Five Trending Stocks Drive Market Interest Despite Shutdown Concerns
The U.S. stock market demonstrated resilience on Tuesday, advancing despite concerns over a potential government shutdown affecting investor sentiment.
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The U.S. stock market showed strong performance on Tuesday, with major indices rising despite government shutdown concerns. The Dow Jones gained 0.2% to 46,397.89, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq increased 0.4% and 0.3% respectively.
Five stocks captured significant attention: Lithium Americas surged 35% in after-hours trading following news of a 5% government stake acquisition to strengthen domestic critical metals supply. Nike rose 0.26% during regular hours and jumped 4.5% after-hours after reporting quarterly earnings that exceeded analyst expectations. Pfizer climbed 6.83% as the first pharmaceutical company to participate in Trump's drug pricing initiative.
CoreWeave gained 11.70% after securing a substantial $14.2 billion cloud computing contract with Meta Platforms. Occidental Petroleum declined 1.77% amid speculation that Berkshire Hathaway might acquire their chemical division for $10 billion.
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