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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.

SoFi stock rises in premarket after Q4 earnings date set — what SOFI investors watch next

SoFi stock rises in premarket after Q4 earnings date set — what SOFI investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 08:10 ET — Premarket SoFi Technologies shares rose about 1.7% in premarket trading on Friday to $26.62. The fintech said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Jan. 30, with a conference call at 8 a.m. ET after posting the release around 7 a.m. ET. Investing The timing matters because SoFi’s results arrive early in a January calendar packed with economic data and the start of earnings season, events that can swing rate expectations and risk appetite. SoFi sits at the intersection of consumer lending and digital banking, making its outlook sensitive to
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AI stocks today: Baidu jumps on Kunlunxin IPO filing as Nvidia, Broadcom rise in premarket

AI stocks today: Baidu jumps on Kunlunxin IPO filing as Nvidia, Broadcom rise in premarket

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 08:23 ET — Premarket Shares of Baidu jumped about 12% in early premarket trading on Friday after the company said its artificial-intelligence chip unit had filed for a Hong Kong listing. Dow futures were up 171 points, or 0.35%, and S&P 500 futures rose 41.5 points, or 0.60%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 267 points, or 1.05%; Nvidia and Broadcom were up 1.8% and 1.6% in premarket trade. The new-year bid followed a late-December retreat in tech shares after AI-linked names helped push U.S. benchmarks to record highs in 2025. Reuters The first full trading
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BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock slips premarket after closing $250 million Ask Sage deal

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock slips premarket after closing $250 million Ask Sage deal

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 08:21 ET — Premarket BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. shares fell 1.7% to $5.40 in premarket trading on Friday, after the company closed its $250 million acquisition of Ask Sage. The stock last closed at about $5.50. BigBear.ai said late Wednesday it completed the all-cash purchase of Ask Sage for $250 million, adding a platform that runs generative AI — systems that can create text and other content — in secure, regulated environments. Ask Sage supports more than 100,000 users across 16,000 government teams, and BigBear.ai said the deal accelerates its push to deploy AI at scale
2 January 2026
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Coal India stock hits 52-week high after opening coal e-auctions to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

Coal India stock hits 52-week high after opening coal e-auctions to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

BENGALURU, January 2, 2026, 08:04 ET Coal India opened its online coal auctions to buyers from Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal on Friday, letting companies across the border bid directly for its coal. The state-run miner’s shares jumped to a 52-week high. The change comes as demand from Indian power producers has softened, with coal-based generation down in seven of the past 12 months as renewable capacity expanded. Coal India’s supplies to consumers fell 2.2% in the April-to-December period from a year earlier, the company said. “This move should help Coal India boost margins,” said Rupesh Sankhe, a research analyst at
2 January 2026
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XRP price today climbs in premarket as traders eye $2 after Ripple’s escrow unlock

XRP price today climbs in premarket as traders eye $2 after Ripple’s escrow unlock

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 08:17 ET — Premarket XRP rose about 2.7% to $1.90 early Friday in New York, rebounding from a prior close near $1.85 as traders watched for a test of the $2 level. Bitcoin was up 1.8% at $89,450 and ether gained 2.2% to about $3,049. The move matters because XRP is starting 2026 with a supply event on the tape and fresh fund-flow data on the other side of the ledger. Those signals often punch above their weight when liquidity is thin around holidays and technical levels attract fast money. Ripple’s escrow releases add tokens
2 January 2026
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Delhi-NCR eases GRAP-III pollution curbs after AQI drop — what stays restricted

Delhi-NCR eases GRAP-III pollution curbs after AQI drop — what stays restricted

New Delhi, January 2, 2026, 08:07 ET The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday revoked Stage III restrictions under Delhi-NCR’s emergency pollution plan after air quality improved through the day, local media reported. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) fell to 236 by 4 p.m. from 380 a day earlier, according to the order cited in a local report. (Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-pollution-caqm-revokes-grap-3-curbs-as-air-quality-improves-11767353909030.html) The rollback matters because Stage III is among the most disruptive steps in the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), a playbook that tightens curbs as pollution worsens. When it is in force, it can halt large parts of
2 January 2026
Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 08:12 ET Wall Street analysts are starting 2026 bullish on Microsoft (MSFT), with TipRanks showing a “Strong Buy” consensus and an average price target of $631.36 for the shares. The target implies 30.6% upside, TipRanks data show. TipRanks The optimism matters now because investors are demanding proof that heavy spending on artificial intelligence, or AI, can translate into profit growth. Microsoft is a bellwether, selling AI through Azure — its cloud-computing platform — and through productivity subscriptions used across corporate IT budgets. Markets have also shown they can turn quickly after a strong year. U.S.
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IREN stock back in focus as big funds build stakes ahead of Microsoft AI rollout

