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Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. engages in operating social media and in the technology business. Its brands include TRUTH Social, TMTG+, and TMTG News. It operates through the Media and Truth.Fi segments. The Media segment includes products and services such as advertisement through the Truth Social platform. The Truth.Fi segment relates to customized exchange-traded funds or exchange-traded products invested in America First principles, and bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies or crypto-related securities. The company was founded on March 28, 2024 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

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Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. is seeing intense volatility as investors debate the impact of the ongoing conflict in Iran and subsequent energy market instability on the company's valuation. The community is sharply divided, with supporters defending the administration's strategic maneuvers while a significant portion of the retail base expresses frustration over the stock's downward trend and the broader macroeconomic uncertainty.

QUALCOMM, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing foundational technologies and products used in mobile devices and other wireless products. It operates through the following segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on technologies for use in voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products. The QTL segment grants licenses and provides rights to use portions of the firm's intellectual property portfolio. The QSI segment focuses on opening new or expanding opportunities for its technologies and supporting the design and introduction of new products and services for voice and data communications. The company was founded by Franklin P. Antonio, Adelia A. Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, Irwin Mark Jacobs, Andrew J. Viterbi, and Harvey P. White in July 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm, Inc.

Qualcomm is facing intense selling pressure following a series of analyst downgrades that highlight long-standing concerns over smartphone demand, memory chip shortages, and the gradual loss of Apple as a modem customer. Despite active community debate over the company's valuation and its aggressive pivot toward AI, robotics, and automotive technology, the stock continues to struggle with downward momentum as investors weigh short-term margin headwinds against its long-term diversification strategy.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. engages in providing pipeline transportation of natural gas services. It operates through the following business segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment operates major interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines and storage systems. The Products Pipelines segment is involved in the operation of refined petroleum products, crude oil, and condensate pipelines. The Terminals segment includes the operation of liquids and bulk terminal facilities that store and handle various commodities. The CO2 segment produces, transports, and markets to oil fields that use CO2 as a flooding medium to increase recovery and production of crude oil from mature oil fields. The company was founded by Richard D. Kinder and William V. Morgan in February 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Kinder Morgan ($KMI) is gaining momentum as investors bet on the companys role in meeting the surging energy demands of AI data centers, while also benefiting from a favorable outlook on U.S. natural gas infrastructure. The community is actively discussing its resilience as a reliable dividend-payer and its potential for long-term growth as pipeline demand continues to rise.

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Investors are increasingly rotating into this ETF as a defensive hedge amid market volatility, with the community actively debating the long-term benefits of its dividend growth profile compared to pure growth alternatives. Sentiment remains focused on accumulating shares during pullbacks to leverage the fund's historical compounding power and stable yield potential.

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PSLV is capturing significant market attention as investors increasingly favor its physical silver backing over paper-based ETFs amid concerns regarding COMEX vault depletions and structural supply shortages. The community is actively debating the impact of geopolitical instability and potential supply squeezes, with many members interpreting recent price volatility as a calculated attempt by financial institutions to shake out retail investors.

BP Plc operates as an integrated oil and gas company providing carbon products and services. It operates through the following segments: Gas and Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production and Operations, and Customers and Products. The Gas and Low Carbon Energy segment includes upstream businesses focused on natural gas production, gas marketing and trading activities, as well as solar, wind, and hydrogen ventures. The Oil Production and Operations segment comprises regions with upstream activities that predominantly produce crude oil. The Customers and Products segment includes customer-focused businesses, including convenience and retail fuels, EV charging, Castrol, aviation, B2B, and midstream, along with refining, oil trading, and bioenergy businesses. The company was founded by William Knox D'Arcy in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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BP is trending as the energy sector faces heightened volatility amid intensifying geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, specifically threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Investors are closely monitoring the impact on global supply chains and crude oil prices, with community discussion heavily centered on the potential for long-term production constraints and the stock's status as a high-dividend income play.

Petróleo Brasileiro SA engages in oil and gas exploration, production, and distribution activities. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation, and Marketing; and Gas and Low Carbon Energies. The Exploration and Production segment covers the activities of exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquid, and natural gas, for the primary purpose of supplying its domestic refineries. The Refining, Transportation, and Marketing segment refers to refining, logistics, transport, and trading of crude oil and oil products activities as well as exports of ethanol. The Gas and Low Carbon Energies represents the activities of logistic and trading of natural gas and electricity, transportation and trading of liquefied natural gas, generation and electricity by means of thermoelectric power plants, as well as holding interests in transporters and distributors of natural gas. The company was founded on October 3, 1953 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Petrobras (PBR) is currently trending due to heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following reports of a conflict escalation involving Iran, which has sparked market speculation about potential supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and a subsequent surge in oil prices. Investors are closely monitoring the stock's role as a major offshore oil producer, balancing these volatile geopolitical catalysts with discussions around the company's valuation, strong dividend yield, and its strategic production milestones in the Buzios field.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. The Chemical segment manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. The Midstream and Marketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is trending as investors react to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and concerns over potential supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The community is actively debating the stock's role as a hedge against rising crude prices, with many participants analyzing the impact of institutional positioning and sector-wide bullish sentiment on the stock's short-term price action.

Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of social media applications. It builds technology that helps people connect and share, find communities, and grow businesses. It operates through the Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL) segments. The FoA segment consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and other services. The RL segment includes augmented, mixed and virtual reality related consumer hardware, software, and content. The company was founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris R. Hughes, Andrew McCollum, and Eduardo P. Saverin on February 4, 2004, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

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Meta Platforms Inc

Meta Platforms is currently under pressure as investors weigh reports of significant delays to its new frontier AI model against the company's aggressive, multi-billion dollar capital expenditure strategy in the infrastructure race. The community remains deeply divided, with some investors viewing the pullbacks as a strategic buying opportunity due to the company's strong cash flow and in-house chip initiatives, while others express growing frustration with perceived AI execution failures and market manipulation.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Aletheia Capital significantly boosted ASML’s fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates, citing the company’s investment expansions and capacity upgrades, according to TheFly. &nbsp;</li><li>The analyst noted stronger demand for extreme ultraviolet lithography from DRAM suppliers as one of the reasons it believes ASML will post higher earnings.&nbsp;</li><li>It also highlighted resilient orders for deep ultraviolet from China and a potential surge in TSMC demand in fiscal 2027 as reasons for higher earnings potential for the company.</li></ul>ASML Holding (ASML) garnered attention after Aletheia Capital doubled its price target and simultaneously upgraded the stock.Aletheia Capital’s analyst Warren Lau upgraded ASML stock to ‘Buy’ from a previous ‘Sell’ rating and increased the price target on the company to $1,500, up from $750 before, according to TheFly.Shares of ASML climbed over 4.8% in Friday’s pre-market trade.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Capacity Expansion And Investments</h2>The analyst significantly boosted ASML’s fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates, citing the company’s investment expansions and capacity upgrades.ASML will post higher earnings due to stronger extreme ultraviolet lithography demand from DRAM suppliers, resilient deep ultraviolet orders from China, and a potential surge in TSMC demand in fiscal 2027, Aletheia Capital told investors in a note, according to TheFly.The optimistic upgrade and comments come even as China limits the use of foreign equipment for chip manufacturers.<h2 class="st-heading-2">China Impact</h2>ASML is the world’s most crucial supplier of photolithography machines, which are critical for manufacturing advanced semiconductors. China is an important market for ASML and made up about 36% of sales in 2024, according to an earlier Reuters report.However, China is <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/china-makes-50-percent-domestic-equipment-mandatory-for-new-semiconductor-plants-report/cL74DsnREUf">reportedly</a> making it mandatory for chipmakers in the country to use at least 50% domestically produced equipment for new capacity, with a goal of eventually reaching 100%. While China is reportedly relaxing these requirements where domestically developed equipment is not yet available, the country is making strides in chip technology development.Another <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/?utm_source=ts2.tech">report</a> from Reuters alleged that Chinese scientists are testing a prototype EUV lithography machine reverse-engineered by former ASML engineers, suggesting the Asian country may be moving toward semiconductor self-sufficiency faster than the world may have expected. Until now, only ASML has mastered this technology.In the most recent quarterly update, ASML’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Christophe Fouquet, also noted that the company expects China’s net sales in 2026 to decline significantly compared to previous years.<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ASML">ASML stock</a> remained in the ‘bullish’ territory over the past day amid ‘low’ message volumes.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1281/153;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/ASML_sentiment_Jan_2_png_d9e3617cc5.webp" alt="On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around ASML stock remained in the ‘bullish’ territory over the past day amid ‘low’ message volumes." width="1281" height="153"></figure>One bullish user noted Aletheia Capital’s complete turnaround on the stock due to a new wave of EUV investment.<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/moneyhost/message/640613888</stembedurl>Shares of ASML climbed over 52% in the last year.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com. &nbsp;

ASML Stock In The Spotlight Following An Analyst U-Turn — Here’s What’s Driving The Double Upgrade 

