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Chevron stock closes higher as Venezuela export halt report puts CVX in focus

Chevron shares rose 2.3% to $155.90 Friday after reports that Venezuela’s oil exports, including Chevron-chartered tankers, have stalled. Exxon Mobil gained 1.9%. Brent crude settled at $60.75 a barrel and WTI at $57.32, both down nearly 20% for 2025. OPEC+ meets Sunday, with traders expecting no increase in output.

4 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:CVX·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

Valero stock ends higher to start 2026 — OPEC+ meeting and Jan. 29 earnings are next

Valero (VLO) closed up 1.5% at $165.31 Friday, ending a two-session slide, with trading volume below its 50-day average. Oil settled near $61 a barrel as traders weighed oversupply against geopolitical risks. Valero’s next earnings report is set for Jan. 29. OPEC+ is expected to keep output policy unchanged at its Sunday meeting, according to Reuters sources.

4 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Energy Sector·NYSE:VLO·Stock Market

Lockheed Martin stock jumps near $500 to start 2026 as defense names catch a bid on contracts, geopolitics

Lockheed Martin shares rose 2.8% to $497.07 Friday, rebounding after two days of losses and outpacing other defense stocks. The move followed news of a $328.5 million Pentagon contract for Taiwan’s air force. RTX, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing also gained. Investors now await Lockheed’s late-January earnings and updates on cash flow.

4 January 2026

Defense Industry·NYSE:LMT·Stock Market

ConocoPhillips stock (COP) jumps 3% as OPEC+ meeting and Venezuela headlines loom

ConocoPhillips shares jumped 3.3% to $96.70 at Friday’s close, outpacing Exxon Mobil and Chevron on higher-than-average volume. The stock remains about 9% below its 52-week high. Traders are watching an OPEC+ policy meeting Sunday and developments in Venezuela ahead of Monday’s open. ConocoPhillips reports earnings and 2026 guidance on Feb. 5.

4 January 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:COP

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 as fuel-cell names rebound — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:58 ET — Market closed. Bloom Energy Corporation shares surged 13.58% to end Friday’s session at $98.69, and last traded at $99.60 in after-hours dealings. The stock finished the first trading day of 2026 up $11.80 from Thursday’s close. The move put the fuel-cell maker back near the $100 mark after a choppy year-end for high-volatility clean-energy and “AI power” trades. U.S. stocks started 2026 with a rebound in parts of the market outside mega-cap tech, while Treasury yields rose. Energy and infrastructure names tied to data-center buildouts have remained in focus as investors weigh

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:BE·NASDAQ:BLDP·NASDAQ:FCEL·NASDAQ:PLUG·Stock Market

ACM Research (ACMR) stock jumps nearly 14% to start 2026 as chip shares rebound; what’s next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:41 ET — Market closed. Shares of ACM Research closed up about 13.8% at $44.88 on Friday, outpacing the broader semiconductor rally on the first trading day of 2026. The outsized move matters because it signals renewed risk appetite in smaller semiconductor names after a choppy end to December, with investors quickly rotating back into chip-related stocks as the calendar turned. Chip stocks led the bounce, and the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index rose about 4% on Friday. “Investors might be a little bit more conscious about some of the valuations that they’re paying for some

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:ACMR·Stock Market

AAOI stock jumps 14% to start 2026 — what’s driving Applied Optoelectronics shares now

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:48 ET — Market closed. Shares of Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AAOI) closed up 13.6% at $39.60 on Friday, kicking off 2026 with a sharp move for the optical components maker. The stock traded between $35.76 and $40.10 and logged about 4.85 million shares in volume. The move matters because AAOI has become a high-volatility proxy for demand tied to faster links inside cloud data centers — a trade that can move quickly when risk appetite shifts. The stock is also within reach of its 52-week high of $41.96 after a year that has seen a

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:AAOI·Stock Market·Technology

Stock market open on Saturday: NSE, BSE mock trading session timings and what investors should know

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:58 ET India’s two main stock exchanges, BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), will open on Saturday for a mock trading session, putting parts of the market live on a day it is usually shut. The test comes at the start of the new trading year and is meant to check whether brokers and exchange systems can handle disruptions and switchovers. It also risks confusing retail investors who may see prices and portfolio values move on their screens even though no real trades are being settled. Mock trading is a rehearsal in which orders

