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Investment Analysis News 7 January 2026

Oracle stock slips after UBS says junk-rating fears look overdone as AI debt grows

Oracle stock slips after UBS says junk-rating fears look overdone as AI debt grows

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:38 EST — After-hours Oracle (ORCL.N) shares edged lower in after-hours trading on Wednesday as investors weighed a UBS view that the software maker is unlikely to be cut to junk credit status despite a big debt load tied to its AI data-center buildout. The stock was down about 0.5% at $192.84. The comments matter now because Oracle is leaning on borrowing to fund new capacity, and any hit to its investment-grade rating could lift interest costs when it is still spending heavily. “A downgrade to junk in the first-quarter is not our baseline and
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Why Lockheed Martin stock is sliding: Trump payout threat collides with PAC-3 missile ramp and a Goldman sell

Why Lockheed Martin stock is sliding: Trump payout threat collides with PAC-3 missile ramp and a Goldman sell

WASHINGTON, Jan 7, 2026, 16:04 EST Lockheed Martin shares slid about 4.5% in afternoon trading on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would block dividends and share buybacks for defense contractors until they speed up weapons production. Trump also urged new production plants and called defense executive pay “exorbitant,” while offering no details on enforcement; Northrop Grumman, RTX and General Dynamics shares were also lower. Reuters The threat lands as Washington pushes the industry to build more capacity, faster, after years of tight stockpiles and long delivery times. It also risks jolting a sector many investors buy for
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Chevron stock price forecast: CVX slips as $22 bln Lukoil bid talk and Venezuela oil control jolt the outlook

Chevron stock price forecast: CVX slips as $22 bln Lukoil bid talk and Venezuela oil control jolt the outlook

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 15:29 EST — Regular session Chevron fell 0.9% to $155.17 in afternoon trade after Reuters reported private equity group Quantum Energy Partners is working on a bid that could involve the U.S. oil major for Lukoil’s international assets. A Chevron spokesperson said the company “continues to assess potential opportunities,” but declined to comment on commercial matters. Reuters The Chevron stock price forecast is suddenly less about refinery margins and more about politics, with Washington moving to take a hand in Venezuelan crude sales. “We need to have that leverage and that control of those oil
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Google stock price forecast: Alphabet rises after Canaccord lifts target to $390

Google stock price forecast: Alphabet rises after Canaccord lifts target to $390

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 15:30 EST — Regular session Alphabet’s Class A shares rose 2.5% to $322.25 on Wednesday, near the day’s high, after Canaccord Genuity raised its price target for the Google parent. The stock hit an intraday high of $326.11 and was up $7.91 from Tuesday’s close. The move puts a new “Google stock price forecast” back in play just as investors rotate into the biggest AI-linked names again. Big targets matter more when a stock is already near record levels and the next leg higher needs steady earnings, not just a good story. U.S. stocks were
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Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments stock slides 3.6% as chip rally cools; Jan. 27 earnings call in focus

Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments stock slides 3.6% as chip rally cools; Jan. 27 earnings call in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:30 ET — Regular session Texas Instruments Incorporated shares were down 3.6% at $185.23 in late afternoon trading on Wednesday, after closing at $192.10 a day earlier. NXP Semiconductors fell 3.1%, while Microchip Technology slid 2.0% and Analog Devices and ON Semiconductor each dipped about 0.4%. The pullback matters because Texas Instruments is widely watched as a bellwether for analog chips used in factory gear and cars, markets that have been stuck in an inventory unwind. Investors have been quick to trade the stock on small shifts in demand signals. This week’s moves underline how
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Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus

Microsoft stock price forecast: MSFT climbs as AI trade returns — payrolls and earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 15:29 (EST) — Regular session Microsoft (MSFT) shares rose 1.2% to $484.34 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, keeping pace with a renewed bid for big-cap tech. The stock ended Tuesday at $478.51. The move comes as investors rotate back into stocks tied to artificial intelligence, after recent hand-wringing over stretched valuations. The Nasdaq was up 0.48% and the S&P 500 was up 0.03%, with Microsoft among the AI-linked names leading gains. “Investors have come into 2026 with a similar playbook to last year: Buy tech and forget about it,” Jake Dollarhide, chief executive of Longbow
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IREN stock price forecast: Why the shares are sliding and what to watch before earnings

IREN stock price forecast: Why the shares are sliding and what to watch before earnings

