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Sandisk stock surges 23% as Nvidia CES update puts AI data-center storage back in play

Sandisk stock surges 23% as Nvidia CES update puts AI data-center storage back in play

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:35 EST Sandisk shares jumped 23.4% to $338.26 in midday trade on Tuesday, leading a renewed run in storage and memory stocks linked to AI data-center spending. Micron rose 6.4%, Western Digital gained 15.3% and Seagate added 12.3%. Sandisk was on track for its biggest one-day rise in nearly a year. MarketWatch Traders pointed to Nvidia’s message at CES that serving AI models is reshaping what data centers need to keep close at hand. Nvidia said its new Inference Context Memory Storage Platform is designed to store and share the “key-value” cache — the running
6 January 2026
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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

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 12:25 p.m. ET — Regular session Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE.O) shares rose 5.2% to $375.69 in Nasdaq midday trade on Tuesday after a volatile morning that took the stock as low as $340.46. The shares hit a session high of $377.65 and about 3.1 million shares had changed hands. On Monday, Lumentum disclosed in an 8-K — a form companies use to report major events — that Chief Accounting Officer Matthew Sepe plans to retire and will step down from that post on the later of Feb. 6 and the filing of its quarterly 10-Q
6 January 2026
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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

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:24 ET — Regular session CoreWeave shares fell 3.5% to $74.15 in midday trading on Tuesday after Truist Securities initiated coverage of the AI cloud infrastructure provider at “Hold” with an $84 price target, citing the company’s leverage and heavy capital spending needs. The company counts OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta and Google among customers, according to Truist. The new coverage lands as investors reassess spending tied to the next wave of AI hardware. Nvidia on Tuesday unveiled its Rubin platform and said Rubin-based products are expected from partners in the second half of 2026, with a
6 January 2026
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Zeta Global stock pops on OpenAI partnership as traders eye Athena launch

Zeta Global stock pops on OpenAI partnership as traders eye Athena launch

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:25 PM EST — Regular session Shares of Zeta Global Holdings Corp jumped on Tuesday after the marketing software firm said it struck a partnership with OpenAI to power new AI capabilities in its Athena product. The stock was up 7.7% at $23.34 by midday in New York, after touching $24.28 earlier, while the S&P 500 was up about 0.3%. The move matters because marketing-tech companies are in a race to embed generative AI into tools that help brands target customers and tune ad spending in real time. Investors have been quick to re-rate smaller
6 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock rises on Cat AI Assistant launch as CES-Nvidia tie-up nears

Caterpillar stock rises on Cat AI Assistant launch as CES-Nvidia tie-up nears

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:22 (EST) — Regular session Caterpillar Inc shares rose 1.2% to $623.73 on Tuesday, after the heavy equipment maker unveiled its Cat AI Assistant at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The stock ranged from $609.44 to $624.00 as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF gained about 0.3%. The launch is the latest effort by Caterpillar to keep investors focused on software and AI-linked demand, not just the construction cycle. Caterpillar shares are up about 58% over the past year and have outpaced peers Komatsu and Terex, aided by investor interest in data-center power needs and other
6 January 2026
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Walmart stock ticks up after Mizuho lifts target as jobs data looms

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

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 12:24 EST — Regular session Walmart Inc shares edged higher on Tuesday after Mizuho raised its price target on the retailer. The stock was up 0.2% at $112.97 in midday trade. The call lands as investors look for fresh signals on U.S. consumer demand, with labor data due later this week. The Labor Department is scheduled to release the December employment report on Friday. Bureau of Labor Statistics Walmart has a market value of about $900 billion and trades about 4% below its 52-week high of $117.45. The stock’s next test for momentum sits near
6 January 2026
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Moderna stock jumps nearly 11% after BofA target lift; flu vaccine filing in focus

Moderna stock jumps nearly 11% after BofA target lift; flu vaccine filing in focus

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 12:28 EST — Regular session Shares of Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) were up 10.7% at $35.60 in midday trading on Tuesday after BofA Global Research raised its price objective on the vaccine maker. The stock touched a session high of $36.25. Reuters The jump comes as investors weigh whether Moderna can turn its mRNA platform into steadier, seasonal revenue after the post-pandemic drop in COVID-19 vaccine demand. Traders have been sensitive to shifts in sell-side views as the company leans on new product launches and tighter spending to narrow losses. On Monday, Moderna said it filed
6 January 2026
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MercadoLibre stock extends surge as Venezuela headlines keep MELI in play

