Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Oil companies including Valero (VLO), Chevron (CVX), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) rallied after President Donald Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following the capture of Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Chevron Corp., the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, surged as much as 6.3%, the most since April. The three largest oil-service companies — Halliburton Co., SLB Ltd and Baker Hughes — all jumped. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to talk this week with oil-industry executives, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Coinbase (COIN) shares rallied after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock, while EToro Group Ltd. shares fall 1.7% after it was downgraded as analyst James Yaro sees more growth from crypto infrastructure and prediction markets rather than crypto trading.
- Estee Lauder (EL) shares jumped after Raymond James analyst Olivia Tong raised her recommendation on the beauty company to strong buy from market perform, and added the name to the firm’s Analyst Current Favorites List. Her price target of $130 is the highest of all analysts tracked by Bloomberg.

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- Shares of several oil companies, including Valero (VLO), Chevron (CVX), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) rallied after President Donald Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following the capture of Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Chevron Corp., the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, surged as much as 6.3%, the most since April. The three largest oil-service companies — Halliburton Co., SLB Ltd and Baker Hughes — all jumped. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to talk this week with oil-industry executives, according to people familiar with the matter.

- Eli Lily (LLY) stocks are tumbled — bucking the broader market’s advance — with a gauge of the group falling the most in nearly five months. The S&P 500 Pharmaceutical Index (S5PHAR) is down as much as 2.7%, its biggest intraday drop since Aug. 7

- Versant (VSNT) the parent of CNBC, USA and other cable-TV networks, fell 13% in its first official day of trading after being spun off from Comcast. The shares closed at $40.57 in New York, giving the company a stock market value of $5.85 billion based on 144.2 million shares outstanding. Comcast distributed the shares, which trade under the symbol VSNT on the Nasdaq exchange, to its investors on Jan. 2.

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- Shares in oil companies jumped after President Donald Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following this week's capture of Nicolas Maduro. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to talk this week with oil-industry executives, according to a person familiar with the matter. Chevron (CVX), the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, surged as much as 6.3%, the most since April. ConocoPhillips (COP) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) also rose.

- Coinbase (COIN) shares rose after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock, while EToro Group shares fell after it was downgraded as analyst James Yaro sees more growth from crypto infrastructure and prediction markets rather than crypto trading.

- Qualcomm (QCOM) the biggest maker of mobile phone chips, said it’s extending a push into the market for processors that are the heart of personal computers. Its new X2 Plus processor is a scaled-back version of existing offerings designed to be the main component of more affordable notebook computers. Qualcomm is offering two versions, one with 10 computer cores and one with six, the chipmaker said Monday in a statement. Those cores are the newer Oryon third-generation design. Among their biggest selling points, according to Qualcomm, is the inclusion of a powerful neural processing unit, or NPU, that’ll speed up the responsiveness of AI software without rapidly depleting the battery. Shares of the company traded higher.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Chevron (CVX) shares rise. US oil stocks jumped after President Donald Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Chevron Corp., the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, surged as much as 6.3%, the most since April.
- Coinbase (COIN) shares rise after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock. Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro raised the recommendation on Coinbase Global Class A to buy from neutral.
- Estee Lauder (EL) shares jump after Raymond James analyst Olivia Tong raised her recommendation on the beauty company to strong buy from market perform, and added the name to the firm’s Analyst Current Favorites List. Her price target of $130 is the highest of all analysts tracked by Bloomberg.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Chevron (CVX) shares rise. US oil stocks jumped after President Donald Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Chevron Corp., the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, surged as much as 6.3%, the most since April.
- Nvidia (NVDA) shares are up ahead of CEO Jensen Huang's CES keynote speech. Chip firms including Nvidia and its memory partner Micron Technology Inc. have recently reaffirmed expectations for AI demand to remain solid in coming quarters.
- Coinbase (COIN) shares rise after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock. Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro raised the recommendation on Coinbase Global Class A to buy from neutral.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- US oil stocks jumped in premarket trading on Monday after President Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following the capture of Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.Chevron Corp. (CVX), the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, gained as much as 10%. ConocoPhillips (COP) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) also rose.
- Gold and silver, both haven assets, are higher as investors weigh elevated geopolitical risk. Miners Newmont (NEM) and Barrick Mining (B) were both among the gainers in premarket trading.
- Growth assets remain in demand, with technology stocks driving gains in equities. The buoyant mood in big tech stocks was prevalent in Asia's Monday session, where a regional gauge hit an all-time high. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), and Applied Materials (AMAT) all moved higher ahead of the US market open.

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Oil - US oil stocks jumped in premarket trading on Monday after President Donald Trump pledged to revive the Venezuelan energy sector following the capture of Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. Chevron Corp., the only American oil major currently operating in the South American nation under special US permission, gained as much as 10%. ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp. also rose
Memory Chips - Memory and semiconductor equipment stocks are among the strongest gainers in both Europe and the US premarket session amid continued optimism over the rollout of AI. Among memory stocks: Micron +3.7%, Sandisk +4.6%, Seagate +2.6%, Western Digital +3.4%
AI - The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 1.2% as of 7:51 a.m. London time on Monday, set for a record close and also marking the best start to a year since 2018. Developing-nation stocks have started 2026 on a bullish footing following their largest annual advance in eight years and their first outperformance versus US peers over that period in 2025.

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On This episode of Stock Movers:
- European defense companies including Rheinmetall are rallying after US forces snatched Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and launched a series of air strikes on the capital and nearby cities.
- Fresnillo and other precious metal miners are also higher as investors weigh elevated geopolitical risk.
- Morgan Stanley says that industrial chemicals remain “in a tough spot,” but looks for reasons to be positive given the overall bearish backdrop, with Syensqo top sector pick.

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On This episode of Stock Movers:
- European defense companies including Rheinmetall are rallying after US forces snatched Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and launched a series of air strikes on the capital and nearby cities.
- Fresnillo and other precious metal miners are also higher as investors weigh elevated geopolitical risk.
- ASML and other semiconductor stocks rally alongside other names tied to data-center infrastructure in the year’s first trading session, following an advance in Asian and European technology stocks.

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RH (RH) shares ended the day higher as Trump announced a delay in furniture tariffs originally set to take effect Jan. 1. 
BYD (BYDDY) stocks rose after the Chinese EV increased battery-electric vehicle sales both for the quarter and the full year, delivering almost 2.26 million EVs in 2025 to Tesla’s 1.64 million.
Tesla (TSLA) shares fell after the company The US automaker reported a 16% decline in fourth quarter deliveries, trailing analyst estimates. For the year, Tesla sales slid almost 9%, its second consecutive annual drop.

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