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Stock Market News 18 January 2026

Broadcom stock ends higher into holiday-shortened week as chip rally holds, Jefferies stays bullish

Broadcom stock ends higher into holiday-shortened week as chip rally holds, Jefferies stays bullish

Broadcom shares rose 2.5% to $351.71 Friday, outpacing other chip stocks as markets closed ahead of the holiday weekend. Jefferies reaffirmed Broadcom as its top chip pick for 2026 with a $500 target, citing strong AI demand. Chip stocks were mixed, with Qualcomm and Analog Devices ending lower. Markets reopen Tuesday, with Intel’s earnings due later in the week.
18 January 2026
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MARA stock jumps 6.6% as bitcoin miners rally on Riot’s AMD data-center lease heading into MLK market holiday

MARA stock jumps 6.6% as bitcoin miners rally on Riot’s AMD data-center lease heading into MLK market holiday

MARA Holdings rose 6.6% Friday to $11.36, tracking bitcoin’s gains and sector momentum. Riot Platforms surged 16% after announcing a $311 million, 10-year data-center deal with AMD. U.S. markets will reopen Tuesday after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Traders are watching for earnings updates and shifts in crypto prices.
18 January 2026
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NuScale Power stock pops as White House presses PJM on data-center power — what SMR investors watch next

NuScale Power stock pops as White House presses PJM on data-center power — what SMR investors watch next

NuScale Power shares surged 7% to close at $20.19 Friday after Washington ordered emergency power measures for the PJM grid. The White House called for data centers to fund new generation, spotlighting “reliable baseload” supply. Traders are watching Tuesday’s market reopening and a Jan. 20 unit-exchange notice that could affect NuScale’s share supply.
18 January 2026
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Legence stock jumps 7% to $49.59 — what to watch for LGN after the long weekend

Legence stock jumps 7% to $49.59 — what to watch for LGN after the long weekend

Legence shares jumped 7.1% to $49.59 Friday, nearing their 52-week high, with volume at 1.43 million. The move followed full exercise of an over-allotment option by Blackstone-linked shareholders and comes as the company integrates its $200 million Bowers Group acquisition. U.S. markets close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reopening Tuesday. The IPO lock-up expires March 11, 2026.
18 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock price near $150: why BE surged and what to watch before Tuesday’s reopen

Bloom Energy stock price near $150: why BE surged and what to watch before Tuesday’s reopen

Bloom Energy shares closed at $149.50 Friday, up 7.4% after an intraday high of $150.65. The rally followed news of a $2.65 billion fuel cell order from American Electric Power and increased focus on power supply issues for data centers. FuelCell Energy, Plug Power, and Ballard Power also gained. U.S. stocks overall ended flat ahead of the long weekend.
18 January 2026
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Micron stock jumps on $100B New York megafab groundbreaking and $7.8M insider buy — what MU traders watch next

Micron stock jumps on $100B New York megafab groundbreaking and $7.8M insider buy — what MU traders watch next

Micron shares rose 7.8% to $362.75 Friday after the company began construction on a $100 billion New York megafab and disclosed a large director share purchase. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trading resumes Tuesday with chip sector earnings and new U.S. tariffs on advanced AI chips in focus.
18 January 2026
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Centrus Energy stock price jumps 8% before MLK Day break — what traders watch next for LEU

Centrus Energy stock price jumps 8% before MLK Day break — what traders watch next for LEU

Centrus Energy shares rose 8.1% Friday to $331.03 after landing a $900 million Department of Energy contract to expand uranium enrichment in Ohio. The deal is part of a $2.7 billion federal push to boost domestic supply. U.S. uranium spot prices are forecast to reach $82 a pound by late 2025, while domestic mine output remains far below demand. Centrus reports quarterly earnings Feb. 5.
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Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 EST — Market closed. Apple shares ended Friday higher, closing up 0.8% at $278.12. The stock eased 0.3% after hours to $277.25 ahead of Monday’s reopening. (Investing.com) The move capped a choppy week for megacap tech as traders tried to work out whether the latest bout of nerves over artificial intelligence spending is a speed bump or something stickier. That matters for Apple because it sits in both camps — a heavyweight in the Dow and a bellwether growth stock — just as the next set of U.S. data may reset bets on interest-rate
Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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