Planet Fitness, Inc.

Novo Nordisk A/S

Eli Lilly and Company

The hype around GLP-1-class weight loss drugs is opening up new growth opportunities for fitness club chain Planet Fitness, investment bank Stifel predicts. "We believe GLP-1 users could significantly increase fitness club subscriptions in the coming years," analyst Chris O'Call wrote in a note to clients <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/this-gym-stock-could-see-a-boost-from-increase-weight-loss-pill-use-says-stifel.html">quoted</a> by CNBC. He reiterated a buy recommendation on Planet Fitness shares and a $130 target, up 31% from the Jan. 15 close.

Stifel expects fitness chain's stock to rise 30%. How will a diet pill help them? 

Micron Technology, Inc.

A member of the board of directors of memory chip maker Micron Technology, Mark Liu, bought 23,200 shares of the company's stock this week, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000205876926000002/xslF345X05/primarydocument.xml">according to </a>a disclosure on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website. The transactions were made on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the average price was about $337 per paper - on Monday, January 12, quotes Micron updated the record at $345, then slightly corrected. Total purchases amounted to $7.8 million, MarketWatch <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/microns-stock-gets-an-8-million-vote-of-confidence-from-this-industry-veteran-caf334bc">calculated</a>. With this, Liu gave a strong signal to the market, the publication notes. Now the insider directly owns 25,910 shares of Micron.

A Micron insider bought $8 million worth of the company's stock, what does that tell investors?

Porsche AG

Volkswagen AG

Volkswagen's premium brand - Porsche - <a href="https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2026/company/porsche-deliveries-2025-41516.html">reported a</a> 10% decline in car sales in 2025. This was the sharpest decline since 2009, that is, since the global financial crisis, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/porsche-sales-slump-most-in-16-years-on-weak-china-model-gaps?srnd=phx-industries">writes</a> Bloomberg. Shares of the luxury manufacturer fell in trading on January 16, continuing the collapse, which has already led to the loss of the status of "blue chip".

Porsche reports deepest slump in 15 years amid problems in China and US

ASML Holding N.V.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley expects that shares of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML Holding in the most favorable scenario can grow by more than 70%, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/morgan-stanley-sees-70-surge-for-asml-shares-in-bull-case">writes</a>. This may be facilitated by the increase in capital expenditures of chip manufacturers seeking to meet the growing demand for solutions in the field of artificial intelligence, the agency points out.

Morgan Stanley named ASML as one of its key investments and allowed the stock to rise by 70%

Tesla, Inc.

Klarna

Broadcom Inc.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Cathie Wood's fund bought Broadcom securities on the drawdown

Cathie Wood has cut positions at Tesla. What is she betting on now?

Intel Corporation

Citi analysts have revised their estimates of the largest chipmakers, raising their recommendation on Intel and at the same time excluding Micron from the list of priority ideas. The investment company sees tactical opportunities for Intel against the backdrop of competitors' limitations, but points to remaining risks. Whereas on Micron, analysts say, a slowdown in DRAM memory price growth is expected.

Citi changes Intel and Micron valuations amid chip market dynamics. Is it worth buying?

BNP Paribas SA

Societe Generale Societe anonyme

Wise Group AB

European banks and fintech services have begun blocking transfers to the accounts of Russians who permanently reside in other countries, even before the decision to include Russia in the list of high-risk countries came into force.  Oninvest is aware of several such cases.

European banks have started blocking Russians' transfers around the world

SMA Solar Technology AG

Sixt SE

thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA

Vossloh AG

Wacker Neuson SE

German small-cap stocks offer an opportunity to participate in the transformation of the German economy particularly in terms of mobility and green energy. German GDP is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/german-economy-grow-after-two-straight-years-contraction-ifw-says-2025-06-12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com%23:~:text=The%2520Leibniz%2520Institute,new%2520German%2520government.%2522">projected</a>&nbsp;to grow roughly 1.1-1.5% in 2026, a gradual recovery from the near-stagnation of 2024-2025. Fiscal support is&nbsp;channeled  through funds for decarbonization, green mobility, and infrastructure, supporting demand for rail transport, renewable energy, and low-emission equipment.

Betting on the green economy: Five interesting German small caps from Freedom24 

SK hynix Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Even after the stock price soars in 2025, shares of chipmakers in Asia are trading significantly cheaper than their U.S. counterparts

The fund that outperformed 97% of its peers bet on memory chips. What stocks did it buy?

Quantum Computing Inc.

Rigetti Computing, Inc.

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

IonQ, Inc.

Rosenblatt Securities analyst John&nbsp;McPeake has <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/rigetti-quantum-computing-stocks-buy-93675ecd?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdbXTohrP-EnKqWHR-LCZ68VS4mLwbi3DYfRGKMLq1zgpcXrz5mqbAH&amp;gaa_ts=6969fb1d&amp;gaa_sig=mbcEqEooeQ6Icj1u-aO2x0KEYgp7TvDzxt23rwD7u6HbCHg77G0ZWuInBZV4vbJKdnsLpZsNjP2p8LQE9O4GPg%3D%3D">initiated</a>&nbsp;on shares of quantum computing firms Rigetti Computing and Quantum Computing Inc., opening coverage with "buy" ratings. Amid "trepidation on Wall Street," McPeake argues they already have working products that could give them a competitive advantage in the future.

Rosenblatt initiates on quantum-computing firms Rigetti and QCi at 'buy'

The protests in Iran, now in their third week, are among the largest in the history of the Islamic Republic. But is the current wave of discontent capable of leading to regime change? Ruslan Suleymanov, an orientalist, discusses this issue.

Three ingredients for revolution: will Iran's protests lead to regime change?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

QXO, Inc.

Woodward, Inc.

Sylvamo Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

BlackRock, Inc.

The Kroger Co.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Clearway Energy, Inc.

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

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