Business News News 7 January 2026

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

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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

NIO stock ticks up as CATL battery-swap pact, millionth-vehicle milestone hit tape

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 09:45 (EST) — Regular session NIO Inc shares were up 0.2% at $4.79 in early New York trading on Wednesday after battery maker CATL said it had signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Chinese

7 January 2026

Automotive Industry·Business News·Electric Vehicles·Stock Market·Technology

Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 09:47 EST — Regular session Micron Technology said on Wednesday it will break ground on its planned New York megafab on Jan. 16, kicking off what it calls a $100 billion project that would be

7 January 2026

Business News·Investing·Semiconductors·Stocks·Technology

Grab stock gets a robotics jolt in premarket as Infermove deal puts delivery costs in focus

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 09:03 EST — Premarket Grab Holdings Limited shares were up about 1% in premarket trade on Wednesday, extending the prior session’s rally as investors digested the company’s push into delivery automation. Public The Southeast Asian

7 January 2026

Business News·Robotics·Stock Market

American Airlines stock steadies premarket as free Wi‑Fi plan lands and UBS lifts target

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 08:41 EST — Premarket American Airlines Group Inc shares (AAL.O) were little changed in premarket trade on Wednesday after the carrier flagged a push to make in-flight internet free for loyalty-program members. The stock was

7 January 2026

Airlines·Business News·Investing·Stock Market·Technology

Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount’s $108.4 billion bid again, sticks with Netflix deal

LOS ANGELES, Jan 7, 2026, 04:40 PST Warner Bros Discovery said on Wednesday its board rejected Paramount Skydance’s revised $108.4 billion hostile bid and reaffirmed support for a competing deal with Netflix. It urged shareholders to ignore Paramount’s tender offer,

7 January 2026

Business News·Media Industry·Streaming Services

Arctic Cat buys Quebec’s Widescape stand-up snowmobile maker as $13 million debt forces sale

Montreal, Jan 7, 2026, 07:26 (EST) Arctic Cat said it has acquired the assets of Quebec-based Widescape, maker of the WS250 stand-up snowmobile, expanding the Minnesota company’s winter recreation portfolio. The move lands as Arctic Cat tries to rebuild its

7 January 2026

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