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Stock Market 9 February 2026

The U.S. Mint is launching a special one-year coin series for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, including new circulating and collector coins, and will resume sales of the 1776-2026 Proof American Silver Eagle on June 24. U.S. stock markets had a holiday-shortened week due to Juneteenth, with the S&P 500 up 0.93%, Nasdaq up 2.43%, and Dow up 0.71%. Semiconductor stocks rebounded, led by Intel’s 10.6% gain after news of a partnership with Apple for U.S. chip design and manufacturing. Micron’s upcoming earnings are seen as a key indicator for the AI-driven stock rally. Teradyne rose 7.19% Thursday and 8.6% for the week, set to join the Nasdaq-100, with AI test demand as a driver. Sandisk closed at $2,184.75, up 11.54%, and the Philadelphia semiconductor index gained 7% for the week. Astera Labs jumped 11.31% Thursday and 13.6% for the week, also joining the Nasdaq-100, with AI infrastructure demand supporting gains. Nebius and CoreWeave will be added to the Nasdaq-100, with Nebius up 2.06%. Vertiv shares climbed 4.87% Thursday and nearly 10% for the week, driven by demand for AI data-center cooling. Redwire fell 5.1% amid concerns about dilution from a $500 million share program despite backlog growth. Netflix slipped 3.7% for the week. Plug Power rose 7.55% Thursday and 3.3% for the week. Aditxt soared 127.27% on Thursday with high trading volume and insider sales. PayPal gained 1.02% Thursday and 2.4% for the week. Keel’s shares rose on both the TSX and Nasdaq. Merrill Lynch faces fines for disclosure and complaint reporting issues. SpaceX ETFs saw over $10 billion in first-week trading volume, with ARK Innovation ETF drawing a record $4.6 billion inflow. Pennsylvania gasoline prices fell but remain above national averages. JBS USA is closing beef and meat-processing plants in Pennsylvania and Memphis, affecting 1,693 jobs, due to tight cattle supplies and high beef prices. PG&E reported outages in Northern California amid storms and dry lightning threats.
Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) stock slides Monday — after a record close, traders eye dividend hike and CFO shift

Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) stock slides Monday — after a record close, traders eye dividend hike and CFO shift

Monolithic Power Systems shares fell 1.9% to $1,206.09 Monday, pulling back after last week’s earnings beat and dividend hike. The company reported Q4 revenue up 20.8% to $751.2 million and announced CFO Bernie Blegen will retire after the 2025 annual report. Investors await the 10-K filing and March 31 dividend record date. Peers traded mixed.
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Cisco stock jumps near a 52-week high as Wall Street eyes earnings and a fresh JPMorgan target

Cisco stock jumps near a 52-week high as Wall Street eyes earnings and a fresh JPMorgan target

Cisco Systems shares rose 2.2% to $86.66 Monday, nearing a 52-week high ahead of its quarterly results due Wednesday. JPMorgan raised its price target to $95, citing potential for revenue growth and AI momentum. Options markets are pricing in a nearly 6% post-earnings swing. Wall Street expects $1.02 earnings per share on $14.88 billion in revenue.
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CrowdStrike stock jumps as software rebounds — what to watch next for CRWD

CrowdStrike stock jumps as software rebounds — what to watch next for CRWD

CrowdStrike shares rose 2.3% to $404.67 in midday trading Monday, tracking a rebound in software stocks. The company highlighted new Gartner Peer Insights recognition for its external attack surface management tools. Investors are watching for U.S. economic data this week and CrowdStrike’s March 3 earnings report. Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet also gained, while SentinelOne fell.
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Qualcomm stock price edges up as QCOM steadies on India 2nm tape-out update

Qualcomm stock price edges up as QCOM steadies on India 2nm tape-out update

Qualcomm shares rose 0.9% to $138.64 Monday after announcing a 2-nanometre chip design milestone led from India, following last week’s selloff. The company recently warned March-quarter revenue and profit would miss forecasts due to a memory chip shortage affecting smartphone production, especially in China. Chip stocks broadly gained, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 1.7%.
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KLA stock pauses near $1,440 as chip stocks rebound and a dividend date looms

KLA stock pauses near $1,440 as chip stocks rebound and a dividend date looms

KLA Corp shares slipped 0.2% to $1,439.93 by midday Monday, trailing gains in other chip stocks like Applied Materials and ASML. The company declared a $1.90 quarterly dividend, payable March 3 to holders as of Feb. 17. KLA has risen 18% this year but fell after its last earnings report. Investors await key U.S. economic data later this week.
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Goldman Sachs stock pops as Wall Street prices in a $160 billion IPO comeback

Goldman Sachs stock pops as Wall Street prices in a $160 billion IPO comeback

Goldman Sachs shares climbed 1.6% to $943.91 Monday, outpacing a weaker financial sector after the bank forecast a rebound in U.S. IPOs. Morgan Stanley also rose 1.6%, while Bank of America slipped and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund fell 0.3%. Traders await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data later this week for direction. Goldman filed to issue senior notes maturing in 2038 at 5.25%.
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Texas Instruments stock price slips as new SEC filing tightens shareholder lawsuit venue

Texas Instruments stock price slips as new SEC filing tightens shareholder lawsuit venue

