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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

AST SpaceMobile stock tries to bounce after analyst calls valuation “irrational”

AST SpaceMobile stock tries to bounce after analyst calls valuation “irrational”

AST SpaceMobile shares rose 3.6% to $88.80 in premarket trading Thursday after falling 12% the previous session. Scotiabank downgraded the stock to Sector Underperform, citing high valuation and execution risks, and set a $45.60 price target. The stock traded between $83.91 and $95.34 Wednesday, closing at $85.73. Investors remain focused on the company’s rollout pace and competition from SpaceX’s Starlink.
8 January 2026
American Airlines stock (AAL) steadies in premarket after free Wi‑Fi rollout plan, analyst targets

American Airlines stock (AAL) steadies in premarket after free Wi‑Fi rollout plan, analyst targets

American Airlines shares slipped 0.1% to $15.97 premarket after announcing a phased rollout of free, AT&T-sponsored in-flight Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage members. TD Cowen raised its price target to $19 and BofA to $17, both citing demand momentum. The rollout will start with narrowbody and dual-class regional jets, reaching most flights by early spring.
8 January 2026
BMNR stock today: MSCI backs off crypto-treasury index ban as BitMine’s share-vote clock ticks

BMNR stock today: MSCI backs off crypto-treasury index ban as BitMine’s share-vote clock ticks

BitMine Immersion Technologies shares fell 1.2% to $30.01 premarket Thursday after MSCI paused plans to remove crypto-treasury firms from its indexes. BitMine shareholders face a Jan. 14 deadline to vote on raising authorized shares. The stock dropped 6.1% Wednesday and 3.1% Tuesday. MSCI will maintain current index treatment for now but defer changes to share counts and index weights.
Rocket Lab’s RKLB stock dips premarket after insider sales hit SEC filings — what investors watch next

Rocket Lab’s RKLB stock dips premarket after insider sales hit SEC filings — what investors watch next

Rocket Lab shares slipped 0.2% to $83.93 in premarket trading after SEC filings showed CFO Adam Spice and COO Frank Klein sold shares under preset 10b5-1 plans. Spice sold 1,365,665 shares on Jan. 5, while Klein sold 100,000 shares on Jan. 2. The stock had dropped 2.3% Wednesday after a 10% surge Tuesday. Investors await the next earnings update and Neutron development news.
Uber stock gets a CES jolt as Lucid-Nuro robotaxi plan takes shape

Uber stock gets a CES jolt as Lucid-Nuro robotaxi plan takes shape

Uber shares rose 0.8% to $86.19 Wednesday after the company and partners Lucid and Nuro showcased a new robotaxi program at CES in Las Vegas. On-road testing began last month, with a Bay Area launch expected later this year. Lucid closed a $300 million investment from Uber in September to deploy up to 20,000 robotaxis over six years. Uber has not set a date for its next earnings report, but Nasdaq lists Feb. 4.
SMX stock edges higher in premarket after 76% spike — what’s driving Security Matters now

SMX stock edges higher in premarket after 76% spike — what’s driving Security Matters now

SMX shares rose 2.6% to $34.83 in Nasdaq premarket trading Thursday after jumping 76% Wednesday, when volume hit 16.6 million shares and the price ranged from $18.14 to $40.56. The surge followed company-backed advertorials promoting “molecular identity” tech for cannabis and food packaging. Traders are watching if gains hold after the 9:30 a.m. ET open. Next earnings date is April 23, according to StockAnalysis.com.
8 January 2026
Lithium prices keep climbing — Albemarle stock edges up premarket on fresh upgrades

Lithium prices keep climbing — Albemarle stock edges up premarket on fresh upgrades

Albemarle rose 2.2% to $161.57 in premarket trading Thursday after analysts raised price targets, citing higher lithium prices and demand for energy storage. China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate spot prices climbed by up to 5,000 yuan per ton, while futures swung sharply. Other lithium stocks traded mixed. China’s industry ministry warned battery makers about overcapacity risks.
8 January 2026
Why Valero stock is moving: gasoline price risk, California refinery plans and Venezuela crude

Why Valero stock is moving: gasoline price risk, California refinery plans and Venezuela crude

