Today: 7 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.

PizzaExpress shuts Millenia Walk and Scotts Square, leaving just 2 outlets in Singapore

PizzaExpress shuts Millenia Walk and Scotts Square, leaving just 2 outlets in Singapore

PizzaExpress’ Singapore franchise has shut its Millenia Walk and Scotts Square outlets, cutting the British pizza chain’s local footprint to two stores. In a Jan 1 Facebook post, the franchise said the two sites ceased operations from Dec 31, 2025 and gave no reason. The Business Times The closures highlight the strain and turnover in Singapore’s food and beverage sector — the restaurant and cafe trade — where brands open and shut at a brisk pace. A written parliamentary reply by the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed 3,047 F&B businesses closed in 2024, even as 3,793 new ones were registered. Ministry of Trade and Industry
7 January 2026
Octopus Energy’s Kraken lands $1bn funding round as spinout plans sharpen

Octopus Energy’s Kraken lands $1bn funding round as spinout plans sharpen

Octopus Energy’s software arm Kraken has raised about $1 billion in its first standalone equity round, valuing the utility technology business at $8.65 billion, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said on Monday. Octopus will keep a 13.7% stake in Kraken after the split, it said. OTPP The carve-out puts fresh capital behind a bet that utilities will pay up for modern systems as grids strain under electrification and more variable renewable power. It also aims to make Kraken easier to sell to rival suppliers by loosening its ties to Octopus, which operates a large retail energy business.
7 January 2026
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MSCI hits pause on crypto index kick-out plan — Strategy pops after-hours

MSCI hits pause on crypto index kick-out plan — Strategy pops after-hours

MSCI said on Tuesday it has decided “not to implement” a proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes as part of its February 2026 index review, and will instead open a wider consultation on the treatment of non-operating companies. https://app2.msci.com/webapp/index_ann/DocGet?format=html&lang=en&pub_key=DD3Olh5uInk%3D The decision matters because MSCI benchmarks are widely used by passive funds that track indexes. A removal can force automatic selling, while inclusion can keep a stock in front of large pools of index-linked money.
7 January 2026
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Nvidia stock dips after hours as Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin AI chip rollout

Nvidia stock dips after hours as Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin AI chip rollout

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:34 — After-hours Nvidia shares were down about 0.5% at $187.24 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after CEO Jensen Huang said “it’s just going to be purchase orders” that show whether Chinese customers can import the company’s H200 AI chip. CFO Colette Kress said the U.S. government was working “feverishly” on export licenses, while Huang said Nvidia had fired up its supply chain as demand in China was “quite high.” Reuters
7 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today slips near $93,000 as Morgan Stanley ETF filing puts Coinbase, Strategy stock in focus

Bitcoin price today slips near $93,000 as Morgan Stanley ETF filing puts Coinbase, Strategy stock in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:31 — After-hours Bitcoin fell 1.2% to $93,112 on Tuesday after trading between $91,409 and $94,346, while U.S.-listed crypto-linked stocks were mixed in after-hours trading. Strategy slid 4.1% and Coinbase fell 1.7%, while Marathon Digital dropped 2.6% and Riot Platforms rose 1.3%. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity’s FBTC fell 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively.
7 January 2026
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Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock jumps after hours after MSCI drops index-exclusion plan for bitcoin treasuries

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock jumps after hours after MSCI drops index-exclusion plan for bitcoin treasuries

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:39 EST — After-hours Strategy Inc shares rose 5.1% to $166 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after MSCI said it would not implement a proposal to exclude “digital asset treasury companies” — firms that hold large crypto positions on their balance sheets — from its global stock indexes. MSCI said companies with digital asset holdings representing 50% or more of total assets would keep their current index treatment for now, while it opens a broader review of non-operating firms and freezes some inputs used to set index weights. Strategy closed down 4.1% at $157.97 and traded as low as $154.05 in the regular session before swinging between $157.51 and $172.50 after the bell. MSCI+1
6 January 2026
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Silver price jumps above $80 and SLV surges after hours as Fed-and-jobs week bites

Silver price jumps above $80 and SLV surges after hours as Fed-and-jobs week bites

NEW YORK, Jan 6, 2026, 17:18 EST — After-hours Shares of iShares Silver Trust, a silver-backed trust that trades like a stock, rose 6.7% to $73.71 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, as spot silver — the cash price for immediate delivery — jumped 5.4% to $80.68 an ounce. “Precious metals traders see more risk on the horizon than stock and bond traders do at present,” said Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals, citing the weekend U.S. raid in Venezuela and renewed safe-haven demand. Reuters
6 January 2026
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Dow Jones breaks above 49,000 in record close as chip-led rally rolls on

Dow Jones breaks above 49,000 in record close as chip-led rally rolls on

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:09 EST — After-hours The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 49,000 for the first time on Tuesday, extending Wall Street’s early-year run as technology shares drove broad gains. The Dow added 484.90 points, or 1%, to 49,462.08; the S&P 500 rose 0.6% to 6,944.82 and the Nasdaq climbed 0.6% to 23,547.17. AP News
6 January 2026
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