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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.

PayPal stock slips as Microsoft Copilot Checkout deal puts AI shopping in focus

PayPal stock slips as Microsoft Copilot Checkout deal puts AI shopping in focus

New York, Jan 10, 2026, 07:10 (EST) — Market closed PayPal shares slipped on Friday, even as Microsoft rolled out a “Copilot Checkout” feature that lets shoppers buy items inside its Copilot chatbot with payments handled by partners including PayPal. PayPal stock closed down 1.05% at $57.66. (Source) The timing matters because PayPal is trying to prove it can still add payment volume without leaning on heavy discounts, and AI-led shopping is quickly turning into a new front door for online spending. If chat-based buying catches on, payments firms want to be the default button. Investors also have little patience.
10 January 2026
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Netflix stock slips as Paramount challenges Warner deal; CPI and earnings are next

Netflix stock slips as Paramount challenges Warner deal; CPI and earnings are next

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 07:23 (EST) — Market closed Paramount Skydance on Thursday reiterated that its $108.4 billion, $30-a-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery trumped Netflix’s $27.75-a-share cash-and-stock deal for WBD’s studios and streaming assets. Netflix (NFLX.O) shares closed down 1.2% on Friday at $89.46. “But Paramount has a point – fading TV networks aren’t appealing to most investors,” Ross Benes, a senior analyst at eMarketer, said. (Reuters) That tug-of-war matters for Netflix now because it has pitched the Warner transaction as a cleaner, more certain route to bulk up its content and streaming footprint. A rival bidder can
10 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 18% on hyperscaler talks and fresh financing—what matters next

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 18% on hyperscaler talks and fresh financing—what matters next

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 07:00 EST — Market closed Applied Digital shares surged 18% on Friday, closing at $37.68 following news of the data-center builder’s new contract and financing update. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, the stock is set to resume trading on Monday. This shift is crucial as Wall Street zeroes in on AI infrastructure leaders, and long-term leases with major cloud clients often signal more reliable revenue streams. A “hyperscaler” refers to a massive cloud provider; in data centers, “MW” (megawatts) measures the power capacity ready for servers. Applied Digital reported in its fiscal Q2
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Walmart stock lands in the Nasdaq-100 on Jan. 20 — what investors watch next

Walmart stock lands in the Nasdaq-100 on Jan. 20 — what investors watch next

New York, January 10, 2026, 07:15 EST — The market has closed. Walmart Inc (WMT) is set to enter the Nasdaq-100 Index before trading opens on Jan. 20, replacing Britain’s AstraZeneca, Nasdaq announced late Friday. The stock ended the day up 1.3% at $114.53, having fluctuated between $112.06 and $115.46, staying within roughly 2% of its 52-week high. U.S. markets will be closed on Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (GlobeNewswire) This reshuffle has real impact since index funds, like ETFs, usually adjust by purchasing newcomers and unloading dropped stocks. Invesco’s QQQ, a major Nasdaq-100 ETF,
10 January 2026
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Opendoor stock jumps as Trump mortgage-bond push jolts housing-linked names

Opendoor stock jumps as Trump mortgage-bond push jolts housing-linked names

New York, Jan 10, 2026, 07:16 EST — Market closed Opendoor Technologies (OPEN.O) shares jumped 13.2% on Friday, finishing at $7.29 after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the start of $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases, a move that sparked a broad bid in mortgage and housing-related stocks. Rocket Companies gained 9.6% and LoanDepot climbed 19.3%, while the Philadelphia Housing index rose 5.7% to its highest since October. (Reuters) The rally matters because Opendoor’s business rises and falls with U.S. housing turnover, and investors are trading it as a lever on mortgage rates. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters the goal
10 January 2026
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NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

WASHINGTON, Jan 10, 2026, 06:20 EST NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 14 for Crew-11 to undock — detach — from the International Space Station, with a splashdown off the coast of California at about 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 15, NASA said. The agency is bringing the crew home earlier than planned as it monitors a medical concern affecting one astronaut, whom NASA said is stable. (NASA) NASA officials have described the case as a “serious medical condition,” and said the station does not have the tools to fully diagnose and treat it.
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Roku stock set for Monday watch after Evercore upgrade, Citizens target hike

