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Stocks making big moves yesterday: Herbalife, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Micron, Amkor, and Palantir Technologies

StockStory - StockStory - Wed Jan 7, 7:00AM CST
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Check out the companies making headlines yesterday:

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF): Health and wellness products company Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) rose by 6.9% on Tuesday after Maxim Group initiated coverage on the company with a "Buy" rating and a $20.00 price target. See our full article here.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX): Biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) rose by 3.8% on Tuesday after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from "Peer Perform" to "Outperform" and issued a $548 price target. See our full article here.

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Micron (NASDAQ:MU): Memory chips maker Micron (NYSE:MU) rose by 8.6% on Tuesday after a broader market rally drove investor optimism in artificial intelligence and big tech stocks. See our full article here.

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Amkor (NASDAQ:AMKR): Semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) rose by 5.2% on Tuesday after investment firm Needham & Company significantly raised its price target on the stock, pointing to surging demand for artificial intelligence chips. See our full article here.

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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR): Data analytics company Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) rose by 2.9% on Tuesday after a broader market rally drove investor optimism in artificial intelligence and big tech stocks. See our full article here.

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