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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.

Oklo stock jumps as Meta backs 1.2-GW Ohio nuclear campus to power AI data centers

Oklo stock jumps as Meta backs 1.2-GW Ohio nuclear campus to power AI data centers

WASHINGTON, Jan 9, 2026, 06:44 (EST) Oklo shares jumped nearly 20% in premarket trade on Friday after Meta Platforms said it would back the nuclear developer’s plan for up to 1.2 gigawatts of new capacity in Ohio, part of a broader push to lock down power for data centers. Meta also signed 20-year deals to buy electricity from three Vistra nuclear plants and will support small modular reactor projects with TerraPower. Meta executive Joel Kaplan said the plan would “make Meta one of the most significant corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in American history.” (reuters.com) Oklo said Meta’s agreement sets
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US economic calendar today: Stock futures steady ahead of nonfarm payrolls, tariff ruling

US economic calendar today: Stock futures steady ahead of nonfarm payrolls, tariff ruling

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:57 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday, keeping Wall Street on track for weekly gains as investors waited for the December jobs report and a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. At 5:36 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 5.5 points (0.08%), Nasdaq 100 futures gained 40 points (0.16%) and Dow futures added 9 points (0.02%). Economists polled by Reuters forecast a 60,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls and a 4.5% unemployment rate, while traders price about 60 basis points (0.60 percentage point) of Federal
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Heating oil price pops again as distillate stocks swing; traders brace for jobs data

Heating oil price pops again as distillate stocks swing; traders brace for jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:53 EST — Premarket NY Harbor ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel) futures — the main U.S. benchmark for heating oil and diesel — climbed 2.8 cents to $2.1476 a gallon. Traders are eyeing resistance close to $2.16 and support near $2.07. Meanwhile, WTI crude gained 49 cents to $58.25 a barrel and Brent advanced 54 cents to $62.53. (Barchart.com) Heating oil prices draw attention in January since they show up fast on home energy bills across the U.S. Northeast, and they can also feed through into transportation expenses. Traders, meanwhile, use the contract as a real-time
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Santa Ana winds roar back: NWS warns of 70 mph gusts, outages risk across Southern California

Santa Ana winds roar back: NWS warns of 70 mph gusts, outages risk across Southern California

LOS ANGELES, January 9, 2026, 03:45 (PST) High wind warnings and wind advisories were in force across parts of Southern California early Friday as a Santa Ana wind event intensified, with gusts up to 70 mph expected in some mountain and foothill areas, the National Weather Service said. https://www.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=all The offshore winds — dry air pushed from inland toward the coast — can knock down trees, snap power lines and make driving risky in canyons and passes. Forecasters said wet ground from recent rain could make damage more likely, even as the rain tamped down wildfire concerns. The wind event
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Gasoline price stock UGA jumps nearly 5% as NYMEX RBOB futures surge and jobs data looms

Gasoline price stock UGA jumps nearly 5% as NYMEX RBOB futures surge and jobs data looms

New York, January 9, 2026, 06:50 EST — Premarket United States Gasoline Fund LP (UGA), an exchange-traded fund tied to gasoline prices, climbed 4.8% on Thursday to $64.29. NYMEX RBOB gasoline futures — the main U.S. wholesale gasoline benchmark — rose 3.88% to settle at $1.7603 a gallon and were last around $1.77 early Friday. (Investing.com) The move matters because gasoline is one of the most watched consumer prices in the U.S., feeding into inflation and household spending. AAA’s price tracker put the national average for regular gasoline at $2.807 a gallon on Friday, down about a penny from the
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Lithium price surge puts Albemarle stock back in play before the open

Lithium price surge puts Albemarle stock back in play before the open

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 06:56 EST — Premarket Albemarle (ALB.N) shares edged higher in premarket trading on Friday, riding a broker upgrade and fresh signs of strength in lithium prices. The stock was up about 0.6% at $159.20 as of 6:56 a.m. ET, after ending Thursday at $158.28. (MarketBeat) Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgraded Albemarle this week and raised his price target to $210 from $113, Barron’s reported. The brokerage also lifted its 2026 earnings forecast to $5.35 a share, the report said. (Barron’s) The call lands as China’s lithium market stays jumpy. Spot battery‑grade lithium carbonate — a
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NASA orders first-ever ISS medical evacuation as SpaceX Crew-11 heads home early

