It’s the final day of trading this week, and investors have plenty of news worth checking out. To help them find the best stories, TipRanks has created a list of the top market happenings worth reading for Friday.
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- La Rosa (LRHC) stock rocketed on new funding for the company’s AI data center plans.
- General Motors (GM) stock was down after the automotive company revealed a $6 billion write-down tied to its EV efforts.
- Apple (AAPL) stock rallied after a top analyst increased his price target for the shares.
- Nvidia (NVDA) stock was up after an analyst reiterated a bullish stance on the shares.
- Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) stock plummeted alongside an FDA update on one of its drug applications.
- Bloom Energy (BE) stock climbed after a major deal resulted in bullish analyst coverage.
- Amazon (AMZN) stock slipped on reports of incoming layoffs.
- TSMC (TSM) stock was up after it reported strong revenue in its latest earnings.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up alongside December jobs report data.
- Oklo (OKLO) stock was on the rise after the company secured a nuclear power plant deal with Meta Platforms (META).
- Rio Tinto (RIO) and Glencore (GLEN) stocks were on the move alongside reports of a merger.
- NuScale Power (SMR) stock was boosted higher by an analyst upgrade.
- Polestar (PSNY) stock was down despite the EV company reporting its best year of sales.
- The S&P 500 (SPX) rallied on the latest consumer sentiment report.
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock was down despite its rebuttal to criticism from Intel (INTC).
- Take-Two (TTWO) stock shrugged off a misunderstanding about a Grand Theft Auto 6 delay.
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