$RIVN

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SpaceX, GE Vernova, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Rivian & more

Midday movers included Cognizant (+6%) expanding its Google Cloud partnership for Gemini AI; USA Rare Earth (-7%) amid a WSJ report of expanded congressional inquiry into its $1.6B investment; Adobe (+5%) after BofA reinstated coverage with a $190 target. GE Vernova (-10%) and other AI/semis fell on selloffs; SpaceX (-5%) began Nasdaq-100 trading. Vertex agreed to buy Crinetics in a $10B deal. Rivian (-14%) announced a 75M-share raise.

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Published Jul 7, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$RIVNBearishMed
01

Why it matters

The most tradable, company-specific catalysts in the text are Rivian’s 75M-share capital raise, the Vertex–Crinetics $10B acquisition, and Fiserv’s reported payments-infrastructure sale discussions; other names are mostly explained by sector tape moves.

02

Market read

Traders can use the deal/capital-raise headlines for near-term positioning, while the rest of the list mainly reflects correlated sector risk appetite.

03

What to watch

For capital raises and acquisitions, the market reaction may hinge on undisclosed terms (pricing, financing, integration timeline) not provided in this wrap.

Relevance 8/10Novelty 6/10Timing: midday trading catalysts (capital raise, deal headlines, first-day Nasdaq-100 move)

Background

This is a midday multi-stock market wrap highlighting movers across AI infrastructure, software, semiconductors, space, quantum, and select corporate actions/deal headlines.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$RIVNBearishHigh confidence
Context

Rivian shares slid 14% after the company announced a 75 million-share capital raise plus revenue and delivery guidance.

Expected impact

Likely continued volatility as investors price dilution; guidance beat may limit downside but not erase the raise impact.

Evidence & confidence

The article cites both the size of the new share sale (75M) and the immediate market reaction (down 14%), indicating the raise drove sentiment more than the beat.

$CRNXBullishHigh confidence
Context

Crinetics shares roughly doubled after Vertex agreed to buy Crinetics in a $10 billion deal to expand rare hormonal disease treatments.

Expected impact

Near-term upside bias toward deal completion, with typical M&A headline-driven volatility.

Evidence & confidence

The article explicitly states the $10B acquisition and the immediate ~doubling in Crinetics shares.

$VRTXNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Vertex agreed to buy Crinetics in a $10 billion deal; Vertex shares dipped about 1% on the announcement.

Expected impact

Choppy trading around deal details; direction likely depends on financing terms and regulatory/timeline expectations.

Evidence & confidence

The article provides the deal size and the immediate ~-1% move but no financing specifics, limiting conviction on longer-horizon impact.

$GEVBearishMedium confidence
Context

GE Vernova stock tanked 10% as AI infrastructure plays sold off, dragging related names in the same tape.

Expected impact

Near-term downside pressure likely persists while AI-infrastructure sentiment remains weak.

Evidence & confidence

The article attributes the drop to a broader selloff, not a new GE Vernova-specific disclosure.

$PLTRBullishLow confidence
Context

Palantir shares added 2% during midday trading as software stocks were a rare bright spot in the tech sector.

Expected impact

Limited standalone follow-through expected unless a company-specific catalyst emerges.

Evidence & confidence

No Palantir-specific news is provided beyond the intraday move and sector context.

$CRMBullishLow confidence
Context

Salesforce shares rose 3% midday as software stocks were described as a rare bright spot in the tech sector.

Expected impact

May track broader software sentiment; stock-specific upside requires additional catalysts.

Evidence & confidence

The text provides only the intraday percentage move and sector framing.

$LUNRBearishLow confidence
Context

Intuitive Machines shares declined more than 6% midday as other space stocks fell following SpaceX’s Nasdaq-100 first-day trading.

Expected impact

Likely to remain correlated with space-sector sentiment.

Evidence & confidence

No Intuitive Machines-specific news is disclosed in the text.

$ASTSBearishLow confidence
Context

AST SpaceMobile shares fell more than 6% midday as space stocks dropped after SpaceX’s first day trading in the Nasdaq-100.

Expected impact

Near-term downside bias if the selloff persists across space names.

Evidence & confidence

The article provides only the intraday move and the SpaceX/Nasdaq-100 context.

Market effects

AI infrastructure and quantum/space names sold off together, while software held up, signaling a rotation within tech.

Korea chip-heavy indices fell sharply, reinforcing a broader semiconductor risk-off impulse.

Cross-asset read-through from AI/semis weakness can pressure global growth-sensitive equities beyond the named stocks.

Counterpoint

Some moves (e.g., software strength, deal-driven biotech) may be temporary tape effects; the broader AI/semis selloff could reverse if macro/earnings catalysts stabilize.

Key entities

  • Rivian

    Announced a 75 million-share capital raise and issued guidance that beat consensus, yet shares fell 14%.

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals

    Agreed to buy Crinetics in a $10B deal to expand rare hormonal disease treatments.

  • Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

    Shares roughly doubled on the $10B acquisition agreement by Vertex.

  • Fiserv

    Reportedly discussed selling its payments infrastructure business to major U.S. banks.

  • Caterpillar

    Agreed to buy Skycatch, with deal terms undisclosed.

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