IREN stock back in focus as big funds build stakes ahead of Microsoft AI rollout

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 08:08 ET Institutional investors have been building positions in IREN Ltd as the Nasdaq-listed data centre operator pushes deeper into artificial intelligence cloud services, a report said on Friday. Shares were down about 1.3% at $37.77 in premarket trading. https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/ueberblick/institutional-investors-capitalize-on-iren-s-ai-infrastructure-pivot/68450663 The buying matters because demand for power and data centre capacity to run AI workloads has tightened, lifting interest in companies that can deliver new infrastructure quickly. For IREN, the shift comes with execution pressure. The company still generates most of its revenue from cryptocurrency mining, and its AI plans depend on bringing new facilities
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Robinhood stock sets Feb. 10 earnings date as 2026 “plunge” warnings clash with millionaire pitch

Robinhood stock sets Feb. 10 earnings date as 2026 “plunge” warnings clash with millionaire pitch

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 08:10 ET Robinhood Markets said on Friday it will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 10 after market close and host a video call at 5 p.m. ET with Chief Executive Vlad Tenev and incoming Chief Financial Officer Shiv Verma. The company said shareholders can submit and upvote questions for management through a Say Technologies Q&A platform ahead of the call. GlobeNewswire Robinhood shares were down about 2% in premarket trading at around $113, valuing the company at roughly $127 billion and about 58 times earnings, according to market data. Crypto exchange Coinbase
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Google stock’s best year since 2009 sets up a tougher 2026 test for Alphabet’s AI spending

Google stock’s best year since 2009 sets up a tougher 2026 test for Alphabet’s AI spending

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 08:10 ET Alphabet, the parent of Google, is starting 2026 after its shares rose 65% in 2025, the company’s best annual performance since 2009. The stock hit its 2025 low in April before rallying more than 100% from those levels, CNBC reported. The rally matters now because investors are shifting from the “AI story” to results that show the spending is paying off. Expectations for profit growth are cooling even as Alphabet ramps up investment in computing infrastructure needed to build and run AI systems. That puts pressure on Google Cloud to keep gaining share
2 January 2026
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Elon Musk’s $100M Tesla stock donation hits SEC filing as TSLA climbs ahead of deliveries

Elon Musk’s $100M Tesla stock donation hits SEC filing as TSLA climbs ahead of deliveries

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 08:07 ET Elon Musk donated Tesla shares worth about $100 million to charity, a U.S. securities filing showed. Tesla (TSLA) shares were higher in premarket trading on Friday as investors looked ahead to the company’s fourth-quarter delivery update. The disclosure lands at a sensitive moment for the stock, with the market focused on demand signals from deliveries and any progress on Tesla’s autonomy push. Insider selling can weigh on shares by adding supply, but the filing framed Musk’s transfer as a gift and said the recipients were not planning to sell. In a Form 4
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NIO stock today: Shares slide in premarket after record 2025 deliveries

NIO stock today: Shares slide in premarket after record 2025 deliveries

New York, January 2, 2026, 07:28 ET — Premarket U.S.-listed shares of Nio Inc were down 41 cents, or about 7.4%, at $5.10 in premarket trading on Friday. Peer China EV makers XPeng and Li Auto were also lower, down about 4.7% and 2.0%, respectively. The move comes after Nio reported record December and fourth-quarter deliveries, a closely watched read-through on demand as China’s EV makers start the year by resetting volume targets and price strategies. Nio said it delivered 48,135 vehicles in December and 124,807 in the fourth quarter, taking 2025 deliveries to 326,028, with cumulative deliveries at 997,592
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D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock jumps in premarket as CES 2026 nears

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) stock jumps in premarket as CES 2026 nears

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 07:55 ET — Premarket D-Wave Quantum Inc shares were up 3.3% at $27.01 in premarket trading on Friday, after closing at $26.15 on Dec. 31, according to Yahoo Finance. The move keeps attention on a volatile corner of the market as investors return from the holiday break. Quantum computing stocks have swung sharply in recent weeks as traders hunt for near-term catalysts and liquidity improves after year-end. D-Wave’s next catalyst is already on the calendar. The company said it will participate in CES 2026 as a sponsor of the CES Foundry event on Jan. 7-8
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Bitcoin price today rises toward $90,000 as ETF flows and Fed bets steer sentiment

Bitcoin price today rises toward $90,000 as ETF flows and Fed bets steer sentiment

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 07:51 ET — Premarket Bitcoin rose 1.8% to $89,441 early Friday, edging back toward $90,000 after a soft finish to 2025. It traded between $87,722 and $89,797. The move comes as investors reopen portfolios on the first U.S. trading day of 2026, with stock index futures higher and risk appetite improving after late-December declines. At 05:45 a.m. ET, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 1.05%, while S&P 500 and Dow futures were up 0.60% and 0.35%. Reuters Currency markets started the year with the dollar firmer, and traders are looking to next week’s U.S. payrolls and
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Intel stock rises in premarket as 2026 trading begins; INTC in focus on foundry, Panther Lake

Intel stock rises in premarket as 2026 trading begins; INTC in focus on foundry, Panther Lake

