Today: 19 June 2026

Netflix stock slips as Paramount challenges Warner deal; CPI and earnings are next

Netflix stock slips as Paramount challenges Warner deal; CPI and earnings are next

Paramount Skydance reaffirmed its $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, topping Netflix’s $72 billion offer. Netflix shares fell 1.2% to $89.46. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters received 207,420 shares as performance-based stock units vested. Investors await U.S. inflation data Jan. 13 and Netflix’s fourth-quarter earnings Jan. 20.
Opendoor stock jumps as Trump mortgage-bond push jolts housing-linked names

Opendoor stock jumps as Trump mortgage-bond push jolts housing-linked names

Opendoor Technologies shares surged 13.2% to $7.29 Friday after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases, lifting housing stocks and the Philadelphia Housing index. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move aims to match the Fed’s pace as it reduces its MBS holdings. Opendoor’s stock, volatile this week, closed above $7 for the first time in months. Investors await the company’s next earnings report, expected Feb. 26.
NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA and SpaceX plan to undock Crew-11 from the International Space Station no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 14, with splashdown off California at about 3:40 a.m. Jan. 15. The crew is returning early due to a medical issue affecting one astronaut, whom NASA says is stable. A scheduled spacewalk has been canceled. NASA has not identified the astronaut or disclosed details of the condition.
10 January 2026
Lockheed Martin stock jumps near a 52-week high as Truist upgrades LMT and Trump targets defense payouts

Lockheed Martin stock jumps near a 52-week high as Truist upgrades LMT and Trump targets defense payouts

Lockheed Martin shares rose 4.7% to $542.92 Friday after Truist upgraded the stock and raised its price target. The move followed Donald Trump’s call for a $1.5 trillion 2027 U.S. defense budget and an executive order tying dividends and buybacks to weapons delivery. Lockheed also won a $22.6 million U.S. Navy contract for Canada. Investors await fourth-quarter results on Jan. 29.
Hims & Hers stock slides as Amazon adds Wegovy pill, raising fresh pricing fears

Hims & Hers stock slides as Amazon adds Wegovy pill, raising fresh pricing fears

Hims & Hers Health shares dropped 6.4% to $31.69 Friday, extending a two-day slide to 11% after Amazon Pharmacy entered the Wegovy weight-loss pill market. BofA cut its price target and kept an Underperform rating, citing high 2026 estimates. The stock closed below key moving averages and neared oversold levels. The FDA previously warned the company over marketing claims for compounded weight-loss drugs.
Lam Research stock jumps on Mizuho target hike as chip-tool rally sets up next earnings test

Lam Research stock jumps on Mizuho target hike as chip-tool rally sets up next earnings test

Lam Research shares surged 8.7% to $218.36 Friday after Mizuho raised its price target and the PHLX chip index hit a record. Heavy trading snapped a two-day slide for Lam, which will report earnings Jan. 28. Applied Materials and KLA also posted strong gains. Traders are watching next week’s U.S. inflation data and the Fed’s policy meeting for signals on rate cuts.
Oracle stock jumps toward $200 as Stargate funding and a busy macro week collide

Oracle stock jumps toward $200 as Stargate funding and a busy macro week collide

Oracle shares rose 4.7% to close at $198.52 Friday after news that OpenAI and SoftBank will invest $1 billion in Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure project backed by Oracle. The company reported $8.1 billion in quarterly capital spending and $108.1 billion in notes payable and borrowings. Oracle declared a 50-cent dividend payable Jan. 23. Traders await the Dec. CPI data release on Jan. 13.
10 January 2026
NuScale Power stock pops on BofA upgrade as Meta’s nuclear push lifts the SMR trade

NuScale Power stock pops on BofA upgrade as Meta’s nuclear push lifts the SMR trade

NuScale Power shares closed up 4.3% at $20.51 Friday after Bank of America upgraded the stock. The move followed Meta’s announcement of 20-year nuclear power deals and plans to support small modular reactor development. NuScale remains below key moving averages and faces dilution risk from a $750 million at-the-market offering. Next earnings update is expected in early March.
Northrop Grumman stock jumps nearly 5% as Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense-budget talk reshapes the trade

Northrop Grumman stock jumps nearly 5% as Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense-budget talk reshapes the trade

Northrop Grumman shares jumped 4.7% to $618.82 Friday, following U.S. budget signals and new missile-defense and propulsion contracts. Truist Securities downgraded the stock, citing valuation risks. President Trump’s executive order tied defense contractor payouts to weapons delivery, raising policy uncertainty. Investors await Northrop’s Jan. 27 earnings for updates on cash flow and dividends.

Stock Market Today

  • FTSE 100 Falls Amid Political Uncertainty and Rising UK Gilt Yields
    June 19, 2026, 12:48 PM EDT. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.4% at 10,363.27, pressured by UK political uncertainty following Andy Burnham's Makerfield by-election win, which raises the prospect of a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. UK government bond yields rose, with 10-year gilt yields up to 4.84%, driven by concerns over public sector borrowing that topped forecasts at £23.3 billion in May. Market watchers caution Burnham faces economic constraints if he succeeds Starmer. Retail sales showed strength, rising 1.2% in May, supporting economic resilience. The pound weakened slightly against the dollar and euro amid market shifts.

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NuScale Power halts after gains on Paragon SMR deal, Juneteenth pause

NuScale Power halts after gains on Paragon SMR deal, Juneteenth pause

19 June 2026
NuScale Power surged 13.54% to $11.74 after awarding Paragon a contract to complete key safety-system designs for its small modular reactor, but the stock still faces development risk with just $565,000 in Q1 revenue and a $776.9 million deficit; trading resumes Monday after the Juneteenth holiday.
Ford Shares Lose Ground in Shortened Trading Week as Juneteenth Shuts Markets

Ford Shares Lose Ground in Shortened Trading Week as Juneteenth Shuts Markets

19 June 2026
Ford shares slid 5% for the week to $14.06 as investors weighed a 13.6% drop in May U.S. sales, a lawsuit over California’s Lemon Law, and uncertainty over continued imports of China-built Lincoln Nautilus amid new U.S. supply-chain rules, despite Ford’s raised 2026 profit outlook and strong Q1 results.
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