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Stock Market 8 February 2026

MercadoLibre shares ended Thursday at $1,635.15, up 2.87% over the last five sessions, with a Galperin-linked trust maintaining its 6.7% stake after an internal estate-planning move, not a market sale. Vistra closed at $163.75, gaining 3.1% for the session and about 10.6% for the week, as investors focused on AI data center power demand. Home Depot finished at $334.28, up 2.1%, but new housing data weighed on the home-improvement outlook. Bank of America experienced app and online banking disruptions Saturday, with over 5,000 user complaints reported. General Motors closed at $79.29, down 0.36% on June 18 and 2.7% from June 12, after midweek losses. Joby Aviation rose 6.5% to $10.00, up 9.3% for the week, with investors watching FAA certification and cash use. Constellation Energy gained 8.0% for the week, closing at $274.06, as the market awaits the impact of new grid rules and project approvals. Broadcom rose 4.7% to $411.35 but remains below its June 3 high amid questions about AI expectations. Cerebras Systems climbed 9.85% to $234.71, up 9.7% for the week, but still trades below its IPO price. GE Aerospace rose 6.7% to $357.64, outperforming major indexes ahead of its July 16 earnings. Roblox gained 7.31% to $51.53, with engagement up for the third week, helped by new content and a return to Russia. Dell fell 2.34% to $409.50 but is up 3.5% since June 12. Applied Digital rose 2.24% to $46.59 and completed a $1.59 billion notes sale. Oklo increased 4.0% to $61.17, with Centrus set to supply fuel for up to five Aurora powerhouses. Robinhood jumped 16% to $108.15, planning a 10% workforce reduction and $28 million in restructuring charges. CoreWeave surged 17.3% to $117.95 ahead of joining the Nasdaq-100. Coherent rose 2.8% to $389.57 and signed a letter of intent for up to $50 million in CHIPS Act funding. Applied Optoelectronics fell 3.3% to $161.85, down 4.3% for the week, with filings and management comments in focus. Micron gained 8.7% to $1,133.99, up 15.5% for the week, with upcoming earnings seen as a test for the AI memory rally. Amkor Technology rose 4.7% to $90.46 after TSMC signed a 10-year deal to expand work in Arizona, with Micron’s earnings also seen as a catalyst.
BHP share price in focus as Cyclone Mitchell shuts Pilbara iron ore ports ahead of earnings

BHP share price in focus as Cyclone Mitchell shuts Pilbara iron ore ports ahead of earnings

BHP shares will be watched Monday after Cyclone Mitchell forced Pilbara port closures, including Port Hedland, disrupting iron ore exports. The cyclone was upgraded to Category 3, with landfall possible late Sunday or early Monday. BHP’s Australian shares closed at A$48.79 Friday, down 3.12%. U.S.-listed shares ended at $69.64, up 0.8%.
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Stock Market Today 08.02.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 8, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 8, 2026, 11:58 PM EST Top Cryptocurrency Stocks to Watch: Galaxy Digital, Bitfarms, HIVE, and More February 8, 2026, 11:58 PM EST. Cryptocurrency stocks offer investors exposure to the digital asset sector without directly holding coins. MarketBeat highlights seven active names by trading volume: Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Bitfarms (BITF), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Soluna (SLNH), Digi Power X (DGXX), ZenaTech (ZENA), and Bitcoin Depot. These companies operate in areas such as crypto mining, blockchain infrastructure, digital asset trading, and software solutions. Galaxy Digital spans trading to mining, while Bitfarms and
8 February 2026
Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia optics tie-up as earnings near

Tower Semiconductor shares rose 7.7% to $139.04 Friday after announcing a collaboration with Nvidia on AI data-center networking. The stock touched $141 intraday and gained another 1% after hours. Investors await Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings for details on its silicon photonics work. No financial terms or shipment timeline were disclosed.
Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

Longsys Electronics stock heads into Monday after new guarantees; what 301308 investors watch next

Longsys disclosed new guarantees for a 100 million yuan Hong Kong loan and a $9 million Brazil credit line, bringing its total approved guarantee quota to 11 billion yuan and outstanding guarantees to 5.81 billion yuan. The company said all guarantees are for consolidated subsidiaries and within approved limits. Shares closed at 288 yuan Friday, down 1.6%. China inflation and credit data are due this week.
8 February 2026
MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

MACOM shares rose 3.5% to $235.87 Friday after the company reported fiscal Q1 revenue of $271.6 million and raised its full-year data center growth outlook to 35–40%. Fidelity’s FMR LLC disclosed a 10.7% stake, while shareholder Susan Ocampo filed to potentially sell up to 100,000 shares. Stifel raised its price target to $255. MACOM expects to repay $161 million in convertible notes in March.
LONGi Green Energy stock in focus: 1.65 bln yuan patent fee signals higher costs as China solar outlook softens

LONGi Green Energy stock in focus: 1.65 bln yuan patent fee signals higher costs as China solar outlook softens

LONGi Green Energy’s Shanghai A-shares closed up 0.7% at 18.36 yuan on Friday after a 1.65 billion yuan BC solar patent licensing deal was disclosed this week. The agreement, involving Aiko Solar and Maxeon, set a price for key solar IP as industry forecasts point to a drop in China’s 2026 new solar installations.
OmniVision Class A stock: Hong Kong greenshoe adds shares as stabilisation ends — what to watch next week

