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Netflix stock price forecast: NFLX stuck near $90 as Warner vote backs deal and earnings loom

Netflix stock price forecast: NFLX stuck near $90 as Warner vote backs deal and earnings loom

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 14:35 EST — Regular session Netflix shares edged down 0.2% to $90.50 on Wednesday, after Warner Bros. Discovery’s board again urged shareholders to reject a rival bid from Paramount Skydance and stick with Netflix’s offer. Axios That matters now because the merger fight has become a daily driver of sentiment around Netflix’s near-term path, not just its streaming numbers. Warner said Paramount’s amended offer would amount to a leveraged buyout — an acquisition financed mostly with borrowed money — and flagged roughly $87 billion of pro forma gross debt in the structure. Warner Bros. Discovery
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Costco stock slips ahead of December sales report after the bell

Costco stock slips ahead of December sales report after the bell

New York, January 7, 2026, 14:14 (ET) — Regular session Costco Wholesale shares fell about 0.5% to $884.59 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with investors waiting for the retailer’s December sales update due after the market close. Costco Investor Relations The monthly release is a fast checkpoint after the holiday rush, and it can move expectations before the next wave of earnings reports hits the retail sector. Traders will zero in on comparable sales — sales at warehouses open at least a year — and what they imply for membership momentum, where Costco makes most of its profit. Costco beat
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Oracle stock slips as Jefferies sticks with $400 target; jobs report and dividend date loom

Oracle stock slips as Jefferies sticks with $400 target; jobs report and dividend date loom

New York, January 7, 2026, 13:23 (ET) — Regular session Oracle Corp (ORCL) shares slipped on Wednesday as investors digested a Jefferies note earlier this week that reiterated a Buy rating and kept a $400 price target. The stock was down about 0.2% at $193.40 in afternoon trade, after moving between $192.20 and $195.49. About 6 million shares had changed hands. Investing.com The stakes are bigger than a one-day move. Oracle’s AI push hinges on turning signed cloud contracts into revenue while it expands data-center capacity. In its latest quarterly report, Oracle said remaining performance obligations — booked contracts not
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UMC stock jumps near 10% after December sales update as January earnings near

UMC stock jumps near 10% after December sales update as January earnings near

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 11:07 EST — Regular session United Microelectronics’ U.S.-listed shares surged on Wednesday, pushing the Taiwan chipmaker to a fresh 52-week high and putting the stock among the session’s top semiconductor gainers. UMC was up about 9.7% at $8.91 in late morning trade. The move matters because UMC’s monthly sales are one of the first hard reads on foundry demand going into 2026, when investors are trying to pin down whether the industry has truly worked through excess inventory. Chip stocks have also caught a bid this week after upbeat signals elsewhere in the sector, including
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UnitedHealth stock falls despite new price targets as Wall Street eyes Jan. 27 earnings

UnitedHealth stock falls despite new price targets as Wall Street eyes Jan. 27 earnings

New York, January 7, 2026, 11:10 EST — Regular session UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares fell more than 2% on Wednesday, tracking a broader retreat in managed-care insurers. The stock was down $8.53 at $340.44 in late morning trading, while Humana slid 1.4% and Cigna dropped 2.1%. The move comes with investors bracing for UnitedHealth’s full-year results later this month, when the company is due to set out 2026 guidance. A key focus is the medical care ratio — the share of premium revenue that goes to medical claims — after a stretch of elevated utilization across the sector. UnitedHealth Group
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Crinetics (CRNX) shares jump as $350 million stock sale clears and early PALSONIFY revenue hits

Crinetics (CRNX) shares jump as $350 million stock sale clears and early PALSONIFY revenue hits

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 11:04 EST — Regular session Shares of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals rose about 16% to $53.40 on Wednesday, after the biotech priced a $350 million stock offering and detailed early U.S. launch metrics for its newly approved acromegaly drug. Crinetics said it generated preliminary, unaudited net product revenue of more than $5 million from PALSONIFY in the fourth quarter of 2025, with more than 200 enrollment forms and over 125 unique prescribers by the end of December. It also posted Phase 2 results for atumelnant in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), reporting a 67% mean reduction in androstenedione
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Tesla stock sinks in premarket as Nvidia’s open-source self-driving AI adds pressure on TSLA

