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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Intel stock jumps nearly 6% on analyst upgrades as Jan. 22 earnings near

Intel stock jumps nearly 6% on analyst upgrades as Jan. 22 earnings near

Intel shares rose 5.7% to $49.63 Tuesday after Seaport Research Partners upgraded the stock to Buy with a $65 target, citing PC and manufacturing gains. HSBC raised its price target to $50, expecting stronger server chip demand from “agentic AI,” but kept a Hold rating. Intel reports Q4 and full-year earnings Jan. 22. Wall Street consensus remains at Hold, with skepticism about fundamentals despite recent gains.
20 January 2026
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Sensex, Nifty slide to 3-month lows as ₹9.86 lakh crore evaporates — what traders are watching now

Sensex, Nifty slide to 3-month lows as ₹9.86 lakh crore evaporates — what traders are watching now

Sensex fell 1,065.71 points to close at 82,180.47, while Nifty 50 dropped 1.38% to 25,232.50, marking their lowest finishes in over three months. BSE-listed stocks lost about ₹9.86 lakh crore in market value. Over 490 NSE stocks hit 52-week lows. Analysts highlighted key Nifty support at 25,150–25,080 amid continued foreign selling.
20 January 2026
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Palantir stock dips despite Hyundai expansion as Reuters sources peg deal in “hundreds of millions”

Palantir stock dips despite Hyundai expansion as Reuters sources peg deal in “hundreds of millions”

Palantir shares fell 0.4% to $170.33 after news of a major software contract with South Korea’s HD Hyundai, with terms undisclosed. The deal, to be announced at Davos, will expand Palantir’s Foundry and AI platform use across Hyundai’s sectors. The stock tracked a broader tech decline, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 also dropped. Investors await Palantir’s Q4 results on Feb. 2 for updates on client deployments.
20 January 2026
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Amazon taps Rio Tinto’s low-carbon “Nuton” copper for AWS data centers as AI buildout bites

Amazon taps Rio Tinto’s low-carbon “Nuton” copper for AWS data centers as AI buildout bites

Rio Tinto and Amazon Web Services signed a two-year agreement for AWS to use “low-carbon” copper, produced with Rio’s Nuton bioleaching technology, in U.S. data centers. The copper, sourced from Gunnison Copper’s Johnson Camp mine in Arizona, has a reported carbon footprint of 2.82 kg CO2 per kg. AWS will also provide cloud analytics to optimize mining. Planned output is 30,000 tonnes over four years.
20 January 2026
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IBM, Expedia and AIG land on new “avoid” lists as S&P 500 jitters return

IBM, Expedia and AIG land on new “avoid” lists as S&P 500 jitters return

U.S. stocks fell sharply Tuesday after new tariff threats tied to a Greenland dispute, with the S&P 500 down 1.29% at 9:39 a.m. ET. StockStory flagged Expedia, United Rentals, IBM, J.M. Smucker, Masco, and AIG as S&P 500 stocks to avoid, citing slowing growth and weak margins. Benzinga last week named Tesla, GE HealthCare, and UnitedHealth as “sell” picks for 2026.
20 January 2026
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Asus hits pause on smartphones: no new Zenfone or ROG Phone models expected in 2026

Asus hits pause on smartphones: no new Zenfone or ROG Phone models expected in 2026

Asus chairman Jonney Shih said the company will stop launching new smartphone models, putting its Zenfone and ROG Phone lines on indefinite hold. Asus will shift resources to commercial PCs and AI hardware, with no new phones planned for 2026. The company has not set a timeline for resuming phone development. Existing mobile users face uncertainty over future support.
20 January 2026
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Amazon’s AWS European Sovereign Cloud Is Powering New “Forever Portfolio” Stock Picks — Here’s Who Else Made the Cut

Amazon’s AWS European Sovereign Cloud Is Powering New “Forever Portfolio” Stock Picks — Here’s Who Else Made the Cut

Amazon shares fell about 2% Tuesday as analysts continued to cite AWS’s strength in “forever stock” lists. AWS last week launched its European Sovereign Cloud, with a new data center in Brandenburg and over 7.8 billion euros pledged. Microsoft and Google are also expanding EU-based cloud offerings. AWS reported $93.1 billion in net sales and $33.1 billion in operating income for the first nine months of 2025.
20 January 2026
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Opendoor stock price slips in choppy session as housing trade cools — what investors watch next

Opendoor stock price slips in choppy session as housing trade cools — what investors watch next

Opendoor shares fell about 4% Tuesday morning, underperforming as U.S. housing-linked stocks slid amid a broader market selloff. Investors reacted to affordability concerns and shifting mortgage rates, with Freddie Mac reporting the average 30-year fixed at 6.06% last week. Key U.S. housing data is due Wednesday. Opendoor’s next earnings report is expected in late February.
20 January 2026
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‘No reasons to own’? AI agent fears slam software stocks after Anthropic’s Claude Cowork debut

‘No reasons to own’? AI agent fears slam software stocks after Anthropic’s Claude Cowork debut

A Morgan Stanley basket tracking SaaS stocks has fallen about 15% in 2026 after an 11% drop last year, hitting its lowest valuation ever. Intuit plunged 16% last week, while Adobe and Salesforce lost over 11% amid fears Anthropic’s new AI agent, Claude Cowork, could disrupt subscription software models. The Nasdaq 100 remains near record highs, but major software names have slid to multi-year lows.
20 January 2026
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VIX breaks above 20 as Greenland tariff threat jolts Wall Street — and hedging is back

VIX breaks above 20 as Greenland tariff threat jolts Wall Street — and hedging is back

The VIX jumped 29% to 20.46 Tuesday as U.S. stocks opened sharply lower, with the Dow down 653 points and the S&P 500 off 1.4%. Traders cited new tariff threats linked to Greenland for the spike in volatility. Safe-haven assets rose as investors shifted positions. A Bank of America survey showed cash holdings at a record low and nearly half of respondents unhedged against a major sell-off.
20 January 2026
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Netflix Goes All-Cash for Warner Bros Deal Ahead of Q4 Earnings — What Wall Street Is Watching

Netflix Goes All-Cash for Warner Bros Deal Ahead of Q4 Earnings — What Wall Street Is Watching

Netflix switched to an all-cash $27.75 per share bid for Warner Bros Discovery, winning unanimous board approval and keeping the $82.7 billion valuation. The move comes hours before Netflix’s Q4 earnings, with options traders bracing for a 7% stock swing. Warner shareholders are expected to vote by April. Netflix shares rose 1.7% in early trading; Warner and Paramount both dipped.
20 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

7 February 2026
Toronto, Feb 7, 2026, 12:50 EST — Market closed. Ucore Rare Metals shares ended Friday up 14.7% on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange, snapping back a day after a 13% drop, as investors rotated back into small, policy-sensitive critical-minerals names. The stock closed at C$7.97, while its U.S.-quoted shares rose 13.6% to $5.74. (StockAnalysis) With markets shut over the weekend, focus shifts to whether the U.S. can turn its new critical-minerals push into actual purchasing and longer-term support for non-Chinese supply chains. At a U.S.-hosted critical minerals ministerial this week, a Chatham House fellow called price floors — minimum prices set
Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

7 February 2026
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 5.7% to 8,048.6 on Friday, with Nvidia up 7.87% and AMD rising 8.28%. The surge followed new forecasts showing global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026. Amazon expects a 50% increase in capital spending this year, fueling demand for chips. The Dow Jones crossed 50,000, helped by gains in chipmakers.
Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
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