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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.

Apple stock slips after Apple Card moves to JPMorgan from Goldman — what investors watch next

Apple stock slips after Apple Card moves to JPMorgan from Goldman — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 10:10 EST — Regular session Apple shares fell about 1.5% to $256.36 in morning trade on Thursday as investors digested a change in the Apple Card partnership that will shift the co-branded credit card to JPMorgan Chase from Goldman Sachs. AP News Apple and Chase said the handover is expected to take about 24 months, with Mastercard staying as the payment network. Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, said Apple Card has “transformed the credit card experience,” while Chase card chief executive Allison Beer said the bank was “excited to
8 January 2026
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B2PRIME plugs into TradingView, lands ‘platinum’ badge as B2TRADER trading goes chart-side

B2PRIME plugs into TradingView, lands ‘platinum’ badge as B2TRADER trading goes chart-side

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Jan 8, 2026, 17:00 (GMT+2) B2PRIME Group said on Thursday it has integrated its B2TRADER execution platform with TradingView, letting clients place trades directly from TradingView charts. The company said TradingView has recognised it as a Platinum Partner. TradingView The timing is not random. Charting tools are being pulled deeper into execution, with brokers and institutional platforms trying to keep traders inside a single screen from analysis to order entry. Finance Magnates said TradingView integrations are expanding as platforms compete on workflow and access. Finance Magnates B2PRIME is pitching reach as much as tech. The firm said TradingView
8 January 2026
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Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

Rolls-Royce shares jump on fresh buyback update as defense stocks rally

London, Jan 8, 2026, 15:06 GMT Rolls-Royce (RR.L) shares firmed on Thursday after the company disclosed another round of share repurchases, buying 434,889 shares on Jan. 7 through UBS and saying it would cancel them. The purchase, split between the London Stock Exchange and CBOE CXE, was done at prices between 1,244 and 1,268 pence a share, and brings the total bought back since the program began to 1,843,755 shares, the company said. The buyback matters now because it is running into a key stretch for the jet engine maker, with investors watching whether capital returns keep rising alongside cash
8 January 2026
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Ondas stock jumps 19% as investors chase ONDS ahead of January investor day

Ondas stock jumps 19% as investors chase ONDS ahead of January investor day

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 10:00 EST Ondas Holdings Inc shares were up about 19% at $14.55 on Thursday morning, as the drone and private wireless technology company stayed on traders’ radar after a string of corporate updates. The latest move comes with Ondas lining up new exposure to institutional investors. The company said CEO Eric Brock will appear in a fireside chat with Needham Defense Tech analyst Austin Bohlig at the Needham Growth Conference on Jan. 14, and hold one-on-one meetings through the day. Ondas Holdings Inc. Ondas has also scheduled a virtual investor day for Jan. 16 at
8 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

DALLAS, January 8, 2026, 09:10 CST Applied Digital shares rose about 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data-center operator reported fiscal second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, buoyed by demand for facilities built for artificial-intelligence workloads. It posted revenue of $126.6 million for the quarter ended Nov. 30, beating analysts’ estimate of $88 million, LSEG data showed. Reuters The print lands as cloud groups and AI specialists scramble for places that can take a lot of power and deliver dense computing quickly. A “hyperscaler” is industry shorthand for a very large cloud provider that rents capacity in huge
8 January 2026
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BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock bounces after Cantor downgrade, with note conversion and share vote in focus

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock bounces after Cantor downgrade, with note conversion and share vote in focus

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 09:46 (EST) — Regular session BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (BBAI) shares rose 2% to $6.11 in early New York trading on Thursday, recouping part of the prior session’s slide after Cantor Fitzgerald cut its rating. The stock fell 6.6% on Wednesday and ended at $5.99. stockanalysis.com The downgrade comes as investors focus on the company’s plan to clear a large piece of convertible debt. BigBear.ai said it has called for redemption of its 6.00% convertible senior secured notes due 2029 on Jan. 16, and expects to settle “substantially all” of that amount through conversions into stock
8 January 2026
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Snap stock slips as CEO Evan Spiegel files new share-sale disclosure

Snap stock slips as CEO Evan Spiegel files new share-sale disclosure

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 09:44 EST — Regular session Shares of Snap Inc fell about 2% in early trading on Thursday, extending a choppy week for the Snapchat owner after a fresh insider-trading filing flagged a sale by Chief Executive Evan Spiegel. The disclosure matters now because Snap’s stock has been moving on thin, sentiment-driven signals ahead of its next quarterly report, with investors still split on whether ad demand is firming or just bouncing. Insider sales do not always say much on their own, but they can weigh on short-term positioning when a stock is trying to build
8 January 2026
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Mobileye stock falls as $900 million humanoid-robot deal meets a reality check