Valero Energy shares rose 0.7% in premarket trading after California said the company will keep supplying gasoline as it idles its Benicia refinery in 2026. U.S. gasoline inventories climbed by 7.7 million barrels last week, while crude stocks fell 3.8 million. Brent crude traded near $60.55 a barrel. The U.S. average gasoline price was $2.819 per gallon, unchanged from the previous day.
8 January 2026
Crude oil rebounds, but Exxon stock and USO ETF slip in premarket as Venezuela headlines bite

Crude oil rebounds, but Exxon stock and USO ETF slip in premarket as Venezuela headlines bite

USO fell 1% premarket Thursday, Exxon Mobil dropped 2%, and Chevron slipped less than 1%. Brent crude rose to $60.55 in Europe after Trump backed a Russia-sanctions bill. The US seized two Venezuela-linked tankers and reached a deal to import up to $2 billion in Venezuelan crude. Exxon warned lower prices could cut Q4 upstream earnings by up to $1.2 billion.
US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

U.S. stock futures fell early Thursday, with Dow futures down 146 points, as traders awaited Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. Defense stocks surged after Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027. Lockheed Martin jumped 7.2%, Northrop Grumman 7.5%, and RTX 4.9%. Key economic data, including jobless claims and trade figures, are due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Mortgage rates today hold near 6.2% as D.R. Horton stock slides before jobs report

Mortgage rates today hold near 6.2% as D.R. Horton stock slides before jobs report

D.R. Horton shares fell 3.6% premarket after Citizens downgraded the homebuilder, citing aggressive earnings estimates and inventory risks. The average U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate edged up to 6.163%. Lennar dropped 2.3% and the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF lost 2.4%. Traders awaited Friday’s U.S. jobs report, seen as a key driver for rates.
UK stock market today: FTSE 100 slips on Shell warning as defence stocks jump

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 slips on Shell warning as defence stocks jump

Shell fell 2.6% after warning of a chemicals unit loss and narrowing LNG guidance, dragging the FTSE 100 down 0.3% by mid-morning. BAE Systems jumped over 6% on U.S. defence spending hopes. Associated British Foods dropped 11% after Primark’s profit warning. Tesco and Greggs also declined as UK retailers flagged weak consumer confidence.
APLD stock slips premarket after Applied Digital’s Q2 results, AI data-center buildout in focus

APLD stock slips premarket after Applied Digital’s Q2 results, AI data-center buildout in focus

Applied Digital shares dropped 2% to $29.56 in premarket trading Thursday after reporting a quarterly net loss of $31.2 million despite a 250% revenue surge to $126.6 million. Most revenue came from tenant fit-out work and early lease income at its North Dakota data center. The company disclosed $2.35 billion in new debt and plans to spin out its cloud unit with EKSO Bionics.
Intel stock jumps 6% in premarket as CES “Panther Lake” chips put Jan. 22 earnings in focus

Intel stock jumps 6% in premarket as CES “Panther Lake” chips put Jan. 22 earnings in focus

Intel shares rose 6.4% in premarket trading to $42.63 after the company showcased new laptop processors built on its 18A manufacturing process at CES. The company will report quarterly results on Jan. 22, with investors watching for signs that the new chips are driving demand. Pre-orders for the Core Ultra Series 3 chips begin this week.

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Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 17:36 EST — Market closed. Walt Disney shares rose 3.6% on Friday to close at $108.70, trimming the damage from an early-week slide as U.S. stocks snapped back into risk-on mode. (Yahoo Finance) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the next session opens with Disney caught between two big forces: a market that is suddenly willing to buy again, and a media business that is still being rewired in public. For Disney, that matters now because its most visible growth levers — streaming and experiences — move on sentiment as much as on the
Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

7 February 2026
Novo Nordisk Class B shares closed up 5.3% at 295.50 Danish crowns in Copenhagen after Hims & Hers said it would stop offering a compounded pill version of Wegovy following U.S. regulatory warnings. The move came after Novo called the Hims product “illegal mass compounding” and threatened legal action. Shares had fallen nearly 8% Thursday after Hims launched the pill. Trading resumes Monday.
Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

7 February 2026
Linde plc shares fell 2.5% to $448.24 Friday after reporting Q4 sales up 6% to $8.76 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.20. The company guided 2026 adjusted EPS to $17.40–$17.90, below analyst consensus. JPMorgan downgraded the stock, while Morgan Stanley and UBS raised price targets. Linde repurchased $1.4 billion in shares in Q4 and returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in 2025.
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