Wave Life Sciences stock jumps 17% as obesity gene-silencing race heats up

Wave Life Sciences stock jumps 17% as obesity gene-silencing race heats up

New York, January 6, 2026, 11:28 EST — Regular session Wave Life Sciences Ltd shares (WVE.O) jumped about 17% on Tuesday, extending sharp swings in the obesity drug trade as investors sized up the next set of clinical readouts. The stock was up 17.2% at $17.58 in morning trade on Nasdaq, after moving between $14.15 and $19.49, with about 7.0 million shares traded. The move shows how quickly sentiment can shift in obesity-linked biotechs, where small early-stage updates often drive outsized price action. Investors are hunting for approaches that can cut harmful fat while preserving muscle, a sticking point for
Costco stock rises as Mizuho upgrade sharpens focus on December sales report

Costco stock rises as Mizuho upgrade sharpens focus on December sales report

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:01 (EST) — Regular session Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) shares rose on Tuesday, gaining $9.15, or about 1.0%, to $884.89 in midday trading. The move follows a fresh upbeat call from Mizuho, which upgraded Costco to “outperform” and said the pullback in the stock reflects execution strains tied to heavy traffic rather than a broken growth story. “All current issues swirling around shares are the byproduct of simply having too much consumer demand,” analyst David Bellinger wrote. Investing.com Investors now have a near-term checkpoint: Costco is scheduled to release December sales results on Wednesday at
Sandisk stock jumps 22% today as CES Optimus SSD rebrand and rising NAND price forecasts lift SNDK

Sandisk stock jumps 22% today as CES Optimus SSD rebrand and rising NAND price forecasts lift SNDK

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 11:34 (ET) — Regular session Sandisk Corp shares jumped more than 22% on Tuesday. The Nasdaq-listed stock was up 22.1% at $334.75 by 11:05 a.m. ET, after touching $343 and trading about 12.9 million shares, StockAnalysis.com data showed. StockAnalysis The rally puts Sandisk back in the spotlight as investors chase memory-linked names on expectations that tight supply will push up prices for chips and storage drives this quarter. TrendForce forecast conventional DRAM — the working-memory chips used in servers and PCs — contract prices to rise 55%–60% in the first quarter, and said NAND flash
Sandisk stock jumps 24% as AI storage demand and memory-price surge lift chip names

Sandisk stock jumps 24% as AI storage demand and memory-price surge lift chip names

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 11:42 EST — Regular session Sandisk Corp shares jumped about 24% on Tuesday to $339.20, after hitting a record $342.81, as investors piled into memory and data-storage names tied to artificial-intelligence spending. Western Digital climbed about 14%, Micron rose about 6%, and Seagate gained nearly 12%. The move underlined how quickly sentiment has turned back to the “memory” trade at the start of the year, with traders betting tight supply will keep pricing firm. Samsung co-CEO TM Roh told Reuters on Monday the shortage was “unprecedented,” as chipmakers divert capacity toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a
Visa stock edges up as DOJ presses debit antitrust case; traders eye Jan. 16 court update

Visa stock edges up as DOJ presses debit antitrust case; traders eye Jan. 16 court update

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 11:43 EST — Regular session Visa Inc. shares inched higher on Tuesday after U.S. antitrust enforcers signaled they want to keep moving their debit-network case forward despite a fight over the timetable. The stock was up 0.5% at $355.52 in late-morning trade. The case matters now because it is a rare, headline antitrust challenge to a core part of Visa’s business: how debit transactions route across payment networks and how fees are set. The pace of the court calendar can influence legal costs and how long the lawsuit hangs over the stock. In a joint
Western Digital stock jumps nearly 14% as CES chip talk lifts storage and memory shares

Western Digital stock jumps nearly 14% as CES chip talk lifts storage and memory shares

New York, January 6, 2026, 11:52 EST — Regular session Western Digital Corp (WDC) shares rose 13.8% to $213.79 by 11:52 a.m. ET on Tuesday, after touching an intraday high of $215.33. The stock traded as low as $188.09 earlier in the session. The data-storage maker climbed with a broader rally in memory and storage stocks, led by SanDisk, which jumped to a record high. Reuters tracking showed peers Micron and Western Digital were also higher in early trade as chipmakers lifted the tech sector. Reuters The rally matters because storage names are increasingly treated as a read-through on AI
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SLB Limited stock slips as Evercore upgrade meets Freedom downgrade after Venezuela rally

SLB Limited stock slips as Evercore upgrade meets Freedom downgrade after Venezuela rally

