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Stock Market News 7 January 2026

Applied Materials stock jumps to a fresh 52-week high as CES AI talk lifts chip-equipment shares

Applied Materials stock jumps to a fresh 52-week high as CES AI talk lifts chip-equipment shares

Applied Materials shares jumped 4.1% to a record $296.01 Tuesday as chip-equipment stocks rallied on renewed AI optimism and CES headlines. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index hit an all-time high. Peers Lam Research, KLA, and ASML also advanced. Investors await U.S. labor data and Applied Materials’ earnings report on Feb. 12.
7 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps on AT&T satellite-to-phone beta plan — what investors watch next

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps on AT&T satellite-to-phone beta plan — what investors watch next

AST SpaceMobile shares jumped 7.2% Tuesday before slipping 1.8% to $95.75 after hours. Investors tracked AT&T’s plan to begin a limited satellite-to-phone beta in the first half of 2026. Options activity surged, with calls outpacing puts and implied volatility rising. The next BlueBird satellite launch and March earnings window remain in focus.
7 January 2026
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Seagate stock jumps 14% as Nvidia CES “context memory storage” lifts STX and peers

Seagate stock jumps 14% as Nvidia CES “context memory storage” lifts STX and peers

Seagate shares surged 14% to $330.42 in after-hours trading Tuesday, hitting a record high amid strong demand for AI-related data storage. Peer stocks SanDisk, Western Digital, and Micron also posted double-digit gains. The rally follows tightening memory supply and bullish comments from Nvidia and Samsung at CES. Seagate’s next earnings report is expected around Jan. 20.
7 January 2026
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Walmart stock (WMT) rises as Walmart Connect rolls out ad assistant ahead of earnings

Walmart stock (WMT) rises as Walmart Connect rolls out ad assistant ahead of earnings

Walmart shares rose 1.5% to $114.34 in after-hours trading Tuesday after its advertising unit unveiled a new AI assistant for Sponsored Search campaigns, now in beta. The move comes ahead of Walmart’s Feb. 19 earnings report. Director Timothy Patrick Flynn received 337 stock units at $111.41 as deferred compensation, a regulatory filing showed.
7 January 2026
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Oklo stock jumps toward $100 as DOE’s $2.7 billion uranium move lifts nuclear plays

Oklo stock jumps toward $100 as DOE’s $2.7 billion uranium move lifts nuclear plays

Oklo Inc. shares climbed 7% to $95.60 in after-hours trading Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $2.7 billion in enrichment contracts to boost domestic nuclear fuel supply. The stock hit $96.82 earlier, with 20 million shares traded. Other nuclear-linked stocks, including NuScale Power and Centrus Energy, also advanced. The DOE awards do not fund Oklo’s reactor construction.
7 January 2026
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Uber stock jumps nearly 6% as CES robotaxi reveal with Lucid, Nuro lifts shares

Uber stock jumps nearly 6% as CES robotaxi reveal with Lucid, Nuro lifts shares

Uber shares jumped 5.9% to $85.54 in after-hours trading Tuesday after unveiling a Lucid-based robotaxi with Nuro at CES. The vehicle uses Nuro’s Level 4 self-driving system and Nvidia hardware, with on-road testing underway in the Bay Area. Production is expected later this year at Lucid’s Arizona plant, pending validation. Investors are watching for updates on rollout timing and partnership economics.
7 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock slides 3% as oil falls on Venezuela supply bets; investors eye next catalyst

Exxon Mobil stock slides 3% as oil falls on Venezuela supply bets; investors eye next catalyst

Exxon Mobil shares dropped 3.4% to $121.05 Tuesday, underperforming a rising U.S. market as oil prices fell on forecasts of ample 2026 supply. Brent crude settled at $60.70 a barrel, down 1.7%. Investors tracked Venezuela policy after the U.S. detained President Maduro, with White House talks set for later in the week. Chevron and ConocoPhillips also declined.
7 January 2026
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Lumentum stock spikes 11% as AI data-center trade rebounds; Feb. 3 earnings loom

Lumentum stock spikes 11% as AI data-center trade rebounds; Feb. 3 earnings loom

Lumentum shares jumped 11.3% to $397.42 in after-hours trading Tuesday, tracking gains in AI data-center stocks. The company will report fiscal Q2 results and hold a conference call on Feb. 3. A new SEC filing said chief accounting officer Matthew Sepe will retire after the 10-Q filing, with Eric Chang named as successor.
7 January 2026
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Woodside share price drops with ASX sell-off — what to watch before Feb. 24 results

Woodside share price drops with ASX sell-off — what to watch before Feb. 24 results

8 February 2026
Sydney, February 8, 2026, 17:27 AEDT — Market closed Woodside Energy Group Ltd shares closed down 1.6% on Friday at A$25.48, a 42 Australian cent drop on the day. With the ASX shut for the weekend, the next test comes on Monday as traders react to oil moves and the broader risk tone. (Reuters) The slide matters now because Woodside is a bellwether energy name in Australia, and a quick gauge of how investors are pricing crude and liquefied natural gas (LNG, super-cooled gas shipped by sea). Friday’s market hit left little room for sector stories. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended
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