Today: 6 July 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.

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock slides as visa pause and China probe hit travel shares

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock slides as visa pause and China probe hit travel shares

New York, January 14, 2026, 20:52 EST — The market has closed. Booking Holdings Inc shares slipped 2.4% on Wednesday, closing at $5,187.02. This marked their third day of losses, though they still outperformed some rivals in the travel sector. Expedia Group shares dropped 3.1%, Tripadvisor fell 7.1%, and Trip.com Group’s U.S.-listed ADRs plunged 17.1%.
SoFi stock slips as $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ match plan lands; focus turns to Jan. 30 earnings (SOFI)

SoFi stock slips as $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ match plan lands; focus turns to Jan. 30 earnings (SOFI)

New York, Jan 14, 2026, 20:06 — Market closed. Shares of SoFi Technologies Inc slipped 1.7% on Wednesday, ending the day at $26.67 after fluctuating between $25.93 and $27.13. About 40.8 million shares changed hands. In after-hours trading, the stock held steady following the 4 p.m. New York close. Earlier, SoFi announced it will match the government’s $1,000 seed contribution for eligible employees’ children under a new “Trump Accounts” program. CEO Anthony Noto added, “nothing is earlier than day one.”
15 January 2026
Binance spot trading share hits 4-year low as rivals gain and CZ questions X’s KYC plan

Binance spot trading share hits 4-year low as rivals gain and CZ questions X’s KYC plan

Binance’s global spot crypto trading share dropped to 25% in December, marking its lowest point since January 2021, according to CoinDesk Data. The exchange held 28.5% in November and peaked close to 60% in 2023, Bloomberg reported. This shift is crucial since spot trading — the buying and selling of tokens for immediate settlement — directly shows where liquidity actually lives. When that flow splinters, exchanges lose their grip on pricing, fee income becomes tougher to sustain, and the market’s so-called “default venue” begins to lose its default status.
15 January 2026
BHP shares hit a fresh 52-week high — can it knock CBA off the ASX throne?

BHP shares hit a fresh 52-week high — can it knock CBA off the ASX throne?

BHP Group shares climbed 2.9% to A$49.53 by late morning, narrowing the gap with Commonwealth Bank for the title of Australia’s most valuable listed company. The miner’s market cap hit roughly A$244.35 billion on Jan. 14, according to StockAnalysis.com data. BHP remains behind CBA, which held a market cap near A$255.62 billion as of Jan. 14—about A$11 billion ahead. Market capitalisation is just share price times shares outstanding, and these giants often flip rankings on small daily shifts.
15 January 2026
Coinbase stock in focus after CEO Armstrong pulls backing for Senate crypto bill draft

Coinbase stock in focus after CEO Armstrong pulls backing for Senate crypto bill draft

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong withdrew the crypto exchange’s backing for the Senate’s newest market-structure bill draft late Wednesday, citing “too many issues” just before a crucial committee markup. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/brian-armstrong-pulls-support-for-crypto-market-structure-bill-clarity The move comes as lawmakers rush to advance a long-delayed overhaul of U.S. crypto regulations, following years of disputes over which agency should oversee most of the sector. With the Senate Banking Committee set to convene Thursday, there’s limited time left to resolve lingering concerns.
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Stock Market Today

  • FTSE 100 Set to Open Lower as ITV Sells Broadcast Arm to Sky
    July 6, 2026, 3:05 AM EDT. FTSE 100 futures are down about 10 points early as traders weigh news of ITV selling its broadcast business to Sky for as much as £1.6 billion, with £950 million expected to go back to shareholders in cash. Asian markets showed no clear direction. South Korea's Kospi slipped after Samsung hiked memory chip prices 20%. US futures ticked up, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both moving higher, up 0.3% and 0.7%. European stocks closed last week at fresh highs, helped by solid PMI figures, though oil and mining names lagged. Brent crude added 0.3% to $72.30 on word OPEC+ will slowly lift output. Geopolitical tensions eased somewhat. The market is open to a cautious start Monday as optimism faces off against supply worries and uneven sector moves.
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