Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- CVC Capital Partners Plc has agreed to buy US credit manager Marathon Asset Management, the latest example of consolidation among alternative investment firms.
- Infant formula stocks could be in focus again on Monday as a crisis that’s engulfed Nestlé, Danone and Groupe Lactalis widens.
- Shares in Fnac Darty surged as much as 19%, their biggest jump since 2015, after the French retailer received a €36 per share offer from EP Group, led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Ryanair Holdings Plc raised its full-year guidance for passenger growth and fares as the Irish budget carrier benefits from improved Boeing aircraft deliveries and stronger travel demand. Ryanair fell 0.8% in early European trading, with some analysts calling the outlook conservative.
- Infant formula stocks could be in focus again on Monday as a crisis that’s engulfed Nestlé, Danone and Groupe Lactalis widens.
_ Private equity firms Bridgepoint and Triton Partners are exploring a bid for Spire Healthcare , a transaction that could spell another exit from the London Stock Exchange.Shares of London-listed Spire, a member of the FTSE 250 Index, have declined more than 20% over the past year.

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On this episode of Stock Movers, we take a look at some of the week's biggest gainers and decliners:
- Intel (INTC)’s stock slide is delivering a reality check to President Donald Trump’s vision for quickly reviving domestic chip manufacturing led by an American champion, four months after the US moved to acquire as much as a 10% stake in the company. Though Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan managed to win the president’s confidence and save his own reputation in Washington, turning around his company is proving more arduous. Intel’s shares plunged Friday, tumbling as much as 18%, following a lackluster forecast that highlighted the company’s struggles in lining up big customers. Intel shares fell 17% on Friday to close at $45.07, their biggest one-day decline since 2024.
- EQT (EQT) led all stocks in the energy sector this week, which was the best performing sector as the US braces for a weekend of cold weather and storms. While stockpiles of the fuel were slightly above normal earlier this month, the latest weather outlook signals sustained heating demand and possible production losses that would erase that surplus. Hedge funds raised their bearish positions on gas last week, leaving the market primed for a short-covering rally. The eastern two-thirds of the US is gearing up for a major winter storm. Ice, sleet and snow will spread across an area spanning thousands of miles. While parts of the US have dealt with major winter storms in recent years, from California being pummeled by atmospheric rivers last year to Texas’ 2021 deep freeze, the country hasn’t seen any with this geographic scope.
- BitGo (BTGO) shares slumped more than 14% on the crypto company’s second day of trading on Friday, falling below their IPO price. BitGo Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mike Belshe told Bloomberg Television, “I don’t read anything into that short-term price, we are in this for the long term”.

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- Alaska Air (ALK) rose after it beat Wall Street’s expectations and reported strong demand for premium and business flying, though it joined larger rivals in offering a more tepid outlook for 2026.

- Intel (INTC) shares plunged 17% after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems. The company's stock slide is delivering a reality check to President Donald Trump’s vision for quickly reviving domestic chip manufacturing led by an American champion, four months after the US moved to acquire as much as a 10% stake in the company.

- Apple (AAPL) shares are fell on Friday, with the iPhone maker on track to extend a lengthy stretch of negative weekly returns. While big tech stocks have struggled so far in 2026, with the Bloomberg Magnificent 7 Index down 1.4% this year, Apple has also been pressured by higher prices for memory chips, a key component of iPhones and other hardware.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Intel (INTC) shares plunge after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems. The stock closed Thursday at the highest level since 2022.
- Array Technologies (ARRY) and Solar stocks are extending gains after Elon Musk commented on solar-powered satellites in his Davos talk on Thursday.
- Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) falls after the bank reported adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter that missed the average analyst estimate, driven by higher-than-expected costs. The firm also said it agreed to acquire Brex.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Intel (INTC) shares plunged after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems. The company is suffering from low manufacturing yields and has spent years trying to restore its technological edge and recover from market share losses.
- Proctor & Gamble (P&G) shares fall after the household products company reported organic revenue for the second quarter that missed the average analyst estimate. Procter & Gamble Co.’s growth in a key sales metric stagnated in the last quarter while volume slipped, showing that US consumers spent cautiously in the final months of the year.
- Capital One (COF) shares fall after the firm agreed to acquire Brex, a financial-technology company, for $5.15 billion. The deal would be Capital One’s biggest since its acquisition of Discover Financial Services, and is expected to be completed in the middle of this year.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Shares of Intel Corporation (INTC) plunged in premarket trading after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems.
- Solar stocks are extending gains in premarket trading after Elon Musk commented on solar-powered satellites in his Davos talk on Thursday. Shares of Canadian Solar (CSIQ) and Array Technologies (ARRY) led the sector higher.
- Shares of Life360 Inc. (360 AU) soared in premarket trading as the location-sharing service reported record user additions and paid subscriber growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, raising its revenue outlook for full-year 2025 results.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Chinese officials have told the country’s largest tech firms including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. they can prepare orders for Nvidia’s (NVDA) H200 AI chips, suggesting Beijing is close to formally approving imports of components essential to running artificial intelligence. Regulators have recently granted in-principle approval for Alibaba, Tencent Holdings Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd. to move to the next stage of preparations for purchases, people familiar with the matter said. The companies are now cleared to discuss specifics such as the amounts they would require, the people said, asking to remain unidentified discussing private talks.
- Intel (INTC) shares plunged about 13% in premarket trading after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems.First-quarter projections for revenue and earnings both fell well short of Wall Street estimates. And a conference call with analysts, where Tan said it would take “time and resolve” to turn around the company, sent the shares down further. Production snags have hampered the comeback bid, a disappointment for investors who anticipated more of a boost from new products.“We are on the multiyear journey,” the CEO said.
- Tesla (TSLA) will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines. The company is already using some of the robots to do simple tasks in its factory, Musk said Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He predicted Optimus would be “doing more complex tasks” by the end of 2026. Sales to the public will begin when Tesla is “confident that it’s very high reliability, very high safety, and the range of functionality is also very high,” Musk said.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Armored vehicle and munitions maker CSG’s shares soared in its Amsterdam trading debut on Friday morning, after the firm and its owner raised €3.3 billion ($3.9 billion) in an initial public offering.Shares rose as high as €33 apiece in the first hours of trading, 32% higher than the offer price of €25 each.
- Babcock shares drop as much as 3.8% after the support services company said CEO David Lockwood is retiring and will be succeeded by the head of its Nuclear division, Harry Holt.
- Ericsson proposed its first-ever buyback after fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ forecasts. Shares rose as much as 12% to 96.28 kronor in Stockholm, erasing its losses from over the last 12 months.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Ericsson proposed its first-ever buyback after fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ forecasts. Shares rose as much as 12% to 96.28 kronor in Stockholm, erasing its losses from over the last 12 months.
- BASF's annual earnings fell as the German chemicals maker grappled with currency headwinds and lower prices for its products.The shares fell 3.2% on Tradegate before regular trading hours, compared to last night’s close in Frankfurt.
- Maersk is cut to underperform at Bank of America and a price target 23% below its latest close, as the broker flags “structural overcapacity issues” which are set to be exacerbated as the opening of the important Red Sea shipping route is set to open in 2026, leading to falling shipping rates.

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