Business News News 7 January 2026

PepsiCo stock slides as Nvidia-Siemens “digital twin” push puts costs back in focus

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 19:40 EST — After-hours PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP.O) shares fell 1.4% to $137.01 on Wednesday, extending a four-session slide. The snacks-and-drinks maker this week unveiled a multi-year digital twin and AI partnership with Siemens and Nvidia,

8 January 2026

Business News·Corporate Strategy·Investments·Stock Market·Technology

Salad and Go is quitting Texas and Oklahoma — and closing its last 32 stores

Dallas, Jan 7, 2026, 18:04 CST Salad and Go said on Wednesday it will close all remaining restaurants in Texas and Oklahoma, pulling the drive-thru salad chain out of two states that had become its main growth markets outside Arizona.

8 January 2026

Business News·Food Industry

UnitedHealth stock drops after-hours as Optum UK sale talk swirls ahead of Jan. 27 earnings

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 17:15 EST — After-hours UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) shares fell about 2% to $341.70 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after sliding through the close. The stock ranged from $338.11 to $349.55 during the session, leaving

7 January 2026

Business News·Earnings Reports·Stock Market

Boeing stock slips after-hours despite Alaska Airlines’ record jet order, with earnings next on Jan. 27

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 5:16 PM EST — After-hours Boeing shares slipped about 0.7% to $228.12 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, even after Alaska Airlines unveiled its biggest aircraft order ever with the U.S. planemaker. The deal matters because

7 January 2026

Aviation Industry·Business News·Investing·Stock Market

Auchan sells eight Polish shopping centres to Hungary’s Adventum — and stays as tenant

Warsaw, Jan 7, 2026, 21:38 CET Auchan Polska and property partner Ceetrus have agreed to sell eight shopping centres in Poland to Hungary’s Adventum Penta Fund, a deal that keeps Auchan trading from the same sites. The buyer will take

7 January 2026

Business News·Investments·Real Estate

Nike stock slides after RTFKT NFT unit sale report as RBC trims price target

New York, January 7, 2026, 14:56 EST — Regular session Nike shares fell 2.5% on Wednesday, down $1.65 at $63.70 in afternoon trading after earlier touching $65.58. The drop lands as investors keep testing how quickly CEO Elliott Hill can

7 January 2026

Business News·Investment·Nike·Stock Market

Compass stock jumps as Q4 outlook lifts and $750 million notes plan lines up for Anywhere deal

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 14:24 (ET) — Regular session Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) shares jumped 13.4% to $12.28 in afternoon trading on Wednesday after swinging between $9.90 and $12.54, with about 68 million shares changing hands. The real estate

7 January 2026

Business News·Corporate Finance·Financial Analysis·Real Estate·Stock Market

Seagate (STX) stock slides as AI storage rally cools after record run

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:02 ET — Regular session Shares of Seagate Technology Holdings plc fell about 7% on Wednesday, giving back part of a sharp rally that pushed the data-storage maker to record highs a day earlier. The

7 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business News·Investment·Stock Market·Technology

Bloom Energy stock jumps as $600 million Wells Fargo credit line and $502 million Quanta microgrid deal draw fresh attention NEW YORK,

Jan 7, 2026, 11:43 EST — Regular session Bloom Energy Corp (NYSE: BE) shares rose 8.1% to $111.38 on Wednesday, lifting off an intraday low of $100.87, as investors refocused on a new $600 million bank line and a large

7 January 2026

Business News·Corporate Finance·Energy Industry·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

Netflix stock dips after Warner rejects Paramount bid, with earnings two weeks away

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 10:52 EST — Regular session Netflix shares slipped on Wednesday after Warner Bros Discovery urged shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s $30-per-share hostile bid and reaffirmed Netflix’s $27.75-a-share cash-and-stock agreement, valued at about $82.7 billion. Netflix

7 January 2026

Business News·Company Earnings·Entertainment Industry·Stock Market·Streaming Services

GameStop dangles a $35 billion Ryan Cohen payday — but only if GME hits $100 billion

GRAPEVINE, Texas, January 7, 2026, 09:30 CST GameStop on Wednesday granted CEO Ryan Cohen a performance-based stock option award that could be worth roughly $35 billion if he can lift the videogame retailer’s market value to $100 billion and meet

7 January 2026

Business News·Financial Analysis·Investing·Stock Market

Dow Jones stock Boeing edges up after Alaska lands 110-plane deal

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 10:06 EST — Regular session Boeing shares were up 0.3% at $230.54 in morning trade on Wednesday after Alaska Airlines said it would order 105 737 MAX 10 jets and five 787 widebodies, its largest

7 January 2026

Aviation·Boeing·Business News·Investing·Stock Market

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