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Stock Market Today, Feb. 9: Transocean Shares Surge After Announcing $5.8 Billion Valaris Acquisition On Feb. 9, 2026, offshore drilling’s scale and backlog are being reshaped by a $5.8 billion all-stock merger.
What Roblox Needs to Prove in 2026 Roblox's strong 2025 reset raised expectations -- now execution matters.
Why Oracle Stock Popped Today The database leader is poised for a rebound.
Why Oklo Stock Popped Today This advanced nuclear reactor designer had no news to report. So what drove shares higher?
Microsoft Finally Revealed How Many Paying Copilot Customers It Has. The Answer Was Shocking for More Reasons Than One. For years, investors have tried to figure out how many users are actually paying for a product that is at the center of Microsoft's artificial intelligence strategy.
Stock Market Today, Feb. 9: Hims & Hers Health Drops 16% on Novo Nordisk Lawsuit Today, Feb. 9, 2026, investors are reevaluating Hims & Hers after it pulled its weight-loss pill, facing legal action and FDA scrutiny.
Waymo Just Raised Another $16 Billion. Does That Make Alphabet the Ultimate AI Stock for 2026? The company's recent Waymo capital raise is just the tip of the iceberg for Alphabet's AI opportunity.
Stock Market Today, Feb. 9: Kyndryl Share Price Halved After Earnings Miss and Delayed Filing Today, Feb. 9, 2026, investors confront a rare mix of accounting review, leadership shake-up, and legal scrutiny at this IT services giant.
Stock Market Today, Feb. 9: Cleveland-Cliffs Shares Slide After Revenue Miss and Full-Year Net Loss Today, Feb. 9, 2026, investors weigh a sharp earnings stumble against cost cuts, asset plans, and a cautiously brighter 2026 outlook.
Is Disney Doing Enough to Compete Against Comcast and Epic Universe? Competition in the theme park business is heating up. Can Disney maintain its competitive advantage?
Stock Market Today, Feb. 9: Oracle Climbs on AI Optimism Despite Software Sector Weakness On Feb. 9, 2026, Oracle's AI-fueled advance helped steady major U.S. indexes as software lagged and traders eyed key macro data.
Which is the Best Vanguard ETF for Dividends? These two Vanguard ETFs are popular among investors for dividend income. But one looks a bit better.
Arnhold More Than Doubles Axalta Coatings Systems Share Holding Axalta Coating Systems delivers specialty coatings to automotive, industrial, and commercial customers across global markets.
The Ultimate Growth Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now Investors can do well by owning businesses posting durable growth, not necessarily the fastest gains.
Is Qualys Stock a Buy or Sell After Its CFO Dumped Nearly 7,000 Shares? Qualys provides cloud-based cybersecurity tools to enterprises; a key insider recently trimmed their stake, according to regulatory filings.
The 1 Stock I'd Buy Before Berkshire Hathaway Right Now It's smarter to invest in Coca-Cola, one of Buffett's favorite blue chip stocks.
BND Offers Broader Bond Mix Than VGIT BND’s sweeping bond exposure and VGIT’s focused safety present distinct choices for income seekers weighing risk and diversification.
Is Intuitive Machines Stock a Buy After the University of Pennsylvania Purchased 2.6 Million Shares? Houston-based Intuitive Machines delivers lunar access and space infrastructure services for commercial and government exploration missions.
Why Coeur Mining Stock Bounced Back Today Coeur stock costs just 13 times this year's forecast earnings -- which could double over 2025.
Is Meta Platforms Stock Going to $1,000? Even this dominant tech titan can't escape the market's latest turmoil.
The Best EV Stock to Invest $1,000 in Right Now Nio could be a great play on China's booming EV market.
Novo Nordisk vs. Eli Lilly: What's the Better Long-Term Investment? These stocks have been going in opposite directions of late, but that doesn't mean that trend will continue.
William Blair Dumps $21 Million of Healthcare Platform Doximity Stock Doximity connects U.S. medical professionals through a cloud-based digital platform serving healthcare and pharmaceutical clients.
Why Kyndryl Stock Was More Than Halved On Monday The technology company's recent results may or may not be what the market was led to believe.
Why Did Micron Stock Drop on Monday? Will Samsung's thirst for profits blow up Micron's booming DRAM business?
A Leveraged Bet on the Broad Market or Big Tech: SPXL vs. QLD Both Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares and ProShares Ultra QQQ both magnify daily moves, but they magnify very different parts of the market. This ETF comparison explains why that distinction matters especially when volatility rises.
Why Is Robinhood's Stock Crashing? The stock hasn't been trading around these levels since June of last year.
Walmart Joins the Trillion-Dollar Club. Is the Stock Overvalued? Shares of the big-box retailer have soared by 167% over the past five years.
Why Monday.com Stock Was Tumbling Today Monday.com couldn't rebuff the panic over AI disruption in the software sector.
QLD Offers Broader Tech Exposure Than SOXL Explore how differences in sector focus, risk, and diversification set these leveraged ETFs apart for tech-focused investors.
Why AppLovin Shares Are Up More Than 15% Today Already primed for bullishness, investors got the nudge they were waiting for, then took the ball and ran with it.
Why Novo Nordisk Stock Just Popped Novo Nordisk is suing Hims & Hers -- but Hims & Hers already surrendered.
Why VanEck Semiconductor ETF -- the Best AI ETF, in My View -- Gained 12% in January This top-performing exchange-traded fund (ETF) doesn't have "AI" in its name, but it remains the best AI ETF for long-term investors.
Here's Why I Wouldn't Touch Palantir Stock With a 10-Foot Pole Palantir is delivering unbelievable growth, but the stock is valued at too much of a premium for me.
Why Braze Stock Is Sinking Today Analysts don't see this AI stock soaring as high as they previously had thought it would.
The Biggest Gains for This AI Stock's Business May Be Yet to Come Recent orders haven't shown up yet in this chipmaker's financials, but they might be about to give the company a big lift.
Where Will CoreWeave (CRWV) Stock Be in 1 Year? The cloud-based AI infrastructure company is still growing like a weed.
Will Buying Archer Aviation Stock Below $10 Make Investors Rich? Archer Aviation has big plans for 2026. Could this be your last chance to buy while it's below $10?
The IAU ETF Offers Better Stability While the SLVP ETF Brings a Higher Risk to Reward Ratio Contrasting risk profiles, liquidity, and income potential set these two precious metals ETFs apart for investors with different priorities.
Should You Buy Intuitive Surgical Stock While It's Under $500? In the past 12 months, shares of Intuitive Surgical have fallen by around 16%.
Why Hims & Hers Stock Just Got Destroyed Everyone's ganging up on Hims & Hers stock this week.
CD&R Keeps Buying Resideo Technologies, Adds Another $63 Million in Stock Resideo Technologies delivers smart home, security, and comfort solutions to global residential and commercial markets.
Why Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Crashed Today An underwhelming 2025 should transition to a better 2026 for Cliffs and other steelmakers.
Wall Street Erases $325 Billion From This Once Unstoppable Company It has been interesting to see the rise and rapid fall of certain businesses in recent years.
Why the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF Beats this Rival ETF The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF is top-shelf compared to this rival ETF that focuses on food and beverage stocks.
