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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 Bank of America stock price is hovering near $53 after a $1 billion employee share award

Why Bank of America stock price is hovering near $53 after a $1 billion employee share award

Bank of America shares slipped 0.1% to $52.93 Tuesday after the bank announced $1 billion in stock awards for non-executive staff. The stock swung between $51.99 and $53.47 during volatile trading. Investors watched for developments on a proposed federal cap on credit-card interest rates, which pressured bank stocks sector-wide.
20 January 2026
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Kenvue stock ticks up as investors size up Kimberly-Clark takeover vote in days

Kenvue stock ticks up as investors size up Kimberly-Clark takeover vote in days

Kenvue shares rose 0.6% to $17.31 in late-morning New York trading Tuesday as investors awaited a Jan. 29 shareholder vote on its proposed sale to Kimberly-Clark. The deal’s outcome remains uncertain amid ongoing litigation risks tied to Kenvue’s legacy products. ISS has backed the merger but flagged legal concerns. Kenvue’s virtual shareholder meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 29.
20 January 2026
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Revo Hospitality insolvency: 125 hotels stay open in Germany and Austria as operator seeks rescue

Revo Hospitality insolvency: 125 hotels stay open in Germany and Austria as operator seeks rescue

Revo Hospitality has filed for insolvency under self-administration in Berlin, impacting about 140 group companies and 125 hotels in Germany and Austria. The company says all hotels will remain open as restructuring continues through summer. Around 5,500 staff are affected. Rising wage costs and integration issues after rapid expansion were cited as reasons for the filing.
20 January 2026
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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Wedgewood Cuts PayPal After Volume Slowdown, Leans on Alphabet’s Google Growth

Wedgewood Cuts PayPal After Volume Slowdown, Leans on Alphabet’s Google Growth

Wedgewood Partners reduced its PayPal stake in Q4, citing weaker transaction volumes and higher costs tied to AI-driven shopping. PayPal shares fell 2.3%, while Alphabet dropped 1.7% in early New York trading Tuesday. Wedgewood highlighted Alphabet’s gains in search and cloud, boosted by AI Overviews and rising cloud workloads.
20 January 2026
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Grab stock rises even as Wall Street slides after BofA upgrade — what’s next for GRAB

Grab stock rises even as Wall Street slides after BofA upgrade — what’s next for GRAB

Grab Holdings shares rose 1.3% to $4.44 Tuesday morning, bucking a broad market decline. Bank of America upgraded the stock to Buy, citing undervaluation and a possible share buyback. Grab’s investment arm increased its stake in PT Super Bank Indonesia to 11.10%. The company reports fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 11.
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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