3 January 2026

BSE:BSE·NSE:NSE·Stock Market

Tesla stock slips after deliveries report; BYD takes EV crown as traders eye what’s next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:54 ET — Market closed Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares closed down 2.6% at $438.07 on Friday, after swinging between $435.30 and $458.34 in the first U.S. session of 2026. Yahoo Finance Tesla said it delivered 418,227 vehicles in the fourth quarter and 1,636,129 in 2025, while energy storage deployments hit a quarterly record of 14.2 gigawatt-hours, a measure of energy capacity. The company said it will report fourth-quarter financial results on Jan. 28 after the market close. Tesla Investor Relations The delivery tally — vehicles handed over to customers — is one of the fastest

3 January 2026

Electric Vehicles·HKG:1211·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market

Frankfurt Stock Exchange today: DAX ends higher on MTU, RWE rally — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:42 ET — Market closed Germany’s blue-chip DAX index — a basket of the country’s biggest listed firms — ended Friday up 0.2% at 24,539.34 in Frankfurt, before markets shut for the weekend. Reuters The first session of the new year left investors with an early test of whether Europe’s late-2025 rally can hold once holiday-thin trading gives way to fuller volumes and fresh economic data. Across Europe, the STOXX 600 hit a record close at 596.14, with technology and defence shares leading gains, while London’s FTSE 100 briefly topped the 10,000 mark, Reuters reported.

3 January 2026

Stock Market

CleanSpark (CLSK) stock jumps 14% as bitcoin steadies near $90,000 — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:40 ET — Market closed CleanSpark shares surged 14.0% to close at $11.55 on Friday. The stock traded between $10.20 and $11.61 and changed hands in about 22.2 million shares. The bitcoin miner’s shares often swing harder than bitcoin itself because its revenue is tied to the token’s price while many operating costs, such as power and equipment, don’t move as quickly. That leverage matters at the start of the year, when portfolio rebalancing and shifts in risk appetite can amplify moves in crypto-linked stocks. Markets are also looking ahead to a heavy run of

3 January 2026

Bitcoin·NASDAQ:CLSK·Stock Market

Energy Fuels stock surges nearly 15% as uranium miners rally — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:32 ET — Market closed Energy Fuels Inc shares ended Friday up 14.9% at $16.68, after swinging between $14.72 and $17.07, with about 14.9 million shares changing hands. The move tracked a broader surge in uranium producers at the start of the year. Denison Mines jumped after it said it was ready to launch its flagship Phoenix ISR project — ISR, or in-situ recovery, is a mining method that dissolves uranium underground and pumps it to the surface for processing. Reuters Energy Fuels has been on investors’ screens since late December, when the company said

3 January 2026

Energy Sector·Stock Market

Sandisk stock jumps nearly 16% on board move; SNDK traders turn to next catalysts

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:17 ET — Market closed Sandisk Corp shares last closed up 15.9% at $275.24 on Friday after swinging between $242.00 and $278.78, with about 11.1 million shares traded. The flash-memory maker said it appointed First Solar CFO Alexander R. Bradley to its board and audit committee, which oversees financial reporting. “Alex brings exceptional operational finance expertise and strategic insights to Sandisk’s board,” CEO David Goeckeler said. Business Wire The move matters because Sandisk has become a volatile bet on data-center storage spending, after a roughly 559% run in 2025 following its February 2025 spin-off from

3 January 2026

NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

NuScale stock jumps 15% to start 2026 trading — here’s what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:17 ET — Market closed. NuScale Power Corp shares jumped 15.1% to end Friday at $16.31, outperforming the broader market on the first trading day of 2026. The move matters because NuScale is one of the most actively traded U.S. names tied to the “SMR” theme — small modular reactors — a class of smaller, factory-built nuclear reactors pitched as faster to deploy than traditional plants. Friday’s gain also came as U.S. stocks steadied after late-December weakness, with the Dow up 0.66% and the S&P 500 edging higher while the Nasdaq finished slightly lower. Reuters

3 January 2026

Energy Sector·NASDAQ:LEU·NASDAQ:SMR·NYSE:BWXT

Baidu stock jumps nearly 15% on Kunlunxin IPO plan; what BIDU traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 10:18 ET — Market closed. Baidu’s U.S.-listed shares last traded up 14.9% at $150.30 after the company said its AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing as part of a proposed spin-off. SEC The filing matters because investors are trying to put a standalone value on scarce, China-focused AI chip assets, which have drawn fresh attention as chip supply chains fracture. Jefferies analyst Thomas Chong lifted his price target on Baidu and said the spin-off “unlocks” value, estimating Kunlunxin could be worth $16 billion to $23 billion. TipRanks China’s push for

