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Technology News 9 January 2026 - 10 January 2026

Vistra stock jumps after Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal — what matters next

Vistra stock jumps after Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal — what matters next

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 05:38 EST — Market closed Vistra Corp shares jumped 10.5% on Friday and closed at $166.37 after the U.S. power producer said it signed long-term nuclear power contracts with Meta Platforms. (StockAnalysis) The deal lands as Big Tech hunts steady electricity for data centers, a scramble Meta says is being driven by artificial intelligence and rising power use. “It will make Meta one of the most significant corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in American history,” Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, said. (Reuters) Meta said its agreements with Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo are expected
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Intel stock surges 11% after Trump meeting — what investors watch before earnings

Intel stock surges 11% after Trump meeting — what investors watch before earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 05:30 EST — Market closed Intel (INTC.O) shares surged nearly 11% on Friday, closing at $45.55 after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “great meeting” with Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan. Trading was heavy, with about 187 million shares changing hands. (Reuters) The move capped a sharp week for Intel, with the stock up about 15.7% and at its highest close since March 2024, as traders latched onto CES chip headlines and fresh political attention. Some analysts, though, questioned how much of the push was institutional money versus retail momentum. (MarketWatch) That matters now
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Apple Card switches banks: JPMorgan replaces Goldman in a two-year handoff

Apple Card switches banks: JPMorgan replaces Goldman in a two-year handoff

NEW YORK, January 10, 2026, 04:15 EST JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, taking over the program from Goldman Sachs in a handover expected to take about 24 months. The bank said the purchase would bring more than $20 billion of card balances onto its Chase platform and trigger a $2.2 billion provision for credit losses — money set aside for borrowers who may not pay — in its fourth-quarter 2025 results. (JPMorgan Chase) For Goldman, the deal is another step away from a consumer push that turned into a long-running headache. “This transaction substantially completes
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Oklo stock jumps on Meta nuclear campus deal — what investors watch before Monday

Oklo stock jumps on Meta nuclear campus deal — what investors watch before Monday

New York, January 10, 2026, 04:59 EST — Market closed Oklo Inc shares jumped 7.9% on Friday, wrapping up at $105.31. The surge came after Meta Platforms threw its support behind a 1.2-gigawatt nuclear power campus in Ohio, linked to its expanding data-center operations. Big Tech is rushing to lock in reliable power as data centers and AI drive up electricity demand, shifting companies toward long-term supply deals that resemble infrastructure financing rather than straightforward power purchases. Meta has signed 20-year contracts to buy nuclear energy from Vistra plants and said its total agreements might deliver up to 6.6 gigawatts
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Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh record closes as chip rally shrugs off tariff noise

Dow and S&P 500 hit fresh record closes as chip rally shrugs off tariff noise

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 04:15 EST U.S. stocks closed at record highs on Friday, with the S&P 500 ending up 0.65% at 6,966.28 and the Dow up 0.48% at 49,504.07, as chipmakers led a broad push higher to wrap the first full week of 2026. The Nasdaq gained 0.82% to 23,671.35, and the PHLX semiconductor index jumped 2.7% to a record; Broadcom rose 3.8% and Vistra surged after Meta agreed to buy power from its nuclear plants. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) The
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Coherent stock snaps back after steep slide as jobs data lifts tech — what COHR traders watch next

Coherent stock snaps back after steep slide as jobs data lifts tech — what COHR traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 9, 2026, 20:55 EST — Market closed Coherent Corp. shares closed up 2.84% at $178.06 on Friday, clawing back some ground a day after the stock slid 9.64% in a sharp reversal that jolted the week’s highfliers. The stock traded between $167.50 and $181.55 in the session, with volume of about 5.46 million shares. (StockAnalysis) The whipsaw matters because Coherent sits in the AI-linked hardware chain and tends to move with shifts in risk appetite and rate bets, especially when the Nasdaq is pressing highs. The S&P 500 ended Friday up 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite gained
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Synopsys stock climbs into weekend on chip rally; insider sale filing in focus

Synopsys stock climbs into weekend on chip rally; insider sale filing in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 20:46 EST — Market closed Shares of Synopsys Inc climbed 2.1% on Friday, closing at $525.18. The chip-design software company saw a volatile start to 2026 but gained momentum with a semiconductor sector rally late in the week. The move came as U.S. stocks hit new highs following a weaker-than-expected December jobs report, keeping hopes for rate cuts alive. Meanwhile, the PHLX semiconductor index surged to a record peak. “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
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Cisco stock dips after Supreme Court takes Falun Gong lawsuit; earnings date in focus

