US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: AMD, BA, DPZ, IREN, USB, URBN

Today's pre-market movers reveal strong gains across several equities, particularly in tech and consumer sectors, driven by solid earnings metrics and upgrades.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 20 Jul 2026, 12:23 UTCOn the live feed at 12:03 UTC — 7 more headlines followed before this page went public

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12:07

Alibaba (BABA) says Qwen 3.8 is getting better by the day; latest version is now live, with broad gains and a big step up on web front end

12:06

US BROKER MOVES: URBN upgraded at Goldman Sachs; HUBS downgraded at Wells Fargo

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US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: AMD, BA, DPZ, IREN, USB, URBN

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Yemeni Houthi spokesperson announces a ban on maritime navigation for Saudi-linked vessels, citing the blockade and saying the group is fully prepared to enforce the measure

12:01

Strategy (MSTR) says no Bitcoin purchases were made between July 13-19

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ES +0.5% NQ +0.9% RTY +0.5%

Senior Iranian source said mediators proposed 10-day ending of strikes to find ways to revive Iran/US interim deal

AMD +4%: To unveil 2nm EPYC & Instinct chip
BA +1.5%: Maintained 20-yr forecast
DPZ +7.5%: Rev. beat
IREN +9%: Signs $2.8bln new contracts & lifted end-FY26 AI Cloud ARR target to over $4bln (prev. $3.7bln)
USB +1%: Upgraded at GS & JPM
URBN +4.8%: Upgraded at GS

Context

AMD's anticipation of new chip technologies, DPZ's revenue beat, and favorable forecasts from IREN suggest a positive sentiment that may lift market indices as investors react to growth potential and analyst optimism.

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EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

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EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

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EQUITIES/26 Aug · 12:56 UTC

States and Meta (META) and agree to settle claims that platforms harmed children, according to a court filing; Meta agrees to pay a maximum of USD 16.68bln to states as part of deal

Market, after we published+2.6%

EQUITIES/7 Sept · 10:54 UTC

Saudi Aramco Jizan oil facilities were reportedly hit in new strikes, the FT reports citing sources; hit on Monday, damage is being assessed.

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EQUITIES/7 Sept · 09:15 UTC

Volkswagen (VOW3 GY) says that the Co., Lower Saxony and Aurelius Capital have agreed on key terms for the sale of Osnabrueck Plant; aims to secure the site and majority of jobs in the long term.

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