Shan Ahmed Khan

Shan Ahmed Khan is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and macroeconomic trends. A graduate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), he previously worked in investment research and market analysis. His coverage helps readers understand the key developments influencing global financial markets and emerging industries.

IonQ stock (IONQ) rebounds nearly 7% into long weekend — what traders watch before Tuesday

IonQ shares jumped 6.8% on Friday, ending the day at $50.80 after dropping 6.5% the previous session. The stock fluctuated between $47.52 and $51.89 during the day, then slipped 0.5% in after-hours trading to $50.55.

17 January 2026

NASDAQ:IONQ·Stock Market

Centrus Energy (LEU) stock price jumps into long weekend as nuclear fuel trade stays in focus

Centrus Energy Corp shares climbed 8.2% on Friday, closing at $331.03. Trading volume hit roughly 1.6 million shares, with prices swinging between $298.10 and $333.30 during the session.

17 January 2026

Energy Sector·NASDAQ:LEU·NYSE:BAM·NYSE:BWXT·NYSE:CCJ·NYSE:SMR·Stock Market

Galaxy Digital stock jumps on Texas grid OK for Helios — what GLXY investors watch next

Galaxy Digital shares climbed 7.25% Friday, closing at $34.31 on Nasdaq after fluctuating between $32.38 and $34.73. On Thursday, the stock finished at $31.99, with volume dropping to roughly 15.5 million shares from around 20.6 million the previous day.

17 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:GLXY·Stock Market·Technology

Skip LAX: JSX bets on turboprops with Santa Monica–Las Vegas flights, Scottsdale next

JSX is betting on a comeback for turboprops among U.S. travelers, launching ATR 42-600 flights from Santa Monica to Las Vegas and setting a Santa Monica-Scottsdale route to start Jan. 22. “The reason we’re running the experiment is to run the experiment,” CEO Alex Wilcox told The Points Guy.

17 January 2026

Travel Tips

AST SpaceMobile stock spikes on $151 billion SHIELD defense pool nod — what to watch next week

AST SpaceMobile shares ended Friday up 14.34%, closing at $115.77. The stock bounced between $106.30 and $120.80 during the session, with roughly 33.6 million shares changing hands, per Yahoo Finance.

17 January 2026

Defense Industry·NASDAQ:ASTS·Stock Market

Micron’s $1.8B Taiwan fab plan puts MU in focus after Friday’s 7.8% pop

Micron Technology announced Saturday it has entered into an exclusive letter of intent to buy Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp’s P5 fabrication facility in Tongluo, Taiwan, for $1.8 billion in cash. On Friday, Micron’s shares closed at $362.75, gaining $26.12, or 7.76%, on roughly 47.9 million shares traded.

17 January 2026

NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Riot Platforms stock jumps 16% on AMD data-center lease — what to watch next week

Riot Platforms shares jumped 16.1% to close at $19.24 on Friday, following news of a long-term data-center lease deal with Advanced Micro Devices and a land acquisition in Texas. AMD shares gained 1.7%. Riot’s volume hit roughly 54 million shares.

17 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market·Technology

Bloom Energy ends a wild week near $150 as data-center power trade churns

Bloom Energy shares ended Friday up 7.4%, closing at $149.50. The fuel-cell maker has extended its strong January rally, fueled by momentum traders sticking with the data-center power sector.

17 January 2026

Data Centers·NASDAQ:FCEL·NYSE:AEP·NYSE:BE

Argan stock (AGX) jumps 16% — what investors watch next after the long weekend

Shares of Argan, Inc. surged 16.4% on Friday, finishing at $383.66. The move puts the power-plant contractor’s market cap near $4.2 billion.

17 January 2026

NYSE:AGX·Stock Market

NASA rolls Artemis II Moon rocket to the pad as first crewed lunar flight since 1972 nears

NASA started moving its Artemis II Moon rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. The slow, hours-long trek kicks off final tests ahead of the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/01/17/nasas-artemis-ii-moon-rocket-on-way-to-launch-pad/

17 January 2026

Space Exploration

ImmunityBio stock set for volatile week after ANKTIVA sales jump and new trial update

ImmunityBio shares jumped on Friday and look set to remain in the spotlight when U.S. markets open again. The company revealed a steep rise in preliminary sales for its bladder cancer immunotherapy ANKTIVA, alongside a quicker-than-anticipated pace in trial enrollments.

17 January 2026

Biotechnology·Healthcare News·NASDAQ:IBO·Stock Market

American Airlines stock dips before long weekend as Chicago O’Hare showdown heats up

Shares of American Airlines Group slipped 2.2% on Friday, settling at $15.37. United Airlines also declined 2.2%, with Delta Air Lines down 1.2%. JetBlue Airways surged 8.2%, while Southwest Airlines remained mostly flat.

