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Financial News News 8 January 2026

Strategy Inc stock climbs after MSCI index reprieve — what MSTR traders watch next

Strategy Inc stock climbs after MSCI index reprieve — what MSTR traders watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 11:21 EST — Regular session Strategy Inc shares rose on Thursday as investors digested MSCI’s decision to keep so-called digital asset treasury companies in its global benchmarks, at least through the next review. The move matters because index membership can drive forced buying and selling from funds that track benchmarks. Losing that slot can turn…
Kenvue (KVUE) stock nudges up as fresh deal scrutiny hits — and the spread traders are watching

Kenvue (KVUE) stock nudges up as fresh deal scrutiny hits — and the spread traders are watching

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 10:57 EST — Regular session Kenvue Inc shares rose 0.8% to $16.87 in mid-morning trade on Thursday after shareholder law firm Kahn Swick & Foti said it was investigating the consumer health group’s pending sale to Kimberly-Clark. The firm said it is reviewing whether Kenvue’s board ran a fair process and secured the best price…
Natural gas price slips after storage draw; EQT stock dips in early New York trade

Natural gas price slips after storage draw; EQT stock dips in early New York trade

New York, January 8, 2026, 10:41 EST — Regular session Shares of EQT Corp slipped on Thursday as the natural gas price turned lower after a government storage report. EQT was down 1.1% at $53.88, while Henry Hub natural gas futures fell 2.7% to $3.431 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) by mid-morning. The weekly storage figure is the market’s…
Bitcoin price today: BTC slips near $90,000 as ETF outflows weigh on crypto-linked stocks

Bitcoin price today: BTC slips near $90,000 as ETF outflows weigh on crypto-linked stocks

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 10:23 (EST) — Regular session Bitcoin slipped on Thursday and kept U.S.-listed crypto-linked shares on the defensive in morning trade. The token was down about 0.9% at $90,380, after ranging between $91,640 and $89,312. Coinbase fell 0.2%, while Strategy slid 1.3% and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF was down about 0.8%; miner Marathon rose 0.8%…
Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 10:13 EST — Regular session Pfizer Inc shares rose 0.3% to $25.36 on Thursday after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Trump administration pilot that would have changed how safety-net hospitals pay for some medicines. The program covered the first 10 drugs heading into Medicare price negotiations, including Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb’s blood thinner…
SoFi stock slips after BofA “underperform” call; Wall Street eyes Jan. 30 earnings

SoFi stock slips after BofA “underperform” call; Wall Street eyes Jan. 30 earnings

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 10:20 EST — Regular session SoFi Technologies (SOFI.O) shares were down 0.2% at $26.94 as of 10:11 a.m. EST on Thursday, as investors weighed fresh broker calls after the fintech’s recent share sale. A regulatory filing showed SoFi sold 57,754,660 shares at $27.50 apiece after underwriters exercised an option for extra stock, lifting the total…
XRP price stock slides near $2 after first ETF outflows as U.S. jobs report nears

XRP price stock slides near $2 after first ETF outflows as U.S. jobs report nears

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 10:28 EST — Regular session XRP fell about 5% on Thursday to around $2.09, extending a pullback in major cryptocurrencies after a hot start to 2026. Trading volume over the past 24 hours was about $4.6 billion, CoinMarketCap data showed. CoinMarketCap The XRP price move mattered because one of the big props under the rally…
BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock bounces after Cantor downgrade, with note conversion and share vote in focus

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock bounces after Cantor downgrade, with note conversion and share vote in focus

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 09:46 (EST) — Regular session BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (BBAI) shares rose 2% to $6.11 in early New York trading on Thursday, recouping part of the prior session’s slide after Cantor Fitzgerald cut its rating. The stock fell 6.6% on Wednesday and ended at $5.99. Stockanalysis The downgrade comes as investors focus on the company’s plan…
Microsoft stock edges up after Fiserv expands Copilot rollout, with earnings next in focus

Microsoft stock edges up after Fiserv expands Copilot rollout, with earnings next in focus

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 09:44 EST — Regular session Microsoft Corp shares rose $5.02, or about 1.0%, to $483.47 on Thursday after payments technology firm Fiserv said it will deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot across its workforce and expand its use of Microsoft Foundry, an Azure-powered platform for building and running AI applications. “We’re transforming how Fiserv delivers the next…
Dow Futures Slip After Jobless Claims; Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Talk Lifts Defense Stocks

Dow Futures Slip After Jobless Claims; Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Talk Lifts Defense Stocks

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 08:52 EST U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday, cooling after the S&P 500 and Dow briefly touched fresh highs a day earlier, while defense shares jumped on new budget talk from President Donald Trump. Futures contracts, which track expected moves in the cash indexes, showed the Dow, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 down about…
Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 08:59 (EST) — Premarket Omeros Corp (OMER.O) shares were up 0.55, or about 4%, at $14.09 in premarket trade on Thursday after the drugmaker set a $36,000 price for each single-dose vial of its newly approved Yartemlea treatment for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA). “Median utilization was 8 to 10 vials per treatment course,” Chief Executive…
Palantir stock ticks up premarket after Truist slaps $223 target on PLTR

Palantir stock ticks up premarket after Truist slaps $223 target on PLTR

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 08:46 EST — Premarket Palantir Technologies Inc shares rose 1.1% in premarket trading on Thursday to $181.68, after closing at $179.68. The move followed Truist Securities starting coverage with a Buy rating and a $223 price target. The note matters because Palantir has become a high-multiple trade, where sentiment can swing the stock as much…
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Stock Market Today

  • Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Drop Ahead of Fed Chair Announcement and Apple Earnings
    January 29, 2026, 9:14 PM EST. US stock futures declined Thursday, with S&P 500 futures down 0.5%, Nasdaq 100 futures slipping 0.7%, and Dow futures falling about 0.6%. Investors awaited President Trump's Fed chair pick announcement, expected Friday. Former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh leads the contenders. The previous Fed rate decision held rates steady, disappointing Trump, while markets anticipate two rate cuts this year. In earnings, Apple shares rose 1% after beating profit and sales estimates. However, Microsoft shares plunged 10% on slowing cloud growth and a cautious artificial intelligence investment outlook. Data storage firm Sandisk jumped 11% on strong guidance. Despite volatility, major indexes are mostly higher this week, tracking gains into January. Attention turns to oil giants Exxon and Chevron's earnings due Friday.
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