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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

Exxon Mobil stock (XOM) rises as filing flags Q4 upstream hit from weaker crude; Jan 30 next

Exxon Mobil stock (XOM) rises as filing flags Q4 upstream hit from weaker crude; Jan 30 next

Exxon Mobil shares rose 3.3% to $122.42 by early afternoon Thursday after the company warned that lower crude prices could cut fourth-quarter upstream earnings by $0.8 billion to $1.2 billion from the prior quarter. Exxon said stronger refining margins may add $0.3 billion to $0.7 billion. The company reports results Jan. 30. Traders are watching oil price swings and estimate changes.
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Teleflex (TFX) stock dives on CEO exit and revenue forecast cut — what investors watch next

Teleflex (TFX) stock dives on CEO exit and revenue forecast cut — what investors watch next

Teleflex shares fell 11.7% to $111.76 Thursday after the company announced CEO Liam Kelly’s exit and cut its 2025 revenue forecast. Stuart Randle was named interim chief executive, with a $140,000 monthly stipend and $1.5 million in stock. Teleflex cited weak demand for balloon pumps and OEM order delays. The company expects to report full results in late February or early March.
8 January 2026
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Why Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock is down today as tech pulls back

Why Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stock is down today as tech pulls back

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI.O) dropped 14.9% to $32.40 in Thursday afternoon trading, with 6.2 million shares traded and an intraday low of $31.70. The decline followed a broader selloff in tech stocks, leaving the Nasdaq down 0.5% midday. Optical networking peers Ciena, Lumentum, and Coherent also fell sharply. Investors are watching Friday’s U.S. payrolls report and AAOI’s earnings update in late February.
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Silver price stock SLV slides as index rebalance selling kicks in ahead of U.S. jobs report

Silver price stock SLV slides as index rebalance selling kicks in ahead of U.S. jobs report

iShares Silver Trust dropped 3.5% to $68.50 in midday New York trading, tracking a broader selloff in silver assets as spot silver fell 2.5% to $76.19 an ounce. Traders cited commodity index rebalancing and a stronger dollar ahead of Friday’s U.S. payrolls report. Silver miners slipped less, down 0.4% to 1%. Sterling weakened for a third day as the dollar firmed.
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Dow Jones ETF DIA rises as tech slips and Trump defense headlines jar Wall Street before payrolls

Dow Jones ETF DIA rises as tech slips and Trump defense headlines jar Wall Street before payrolls

The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust rose 0.6% to $492.73 Thursday as the Dow climbed 304 points, while the Nasdaq slipped on tech losses. Weekly jobless claims increased to 208,000 and continuing claims reached 1.914 million. Defense stocks rebounded after President Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027. Investors await Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report.
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Regencell Bioscience (RGC) stock slides about 18% after five volatility halts on Nasdaq

Regencell Bioscience (RGC) stock slides about 18% after five volatility halts on Nasdaq

Regencell Bioscience shares plunged 18.5% to $43.10 Thursday after hitting $69.97 earlier in the session, triggering five volatility halts. Over 3 million shares traded by early afternoon, far above average. The company has warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating and reported net losses of $3.58 million for the year ended June 2025. No company statement explained the sharp swings.
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Why Westlake stock is jumping today after its ACI deal filing

Why Westlake stock is jumping today after its ACI deal filing

Westlake Corp shares rose 7.4% to $79.98 Thursday after the company said it completed its acquisition of ACI/Perplastic Group’s global compounding solutions businesses. The deal expands Westlake’s manufacturing into Portugal, Romania, and Tunisia. Financial terms were not disclosed. Other major U.S. chemical stocks also gained.
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock rises as House summons insurer CEOs; investors eye two January dates

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock rises as House summons insurer CEOs; investors eye two January dates

UnitedHealth shares rose 1.3% to $346.11 after U.S. House lawmakers called major health insurer CEOs to testify on coverage affordability January 22. Senators Wyden and Warren accused UnitedHealth of withholding documents in a nursing-home probe, setting a January 28 deadline. TPG is in advanced talks to buy UnitedHealth’s Optum UK unit for up to £1.4 billion, Sky News reported.
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IREN stock jumps nearly 8% as AI data-center trade returns; earnings are the next test

IREN stock jumps nearly 8% as AI data-center trade returns; earnings are the next test

IREN shares jumped 7.7% to $46.99 in Thursday afternoon trading, tracking gains in data-center stocks after Applied Digital announced talks with a major cloud customer. IREN operates U.S. and Canadian data centers for bitcoin mining and AI compute, with about 1,896 Nvidia GPUs. Its $9.7 billion, five-year GPU cloud deal with Microsoft includes strict delivery terms. Next results are expected in February, with focus on GPU rollout and funding.
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AbbVie stock drops after Revolution deal denial, $1.3 billion charge spooks traders

AbbVie stock drops after Revolution deal denial, $1.3 billion charge spooks traders

AbbVie shares fell 3.7% to $224.84 Thursday after the company denied takeover talks with Revolution Medicines and flagged a $1.3 billion fourth-quarter charge tied to R&D and milestone payments. AbbVie trimmed its 2025 profit forecast, setting adjusted earnings at $9.90 to $9.94 per share. Revolution Medicines dropped 5.5%. Wolfe Research downgraded AbbVie, citing limited upside.
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Nebius (NBIS) stock bounces back near $100 as Nvidia Rubin talk keeps AI cloud names jumpy

Nebius (NBIS) stock bounces back near $100 as Nvidia Rubin talk keeps AI cloud names jumpy

Nebius shares rose nearly 4% to $100.03 in midday Nasdaq trading Thursday after the AI cloud company announced plans to offer early access to Nvidia’s Rubin platform starting in the second half of 2026. The stock rebounded after a previous session drop, while Nvidia slipped 2%. Investors are watching a Jan. 29 product webinar and the company’s next earnings update in mid-February.
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AeroVironment stock jumps as Trump’s $1.5T defense budget call lifts AVAV

AeroVironment stock jumps as Trump’s $1.5T defense budget call lifts AVAV

AeroVironment shares jumped about 7% to $340.20 Thursday after Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for 2027. Defense stocks broadly gained, with the S&P aerospace and defense sub-index hitting a record high. Investors are watching for details on the budget and AeroVironment’s next earnings. About 2.26 million AeroVironment shares changed hands by early afternoon.
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CoreWeave stock rises as Wells Fargo trims target and insiders signal sales

CoreWeave stock rises as Wells Fargo trims target and insiders signal sales

CoreWeave shares rose 1.6% to $78.43 in midday Nasdaq trading Thursday after Wells Fargo cut its price target to $125 but kept a buy rating. Truist began coverage at Hold, citing growth and spending risks. CEO Michael Intrator filed to sell 61,386 shares worth about $4.7 million. The stock has swung sharply amid concerns over debt, data center delays, and AI infrastructure demand.
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Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen

Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen

7 February 2026
Bitcoin fell 1.1% to $68,917 Saturday after volatile trading, while Ether held near $2,036. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $330.7 million in net inflows on Feb. 6, reversing outflows the previous day. Strategy shares rebounded after hitting a low of $111.27 Thursday. Traders are watching Monday’s U.S. market open and the upcoming inflation report for direction.
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