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Stock Market News 9 January 2026

Valero (VLO) stock slides as Venezuela oil talks loom and an analyst trims a target

Valero (VLO) stock slides as Venezuela oil talks loom and an analyst trims a target

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 14:39 (EST) — Regular trading Valero Energy shares fell 3.2% to $185.16 Friday afternoon, after hitting an intraday low of $182.70. Marathon Petroleum was off 0.1% and Phillips 66 dropped 1.1%. Piper Sandler lowered its Valero price target to $217 from $223 and stuck with an “overweight” rating, The Fly reported. (TipRanks) The pullback comes with traders watching Washington. The White House was convening a meeting on Friday with oil producers, refiners and trading houses to discuss potential investment in Venezuela’s energy sector, a White House official said. Valero and Marathon were among the companies
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Linde stock ticks up as Feb. 5 earnings date lands — what investors watch next

Linde stock ticks up as Feb. 5 earnings date lands — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 15:13 (EST) — Regular session Linde plc shares (LIN.O) rose about 1% on Friday as investors turned to the next catalyst: the industrial gases maker’s fourth-quarter report on Feb. 5. The stock was up $4.49 at $444.18, after trading between $437.59 and $444.62. Linde said it will publish fourth-quarter 2025 results by 6 a.m. EST on Feb. 5 and host a conference call at 9 a.m. EST. The group, which reported 2024 sales of $33 billion, supplies gases and engineering services into chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, and healthcare. (Linde) The backdrop is
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JOYY stock slips in late trade after Thursday pop; investors eye CPI and Fed next

JOYY stock slips in late trade after Thursday pop; investors eye CPI and Fed next

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 15:14 EST — Regular session JOYY Inc shares fell 4.3% to $66.44 in afternoon trade on Friday, after touching $70.25 a day earlier and closing Thursday up 3%. The stock traded between $66.55 and $69.42 on the day. (StockAnalysis) The drop outpaced a broader retreat in U.S.-listed China names, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index down 1.24%. Traders said the tape looked like profit-taking after a sharp run into the week’s highs. (Nasdaq Global Index Watch) Rate talk was back in focus after U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December, while the
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CRISPR Therapeutics stock slides after CFO share-sale filing; JPM conference next

CRISPR Therapeutics stock slides after CFO share-sale filing; JPM conference next

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 15:11 EST — Regular session CRISPR Therapeutics AG shares slid on Friday, bucking a firmer broader market, after a regulatory filing flagged a chief financial officer’s share sale under a pre-arranged trading plan. (Reuters) The company’s CFO, Raju Prasad, exercised stock options for 29,700 common shares and sold 29,700 shares the same day at prices around $60, a Form 4 filed on Jan. 8 showed. The filing indicated the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a preset trading instruction meant to limit allegations of trading on inside information. (SEC) The timing matters because
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Vertiv stock rebounds after Thursday slide as jobs data steadies rate-cut bets

Vertiv stock rebounds after Thursday slide as jobs data steadies rate-cut bets

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 15:12 EST — Regular session Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co rose 1.5% to $163.24 in afternoon trading on Friday, clawing back some ground after a sharp drop in the prior session. The data center power-and-cooling supplier fell 6.3% on Thursday, a swing that left the stock nursing losses after a tech-led pullback in U.S. equities ahead of the monthly jobs report. (Investing.com) That matters now because Vertiv trades like a rate-sensitive growth name: when investors lean toward interest-rate cuts, high-multiple infrastructure suppliers tend to catch a bid. Broader U.S. indexes were higher on Friday after
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KLA stock jumps after Cantor target hike as investors eye Jan. 29 earnings (KLAC)

KLA stock jumps after Cantor target hike as investors eye Jan. 29 earnings (KLAC)

New York, January 9, 2026, 15:03 EST — Regular session KLA Corp shares rose about 5.6% to $1,398.71 in afternoon trading on Friday, tracking a rebound in chip names and fresh bullish analyst comments on the semiconductor equipment cycle. KLA said on Thursday it will review second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on Jan. 29 and publish results the same day after the U.S. stock market closes, alongside a shareholder letter and earnings slide deck. (KLA Corporation) The move matters because KLA sits in the middle of a tight trade: investors want exposure to chip spending tied to advanced manufacturing, but they
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Why Abercrombie & Fitch stock is sliding today despite a UBS target hike

