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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

Lockheed Martin stock jumps on Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget push — buyback ban still in play

Lockheed Martin stock jumps on Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget push — buyback ban still in play

Lockheed Martin shares jumped 7.4% to $533.71 Thursday after President Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion 2027 U.S. military budget and ordered a halt to dividends and buybacks at defense contractors. Northrop Grumman and RTX also rose. Trump’s order directs the Pentagon to identify underperforming contractors and the SEC to consider new rules. Lockheed reports earnings Jan. 29.
Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $126.6 million, up 250% from a year earlier and above Wall Street estimates, sending shares up 7% in after-hours trading. The company signed leases with two hyperscalers in North Dakota and is in advanced talks with another. Net loss narrowed to $31.2 million. Applied Digital completed a $2.35 billion private note offering to fund expansion.
BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock bounces after Cantor downgrade, with note conversion and share vote in focus

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock bounces after Cantor downgrade, with note conversion and share vote in focus

BigBear.ai shares rose 2% to $6.11 Thursday after a 6.6% drop Wednesday following a Cantor Fitzgerald downgrade. Investors are watching a Jan. 16 redemption of $125 million in convertible notes, mostly expected to convert to stock, and a Jan. 22 shareholder vote on doubling authorized shares. The stock trades at a $2.6 billion market value, about 42% below its 52-week high.
8 January 2026
Snap stock slips as CEO Evan Spiegel files new share-sale disclosure

Snap stock slips as CEO Evan Spiegel files new share-sale disclosure

Snap Inc shares fell about 2% early Thursday after CEO Evan Spiegel disclosed the sale of 1.2 million Class A shares for $8.25 each on Jan. 5, according to an SEC filing. The stock remains roughly 35% below its 52-week high. The transaction, valued near $10 million, was made under a preset trading plan. Snap’s ad business remains volatile, with investors watching for signs of demand ahead of its next earnings report.
8 January 2026
Amazon stock today: AMZN ticks up as AWS self-driving deal and GPU pricing come into focus

Amazon stock today: AMZN ticks up as AWS self-driving deal and GPU pricing come into focus

Amazon shares rose 0.3% to $241.56 in early Thursday trading after AWS expanded its autonomous-driving partnership with Germany’s Aumovio. AWS also raised prices for some reserved GPU capacity by about 15%. Investors are watching for signs of steady AI spending and post-holiday e-commerce demand ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report.
Mobileye stock falls as $900 million humanoid-robot deal meets a reality check

Mobileye stock falls as $900 million humanoid-robot deal meets a reality check

Mobileye Global shares fell 3.4% to $11.82 in early Thursday trading after announcing a $900 million deal to acquire humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics. The company said the purchase would increase 2026 operating expenses by a low-single-digit percentage. Mobileye also disclosed estimated 2025 revenue as “a bit short of $2 billion” in a regulatory filing.
Apple stock slips today as Apple Card shifts to JPMorgan, payrolls and earnings loom

Apple stock slips today as Apple Card shifts to JPMorgan, payrolls and earnings loom

Apple shares fell 0.8% to $260.33 in early Thursday trading after Alphabet surpassed its market value for the first time since 2019. Apple and JPMorgan said Chase will take over as Apple Card issuer in about 24 months, pending regulatory approval. Goldman expects the deal to add 46 cents per share to its Q4 2025 earnings. Investors await Friday’s U.S. jobs report and Apple’s Jan. 29 earnings call.
Nvidia stock rises on China H200 upfront-payment squeeze as traders eye approvals and earnings

Nvidia stock rises on China H200 upfront-payment squeeze as traders eye approvals and earnings

Nvidia shares rose about 1% early Thursday after Reuters reported the company now requires full upfront payment from Chinese buyers of its H200 AI chips. The move comes as Nvidia awaits export licenses amid strong demand from China. Investors are watching for new orders and the company’s Feb. 25 results. Separately, Nvidia executive Ajay K. Puri filed to sell up to 200,000 shares.
Dow Futures Slip After Jobless Claims; Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Talk Lifts Defense Stocks

Dow Futures Slip After Jobless Claims; Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Talk Lifts Defense Stocks

U.S. stock index futures slipped before Thursday’s open, with the Dow, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 down up to 0.4% in premarket trading. Defense shares surged after Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion 2027 military budget. Apple and Tesla fell, while Alphabet rose nearly 1% after overtaking Apple in market value. Weekly jobless claims increased by 8,000 to 208,000.
Ondas stock slips after SEC filing tees up more shares for resale in Sentry deal

Ondas stock slips after SEC filing tees up more shares for resale in Sentry deal

Ondas Holdings shares fell about 5% to $12.18 in early trading Thursday after the company filed to register 1.67 million shares for resale tied to its Sentry CS acquisition. The shares were issued as part of a $2.5 million cash-and-stock payment on Jan. 8. Ondas will not receive proceeds from the resale. Investors are watching for updates at a Needham conference Jan. 14 and an investor day Jan. 16.
8 January 2026
Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

Omeros Corp shares rose about 4% to $14.09 premarket after setting a $36,000 price for each vial of newly approved Yartemlea, used to treat TA-TMA in transplant patients. The company began its U.S. launch Jan. 2 and reported $171.5 million in cash at year-end. Shares jumped 6.6% in after-hours trading Wednesday. Analysts raised price targets following the announcement.
Intel stock jumps in premarket as 18A ramp talk keeps the turnaround trade hot

Intel stock jumps in premarket as 18A ramp talk keeps the turnaround trade hot

Intel shares jumped 6.4% to $42.63 in premarket trading Thursday after executives at CES said the company met its 18A chip production target for 2025 and began ramping Core Ultra Series 3. The company showed new “AI PC” laptops from 15 makers, with pre-orders starting this week. AMD and TSMC U.S. shares fell about 2% premarket, while Nvidia gained 1%. Intel will report Q4 and full-year results on Jan. 22.
American Airlines stock (AAL) slips premarket as free Wi‑Fi plan lands and earnings near

American Airlines stock (AAL) slips premarket as free Wi‑Fi plan lands and earnings near

American Airlines shares slipped 0.2% to $15.96 premarket Thursday after announcing free, AT&T-sponsored in-flight Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage loyalty members. The move follows similar offerings from Delta and United. Investors await late-January earnings for signs on demand and costs. UBS raised its price target on the stock to $21.
Nvidia stock rises in premarket as tough China payment terms put H200 demand back in focus

Nvidia stock rises in premarket as tough China payment terms put H200 demand back in focus

Nvidia is demanding full upfront payment and barring cancellations for H200 chip orders in China, as export approvals remain uncertain. NVDA shares rose 0.5% to $190.05 premarket. Chinese firms have ordered over 2 million H200 chips, but Nvidia holds only about 700,000 units in inventory. Beijing has asked some tech firms to pause orders while it considers requiring purchases of domestic AI chips.
8 January 2026

Stock Market Today

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 11:29 ET — Market closed. AbbVie shares closed up 2% on Friday at $223.43, extending a second straight session of gains as U.S. stocks rallied. The stock is still roughly 9% below its 52-week high, and trading volume ran a bit under its recent average. (MarketWatch) The bounce comes as investors work through AbbVie’s post-earnings reset and what it means for 2026. The drugmaker said fourth-quarter net revenues rose 10% to $16.618 billion and adjusted profit per share—excluding certain items—was $2.71; it forecast 2026 adjusted earnings of $14.37 to $14.57 a share. Chief Executive Robert
SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
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