Texas Instruments shares slipped 0.1% to $221.11 after the company disclosed bylaw changes steering some shareholder lawsuits to Delaware and federal courts. The move comes as investors review annual report figures and weigh the $7.5 billion Silicon Labs acquisition. The company reported 2025 revenue of $17.68 billion and expects capital spending to fall to $2–3 billion in 2026.
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Bank of America stock price dips as financials lag; investors eye jobs, CPI and Moynihan remarks

Bank of America stock price dips as financials lag; investors eye jobs, CPI and Moynihan remarks

Bank of America shares edged down 0.2% to $56.42 Monday as U.S. financial stocks lagged despite a broader market rise. The 10-year Treasury yield held near 4.22% while investors awaited key economic data, including January payrolls and the Consumer Price Index. Inflation expectations eased, according to a New York Fed survey. JPMorgan rose 0.3%, Citigroup gained 1.5%, and Wells Fargo fell 0.7%.
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Caterpillar stock is rising again — what’s moving CAT shares and what traders watch next

Caterpillar stock is rising again — what’s moving CAT shares and what traders watch next

Caterpillar shares rose 1.5% to $736.90 Monday, following a 7.1% jump Friday that helped push the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The company’s recent earnings showed over 20% sales growth in its power and energy segment, boosted by AI-driven demand, but warned of $2.6 billion in 2026 tariff costs. Officer Anthony Fassino disclosed sales of over 16,000 shares worth about $11.6 million.
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Salesforce stock rises as CRM steadies after AI-software scare; Super Bowl Slackbot stunt draws eyes

Salesforce stock rises as CRM steadies after AI-software scare; Super Bowl Slackbot stunt draws eyes

Salesforce shares climbed 1.6% to $194.44 in late morning trading Monday, swinging between $185.79 and $194.96. The move followed a Super Bowl Slack campaign with MrBeast that drew over 53 million visits. Options traders priced in high volatility, with 30-day implied volatility near 41%. Salesforce reports earnings Feb. 25, as investors watch for signs AI tools could disrupt its subscription model.
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Exxon (XOM) stock price hovers near $150 as Iran talks and OPEC supply set the tone

Exxon (XOM) stock price hovers near $150 as Iran talks and OPEC supply set the tone

Exxon Mobil shares rose 0.1% to $149.20 midday Monday after hitting $150.50, while Chevron gained 0.7%. Brent crude traded at $68.11 a barrel as Washington and Tehran kept indirect talks going. OPEC output slipped in January, and Chevron’s Tengiz field in Kazakhstan is recovering after fires. Exxon expects first LNG from its Golden Pass Texas terminal in early March.
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UnitedHealth stock price today: UNH ticks up as Medicare Advantage rates and U.S. data loom

UnitedHealth stock price today: UNH ticks up as Medicare Advantage rates and U.S. data loom

UnitedHealth shares rose 0.3% to $277.44 in late morning trading Monday after CMS signaled a 0.09% Medicare Advantage payment increase for 2027. The stock remains under pressure after a 19% drop on Jan. 27, when the company warned of its first revenue decline since 1989. U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow down 0.3%. Comments on the CMS proposal are due by Feb. 25.
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Reddit stock rebounds in New York as analysts reset targets after earnings swing

Reddit stock rebounds in New York as analysts reset targets after earnings swing

Reddit shares rose 2% to $142.68 by late morning after last week’s post-earnings drop. Analyst price targets shifted, with Truist raising its target to $275 and Piper Sandler cutting to $205. Investors focused on user growth and ad momentum, while Reddit forecast Q1 revenue of $595 million to $605 million. The stock traded between $137.09 and $145.75 in early action.
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Stock Market Today

  • Investors Eye Micron Earnings as Key Indicator for AI-Driven Stock Rally
    June 20, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT. Micron Technology's upcoming earnings report is viewed as a crucial gauge of the U.S. stock market rally fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) momentum. Despite a recent selloff, major indexes stay near all-time highs, backed by strong corporate earnings and AI investment growth. Micron shares have surged 298% year-to-date, reflecting booming demand for memory chips tied to data centers. The report on June 24 will indicate if AI-driven semiconductor spending and profits can continue to exceed expectations. AI investment spending is projected to grow beyond $700 billion this year, up from $400 billion in 2025. While the AI narrative dominates, investors remain cautious amid upcoming macroeconomic data, including inflation and GDP figures, which could impact consumer health and economic growth.

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20 June 2026
Intel soared 10.6% after President Trump announced Apple will partner with the company on U.S. chip design and manufacturing, fueling a semiconductor-led rally that lifted the S&P 500 by 0.93% and the Nasdaq by 2.43% in a holiday-shortened week, even as investors remain wary of persistent inflation and potential Fed rate hikes.
Teradyne set to join Nasdaq-100 after shortened week rally

Teradyne set to join Nasdaq-100 after shortened week rally

20 June 2026
Teradyne surged 7.19% to $437.92 ahead of its Nasdaq-100 inclusion before Monday’s open, capping an 8.6% weekly gain driven by AI-linked test demand and index fund buying; with shares near 52-week highs and trading at 81 times earnings, the stock faces a high bar as investors weigh whether AI momentum and passive inflows can sustain further gains.
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