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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

Dell (DELL) stock slips after CES “AI PC” reality check; here’s what traders watch next

Dell (DELL) stock slips after CES “AI PC” reality check; here’s what traders watch next

New York, January 8, 2026, 14:39 EST — Regular session Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) shares fell 1.3% to $118.46 on Thursday afternoon after dipping as low as $114.79, a slide of about 4.4% at the session trough. The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ ETF was down about 0.8%, while PC rival HP Inc rose about 3.2%. The moves matter now because the PC industry has leaned on “AI PCs” — laptops with neural processing units (NPUs) meant to handle some AI tasks on the device — to spark a new upgrade cycle. Investors have also started to separate AI winners from
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ICON stock sinks nearly 8% after Truist downgrade puts 2026 outlook in the spotlight

ICON stock sinks nearly 8% after Truist downgrade puts 2026 outlook in the spotlight

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:50 ET — Regular session ICON Public Limited Company shares fell sharply on Thursday, sliding $16.09, or about 7.9%, to $186.83 in afternoon trading after a Truist Securities downgrade knocked sentiment. Truist cut ICON to “hold” from “buy” and lowered its price target to $222 from $231, according to reports of the note. GuruFocus The timing matters because ICON is nearing the point where it has to put numbers around 2026. In a Form 6-K dated Wednesday, the contract research group said it intends to issue full-year 2026 guidance alongside its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025
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Coherent (COHR) stock slides nearly 10% as investors turn picky on AI-linked optics

Coherent (COHR) stock slides nearly 10% as investors turn picky on AI-linked optics

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:31 EST — Regular session Coherent Corp shares slid 9.6% to $173.31 in afternoon trading on Thursday, reversing earlier gains as a wave of selling hit some AI-linked hardware names. The stock ranged from $192.50 to $173.29, with volume running a bit above its recent average. The drop comes as investors get more selective about pricey AI-related stocks after a big run, even as the broader U.S. market stayed mixed. “While AI is still hot, there are going to be winners and losers,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth. Reuters The
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Eaton stock slips after Barclays cuts target as rate bets stay in play

Eaton stock slips after Barclays cuts target as rate bets stay in play

New York, January 8, 2026, 14:42 EST — Regular session Shares of Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) fell about 0.8% on Thursday after Barclays lowered its price target on the power-management company. Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell cut the target to $350 from $362 and kept an Equal Weight rating, an in-line call; Eaton was down $2.53 at $320.14 in afternoon trade. TipRanks The move lands as investors keep tying the stock to the path of U.S. interest rates and the durability of data-center spending. Fed Governor Stephen Miran said he is looking for about 150 basis points, or 1.5 percentage points,
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GE Aerospace stock slides 4% after early pop as Boeing MAX 10, earnings loom

GE Aerospace stock slides 4% after early pop as Boeing MAX 10, earnings loom

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:29 EST — Regular session GE Aerospace shares fell about 4% on Thursday afternoon, wiping out an early climb and pulling the stock back into the low-$300s. The shares were down $12.97 at $310.67 after trading as high as $330.06. The move matters because investors are walking into a tight cluster of near-term catalysts that can swing expectations for engine makers. GE Aerospace sells jet engines, but much of the focus sits on the aftermarket — plain-English: repairs, shop visits and spare parts — where revenue tends to be steadier once planes are flying. A
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EQT stock slides as U.S. natural gas prices fall after big storage draw

EQT stock slides as U.S. natural gas prices fall after big storage draw

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 14:24 EST — Regular session EQT Corp (EQT.N) shares slid on Thursday as U.S. natural gas prices fell, pressuring gas-heavy producers after a volatile week in the futures market. The stock was down 4.2% at $52.20 in afternoon trade, while front-month Henry Hub gas futures hovered around $3.388 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down about 4%. That link matters right now because winter heating demand is still the swing factor for prices, and traders have been reacting fast to each shift in the forecast. U.S. gas futures jumped 4.3% on Wednesday to settle at
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Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session Seagate Technology Holdings fell 9.3% to $279.72 in afternoon trade, after swinging between $310.50 and $278.26. Western Digital dropped 8.0% and Sandisk fell 7.0% as the broader storage rally lost steam. The pullback follows a burst of buying earlier this week after comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the CES show in Las Vegas pushed traders toward memory and storage names. Investopedia reported Huang told analysts AI-specific storage and memory are “a completely unserved market today,” and noted Seagate and Western Digital jumped on Tuesday before giving back part
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Hycroft Mining stock drops nearly 13% as HYMC gives back a chunk of its latest run

