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Stock Market News 7 January 2026

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock sinks 12% after Scotiabank downgrade calls valuation ‘irrational’

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock sinks 12% after Scotiabank downgrade calls valuation ‘irrational’

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:12 EST — After-hours AST SpaceMobile shares fell 12.1% on Wednesday after Scotiabank cut its rating on the satellite-to-smartphone company, dragging the stock to $85.73 at the close. The shares traded between $95.25 and $84.10 in the session. The move matters because the stock has been priced for a smooth build-out. ASTS has gained about 324% over the past 12 months and jumped about 34% in the last week, data cited by Investing.com showed, leaving it near a 52-week high before Wednesday’s drop. Investing.com Scotiabank analyst Andres Coello downgraded AST to sector underperform — a
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UnitedHealth stock drops after-hours as Optum UK sale talk swirls ahead of Jan. 27 earnings

UnitedHealth stock drops after-hours as Optum UK sale talk swirls ahead of Jan. 27 earnings

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 17:15 EST — After-hours UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) shares fell about 2% to $341.70 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after sliding through the close. The stock ranged from $338.11 to $349.55 during the session, leaving traders watching whether the late-day low holds into Thursday. The pullback comes as investors look for signs the company is trimming edges ahead of its next guidance. Sky News reported on Tuesday that private equity firm TPG is close to buying Optum UK for between 1.2 billion pounds and 1.4 billion pounds ($1.62 billion to $1.89 billion), with Bank of
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Boeing stock slips after-hours despite Alaska Airlines’ record jet order, with earnings next on Jan. 27

Boeing stock slips after-hours despite Alaska Airlines’ record jet order, with earnings next on Jan. 27

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 5:16 PM EST — After-hours Boeing shares slipped about 0.7% to $228.12 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, even after Alaska Airlines unveiled its biggest aircraft order ever with the U.S. planemaker. The deal matters because it puts fresh attention on Boeing’s ability to deliver on a long-stalled growth model: build more jets, clear regulatory hurdles, and turn a swelling order book into aircraft in customers’ hands. Alaska’s order is heavy on the 737 MAX 10, a model that still needs certification — regulatory approval to fly passengers — and that makes the timeline, and the
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Lam Research stock pulls back after-hours as fresh $260 Buy call runs into Jan. 28 earnings

Lam Research stock pulls back after-hours as fresh $260 Buy call runs into Jan. 28 earnings

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:02 ET — After-hours Lam Research (LRCX.O) shares ended down 1.9% on Wednesday and were last at $203.08 in after-hours trade, after swinging between $200.04 and $206.77 in the regular session. The drop snapped a three-day winning streak and left the chip-tool maker about 3.5% below its $210.45 52-week high, set a day earlier. Volume climbed to 14.8 million shares, above its 50-day average, as the S&P 500 and Dow slid and chip-related names also softened. marketwatch.com Why it matters now: Lam has been a momentum name in chip equipment, and the stock is close
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Lockheed Martin stock slides after Patriot missile deal, Goldman sticks to $430 sell target

Lockheed Martin stock slides after Patriot missile deal, Goldman sticks to $430 sell target

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 17:02 EST Lockheed Martin has struck a seven-year framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to more than triple production capacity of its PAC-3 missile interceptors, a key part of the Patriot air-defense system. Output is expected to rise to about 2,000 a year from roughly 600 as demand for air defenses climbs, and the missiles have also been supplied to Ukraine. The U.S. military awarded Lockheed a record $9.8 billion contract in September for 1,970 Patriot missiles. Reuters The deal lands as the department tries to push munitions into a faster, steadier production
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Netflix stock steadies after Warner board rejects Paramount bid again, earnings next

Netflix stock steadies after Warner board rejects Paramount bid again, earnings next

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:56 EST — After-hours Netflix (NFLX.O) shares were up 0.1% at $90.73 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O) told shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY.O) amended tender offer and stick with Netflix’s merger agreement. “Paramount’s offer continues to provide insufficient value,” Warner chair Samuel A. Di Piazza Jr. said. Netflix traded between $90.09 and $92.41 in the regular session; Warner Bros. Discovery was up 0.3% and Paramount Skydance fell 1.1%. Warner Bros. Discovery The renewed rejection keeps Netflix’s stock tethered to a question bigger than subscriber churn or content slates: can
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Western Digital stock sinks after CES-fueled rally cools; WDC traders eye jobs data next

