Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Nvidia, Palantir, Rigetti Computing And Shiba Inu Hints At Major Partnership

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories.

The Nasdaq ended the week down 1.6%, with the S&P 500 losing 1% and the Dow gaining 0.3%, as markets attempted to recover from earlier losses.

Strong earnings and a more dovish tone from Fed Chair Jerome Powell helped lift sentiment, reinforcing hopes for future rate cuts. However, by Friday, concerns over new U.S. tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada weighed on the market, leading to renewed volatility.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the 25% and 10% tariffs would take effect Saturday, raising fears of economic disruptions.

Benzinga provides daily reports on the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week’s most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.

The Bulls

“Rigetti Computing, Quantum Stocks Soar On Project Stargate,” by Erica Kollmann, highlights Rigetti Computing Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) surging 42% after Donald Trump announced Project Stargate, a $500 billion AI investment initiative backed by Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL), OpenAI, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), and SoftBank, aiming to build AI data centers and enhance computational systems.

“Shiba Inu’s Shytoshi Kusama Teases ‘Extremely Powerful Partnership’ — Coin Themed On Him Rallies 25%,” by Aniket Verma, highlights Shytoshi Kusama's cryptic announcement of a major partnership for the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) ecosystem, fueling speculation about potential collaborations with Binance or Elon Musk's X.

“Jensen Huang Mania Mirrors Taylor Swift: People Are Camping Outside Retailers For Nvidia 5000 Series GPUs,” by Chris Katje, highlights soaring demand for Nvidia RTX 5000 series GPUs, with enthusiasts camping outside stores ahead of the Jan. 30 launch, reminiscent of Black Friday rushes for Taylor Swift merchandise.

For additional bullish calls of the past week, check out the following:

Visa Stock Moves Higher As Company Becomes First Partner Of Musk’s XMoney: What’s Going On?

Trump Media & Technology Group Stock Jumps On Expansion Into Financial Services

Twilio’s Turnaround Story Is Underway, Analyst Turns Bullish And Boosts Price Forecast

The Bears

“DeepSeek’s Low-Cost Model Reshapes AI Landscape: Experts Predict Shift To ‘Application Layer’,” by Piero Cingari, highlights how DeepSeek’s R1 model, trained for just $5.6 million, challenges billion-dollar AI investments from U.S. tech giants, with Goldman Sachs warning that AI capital expenditures may shift from infrastructure to applications, impacting firms like Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) and Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO).

“Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Stock A ‘Considerable Risk,’ Say Analysts Who Downgrade Both To Underperform,” by Erica Kollmann, reports that analysts downgraded Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) to Underperform, citing risks despite raising their price targets, as privatization attempts remain uncertain following the stocks’ sharp post-election gains.

“Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Dumps Over $10 Million Worth Of Palantir Stock As AI Competition Heats Up,” by Shivdeep Dhaliwal, reports Ark Invest selling 127,969 shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) worth $10.4 million amid growing AI competition from DeepSeek.

For more bearish takes, be sure to see these posts:

Stock Of The Day: Nvidia Breaks Support After DeepSeek AI Disruption

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Rebounds After Selloff, US-Taiwan Chip Partnership Still Faces Tariff Threats

AMD Gets A Downgrade And It’s Not DeepSeek Related

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