New York, January 7, 2026, 15:28 EST — Regular session IREN Ltd shares were down 2.8% at $44.63 in late-afternoon trade, after swinging between $44.12 and $46.57 earlier in the session. Volume topped 16 million shares, putting the stock back in traders’ crosshairs after another choppy start to the year. Why it matters now: IREN sits at the seam between bitcoin mining and the newer AI data-center trade, and that mix can cut both ways when risk appetite turns. The company’s last big re-rating came on the back of a multi-year GPU cloud deal with Microsoft, which also left investors
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Why CoreWeave stock is moving today: Nvidia Rubin plan meets fresh Wall Street calls

Why CoreWeave stock is moving today: Nvidia Rubin plan meets fresh Wall Street calls

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 15:21 EST — Regular session CoreWeave shares rose about 1.1% to $78.81 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, after moving between $75.77 and $79.92. Nvidia shares were up about 1.1%. The AI cloud provider said on Monday it will add Nvidia’s Rubin platform to its infrastructure and expects to be among the first cloud providers to deploy it in the second half of 2026. Chief executive Michael Intrator called Rubin “an important advancement” as customers push into agentic systems — software that can plan tasks and act on them. CoreWeave Investors Nvidia unveiled Rubin at CES
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BMNR stock forecast: BitMine slides as crypto cools, with a Jan. 14 vote looming

BMNR stock forecast: BitMine slides as crypto cools, with a Jan. 14 vote looming

New York, January 7, 2026, 14:38 EST — Regular session BitMine Immersion Technologies’ shares fell 5.2% to $30.65 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, after swinging between $30.24 and $32.81 earlier in the session. The drop matters now because BMNR has turned into a fast-moving proxy for crypto prices, especially ether, and it heads into a shareholder vote that could reshape the stock’s supply. Traders have been treating it less like a miner and more like a liquid, listed claim on a crypto treasury. That vote is on a plan to lift authorized shares — the ceiling on how many shares
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ASTS stock price forecast: Scotiabank downgrade hits AST SpaceMobile as targets split wide

ASTS stock price forecast: Scotiabank downgrade hits AST SpaceMobile as targets split wide

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 14:43 EST — Regular session AST SpaceMobile shares slid about 11% on Wednesday after Scotiabank downgraded the satellite-to-smartphone company. The stock was down $10.77 at $86.72 in afternoon trade, after touching $95.25 earlier and a low of $85.37. The drop matters now because ASTS is priced like a timetable. Investors have been leaning on the idea that direct-to-device broadband — 4G and 5G links beamed from orbit to standard phones — moves from tests to paying users sooner rather than later, and without ugly surprises. AT&T said it plans to start offering a “beta” direct-to-device
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Credo Technology (CRDO) stock whipsaws, rebounds after CTO share-sale filing; Needham talk next

Credo Technology (CRDO) stock whipsaws, rebounds after CTO share-sale filing; Needham talk next

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:22 EST — Regular session Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd shares rebounded on Wednesday, up 6.7% at $141.80 after sliding as much as 6% earlier in the session, as investors digested an insider-sale disclosure. The stock swung between $124.85 and $143.14 in heavy midday trading. The snapback followed two down sessions to start the week. Credo closed down 2.1% on Monday and fell another 5.2% on Tuesday, with more than 7 million shares trading each day, StockAnalysis.com data showed. StockAnalysis A Form 4 filed on Tuesday showed Credo chief technology officer and director Chi Fung
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Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

Nvidia price forecast: Analysts keep $270–$352 targets as China H200 orders turn into the new risk

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 14:35 EST — Regular session Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares rose 1.3% to $189.59 by mid-afternoon on Wednesday, after trading between $186.60 and $191.26. Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold said CES comments “offered encouragement” on Nvidia’s leadership, and recent notes from Evercore ISI, Citi and BofA pegged targets at $352, $270 and $275 — about 42% to 86% above the stock’s current level. Investors.com+2Investing.com+2 The Nvidia stock forecast matters because the company has become a stand-in for the pace of spending on AI data centres. CES roadmaps tend to hit models fast, especially when investors are trying to
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Stock Market Today

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:27 AM EST Dollar Dips as Stocks Rally and US Data Influences Fed Rate Expectations February 7, 2026, 12:18 AM EST. The **dollar index** fell 0.17%, pressured by a rebound in equity markets reducing demand for the safe-haven currency. Weaker-than-expected U.S. labor market data raised the odds of a Fed rate cut to 18% for March, though consumer sentiment improved to a six-month high, limiting losses. Hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic emphasized maintaining restrictive monetary policy. The dollar faces medium-term weakness amid expectations for rate cuts
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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