Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Vistra (VST) shares surge after the company disclosed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Meta Platforms, Inc. The deal involves supplying over 2,600 MW of zero-carbon power from three nuclear plants to support Meta's regional operations.- General Motors (GM) shares drop after news the automaker will take another $6 billion in charges tied to production cutbacks in its electric vehicle and battery operations.- Southwest Airlines (LUV) shares climbed after JPMorgan raised its recommendation on the carrier to overweight from underweight, seeing an increase in its earnings-per-share guidance as likely. The analyst also added the stock to their Positive Catalyst Watch list ahead of an upcoming earnings report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Oklo (OKLO) shares rise and Vistra (VST) rallies as Meta Platforms agreed to a series of electricity deals for its data centers that will make it the biggest buyer of nuclear power among its hyperscaler peers.-Shares in LoanDepot (LDI), Rocket Cos (RKT) and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) jumped in premarket trading Friday after President Donald Trump said on his social media platform that he was directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds.- Rio Tinto (RIO LN) is open to retaining Glencore’s (GLEN LN) massive coal business if merger talks between the two companies are successful, according to people familiar with the matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Shares in Oklo (OKLO) and Vistra (VST) rally as Meta Platforms (META) agreed to a series of electricity deals for its data centers that will make it the biggest buyer of nuclear power among its hyperscaler peers.- Revolution Medicines (RVMD) shares jump after the Financial Times reported that Merck is in talks to buy the cancer drugmaker. The report comes days after another drugmaker, AbbVie, denied it was in talks to acquire Revolution.- General Motors (GM) will take another $6 billion in charges tied to production cutbacks in its electric vehicle and battery operations as the financial fallout spreads from the weakening US market for EVs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Rio Tinto is in talks to buy Glencore to create the world’s biggest mining company with a combined market value of more than $200 billion, a little over a year after earlier talks between the two collapsed.- BNP Paribas shares rose as much as 3.9% after J.P. Morgan raised the French lender’s stock to overweight from neutral, citing the prospect of improved profitability and lessening concern over its capital level. This is BNP’s second upgrade this week. - L’Oreal shares rose as much as 4.7%, the most since July, as UBS upgrades the cosmetics group to buy from neutral, predicting an improvement in industry growth and the cosmetics group’s like-for-like sales outperformance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Rio Tinto is in talks to buy Glencore to create the world’s biggest mining company with a combined market value of more than $200 billion, a little over a year after earlier talks between the two collapsed.- ASML shares are rising after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s revenue topped estimates, reinforcing hopes of sustained global AI spending in 2026 despite concerns about an industry bubble.- J Sainsbury reported solid food sales over the holiday season but faced weak demand for clothing and electricals over a challenging Christmas for British retailers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.