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 07:40 ET — Premarket Intel Corp shares rose 1.8% to $37.56 in premarket trading by 7:09 a.m. ET on Friday, after ending the last session of 2025 down 1.1% at $36.90, MarketBeat data showed. MarketBeat The move comes as U.S. stock index futures advanced on the first trading day of 2026 after declines in the final sessions of 2025, with tech-heavy names stabilizing before the opening bell. The Federal Reserve’s policy outlook and next week’s U.S. labor-market data are among the near-term drivers for risk appetite, Reuters reported. Reuters For Intel, the new year is
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Opendoor stock rises in premarket as OPEN nears $6.24 incentive level after CFO change

Opendoor stock rises in premarket as OPEN nears $6.24 incentive level after CFO change

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 07:40 ET — Premarket Opendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN) shares were up 2.1% at $5.95 in premarket trading on Friday. The stock closed at $5.83 on Dec. 31 after trading between $5.77 and $6.00, according to Investing.com data. Investing.com The real-estate platform is an “iBuyer” — it uses its own balance sheet to buy homes directly, then resells them — leaving results highly exposed to funding costs and home-price swings. That matters early in the year because shifts in interest-rate expectations can quickly change mortgage affordability and transaction volumes, which tend to ripple into rate-sensitive housing
2 January 2026
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Why Plug Power (PLUG) stock is moving today: reverse split warning puts shareholder vote in focus

Why Plug Power (PLUG) stock is moving today: reverse split warning puts shareholder vote in focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 07:20 ET — Premarket Plug Power shares rose 1.8% in premarket trading on Friday, changing hands at $1.97. The hydrogen fuel-cell and electrolyzer maker is pressing shareholders to back charter amendments that would broaden its flexibility to issue stock, a flashpoint for investors wary of dilution. The timing matters because the proposals sit at the intersection of funding and governance. Investors often treat any path toward new share issuance — or a reverse split — as a near-term catalyst for small-cap names under financing scrutiny. In an email to certain stockholders filed with the U.S.
2 January 2026
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Nvidia stock: China’s H200 rush and Samsung HBM4 talks put 2026 AI rally in focus

Nvidia stock: China’s H200 rush and Samsung HBM4 talks put 2026 AI rally in focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 07:20 ET Nvidia has approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to ramp production of its H200 artificial-intelligence chips after Chinese tech companies ordered more than 2 million units for 2026, sources said. Nvidia has about 700,000 units in stock and has priced China-bound H200 variants around $27,000 per chip, the sources said. TSMC is expected to start work on expanded output in the second quarter, one person said, as Beijing weighs whether to approve imports after Washington recently cleared H200 exports to China with a fee. Reuters The scramble for supply lands as investors reset portfolios
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NIO posts record December deliveries as CEO says 1 millionth vehicle is days away

NIO posts record December deliveries as CEO says 1 millionth vehicle is days away

SHANGHAI, January 2, 2026, 07:19 ET NIO said on Thursday it delivered a record 48,135 vehicles in December 2025, up 54.6% from a year earlier, including 31,897 under its NIO brand, 9,154 under its family-oriented Onvo brand and 7,084 under its Firefly line. Fourth-quarter deliveries hit 124,807, up 71.7% year-on-year, while full-year deliveries reached 326,028, taking cumulative deliveries to 997,592 as of Dec. 31, the company said. nio.com+2EV+2 The monthly delivery update is a key gauge of demand and execution in China’s crowded electric-vehicle market. Deliveries — vehicles handed to customers — are a proxy for sales and can move
2 January 2026
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Amazon’s 2026 FBA rule kicks in as analysts turn bullish on AWS rebound

Amazon’s 2026 FBA rule kicks in as analysts turn bullish on AWS rebound

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 07:15 ET Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has stopped offering prep and item labeling for U.S. Fulfillment by Amazon shipments as of Jan. 1, shifting tasks such as labeling and packaging back to sellers. Fulfillment by Amazon, or FBA, is the paid service where Amazon stores, packs and ships products on behalf of third-party merchants. Amazon said the change applies across its U.S. network and that shipments created before Jan. 1 can still receive prep, while later shipments that arrive without required preparation may lose eligibility for certain reimbursements. Supply Chain Dive The move viewed as significant for
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Stock Market Today

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD

7 February 2026
Applied Digital Corporation shares jumped 25.52% Friday to $34.95, then slipped to $34.60 after hours. The company reported fiscal Q2 revenue up 250% to $126.6 million and signed leases for 600 MW of data center capacity in North Dakota. Applied Digital broke ground on a new 430‑MW campus in the southern U.S. in January. Financing includes a $100 million promissory note with 8% interest, paid in kind.
Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Eli Lilly shares rose 3.7% to $1,058.18 Friday after the FDA said it would act against telehealth firm Hims & Hers for marketing a $49 compounded weight-loss pill. The move followed a sharp selloff Thursday when Hims announced plans to sell a version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Investors remain uncertain how aggressively regulators will police copycat drugs and pricing in the obesity drug market.
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