Today: 7 February 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.

Bitcoin price today: BTC dips near $92,000 as Strategy stock jumps on MSCI call

Bitcoin price today: BTC dips near $92,000 as Strategy stock jumps on MSCI call

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 10:16 EST — Regular session Bitcoin fell 2.4% to about $91,600 in early New York trade on Wednesday, after swinging between $94,187 and $91,409 and putting the $90,000 mark back in view. Strategy climbed 7.2% while Coinbase slipped 1.8%; miner Marathon Digital fell 1.7% and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) eased 0.8%. Bitcoin is still about 27% below its October record above $126,000. Barron’s The split move came after index provider MSCI delayed a plan that would have pushed “digital asset treasury companies” — firms that hold crypto as a major balance-sheet asset —
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Silver price slips again; SLV stock drops as miners slide ahead of U.S. jobs data

Silver price slips again; SLV stock drops as miners slide ahead of U.S. jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 10:21 (EST) — Regular session Shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a widely traded silver price stock proxy, fell 4.7% to $70.21 in morning New York trade on Wednesday. Silver miners also slid, with First Majestic Silver down 8.9%, Pan American Silver off 7.1% and Coeur Mining down 7.5%. The retreat matters because the silver trade has turned fast. After a sharp run that pulled fresh money into metal-linked shares, even small shifts in the dollar and rate outlook have been producing big moves. It also lands in a busy stretch for U.S. data, when
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Gold stocks slide as gold price pulls back; Newmont, GDX drop with U.S. payrolls ahead

Gold stocks slide as gold price pulls back; Newmont, GDX drop with U.S. payrolls ahead

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 10:10 EST — Regular session Gold stocks fell on Wednesday as bullion prices slipped, with Newmont down 3.1% at $105.80 and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF off 3.7% at $88.73. SPDR Gold Shares, a major gold-backed fund, fell 1.1% to $408.81, while Agnico Eagle slid 2.9% and Gold Fields dropped 5.9%. Spot gold — the cash price for immediate delivery — was down about 1% at $4,452.97 an ounce after briefly touching a more than one-week high earlier in the session. “The main trend remains supportive, but in the short term, some investors are taking
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Dow Jones stock Boeing edges up after Alaska lands 110-plane deal

Dow Jones stock Boeing edges up after Alaska lands 110-plane deal

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 10:06 EST — Regular session Boeing shares were up 0.3% at $230.54 in morning trade on Wednesday after Alaska Airlines said it would order 105 737 MAX 10 jets and five 787 widebodies, its largest fleet order. Alaska Air Group shares were down 1.4%. Reuters+1 For Boeing, it is a clean headline: a big U.S. airline is committing to its newest narrowbody variant at a moment when the manufacturer is still trying to show steadier execution. The order also stretches far into the next decade, which means the real market test is whether Boeing can
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Nvidia stock rises after CEO says Rubin chips are in “full production” at CES

Nvidia stock rises after CEO says Rubin chips are in “full production” at CES

New York, January 7, 2026, 10:07 EST — Regular session Nvidia shares rose 1.4% to $189.84 in morning trade on Wednesday, after Chief Executive Jensen Huang laid out fresh details on the chipmaker’s next-generation “Vera Rubin” platform at CES in Las Vegas. The move comes with U.S. stocks steady at the open as investors paused after an AI-driven rally and waited for a labor market report due later in the day. Huang said the next generation of Nvidia chips is in “full production,” and claimed they can deliver five times the artificial-intelligence computing of the company’s prior chips for chatbots
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Broadcom stock today: AVGO in focus after bond pricing details land and Wi‑Fi 8 chips debut

Broadcom stock today: AVGO in focus after bond pricing details land and Wi‑Fi 8 chips debut

New York, January 7, 2026, 09:40 EST — Regular session Broadcom shares were up about 0.1% at $343.77 in early U.S. trading on Wednesday after the company filed new details tied to a senior notes offering. SEC The financing update lands at a moment when investors are watching how Broadcom’s AI ramp affects profit, not just revenue. In December, the company said a higher mix of AI-related sales would pressure gross margin, and analysts flagged customer concentration and lower-margin system sales as a near-term drag. Reuters Broadcom is also trying to widen the “AI everywhere” pitch beyond data centers. At
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Apple stock drops premarket as AAPL faces jobs data, App Store appeal, earnings clock

