US stock futures were rising Thursday, putting equities on course to extend the previous session’s rally after President Donald Trump struck a deal with NATO regarding the future of Greenland.
These stocks were poised to make moves:
Moderna rose 5.5%, making the drug maker the S&P 500’s best performer ahead of the opening bell. The stock surged 16% on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Moderna and Merck said that five-year data from a Phase 2b trial showed their cancer vaccine reduced the risk of relapse or death for melanoma patients. Shares have surged 69% this year, breaking out following a period of stagnation.
Intel climbed 1.6% ahead of the chip maker’s fourth-quarter earnings, due out after the market closes. The stock surged nearly 12% to hit a four-year high on Wednesday. Intel has gained 47% already in 2026, with investors hoping that the company’s newly launched Panther Lake processors will help it gain market share. HSBC, KeyBanc, and Seaport have all upgraded shares this week.
GameStop rose 3.1%. Chairman Ryan Cohen bought 500,000 shares in the videogame retailer on Wednesday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, boosting his stake to more than 42 million shares. Cohenpurchased the same amount of stockon Tuesday.
Micron Technology gained 2.5% to trade at $398.63. William Blair analyst Sebastien Naji initiated coverage of the stock at Outperform on Thursday, noting that the artificial-intelligence boom is driving a memory-chip “supercycle” and record profitability. Fellow flash memory makerSandiskclimbed 1.5% after jumping 11% on Wednesday.
Karman surged 8.8% after the space and defense parts manufacturer beat analysts’ earnings estimates and said it expects revenue of $700 million to $715 million for the year, well above Wall Street’s forecast of $578.1 million.
Venture Global rose 11% after the liquefied natural gas supplier said an arbitration tribunal had ruled in its favor against Spain’s Repsol. “Multiple proceedings have now affirmed what we have stated from the outset: Venture Global has fully honored the clear and mutually agreed-upon terms of our long-term contracts without exception,” a spokesperson for Venture told Barron’s. Several customers had accused Venture of withholding contracted liquefied natural gas cargoes and selling them on the spot market to benefit from a surge in prices.
Each of the Magnificent Seven were rising as investors piled into megacap tech stocks as part of the broad market rebound. Chip designer Nvidia rose 1.1%, Google owner Alphabet gained 1.4%, and iPhone maker Apple advanced 0.9%. Microsoft, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, and Tesla also traded in the green.
In addition to Intel, earnings reports are expected Thursday from GE Aerospace, Procter & Gamble, Abbott Laboratories, Intuitive Surgical, Capital One Financial, Freeport-McMoran, CSX, and Alcoa.
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