JOBS REPORT US jobs market blows past expectations, adding 256,000 jobs in December Frankfurt - Delayed Quote • EUR Ellwee AB (publ) (9U20.F) Follow Compare 0.1910 +0.0020 (+1.06%) As of 8:03:32 AM GMT+1. Market Open. Related News Qualcomm CEO Amon hints at future graphics products for PCs, taking aim at Nvidia Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says the company will be targeting high-performance PCs and is looking at the graphics space. Nvidia criticizes Biden's last minute chip export limits Nvidia (NVDA) calls out the Biden Administration's ninth-hour chip export curbs just days ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Nvidia's vice president of government affairs says the chip export restrictions do "nothing" to protect national security but "push the world to alternative technologies." Morning Brief hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith take a closer look at Biden's last-minute chip policy and the impact it has on Nvidia and other chipmakers. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan. US labor market finishes 2024 on high note, adding 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment falls to 4.1% December's jobs report will be the final look at the labor market before the Federal Reserve announces its next interest rate decision on Jan. 31. Nvidia’s AI avatar sat on my computer screen and weirded me out Nvidia unveiled a prototype AI avatar at CES 2025 that lives on your PC's desktop. The AI assistant, R2X, looks like a video game character, and it can help you navigate apps on your computer. The R2X avatar is rendered and animated using Nvidia's AI models, and users can run the avatar on popular LLMs of their choice, such as OpenAI's GPT-4o or xAI's Grok. Users can talk with R2X through text and voice, upload files to it for processing, or even enable the AI assistant to view what's happening Stocks to watch next week: Goldman Sachs, Antofagasta, TSMC, Vistry and Ocado Earnings preview of key companies reporting next week and what to look out for. Walgreens Boots Alliance Pre-Market Action Sees Shares Rise 15% on Q1 Fiscal 2025 Results Sales rose 7.5% year-over-year to $39.5 billion, driven by growth across all business segments. Nvidia Slams Biden Chip Restrictions. Rules ‘Play Into the Hands of U.S. Adversaries.’ The chip maker urged the incumbent president not to 'pre-empt' the Trump administration with a policy to tighten export controls. Delta Forecasts Record 2025, Q1 Revenue Above Estimates; Shares Jump Over 10% Delta projects Q1 revenue up 7-9%, forecasts $4B free cash flow in 2025; stock jumps 11% by 9:52 a.m. ET Tesla Stock Has Tumbled From December Highs. What the Charts Say Happens Next. Tesla stock has had a difficult couple of weeks after its epic run, making it a good time to check in with some technical stock market analysts to help figure out what comes next. Coming into Friday trading, shares of the electric vehicle maker were up about 57% since the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, up about 65% since the Oct. 10 Robotaxi event, and up about 64% over the past 12 months. “Tesla is in pullback mode following its big breakout,” wrote Fairlead Strategies founder and market technician Katie Stockton. Nvidia Dives Below Key Level Amid Response To Biden's New Chip-Ban Plan; Is Nvidia A Sell Now? Nvidia broke a key chart level on Friday amid reports of its response to a new proposal to limit chip sales. Meanwhile, Nvidia's executives tackled a possible chip ban from the outgoing Biden administration. "The extreme 'country cap' policy will affect mainstream computers in countries around the world, do nothing to promote national security, but rather push the world to alternative technologies," Ned Finkle, Nvidia's vice president of government affairs, told Barron's. TSMC Stock Falls. What Its Rising Sales Say About Demand for AI Chips. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said its revenue for 2024 rose 34% amid a boom in demand for artificial-intelligence chips. Walgreens Boots Alliance soar 19% on Q1 results beat, upbeat guidance Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) shares surged 19% on Friday after the pharmacy retailer reported first-quarter earnings and revenue above analyst expectations, and delivered an upbeat annual forecast. S&P 500 Giants Soars 20% On $26 Billion Deal For Geothermal, Natural Gas Giant Calpine Constellation Energy jumped Friday after announcing that it will buy Calpine, adding geothermal and more natural gas to its portfolio. These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Walgreens, Delta, Nvidia, AMD, Constellation Energy, Allstate, Constellation Brands, and More Walgreens stock surges following better-than-expected quarterly earnings, Delta forecasts a strong 2025, and shares of chip makers Nvidia and AMD are declining. Delta Air Lines Stock Soars After Earnings. Why the Sector Is Flying, Too. If investors were questioning whether airline stocks could keep rallying, Delta Air Lines has provided an emphatic answer. Delta Air Lines shares jumped 10.5% to $67.86 as red-hot travel demand in the fourth quarter led to a big revenue and earnings beat. The even better news for investors was that Delta sees strong demand continuing in 2025, driven by consumers’ appetite for premium travel and improving corporate sales. Nuclear Stocks Surged Last Year, But Are They A Buy Or A Sell In 2025? Nuclear energy stocks spent much of 2024 running at the top of the S&P 500. Constellation Energy, Vistra and other new nuclear-focused companies rode a wave of excitement as Big Tech scrambled to find the electricity needed to power its artificial intelligence ambitions. Constellation Energy shares shot up 91% last year and Vistra stock rocketed 258%, placing both among the top S&P 500 stocks and the best 100 stocks of 2024. Scorpion Capital shorts TransMedics, shares down Investing.com -- Short seller Scorpion Capital disclosed a short position in TransMedics Group Inc (NASDAQ:TMDX) accusing the organ transplant tech. company of fraudulent practices, including kickbacks, billing fraud, and unreported device failures. Delta Projects Strong 2025 Earnings, Shares Surge in Pre-Market Delta Air Lines projects 2025 earnings per share to exceed $7.35 and free cash flow above $4 billion. Walgreens Reports Strong Q1 Revenue and Adjusted Earnings, Shares Dip After Net Loss Announcement Walgreens exceeds Q1 revenue and adjusted earnings estimates but reports a $265 million net loss Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Scrap Venu Sports. FuboTV Stock Is Rising Again. Walt Disney Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery said Friday they have scrapped plans to launch their jointly owned streaming platform Venu Sports, sending shares in rival FuboTV higher. Fubo shares climbed 6.9% to $5.75 in premarket trading. Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 1/10/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is OMX Stockholm 30 Index Return 9U20.F OMX Stockholm 30 Index YTD -7.73% +2.00% 1-Year -86.83% +8.02% 3-Year -99.61% +5.49%