NASA orders first-ever ISS medical evacuation as SpaceX Crew-11 heads home early

Washington, January 9, 2026, 06:45 (EST) NASA has ordered the early return of its Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station after a crew member developed a “serious medical condition,” senior agency officials said. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the station lacks the capability to “diagnose and treat this properly,” in what officials described as the first such medical evacuation in the orbiting lab’s 25-year history. (reuters.com) The move matters because it exposes a hard limit of human spaceflight: the ISS has medical gear and links to doctors on the ground, but not the tools to fully work up a
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Brent price stock in focus: BNO oil ETF slips premarket as Venezuela talks and Iran unrest steer crude

Brent price stock in focus: BNO oil ETF slips premarket as Venezuela talks and Iran unrest steer crude

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 06:50 EST — Premarket United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), a Brent price-linked ETF, slipped 0.5% in U.S. premarket trade to $29.12, after ending Thursday up 4.4% at $29.27. The fund has traded between $24.72 and $33.39 over the past 52 weeks. (Investing.com) BNO is designed to track daily percentage moves in Brent crude, using ICE Brent futures and rolling into the next contract as expiry nears. It gives stock-market investors a way to take a view on the Brent price without trading futures directly. (USCF Investments) Brent futures were up 43 cents, or 0.7%,
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Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends flat as Rio Tinto sinks on Glencore talks

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends flat as Rio Tinto sinks on Glencore talks

Sydney, Jan 9, 2026, 22:51 AEDT — Market closed Australian shares ended barely changed on Friday, with Rio Tinto sliding 6.2% and dragging miners lower, while Codan jumped 16.8% to lead gainers. The S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.03% at the close as oil prices firmed and the Aussie dollar held near $0.67. (Investing.com) The late-week drift masked a bigger question hanging over the market: whether Rio and Glencore can turn revived merger discussions into a deal that would reshape the global mining order. A tie-up would put copper — a key metal for power grids and data centres — at
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Crude oil price stock jumps before the open as Venezuela talks and Iran unrest lift oil-linked shares

Crude oil price stock jumps before the open as Venezuela talks and Iran unrest lift oil-linked shares

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:48 (EST) — Premarket Oil-linked shares edged up in U.S. premarket trading on Friday, putting the crude-oil theme back on traders’ screens as geopolitical tensions rekindled demand. Chevron rose 2.6% to $159.25, Exxon Mobil climbed 3.7% to $122.91 and ConocoPhillips advanced 5.1% to $98.72; the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained about 4.1% to $70.54. It matters right now because headlines tied to Venezuela have been whipping oil both ways — near-term supply looks tighter, but there’s also a chance of more barrels showing up later. That push-pull is bleeding into equities just as traders
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Mortgage rates today: Trump’s $200B bond order lifts Rocket Companies stock, loanDepot premarket

Mortgage rates today: Trump’s $200B bond order lifts Rocket Companies stock, loanDepot premarket

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:40 EST — Premarket U.S. mortgage-linked stocks jumped in premarket trading on Friday after President Donald Trump ordered a $200 billion purchase of mortgage bonds, a move aimed at lowering mortgage rates today and improving housing affordability. The policy push lands at a sensitive moment for the housing market. Mortgage rates have eased from last year’s highs, but not enough to unlock demand in a market where prices have stayed elevated and inventories remain tight. Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey put the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.16% for the week ended Jan. 8,
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EQT stock wobbles as U.S. natural gas prices slide on warm weather signals

EQT stock wobbles as U.S. natural gas prices slide on warm weather signals

New York, January 9, 2026, 06:31 EST — Premarket Shares of EQT Corp (EQT) were little changed in early premarket trade on Friday, after the U.S. gas producer fell 4.2% in the previous session amid renewed pressure on natural gas prices. Gas matters again because the latest slide has come fast, and it hits producers’ cash flow straight away. The Henry Hub spot price sank to $3.11 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on Wednesday, down from $3.96 a week earlier, while the February NYMEX futures contract ended Wednesday at $3.525, the Energy Information Administration said. (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
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Stock Market Today

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Lucid Group shares jumped 14% to $10.86 at Friday’s close, recovering from an 8% drop the previous day. The move followed a broad Wall Street rally that lifted high-volatility stocks. Lucid reported fourth-quarter deliveries of 5,345 vehicles and full-year deliveries of 15,841. Investors await Lucid’s Feb. 24 results for updates on cash and demand.
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