Today: 10 April 2026
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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

IREN stock slips as broker trims forecasts but keeps $80 target

IREN stock slips as broker trims forecasts but keeps $80 target

IREN shares fell 0.5% to $52.61 Thursday after H.C. Wainwright cut near-term earnings forecasts but kept a Buy rating and $80 target. Bitcoin dropped 0.8%, pressuring crypto-linked stocks. IREN’s AI push includes a $9.7 billion Microsoft deal and a $5.8 billion Dell supply agreement, both tied to GPU data center expansion in Texas. Delays in execution could trigger penalties, according to recent filings.
15 January 2026
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Salesforce stock drops as Wolfe sticks with $350 target, but AI anxiety still weighs on CRM

Salesforce stock drops as Wolfe sticks with $350 target, but AI anxiety still weighs on CRM

Salesforce shares fell 1.6% to $235.78 late Thursday morning, underperforming gains in major U.S. stock indexes. Wolfe Research reiterated an Outperform rating and $350 price target after Salesforce’s Agentforce World Tour in Boston. Salesforce is rolling out new AI features in Slack and announced a health care software win with Spain’s Adamed Laboratorios. The stock is still recovering from a 6.5% drop earlier in the week.
15 January 2026
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Wells Fargo stock today: WFC wobbles after earnings miss, interest-income outlook back in the spotlight

Wells Fargo stock today: WFC wobbles after earnings miss, interest-income outlook back in the spotlight

Wells Fargo shares slipped 0.3% to $89.00 Thursday morning after a 4.6% drop Wednesday, triggered by weaker-than-expected Q4 profit and net interest income. The bank took a $612 million severance charge and projected 2026 interest income below analyst estimates. Wells Fargo repurchased $5 billion in shares in Q4 and outlined new profitability targets. Investors remain focused on credit card rate policy risks.
15 January 2026
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Coinbase stock slides as Senate pauses crypto bill after Armstrong balks — what COIN investors watch next

Coinbase stock slides as Senate pauses crypto bill after Armstrong balks — what COIN investors watch next

Coinbase shares fell about 4% Thursday after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a key crypto market-structure bill. CEO Brian Armstrong said Coinbase cannot support the draft, citing concerns over tokenized equities and stablecoin rewards. Robinhood stock dropped nearly 3%. The Senate Agriculture Committee plans a separate markup on January 27.
15 January 2026
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Visa stock edges up after UK court backs fee-cap plan, with stablecoin settlement in focus

Visa stock edges up after UK court backs fee-cap plan, with stablecoin settlement in focus

Visa shares rose 0.4% to $330.33 after a UK High Court ruling cleared the way for Britain’s payments regulator to cap cross-border card fees. Investors weighed the impact on Visa’s revenue as UK regulators consider limits that could cost merchants up to £200 million a year. Visa executives highlighted stablecoin settlement pilots and a new partnership with BVNK. The company’s annual meeting is later this month.
15 January 2026
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Talen Energy stock jumps on $3.45 billion natural gas plant deal — what to watch next

Talen Energy stock jumps on $3.45 billion natural gas plant deal — what to watch next

Talen Energy shares rose nearly 10% Thursday after announcing a $3.45 billion deal to buy 2.6 GW of gas-fired power plants from Energy Capital Partners. The purchase includes three facilities in Ohio and Indiana and will be funded with new debt and stock. Talen expects the deal to close in the second half of 2026. The company cited surging data center demand in the PJM power market.
15 January 2026
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AI chip stocks rally: Nvidia and AMD jump on TSMC outlook as Trump tariff clouds China trade

AI chip stocks rally: Nvidia and AMD jump on TSMC outlook as Trump tariff clouds China trade

Nvidia and AMD shares jumped Thursday after TSMC reported record profit and raised 2026 spending plans, with Nvidia up 2.8% and AMD up 5.5% by 10:15 a.m. ET. U.S.-listed TSMC shares gained 6.3%. New U.S. tariffs on select AI chips and tighter export rules added uncertainty around China demand. The White House said exemptions remain possible for some imports.
15 January 2026
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XRP price stock: Token slips near $2.12 as Senate pauses crypto bill, Ripple cites Luxembourg nod

XRP price stock: Token slips near $2.12 as Senate pauses crypto bill, Ripple cites Luxembourg nod

XRP fell about 3% to $2.12 Thursday after the Senate Banking Committee postponed debate on a crypto regulation bill opposed by Coinbase. Ripple announced it secured preliminary approval for an EMI licence from Luxembourg’s CSSF. Bitcoin hovered near $95,500, while ether traded around $3,329. The Senate session to review H.R.3633 remains unscheduled.
15 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today: BTC slips under $96,000 as Coinbase, Strategy stocks drop on Senate crypto bill delay

Bitcoin price today: BTC slips under $96,000 as Coinbase, Strategy stocks drop on Senate crypto bill delay

