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Meta shares jump 11% to $741.25 after Muse AI agent launch, Wells Fargo lifts target to $796
Meta Platforms shares surged 11% to close at $741.25 on about 48 million shares, marking the stock’s biggest one-day gain since April 2025. The stock has risen more than 20% since Muse, Meta’s personal AI agent, launched on Sept. 8, with a free tier and $20 and $100 monthly plans. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $796 from $640, while Mizuho said the rollout is a meaningful step toward showing returns on AI spending. On the chart, the stock cleared resistance at $665 and weekly volume has been positive for the past four weeks.
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GameStop shares climb after CEO Ryan Cohen buys $26M stake in 1.15 million shares
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen increased his stake by 1.15 million shares at an average price of about $22.94 per share, taking his direct holdings to 40.498 million shares. Director Alain Attal also bought 17,500 shares, adding to a wave of insider purchases. The concentrated buying has put GME back in focus for near-term trading, but weakening revenue trends and potential share dilution remain key concerns.
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Dow dips as Nasdaq edges up on AI momentum and falling oil prices
U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow slightly lower and the Nasdaq modestly higher as oil prices fell and the AI trade stayed in focus. PayPal jumped more than 2% after announcing a partnership with Meta that lets customers use Muse personal AI agents to shop online. Viking Therapeutics surged more than 25% after its experimental obesity drug showed 22% weight loss in a clinical trial. AutoZone reported fourth-quarter profit growth and said it expects sales to accelerate in 2027, while SanDisk rose 5% after Rosenblatt initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $2,400 price target.
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DoorDash to pay $131.5m settlement after underpaying and delaying wages for New York City workers
DoorDash has agreed to a $131.5m settlement with New York City regulators over failures to pay gig workers fully or on time. Of that total, $83m addresses a dispute over how the company calculated pay for time workers were logged on the app waiting for orders, while systemic errors left about $6.6m in wages unpaid and another $5.7m paid days or weeks late. DoorDash said the problems stemmed from “complex” changes to New York state minimum-wage rules introduced in 2023 and said the issues affected under 1% of overall local transactions.
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