Apple stock drops premarket as AAPL faces jobs data, App Store appeal, earnings clock

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 09:25 EST — Premarket Apple Inc shares were down $5.04, or 1.9%, at $262.36 in premarket trading on Wednesday, after closing at $267.40 in the prior session. The slip comes with investors fixated on labor data and what it means for interest rates, after a tech-led rally in the previous session. “It’s not giving you a great look into what’s happening,” Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners, said of the ADP report. Reuters Payrolls processor ADP reported U.S. private payrolls rose by 41,000 in December, below the 47,000 economists polled by Reuters
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Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

Micron stock in focus as $100B New York “megafab” groundbreaking gets a date

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 09:47 EST — Regular session Micron Technology said on Wednesday it will break ground on its planned New York megafab on Jan. 16, kicking off what it calls a $100 billion project that would be the largest U.S. semiconductor manufacturing facility, with up to four fabs. Shares were down 0.1% at $342.97 in early Nasdaq trade. “Breaking ground at Micron’s New York megafab is a pivotal moment for Micron and the United States,” Chief Executive Sanjay Mehrotra said. GlobeNewswire The timing matters because memory — especially DRAM, the chips that act as working memory in
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Nvidia stock slips as CEO points to China H200 orders; Rubin roadmap in focus

Nvidia stock slips as CEO points to China H200 orders; Rubin roadmap in focus

New York, January 7, 2026, 09:44 EST — Regular session Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares slipped 0.5% to $187.24 in early trading on Wednesday after Chief Executive Jensen Huang said any Chinese approval to import the company’s H200 chips would show up in purchase orders, not a formal announcement. Huang said demand from Chinese customers was “quite high,” while CFO Colette Kress said export license applications were moving but Nvidia still had no timeline for approvals. Reuters The stock move came as traders took a breather after an AI-driven rally pushed the S&P 500 and the Dow to record closes on Tuesday,
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Tesla stock slides as Nvidia’s Alpamayo open-source push unsettles robotaxi hopes

Tesla stock slides as Nvidia’s Alpamayo open-source push unsettles robotaxi hopes

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 09:36 EST — Regular session Tesla stock fell 4.1% to $432.96 in early trading on Wednesday after opening lower, as traders digested a new wave of autonomous-driving announcements around the CES tech show. The drop matters because Tesla’s bull case has leaned heavily on Full Self-Driving — a driver-assistance system that still requires supervision — and on a small robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, even as the industry crowds CES with autonomy pitches. “This year you will see more and more focus on AI and autonomous,” said C.J. Finn, PwC’s U.S. automotive industry leader, as
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Ford stock rises after 2025 U.S. sales jump 6% on hybrids; earnings and jobs report in focus

Ford stock rises after 2025 U.S. sales jump 6% on hybrids; earnings and jobs report in focus

New York, January 6, 2026, 21:46 (EST) — Market closed Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) shares closed up 2.45% at $13.80 on Tuesday after the automaker reported its best annual U.S. sales since 2019, lifted by hybrid models and the lower-priced Maverick pickup. The stock traded between $13.32 and $13.86 and saw volume of about 84.4 million shares. StockAnalysis The sales snapshot matters now because it offers a clean read on demand heading into Ford’s fourth-quarter earnings and guidance, when investors will test whether higher volumes are translating into cash. It also points to a shift in sales mix —
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Coca-Cola stock slips after Atlanta layoffs notice; what investors watch next for KO

Coca-Cola stock slips after Atlanta layoffs notice; what investors watch next for KO

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m. EST — Market closed Coca-Cola shares slipped on Tuesday after a Georgia notice showed the company plans to cut about 75 corporate jobs in Atlanta as part of a 2026 restructuring. The stock closed down 0.15% at $67.84, lagging a 0.62% rise in the S&P 500; PepsiCo fell 0.69% and Mondelez lost 1.88%. The Coca-Cola Company said in a Dec. 30 letter to Georgia workforce officials that separations and indefinite layoffs are expected to begin on or about Feb. 28, 2026, and could roll out in “phases or waves” over the coming months.
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Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Lucid Group shares jumped 14% to $10.86 at Friday’s close, recovering from an 8% drop the previous day. The move followed a broad Wall Street rally that lifted high-volatility stocks. Lucid reported fourth-quarter deliveries of 5,345 vehicles and full-year deliveries of 15,841. Investors await Lucid’s Feb. 24 results for updates on cash and demand.
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