June 18
TECHNOLOGY
TTM Technologies Inc. rose 6% to $214.90 for a market cap of $22.4 billion. The Santa Ana-based maker of printed circuit boards yesterday announced its intent to acquire Zurich, Switzerland-based Swiss Technology Group AG and ILFA GmbH in Hannover, Germany for an undisclosed amount. The two acquisitions will help “establish (TTM’s) footprint in the important European market,” according to Chief Executive Edwin Roks (Nasdaq: TTMI).
HEALTHCARE
Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 5.8% to $3.91 apiece with a $302 million market cap. Shares in the Irvine-based biotechnology company are up 9.2% since announcing updated results from its islet cell transplantation trial, showing that all 12 patients achieved insulin independence, on June 8 (Nasdaq: ELDN).
INDEXES
Gold is down 3.2% to $4,243.50 per ounce.
Crude oil fell 2.8% to $73.91 per barrel.
–Yuika Yoshida
June 17
TECHNOLOGY
Western Digital is up 6% to $722.27 apiece with a market cap of $250 billion (Nasdaq: WDC). Shares of the San Jose-based memory products maker, which has a large presence in Irvine, rose following a favorable mention in Zacks today. In the article, the investment publication said that the EPS estimate for the quarter has risen over the last 30 days, and “a positive trend in earnings estimate revision usually translates into price appreciation.”
SEMICONDUCTORS
Broadcom rose 5.7% at $398.26 per share for a market cap of almost $1.9 trillion (Nasdaq: AVGO). Shares of the Palo Alto-based chip developer jumped after JPMorgan analysts set a $580 price target on the stock, calling it an “aggressive” buy. Shares have risen by about 35% since March.
–Anastasia Efremova
June 16
SENIOR HOUSING
The Ensign Group rose 3.5% to $155.91 per share for a market cap of $9.1 billion after the San Juan Capistrano-based provider of senior housing facilities increased its stock repurchase authorize to $100 million (Nasdaq: ENSG).
HEALTHCARE
Irvine-based medtech firm Beta Bionics slid 4.1% to $13.79 per share for a market cap of $615 million. Shares in the company have fallen more than 25% over the last year (Nasdaq: BBNX).
MARKETS
The price for a barrel of oil fell 5.8% to $74.81 after the announcement that a provisional deal in the U.S. war against Iran may be at hand.
–Kevin Costelloe
June 15
RESTAURANTSÂ
Reborn Coffee Inc. jumped 13% to $1.60 apiece with a $13 million market cap (Nasdaq: REBN). Shares of the Brea-based company were recovering from when the specialty coffee chain revealed founder and co-CEO Jay Kim resigned and appointed his co-executive Jun Jae Lim as sole CEO on June 8. Â
RETAILÂ
Irvine-based loanDepot Inc. were up 8.9% to $1.23 apiece with a $801 million market cap (NYSE: LDI). However, shares of the mortgage lender are still off 4.2% since reporting first quarter results in May and down 34% since posting its fourth quarter 2025 report in March. Â
MARKETS/INDEXESÂ
The S&P 500 was up 1.9% to 7,569.95, Nasdaq rose 3.1% to 26,681.81 and the Dow 30 increased 1.3% to 51,894.88 following news of the preliminary deal between the United States and Iran. Â
Crude oil dropped 5% to $80.57 a barrel. Â
Gold was up 2.7% to $4,353.70 per ounce.  Â
–Emily Santiago-Molina
June 12Â
SPACE
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. surged 22% to $5.74 with a $599 million market cap (NYSE: SPCE). Shares of several space-related companies rose ahead of the SpaceX IPO on Friday, according to Yahoo Finance. Additionally, the Tustin-based space tourism company on June 10 completed a debt-for-equity swap that retired $30.5 million in notes, according to regulatory filings.
RETAIL
Shares of Compass Diversified, parent company of Costa Mesa retailer 5.11, fell 6.9% to $10.17 apiece after announcing that Chief Executive Elias Sabo will retire on Dec. 31, 2026. Zach Sawtelle, a partner and chief operating officer at the operator’s external manager, Compass Group Management LLC, will succeed Sabo as CEO.
