Vince Condarcuri

Automaker Toyota Motor (TM) is investing $3.6 billion to move more production of its Tacoma midsize pickup truck from Mexico to its San Antonio, Texas, manufacturing campus. The move is expected to create about 2,000 U.S. jobs and nearly double the size of the 2.7-million-square-foot plant by 2030. Just as importantly, Toyota says that the expansion will increase the site’s annual production capacity from roughly 200,000 vehicles to about 350,000.

Aerospace giant SpaceX (SPCX) could soon begin to noticeably influence Nasdaq (NDAQ) options trading, as it will be fast-tracked into the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ). Importantly, SpaceX’s entry is expected to bring in a highly volatile and heavily traded stock, which could increase overall options activity tied to QQQ as traders adjust their strategies and hedge their positions. Nevertheless, SpaceX may not dramatically change the Nasdaq 100 index itself.

Memory chip maker Micron (MU) is seen as a major winner in the AI investment boom, according to Bank of America (BAC). Indeed, the investment firm, led by five-star analyst Vivek Arya, recently reaffirmed its Buy rating on the stock and set a price target of $1,550, which is more than 54% above the current price. To understand why, it helps to look at how important memory has become in AI systems.