Western Digital stock sinks after CES-fueled rally cools; WDC traders eye jobs data next

New York, January 7, 2026, 16:54 EST — After-hours Western Digital Corp shares were down 8.9% at $199.88 in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The stock swung between $219.36 and $195.30 in the session. The pullback followed a burst of buying on Tuesday that sent storage-linked names to fresh highs after Nvidia’s Jensen Huang outlined new AI hardware and a new layer of storage technology at CES in Las Vegas. Western Digital rose 17% on Tuesday, while flash-memory spinoff SanDisk jumped more than 27% and peers Seagate Technology and Micron Technology also rallied. “I think we’re going to have a very
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Broadcom stock barely budges after hours as AVGO prices $4.5 billion bond deal

Broadcom stock barely budges after hours as AVGO prices $4.5 billion bond deal

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 16:38 EST — After-hours Broadcom shares were little changed after the close on Wednesday, last down about 0.1% at $343.50. The chipmaker’s latest move is on the balance sheet: it has now put firm price tags on a four-part bond sale, tapping long-dated funding as investors keep one eye on rates and one on big-ticket tech spending. The broader tape stayed jumpy. The S&P 500 ended lower while the Nasdaq finished higher, helped by AI-linked mega-caps, Reuters reported. “Rumors that the AI trade was done turned out not to be true,” said Jake Dollarhide, chief
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Sandisk Corporation stock steadies after CES-fueled spike as Jan. 29 earnings loom

Sandisk Corporation stock steadies after CES-fueled spike as Jan. 29 earnings loom

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:44 (ET) — After-hours Sandisk Corp shares were last up 1.2% at $353.56 in after-hours trading on Wednesday. Western Digital and Seagate slid 8.9% and 6.7%, but Sandisk held near the highs after a 27%+ jump on Tuesday tied to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s CES remarks on a new layer of storage technology; it traded between $331.74 and $355.10 on Wednesday. Nvidia rose 1%, and “we’re going to have a very strong earnings season for Big Tech,” said Jed Ellerbroek at Argent Capital, pointing to higher capital spending. Reuters The trade matters because investors are
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Eli Lilly stock jumps after $1.2B Ventyx buy as obesity-pill bets come into focus

Eli Lilly stock jumps after $1.2B Ventyx buy as obesity-pill bets come into focus

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 4:55 PM EST — After-hours Eli Lilly and Co shares climbed on Wednesday after the drugmaker agreed to buy Ventyx Biosciences in a $1.2 billion deal, pressing ahead with its push beyond blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Lilly stock ended up 4.1% at $1,108.09, after touching $1,117.37, for a market value around $1 trillion. reuters.com The move matters because Lilly’s valuation leaves little room for stumbles. Investors have started to look past the first wave of obesity demand and toward what fills the pipeline later in the decade, especially if pricing gets tougher. Pills are
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Rocket Lab stock slips after COO’s $7.3 million sale filing; RKLB focus shifts to earnings

Rocket Lab stock slips after COO’s $7.3 million sale filing; RKLB focus shifts to earnings

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:55 EST — After-hours Rocket Lab Corp shares closed down 2.2% at $84.16 on Wednesday, after swinging between $81.85 and $85.96 as investors digested an insider sale after a sharp run-up earlier this week. StockAnalysis The pullback matters because Rocket Lab has become a crowded trade in space-and-defense stocks, where price moves have been fast and explanations thin. After a big early-January jump, traders have been quick to treat insider selling as a check on momentum, even when it is routine. A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed Chief Operating Officer Frank
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Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

Strategy Inc stock rises after MSCI drops plan to kick bitcoin-treasury firms out of indexes

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 16:40 EST — After-hours Strategy (MSTR.O) was up 2.5% at $161.83 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after MSCI scrapped a plan to exclude digital-asset treasury companies from its indexes. MSCI said it would keep its current approach — covering Strategy, which it lists as a firm whose digital-asset holdings are at least half of total assets — while it launches a broader review; Strategy said the policy would hold for MSCI’s February 2026 index review. Bitcoin fell 2.7% to $90,986, and Strategy’s shares were down about 47.5% last year. Reuters That matters because MSCI’s benchmarks
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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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