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Investment News 6 January 2026

Albemarle stock jumps nearly 10% as analysts lift targets on lithium rebound

Albemarle stock jumps nearly 10% as analysts lift targets on lithium rebound

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 13:25 ET — Regular session Albemarle Corp (ALB.N) shares rose 9.9% to $160.62 in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, after closing at $146.13 the day before. The stock hit an intraday high of $164.88. The move matters because Albemarle’s earnings and cash flow tend to track lithium prices, which have been squeezed by a supply glut since late 2022. Investors are now focusing on grid storage — large battery packs that store power for the electricity grid — as a fast-growing source of battery demand. A Reuters report this week said lithium demand for energy
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Beam Therapeutics stock rises 5% after BofA lifts target to $45

Beam Therapeutics stock rises 5% after BofA lifts target to $45

New York, January 6, 2026, 13:08 (EST) — Regular session Beam Therapeutics (BEAM.O) shares rose about 5% to $28.24 by early afternoon on Tuesday after Bank of America raised its price target to $45 from $43 and kept a buy rating, according to a note carried by Futu News. The stock opened at $26.64, hit a session high of $30.49 and traded about 1.1 million shares. Futunn News The move mattered because traders were pushing up gene-editing stocks broadly, a space that often moves on analyst calls and conference headlines early in the year. CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP.O) rose about 4.4%,
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Bank of America stock edges higher after Barclays target hike as earnings near

Bank of America stock edges higher after Barclays target hike as earnings near

New York, January 6, 2026, 12:44 PM ET — Regular session Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) shares edged up about 0.4% to $57.15 in midday trading on Tuesday, after Barclays raised its price target on the lender to $71 from $59 and kept an overweight rating, TheFly reported. The stock has traded between $56.73 and $57.42. TipRanks The move keeps attention on U.S. lenders as investors position for Friday’s monthly jobs report, known as nonfarm payrolls, which can shift expectations for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path. Rate bets matter for banks because they influence net interest income — the gap
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Walmart stock ticks up after Mizuho lifts target as jobs data looms

Walmart stock ticks up after Mizuho lifts target as jobs data looms

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 12:24 EST — Regular session Walmart Inc shares edged higher on Tuesday after Mizuho raised its price target on the retailer. The stock was up 0.2% at $112.97 in midday trade. The call lands as investors look for fresh signals on U.S. consumer demand, with labor data due later this week. The Labor Department is scheduled to release the December employment report on Friday. Bureau of Labor Statistics Walmart has a market value of about $900 billion and trades about 4% below its 52-week high of $117.45. The stock’s next test for momentum sits near
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Sandisk stock jumps 22% today as CES Optimus SSD rebrand and rising NAND price forecasts lift SNDK

Sandisk stock jumps 22% today as CES Optimus SSD rebrand and rising NAND price forecasts lift SNDK

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 11:34 (ET) — Regular session Sandisk Corp shares jumped more than 22% on Tuesday. The Nasdaq-listed stock was up 22.1% at $334.75 by 11:05 a.m. ET, after touching $343 and trading about 12.9 million shares, StockAnalysis.com data showed. StockAnalysis The rally puts Sandisk back in the spotlight as investors chase memory-linked names on expectations that tight supply will push up prices for chips and storage drives this quarter. TrendForce forecast conventional DRAM — the working-memory chips used in servers and PCs — contract prices to rise 55%–60% in the first quarter, and said NAND flash
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Coinbase stock slips after Monday rally as bitcoin cools; Goldman upgrade stays in focus

Coinbase stock slips after Monday rally as bitcoin cools; Goldman upgrade stays in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 11:25 EST — Regular session Coinbase Global Inc (COIN) shares were down 1.2% at $251.90 on Tuesday, after closing at $254.92 in the prior session. Bitcoin slipped 0.6% to $93,227. The pullback matters because Coinbase remains a liquid proxy for shifts in crypto risk appetite, even as the company tries to broaden its business beyond transaction fees. Investors are weighing whether that shift can dampen the stock’s sharp swings tied to token prices. That question is back in focus with markets bracing for catalysts that can jolt rate expectations and risk sentiment. When crypto prices
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Goldman Sachs stock rises after Barclays hikes target as bank-rule bets build