Bitcoin fell 0.5% to $95,964 Thursday after the U.S. Senate delayed debate on a key crypto bill, cooling recent gains. Coinbase shares dropped 3%, while Strategy and major bitcoin miners also declined. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF slipped 1.6%. Traders are watching ETF flows and the timing of the Senate markup later this month.
15 January 2026
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Gold price slips from record, nudging GLD and Newmont lower in early trade

Gold price slips from record, nudging GLD and Newmont lower in early trade

Gold-linked ETFs and miners fell Thursday after spot gold slipped 0.3% to $4,607.59 an ounce, retreating from a record high. The dollar index hit its strongest level since Dec. 2, lifted by lower-than-expected U.S. jobless claims and calmer news from Iran. SPDR Gold Shares dropped 0.5%, VanEck Gold Miners ETF lost 0.3%, and Newmont edged down 0.1% in early trading.
15 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: DIA edges up as TSMC’s record profit lifts chips and bank earnings roll in

Dow Jones today: DIA edges up as TSMC’s record profit lifts chips and bank earnings roll in

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up 51.5 points at 49,201.1, with Nvidia and Cisco leading early gains. Chip stocks rose after Taiwan Semiconductor reported record quarterly profit and raised its 2026 revenue and spending forecasts. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs beat earnings estimates, but Goldman shares slipped. U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to 198,000.
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Stock Market Today

  • ServiceNow Stock Drops 6.7% Amid Middle East Tensions and AI Competition
    April 9, 2026, 10:57 PM EDT. Shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) fell 6.7% following a ceasefire breach between the U.S. and Iran, which spiked market volatility. Concerns grew over the sustainability of the truce. Additionally, Anthropic's launch of Managed Agents, AI systems automating tasks traditionally done by humans, unsettled investors worried about disruption to the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Short seller Michael Burry's remarks, suggesting Anthropic threatens competitors like Palantir, intensified the sell-off. ServiceNow's stock is volatile, down 38.3% year-to-date and trading 56.4% below its 52-week high. Despite the sharp fall, analysts view this as market overreaction rather than a fundamental shift, recalling a recent 6.2% gain amid geopolitical hopefuls. Investors face a pivotal moment assessing risks from geopolitical instability and AI competition in cloud software.

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MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

9 April 2026
MARA Holdings shares rose 1.7% to $9.67 Thursday despite Cantor Fitzgerald cutting its price target to $10. The company recently sold 15,133 bitcoin for $1.1 billion and agreed to repurchase $1 billion in convertible notes at a discount. MARA is expanding into AI and cloud infrastructure, but fourth-quarter revenue fell 6% and it posted a $1.7 billion net loss.
CoreWeave secures fresh $21 billion Meta AI deal as debt push raises stakes

CoreWeave secures fresh $21 billion Meta AI deal as debt push raises stakes

9 April 2026
Meta Platforms signed a new $21 billion deal with CoreWeave for AI cloud computing capacity through 2032, according to a securities filing. CoreWeave shares rose 3.4% in after-hours trading. The agreement adds to a $14.2 billion commitment disclosed last September. CoreWeave also launched $3 billion in convertible notes and upsized a senior-notes deal to $1.75 billion.
Tesla Revives Cheaper EV Push With New Compact SUV as Sales Pressure Builds

Tesla Revives Cheaper EV Push With New Compact SUV as Sales Pressure Builds

9 April 2026
Tesla is developing a lower-cost compact SUV, with initial production planned for Shanghai, Reuters reported Thursday. The company built 408,386 vehicles and delivered 358,023 in the first quarter, leaving its widest gap in at least four years. Reuters said the new SUV likely will not reach production this year. Tesla did not respond to questions about the project.
NIO ES9 Price Starts at 528,000 Yuan as Flagship SUV Bet Faces China EV Slump

NIO ES9 Price Starts at 528,000 Yuan as Flagship SUV Bet Faces China EV Slump

9 April 2026
NIO opened pre-orders for its ES9 flagship SUV Thursday, pricing it at 528,000 yuan with battery or 420,000 yuan under its Battery-as-a-Service plan. March deliveries rose 136% year-on-year, but NIO’s U.S. shares fell 4.9% after the announcement. The ES9 enters a shrinking premium SUV market in China, competing with Li Auto and Aito. CEO William Li warned chip shortages could add up to 10,000 yuan per vehicle.
Plug Power Stock Climbs After 2026 Profit Push, Up to $200M Cost-Cut Plan

Plug Power Stock Climbs After 2026 Profit Push, Up to $200M Cost-Cut Plan

9 April 2026
Plug Power shares rose 2.5% to $2.715 Thursday after the company reaffirmed its target of positive EBITDAS by end-2026 and projected up to $200 million in savings from Project Quantum Leap. The update followed a major electrolyzer project win in Quebec and investor meetings in Toronto and Montreal. Plug reported 2025 revenue of $710 million and a fourth-quarter gross profit of $5.5 million.
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