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Investing News 7 January 2026

Moderna stock slides premarket after 11% surge on flu vaccine filings — what investors watch next

Moderna stock slides premarket after 11% surge on flu vaccine filings — what investors watch next

New York, January 7, 2026, 05:25 EST — Premarket Moderna (MRNA) shares fell 1.4% to $35.15 in premarket trading on Wednesday, after jumping 10.9% in the previous session to close at $35.66. The stock hit an intraday high of $36.26 on Tuesday, with about 20.2 million shares traded. StockAnalysis The moves follow Moderna’s announcement on Monday that it has filed for marketing authorization — regulatory approval to sell — for its messenger RNA (mRNA) seasonal influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010, in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia. Moderna said the filings were backed by Phase 3 data showing relative vaccine efficacy
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Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:18 EST — Premarket Critical Metals Corp shares were up 9.2% in premarket trading on Wednesday at $12.90, after closing up 25.6% in the prior session, as renewed U.S. rhetoric over acquiring Greenland stirred fresh interest in rare-earth names. Investing.com The move matters because Critical Metals’ flagship Tanbreez project sits in southern Greenland, and rare earths — a group of metals used in magnets for electric motors, electronics and defence systems — have become a strategic focus as the U.S. tries to diversify supply chains away from China. Reuters It also lands as political risk
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Align Technology stock jumps nearly 5% as Invisalign maker tees up Feb. 4 earnings

Align Technology stock jumps nearly 5% as Invisalign maker tees up Feb. 4 earnings

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:35 ET — Premarket Align Technology shares rose 4.7% on Tuesday to close at $167.66, a second straight gain in a broader market advance. The Invisalign maker remains about 29% below its 52-week high and lagged Dentsply Sirona’s 6.6% jump, though it beat Zimmer Biomet; about 1.2 million shares changed hands. MarketWatch The next clear catalyst is Feb. 4, when Align said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results after the close, with the release due at 4 p.m. ET and a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET. It also flagged expected earnings-release dates
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Snap stock flat in premarket after 6.6% jump as options heat up and CEO sale filing surfaces

Snap stock flat in premarket after 6.6% jump as options heat up and CEO sale filing surfaces

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 05:17 EST — Premarket Snap Inc shares were flat in premarket trading on Wednesday after rising 6.55% in the previous session to $8.79. The Snapchat parent’s stock has traded between $6.90 and $13.28 over the past 52 weeks, leaving it about a third below its high. Investing.com The run has drawn fresh attention in the options market, where call buying outpaced normal levels. Implied volatility — the swing options traders are pricing in — rose almost 8 points to 62.59%, while the put/call ratio, a simple read of bearish puts versus bullish calls, stood at
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Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:00 EST — Premarket Shares of Western Digital Corp (WDC) fell 1.2% to $216.84 in premarket trading on Wednesday, after jumping 16.8% in the previous session to close at $219.38. Premarket trading happens before the U.S. market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET. Public The moves track a rush into data-storage names after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told analysts at CES 2026 that the memory-storage market is “completely unserved,” as AI systems chew through ever larger pools of data. SanDisk, the flash-memory company spun out of Western Digital last year, jumped about 28% on Tuesday, while
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LSEG share price slips as London Stock Exchange Group logs fresh buyback — results in focus

LSEG share price slips as London Stock Exchange Group logs fresh buyback — results in focus

London, Jan 7, 2026, 09:31 GMT — Regular session London Stock Exchange Group shares fell 0.97% to 9,014 pence in early trade, after touching 8,960 pence. The stock is down about 19.6% over the past year, and peer Deutsche Boerse was also lower on the day. Investing.com The move matters now because investors are weighing whether a strong start to 2026 equities can hold, and what that means for trading-led revenue at exchange operators. For LSEG, attention is also turning to full-year numbers and whether the firm can show steady recurring growth in its data and analytics business. A fresh
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Prudential plc stock slips as $1.2bn buyback kicks off; investors eye March results

Prudential plc stock slips as $1.2bn buyback kicks off; investors eye March results

