Check out some of the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading.
Alphabet — Shares of the Google parent jumped more than 1% and hit a new all-time high. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the Google and YouTube parent to overweight from neutral, citing the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities. Google also announced the addition of more Gemini AI features to Gmail on Thursday.
Costco — The warehouse retailer rose 5% after it posted higher year-over-year sales for December. The company reported net sales of $29.9 billion compared to $27.5 billion last year, an 8.5% increase.
Karman — Shares of the aerospace company popped 10%. Karman will acquire maritime defense tech companies Seemann Composites and Materials Sciences in a deal worth about $220 million.
Bloom Energy — Shares rallied more than 13% after American Electric Power exercised an option to buy solid oxide fuel cells for about $2.65 billion. Bloom Energy is a manufacturer of the fuel cells, which are used to power data centers.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-be-cost-googl.html