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The U.S. president has wrapped up his state visit to Japan before heading to South Korea.</li><li>The US-Japan trade deal, clinched in September, provided for Japan investing $550 billion in the U.S. in return for a reduced tariff rate of 15%.</li><li>&nbsp;Toyota’s U.S. sales climbed 14%, outpacing the global sales growth of 3%.&nbsp;</li></ul>A Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) executive reportedly denied President Donald Trump’s claims that the Japanese automaker had committed to investing $10 billion in the United States.The U.S. president has wrapped up his state visit to Japan before heading to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where he is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.U.S.-listed&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TM">Toyota shares</a> have gained about 11% so far this year.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Toyota’s Rebuttal&nbsp;</h2>Speaking on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Toyota executive Hiroyuki Ueda said no explicit promise of an investment of that size was made, Reuters&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-says-it-did-not-explicitly-promise-trump-new-10-billion-investment-us-2025-10-29/">reported.</a> The U.S. is the company's single largest market, accounting for roughly 25%-30% of total sales.According to a Wall Street Journal <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/japan-u-s-outline-investment-plan-trump-says-toyota-to-invest-10-billion-in-u-s-auto-plants-dcf3d8a2">report,</a> Trump on Tuesday told U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan to “Go out and buy a Toyota.” The president reportedly said Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi informed him of Toyota’s $10 billion investment plan.&nbsp;The $10 billion outlay, however, was not part of up to $400 billion worth of investment projects announced by Japan’s Ministry of Finance this week. These investments are earmarked for sectors such as energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and critical minerals.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/trump-says-us-clinched-largest-trade-deal-with-japan-nikkei-soars/ch8weNoR5tq">trade deal</a> struck between Japan and the U.S. in September provided for Japan investing $550 billion in the U.S. in return for a stepped-down tariff rate of 15%.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What’s At Stake For Toyota</h2>Earlier this week, Toyota reported that its September sales and production increased in the U.S. The automaker’s U.S. output jumped 29%, thanks to strong demand for its hybrids and a recovery from the suspension of production of two models a year earlier.&nbsp; Toyota’s U.S. sales climbed 14%, outpacing the global sales growth of 3%.&nbsp;In August, Toyota reduced its full-year operating income forecast by 16%, citing cost escalation stemming from U.S. tariffs on inputs. The company quantified the tariff impact as $10 billion.&nbsp;For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/teradyne-stock-soars-after-hours-as-ai-demand-spurs-q3-beat/cLGZ7WzR3v0">Teradyne Stock Soars After-hours As AI Demand Spurs Q3 Beat, CFO To Step Down</a>

Raindrops are seen on Toyota car logo in Krakow, Poland on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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The US-Japan trade deal, clinched in September, provided for Japan investing $550 billion in the U.S. in return for a reduced tariff rate of 15%.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Baird’s Tristan Gerra also added a “Fresh Pick” designation to the stock, reasoning that the valuation is attractive.</li><li>The analyst sees the company benefiting from easier revenue and gross margin comparisons throughout 2026.</li><li>STM stock has gained just 2% year-to-date (YTD), underperforming the broader market, the tech sector, and the semiconductor industry.</li></ul>Shares of Netherlands-based chipmaker STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM) were among the top five trending equity tickers on Stocktwits early Friday as retail investors warmed to the stock following Thursday’s earnings-induced slump&nbsp;of over 13%.Traders, however, remained cautious as the<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/STM"> STMicroelectronics stock</a> was marginally higher in the early premarket session on Friday. An analyst, however, issued an upbeat commentary regarding the stock, stating that the worst may be behind.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Baird Designates STM Among Fresh Picks</h2>In a note released late Thursday, Baird analyst Tristan Gerra reiterated an ‘Outperform’ rating on STM stock but reduced the price target to $45 from $50. “At current levels, stock embeds all the grief regarding the 1Q GM reset, positioning investors well for an ongoing revenue and gross margin recovery each following quarter throughout 2026,” the analyst said.Gerra also added a “Fresh Pick” designation to the stock, reasoning that the valuation is attractive, as the stock trades at a five-year trough price-earnings (P/E)&nbsp;ratio of 8x. The analyst sees the company benefiting from easier revenue and gross margin comparisons throughout 2026.Thursday’s stock plunge came despite the company’s third-quarter double-beat, as investors fretted about its gross margin, which was below its long-term targets. The company also issued a sub-par full-year revenue outlook.<h2 class="st-heading-2">What Is Retail Feeling About STM Stock?</h2>Stocktwits users turned ‘extremely bullish’ on STM stock early Friday, improving from the ‘neutral’ sentiment seen a day ago. The message volume also surged to ‘extremely high’ levels.A bullish user states that the positive fourth-quarter outlook is ‘huge’ for the stock.<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/SmallCapAlert/message/633540803</stembedurl>Another user included the stock in their watchlist for Friday. “Very strong European chip company, outstanding numbers, strong revenue, and strong profit, but the share price crashed by 13%,” they said.<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/SmallCapAlert/message/633478031</stembedurl>STM stock has gained just 2% year-to-date (YTD), underperforming the broader market, the tech sector, and the semiconductor industry.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/super-micro-stock-rises-premarket-as-analyst-points-to-strong-orders/cLGJ0DLR3sh">Super Micro Stock Rises Premarket As Analyst Points To Strong Orders: Retail Traders Look To Capitalize On Thursday Dip</a>

The booth of the company STMicroelectronics markets electronic chips at the tech festival in Grenoble, France, on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Romain Doucelin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

STM Stock Edges Higher Premarket After Post-Earnings Plunge: Analyst Touts Attractive Valuation, Retail Turns Uber-Bullish

Baird’s Tristan Gerra also added a “Fresh Pick” designation to the stock, reasoning that the valuation is attractive.

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