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Financial Analysis News 7 January 2026

Micron MU stock price forecast: $400 targets collide with a $100 billion New York megafab plan

Micron MU stock price forecast: $400 targets collide with a $100 billion New York megafab plan

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:36 EST — Regular session Micron Technology shares eased on Wednesday after a sharp early-year run, with the stock down about 1% at $339.90 and swinging between $335.10 and $346.24. The pullback comes a day after memory and storage names ripped higher on fresh AI optimism out of CES, sending Micron and peers such as SanDisk, Western Digital and Seagate to record highs. Reuters Why it matters now: investors are trying to price a chip cycle that looks less like the old boom-and-bust pattern, just as U.S. labor data reshapes rate-cut bets. Job openings fell
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Gold price slips, GLD stock falls as traders brace for Friday’s U.S. jobs report

Gold price slips, GLD stock falls as traders brace for Friday’s U.S. jobs report

New York, January 7, 2026, 13:40 ET — Regular session. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), a popular proxy for the gold price in U.S. stock trading, fell 0.9% on Wednesday, tracking a pullback in bullion after a recent run. The ETF was at about $409.60 in early afternoon trade. The dip matters now because gold has been trading like a rates product as much as a haven. After a sharp rally, investors are stripping out leverage ahead of a dense stretch of U.S. labour data and a late-month Federal Reserve meeting. Gold pays no interest. When traders lean toward Fed cuts,
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AST SpaceMobile stock dives 10% as Scotiabank downgrade hits ASTS valuation

AST SpaceMobile stock dives 10% as Scotiabank downgrade hits ASTS valuation

New York, January 7, 2026, 13:29 EST — Regular session AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares fell 10.2% to $87.55 in regular trading on Wednesday after Scotiabank cut its rating. The stock has traded between $95.25 and $86.20 so far, with about 15 million shares changing hands. Finviz Scotiabank analyst Andres Coello downgraded the stock to “Sell” and set a $45.60 price target, Barron’s reported. Coello flagged valuation, with the stock trading at more than 100 times projected 2026 sales and about 20 times estimated 2029 EBITDA, even as the company is not expected to post positive operating profits until 2027, the
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CrowdStrike stock jumps 6% as Cantor sticks with $590 target and CRWD leads cyber rally

CrowdStrike stock jumps 6% as Cantor sticks with $590 target and CRWD leads cyber rally

New York, January 7, 2026, 13:10 (EST) — Regular session CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (CRWD.O) shares climbed 5.6% to $483.88 on Wednesday, leading a broad rise in cybersecurity stocks. Palo Alto Networks rose 4.7%, Fortinet gained 3.0% and SentinelOne added 1.8%. The move comes as traders in high-growth software weigh fresh signs the U.S. labor market is cooling, a backdrop that can swing appetite for rate-sensitive tech. Private payrolls rose by 41,000 in December, below economists’ forecasts, according to ADP. Reuters Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an Overweight rating and kept a $590 price target on CrowdStrike, pointing to improving subscription momentum. Investors
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Bank of America stock slides after Wolfe downgrade as earnings clock ticks

Bank of America stock slides after Wolfe downgrade as earnings clock ticks

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 13:06 ET — Regular session Bank of America Corporation shares fell nearly 2% on Wednesday after Wolfe Research downgraded the lender to “peer perform,” pointing to limited upside and a tougher setup for 2026 estimates. The stock was down 2.0% at $56.13 in midday trading. Investing.com UK The Wolfe call lands as big banks head into earnings season with valuations already elevated after last year’s run. “We are taking some chips off the table,” Wolfe analyst Steven Chubak wrote, as investors brace for results from the largest U.S. lenders next week. Bloomberg.com JPMorgan Chase is
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Vedanta hits fresh 52-week high near Rs 630 on demerger trade; broker targets stretch to Rs 686

Vedanta hits fresh 52-week high near Rs 630 on demerger trade; broker targets stretch to Rs 686

MUMBAI, January 7, 2026, 23:15 (IST) Vedanta Ltd shares touched a 52-week high of 629.90 rupees on Wednesday before giving back most of the move, ending almost flat at 622 rupees. Business Today The jump mattered because it came in a choppy session for Indian stocks, with investors scanning trade and geopolitical headlines ahead of the earnings season. “Markets remain sensitive to trade and geopolitical developments,” said Hitesh Tailor, a research analyst at Choice Equity Broking. Reuters Brokerage targets have moved up as the rally has stretched into a month-long run. Kotak Securities has a target of 650 rupees, Investec
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Firefly Aerospace stock jumps as traders look past fresh class-action reminders