The company had a $765 million market cap (NYSE: CODI).
MARKETS/INDEXES
Crude oil was up 1.3% to $91.21 a barrel.Â
–Emily Santiago-Molina
June 10
SUPPLY CHAIN
Marwynn Holdings rose 21% to $1.24 apiece with a $23.4 million market cap (Nasdaq: MWYN). The Irvine-based distributor of Asian foods and indoor home goods surged after its wholly-owned subsidiary, EcoLoopX, announced the hiring of Frank Xu as sales director on Tuesday.
TECHNOLOGY
Indie Semiconductor Inc. is up 2% to $4 per share with a $871 million market cap. Shares of the Aliso Viejo-based automotive solutions firm rose after the announced release of iND881, the company’s AI system-on-chip for developing intelligent cameras (Nasdaq: INDI).
FRANCHISING
Shares of Xponential Fitness Inc. rose 4% to $5.96 with a $292 million market cap. Despite today’s gains, the Irvine-based fitness chain’s stock remains down about 8% since April, when it announced a strategic review that could lead to a sale, a merger or another financial transaction (NYSE: XPOF).
AEROSPACE
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings declined 6.2% to $4.31 apiece with a market cap of $450 million. The Tustin-based firm’s stock has experienced wild swings over a three-week stretch, with the most recent decline tied to Friday’s IPO of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its announcement this week to retire up to $30.5 million of debt to improve liquidity by using stock. Investors are selling off as they weigh risks against speculative gains in the industry, according to Yahoo Finance (NYSE: SPCE).
INDEXES
Nasdaq is down 1.22% to $25,382.
Dow 30 fell 1.17% to $50,346.
MARKETS
Crude oil is up 3.22% to $91.04 per barrel.
Gold is down 3.27% to $4,146 an ounce.
–Anastasia Efremova and Nancy Luna
June 9
                                       –Kevin Costelloe
June 8
HEALTHCARE
Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 4.3% to $3.55 apiece with a $274 million market cap. The Irvine-based biotechnology company today announced updated results from its islet cell transplantation trial, showing that all 12 patients achieved insulin independence (Nasdaq: ELDN).
AUTOMOTIVE
Rivian Automotive Inc. was up 7% to $17.50 and a $23.5 billion market cap. Shares in the Irvine-based EV maker are up ahead of the launch of its newest R2 electric vehicles on June 9 (Nasdaq: RIVN).
INDEXES
Crude oil increased 1% to $91.53 per barrel.
–Yuika Yoshida
June 5
June 4
RESTAURANTS
Shares of Cerritos-based GEN Restaurant Group Inc. are up 5% to $2.03 with a market cap of $67 million. The Korean BBQ brand, whose flagship restaurant is in Tustin, today announced it signed a distribution agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC. The partnership gives GEN access to C&S’s network, including more than 7,500 customers and 200 grocery stores nationwide (Nasdaq: GENK).
RETAIL
Tilly’s Inc. surged 16% to $5.16 apiece with a $158.4 million market cap after reporting first-quarter results yesterday. The Irvine-based youth apparel retailer reported net sales jumped 16% to $124.7 million, driven by a 23% increase in same-store sales for the period ended May 2 (NYSE: TLYS).
DEFENSE
Mobix Labs Inc. increased 15% to $2.57 with a market cap of $41 million. The Irvine-based 5G semiconductor company today announced it’s acquiring Montana-based drone manufacturer Vision Aerial Inc. for an undisclosed amount (NASDAQ: MOBX).
TECHNOLOGY
Broadcom Inc. dropped 15% to $409.20 and a $1.9 trillion market cap. The Palo Alto-based chipmaker, with offices in Irvine, yesterday projected AI chip sales for the third quarter at $16 billion, below analysts’ expectations of $17.2 billion (Nasdaq: AVGO).
INDEXES
Crude oil fell 3.1% to $93.04 per barrel.
–Yuika Yoshida
