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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

Accenture stock jumps 4% on fresh AI moves: Profitmind deal, Faculty buy plan

Accenture stock jumps 4% on fresh AI moves: Profitmind deal, Faculty buy plan

Accenture shares climbed 4.1% to $285.18 Thursday after the company announced a new AI partnership with Profitmind and a deal to buy UK-based Faculty. The Faculty acquisition, which adds over 400 staff, aims to expand Accenture’s “safe AI” offerings. Analyst Surinder Thind raised his price target to $290. General counsel Joel Unruch sold 1,332 shares at $275 each in a prearranged trade.
AeroVironment (AVAV) stock jumps as Trump’s $1.5T defense budget call and drone-rule carve-outs hit markets

AeroVironment (AVAV) stock jumps as Trump’s $1.5T defense budget call and drone-rule carve-outs hit markets

AeroVironment shares jumped nearly 8% to $343.30 in afternoon trading Thursday after touching $371.20, following Trump’s call for a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for 2027. The FCC said select AeroVironment drone models can still be imported through 2026 despite new restrictions. Defense stocks broadly rebounded, though new limits on dividends and buybacks remain in place.
Viavi Solutions (VIAV) stock slides 8% as it unveils Verizon-linked AR tool — what’s next

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) stock slides 8% as it unveils Verizon-linked AR tool — what’s next

Viavi Solutions shares dropped 8% to $17.03 Thursday afternoon, with 3 million shares traded after hitting a session low of $16.98. The decline followed a broader tech selloff as investors digested new labor data and anticipated Friday’s U.S. jobs report. Keysight Technologies shares also fell about 3%. Earlier, Viavi announced integration of its RF Viewer tool with the OneAdvisor 800 platform in partnership with Verizon.
Goldman Sachs stock slips as Apple Card handoff puts a Q4 earnings bump on the table

Goldman Sachs stock slips as Apple Card handoff puts a Q4 earnings bump on the table

Goldman Sachs shares fell 0.7% after announcing it will transfer the Apple Card program to JPMorgan Chase. Goldman expects a $0.46 per-share boost to Q4 2025 earnings from a $2.48 billion loan-loss reserve release, offset by $2.26 billion in related costs. JPMorgan will take on over $20 billion in Apple Card balances and expects a $2.2 billion credit loss provision. The handover is set to take about two years.
MasTec stock drops nearly 9% in Thursday trade as infrastructure contractors slide — what to watch next

MasTec stock drops nearly 9% in Thursday trade as infrastructure contractors slide — what to watch next

MasTec shares dropped 8.9% to $214.86 Thursday afternoon, falling $20.89 on the day after opening near $236. The decline came as Quanta Services, Dycom Industries, and EMCOR Group also fell, despite little change in broader indexes. The drop followed a bullish price target raise from KeyBanc. MasTec recently reported record Q3 revenue and a backlog of $16.8 billion as of September 30, 2025.
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Carpenter Technology stock slides as investors size up Jan. 29 earnings catalyst

Carpenter Technology stock slides as investors size up Jan. 29 earnings catalyst

Carpenter Technology shares dropped 8% to $312.33 Thursday after hitting a new intraday high, reversing early gains. The move comes ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings report, with the company previously forecasting strong operating income. The decline outpaced specialty-metals peers ATI, Materion, and Metallus. Trading was volatile as Treasury yields rose and defense shares rallied on calls for a larger military budget.
Legence (LGN) stock drops nearly 9% today as contractors slide ahead of U.S. payrolls

Legence (LGN) stock drops nearly 9% today as contractors slide ahead of U.S. payrolls

Legence shares dropped 9% to $43.99 Thursday, reversing early gains and falling below last month’s secondary offering price. The move followed the company’s $325 million acquisition of The Bowers Group, funded partly by a new $200 million term loan. Other contractor stocks also declined. Traders watched for Friday’s U.S. payrolls report and further filings from Legence.
Arcus Biosciences (NYSE:RCUS) stock slides on Morgan Stanley downgrade as casdatifan 2026 timeline sharpens

Arcus Biosciences (NYSE:RCUS) stock slides on Morgan Stanley downgrade as casdatifan 2026 timeline sharpens

Arcus Biosciences shares dropped 9.3% to $21.05 Thursday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock and cut its price target to $20. The company highlighted a February data update and a Jan. 14 J.P. Morgan conference slot. BlackRock disclosed a 10.4% stake as of Dec. 31. President Juan C. Jaen reported selling 31,823 shares on Jan. 5 under a pre-set trading plan.
Eaton stock slips after Barclays cuts target as rate bets stay in play

Eaton stock slips after Barclays cuts target as rate bets stay in play

Eaton shares fell 0.8% to $320.14 Thursday after Barclays cut its price target to $350. The stock is down 19% from its July high and dropped 3.1% Wednesday. Investors are watching U.S. interest rate signals and data-center spending, with the Fed seen likely to cut rates later this year. Eaton highlighted supply-chain resilience after being named a top supplier by Resilinc.
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GE Aerospace stock slides 4% after early pop as Boeing MAX 10, earnings loom

GE Aerospace stock slides 4% after early pop as Boeing MAX 10, earnings loom

GE Aerospace shares fell 4% to $310.67 Thursday, erasing early gains after reaching $330.06. The drop comes ahead of the company’s Jan. 22 earnings report and as investors watch for updates on engine deliveries and parts supply. Alaska Airlines ordered 110 Boeing jets, but certification delays for the 737 MAX 10 could shift some orders. Broader markets saw tech stocks fall while defense shares rose after Trump called for a bigger military budget.

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Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

7 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 energy sector up 1.88% and Exxon Mobil gaining 2.03%. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel after Iran threatened U.S. bases if attacked. Saudi Aramco cut March Arab Light crude prices to a five-year low for Asia. Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend exports may drop 35% this month due to Tengiz oilfield disruptions.
Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.
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