Stock Movers

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Meta Platforms (META) and Google Parent Alphabet (GOOG) shares were down today as investors see a long-term overhang related to verdicts in a social media addiction trial. Yesterday, a jury found Meta and Google liable for a 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles, which she said were caused by her addiction to social media, and ordered them to pay damages.

- Shares of haircare brand Olaplex Holdings (OLPX) surged after German consumer brand Henkel announced that it has agreed to buy the company.

- As travelers across the US endure hours-long security lines at airports due to the partial government shutdown, investors are piling into car-rental companies on bets the disruption will push more people onto the road. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ) shares rose about 9.2% on Thursday, while Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR) surged 13% for its biggest one-day gain since June, as chaos at US airports drove optimism that more travelers would rent cars instead. Traffic to Hertz’s website jumped about 15% this week as customers looked for ways around air-travel disruptions. The company has been promoting discounts on last-minute reservations and one-way rentals.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Shares of Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman (BF.B) soared as much as 21% on Thursday, a record intraday climb, following a Bloomberg report that French beverages company Pernod Ricard is seeking to buy the company. Wall Street notes that the Brown family has the majority of voting control and has rebuffed previous attempts to sell, but persistent industry weakness could make a deal more likely.

- As travelers across the US endure hours-long security lines at airports due to the partial government shutdown, investors are piling into car-rental companies on bets the disruption will push more people onto the road. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ) shares rose about 9.2% on Thursday, while Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR) surged 13% for its biggest one-day gain since June, as chaos at US airports drove optimism that more travelers would rent cars instead. Traffic to Hertz’s website jumped about 15% this week as customers looked for ways around air-travel disruptions. The company has been promoting discounts on last-minute reservations and one-way rentals.

- SanDisk (SNDK) and other memory stocks extended their losses on Thursday after Alphabet Inc.’s Google publicized research on a new algorithm that could allow more efficient use of the storage needed for artificial-intelligence development.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Meta Platforms (META) sees a drop of over 8% after a jury found the company (along with Google) liable for a 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles, which she said were caused by her addiction to social media, and ordered them to pay damages.
- Valero Energy (VLO) is up over 5.7% after the announcement that their refinery in Port Arthur, Texas will attempt to introduce steam tomorrow to some units after a fire in a unit on Monday.
- Brown-Forman (BF/B) sees a 2% jump after a report that French beverage company, Pernod Ricard SA, is exploring a potential acquisition of the Kentucky-based owner of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, as alcoholic drink companies look at ways to consolidate amid an industry downturn.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
-Venture Global (VG) shares rose as attacks in the Middle East continued and US President Donald Trump warned Iran to get serious about discussions “before it is too late.”
-Sandisk (SNDK) shares fell. Shares of memory and storage companies sank on Wednesday after Google researchers touted a new compression technique for large language models and vector search engines.
-JBS (JBS) shares rise. The company reported EPS below estimates and sales above estimates. JBS also sees 2026 Brazil beef results in line with 2025.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings to combine in an all-stock merger, valuing the combined company at approximately $22 billion.
- Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google must pay damages to a 20-year-old woman who said her addiction to social media caused her mental health struggles, a jury concluded in a landmark decision that could signal hefty risks for the companies as they fight thousands of similar claims.
- Pony AI Inc. delivered its first profitable quarter ever, bolstered by a windfall from an early investment, rather than its main robotaxi business.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.