Cisco stock dips after Supreme Court takes Falun Gong lawsuit; earnings date in focus

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 20:08 EST — Market closed. Cisco Systems shares slipped slightly on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the company’s appeal in a lawsuit claiming it aided China in targeting Falun Gong practitioners. The stock closed down about 0.1% at $73.88. A Cisco spokesperson said the company welcomed the court’s decision and looked forward to oral arguments. (Reuters) The legal headline hits as U.S. stocks kick off 2026 on a strong note, valuations already running high with limited space for surprises. The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday, shrugging off
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Qualcomm stock slides after Mizuho downgrade cuts target to $175, puts handset worries back in play

Qualcomm stock slides after Mizuho downgrade cuts target to $175, puts handset worries back in play

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 18:53 EST — After-hours QUALCOMM Incorporated shares dropped 2.25% to $177.78 on Friday, following Mizuho’s downgrade and a price target cut to $175 from $200. The stock fluctuated between $174.89 and $182.20 during the day. (TipRanks) The call is gaining weight as the market shifts to viewing Qualcomm like a phone stock again. Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh downgraded QCOM to Neutral, citing handset headwinds and a loss of Apple share. He pointed out that handsets make up more than 70% of Qualcomm’s chip revenue. (A “price target” reflects where a broker predicts a stock might
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S&P 500 hits record, chip stocks jump — jobs report and Trump tariff case set up next market move

S&P 500 hits record, chip stocks jump — jobs report and Trump tariff case set up next market move

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 18:38 EST The S&P 500 closed at a record on Friday as Broadcom and other chip stocks kept Wall Street climbing after a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report. The index rose 0.65% to 6,966.28, while the Nasdaq gained 0.82% to 23,671.35 and the Dow added 0.48% to 49,504.07; the PHLX semiconductor index, which tracks major chipmakers, jumped 2.7% to a record. “On the overall AI theme, investors are getting granular,” said Zachary Hill at Horizon Investments, as Lam Research surged after Mizuho lifted its price target and Vistra rallied on a power deal with Meta. (Reuters)
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Applied Materials stock pops nearly 7% as chip rally returns — analysts lift targets

Applied Materials stock pops nearly 7% as chip rally returns — analysts lift targets

NEW YORK, January 9, 2026, 17:51 EST — After-hours Applied Materials shares surged almost 7% on Friday, closing at $301.18, and held a 6.9% gain in after-hours trading as semiconductor equipment stocks picked up steam heading into the weekend. Chip shares rallied broadly, fueled by a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report that kept hopes alive for Federal Reserve rate cuts. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (.SOX) surged 2.7% to a fresh record, while Lam Research jumped 8.7% after Mizuho boosted its price target on the equipment maker. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of
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Lumentum stock jolts again as Needham hikes target to $470 and Mizuho taps AI optics

Lumentum stock jolts again as Needham hikes target to $470 and Mizuho taps AI optics

New York, January 9, 2026, 17:31 EST — After-hours Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE.O) bounced between $333 and $363 on Friday before settling up 0.9% at $351.42. In after-hours, the stock dipped roughly 0.4% to about $350, following Needham’s boost of its price target from $290 to $470, and a day after shares dropped 11.4%. (StockAnalysis) The tug-of-war is familiar now. Investors are eager to get a piece of the “pipes and picks” powering the AI buildout, and optical components remain a top target. Lumentum manufactures lasers and photonics components that shuttle data within and between large data centers. The real
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Stock Market Today

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

7 February 2026
Nvidia surged 7.8% Friday, leading a chip stock rally that pushed the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The PHLX semiconductor index gained 5.7% as Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom 7.1%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending. Investors weighed a $600 billion AI infrastructure outlay against sharp losses in software shares.
Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Glencore shares closed up 0.6% at 478.1 pence Friday, rebounding after a 7% drop following the collapse of merger talks with Rio Tinto. The company is expected to announce the sale of its Kazzinc stake soon and has signed a non-binding agreement with Orion for a potential $9 billion deal in the DRC. Investors await Glencore’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for further guidance.
RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

7 February 2026
RELX closed down 4.6% at 2,145 pence in London on Friday, capping a volatile week ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. The company bought back 465,361 shares even as selling continued amid investor concerns over AI risks and pricing power. Peers Wolters Kluwer and Thomson Reuters also faced pressure. Markets await RELX’s outlook for 2026 trading.
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