Tesla stock sinks in premarket as Nvidia’s open-source self-driving AI adds pressure on TSLA

New York, January 7, 2026, 08:44 (EST) — Premarket Tesla shares fell 4.1% to $432.96 in premarket trading on Wednesday, putting the stock on track for a second straight drop as the market digested fresh autonomy headlines. Nasdaq The pressure comes as Nvidia this week rolled out “Alpamayo,” an open-source set of AI models and tools aimed at autonomous driving, part of a broader push it framed as a path toward “level 4” systems — vehicles that can drive themselves in specific areas without a human behind the wheel. “Robotaxis are among the first to benefit,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
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FTSE 100 Forecast 2026: UK Stock Market Pulls Back From Records as Oil Slides

FTSE 100 Forecast 2026: UK Stock Market Pulls Back From Records as Oil Slides

London, Jan 7, 2026, 10:52 GMT — Regular session UK shares slipped on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 down 0.7% at 10,054.34 points by 1052 GMT. BP and several miners were among the heaviest drags after the benchmark’s recent run of records. Hargreaves Lansdown The index only logged its first close above 10,000 on Monday at 10,004.57, led by precious-metal miners and defence stocks after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The UK stock market forecast for 2026 now hinges on whether that geopolitical bid and expectations of Bank of England easing can outlast swings in oil and
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S&P 500 2026 Forecast: 7,490 Target Meets a Data Test as Earnings Season Nears

S&P 500 2026 Forecast: 7,490 Target Meets a Data Test as Earnings Season Nears

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 06:01 EST — Premarket Strategists polled by Reuters see the S&P 500 at 7,490 by end-2026, implying gains of just over 9% from end-2025 as investors weigh Fed succession, election risk and the durability of the AI boom. A slim majority—56%—also forecast a market correction in the coming months. “The most under-appreciated tail risk for 2026 is that the Fed eases monetary policy more than economic conditions justify, inadvertently reigniting inflation,” said Lale Akoner, a global market strategist at eToro. Reuters Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.62% at 6,944.82,
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Seagate stock (STX) slips in premarket after 14% jump as Nvidia CES storage push reshapes AI trade

Seagate stock (STX) slips in premarket after 14% jump as Nvidia CES storage push reshapes AI trade

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:23 EST — Premarket Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX.O) shares slipped 1.3% to $326 in premarket trading on Wednesday, as of 4:30 a.m. EST. The data-storage firm ended Tuesday up 14% at $330.42, after trading between $290.90 and $332.00. Public+1 The pullback follows a sharp rotation into storage and memory names after Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, gave details that included a new layer of storage technology. SanDisk (SNDK.O) jumped over 27%, Western Digital (WDC.O) rallied 17% and Micron Technology (MU.O) rose 10% on Tuesday, with
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Experian PLC stock rises after Ascend data move, with dividend and Q3 update in view

Experian PLC stock rises after Ascend data move, with dividend and Q3 update in view

London, January 7, 2026, 08:17 GMT — Regular session Experian (EXPN.L) shares rose 0.6% to 3,405 pence by 0802 GMT on Wednesday, after the credit data firm rolled out a new data capability for lenders earlier this week. Share Prices On Monday, Experian said its commercial data — covering the borrowing and repayment history of more than eight million UK businesses — is now available via its cloud-based Ascend analytics and decisioning platform. David Gallihawk, chief product officer for Experian’s UK and Ireland business information unit, said: “Clients can have an even better view of their customers and businesses so
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Compass Group PLC stock nears a 52-week low ahead of dividend date and Feb trading update

Compass Group PLC stock nears a 52-week low ahead of dividend date and Feb trading update

London, January 7, 2026, 07:56 GMT — Premarket Compass Group (CPG.L) shares hovered near a one-year low ahead of Wednesday’s London open after closing down 0.5% at 2,305 pence in the prior session. The stock traded between 2,289 and 2,321 pence on Tuesday, with about 8.3 million shares changing hands, market data showed. Investing.com The dip left Compass lagging a buoyant UK market, with the FTSE 100 closing at a record 10,122.73 on Tuesday as energy and defence stocks led gains. The index’s push through 10,000 has put fresh focus on pockets of the market still sitting near their lows,
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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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