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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
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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
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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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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
6 January 2026
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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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Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
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