Today: 19 June 2026

Valero Energy stock dips on Piper Sandler target cut as Venezuela talks keep traders guessing

Valero Energy stock dips on Piper Sandler target cut as Venezuela talks keep traders guessing

Valero Energy shares fell 3% to $185.50 in mid-afternoon New York trading, while the S&P 500 ETF rose 0.8%. The White House is meeting with oil firms including Valero and Marathon to discuss possible investment in Venezuela’s energy sector. Valero plans to keep importing gasoline into Northern California after its Benicia refinery idles in April. Fourth-quarter results are due Jan. 29.
9 January 2026
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Why Equity Residential stock is sliding today: BMO downgrade meets a $400 million asset sale

Why Equity Residential stock is sliding today: BMO downgrade meets a $400 million asset sale

Equity Residential shares fell 3.8% to $60.46 after BMO Capital downgraded the stock, citing softening rental markets in major coastal cities. The drop followed news of a $400 million sale of three properties to JRK Property Holdings. Other large apartment REITs also traded lower. Investors are watching for upcoming U.S. inflation data and Equity Residential’s earnings on Feb. 2.
9 January 2026
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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock jumps as copper firms and JPMorgan lifts target ahead of earnings

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock jumps as copper firms and JPMorgan lifts target ahead of earnings

Freeport-McMoRan shares rose 4.4% to $56.59 Friday as copper prices climbed and JPMorgan raised its price target to $68. Goldman Sachs also lifted its copper forecast for the first half of 2026. Investors face a Jan 15 dividend record date and await the Jan 22 earnings report. Rio Tinto confirmed early merger talks with Glencore, sending sector shares moving.
9 January 2026
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Valero (VLO) stock slides as Venezuela oil talks loom and an analyst trims a target

Valero (VLO) stock slides as Venezuela oil talks loom and an analyst trims a target

Valero shares dropped 3.2% to $185.16 Friday afternoon, underperforming other refiners as the White House met with oil firms, including Valero and Marathon, to discuss possible investment in Venezuela. Piper Sandler cut its Valero price target to $217. Oil prices rose amid global supply concerns. Investors await Valero’s Jan. 29 earnings report for margin and policy updates.
9 January 2026
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Linde stock ticks up as Feb. 5 earnings date lands — what investors watch next

Linde stock ticks up as Feb. 5 earnings date lands — what investors watch next

Linde plc shares gained 1% to $444.18 Friday ahead of its fourth-quarter results due Feb. 5. The company previously forecast Q4 adjusted EPS below analyst estimates and reported a 3% drop in EMEA volumes, a trend expected to continue. Rival Air Products also rose. Investors await updates on demand and pricing as the S&P 500 hit a record high and materials stocks advanced.
9 January 2026
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CRISPR Therapeutics stock slides after CFO share-sale filing; JPM conference next

CRISPR Therapeutics stock slides after CFO share-sale filing; JPM conference next

CRISPR Therapeutics shares fell 4.3% to $54.00 after a filing showed CFO Raju Prasad exercised and sold 29,700 shares under a preset trading plan. The move comes ahead of the company’s Jan. 12 slot at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and an expected mid-February earnings report. Gene-editing peers also traded lower. CASGEVY revenue and rollout remain key investor focus.
9 January 2026
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Vertiv stock rebounds after Thursday slide as jobs data steadies rate-cut bets

Vertiv stock rebounds after Thursday slide as jobs data steadies rate-cut bets

Vertiv Holdings shares rose 1.5% to $163.24 Friday afternoon, rebounding after a 6.3% drop Thursday tied to a tech-led market pullback. The move followed U.S. jobs data showing 50,000 jobs added in December and unemployment at 4.4%. Vertiv released a report Thursday highlighting new data center trends as AI drives demand. Traders are watching if the stock can hold above $160 ahead of next week’s inflation data.
9 January 2026
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Costco Canada recall expands: Peace by Chocolate pistachio chocolates pulled over salmonella risk

Costco Canada recall expands: Peace by Chocolate pistachio chocolates pulled over salmonella risk

Costco Canada recalled certain Peace by Chocolate gift boxes sold online after a supplier warned of possible Salmonella in two pistachio chocolates. The recall affects products bought on Costco.ca between Sept. 7 and Dec. 3, with no reported illnesses as of Jan. 8. Canada’s pistachio recall list now covers over 330 products. The CFIA says its investigation is ongoing and more recalls may follow.
9 January 2026
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Why Abercrombie & Fitch stock is sliding today despite a UBS target hike

Why Abercrombie & Fitch stock is sliding today despite a UBS target hike

Abercrombie & Fitch shares dropped 3.7% to $125.09 Friday after a weaker U.S. jobs report and mixed consumer sentiment data. UBS raised its price target on the stock to $160, citing expected 2026 earnings growth. Payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, with job losses in retail. Investors await the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and Abercrombie’s next results, expected in early March.
9 January 2026
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Nebius (NBIS) stock ticks up as AI names rebound — Rubin rollout and earnings are the next tests

Nebius (NBIS) stock ticks up as AI names rebound — Rubin rollout and earnings are the next tests

Nebius shares rose 1.2% to $98.48 Friday afternoon after swinging above $104 earlier in the session. The move followed gains in chip stocks and AI infrastructure names, with Nvidia up 0.5% and Applied Digital jumping over 17%. Traders are watching Nebius’ plans to offer Nvidia’s Rubin GPUs in late 2026 and its next earnings report, expected Feb. 18.
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  • Stocks Rebound on Iran Deal and Semiconductor Gains Amid Fed Rate Hike Concerns
    June 19, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT. U.S. stocks rebounded on Thursday, led by a 1.9% jump in the Nasdaq, driven by gains in semiconductor shares including Intel surging 10.6% after an Apple-Intel chip partnership announcement. The S&P 500 rose 1.08%, and the Dow Jones increased 0.14%, marking a positive close before the Juneteenth holiday. The market optimism was buoyed by an interim U.S.-Iran deal extending a ceasefire and easing oil supply concerns, with Brent crude closing slightly higher at $79.85 a barrel. However, fears of further Federal Reserve rate hikes persisted after comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. The rise in the dollar index to 100.80 highlighted ongoing expectations of tighter monetary policy. Market gains were concentrated, with only five of eleven major sectors closing up, highlighting cautious investor sentiment.

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AT&T stock enters Juneteenth break under pressure as California fight widens

AT&T stock enters Juneteenth break under pressure as California fight widens

19 June 2026
AT&T stock slid 5.5% this week to $22.01, closing Thursday at a June low as California regulators moved to block its plan to end copper-wire phone service, raising risks to cost savings and future cash flow just before the Juneteenth market break; investors now await Monday’s trading and the July 22 earnings call.
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