3 January 2026

IPO News·NASDAQ:BIDU·Stock Market

Judo Bank’s ASX-listed parent jumps on loan book update as 2026 kicks off

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 09:11 ET — Market closed Shares of Judo Capital Holdings (ASX: JDO), the listed owner of Judo Bank, ended Friday up 4.35% at A$1.80, their first close of 2026. Market Index The move put the spotlight on loan growth at a smaller lender focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a part of the economy that can turn quickly when confidence shifts. It also matters because the new year brings an early test of whether banks can grow balance sheets without giving up too much on pricing, especially as deposit and wholesale funding costs remain

3 January 2026

ASX:JDO

Mexico Stock Exchange stock rises 1.4% in first 2026 session: Grupo BMV (BOLSAA) in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 09:30 ET — Market closed Shares of Grupo BMV (BOLSAA), the operator of Mexico’s main stock exchange, rose 1.4% in the latest session on Friday, ending at 37.54 pesos. The stock traded between 37.31 and 38.23 pesos and saw about 549,000 shares change hands, Bloomberg Línea data showed. Bloomberg Línea The move matters because exchange operators are closely tied to market activity: more trading and more new issuance generally translate into more fee income. The first session of the year can also reset flows after year-end positioning, making the stock a quick temperature check on

3 January 2026

BMV:BOLSAA·Stock Market

Swiss Market Index missed Europe’s record rally — what Zurich traders watch next week

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 09:57 ET — Market closed Swiss stocks on the SIX Swiss Exchange head into next week’s reopening after a holiday pause left Zurich closed on Friday, even as European equities started 2026 at fresh highs. That matters now because the Swiss Market Index (SMI) will have to absorb a burst of global price action in its first session back, from higher bond yields to a firmer dollar. Investors are also watching the Swiss franc, which tends to strengthen when markets turn cautious. A stronger franc can squeeze earnings for global Swiss companies because they report

3 January 2026

European Markets·Stock Market

Ibovespa slips as 2026 begins: what moved São Paulo stocks and what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 09:24 ET — Market closed Brazil’s Ibovespa (.BVSP) ended Friday down 0.36% at 160,538.69, starting 2026 in the red on São Paulo’s B3 exchange, according to Yahoo Finance data. The benchmark eased after a holiday-thinned session. Yahoo Finance The first full week of the year is when many global investors reset risk and rebalance portfolios. For Brazil, that often means a tug-of-war between commodity-linked heavyweights and shifting bets on interest rates. The move matters now because the Ibovespa remains unusually sensitive to external pricing signals. U.S. yields and the dollar can change the appetite for

3 January 2026

Stock Market

Tasnee stock in focus as 66-day SEPC shutdown begins ahead of Sunday’s Tadawul reopen

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 09:46 ET — Market closed. National Industrialization Co (Tasnee) is likely to be in focus when trading resumes on the Saudi Stock Exchange on Sunday after the petrochemicals group said a key joint venture began a planned shutdown on Jan. 2 that is expected to run for about 66 days. The outage spans much of the first quarter, when investors track volumes and pricing spreads — the gap between product prices and raw-material costs — to gauge petrochemical profitability. With Saudi markets shut over the weekend, the first read-through will come when the market reopens,

3 January 2026

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Home Depot stock price: jobs, inflation and a Feb. 24 earnings test loom

7 February 2026

Home Depot shares rose 0.7% to $385.15 Friday, trading between $379.10 and $386.37. Investors await a delayed U.S. jobs report Wednesday and CPI data Friday, both postponed by a brief government shutdown. Home Depot reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 24. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.

JPMorgan stock price jumps 4% into weekend as Wall Street braces for a busy data week

7 February 2026

JPMorgan shares rose 3.95% to $322.40 Friday, outpacing other major banks as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The bank recently completed a $3 billion subordinated notes offering. Investors are watching for delayed U.S. jobs data and inflation figures next week, ahead of JPMorgan’s Feb. 23 company update.

AbbVie stock price: ABBV ends week near $223 after earnings swing — what to watch next

7 February 2026

AbbVie shares rose 2% to $223.43 Friday, capping a volatile week marked by earnings and drug sales scrutiny. Moody’s upgraded AbbVie’s credit rating to A2, citing strong performance in immunology and neuroscience. Investors remain focused on Skyrizi and Rinvoq growth amid rising competition and recent regulatory filings. Trading volume stayed below average, with the stock still 9% off its 52-week high.

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026

SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.

Shan Ahmed Khan

Stock Market Today