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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.

RTX stock snaps losing streak near a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open

RTX stock snaps losing streak near a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:44 ET — Market closed. RTX Corp shares closed up 2.1% at $187.25 on Friday, snapping a four-session losing streak and finishing within 0.4% of a 52-week high, MarketWatch data showed. MarketWatch The move matters because RTX is starting 2026 perched near the top of its recent range, where even small shifts in rates or…
3 January 2026
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MercadoLibre stock drops 2% to start 2026 as rates and jobs data loom

MercadoLibre stock drops 2% to start 2026 as rates and jobs data loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:28 ET — Market closed. MercadoLibre shares closed down 2.0% at $1,973.70 on Friday, a $40.62 drop on the day as the Nasdaq-listed Latin American e-commerce and payments company lagged the broader market. The move matters because MercadoLibre is a high-growth name whose valuation tends to swing with shifts in risk appetite and interest-rate expectations,…
3 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock today: CAT closes near $600 after a 4.5% jump — here’s what investors watch next

Caterpillar stock today: CAT closes near $600 after a 4.5% jump — here’s what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:32 ET — Market closed Caterpillar Inc shares (CAT) rose $25.54, or 4.46%, to close at $598.41 on Friday. The stock traded between $575.31 and $599.61 and finished about $29 below its recent high of $627.50, according to Investing.com data. Investing The move matters because Caterpillar is a bellwether for big-ticket equipment demand in construction,…
3 January 2026
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USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares

USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:17 ET — Market closed USA Rare Earth, Inc. shares jumped 18.9% on Friday, closing at $14.15 after trading between $12.17 and $14.41 and changing hands 11.26 million times, according to data compiled by StockAnalysis. StockAnalysis The surge put the small-cap rare earths developer back on trader screens as investors reset positioning for the new…
3 January 2026
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Oil prices stuck near $60 as OPEC+ decision looms after 2025’s steep slide

Oil prices stuck near $60 as OPEC+ decision looms after 2025’s steep slide

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:57 ET OPEC+ is expected to keep oil output steady through March when eight key members meet on Sunday, three delegates said. The alliance, which pumps about half the world’s crude, raised output targets by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April to December and then paused further hikes for the first quarter. Reuters…
3 January 2026
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Kalshi’s inflation prediction market claims to beat Wall Street — scrutiny rises

Kalshi’s inflation prediction market claims to beat Wall Street — scrutiny rises

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:56 ET Kalshi Inc. is stepping up efforts to turn inflation forecasts into tradable contracts, drawing a new wave of scrutiny over whether prediction-market prices belong in macroeconomic analysis. In a Bloomberg Opinion column published Friday, columnist Aaron Brown said Kalshi had publicized a study claiming more accurate inflation forecasts than Wall Street’s consensus, while…
3 January 2026
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ServiceNow stock slides to $147 as software names stumble; jobs report now in focus

ServiceNow stock slides to $147 as software names stumble; jobs report now in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:06 ET — Market closed ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) shares closed down 3.75% at $147.45 on Friday, after trading between $145.65 and $154.69. About 9.9 million shares changed hands. The move tracked weakness across software stocks, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF — an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, that trades like a stock — down…
3 January 2026
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Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what’s driving FLNC and what comes next

Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what’s driving FLNC and what comes next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:55 ET — Market closed Shares of Fluence Energy, Inc. (FLNC) jumped 16.3% on Friday to close at $23.01. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $20.18 and $23.13 and changed hands about 6.1 million times. The rally matters because battery storage is a financing-heavy business: big projects often rely on debt, and the sector can react…
3 January 2026
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Netflix stock slides to start 2026 as Warner deal drama and earnings loom

Netflix stock slides to start 2026 as Warner deal drama and earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:58 ET — Market closed Netflix shares fell 2.97% to close at $90.99 on Friday, extending a pullback that traders have tied to uncertainty around the company’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets. The stock traded between $90.83 and $94.50 and finished the day with about 41 million shares changing hands.…
3 January 2026
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Rambus stock (RMBS) jumps 8% to near $100 as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next

Rambus stock (RMBS) jumps 8% to near $100 as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:59 ET — Market closed Rambus Inc (RMBS) jumped 8.0% on Friday to close at $99.28. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $95.21 and $100.68 and finished up from a prior close of $91.89, while still below its 52-week high of $114.55, the company’s investor relations site showed. The move came as semiconductor shares led a…
3 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • SiriusPoint Valuation Under Scrutiny After Share-Price Softness, MGA Growth Outlook
    January 17, 2026, 4:10 PM EST. SPNT closed at $20.00, down 1.9%. One-month returns are -8.9%, but 90-day gains reach +13.4% and 1-year TSR is +33.4%, signaling weaker near term momentum but solid longer-term gains. A value score of 3, an intrinsic discount of 6.6%, and a 25% gap to analysts support a potential upside to a fair value around $27.50. At current levels, valuation suggests the market may be pricing in part of a recovery. The stock's expanding MGA partnerships in international and London markets, plus a tendency to retain more net risk, could lift both fee-based and underwriting income as these relationships scale. Risks include underperforming MGA deals, reserve trends, and catastrophe losses. The P/E stands at 12.6x vs US insurance avg 12.8x, implying possible upside if sentiment improves.
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