This week, several stocks caught investors’ attention, driven by significant developments and market momentum. Here’s the breakdown of this week’s trending stocks:
Synopsys ($SNPS) Forms New AI Engineering Partnership with NVIDIA
Synopsys ($SNPS), a company that builds software used to design chips and complex electronic systems announced a major new partnership with NVIDIA to bring advanced AI and accelerated computing into engineering workflows across multiple industries.
The multiyear collaboration combines Synopsys’ widely used engineering and simulation tools with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing, agentic AI technologies, and Omniverse digital-twin platform. For engineering teams in sectors like semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, and industrial design, the goal is simple: make it faster and cheaper to design, simulate, and verify new products.
As part of the partnership, NVIDIA is investing $2 billion in Synopsys stock, signaling strong confidence in the long-term potential of AI-driven engineering.
The companies plan to work together across several areas:
- Speeding up Synopsys applications using NVIDIA CUDA-X and AI-based physics models
- Bringing agentic AI into engineering workflows, allowing software to help automate complex design steps
- Building next-generation digital twins using NVIDIA Omniverse and Synopsys simulation tools
- Making these solutions cloud-ready so teams of any size can access GPU-accelerated tools
- Launching joint go-to-market efforts to bring these capabilities to engineering organizations worldwide
Leaders from both companies described the partnership as a major step toward reinventing engineering for the AI era, enabling simulations that were previously impossible on traditional CPU-based systems.
Stock Price Reaction
$SNPS shares rose about 5% on the day of the announcement and continued climbing in the following days, as investors welcomed the deeper integration with NVIDIA and the long-term revenue opportunities tied to AI-driven engineering.
Barrick ($B) Weighs IPO for Its Top North American Gold Assets
Barrick ($B), one of the world’s largest gold and copper miners, announced that its board has approved exploring an IPO for a new subsidiary (“NewCo”) that would hold Barrick’s best North American gold assets.
NewCo would include Barrick’s stakes in Nevada Gold Mines, Pueblo Viejo, and its fully owned Fourmile discovery in Nevada, which the company describes as one of the most important gold finds of this century. Barrick says the goal of the IPO is to highlight the value of these premium assets by placing them inside a focused, pure-play gold company.
Only a small minority stake would be offered to the public. Barrick plans to keep a controlling interest after the IPO while continuing to run and expand its global copper and gold operations.
Management says the plan aligns with its broader push to improve performance and increase shareholder value, especially around its strongest North American projects. The company expects to update investors on the IPO review process in February 2026 during its full-year results.
Stock Price Reaction
Barrick shares rose about 2% on the announcement.
Archer ($ACHR) Strikes Exclusive Deal for Military-Grade Rotor Tech
Archer, an emerging electric aviation company developing next-generation aircraft, announced an exclusive collaboration with Karem Aircraft, giving Archer access to Karem’s advanced military-grade rotor and tiltrotor technology for its next-generation autonomous, hybrid-propulsion VTOL aircraft.
Karem’s designs have been validated by the U.S. Army, and Archer says this partnership will speed up its work on a dual-use aircraft meant to update aging military vertical-lift systems. The planned aircraft is being designed for long-range missions, hybrid-electric flight, and quiet, low-heat operation—key features for moving through contested airspace.
This new alliance builds on Archer’s recent acquisitions of rotor and aeromechanics IP from Overair and Lilium, giving the company what it views as one of the strongest technology stacks in the VTOL space. Combined, these assets are intended to support an aircraft with the speed, payload capacity, range, and stealth characteristics needed for both defense and commercial operations.
Archer also recently agreed to supply its electric powertrain to Anduril and EDGE Group for the Omen autonomous air vehicle—its first third-party powertrain deal. Together, the partnerships signal Archer’s push deeper into the dual-use aviation market.
Stock Price Reaction
Archer shares jumped roughly 9% on the announcement.
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