Why Abercrombie & Fitch stock is sliding today despite a UBS target hike

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 14:54 EST — Regular session Abercrombie & Fitch shares fell about 3.7% to $125.09 in afternoon trading on Friday, after swinging between $133.16 and $124.17. The drop came as investors digested a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report that pulled attention back to the health of the consumer — and the path for interest rates. “Hiring is still stuck in stall speed,” said Olu Sonola, head of U.S. economic research at Fitch Ratings, after payrolls rose 50,000 in December; the report also showed job losses in retail and left expectations intact for the Federal Reserve to hold
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Nebius (NBIS) stock ticks up as AI names rebound — Rubin rollout and earnings are the next tests

Nebius (NBIS) stock ticks up as AI names rebound — Rubin rollout and earnings are the next tests

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 15:16 EST — Regular session Nebius Group N.V. shares were up 1.2% at $98.48 on Friday afternoon, paring earlier gains after the stock briefly climbed above $104. The Nasdaq-listed shares have ranged from $97.25 to $104.94 in the session. The move came as U.S. stocks pushed higher, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high as chipmakers led broad gains after a weaker-than-expected jobs report, Reuters reported. “On the overall AI theme, investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers in terms of sub-themes and individual names,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio
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Scorpio Tankers stock slips as BofA downgrade revives “peak rates” debate

Scorpio Tankers stock slips as BofA downgrade revives “peak rates” debate

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 14:45 EST — Regular session Shares of Scorpio Tankers Inc fell about 2.3% on Friday after Bank of America Securities cut its rating on the product tanker operator, pointing to signs the freight market may be closer to a top. The stock was down $1.32 at $54.86 in afternoon trading. The call matters because tanker stocks can move fast when analysts start leaning the other way on day rates, which drive earnings for many shipping owners. Scorpio’s shares had climbed in recent sessions, leaving less room for disappointment when the next set of rate and
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Texas Instruments stock ticks up as chipmakers rally — what could move TXN next

Texas Instruments stock ticks up as chipmakers rally — what could move TXN next

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 14:59 EST — Regular session Texas Instruments stock (TXN.O) rose about 1% to $190.24 in afternoon trading on Friday. Chipmakers led the gains, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index — a gauge of major U.S. chip stocks — up 2.6%, helping lift the S&P 500 to a record high. Broadcom gained 3.7% and Lam Research jumped 8% after Mizuho lifted its price target; “investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers in terms of sub-themes and individual names,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) A Labor Department report showed
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Constellation Energy stock jumps as TD Cowen turns bullish, Meta nuclear deals lift power names

Constellation Energy stock jumps as TD Cowen turns bullish, Meta nuclear deals lift power names

New York, January 9, 2026, 14:44 EST — Regular session Constellation Energy Corp shares were up 5.6% at $340.51 in afternoon trading on Friday, extending a sharp rally in U.S. power producers as investors latched onto new long-term demand signals and a fresh bullish call on the stock. The move matters because the market is treating reliable generation — especially nuclear and flexible gas plants — as scarce again. Data centers and new industrial loads are pushing utilities and generators back into the spotlight, and investors are paying up for companies that can sign long-term contracts. Constellation sits in the
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Coca-Cola stock rises as soft U.S. jobs report boosts staples; CPI, Fed and earnings ahead

Coca-Cola stock rises as soft U.S. jobs report boosts staples; CPI, Fed and earnings ahead

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 2:44 PM EST — Regular session Coca-Cola (KO) shares rose 1.4% to $70.33 in afternoon trading on Friday, pushing back above the $70 mark as investors leaned into consumer-staples names. The stock traded between $69.11 and $70.41 in the session. The move matters now because rate expectations are doing the work again. U.S. stocks pushed to a record high on Friday after a weaker jobs report, keeping the focus on whether the Federal Reserve can ease later this year without seeing inflation flare again. (Reuters) Nonfarm payrolls — the monthly count of jobs added outside
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Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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