Today: 20 June 2026

Moderna stock slides premarket after 11% surge on flu vaccine filings — what investors watch next

Moderna stock slides premarket after 11% surge on flu vaccine filings — what investors watch next

Moderna shares fell 1.4% to $35.15 premarket Wednesday after a 10.9% surge Tuesday, following news it filed for approval of its mRNA flu vaccine in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. The company reported 26.6% relative efficacy for the vaccine in adults 50 and older. Bayer’s Monsanto unit sued Moderna and other COVID-19 vaccine makers Tuesday, alleging mRNA patent infringement.
Seagate stock (STX) slips in premarket after 14% jump as Nvidia CES storage push reshapes AI trade

Seagate stock (STX) slips in premarket after 14% jump as Nvidia CES storage push reshapes AI trade

Seagate shares fell 1.3% to $326 in premarket trading Wednesday after surging 14% Tuesday to $330.42, hitting a record high. The move followed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s CES remarks on new AI storage technology, which also sent SanDisk, Western Digital, and Micron to all-time highs. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares Jan. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show.
Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

Critical Metals Corp rose 9.2% to $12.90 in premarket trading Wednesday, extending a 25.6% gain from the previous session after renewed U.S. talk of acquiring Greenland. The company is developing the Tanbreez rare-earths project in southern Greenland. Investors are watching for U.S. jobs data and further signals from Washington. Greenland and Denmark have rejected any U.S. takeover.
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Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

Western Digital shares fell 1.2% to $216.84 in premarket trading Wednesday, after surging 16.8% in the previous session. The move follows Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s comments at CES 2026 about unmet demand in memory storage for AI, which drove sharp gains across data-storage stocks. SanDisk jumped 28% and Seagate rose 14% Tuesday. Korean media reported Samsung and SK Hynix are raising server DRAM prices by up to 70% for the first quarter.
7 January 2026
Intuitive Surgical stock jumps as investors eye JPM healthcare conference and Jan. 22 earnings

Intuitive Surgical stock jumps as investors eye JPM healthcare conference and Jan. 22 earnings

Intuitive Surgical shares closed up 4.6% at $592.85 Tuesday and gained another 0.4% after hours. Evercore ISI raised its price target to $580, citing strong procedure and capital spending trends but kept an “In Line” rating. Trading volume reached 2.63 million shares. The company will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 14 and report earnings Jan. 22.
NatWest share price drops after Barclays downgrade as buybacks and earnings come into focus

NatWest share price drops after Barclays downgrade as buybacks and earnings come into focus

NatWest shares dropped 2.7% to 642.8 pence after Barclays downgraded the stock to “equal weight.” The bank continued its £750 million buyback, purchasing 787,737 shares Tuesday. Barclays trimmed 2026-27 earnings estimates by 4% and warned rising risk-weighted assets could limit surplus capital. Investors await NatWest’s Feb. 13 results for updates on margins and capital targets.
Tesco PLC stock dips ahead of Q3 Christmas update — what TSCO.L investors watch next

Tesco PLC stock dips ahead of Q3 Christmas update — what TSCO.L investors watch next

Tesco shares fell 0.8% to 451.5 pence early Wednesday ahead of its Q3 and Christmas sales update. Industry data showed Tesco’s market share rose to 28.7%, its highest since 2015, as sales grew 4.3% in the 12 weeks to Dec. 28. The company continued its share buyback, purchasing 454,043 shares on Jan. 5. Investors remain alert to margin risks from holiday discounting.

Stock Market Today

  • Fed's Warsh Cuts Guidance, Raising Market Volatility and Rates
    June 20, 2026, 9:25 AM EDT. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reduced the Fed's interest-rate statement length, removing forward guidance that helped anchor market expectations. This communication rollback may increase volatility in stock and bond markets and push interest rates higher, though consumer impact could be modest. Treasury yields rose after the new approach, with the 10-year yield jumping to 4.49% and the S&P 500 dropping 1.2%. Warsh's strategy echoes former Chair Greenspan's less transparent style, which kept markets uncertain. The Fed plans task forces to review its communication and operations, signaling potential future reforms.

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Pennsylvania gas prices near U.S. average ahead of July Fourth

Pennsylvania gas prices near U.S. average ahead of July Fourth

20 June 2026
Pennsylvania gasoline prices dropped 53.5 cents in a month to $4.109 a gallon, AAA data show, just before July Fourth travel; relief is driven by eased crude prices after a U.S.-Iran Strait of Hormuz deal, but state prices remain 74 cents above last year and 16 cents above the U.S. average, with supply risks and refinery bottlenecks threatening further declines.
JBS Plant Shutdowns Draw Attention to Beef Supply Limits Again

JBS Plant Shutdowns Draw Attention to Beef Supply Limits Again

20 June 2026
JBS USA will close its Souderton, PA beef plant and Memphis meat facility as tight cattle supplies and weak packer margins pressure the industry; the Souderton shutdown affects 1,485 workers and handles about 2,000 cattle daily, while JBS North American beef operations posted a $267 million negative adjusted EBITDA last quarter despite higher revenue.
Mortgage rates hit lowest in a month as Iran framework eases Treasury yields

Mortgage rates hit lowest in a month as Iran framework eases Treasury yields

20 June 2026
U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates fell to 6.47%, their lowest in over a month, after a U.S.-Iran framework deal eased Treasury yields, giving homebuyers modest relief as pending home sales rose 3.8% in May, but high borrowing costs and Fed inflation concerns continue to limit affordability and market momentum.
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