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.

Mastercard stock rises as Wall Street eyes jobs data and fee settlement fight

Mastercard stock rises as Wall Street eyes jobs data and fee settlement fight

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:43 ET — Regular session Mastercard Incorporated shares rose about 2% to $580.03 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, outpacing the broader market. Visa added about 1% and American Express gained about 1.1%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was up about 0.6%. Mastercard traded between $567.88 and $581.00. The payments group has moved with a wider U.S. equity rally as investors position for this week’s key economic data, especially the jobs report. That print can shift rate expectations, which in turn can sway spending-sensitive names like card networks. Reuters Mastercard also had fresh company
6 January 2026
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Valero Energy stock slips as Venezuelan crude return talk meets shipping snags — what’s next for VLO?

Valero Energy stock slips as Venezuelan crude return talk meets shipping snags — what’s next for VLO?

New York, January 6, 2026, 14:44 EST — Regular session Valero Energy Corp shares fell on Tuesday as investors weighed whether U.S. moves on Venezuela will reopen a key stream of heavy crude for Gulf Coast refiners. The stock was down 0.9% at $178.92 in afternoon New York trading, after swinging between $177.36 and $183.98. In a Reuters analysis, industry participants said a full return of Venezuelan oil exports could redirect about 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude to the United States if Washington removes sanctions, trimming fuel production costs for refiners built to run heavy, sulfur-rich grades.
6 January 2026
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GE Vernova stock in focus as Vietnam LNG power plant starts operations; Jan. 28 earnings next

GE Vernova stock in focus as Vietnam LNG power plant starts operations; Jan. 28 earnings next

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 2:30 PM EST — Regular session GE Vernova Inc. shares were up 0.4% at $683.39 in afternoon trading on Tuesday after swinging between $658.96 and $684.38 earlier in the session. Traders have been watching the $660 area after the stock briefly slipped below it, with resistance near $700 after Monday’s intraday peak. MarketBeat The power equipment maker said on Monday that PetroVietnam Power Corp’s Nhon Trach 3&4 plant in southern Vietnam has started commercial operations. The 1.6-gigawatt liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility — LNG is natural gas cooled into a liquid for shipping — uses
6 January 2026
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Versant Media Group stock extends debut slide as Comcast spinoff meets early skepticism

Versant Media Group stock extends debut slide as Comcast spinoff meets early skepticism

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:19 EST — Regular session Shares of Versant Media Group (VSNT.O) were down about 5% at $38.55 in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the stock’s first day as a standalone company. About 6.8 million shares had traded by 2 p.m. ET, data showed. Finviz The stock’s debut is being watched as a barometer for how investors value legacy cable networks, a business under pressure as viewers shift to streaming and cut pay-TV bundles — known as cord-cutting. “Legacy TV networks still consistently generate revenue but their future outlook is bleak,” Ross Benes,
6 January 2026
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Merck stock hits 52-week high as vaccine policy shift and JPM conference loom

Merck stock hits 52-week high as vaccine policy shift and JPM conference loom

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:16 EST — Regular session Merck & Co shares rose about 1.1% to $108.60 in afternoon trading on Tuesday and earlier hit a 52-week high of $110.16. The broader S&P 500 and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund were also higher. The stock has drawn fresh attention after Merck said CEO Robert M. Davis and Merck Research Laboratories chief Dean Y. Li will take part in a fireside chat at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 12. The annual gathering is a key early-year venue for drugmakers to frame pipeline priorities and set
6 January 2026
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Procter & Gamble stock steadies near $140 as investors eye Jan. 22 earnings under new CEO

Procter & Gamble stock steadies near $140 as investors eye Jan. 22 earnings under new CEO

New York, January 6, 2026, 14:20 (EST) — Regular session Procter & Gamble shares were little changed on Tuesday afternoon, tracking a modest rise in consumer-staples names. The stock was down 0.1% at $140.29, while the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund rose about 0.2%. The pause follows a weak start to the year for the household-products maker. P&G fell 1% on Monday for a fifth straight daily decline and sits about 22% below its 52-week high of $179.99, putting pressure on the company to show demand is holding up even as shoppers turn cautious. MarketWatch The next checkpoint comes
6 January 2026
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Oklo stock rises on U.S. $2.7 billion uranium enrichment awards — what investors watch next

