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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.

Rolls-Royce stock rises in London as defence shares lead the first trading day of 2026

Rolls-Royce stock rises in London as defence shares lead the first trading day of 2026

LONDON, Jan 2, 2026, 06:33 ET — Premarket Rolls-Royce Holdings shares climbed 2.6% to 1,180 pence, according to Davy data, extending a strong start to 2026 for London-listed defence and aerospace names. The stock traded as high as 1,194 pence and as low as 1,155.78 pence. Davy Group The rally matters because it has reset the tone for UK equities…
2 January 2026
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Alphabet stock today: GOOGL slips in premarket even after a $385 price-target hike

Alphabet stock today: GOOGL slips in premarket even after a $385 price-target hike

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 06:35 ET — Premarket Alphabet Inc’s Class A shares (GOOGL) were down 0.3% at $313 in U.S. premarket trading on Friday. The Google parent is valued at about $2.94 trillion. The stock trades at roughly 24 times trailing earnings, a valuation metric that compares the share price with the past 12 months of profit. The…
2 January 2026
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CoreWeave (CRWV) stock in focus as insider sale filing lands ahead of Friday open

CoreWeave (CRWV) stock in focus as insider sale filing lands ahead of Friday open

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 06:38 ET — Premarket CoreWeave shares were flat at $71.61 in premarket trading on Friday, after sliding 3.1% in the previous session. The stock is starting the new year under a bright spotlight because investors have grown sensitive to insider selling at fast-growing, capital-intensive AI infrastructure firms, where funding needs can move sentiment quickly. That…
2 January 2026
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International stocks beat Wall Street in 2025 — and the funds that outperformed in both the drop and the rebound

International stocks beat Wall Street in 2025 — and the funds that outperformed in both the drop and the rebound

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:41 ET Non-U.S. stocks were on track to finish 2025 up about 29%, their strongest performance since 2009, with the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. index — which tracks shares outside the United States across more than 40 markets — leading the way. That compared with a more than 17% return for Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500,…
2 January 2026
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Two Vanguard ETFs are back in focus as 2026 starts — VOO vs VGT debate heats up

Two Vanguard ETFs are back in focus as 2026 starts — VOO vs VGT debate heats up

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:38 ET U.S. equity funds pulled in about $16.89 billion of net inflows in the week to Dec. 31 as investors ended 2025 on an optimistic note, according to LSEG Lipper data. (Reuters) That momentum matters at the start of 2026 because U.S. stocks have already delivered three consecutive years of double-digit gains, leaving investors…
2 January 2026
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Lloyds Bank closures start this month as 17 UK branches set to shut in January 2026

Lloyds Bank closures start this month as 17 UK branches set to shut in January 2026

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:38 ET Lloyds Bank will close 17 branches across Britain in January, according to closure notices posted on the lender’s branch locator website. The first closures are scheduled for Jan. 8, including the bank’s branch in Gillingham, Dorset. The timetable matters now because it lands at the start of the year, when households and small…
2 January 2026
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Novo Nordisk stock slips premarket as China court backs key semaglutide patent

Novo Nordisk stock slips premarket as China court backs key semaglutide patent

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:42 ET — Premarket Novo Nordisk A/S shares edged lower in premarket trading on Friday after the Danish drugmaker said China’s Supreme People’s Court upheld a key patent covering semaglutide, the active ingredient in its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs. U.S.-listed American depositary receipts (ADRs) — certificates that represent foreign shares — were down about…
2 January 2026
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ASML stock slips in premarket after Aletheia upgrade lifts target to $1,500

ASML stock slips in premarket after Aletheia upgrade lifts target to $1,500

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:46 ET — Premarket ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) shares slipped 0.25% in U.S. premarket trading on Friday to $1,069.86. Aletheia Capital analyst Warren Lau double upgraded the Dutch chipmaking-equipment maker to Buy from Sell and raised his price target, an analyst estimate of where a stock should trade, to $1,500 from $750, TheFly reported. Lau…
2 January 2026
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HSBC stock today: London shares hit a fresh high as FTSE 100 tops 10,000; U.S. ADRs steady premarket

HSBC stock today: London shares hit a fresh high as FTSE 100 tops 10,000; U.S. ADRs steady premarket

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:28 ET — Premarket HSBC Holdings plc’s U.S.-listed shares were flat in premarket indications on Friday, while the bank’s London-listed stock climbed to a fresh 52-week high as UK equities opened 2026 with a rally. FT Markets The divergence matters because HSBC sits at the intersection of two big themes investors are trading early in…
2 January 2026
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Samsung Electronics stock hits record in Seoul as HBM4 progress grabs investors’ attention

Samsung Electronics stock hits record in Seoul as HBM4 progress grabs investors’ attention

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:19 ET — Premarket Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (005930.KS) shares surged 7.2% to a record close in Seoul on Friday after executives highlighted progress on its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips used in artificial-intelligence servers. The KOSPI, South Korea’s benchmark stock index, rose 2.3% as chip names led the market higher. Reuters The stock ended at…
2 January 2026
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India opens NPS pension funds to banks as new fee slabs start April 2026

India opens NPS pension funds to banks as new fee slabs start April 2026

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:26 ET India’s pension regulator has cleared scheduled commercial banks to sponsor and independently set up pension funds under the National Pension System, in a move aimed at boosting competition in the retirement savings market. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said the approval is “in principle” and subject to eligibility norms. Gov…
2 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Fund short covering lifts sugar prices as supply outlook dims
    January 18, 2026, 12:31 AM EST. March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) rose 2.54%, while March London white sugar #5 (SWH26) gained 2.37%, aided by fund short covering ahead of a US three-day weekend for MLK Day. Prices had fallen earlier, with NY sugar at a one-month low and London at a two-month low on Thursday. The supply outlook remains negative for prices: India's 2025/26 production rose to about 15.9 MMT in Oct-Jan, up 21% y/y; Brazil's Center-South output through mid-Dec rose 0.9% to 40.158 MMT. The cane crush ratio jumped to 50.91% in 2025/26. Covrig lifted its 2025/26 global surplus estimate to 4.7 MMT; 2026/27 surplus seen at 1.4 MMT. ISMA raised India's 2025/26 output to 31 MMT, cut ethanol use to 3.4 MMT, signaling higher exports. The ISO still forecasts a 2025/26 surplus, driven by India, Thailand, and Pakistan, with global production up 3.2% to 181.8 MMT.
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