Stock Market Roundup, Jan. 12: AMZN Jobs, FCAU Cheating, AKS & X Tank

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As investors continued to worry about President-elect Trump’s targeting of the pharma industry, new concerns about U.S. industrial stocks help drag the markets down in morning trading Thursday. Nevertheless, stocks bounced back thanks to overall bullish optimism, and the markets ended on a strong afternoon run that saw indexes down just marginally on the day.

Also, investors reacted to the EPA’s probe into Fiat Chrysler, sending the stock tanking. The regulator’s violation notice comes just a day after Volkswagen resolved its own major emissions cheating scandal.

Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) Top Movers

Value: YY Inc. (YY - Free Report) - +3.18%

Growth: Finisar Corporation - +4.05%

Momentum: Histogenics Corporation - +9.87%

VGM: YY

Major Indexes

DOW: 19,890.01 / -64.27 / -0.32%

NASDAQ: 5,544.38 / -19.27 / -0.35%

S&P 500: 2,270.72 / -4.60 / -0.20%

Top Headlines

CVS Debuts Cheap EpiPen Alternative

On Thursday, leading drug store chain CVS Health Corp. (CVS - Free Report) announced that it is now selling a cheaper alternative to Mylan’s EpiPen, the best-selling but high-cost treatment for life-threatening allergies. Dubbed Adrenaclick, the authorized generic treatment is made my Impax Laboratories Inc. , and is priced at $109.99 for a two-pack.

Fiat Chrysler Stock Plummets On Emissions Cheating Probe

Shares of Fiat Chrysler dropped more than 11.5% in morning trading Thursday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the company a notice of violation related to its use of software to manipulate emissions tests. According to the EPA’s statement, Fiat Chrysler used software to manipulate emissions in vehicles that would have otherwise violated the Clean Air Act.

Here's Why AK Steel And US Steel Tanked Today

Shares of two prominent steel producers, AK Steel and United States Steel (X - Free Report) , plummeted on Thursday after a key analyst downgrade. AK Steel was down more than 10.4% in early afternoon trading, while US Steel dropped more than 6.3%.

Amazon Pledges To Create 100,000 Full-Time U.S. Jobs By 2018

Shares of Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) gained as much as 1% in early morning trading Thursday after the company announced plans to create 100,000 full-time jobs in the United States over the next 18 months. Amazon pledged that its new jobs plan includes all full-time, full-benefit jobs.

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