Stock Market 9 July 2026

Meta Shares Pull Back Midday, Traders Fixate on Key Figure

Meta Platforms, Inc. reversed an early slide Thursday, with shares last at $613.19, up around 1.7%. The stock had dropped as much as 4.2% from Wednesday’s close before turning higher. Investors appeared to set aside worries about the company’s AI-chip spending report.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:META·Stock Market

nLIGHT Stock Jumps After $627 Million Laser-Weapons Deal; Wall Street Eyes Contract Size

nLIGHT, Inc. jumped Thursday after landing a U.S. Joint Laser Weapon System deal that tops twice what the company expects in 2025 sales. The laser manufacturer has now turned a defense prototype win into its largest near-term test as it moves away from standard industrial products.

9 July 2026

Defense Industry·NASDAQ:LASR·Stock Market

American Airlines (AAL) Shares Bounce Back From Oil Drop, But Fuel Costs Stay High

American Airlines Group Inc. climbed 4.2% to $17.22 around midday Thursday, almost wiping out its loss from the previous day’s oil-driven drop. American led big U.S. airline stocks higher. Its rally topped moves in Delta Air Lines Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and the U.S. Global Jets ETF.

9 July 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Virax Biolabs (NASDAQ:VRAX) Soars 183% After Fosun Deal

Virax Biolabs Group shares jumped more than 100% during Thursday’s U.S. session after the diagnostics company said its UK subsidiary reached an exclusive multi-country supply deal with Fosun Diagnostics for its ImmuneSelect research-use immune-profiling line. The Nasdaq stock was trading at $9.00 as of 11:52 a.m. EDT, up $5.82 on the day, with about 57.8 million shares changing hands.

9 July 2026

Biotechnology·NASDAQ:VRAX·Stock Market

Opendoor Stock Is Jumping Again. The Quiet $510 Million Bet Behind OPEN’s Rally

Opendoor Technologies Inc. jumped 11.1% to $5.32 in late-morning trading on Thursday, adding about $510 million in market value — the stock price times shares outstanding — as buyers paid up for a housing-tech turnaround that still has to prove it can scale profitably. Trading volume topped 44.6 million shares by about 11:55 a.m. EDT.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:OPEN·Real Estate·Stock Market

Nasdaq rises, but gains come from unexpected names

U.S. stocks gained late Thursday morning, with the Nasdaq ahead of the Dow. Buyers picked up chip-equipment and memory stocks, while top AI names traded weaker. Invesco QQQ Trust climbed 1.5%. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was up 0.6%, and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust rose 0.4%. NVIDIA dropped 1.0% and Microsoft lost 0.8%.

9 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AMAT·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Dow Jones Today: Two Stocks Drive Gains

The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved higher midday Thursday, with most of the push coming from Cisco Systems and Goldman Sachs Group flexing more weight than the broader index move pointed to.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:GS·Stock Market

Arista faces another test as AI-networking rally gets attention

Arista Networks shares climbed Thursday, extending a rally after the cloud-networking stock topped its old 52-week high. Investors are still buying into companies linked to AI data centers.

9 July 2026

Industry Analysis·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

Tesla–SpaceX merger rumors get $500 target, Wall Street takes notice

Tesla shares climbed Thursday morning after RBC Capital lifted its price target to $500. The move puts a number on a merger scenario with SpaceX, which is still just speculation at this point. RBC's Tom Narayan said, “Raise PT to $500 on Potential SpaceX Combination.” Narayan said the new target bakes in a 25% to 30% premium for a possible SpaceX deal, even though those reports are unconfirmed.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:RKLB·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Tesla

AI Stocks Face Their Biggest Test Yet as Micron’s $250 Billion Bet Raises the Bar

Micron Technology’s plan to invest more than $250 billion in the United States through 2035 gave Wall Street a fresh marker for the artificial intelligence trade on Thursday: the spending boom is real, and it now has to show returns. Micron said the plan was driven by demand for memory chips in the AI era, while its shares rose about 8% in early trading.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market

Wall Street Eyes $900 SpaceX Stock, Traders Hold Back

SpaceX stock traded just under its Nasdaq opening price on Thursday, with Wall Street’s recent bullish research offering little immediate lift. Shares last changed hands at $148.89, up 0.4% for the day. That’s still under the June 12 open at $150, and above the $135 IPO price.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:SPACE·Stock Market

Costco (COST) falls as June sales growth eases; focus turns to upcoming test

Costco Wholesale shares dropped at the open Thursday after the company posted slower June comparable-sales growth. Even so, the warehouse retailer logged its biggest monthly sales of the year.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:COST·Stock Market

Walmart (WMT) Cuts Beef Prices as Grocery Battle Grows

Walmart’s summer price cuts on beef, soda and other picnic basics are testing how low the top U.S. grocer can go as Washington tells stores to deliver lower prices at the register.