Hycroft Mining stock drops nearly 13% as HYMC gives back a chunk of its latest run

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:30 EST — Regular session Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation shares slid $3.83, or 12.9%, to $25.91 in afternoon trading on Thursday. The stock earlier touched $29.70, before hitting a session low of $25.91. The move matters because Hycroft has become a high-beta trade, where financing headlines and project timelines can whip the stock around fast. In a December 15 filing, the company said it had released initial drill results from its 2025–2026 exploration program, keeping attention on what comes next. SEC Hycroft is not currently mining. It discontinued mining operations in November 2021 and has
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Home Depot stock jumps 3% as CES Hubspace partnerships land and jobs report looms

Home Depot stock jumps 3% as CES Hubspace partnerships land and jobs report looms

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 13:46 EST — Regular session Home Depot shares climbed 3.5% to $361.25 at 1:46 p.m. EST on Thursday, lifting a Dow-heavy lineup even as the tech-heavy Nasdaq was under pressure. The S&P 500 tracker was little changed while the Nasdaq 100 ETF slipped about 0.7%. The bounce matters because Home Depot sits close to the fault line between rates, jobs and home spending, and traders are trying to pin down how fast that cycle turns. Weekly jobless claims edged up to 208,000, while a Chicago Fed estimate put December’s unemployment rate at 4.6% ahead of
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Ciena stock tumbles 14% as AI-networking names retreat — what investors watch next

Ciena stock tumbles 14% as AI-networking names retreat — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 13:42 EST — Regular session Ciena Corp (CIEN) shares were down about 14% at $222.73 on Thursday, after ending Wednesday at $259.27 and touching $260 earlier in the session. Roughly 2.8 million shares had changed hands by early afternoon. Optical peer Lumentum Holdings fell about 11% and Coherent slid roughly 9%, while Arista Networks was down about 5%. The networking-equipment maker has become a proxy for rising data traffic in cloud and AI data centers, and that can make the stock whip around when the wider market mood shifts. The group has been running hot,
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Nvidia stock slides on China H200 prepayment push as investors weigh export risk

Nvidia stock slides on China H200 prepayment push as investors weigh export risk

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 14:25 EST — Regular session Nvidia shares fell about 2.7% on Thursday after the AI chipmaker tightened payment terms for its H200 processors sold into China, demanding full upfront payment and barring cancellations or refunds, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The stock traded at $184.03, near the day’s low of $183.86. Beijing has asked some tech companies to pause H200 orders while regulators decide how many domestic chips buyers must purchase alongside each order, the report said. Reuters The move matters because China is again a live swing factor for Nvidia’s growth story,
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Merck stock climbs on Wolfe upgrade as Cidara deal closes and Gardasil questions linger

Merck stock climbs on Wolfe upgrade as Cidara deal closes and Gardasil questions linger

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 13:46 EST — Regular session Merck & Co shares rose 1.5% to $110.20 in afternoon trading on Thursday after Wolfe Research upgraded the drugmaker, outpacing a softer health-care sector. The stock traded as high as $112.08 and as low as $107.94, while AbbVie slid about 3.9% and the S&P 500 ETF was little changed. The move comes as investors try to sort out two cross-currents: Merck’s push to broaden its pipeline and a fast-moving U.S. debate over vaccine policy that touches one of its biggest franchises. Merck said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025
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Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

7 February 2026
Westpac shares fell 1.2% to A$39.43 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2% amid broad selling. The bank is set to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 35,000 staff after a pilot last year. Investors are watching for signs of loan growth and credit quality ahead of Westpac’s first-quarter update on Feb. 13. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% this week.
ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

7 February 2026
ANZ shares closed at A$37.01 on Friday, down 1.52% as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2% and nearly $70 billion was wiped from the market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 0.25 points to 3.85%, prompting ANZ to lift variable home loan rates from Feb. 13. ANZ announced a new Salesforce-based AI CRM rollout and a board change effective Feb. 8. Investors await ANZ’s first-quarter update on Feb. 12.
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