Mobileye stock falls as $900 million humanoid-robot deal meets a reality check

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 09:46 EST — Regular session Shares of Mobileye Global (MBLY.O) fell 3.4% to $11.82 in early trading on Thursday, giving back some recent gains as investors digested the company’s push into humanoid robotics and fresh disclosure on its latest annual revenue. The stock traded between $11.73 and $12.50 after closing at $12.24 on Wednesday. The dip matters now because Mobileye is trying to widen its story beyond driver-assistance chips just as investors start to game out 2026 spending. A robotics acquisition can look like optionality in a slide deck; in the market, it quickly becomes
8 January 2026
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Nokia Oyj stock slides in Helsinki as Kepler upgrade bounce fades ahead of Jan. 29 results

Nokia Oyj stock slides in Helsinki as Kepler upgrade bounce fades ahead of Jan. 29 results

Helsinki, Jan 8, 2026, 16:49 EET — Regular session Nokia shares fell about 4% to 5.534 euros in Helsinki on Thursday, giving back some of the prior session’s rise after an analyst upgrade, while another broker kept a bearish view. The stock has traded between 5.534 and 5.844 euros on the day and remains below its 52-week high of 6.650 euros, according to Investing.com data. Investing.com The pullback matters because Nokia is less than three weeks from its fourth-quarter and full-year report, due on Jan. 29, when it is expected to update investors on demand trends and its outlook. The
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Vale stock drops as iron ore rally cools and China policy bets get tested

Vale stock drops as iron ore rally cools and China policy bets get tested

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 09:45 EST — Regular session Vale S.A.’s U.S.-listed shares were down about 2.4% at $13.92 in early New York trade on Thursday, after swinging between $13.86 and $14.28 and giving back part of this week’s run-up. The stock closed at $14.26 on Wednesday. The pullback came as iron ore prices eased after a four-session climb, with traders wary of possible steps by Beijing to cool the market. Benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange slipped 0.78% to $108.2 a ton, while China’s most-traded May contract was flat at 816 yuan after earlier hitting its
8 January 2026
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NASA may bring ISS Crew-11 home early after astronaut medical concern scrubs spacewalk

NASA may bring ISS Crew-11 home early after astronaut medical concern scrubs spacewalk

HOUSTON, Jan 8, 2026, 08:07 CST NASA is weighing a rare early return of its SpaceX Crew-11 team from the International Space Station after an unspecified medical issue involving one astronaut forced the agency to call off a spacewalk planned for Thursday. NASA said the astronaut was in stable condition. Reuters NASA said the medical concern arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbiting lab and it would not identify the crew member or share details because of medical privacy. The agency said the situation was stable and it would announce a new date for the postponed spacewalk later. NASA In an
8 January 2026
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Air China cashes out $170 million Cathay Pacific stake as a Qatar buyback reshapes the shareholder map

Air China cashes out $170 million Cathay Pacific stake as a Qatar buyback reshapes the shareholder map

HONG KONG, Jan 8, 2026, 21:29 HKT Air China is selling 108.1 million shares in Cathay Pacific Airways, trimming a small slice of its holding in the Hong Kong carrier in a deal worth HK$1.32 billion ($170 million). Cathay Chief Executive Ronald Lam said the move was “only tactical” and that Air China would remain a long-term strategic shareholder. Reuters The sale lands just as Cathay pushes ahead with a planned off-market share buyback from Qatar Airways, a transaction that would shrink the airline’s tradable share count and mechanically lift the percentage holdings of the remaining big owners. Cathay said
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Stock Market Today

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

7 February 2026
Vodafone shares rose 1.47% to 110.60p Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s 4.68% drop after a Q3 update. Group revenue climbed 6.5% to €10.5 billion, but Germany’s 0.7% service revenue growth missed some forecasts. Vodafone launched a new €500 million buyback tranche, bringing total buybacks since May to €3.5 billion. Investors remain focused on Germany’s pace and cash flow execution.
NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

7 February 2026
NatWest shares closed up 1.45% at 659.4 pence Friday, buoyed by a buyback of 797,428 shares and a new digital mortgage deal with Rightmove. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% but signaled possible cuts, with markets pricing in two reductions for 2026. NatWest plans to expand its Accelerator community to 50,000 members by 2026. Annual results are due Feb. 13.
Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Unilever shares closed flat at 5,250p in London Friday, underperforming the FTSE 100’s 0.6% gain. The company issued 4.2 million new shares for employee plans, bringing total shares to over 2.18 billion. Investors await Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 12, with analyst consensus pointing to 3.9% Q4 sales growth. Unilever’s U.S. ADR rose 0.8% to $72.12.
BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
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