17 January 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·NASDAQ:JBLU·NASDAQ:UAL·NYSE:DAL·NYSE:LUV·Stock Market

Apple stock price slips into holiday week as India antitrust warning and earnings near

Apple Inc shares slipped on Friday, closing at $255.53 as investors digested a fresh antitrust warning from India ahead of the upcoming U.S. trading session.

17 January 2026

Apple Inc·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AAPL·Stock Market

Pfizer stock slips into holiday week as CEO filing, vaccine-policy row and biotech IPO news land

Shares of Pfizer Inc closed Friday down 0.9% at $25.65. Investors wrestled with a jumble of policy updates, regulatory filings, and a biotech IPO that dragged Pfizer’s name back into the paperwork spotlight.

17 January 2026

NASDAQ:ABUS·NYSE:PFE·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Bank of America stock price: BAC ends higher, but Wall Street is fixated on the Jan. 20 credit-card cap

Shares of Bank of America Corp climbed 0.7%, closing at $52.97 on Friday. Investors are now gearing up to assess policy updates following the extended weekend. https://investor.bankofamerica.com/shareholder-information/historical-data

17 January 2026

NYSE:BAC·Stock Market

Cipher Mining stock jumps 7% as bitcoin miners rally on Riot-AMD data center deal

Cipher Mining Inc shares climbed 7.3% on Friday, closing at $18.80, with more than 45 million shares changing hands. The boost followed a broad rally among U.S.-listed bitcoin miners, sparked by Riot Platforms’ announcement of a long-term data-center lease connected to chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices.

17 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:CIFR·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

Rocket Companies stock (RKT) lags mortgage peers as Davos housing plan nears

Rocket Companies, Inc. shares ended Friday down 0.9%, finishing at $23.24. That underperformed as smaller mortgage lenders saw gains—LoanDepot surged 19.5%, while UWM Holdings added 5.2%.

17 January 2026

NYSE:RKT·Stock Market

Micron stock in focus: $1.8 billion Taiwan fab deal adds DRAM capacity as MU heads into a holiday break

Micron Technology, Inc. announced Saturday it has signed an exclusive letter of intent to buy Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp’s P5 fab in Tongluo, Taiwan. The $1.8 billion all-cash deal is designed to boost its memory production capacity. https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-signs-letter-intent-purchase-tongluo-site-begin-strategic-partnership-with-psmc

17 January 2026

NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors

MARA stock pops 6.6% as bitcoin steadies near $95,000 — what to watch next week

MARA Holdings shares jumped 6.6% to close at $11.36 on Friday, bouncing back after a steep decline the previous day. Trading volume hit roughly 51.6 million shares.

17 January 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:CIFR·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·NYSE:MPLX

IREN stock jumps 11% on analyst upgrade chatter — what matters before Nasdaq reopens

Shares of IREN Limited surged 11.5% on Friday, closing at $57.82, up $5.97. The stock fluctuated between $51.94 and $58.74 during the session, with about 54 million shares traded.

17 January 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market

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Shan Ahmed Khan

IonQ stock (IONQ) rebounds nearly 7% into long weekend — what traders watch before Tuesday

Centrus Energy (LEU) stock price jumps into long weekend as nuclear fuel trade stays in focus

Galaxy Digital stock jumps on Texas grid OK for Helios — what GLXY investors watch next

Skip LAX: JSX bets on turboprops with Santa Monica–Las Vegas flights, Scottsdale next

AST SpaceMobile stock spikes on $151 billion SHIELD defense pool nod — what to watch next week

Micron’s $1.8B Taiwan fab plan puts MU in focus after Friday’s 7.8% pop

Riot Platforms stock jumps 16% on AMD data-center lease — what to watch next week

Bloom Energy ends a wild week near $150 as data-center power trade churns

Argan stock (AGX) jumps 16% — what investors watch next after the long weekend

NASA rolls Artemis II Moon rocket to the pad as first crewed lunar flight since 1972 nears

ImmunityBio stock set for volatile week after ANKTIVA sales jump and new trial update

American Airlines stock dips before long weekend as Chicago O’Hare showdown heats up

Apple stock price slips into holiday week as India antitrust warning and earnings near

Pfizer stock slips into holiday week as CEO filing, vaccine-policy row and biotech IPO news land

Bank of America stock price: BAC ends higher, but Wall Street is fixated on the Jan. 20 credit-card cap

Cipher Mining stock jumps 7% as bitcoin miners rally on Riot-AMD data center deal

Rocket Companies stock (RKT) lags mortgage peers as Davos housing plan nears

Micron stock in focus: $1.8 billion Taiwan fab deal adds DRAM capacity as MU heads into a holiday break

MARA stock pops 6.6% as bitcoin steadies near $95,000 — what to watch next week

IREN stock jumps 11% on analyst upgrade chatter — what matters before Nasdaq reopens

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