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Stock Market News 21 January 2026

Rambus (RMBS) stock spikes 18% to a fresh high as chip rally builds ahead of Feb. 2 results

Rambus (RMBS) stock spikes 18% to a fresh high as chip rally builds ahead of Feb. 2 results

Rambus shares jumped 18% to $130.26 by late morning Wednesday, hitting a 52-week high amid a broad chip sector rally. Intel rose 11%, AMD and Micron gained about 8%, and the iShares Semiconductor ETF climbed 3%. Investors are focused on Rambus’ Feb. 2 earnings call for updates on data-center memory demand. Trading volume in Rambus topped 2.8 million shares by midday.
Texas Instruments stock price rises as chip shares rebound; TXN earnings next week in focus

Texas Instruments stock price rises as chip shares rebound; TXN earnings next week in focus

Texas Instruments shares rose 2.2% to $193.82 by midday Wednesday in New York, reversing some of Tuesday’s losses after tariff fears eased. Semiconductor ETFs also rebounded, with iShares Semiconductor ETF up 2.1% and VanEck Semiconductor ETF gaining 1.8%. Investors are watching Texas Instruments’ Jan. 27 earnings call for signs of industrial demand. Broader U.S. indexes edged higher after sharp declines Tuesday on new U.S. tariff threats.
BMNR stock slips as BitMine lifts Ethereum holdings to 4.203 million and wins 50 billion-share authorization vote

BMNR stock slips as BitMine lifts Ethereum holdings to 4.203 million and wins 50 billion-share authorization vote

BitMine Immersion Technologies shares fell 0.7% to $28.05 Wednesday after shareholders approved raising authorized shares from 500 million to 50 billion. The company reported $14.5 billion in crypto and cash holdings, including 4.2 million ETH. Ether dropped nearly 2% during the session. BitMine disclosed a $200 million stake in Beast Industries, not included in its “moonshots” portfolio.
RAPT stock hovers near $58 as GSK buyout puts tender offer clock in focus

RAPT stock hovers near $58 as GSK buyout puts tender offer clock in focus

GSK plans to acquire RAPT Therapeutics for $58 per share in cash, valuing the biotech at $2.2 billion. RAPT stock traded around $57.60 Wednesday, about 40 cents below the offer. The deal includes a tender offer expected within 10 business days and is subject to antitrust review. The merger is expected to close in Q1 2026.
Opendoor stock price rises as Trump targets Wall Street home investors and pending sales slump

Opendoor stock price rises as Trump targets Wall Street home investors and pending sales slump

Opendoor Technologies shares rose 2.1% to $6.53 in early trading Wednesday, with about 9.3 million shares traded by 10:39 a.m. ET. The move follows Trump’s executive order restricting large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. Pending home sales fell 9.3% in December, far below forecasts. Investors remain uncertain about how new rules will affect iBuyers like Opendoor.
Rigetti stock price today: RGTI slips after $8.4 million India quantum computer order

Rigetti stock price today: RGTI slips after $8.4 million India quantum computer order

Rigetti Computing shares fell 1.8% to $24.55 Wednesday after announcing an $8.4 million order from India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing for a 108-qubit quantum computer, due for delivery in late 2026. The stock had briefly surged but lost ground alongside other quantum hardware firms. Analyst Antoine Legault raised his price target to $40. Rigetti’s next earnings report is expected around March 4.
Lumentum stock price jumps again after $500 target call ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Lumentum stock price jumps again after $500 target call ahead of Feb. 3 earnings

Lumentum shares rose 5% to $374.52 late Wednesday morning after Aletheia Capital raised its price target to $500, citing stronger demand for high-speed optical components. The company will report fiscal Q2 results on Feb. 3, with investors watching for any changes to its outlook. Coherent and IPG Photonics also gained, while Ciena slipped 2%.
MARA stock jumps 6% as bitcoin miners rebound and CEO share-sale notice hits the tape

MARA stock jumps 6% as bitcoin miners rebound and CEO share-sale notice hits the tape

MARA shares rose 6% to $10.99 Wednesday, leading gains among U.S.-listed bitcoin miners even as bitcoin slipped 0.7% to $89,809. A filing showed CEO Frederick Thiel plans to sell 27,505 shares under Rule 144. Traders watched bitcoin’s hold above $90,000 and awaited MARA’s earnings, expected in late February.
Intuit stock price dips again as Morgan Stanley maps a “Triple Double” path for INTU

Intuit stock price dips again as Morgan Stanley maps a “Triple Double” path for INTU

Intuit shares fell 0.6% to $525.93 in late morning trading Wednesday, following a 3% drop Tuesday. Morgan Stanley issued a bullish note, projecting potential doubling in value by 2030, citing growth in mid-market accounting and TurboTax Live. Investors are watching the annual stockholder meeting on Jan. 22 and quarter-end results on Jan. 31. The stock trades about 35% below its July 52-week high.
Trump’s Greenland tariff threat hits TSX as Canadian stocks slide and inflation keeps BoC in focus

Trump’s Greenland tariff threat hits TSX as Canadian stocks slide and inflation keeps BoC in focus

Canadian and U.S. stocks dropped sharply Tuesday after new U.S. tariff threats linked to Greenland and global bond market jitters. The S&P/TSX Composite fell 1%, its worst day in two months, led by a 4% slide in technology shares. Gold jumped as investors sought safety. The Canadian dollar gained, trading near 1.3865 per U.S. dollar, after inflation data and currency moves.

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BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell Friday after the company announced a $200 billion AI infrastructure plan for 2026, exceeding analyst expectations and reviving investor concerns about profitability. Combined 2026 capex flagged by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta now tops $630 billion. Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom shares surged on the news, while software and data firms remained under pressure.
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