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Investment Analysis News 12 January 2026

Texas Instruments stock slips as chip ETF firms; investors eye Jan. 27 earnings amid Fed jitters

Texas Instruments stock slips as chip ETF firms; investors eye Jan. 27 earnings amid Fed jitters

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 15:11 EST — Regular session. Texas Instruments shares slipped slightly on Monday afternoon, lagging behind the steadier semiconductor sector. The stock dipped roughly 0.2% to $189.85. The split matters since Texas Instruments serves as a bellwether for analog chips — those crucial components inside factory equipment, cars, and common electronics. With its next update looming, positioning is already shifting. Macro noise isn’t doing any favors. A Justice Department probe touching Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, plus the political fallout, has stirred up fresh doubts over Fed independence, rattling both rates and currency markets. https://www.reuters.com/business/investors-anxious-over-make-or-break-fight-fed-2026-01-12/ Markets
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Honeywell stock flat as new Google Cloud retail tech lands, Citi trims target ahead of earnings

Honeywell stock flat as new Google Cloud retail tech lands, Citi trims target ahead of earnings

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 15:00 EST — Regular session Shares of Honeywell International Inc (HON.O) ticked up roughly 0.1% to $207.5 in Monday afternoon trading, as investors digested the company’s latest product launches targeting retailers and warehouse operators. The timing is crucial as Honeywell prepares to release its fourth-quarter results and 2026 outlook on Jan. 29. Investors will be watching to see if its automation efforts are translating into more consistent growth and improved margins. (Honeywell) The industrial conglomerate kicks off 2026 with a revamped reporting structure, spotlighting Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Industrial Automation, and Process Automation and Technology
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Verizon stock slips in regular trade as ex-dividend date hits, earnings loom

Verizon stock slips in regular trade as ex-dividend date hits, earnings loom

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 14:22 EST — Regular session Verizon Communications Inc shares slipped 1.6% to $39.81 by Monday afternoon, following a Friday close of $40.46. During the session, the stock fluctuated between $39.52 and $40.08, with roughly 18.7 million shares traded. The drop follows Verizon’s ex-dividend date, when shares begin trading without the upcoming dividend entitlement. According to Verizon’s investor site, the quarterly dividend is $0.69 per share, with both the ex-dividend and record dates on Jan. 12, and a payment date of Feb. 2. Yahoo Finance shows a forward dividend of $2.76 per share, signaling a yield
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Thermo Fisher (TMO) stock slips after COO exit disclosed; AI lab deals put focus on JPM talk

Thermo Fisher (TMO) stock slips after COO exit disclosed; AI lab deals put focus on JPM talk

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 13:50 EST — Regular session Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific dropped Monday following a regulatory filing revealing that its chief operating officer plans to exit later this quarter amid a reshuffle of the company’s senior leadership. The stock slipped 1.8% to $607.56, cooling off from an earlier high of $624.14. The management shake-up hits amid a hectic period for healthcare stocks, as investors seek clarity on biopharma budgets and lab equipment demand. Thermo Fisher, a key player in life-sciences tools, is pushing further into data and automation, areas that have been drawing steady interest throughout
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Lumentum stock drops 5% in late morning trade as AI optics bets cool ahead of earnings

Lumentum stock drops 5% in late morning trade as AI optics bets cool ahead of earnings

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 11:53 AM ET — Regular session Lumentum Holdings shares dropped 5.4% to $332.28 in late-morning trading Monday, lagging behind a mostly flat U.S. market. The stock slipped $19.14 from its previous close and earlier dipped as low as $323.24. This move is significant since Lumentum has become a swift, occasionally volatile stand-in for AI data center spending. The company sells optical components—the lasers and photonics that drive data through fiber—and that connection to cloud infrastructure projects has turned its stock into a hotspot for fast cash. Lumentum will report fiscal second-quarter results on Feb. 3
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Revolution Medicines stock slips as Truist sticks to $99 target with Merck buyout talk in focus

Revolution Medicines stock slips as Truist sticks to $99 target with Merck buyout talk in focus

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 11:17 EST — Regular session Shares of Revolution Medicines (RVMD) slipped around 1.8% to $116.51 in early Monday trading, pulling back from a 52-week peak amid fresh analyst notes following a rollercoaster week of takeover rumors. The stock fluctuated between $113.47 and $119.58 during the session, pegging the company’s market cap at about $23 billion. The retreat follows a Wall Street Journal story revealing Merck’s ongoing talks to acquire Revolution in a deal pegged between $28 billion and $32 billion. The report suggests an announcement might arrive later this month but notes discussions remain tentative,
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AMD stock jumps as Bernstein stays cautious on chipmaker and Wall Street frets Fed fight

AMD stock jumps as Bernstein stays cautious on chipmaker and Wall Street frets Fed fight