Oklo stock rises on U.S. $2.7 billion uranium enrichment awards — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:17 EST — Regular session Shares of Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) rose about 4% to $92.93 in afternoon trading on Tuesday, as nuclear-linked names stayed bid after fresh U.S. policy moves on the fuel supply chain. The stock ranged from $88.90 to $95.66, with about 13.5 million shares traded. The advance comes a day after the U.S. Energy Department awarded $2.7 billion in task orders to American Centrifuge Operating, General Matter and Orano Federal Services to expand uranium enrichment capacity over the next decade. The orders include support for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) — uranium
6 January 2026
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Nvidia China license rush meets CES chip blitz as AMD slides in AI stock trade

Nvidia China license rush meets CES chip blitz as AMD slides in AI stock trade

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:02 ET — Regular session Nvidia shares were little changed on Tuesday after Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress said U.S. officials were “working feverishly” on export licenses needed for the company to ship its H200 data-center chips to China, but timing remains unclear. Nvidia was up about 0.1% at $188.25 in afternoon trading. Reuters The remarks and product rollouts at the CES trade show have put a spotlight back on AI chip supply, export rules and the pace of data-center spending — variables that can swing expectations for 2026 earnings. The broader market was modestly
6 January 2026
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Ondas Holdings (ONDS) stock slips as share resale filing puts focus on Jan. 16 outlook

Ondas Holdings (ONDS) stock slips as share resale filing puts focus on Jan. 16 outlook

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:12 EST — Regular session Ondas Holdings Inc shares were down 1.3% at $12.37 by 1:52 p.m. EST on Tuesday. Roughly 61 million shares had traded, far above typical turnover for the small-cap name. The pullback comes a day after the company flagged its next investor update, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed. For investors in a stock that has moved sharply, the Jan. 16 event is a near-term catalyst that can reset expectations. SEC Ondas also filed a prospectus supplement that registers 2,389,203 shares for resale by certain stockholders. A
6 January 2026
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Natural gas price stock UNG slides as mild-weather outlook hits U.S. gas futures

Natural gas price stock UNG slides as mild-weather outlook hits U.S. gas futures

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:04 EST — Regular session Shares of U.S. Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG), a natural gas price-tracking exchange-traded fund, fell 46 cents to $11.17 in afternoon trading as U.S. gas futures slipped to fresh multi-month lows. NYMEX February natural gas was last around $3.38 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down about 14 cents on the day, with chart watchers flagging support near $3.41 and $3.29 and resistance around $3.58. barchart.com The move matters now because the market is in peak winter, when day-to-day temperature shifts can swing heating demand and quickly reprice gas-linked funds
6 January 2026
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XRP price today: Ripple token slips as GXRP ETF stock drops; crypto fund filings in focus

XRP price today: Ripple token slips as GXRP ETF stock drops; crypto fund filings in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 13:46 EST — Regular session XRP edged lower on Tuesday, slipping 0.4% to $2.25 after climbing as high as $2.41 earlier in New York trading. Grayscale’s XRP Trust ETF (GXRP) fell about 3% to $43.57, while bitcoin slid roughly 2% and ether rose about 0.7%. The moves are keeping attention on how much demand is coming through exchange-traded products rather than crypto venues. GXRP, which trades on NYSE Arca, had about $284.5 million in assets under management as of Monday and is waiving its sponsor fee through Feb. 24 or until it reaches $1 billion,
6 January 2026
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Bitcoin price dips below $92,000 as Coinbase and Strategy stocks slide despite Morgan Stanley ETF filing

Bitcoin price dips below $92,000 as Coinbase and Strategy stocks slide despite Morgan Stanley ETF filing

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 13:43 EST — Regular session Bitcoin fell 2.2% to $91,849 on Tuesday, reversing an earlier climb that took it as high as $94,683. Crypto-linked U.S. stocks also slipped in regular trade. The pullback came as Morgan Stanley filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for ETFs tied to bitcoin and solana — a first such move by a major U.S. bank into the crypto fund market. “A bank entering the crypto ETF market adds legitimacy to it, and others could follow,” said Bryan Armour, an ETF analyst at Morningstar. Reuters Investor demand for listed
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LSEG share price: London Stock Exchange Group stock braces for Monday after AI jitters and buyback move

LSEG share price: London Stock Exchange Group stock braces for Monday after AI jitters and buyback move

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:20 GMT — Market closed. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG.L) shares ended Friday at 7,502 pence, down about 1.1% on the day, with London markets shut for the weekend and set to reopen on Monday. (MarketWatch) The stock has been caught in a wider repricing of software, data and analytics names as investors question which business models benefit from the next wave of AI — and which get squeezed. “It’s a de-risking trade,” Andrew Wells, chief investment officer at SanJac Alpha, said, as he argued the AI build-out had become “too pricey.” (Reuters) LSEG also
GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
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