Roku stock set for Monday watch after Evercore upgrade, Citizens target hike

New York, January 10, 2026, 07:00 EST — Market closed Roku, Inc shares rose 2.1% to close at $111.17 on Friday, bucking a quiet start to the year for many streaming names after Evercore ISI upgraded the stock and Citizens lifted its price target. The timing matters because Roku’s core business leans on advertising, and traders have been quick to chase any sign that connected-TV ad demand is firming again. The analyst notes lean into 2026 as a setup year — not just for Roku-specific product work, but for bigger events that typically loosen marketing budgets. With U.S. markets shut
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Lockheed Martin stock jumps near a 52-week high as Truist upgrades LMT and Trump targets defense payouts

Lockheed Martin stock jumps near a 52-week high as Truist upgrades LMT and Trump targets defense payouts

NEW YORK, January 10, 2026, 06:38 (ET) — Market closed Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) closed up 4.7% on Friday at $542.92 after Truist analyst Michael Ciarmoli upgraded the stock to “buy” and raised his price target to $605 from $500. (Barron’s) The jump comes after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget in fiscal 2027, far above the $901 billion Congress approved for 2026, a move that would still need lawmakers to sign off. Lockheed was up 6.2% in after-hours trade after the post, with peers General Dynamics and RTX also higher, Reuters reported. (Reuters) Defense
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American Express stock dips as Trump pushes 10% credit-card rate cap; CPI, earnings loom

American Express stock dips as Trump pushes 10% credit-card rate cap; CPI, earnings loom

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 06:36 EST — Market closed American Express (AXP) shares slid $7.36, or 1.9%, to $375.61 on Friday, as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year 10% cap on credit-card interest rates. The stock traded between $373.87 and $384.97, with about 2.8 million shares changing hands. (Financial Times) The rate-cap talk matters because issuers like American Express earn interest on balances that customers carry month to month, charged as an annual percentage rate, or APR, on top of fees tied to spending. It also hits as investors try to square consumer demand with stubborn
10 January 2026
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KLA stock jumps back near record highs as chip rally builds — here’s the next test

KLA stock jumps back near record highs as chip rally builds — here’s the next test

New York, Jan 10, 2026, 06:24 EST — Market closed KLA Corp shares closed up 5.7% at $1,400 on Friday, leaving the chip equipment maker within sight of its early-week high. (MarketWatch) The bounce came as chip stocks surged broadly, pushing the PHLX semiconductor index — a widely watched gauge of chipmakers — up 2.7% to a record high, after a weaker U.S. jobs report kept expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts intact. “Investors are getting granular and picking the winners and losers,” said Zachary Hill, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments. (Reuters) The next macro check comes fast.
10 January 2026
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Hims & Hers stock slides as Amazon adds Wegovy pill, raising fresh pricing fears

Hims & Hers stock slides as Amazon adds Wegovy pill, raising fresh pricing fears

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 06:23 EST — Market closed Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) shares fell 6.4% on Friday to $31.69, with about 25 million shares changing hands. The stock is down roughly 11% over the past two sessions as investors weighed Amazon Pharmacy’s move into Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill business. (StockAnalysis) That matters now because Hims has pushed hard into GLP-1 weight-loss drugs — medicines that mimic a gut hormone to curb appetite — and a lot of demand in the category still comes from patients paying cash. Hims lists a “compounded GLP-1” program starting at
10 January 2026
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Valens Semiconductor stock jumps 59% on heavy volume as share-sale filings surface

Valens Semiconductor stock jumps 59% on heavy volume as share-sale filings surface

New York, Jan 10, 2026, 06:05 EST — Market closed Valens Semiconductor Ltd. shares jumped about 59% on Friday, ending at $2.48 as turnover spiked to roughly 45 million shares. (Finviz) The move drew attention because it came late in the week with little fresh headline news from the company itself. Valens’ newsroom showed its most recent release dated Jan. 6. (Valens Semiconductor) In that Jan. 6 statement, Valens said it landed a fourth design win for its VA7000 chipset using MIPI A-PHY, an automotive connectivity standard for high-speed links between sensors and compute units. “We’re thrilled to ring in
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Stock Market Today

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

7 February 2026
Nvidia surged 7.8% Friday, leading a chip stock rally that pushed the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The PHLX semiconductor index gained 5.7% as Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom 7.1%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending. Investors weighed a $600 billion AI infrastructure outlay against sharp losses in software shares.
Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Glencore shares closed up 0.6% at 478.1 pence Friday, rebounding after a 7% drop following the collapse of merger talks with Rio Tinto. The company is expected to announce the sale of its Kazzinc stake soon and has signed a non-binding agreement with Orion for a potential $9 billion deal in the DRC. Investors await Glencore’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for further guidance.
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