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Financial Analysis News 8 January 2026

Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

London, Jan 8, 2026, 15:06 GMT Rolls-Royce (RR.L) shares firmed on Thursday after the company disclosed another round of share repurchases, buying 434,889 shares on Jan. 7 through UBS and saying it would cancel them. The purchase, split between the London Stock Exchange and CBOE CXE, was done at prices between 1,244 and 1,268 pence a share, and brings the…
8 January 2026
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Palantir stock steadies after Truist’s $223 call as investors eye next catalyst

Palantir stock steadies after Truist’s $223 call as investors eye next catalyst

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 10:01 EST — Regular session Palantir Technologies (PLTR.O) shares were up 0.1% at $181.81 on Thursday after swinging between $180.59 and $186.89 in early trade. Truist Securities initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $223 price target, calling the stock a “best-in-class AI asset” and pointing to demand for generative AI — software that…
8 January 2026
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Ondas stock jumps 19% as investors chase ONDS ahead of January investor day

Ondas stock jumps 19% as investors chase ONDS ahead of January investor day

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 10:00 EST Ondas Holdings Inc shares were up about 19% at $14.55 on Thursday morning, as the drone and private wireless technology company stayed on traders’ radar after a string of corporate updates. The latest move comes with Ondas lining up new exposure to institutional investors. The company said CEO Eric Brock will appear in…
8 January 2026
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Plug Power stock ticks up after Walmart deal scraps warrant overhang, with dilution vote looming

Plug Power stock ticks up after Walmart deal scraps warrant overhang, with dilution vote looming

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 09:34 EST — Regular session Plug Power shares rose about 1% to $2.30 in early trade on Thursday, steadying after a choppy week for the hydrogen fuel-cell maker. Investing The move matters because Plug is trying to ease near-term pressure on its capital structure while keeping a key customer close. Traders have been fixated on…
8 January 2026
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Indian Oil stock tumbles as tariff jitters and budget tax risk weigh on oil retailers

Indian Oil stock tumbles as tariff jitters and budget tax risk weigh on oil retailers

NEW DELHI, Jan 8, 2026, 17:58 IST Indian Oil Corp shares slid on Thursday, extending a four-session decline, as the state-run fuel retailer tracked a broader sell-off in Indian equities. The stock touched an intraday low of 155.80 rupees and was last down 3.87% at 156.37 rupees. Moneycontrol Marketsmojo The drop landed as investors pulled back from risk assets, with…
8 January 2026
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Cleveland-Cliffs stock dips in premarket after KeyBanc downgrade flags costs, valuation

Cleveland-Cliffs stock dips in premarket after KeyBanc downgrade flags costs, valuation

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 07:36 EST — Premarket Cleveland-Cliffs shares slipped 0.5% to $11.98 in premarket trade on Thursday after KeyBanc cut the U.S. steelmaker to “sector weight”, a neutral rating, from “overweight”. Public The move matters because Cleveland-Cliffs is tightly tied to the auto supply chain and U.S. sheet steel pricing, and small swings in costs can hit…
8 January 2026
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SMX stock edges higher in premarket after 76% spike — what’s driving Security Matters now

SMX stock edges higher in premarket after 76% spike — what’s driving Security Matters now

New York, January 8, 2026, 07:46 EST — Premarket Shares of SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company were up 2.6% at $34.83 in Nasdaq premarket trading on Thursday, ahead of the 9:30 a.m. regular-session open, after soaring 76% to $33.96 on Wednesday. The stock ranged from $18.14 to $40.56 in the prior session as about 16.6 million shares traded, and…
8 January 2026
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US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 07:05 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures edged down on Thursday, with traders keeping positions tight ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, while defense names rose on talk of a bigger Pentagon budget. At 5:08 a.m. ET, Dow futures were down 146 points, or 0.30%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.22% and Nasdaq 100 futures…
8 January 2026
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Quantum Computing Stocks Slide in Premarket After D-Wave’s $550 Million Quantum Circuits Deal

Quantum Computing Stocks Slide in Premarket After D-Wave’s $550 Million Quantum Circuits Deal

New York, January 8, 2026, 06:15 EST — Premarket Quantum computing stocks were lower in U.S. premarket trading on Thursday after D-Wave Quantum said it had agreed to buy Quantum Circuits in a $550 million deal, sending its shares down 3.5% to $30.20. IonQ fell 1.9%, Rigetti slipped 0.8%, Quantum Computing Inc dropped 4.0% and Arqit Quantum eased 2.1%. Traders…
8 January 2026
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AbbVie stock drops before the bell after Revolution Medicines deal talk gets swatted down

AbbVie stock drops before the bell after Revolution Medicines deal talk gets swatted down

New York, January 8, 2026, 05:14 (EST) — Premarket AbbVie Inc (ABBV) shares slipped 1.6% to about $229.64 in premarket trading on Thursday after the drugmaker denied it was in talks to buy cancer biotech Revolution Medicines and cut its 2025 profit view. Revolution’s stock fell 11.5% in extended trading after AbbVie’s statement, Reuters reported. Investing The whiplash matters because…
8 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock: APLD jumps after-hours on revenue beat, $5B AI lease and fresh funding

Applied Digital stock: APLD jumps after-hours on revenue beat, $5B AI lease and fresh funding

New York, January 8, 2026, 04:51 EST — Premarket Applied Digital shares rose about 7% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the data-center operator posted quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates on demand for facilities used to run artificial-intelligence workloads. The stock last closed down about 2% at $29.56. Reuters The timing matters. Big cloud firms are chasing power and…
8 January 2026
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FTSE 100 record run stalls as gold dips and Tesla UK sales slide

FTSE 100 record run stalls as gold dips and Tesla UK sales slide

London, January 8, 2026, 09:21 GMT London’s FTSE 100 closed down 0.7% on Wednesday, pausing after a run of record highs as energy and financial stocks fell and investors tracked the latest U.S.-Venezuela moves. Energy shares slid after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had reached a deal to import up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude, while banks…
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Stock Market Today

  • S&P 500 Semiconductor Equipment Stocks Surge with Booming Chip Industry in 2026
    January 25, 2026, 8:24 AM EST. S&P 500 Semiconductor Equipment & Materials stocks are up double digits in 2026, standing out amid a flat overall market. Applied Materials, Lam Research, KLA, Teradyne, and Qnity Electronics have surged between 19.8% and 33.4% since January. These companies supply the machinery for chip and display production, benefiting from soaring semiconductor sales driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data center demand. Semiconductor industry valuations are expected to reach up to $1.8 trillion by 2030, according to McKinsey, surpassing previous estimates. Major chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) plan record capital expenditures, with TSMC's 2026 capex rising to $52-$56 billion, fueling demand for semiconductor fab equipment. This positions semiconductor equipment makers as key beneficiaries of the expanding chip market.
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