Today: 26 June 2026

Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors.

Natural Gas Price This Week: Henry Hub Up 2% as LNG Shock Keeps Global Market Tight

Natural Gas Price This Week: Henry Hub Up 2% as LNG Shock Keeps Global Market Tight

U.S. natural gas futures rose 2.1% to $3.035 per mmBtu, while European and Asian benchmarks stayed far higher at $17 and $21. U.S. storage fell by 54 bcf last week, with inventories 5.2% above last year. LNG export demand remained strong as Cheniere’s Corpus Christi plant hit full capacity and Asian buyers sought more U.S. cargoes. Australian supply disruptions added pressure to a strained global market.
28 March 2026
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XRP Price This Week: Why Ripple’s Token Slipped Below Key Support as ETF Flows Stalled

XRP Price This Week: Why Ripple’s Token Slipped Below Key Support as ETF Flows Stalled

XRP traded near $1.35 Saturday, up 1.6% in 24 hours but down 6.3% for the week, underperforming the broader crypto market. Spot XRP ETFs saw zero net flows Thursday, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said U.S. crypto legislation was delayed. Open interest in XRP futures rose to $2.65 billion Friday. Investors cited war, oil prices, and U.S. rate fears as drivers of risk aversion.
28 March 2026
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Bitcoin Price This Week: BTC Falls Below $67,000 as $14 Billion Expiry and ETF Outflows Bite

Bitcoin Price This Week: BTC Falls Below $67,000 as $14 Billion Expiry and ETF Outflows Bite

Bitcoin traded near $66,900 Saturday after falling from midweek highs above $71,900, following a large quarterly options expiry and outflows from U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs. The ETFs saw net outflows of about $296 million for the week. Deribit settled $14.16 billion in bitcoin options Friday, covering roughly 40% of its open contracts. Brent crude closed at $112.57 a barrel Friday as Wall Street posted a fifth straight week of losses.
28 March 2026
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Gold Price This Week: Bullion Rebounds From Four-Month Low as Fed Fears Keep Market on Edge

Gold Price This Week: Bullion Rebounds From Four-Month Low as Fed Fears Keep Market on Edge

Gold surged 2.6% to $4,491.78 an ounce Friday, rebounding from a four-month low of $4,097.99 hit Monday after volatile trading tied to oil and rate concerns. Thursday saw the steepest drop, with gold falling 2.7% as the dollar and crude rose. Physical demand improved as Indian and Chinese premiums narrowed. Silver, platinum, and palladium also recovered Friday after losses earlier in the week.
28 March 2026
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Silver Price This Week: Metal Ends Near $70 After Whipsaw Trade on Oil, Dollar and Fed Fears

Silver Price This Week: Metal Ends Near $70 After Whipsaw Trade on Oil, Dollar and Fed Fears

Spot silver closed Friday at $69.54 an ounce, up 2.2% on the day but nearly flat for the week after sharp swings between $67.71 and $72.41. The metal remains about 43% below its January record high of $121.60. Investors are watching U.S. payroll data due April 3 and Middle East tensions for further direction. The Silver Institute forecasts a sixth consecutive annual market deficit.
28 March 2026
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US Stock Market This Week: Dow Enters Correction as S&P 500, Nasdaq Sink on Oil Shock

US Stock Market This Week: Dow Enters Correction as S&P 500, Nasdaq Sink on Oil Shock

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 793.47 points Friday, entering correction territory as U.S. stocks closed at seven-month lows and capped five straight weekly losses. Megacap tech and consumer shares led declines, with Nvidia down 2.2% and Amazon off 4%. Oil prices surged amid Middle East tensions, while consumer sentiment dropped and inflation expectations rose.
28 March 2026
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Shake Shack Stock Price Falls 4% Despite Bullish $125 Analyst Call

Shake Shack Stock Price Falls 4% Despite Bullish $125 Analyst Call

Shake Shack shares fell 4.4% to $81.32 Friday, outpacing the S&P 500’s 1.7% drop, as oil prices surged and consumer sentiment weakened. D.A. Davidson reiterated a Buy rating and $125 price target, implying 54% upside. Shake Shack reported 15.4% revenue growth in 2025 and plans 55 to 60 new company-operated openings in 2026. The stock closed at about 95 times trailing earnings, far above sector peers.
28 March 2026
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Paycom Stock Slides 5% as Software Selloff Intensifies, 2026 Growth Worries Linger