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 10:31 (EST) — Regular session Shares of Advanced Micro Devices were up 2.6% at $208.44 by 10:31 a.m. EST on Monday, even as the Nasdaq 100 tracker dipped slightly. The stock traded between $200.00 and $208.44. The move lands in a market that is quick to swing on chip names, where money has chased anything tied to artificial intelligence and then backed away just as fast. AMD sits near the center of that push-pull ahead of its next results. Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon reiterated “outperform” calls on Nvidia and Broadcom and wrote that AI spending
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Intel stock slips as Trump bump cools and analysts stay cautious ahead of earnings

Intel stock slips as Trump bump cools and analysts stay cautious ahead of earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 12, 2026, 10:38 AM EST — Regular session Intel shares dropped 1.1% to $45.06 in early Monday trading, retreating slightly after a strong rally that thrust the chipmaker back into the spotlight on momentum screens. This pullback is significant because Intel’s recent rally has been driven more by sentiment—Washington politics, product news, and hopes of regaining ground in PCs and manufacturing—than by solid data. As earnings approach, traders are zeroing in on tougher questions: Is PC demand staying steady? Are data-center sales leveling off? And can Intel’s foundry effort — its contract chipmaking division — shift from
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Meta stock dips as Zuckerberg taps Dina Powell McCormick as president — what investors watch next

Meta stock dips as Zuckerberg taps Dina Powell McCormick as president — what investors watch next

New York, January 12, 2026, 09:50 EST — Regular session. Meta Platforms, Inc. shares edged lower on Monday after the company named former Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, a high-profile hire as the social media group pours money into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The stock was down 0.1% at $652.24, after trading between $645.26 and $656.31. The appointment matters because Meta is trying to line up capital, power and political support for what it calls multi-billion-dollar investments in compute and data centers. Mark Zuckerberg said Powell McCormick’s global relationships make her “uniquely suited” for Meta’s
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SoundHound AI stock whipsaws as CES motorcycle tie-up and fresh bullish note keep SOUN in play

SoundHound AI stock whipsaws as CES motorcycle tie-up and fresh bullish note keep SOUN in play

NEW YORK, Jan 12, 2026, 11:51 EST — Regular session SoundHound AI shares swung on Monday after an upbeat note from H.C. Wainwright put the stock back in motion following CES chatter. The Nasdaq-listed stock was up about 0.3% at $11.79 in late morning trade after earlier rising as much as 9.4%. (Investing.com) The move matters because SoundHound AI has become a quick-read proxy for risk appetite in smaller “voice AI” names, where single headlines can move the tape. The company sells voice and conversational AI software to businesses, including in automotive and other customer-facing settings. (Reuters) This week’s CES
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CVR Energy stock in focus: oil risk, refiner peers and the data that could move CVI this week

CVR Energy stock in focus: oil risk, refiner peers and the data that could move CVI this week

New York, January 11, 2026, 21:42 (EST) — Market closed CVR Energy shares dropped 2.8% to close at $22.97 on Friday. Valero slid 3.2%, Marathon Petroleum edged down 0.5%, and PBF Energy bucked the trend with a 1.9% rise. Heading into Monday, CVI is left juggling the familiar two factors for refiners: crude prices and the “crack spread,” which measures the difference between wholesale fuel prices and crude, serving as a quick proxy for margins. Timing is crucial as refiners react headline by headline to supply updates. U.S. inventory reports can jolt gasoline and diesel prices, even if crude remains
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Acuity Inc stock heads into Monday: Q2 “backlog” fade is the big watch

Acuity Inc stock heads into Monday: Q2 “backlog” fade is the big watch

New York, January 11, 2026, 21:26 (ET) — Market closed Acuity Inc shares last traded at $325.55, up about 0.9% from the prior close, with investors set to revisit the name when U.S. markets reopen on Monday after a choppy post-earnings week. The timing matters. Acuity is in the middle of a pitch shift — less “lighting cycle,” more “industrial tech” — and traders have been quick to punish anything that hints at a demand air pocket. Acuity’s quarter was also the kind that can cut two ways in the tape: strong reported growth, but with moving parts. Investors are
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Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2026, 03:07 (EST) Amazon.com shares fell on Friday after the company laid out a roughly $200 billion plan to ramp up artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, unsettling investors who have started to question the price tag of the AI race. Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta have now flagged more than $630 billion of capital expenditures, or capex — the money spent on property and equipment such as data centers, servers and chips — largely tied to AI build-outs. Morgan Stanley analysts said investors are “not forgiving” about big investments without a clear signal on return on invested
Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

7 February 2026
Nvidia surged 7.8% Friday, leading a chip stock rally that pushed the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The PHLX semiconductor index gained 5.7% as Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom 7.1%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending. Investors weighed a $600 billion AI infrastructure outlay against sharp losses in software shares.
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