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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.

Why Vicor (VICR) stock is up today: chip rally, court calendar and earnings date in focus

Why Vicor (VICR) stock is up today: chip rally, court calendar and earnings date in focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:41 ET — Regular session Vicor Corp shares rose 7.5% to $117.85 in early afternoon trading on Friday, in a sharp move for the Nasdaq-listed power-module maker. Trading was light, with about 33,231 shares changing hands by mid-day, MarketBeat data showed. MarketBeat The move puts Vicor back on traders’ screens at the start of 2026,…
2 January 2026
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Why IREN stock is up today: bitcoin bounce sparks an ~12% jump

Why IREN stock is up today: bitcoin bounce sparks an ~12% jump

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:55 ET — Regular session IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) shares rose about 12% on Friday to $42.25, tracking a rebound in bitcoin and a broad rally across U.S.-listed crypto miners. Bitcoin was up about 1.8% near $89,700 after topping $90,000 earlier, while peers Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms and CleanSpark were up roughly 9% to 13%;…
2 January 2026
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Camtek stock jumps 8% today as chip-equipment rally lifts CAMT; traders eye Fed, jobs data

Camtek stock jumps 8% today as chip-equipment rally lifts CAMT; traders eye Fed, jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 1:50 PM ET — Regular session Camtek Ltd shares rose 8.1% to $115 in afternoon trading on Friday, after swinging between $108.90 and $116. The stock opened at $110.55 and had traded about 145,500 shares. The move puts the semiconductor inspection-equipment maker back in focus as investors start 2026 hunting for strength inside technology. Chip-related…
2 January 2026
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Vertiv stock surges 8% on Barclays upgrade — what Wall Street is watching next

Vertiv stock surges 8% on Barclays upgrade — what Wall Street is watching next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:40 ET — Regular session Vertiv Holdings Co shares were up 8.2% at $175.33 in afternoon trading on Friday after Barclays upgraded the data-center power and cooling supplier and raised its price target to $200. Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell said the stock had “substantial upside potential” to consensus earnings estimates in 2026 and 2027. TipRanks…
2 January 2026
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NuScale Power (SMR) stock jumps 13% today as nuclear shares rally — what’s driving the move

NuScale Power (SMR) stock jumps 13% today as nuclear shares rally — what’s driving the move

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 1:04 PM ET — Regular session Shares of NuScale Power Corp (NYSE:SMR) climbed on Friday, lifting the nuclear technology stock early in the first session of 2026. The shares were up 13.2% at $16.05, after touching $16.07, with about 17.6 million shares traded. The move matters because NuScale sits in a pocket of the market…
2 January 2026
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Hut 8 stock jumps today as Coinbase expands its $200 million bitcoin-backed credit line

Hut 8 stock jumps today as Coinbase expands its $200 million bitcoin-backed credit line

New York, January 2, 2026, 13:17 ET — Regular session Hut 8 Corp shares jumped about 14% on Friday, extending a volatile start to the year for crypto-linked stocks, after a regulatory filing showed the company expanded a bitcoin-backed credit facility with Coinbase. Shares were up $6.30 at $52.24 and traded between $46.83 and $52.61. The move matters because Hut…
2 January 2026
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Cipher Mining stock jumps as bitcoin pushes back above $90,000 in early 2026 trade

Cipher Mining stock jumps as bitcoin pushes back above $90,000 in early 2026 trade

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:27 ET — Regular session Cipher Mining Inc (CIFR) shares rose about 9% to $16.07 in early afternoon trading on Friday, after swinging between $14.79 and $16.43. The stock opened at $14.90 and volume topped 15 million shares. The move matters because bitcoin miners can act like a high-beta trade on the cryptocurrency. Their revenue…
2 January 2026
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Why ACM Research (ACMR) stock is jumping today — and what investors are watching next

Why ACM Research (ACMR) stock is jumping today — and what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:33 PM ET — Regular session ACM Research shares jumped 10.6% to $43.64 in midday trading on Friday, after swinging between $40.26 and $44.20 earlier in the session. The sharp move put the Nasdaq-listed semiconductor equipment maker among the day’s stronger gainers in the chip sector, as investors rotated back into technology on the first…
2 January 2026
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Why Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock is jumping today as Bitcoin rebounds

Why Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock is jumping today as Bitcoin rebounds

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:48 ET — Regular session Riot Platforms shares jumped 11.3% to $14.11 in midday trading on Friday, after swinging between $12.66 and $14.12 earlier in the session. The move matters because bitcoin miners often trade like a leveraged bet on the price of bitcoin — when the token rises, miners’ shares can move more as…
2 January 2026
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AAOI stock jumps 13% today as AI optics names rally and short interest stays high

AAOI stock jumps 13% today as AI optics names rally and short interest stays high

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:45 ET — Regular session Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares rose about 13% on Friday, trading at $39.55 after touching $39.58 earlier in the session. The Nasdaq-listed stock last closed at $34.86. The outsized move matters because AAOI has become a high-beta proxy for demand for faster optical links inside AI data centers and cable networks.…
2 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Maggie Beer Holdings insiders buy AU$2.8 million; 41% stake signals alignment
    January 17, 2026, 7:33 PM EST. Maggie Beer Holdings Ltd (ASX: MBH) (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange) saw insiders (company executives and large holders) lift their stake over the last 12 months, including Angelo Kotses buying AU$2.8 million of shares at about AU$0.065. The stock traded near AU$0.093 at the time, so the purchase was at a lower price. Insider buying is a datapoint investors watch but does not guarantee returns. Insiders own about 41% of the company, worth roughly AU$17 million, suggesting alignment with other shareholders. There were no insider sales in the past year. The report also notes three warning signs in the company's risk profile and cautions investors to weigh this alongside fundamentals.
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