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Shares of Shopify jumped over 5% on Thursday, hitting a fresh 52-week high. Shopify helps millions of businesses worldwide build, manage, and scale online stores. Earlier this week, Shopify topped Wall Street’s Q4 earnings estimates after its profit more than doubled for the quarter and revenue grew 31% to $2.81 billion.

Meanwhile, gross merchandise volume — a key metric for the business — jumped 26% to $94.46 billion, the biggest spike since the pandemic. On Tuesday, Morgan Stanley’s Keith Weiss hiked his price target on Shopify to $144. Today, Oppenheimer’s Kenneth Wong followed suit, lifting his forecast to $150 and highlighting further upside potential.

Shopify has benefited from new storefronts and expansions from major brands like Reebok and Warner Music Group. The stock is up more than 172% over the past year.

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Ford dips as another large fire breaks out at the New York Novelis aluminum plant

Shares of US auto giant Ford are down more than 2% on Thursday morning following reports of another major fire at its primary aluminum supplier’s plant in Oswego County, New York.

Local media reported that a four-alarm fire broke out at the Novelis plant, which supplies 40% of the aluminum sheet for the US auto industry, on Thursday morning.

Last month, Ford said a September fire at the plant would hit its earnings by between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in the fourth quarter. The company said it would be able to mitigate about $1 billion of that next year.

As of 10:15 a.m. ET, local officials said the fire is under control and everyone had been safely evacuated. Novelis previously said it would be able to restart operations at the part of the plant most damaged by the September fire next month.

Last month, Ford said a September fire at the plant would hit its earnings by between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in the fourth quarter. The company said it would be able to mitigate about $1 billion of that next year.

As of 10:15 a.m. ET, local officials said the fire is under control and everyone had been safely evacuated. Novelis previously said it would be able to restart operations at the part of the plant most damaged by the September fire next month.

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