London, Jan 7, 2026, 09:26 GMT — Regular session Prudential plc shares slipped in early London trade on Wednesday, pulling back from a fresh 52-week high after the insurer launched a new share buyback. Prudential (PRU.L) was down 1.4% at 1,179 pence, after opening at 1,205 and hitting an intraday low of 1,176; the stock touched 1,213 pence on Tuesday. London South East Prudential said on Tuesday it would repurchase up to $1.2 billion of ordinary shares, a move that reduces the number of shares in issue and returns cash to shareholders. The programme, scheduled to run until no later
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IAG stock near a fresh high as Morgan Stanley starts coverage and Bernstein lifts target

IAG stock near a fresh high as Morgan Stanley starts coverage and Bernstein lifts target

London, Jan 7, 2026, 09:12 GMT — Regular session Shares in British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) were down about 0.2% at 436.1 pence by 0912 GMT, after trading between 434.3 and 438.6 pence in early deals. Investing.com The stock is hovering near a 52-week high after a 2.8% jump on Tuesday, when it set a new peak above a prior high hit on Jan. 2. The next major company catalyst is IAG’s full-year 2025 results on Feb. 27. MarketWatch+1 Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of IAG’s U.S.-listed American depositary receipts (ADRs) — U.S.-traded certificates that represent shares —
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Unilever shares slip in early London trade — what investors watch before Feb 12 results

Unilever shares slip in early London trade — what investors watch before Feb 12 results

London, Jan 7, 2026, 08:55 GMT — Regular session Unilever PLC shares fell 0.9% to 4,703.5 pence by 08:28 GMT, leaving them down about 2.5% since Jan. 2. The stock traded between 4,698 and 4,750 pence and is about 5% below its 52-week high of 4,930 pence. Share Prices The move came as European shares paused after a string of record closes, with investors weighing U.S.-Venezuela headlines and a busy economic calendar. Oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington had struck a deal to import $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude, while Nestle slid after recalling some
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Glencore stock steadies as copper hits record highs — what to watch next for GLEN.L

Glencore stock steadies as copper hits record highs — what to watch next for GLEN.L

London, Jan 7, 2026, 08:38 GMT — Regular session Glencore shares edged lower in early London trade on Wednesday, after two sessions of gains that tracked copper’s record run. The stock was down 0.15 pence, or about 0.04%, at 427.80 pence by 0820 GMT. Glencore Copper has been the immediate driver for miners this week after prices surged above $13,000 a metric ton, reviving talk of tight supply and the need for higher prices to unlock new projects. “Copper prices need to rise further,” SP Angel analyst John Meyer said. Concord Resources research director Duncan Hobbs said metals are rallying
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Liontown Limited stock jumps 4.6% as lithium demand outlook firms; Jan 29 report next

Liontown Limited stock jumps 4.6% as lithium demand outlook firms; Jan 29 report next

Sydney, January 7, 2026, 17:58 AEDT — Market closed Liontown Limited (ASX:LTR) shares closed up 4.6% at A$2.03 on Wednesday, up from a previous close of A$1.94. They traded between A$1.92 and A$2.04, leaving the miner near the top of its 52-week range and about A$6 billion in market value. Google The move comes as investors chase lithium miners on signs the market’s long slump is easing. “The data centre building boom in China and globally has also driven growing power storage demand for lithium,” said Jinyi Su, a Wuxi-based analyst at consultancy Fubao. UBS data show lithium demand for
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South32 stock rises on the ASX as copper hits record highs — what investors watch next

South32 stock rises on the ASX as copper hits record highs — what investors watch next

Sydney, Jan 7, 2026, 17:35 AEDT — Market closed Shares of South32 Ltd (S32.AX) ended 1.6% higher at A$3.84 in Sydney, with about A$86.6 million worth changing hands to keep it in the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) top 20 by value traded. BHP Group added 1.0% and Rio Tinto climbed 1.6%. Australian Securities Exchange The rally came as copper prices on the London Metal Exchange punched through $13,000 a metric ton this week on fears of shortages and renewed focus on supply security, Reuters reported. “Copper prices need to rise further to persuade miners to generate significant new production,” SP
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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