MercadoLibre stock extends surge as Venezuela headlines keep MELI in play

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:20 EST — Regular session Shares of MercadoLibre (MELI) rose about 3.3% on Tuesday to $2,219.87 in regular trading, extending the prior session’s rally as investors continued to reposition around Venezuela-related headlines. The move matters now because MercadoLibre is one of the most liquid U.S.-listed ways to express a view on Latin America, and it has become a fast-moving proxy when investors swing into “risk-on” trades — a shift toward higher-risk assets. A Zacks markets note said the stock gained about 8.8% on Monday as “hopeful Venezuelan sentiment” spread. Nasdaq Broader markets turned higher after
6 January 2026
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IREN stock drops 7% after Monday surge as bitcoin slips; CES chip news in focus

IREN stock drops 7% after Monday surge as bitcoin slips; CES chip news in focus

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:09 EST — Regular session Shares of IREN Ltd fell about 7% in midday Nasdaq trading on Tuesday, pulling back from a sharp prior-session rally as bitcoin eased. The stock was down 7.2% at $44.75, while bitcoin traded around $92,676 and peers Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms and CleanSpark slipped 2% to 5%. The decline comes a day after IREN jumped 13% to close at $48.24 on roughly 46 million shares, highlighting the stock’s outsized swings early in 2026. For investors, the move matters because IREN sits between two fast-moving themes — crypto-linked mining and AI
6 January 2026
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Silicon Motion (SIMO) stock jumps 14% as CES meetings and a Jan. 13 Needham webcast come into focus

Silicon Motion (SIMO) stock jumps 14% as CES meetings and a Jan. 13 Needham webcast come into focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 12:21 p.m. EST — Regular session Shares of Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SIMO) climbed about 14% on Tuesday, touching an intraday high of $107.95 as the storage-chip supplier rode a broader bid for memory-linked names. At 12:21 p.m. EST, the Nasdaq-listed stock was up 14.1% at $106.77. The rally comes as investors price in a memory upcycle tied to demand from artificial intelligence servers, which has pushed chip prices higher and tightened supply. Market researcher TrendForce expects conventional DRAM contract prices to rise 55% to 60% this quarter, and said a DDR5 DRAM benchmark jumped
6 January 2026
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AppLovin stock slides 5.5% despite Benchmark’s fresh ‘top idea’ call — what investors watch next

AppLovin stock slides 5.5% despite Benchmark’s fresh ‘top idea’ call — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 12:15 EST — Regular session AppLovin Corp (APP.O) shares were down 5.5% at $597.83 in midday trading on Tuesday after touching an intraday high of $637.45. The stock hit a session low of $595.75, with about 2.1 million shares traded. The move came hours after Benchmark reiterated a Buy rating and a $775 price target, calling AppLovin a “2026 EDM Top Idea” on what it described as durable gaming demand and an expanding web and e-commerce advertising business. The firm flagged adoption of AppLovin’s self-serve Axon Ads Manager — a tool that lets advertisers buy
6 January 2026
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SoFi stock slides after SEC filing confirms extra shares sold at $27.50

SoFi stock slides after SEC filing confirms extra shares sold at $27.50

New York, January 6, 2026, 10:49 (ET) — Regular session SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) shares were down 7.8% at $27.01 in late morning trading on Tuesday after a filing showed the fintech completed the sale of additional shares tied to its December stock offering. Underwriters exercised an option on Jan. 2 and the company completed the issuance and sale on Jan. 5, lifting the total shares sold in the offering to 57,754,660, according to the filing. SEC The extra stock adds supply at a sensitive moment for high-growth lenders, where sentiment can turn quickly on funding costs and loan
6 January 2026
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SGX share price dips at week’s end after record profit; what investors watch next

SGX share price dips at week’s end after record profit; what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Singapore Exchange shares closed 0.4% lower at S$17.57 on Friday, despite reporting record half-year results and a higher dividend earlier in the week. Broker targets diverged after the update, with Maybank and DBS raising targets while Citi stayed bearish. Investors are watching for signs of momentum from derivatives and equity-market reforms as the next session opens Monday.
South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

7 February 2026
South32 shares fell 4.1% to A$4.41 Friday as Australian miners dropped in the worst ASX session since April 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 2%, erasing almost A$70 billion in value. South32’s half-year results and interim dividend decision are set for Feb. 12. Markets reopen Monday with investors watching for further volatility.
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