OmniVision Class A stock: Hong Kong greenshoe adds shares as stabilisation ends — what to watch next week

OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group issued 4.94 million extra H shares at HK$104.80 each after underwriters partially exercised an over-allotment option, raising HK$511.2 million. The new shares begin trading in Hong Kong on Feb. 11. The stabilisation period ended Feb. 6. OmniVision’s Shanghai shares closed at 115.95 yuan on Friday, down 1.43%.
8 February 2026
Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A stock price: two dates traders can’t ignore after Friday’s drop

Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A stock price: two dates traders can’t ignore after Friday’s drop

Hua Hong Semiconductor’s Shanghai-listed shares fell 0.6% to 130.26 yuan Friday, down 16% for the week. Shareholders will vote Feb. 10 on an acquisition and share issuance plan, with a board meeting set for Feb. 12 to review unaudited quarterly results. The company aims to buy nearly all of Shanghai Huali Microelectronics for 8.27 billion yuan, funded by new shares and a private placement.
8 February 2026
First Solar stock price slides into next week as Tesla ramps solar hiring; earnings due Feb. 24

First Solar stock price slides into next week as Tesla ramps solar hiring; earnings due Feb. 24

First Solar shares fell 6.7% to $218.73 Friday, trading over double their 50-day average volume as the broader market rallied. Tesla announced hiring tied to Elon Musk’s 100-gigawatt U.S. solar manufacturing goal. First Solar will report Q4 and full-year 2025 results and 2026 guidance on Feb. 24. Policy changes and competitive moves have heightened volatility in the U.S. solar sector.
GlobalFoundries stock jumps nearly 5% ahead of earnings — what could move GFS next week

GlobalFoundries stock jumps nearly 5% ahead of earnings — what could move GFS next week

GlobalFoundries shares rose 4.7% to $42.91 Friday as chip stocks rebounded, tracking a surge in the PHLX semiconductor index and renewed bets on AI-driven demand. The company reports earnings Feb. 11, with analysts watching for updates on pricing and wafer shipment volumes. The Semiconductor Industry Association forecast global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026.
UMC stock price: United Microelectronics heads into Monday after AI capex talk sparks chip rebound

UMC stock price: United Microelectronics heads into Monday after AI capex talk sparks chip rebound

UMC’s U.S.-listed shares closed Friday at $10.06, up 0.9%, after Amazon and Alphabet signaled higher AI infrastructure spending. The Philadelphia semiconductor index jumped 5.7% and Nvidia gained 7.8%. UMC’s Taipei shares ended at NT$61.90. Investors await U.S. inflation and jobs data on Feb. 13 and UMC’s next sales update on March 5.
Nanya Technology stock slides into Taiwan’s Lunar New Year shutdown — what investors watch next

Nanya Technology stock slides into Taiwan’s Lunar New Year shutdown — what investors watch next

Nanya Technology shares fell 4% to T$264 on Friday, extending a five-day slide as Taiwan traders cut risk ahead of the Lunar New Year break. The TAIEX closed down 18.35 points at 31,782.92. Nanya’s January sales jumped 27% from December, but memory-chip stocks faced pressure amid global supply concerns and rising costs. Trading pauses after Feb. 11, resuming Feb. 23.
8 February 2026
GigaDevice Semiconductor stock price: What to watch for 603986 A-shares as memory crunch bites

GigaDevice Semiconductor stock price: What to watch for 603986 A-shares as memory crunch bites

GigaDevice Semiconductor’s Class A shares closed at 276.17 yuan in Shanghai, down 0.6% Friday. The company faces a Feb. 11 shareholder vote on related-party transaction limits and an overseas auditor. Investors are watching for fallout from the global memory-chip shortage, which has pushed prices higher across the supply chain. GigaDevice’s shares have nearly doubled over the past year.
8 February 2026

Stock Market Today

  • Goldman Sachs Acquires 2.87% Stake in Qiagen via Shares and Derivatives
    June 21, 2026, 12:13 AM EDT. Qiagen disclosed that Goldman Sachs has accumulated a 2.87% stake through a combination of ordinary shares, call options, warrants, swaps, and convertible bonds. The position is held indirectly across multiple Goldman Sachs entities with both physical and cash settlements. This notable institutional holding could impact Qiagen's shareholder structure and market perception. Qiagen clarified it is not responsible for the accuracy of the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets notification but highlighted the increased institutional interest. Qiagen, a global life sciences firm, trades on several exchanges including NYSE, boasting a $7.61 billion market cap and an average volume of over 2 million shares. Current analyst consensus rates Qiagen stock as Hold with a $36 price target.

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Home Depot shares finish week up as investors weigh housing numbers

Home Depot shares finish week up as investors weigh housing numbers

21 June 2026
Home Depot jumped 2.1% to $334.28 in a shortened week as Wall Street rallied, but weak U.S. housing starts and upcoming May new-home-sales data keep pressure on the home-improvement outlook; the company reaffirmed 2026 sales and earnings targets despite volatile conditions and persistent housing affordability concerns.
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