9 July 2026

NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

PepsiCo’s Sales Beat Has One Big Problem: Americans Are Pulling Back

PepsiCo beat quarterly revenue expectations on Thursday, helped by international growth and newer zero-sugar, hydration and protein products, but weak North American demand kept pressure on the stock before the New York open.

9 July 2026

NYSE:PEP·Stock Market

Nasdaq Futures Edge Up, Oil Fears Still Weigh After Iran Moves

Stock futures in the U.S. traded mixed early Thursday. The Nasdaq was set to open higher as chip stocks attracted bids, but the Dow slipped after the latest rise in U.S.-Iran tensions. Index futures had the Nasdaq up 0.5%, S&P 500 up 0.1% and Dow down 0.1%, according to AP.

9 July 2026

Inflation·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Salesforce (CRM) hits snag on Wall Street over AI bet

Salesforce stock dropped in premarket trading Thursday after KeyBanc Capital Markets cut its rating on the business software name. The broker said Salesforce’s main AI product still isn’t getting enough customer buy-in to support a positive stance.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:CRM·NYSE:NOW·Stock Market·Technology Trends

SK Hynix’s $28 Billion Nasdaq Launch Puts AI Memory Demand in Focus

SK Hynix’s U.S. share sale is seeing heavy demand, more than seven times oversubscribed, Reuters said, citing a source. The South Korean memory-chip maker is set for one of the biggest equity deals on record as investors look for AI supply chain exposure. SK Hynix declined to comment to Reuters.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:SKHY·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock

Nasdaq futures moved higher Thursday, lifted by gains in chip stocks. Dow futures slipped as IBM and Microsoft dropped, with traders also watching new U.S.-Iran fighting, choppy oil, and a Fed still talking tough on inflation.

9 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SBUX·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia Shares Edge Higher in New York; One Key China Risk Still Lingers

Nvidia stock rose in premarket trade Thursday. Shares built on big gains from Wednesday. Reports said China could let a few leading AI companies buy some of Nvidia's H200 chips.

9 July 2026

China Economy·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Microsoft Stock Dips Ahead of AI Earnings Test

Microsoft shares were lower before the bell Thursday, as the focus shifted to the company’s earnings due in late July and how much it is spending on AI. The stock traded at $377.67 at 7:42 a.m. EDT, down 1.48%, after closing at $383.34 on Wednesday, Wall Street Journal data showed.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Stock Market 9 July 2026

Meta Shares Pull Back Midday, Traders Fixate on Key Figure

nLIGHT Stock Jumps After $627 Million Laser-Weapons Deal; Wall Street Eyes Contract Size

American Airlines (AAL) Shares Bounce Back From Oil Drop, But Fuel Costs Stay High

Virax Biolabs (NASDAQ:VRAX) Soars 183% After Fosun Deal

Opendoor Stock Is Jumping Again. The Quiet $510 Million Bet Behind OPEN’s Rally

Nasdaq rises, but gains come from unexpected names

Dow Jones Today: Two Stocks Drive Gains

Arista faces another test as AI-networking rally gets attention

Tesla–SpaceX merger rumors get $500 target, Wall Street takes notice

AI Stocks Face Their Biggest Test Yet as Micron’s $250 Billion Bet Raises the Bar

Wall Street Eyes $900 SpaceX Stock, Traders Hold Back

Costco (COST) falls as June sales growth eases; focus turns to upcoming test

Walmart (WMT) Cuts Beef Prices as Grocery Battle Grows

PepsiCo’s Sales Beat Has One Big Problem: Americans Are Pulling Back

Nasdaq Futures Edge Up, Oil Fears Still Weigh After Iran Moves

Salesforce (CRM) hits snag on Wall Street over AI bet

SK Hynix’s $28 Billion Nasdaq Launch Puts AI Memory Demand in Focus

Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock

Nvidia Shares Edge Higher in New York; One Key China Risk Still Lingers

Microsoft Stock Dips Ahead of AI Earnings Test

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