Paycom Stock Slides 5% as Software Selloff Intensifies, 2026 Growth Worries Linger

Paycom Software shares dropped 4.85% to $117.06 on Friday, outpacing declines in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The selloff followed last month’s weak 2026 revenue outlook, which remains below analyst forecasts. Director Archana Vemulapalli will leave the board March 31, according to an SEC filing. Paycom’s market value closed at about $12.0 billion.
28 March 2026
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VinFast Stock Price Jumps 5% as VFS Rally Builds Despite Loss Concerns (Reuters)

VinFast Stock Price Jumps 5% as VFS Rally Builds Despite Loss Concerns (Reuters)

VinFast Auto (VFS) shares rose over 5% Friday to $3.39, capping an 18.5% gain for the week after reporting 2025 preliminary results showing EV deliveries doubled to 196,919 and revenue up 105.4%. The company’s Q4 net loss widened to about $1.4 billion, with gross margin at negative 39.9%. About 33% of Q4 deliveries went to affiliated entities. VinFast expects to file its audited annual report by April 30.
28 March 2026
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Falls 4.6% After FDA Label Warning Hits Alyftrek, Trikafta

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Falls 4.6% After FDA Label Warning Hits Alyftrek, Trikafta

Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares fell 4.6% to $433.07 Friday after updated U.S. safety warnings on its cystic fibrosis drugs Alyftrek and Trikafta cited reports of serious neuropsychiatric events. The new labels advise close monitoring for symptoms such as depression and suicidal thoughts. Vertex expects 2026 revenue to remain heavily dependent on cystic fibrosis treatments, despite ongoing efforts to expand its pipeline.
28 March 2026
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Synopsys Stock Price Slides 5% Friday as Tech Rout Erases Elliott Boost

Synopsys Stock Price Slides 5% Friday as Tech Rout Erases Elliott Boost

Synopsys shares fell 5.4% to $380.47 on Friday, underperforming Cadence as tech stocks slid in a broad Wall Street selloff. The drop erased gains from Elliott Investment Management’s recent stake, leaving Synopsys about 12% below Monday’s close. The Nasdaq lost 2.15% and the S&P 500 software index hit a five-month low. Investors cited rising oil prices and yields as ongoing risks for high-valuation software stocks.
28 March 2026
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Twilio Inc. Stock Price Slides Nearly 5% as Tech Selloff Swamps Fresh Growth Signals

Twilio Inc. Stock Price Slides Nearly 5% as Tech Selloff Swamps Fresh Growth Signals

Twilio shares fell 4.8% to $119.99 on Friday, lagging the Nasdaq’s 2.15% drop as Middle East tensions rattled tech stocks. The decline follows recent board changes and expanded carrier links in North America. Metrigy reported the CPaaS market grew 4.2% to $14.9 billion in 2025, with Twilio holding a 25.4% share. Twilio last posted fourth-quarter revenue of $1.37 billion, up 14% year over year.
28 March 2026
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American Airlines (AAL) Stock Price Falls Nearly 4% as Oil Spike Puts 2026 Outlook Under Pressure

American Airlines (AAL) Stock Price Falls Nearly 4% as Oil Spike Puts 2026 Outlook Under Pressure

American Airlines shares fell 3.9% to $10.30 Friday as rising oil prices hit airline stocks. The company warned higher jet fuel costs could push first-quarter results to the low end of its forecast, despite projecting over 10% revenue growth. Delta, United, and Southwest also dropped, with American facing a thinner profit cushion than rivals.
27 March 2026
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Amazon Stock (AMZN) Drops Toward $200 as Nasdaq Correction Revives AI Spending Fears

Amazon Stock (AMZN) Drops Toward $200 as Nasdaq Correction Revives AI Spending Fears

Amazon shares fell 3.9% to $199.34 Friday, among the steepest drops in the S&P 500, as investors sold off major tech and consumer discretionary stocks. The decline followed concerns over Amazon’s rising capital spending, with 2026 outlays projected at $200 billion, and recent disruptions to AWS operations linked to Middle East conflict. Microsoft and Alphabet also dropped more than 2% each.
27 March 2026
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Bitmine Immersion Technologies Stock Falls as Ether Breaks $2,000, Overshadowing MAVAN Launch

Bitmine Immersion Technologies Stock Falls as Ether Breaks $2,000, Overshadowing MAVAN Launch

Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares fell 5.4% to $18.39 Friday as ether dropped below $2,000, erasing gains from the company’s MAVAN staking-platform launch. Bitmine holds 4.66 million ETH, now worth about $414 million less than its last reported value. The stock hit a one-month low, following an 8.3% loss Thursday. Other crypto-linked stocks, including Sharplink, also declined.
27 March 2026
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Nokia Stock Price Falls 5% After Santander Downgrade Puts AI Rally to the Test

Nokia Stock Price Falls 5% After Santander Downgrade Puts AI Rally to the Test

Nokia shares dropped 5.1% to 6.87 euros in Helsinki on Friday after Santander downgraded the stock to Underperform and set a 6.85-euro target. The decline followed mixed analyst views and profit-taking after last year’s Nvidia stake and AI-driven rally. Investors await evidence of AI network gains in earnings, with Nokia’s next results due in April. The STOXX 600 index also fell 0.9% amid broader market jitters.
27 March 2026
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SoFi Technologies Stock Slides 4% Despite $3.6 Billion Funding Deals as Short-Seller Cloud Lingers

SoFi Technologies Stock Slides 4% Despite $3.6 Billion Funding Deals as Short-Seller Cloud Lingers

SoFi Technologies shares dropped 4.2% to $15.23 Friday after announcing over $3.6 billion in expected personal-loan funding from three new partners. The stock fell amid broader market declines and lingering concerns following a short-seller report on March 17 that challenged SoFi’s accounting. The new funding commitments are not immediate cash and are spread over one to two years.
27 March 2026
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UnitedHealth Stock Slides Again as April Earnings Loom, Putting UNH Valuation Under New Scrutiny

UnitedHealth Stock Slides Again as April Earnings Loom, Putting UNH Valuation Under New Scrutiny

UnitedHealth Group shares dropped over 4% Friday to $257.04, deepening losses after a 1.6% fall earlier in the week. Humana, Elevance, and Cigna also declined, while the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF slipped 1.5%. Analysts expect UnitedHealth’s first-quarter profit to fall 8.1% from last year, with investors focused on April 21 results for signs of easing medical costs.
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Stock Market Today

  • Big 6 Indian Audit Firms Service 66% of Nifty 500 Companies, Fee Growth Highlights Market Concentration
    June 25, 2026, 6:31 PM EDT. The six largest Indian audit firms - EY, KPMG, Deloitte, GT Group, BDO Group, and PwC - audited 66% of Nifty 500 companies in 2025-26, up 8% from last year, PrimeDatabase data shows. BDO Group led client growth with an increase of 17 firms, while Deloitte lost six clients. Despite over 900 audit firms operating in India, the top 10 firms audit only 38% of NSE-listed companies, revealing significant concentration. The Big Four, excluding PwC, raised audit fees by at least 25% in 2024-25. Collectively, these firms earned ₹617 crore in fees, more than 70% of the top earners' revenue. Excluding public sector banks, Big 6 and Big 4 dominance intensifies, capturing 64% and 54% of audit fees respectively, highlighting market consolidation.

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Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) trades choppy after Russell Top 200 adds the AI play

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) trades choppy after Russell Top 200 adds the AI play

25 June 2026
Bloom Energy plunged 5.2% as it prepares to exit the Russell 2000 and join the Russell Top 200 after a 1,000% stock surge, forcing index funds to rebalance amid a $15 billion one-day equity swing; at $309.18, shares trade 24 times the midpoint of its 2026 revenue guide, still 12% above Barclays’ new target.
Figma drops ahead of Russell close with valuation gap stretching

Figma drops ahead of Russell close with valuation gap stretching

25 June 2026
Figma (NYSE:FIG) plunged 9.8% to $16.84—just above its 52-week low—on heavy volume ahead of its addition to the Russell 3000 after Friday’s close, with index funds tracking $12.2 trillion set to rebalance; Figma now trades at about 5x its 2026 revenue guide, 49% below its IPO price, despite 46% Q1 revenue growth and raised guidance, as analysts cite mixed ratings and persistent losses.
Bitcoin Holds $80,000 as ETF Outflows Put Rally Back on Trial

Bitcoin slips near $59,500 as ETF outflows hit options support

25 June 2026
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $469 million in net outflows on June 24, with IBIT and FBTC accounting for about 77% of the total, sending IBIT down 1.1% and MSTR plunging 9.3%; Citi says ETF flows explain 45% of weekly BTC return variation, highlighting outflows as a key signal for investor sentiment as bitcoin tests the high-$50,000s.
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