Today: 23 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.

Why Shopify stock is down today: Canadian court order keeps CRA data fight in focus

Why Shopify stock is down today: Canadian court order keeps CRA data fight in focus

Shopify shares dropped 1.8% to $158.08 after a Canadian appeals court ordered the company to retain merchant data sought by the Canada Revenue Agency in a tax compliance case. The CRA has requested six years of records, while Shopify typically deletes data from inactive accounts after two years. Investors also tracked broader software sector sentiment ahead of key U.S. economic reports.
2 January 2026
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Uber stock rises as UK VAT ‘taxi tax’ takes effect; what investors watch next

Uber stock rises as UK VAT ‘taxi tax’ takes effect; what investors watch next

Uber shares rose 0.9% to $82.48 Friday after Britain barred London private-hire firms from using a VAT scheme, a move expected to raise £700 million annually. Uber rewrote contracts outside London to shift VAT responsibility to drivers, most of whom fall below the registration threshold, the Guardian reported. Lyft gained 1.6% and DoorDash slipped 1.5% in U.S. trading.
2 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps 15% today as ChronoScale spinoff plan and Jan. 7 earnings come into focus (APLD)

Applied Digital stock jumps 15% today as ChronoScale spinoff plan and Jan. 7 earnings come into focus (APLD)

Applied Digital Corp shares rose 15.4% to $28.29 Friday after announcing plans to spin out its cloud business and merge it with EKSO Bionics to form ChronoScale, an AI-focused platform. The company’s fiscal Q2 results are due Jan. 7. Applied Digital will own about 97% of ChronoScale if the deal closes. The stock outperformed major indexes and sector peers.
2 January 2026
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AbbVie stock edges up today as Linzess partner Ironwood cuts list price, lifts 2026 outlook

AbbVie stock edges up today as Linzess partner Ironwood cuts list price, lifts 2026 outlook

AbbVie shares rose 0.2% to $228.95 after Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, its Linzess partner, raised 2026 U.S. net sales guidance and cut the drug’s list price effective Jan. 1. Ironwood shares jumped 29.5%. Ironwood now expects 2026 Linzess U.S. net sales of $1.125–$1.175 billion, up from 2025’s $860–$890 million forecast. Wall Street trading was muted as investors awaited U.S. labor data and watched for broader drug pricing moves.
2 January 2026
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Pfizer stock rises today as 2026 drug price hikes grab headlines again — what PFE investors are watching

Pfizer stock rises today as 2026 drug price hikes grab headlines again — what PFE investors are watching

Pfizer shares rose 0.8% to $25.09 Friday amid renewed focus on U.S. drug pricing after reports of 2026 list-price hikes, including a 15% increase for its COVID-19 vaccine. A Reuters report said Pfizer will lead price increases on about 80 drugs, though most hikes are under 10%. Investors await Pfizer’s next quarterly update on February 3. Trading volume reached about 20.7 million shares.
2 January 2026
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Wells Fargo stock rises today as traders eye jobs report, big-bank earnings kickoff

Wells Fargo stock rises today as traders eye jobs report, big-bank earnings kickoff

Wells Fargo shares rose 1.2% to $94.35 in early afternoon New York trading Friday, moving between $92.81 and $94.43. The SPDR S&P Bank ETF edged up 0.3%, while the broader financial sector slipped. Investors are watching for the Jan. 9 U.S. jobs report and Wells Fargo’s Jan. 14 earnings. The Fed has cut rates at its last three meetings, with futures showing a 50% chance of another cut in March.
2 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today: BTC hovers near $90,000 as Coinbase, Strategy and miners climb

Bitcoin price today: BTC hovers near $90,000 as Coinbase, Strategy and miners climb

Bitcoin rose 2.2% to $89,982 in New York, trading between $87,971 and $90,804. Coinbase gained 4.4%, Strategy 3.8%, and Marathon Digital 9.6%. U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $3.5 billion in November and $1.1 billion in December, according to SoSoValue. Investors are watching next week’s U.S. jobs report and a Supreme Court tariff ruling.
2 January 2026
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Silver price stock today: SLV ticks higher as bullion firms, miners lag

Silver price stock today: SLV ticks higher as bullion firms, miners lag

Spot silver rose 1.8% to $72.51 an ounce by midday in New York, rebounding after hitting a record $83.62 earlier in the week. iShares Silver Trust gained 0.8% and Sprott Physical Silver Trust added 1.0%, while major U.S.-listed silver miners fell sharply. Pan American Silver dropped 3.8%, Hecla Mining slid 5.3%, and First Majestic Silver lost 6.4%.
2 January 2026
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Natural gas price today: Futures slip as Cheniere stock climbs on record U.S. LNG exports

Natural gas price today: Futures slip as Cheniere stock climbs on record U.S. LNG exports

U.S. natural gas futures slipped, with the February Henry Hub contract down 2.1 cents to $3.665 per mmBtu. Cheniere Energy shares rose 2.6% after data showed U.S. LNG exports hit a record 111 million metric tons in 2025. Gas storage fell by 38 bcf last week, remaining slightly above the five-year average. Traders await next week’s storage data and updated weather forecasts.
2 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: Caterpillar, Boeing lift blue chips as investors eye jobs report and Fed path

Dow Jones today: Caterpillar, Boeing lift blue chips as investors eye jobs report and Fed path

The Dow rose 78.93 points, or 0.16%, to 48,142.22 in early afternoon trading Friday, led by gains in Caterpillar and Boeing. Salesforce and Microsoft fell, offsetting some advances. Traders are awaiting next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for signals on 2026 rate cuts. The S&P 500 was little changed, while the Nasdaq edged lower.
2 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Young Investors Fuel Surge in Stocks and Shares ISAs with Focus on Diversified Funds
    April 23, 2026, 10:47 AM EDT. Young investors are significantly increasing the use of Stocks and Shares ISAs, with a 27% rise in new accounts and a 75% surge in average deposits during the 2024/25 tax year, according to Moneybox. Around 21% of new ISAs were opened by under-25s, and 27% by those aged 25-30. The trend is driven by low-cost, app-based platforms offering automated and hands-off investing options. Popular choices include global index funds and diversified portfolios like the Fidelity Index World fund and Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF. Vanguard highlights that younger investors leverage their time advantage to pursue higher equity exposure, focusing on growth through long-term compounding rather than wealth preservation.

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Google Stock Gets Fresh AI Catalyst as Alphabet Unveils Agents, Chips Before Earnings

Google Stock Gets Fresh AI Catalyst as Alphabet Unveils Agents, Chips Before Earnings

23 April 2026
Alphabet Class A shares traded near $340 Thursday morning, valuing the company at about $4.1 trillion after Google unveiled new enterprise AI software and custom chips at its Cloud Next event. The announcements come days before Alphabet reports first-quarter earnings on April 29, with investors watching for signs that heavy AI and cloud spending will drive revenue growth.
FirstEnergy Ohio Rate Plan Could Add $4-$5 a Month to Bills as May 22 Filing Nears

FirstEnergy Ohio Rate Plan Could Add $4-$5 a Month to Bills as May 22 Filing Nears

23 April 2026
FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities will file a three-year rate plan with state regulators by May 22, seeking to fund $800 million annually in grid upgrades and $83 million for tree trimming. The plan would raise monthly bills for typical 1,000-kWh households by $4.26 to $5.30 if approved. The filing follows recent rate cases by AES Ohio and AEP Ohio under the new House Bill 15 regime.
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