Firefly Aerospace stock jumps as traders look past fresh class-action reminders

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 12:14 (EST) — Regular session Firefly Aerospace Inc shares rose on Wednesday, swinging sharply after the open even as new law-firm notices about a securities class-action lawsuit spread across newswires. The stock was up 8.5% at $28.69, after trading as low as $25.39 and as high as $29.00. The move matters because Firefly has been trading like a headline stock since its 2025 listing, and the latest legal reminders land days before a Jan. 12 deadline for investors to seek lead-plaintiff status in the case — the shareholder who would represent the class and direct
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Apellis stock jumps nearly 8% as investors look to JPM healthcare update

Apellis stock jumps nearly 8% as investors look to JPM healthcare update

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 12:14 PM EST — Regular session Apellis Pharmaceuticals shares rose nearly 8% on Wednesday, outperforming the broader market as traders positioned ahead of the company’s scheduled appearance at next week’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. investors.apellis.com The Waltham, Massachusetts-based drugmaker said on Monday it will present on Jan. 12 at 11:15 a.m. PT, with a live webcast posted to its investor site and a replay available afterward. Big healthcare conferences often bring fresh guidance, new trial details or partnering chatter — and the tape tends to price that in early. investors.apellis.com Apellis was last up $1.91
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Abivax stock jumps 7% on Nasdaq — here’s what’s moving ABVX and what’s next

Abivax stock jumps 7% on Nasdaq — here’s what’s moving ABVX and what’s next

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 11:10 EST — Regular session Shares of Abivax SA jumped 7.3% to $127.75 in morning trading on Wednesday, after touching a session high of $128.87 and a low of $119.48. Trading volume topped 700,000 shares. The French biotech’s U.S.-listed stock has become a fast-moving name for healthcare traders, in part because its valuation rests on a single late-stage drug program. Its American depositary shares, or ADSs, are U.S.-traded certificates that represent ownership of a foreign company’s shares. Abivax is developing obefazimod, an oral treatment candidate for ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The company
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Western Digital stock slides after CES-fueled rally; WDC shares swing in U.S. trade

Western Digital stock slides after CES-fueled rally; WDC shares swing in U.S. trade

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 11:09 EST — Regular session Western Digital (WDC) shares fell 7.9% to $201.99 in late morning trade on Wednesday, pulling back from Tuesday’s $219.38 close. The stock was down as much as about 11% earlier in the session. The swing shows how fast the market is repricing storage names as the AI trade widens beyond chips into the hardware that holds and feeds data. Western Digital has moved like a sentiment gauge this week, not a slow-and-steady industrial. That matters now because investors are trying to map big talk at CES into near-term demand, with
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Applied Digital stock edges up ahead of earnings as new analyst targets reach $99

Applied Digital stock edges up ahead of earnings as new analyst targets reach $99

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 10:36 EST Applied Digital shares rose about 2% on Wednesday as the AI data-center builder headed into quarterly results later in the day and drew fresh analyst coverage. The earnings print matters because investors are watching for signs that big customers are locking in power-hungry AI capacity, and whether new sites can be financed without heavy dilution. For Applied Digital, the story has shifted from one-off construction and “fit-out” work to longer lease revenue that could smooth out the numbers over time. Freedom Capital initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $36 price target,
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GameStop dangles a $35 billion Ryan Cohen payday — but only if GME hits $100 billion

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 profit targets, Reuters calculated. The package offers no guaranteed salary or cash bonus, the company said. Reuters The unusually steep targets land as GameStop tries to prove it can outgrow a business built around physical stores while players shift to online buying. GameStop’s annual revenue has fallen more than 35% since 2022 and the stock is down about 80% from
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Stock Market Today

Coca-Cola stock price: Minute Maid frozen exit puts KO in focus before next week’s earnings

Coca-Cola stock price: Minute Maid frozen exit puts KO in focus before next week’s earnings

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:49 EST — Market closed. Coca-Cola (KO) said it will discontinue its frozen products, including its Minute Maid frozen line, in the U.S. and Canada in the first quarter of 2026. Shares closed Friday up 0.7% at $79.03, after trading between $77.92 and $79.19. (Reuters) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the timing is what traders are chewing on. Coca-Cola’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call is set for Feb. 10 at 8:30 a.m. ET, ahead of the opening bell, followed by a Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference slot on Feb. 17 at
Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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