Intel stock treads water as Citi upgrade meets TSMC-fueled chip rally
Intel shares edged up 0.1% to $48.35 Friday morning, holding firm following a solid rally that has drawn renewed attention from traders.
Intel stock slips as analyst tone shifts ahead of earnings
Shares of Intel Corp slipped 0.8% to $48.32 in early Friday trading, hitting the brakes after a strong rally earlier this year.
Micron stock jumps as insider buy and $100 billion New York buildout grab attention
Micron Technology, Inc. shares jumped roughly 6% early Friday, lifted by a wider rally in memory-chip stocks following a director’s multi-million dollar stock buy and new specifics on the company’s upcoming New York “megafab” project. The stock last traded $20.18 higher at $356.81.
Apple stock price steadies near $258 as India antitrust warning hangs over AAPL
Apple Inc shares edged up 0.1% to $258.43 in early Friday trading, bouncing back from a low of $257.15. The company’s market cap hovered around $3.01 trillion.
Microsoft stock slips as Italy probes Activision game sales and Swiss watchdog eyes Microsoft 365 fees
Microsoft Corp shares slipped Friday after Italy’s competition authority launched probes into sales practices at its Activision Blizzard division, piling on fresh regulatory pressure in Europe. Early trading saw shares dip roughly 0.6% to $456.66.
Nvidia stock price rises today as China H200 rules and an insider sale hit the tape
Nvidia shares gained roughly 2% in early Friday trading, climbing $3.82 to $187.05.
AMD stock price rises early as TSMC outlook lifts chipmakers, with tariffs hanging over AI chips
Advanced Micro Devices shares climbed about 2% to $227.92 in early Friday trading, lifted by strength in the semiconductor sector. The rally came after contract chipmaker TSMC reported a record quarterly profit and forecasted a nearly 30% jump in 2026 revenue, backed by a hefty $52 billion to $56 billion capital-spending plan this year. “While the likes of Nvidia, Broadcom and AMD fight it out for chip supremacy, TSMC ultimately benefits as the key manufacturer of all their chips,” said Ben Barringer, head of technology research at Quilter Cheviot.
Amazon stock price edges higher after AWS copper deal — what AMZN traders are watching next
Amazon.com shares edged up 0.7% to $238.18 in premarket Friday, building on a small gain from earlier this week as investors reacted to a new supply-chain initiative from its cloud division.
Tesla stock slips as U.S. safety probe on Full Self-Driving gets a new deadline
Tesla shares slipped in early Friday trading after U.S. auto safety regulators gave the company extra time to respond to a federal investigation into its Full Self-Driving system.
authID (AUID) stock price dips in premarket after a 72% surge on ServiceNow integration news
Shares of authID Inc slipped 11% to around $1.52 in premarket action on Friday, pulling back from Thursday’s surge. The Nasdaq-listed stock had soared 72.3% to close at $1.71 the previous day, on volume nearing 295 million shares. Its market capitalization stands near $26 million.
Nutanix stock steadies in premarket after Barclays downgrade; Needham talk looms
Nutanix shares ticked up 0.04% to $48.69 in premarket trading Friday, following a 5.38% drop to $48.67 in the prior session. The stock has fallen roughly 27% over the past year, swinging between $46.12 and $83.36 in the last 52 weeks.
Figure Technology Solutions stock jumps premarket after Mizuho lifts target, OPEN blockchain push
Figure Technology Solutions jumped roughly 16% to $64.96 in premarket on Friday, following Mizuho’s boost of its price target to $64 from $56. The firm kept its Outperform rating on the fintech stock. Since its $25 IPO last September, the shares have surged significantly.
Micron Technology stock jumps in premarket after $7.8 million insider buy as memory-chip rally rolls on
Micron Technology shares jumped 5.7% to $355.65 in premarket trading Friday, following a close of $336.63 the day before. According to a regulatory filing, director Teyin Mark Liu bought 23,200 shares between Jan. 13-14 at roughly $337 each and now holds 25,910 shares.
Ford’s BYD hybrid battery talks ignite U.S. backlash as Ford pivots from EV bets
Ford Motor is in talks with China’s BYD about buying batteries for its hybrid vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. One option under discussion would have Ford use BYD batteries for vehicles sold outside the United States. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro attacked the idea on X, writing: “What could go wrong here?”
Wall Street futures rise as chip stocks jump; here’s the U.S. economic calendar today
U.S. stock index futures climbed Friday, driven by gains in memory-chip stocks as traders eyed upcoming factory data and Federal Reserve comments. By 5:52 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis had added 47 points, S&P 500 E-minis gained 20, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis jumped 148.25. Micron surged 6.4% in premarket trading, with Western Digital up 4.9% and Seagate rising 4.1%. Meanwhile, J.B. Hunt Transport Services dropped nearly 5% after reporting a decline in quarterly revenue. Investors are also awaiting December industrial production figures set for release later this morning.
Dow Jones futures edge higher as banks, chip rally keep Wall Street on its toes
Dow futures edged up early Friday following a bank-driven rally that buoyed the blue-chip index the day before, leaving traders cautiously optimistic ahead of new U.S. data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 65 points, or 0.13%, standing at 49,704.
ASX 200 hits 11-week high as banks rebound and tech rallies in Australia stock market
Australia’s top share index edged up Friday, boosted by gains in banks and tech stocks, while energy and materials took a hit. The S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.48% higher at 8,903.9, with the All Ordinaries rising 0.46%. Technology rallied 1.17%, and financials climbed 0.99%. Westpac jumped 1.8% to A$39.19, Macquarie gained 2.6% to A$211.86. Meanwhile, lithium players like Pilbara dropped 3.1%, dragged down by a roughly 9% fall in China’s benchmark lithium carbonate futures from settle to close.
Roblox stock rises before the bell as Wall Street weighs 2026 outlook ahead of Feb. 5 results
Shares of Roblox Corp ticked up roughly 1% in premarket action Friday, following a batch of analyst notes ahead of the videogame platform’s upcoming earnings. The stock climbed 1.05% to $85.58, after finishing Thursday at $84.65.
AST SpaceMobile cracks $100 at the close, then pops after hours as traders eye what’s next
AST SpaceMobile shares topped $100 for the first time Thursday and pushed even higher in after-hours trading, continuing a sharp rally that’s drawn quick speculators. The stock closed the regular session up 6.3% at $101.25, then climbed roughly 6.6% more to $107.90 after the bell, according to market data.
Hang Seng slips as tech drags again, while chip and AI names buck the trend in Hong Kong
Hong Kong stocks edged down Friday, slipping after an initial bounce. Drops among big internet players and cyclical sectors weighed on the market, even as semiconductor and AI-related stocks showed gains.
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