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:01 EST — Regular session Shares of SLB (SLB.N) slipped 0.1% to $43.76 by 12:01 p.m. EST on Tuesday as fresh analyst calls clashed after a Venezuela-fuelled surge in oil-linked names. The stock traded between $43.42 and $44.76 on the day. StreetInsider.com+1 The stock is in focus after U.S. energy shares jumped on Monday on bets that a shift in Washington’s stance could reopen access to Venezuela’s vast reserves, and draw in suppliers needed to lift output. Venezuelan crude is typically “heavy sour” — thick, high-sulfur oil — and “aligns well” with U.S. Gulf Coast
Rocket Lab stock rises near 52-week high as RKLB traders weigh CFO sale notice, Neutron milestones

Rocket Lab stock rises near 52-week high as RKLB traders weigh CFO sale notice, Neutron milestones

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 11:45 EST — Regular session Rocket Lab Corp shares rose 1.6% to $79.42 in late-morning trade on Tuesday, after swinging between $74.05 and $79.71 and hovering just below a 52-week high of $79.83, according to Investing.com data. Investing.com The stock ended Monday up 2.8%, extending a sharp rally that has pushed Rocket Lab into one of the most heavily watched U.S.-listed space names. The run-up has also made the shares more sensitive to headlines on timing, margins and funding tied to big government programs. Investors are balancing bullish broker commentary against fresh insider-selling disclosures, while
Arrowhead stock leaps after gene-silencing obesity drug doubles Lilly’s Zepbound weight loss

Arrowhead stock leaps after gene-silencing obesity drug doubles Lilly’s Zepbound weight loss

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 11:34 AM EST — Regular session Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals shares rose about 16% on Tuesday after early clinical data showed its experimental gene-silencing obesity drug boosted weight loss when used alongside Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound. The stock was up 16% at $74.13 in midday trading, after swinging between $62.17 and $76.32. Investors.com The update lands amid a scramble for new obesity treatments that can add to GLP-1 drugs — a fast-growing market where investors now weigh not just pounds lost, but what kind of weight comes off. Many patients and doctors want therapies that
Citigroup stock holds near 52-week high as Barclays lifts target to $146 ahead of earnings

Citigroup stock holds near 52-week high as Barclays lifts target to $146 ahead of earnings

New York, January 6, 2026, 11:48 EST — Regular session Citigroup (C.N) shares were up 0.1% at $123.42 in late-morning trade on Tuesday, after moving between $122.25 and $124.09 earlier in the session. Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg raised his price target on Citi — a forecast for the share price — to $146 from $115 and kept an Overweight rating, writing that “the trends that drove double-digit earnings growth” should carry into 2026. TipRanks The stock’s pause comes as Wall Street extends a new-year rally and investors pivot to this week’s U.S. data and the start of quarterly reports for
UnitedHealth stock jumps on TPG-Optum UK deal report as Jan. 27 earnings loom

UnitedHealth stock jumps on TPG-Optum UK deal report as Jan. 27 earnings loom

New York, January 6, 2026, 11:46 (EST) — Regular session UnitedHealth Group shares climbed on Tuesday after a report said buyout firm TPG was closing in on a deal for the insurer’s Optum UK unit, a move investors read as another step in reshaping its health-services portfolio. The stock was up 2.1% at $349.25 by 11:30 a.m. ET. Reuters The timing matters because UnitedHealth is nearing a key reset for investors: its full-year 2025 results and 2026 guidance due later this month. The company has said it will report on Jan. 27 before the market opens and host an 8
More power cuts ahead: SaskPower reschedules Jan. 7 outages after weekend disruptions

More power cuts ahead: SaskPower reschedules Jan. 7 outages after weekend disruptions

Regina, Saskatchewan, Jan 6, 2026, 10:14 CST SaskPower has rescheduled a series of intermittent, one-hour planned outages to Wednesday in rural Saskatchewan, with customers north of D’Arcy to areas southwest of Stranraer expecting service interruptions between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. https://westcentralonline.com/articles/saskpower-reschedules-series-of-outages-to-wednesday The change comes as the provincial utility works through the knock-on effects of weekend outages that affected about 5,500 customers in southwest Saskatchewan. SaskPower media relations consultant Scott McGregor said ice buildup on transmission lines in high winds triggered the disruptions. https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/saskpower-details-string-of-southwest-outages SaskPower lists the Jan. 7 work as system maintenance. The outages are described as intermittent —
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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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