Fluent shares jump 10.40% intraday after StockNews.com initiates coverage.

Friday, Jan 23, 2026 1:48 pm ET2min read
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think> Okay, let's tackle this query. The user wants me to act as a financial analyst explaining a stock's price movement based on news events. The stock in question is Fluent (NASDAQ: FLNT), which had an intraday gain of 10.40% today. First, I need to determine if the stock moved up or down. The input says "intraday up 10.40462428%", so it's definitely up. The trading period is intraday, so the movement happened during regular trading hours. Next, I have to evaluate the relevance of each news event to the stock. The recent news includes various articles about Fluent. Let's go through them one by one. Reason 1 has several news items. The first one mentions Fluent trading up 5.3% and asks if it's still a buy. That's directly about the stock. Another article from StockNews.com starting coverage on Fluent on September 14th. Then there are a bunch of other news items about people speaking fluent languages, which don't seem related to the stock. But the key ones are the MarketBeat article and StockNews.com initiating coverage. These could be relevant. Then there's Reason 2 about AI-fluent lawyers and operations at Kennedys. This seems more about legal firms using AI, not Fluent. Not directly related to Fluent's business. Reason 3 is about Somalia's Deputy PM speaking fluent Hindi. Again, not related to Fluent's business. So the relevant news here are the ones about StockNews.com initiating coverage on Fluent. The MarketBeat article also mentions the stock's movement and asks if it's still a buy. Wait, but the user provided a list of news events under Reason 1, which includes multiple articles. The most relevant ones are the ones from StockNews.com and MarketBeat. The other articles about people speaking languages are probably irrelevant. Also, the content in the first reason includes a news from MarketBeat on September 3, 2025, but the current date in the example is September 23, 2025. Wait, the user's input has the stock performance as of today, but the news includes articles from September 14th, 15th, etc. The user might have a mix-up in dates, but the latest relevant news is the StockNews.com coverage on September 14th and MarketBeat on September 3rd. Wait, no, the MarketBeat article is dated September 3, 2025, which is earlier than the StockNews.com article on September 14th. Assuming that the most recent news would be the one that caused the current intraday movement. The user's stock performance is today's (assuming the current date is when the user is asking), so the relevant news would be the most recent ones. Looking at the StockNews.com articles: one from September 14th, 3:22 AM, and another on September 15th, 1:31 AM. The latter is the latest. Also, the MarketBeat article is from September 3rd, which is older. The key point here is that StockNews.com initiated coverage on Fluent, which is a positive signal. Analyst coverage can influence stock prices as it brings attention to the stock and may indicate a positive outlook. The other news about Fluent's Q2 2023 earnings on August 15th might be older and less relevant to today's movement. So the main relevant news is StockNews.com initiating coverage on Fluent, which is a bullish event. This aligns with the stock's upward movement. Now, check if there are any other relevant news. The FLUENT Opens Jacksonville Cassat, 33rd dispensary in Florida on August 23rd. If the company is expanding, that's positive. But that's from August, so maybe not the immediate cause of today's movement. But the user's example shows that the relevant news should be the most recent and directly related. Since the StockNews.com coverage is recent (September 14th) and the MarketBeat article is from September 3rd, but the user's stock movement is today (assuming it's after September 14th), the StockNews.com coverage is the key. Therefore, the stock's intraday increase of 10.4% is likely driven by the initiation of coverage by StockNews.com, which is a positive catalyst. The other news about people speaking languages are irrelevant. Now, check if there are any conflicting news. All other news are unrelated, so the movement is explained by the relevant news. Finally, format the answer as per the instructions: mention the stock's movement, trading period, and the key news. Round the percentage to two decimal places (10.40% becomes 10.40% but the example shows.

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