (VRT) whipsaws after Nvidia CES cooling claim; earnings next in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:23 EST — Market closed Vertiv Holdings (VRT.N) shares swung sharply on Tuesday but closed up 0.6% at $174.95. The stock fell as low as $162.42 before rebounding, with about 7.8 million shares changing hands. The move matters because traders have treated Vertiv as a direct play on the infrastructure behind artificial-intelligence computing. Any hint that next-generation chips may change the amount — or mix — of cooling equipment needed in data centers can reprice the group quickly. At the CES technology show in Las Vegas on Monday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s
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Thermo Fisher Scientific stock hits a 52-week high as Evercore lifts target and obesity registry launch draws focus

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock hits a 52-week high as Evercore lifts target and obesity registry launch draws focus

New York, January 6, 2026, 19:58 (EST) — After-hours Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO) shares were little changed in after-hours trading on Tuesday, after the stock closed up 1.56% at $620.72 and logged a new 52-week high. The shares traded between $602.40 and $628.05 during the session as U.S. stocks climbed, while volume topped the 50-day average, MarketWatch data showed. MarketWatch The rally puts a spotlight on what management says next week at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, where CEO Marc Casper is scheduled to speak on Jan. 13 at 11:15 a.m. ET. Investors often use the conference for the first
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Bank of America stock (BAC) holds near 52-week high after accounting change trims key capital ratio

Bank of America stock (BAC) holds near 52-week high after accounting change trims key capital ratio

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:14 EST — Market closed Bank of America Corp said it changed accounting methods for certain tax-related equity investments, an adjustment that would have cut its common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio — a key measure of bank capital — by 13 basis points as of Sept. 30, 2025, on a pro forma basis. Applied retrospectively, retained earnings as of Sept. 30 fell $1.7 billion and CET1 capital would have decreased about $2.1 billion, it said; it also estimated its third-quarter effective tax rate would have been about 20% versus 10.4% previously reported. The lender
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Lockheed Martin stock rises after Patriot PAC-3 production deal; what investors watch next

Lockheed Martin stock rises after Patriot PAC-3 production deal; what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 8:33 PM EST — Market closed Lockheed Martin (LMT) stock closed up 2.05% at $522.04 on Tuesday after the defense contractor detailed a push to ramp production of its PAC-3 MSE interceptor — a missile designed to destroy incoming threats. Yahoo Finance The move matters because demand for air-defense interceptors has outpaced supply, forcing governments to replenish inventories and lock in longer delivery schedules. For Lockheed, a faster ramp can translate into steadier sales in a business tied to munitions spending. Investors are also weighing the timing. A bigger production target means little without firm
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Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides 6% after Nvidia’s “no water chillers” line jolts data-center cooling trade

Johnson Controls (JCI) stock slides 6% after Nvidia’s “no water chillers” line jolts data-center cooling trade

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 20:13 (EST) — Market closed Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) shares closed down 6.2% at $113.95 on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s next platform would sharply reduce the cooling equipment needed in data centers. The stock was down as much as 7.5% earlier in the session and hit a multi-month low. (Source: Reuters) The selloff matters because investors have treated Johnson Controls and other heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) suppliers as a way to play the AI-driven buildout of data centers. Cooling is a basic cost of running server farms,
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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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