US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: MBLY, MSTR, MCD, AIR, VTYX, STAA, META, LOW, JPM, CSGP

Today’s pre-market movers reflect both upgrades and notable acquisitions across various sectors.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 7 Jan 2026, 13:01 UTCOn the live feed at 12:41 UTC — 8 more headlines followed before this page went public

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12:51

Spanish Foreign Minister, on Ukraine, says they are far from a peace plan, and suggests there is "an outline of ideas"

12:48

A helicopter is reportedly trying to land apparent US military forces on a Venezuela linked oil tanker, "Marinera", according to RT

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US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: MBLY, MSTR, MCD, AIR, VTYX, STAA, META, LOW, JPM, CSGP

12:33

US is carrying out operation to seize Venezuela-linked tanker formerly known as Bella-1, reports Reuters citing US officials

12:30

China's SHFE to adjust some silver futures trading margin ratio; To adjust transaction fees for silver future contract AG2604, Tin future contract SN2602 from January 9th

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ES -0.1% NQ -0.1% RTY -0.3%

MBLY +11%: Will acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics for ~$900mln
MSTR +4.5%: MSCI said that it will not exclude DATs from MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes at Feb. review
MCD +0.5%: Upgraded at Oppenheimer
AIR +3.5%: EPS & rev. beat
VTYX +59%: LLY in advanced talks to acquire Co. for >$1bln
STAA -7%: ALC terminated its definitive merger agreement with Staar Surgical
META -0.4%: Chinese officials are reviewing Cos. USD 2bln purchase of AI start-up Manus
LOW +1.6%: Upgraded at Barclays
JPM -0.4%: Downgraded at Wolfe
CSGP -1.6%: FY rev. outlook marginally disappoints & new $1.5bln share buyback prog.

Context

Most significantly, VTYX is surging nearly 60% on potential acquisition talks by Eli Lilly, while MCD and LOW are receiving upgrades, signaling positive sentiment in consumer discretionary stocks. In contrast, STAA is down sharply following a terminated merger agreement, which could indicate concerns around its strategic direction.

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