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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

7 February 2026
Diageo shares closed down 1.48% at 1,760 pence on Friday, trailing a 0.59% gain in the FTSE 100. An updated analyst consensus points to a 2.0% fall in first-half organic net sales ahead of interim results due Feb. 25. Trading volume was light, and the stock remains over 22% below its 52-week high.
National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
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