Goldman Sachs stock rises after Barclays hikes target as bank-rule bets build

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 11:20 EST — Regular session The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) shares rose 0.6% to $953.95 in late-morning trade on Tuesday after Barclays raised its price target on the Wall Street bank to $1,048 from $850 and kept an Overweight rating, TheFly reported. Barclays said it expects the trends that drove double-digit earnings growth and bank stock outperformance in 2025 to carry into 2026. TipRanks The move comes after financial shares powered Monday’s rally that pushed the Dow to an all-time high, with Goldman, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley touching records as investors positioned for
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Nu Holdings’ NU stock rises again after Monday surge, with Feb. 25 earnings in focus

Nu Holdings’ NU stock rises again after Monday surge, with Feb. 25 earnings in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 10:52 ET — Regular session Nu Holdings Ltd shares extended their rally on Tuesday, up about 1.8% at $18.27 in morning trading, after closing the prior session at $17.94. The stock traded between $17.74 and $18.37, with about 15 million shares changing hands by mid-morning. The gains matter because Nu, which operates Nubank, is one of the most widely held U.S.-listed plays on Latin American consumer credit and digital banking. Investor appetite for the sector has also been in focus after Brazilian digital bank PicPay filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Monday, adding
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Bitcoin price today holds near $94,000; Strategy (MSTR) stock slips as Morgan Stanley files for crypto ETFs

Bitcoin price today holds near $94,000; Strategy (MSTR) stock slips as Morgan Stanley files for crypto ETFs

New York, January 6, 2026, 10:08 EST — Regular session Bitcoin steadied near $94,000 on Tuesday while shares of Strategy Inc slipped, as investors weighed fresh Wall Street activity around crypto exchange-traded funds. Bitcoin was up 0.6% at $93,837 and Strategy (MSTR) fell 1.1% to $162.90. A filing showed Morgan Stanley is seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch ETFs tied to the prices of bitcoin and solana, marking its first such push as a big U.S. bank. ETFs are funds that trade like stocks, giving investors a regulated wrapper for exposure without holding the token directly. Reuters
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AMD stock slips after CES AI chip push puts OpenAI deal back in focus

AMD stock slips after CES AI chip push puts OpenAI deal back in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 10:03 EST — Regular session Shares of Advanced Micro Devices fell about 1.3% to $218.11 in early trading on Tuesday, even after the chipmaker used the CES tech show in Las Vegas to spotlight new artificial-intelligence processors aimed at data centers and corporate customers. Nvidia’s stock rose about 1.6%. The mixed reaction underscores what investors want next: proof that AMD can turn product road maps and marquee customers into sustained sales growth, at a time when markets are also bracing for a data-heavy week of U.S. labor reports that can sway interest-rate bets and high-growth
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InPost stock jumps after takeover approach; bidder details and Jan 21 update in focus

InPost stock jumps after takeover approach; bidder details and Jan 21 update in focus

Amsterdam, Jan 6, 2026, 14:56 (CET) — Regular session InPost (INPST.AS) shares jumped on Tuesday after the parcel-locker operator said it had received an indicative proposal for a potential acquisition of all its shares. The stock was up 23.9% at 14.36 euros in Amsterdam by 1450 CET. MarketScreener+1 The approach lands after a bruising stretch for the stock, which fell about 37% last year and hit a two-year low in November. InPost’s shares had already risen 11% on Monday and were up 21% by 1245 GMT, lifting the group’s market value to about 7 billion euros ($8.08 billion), while JPMorgan
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AEVA stock jumps 25% premarket after Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion win, Omni LiDAR launch at CES 2026

AEVA stock jumps 25% premarket after Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion win, Omni LiDAR launch at CES 2026

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 07:27 (EST) — Premarket Shares of Aeva Technologies (AEVA) jumped 24.6% to $16.31 in premarket trading on Tuesday, after closing at $13.09 in the prior session, as investors reacted to fresh CES announcements. Public The move matters because lidar makers have struggled to convert demonstrations into large production programs, and a spot in Nvidia’s autonomous-vehicle ecosystem can raise a supplier’s visibility with automakers and software developers. Aeva said its frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) “4D” lidar — which measures distance and an object’s speed — was selected for Nvidia’s DRIVE Hyperion autonomous-vehicle reference platform. “We’re honored
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Stock Market Today

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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