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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.

UK stocks today: FTSE 100 retreats from record highs as BP, Shell slide on Venezuela oil deal

UK stocks today: FTSE 100 retreats from record highs as BP, Shell slide on Venezuela oil deal

London, Jan 7, 2026, 10:57 GMT — Regular session Britain’s FTSE 100 edged lower on Wednesday, with energy and precious-metal miners dragging after a run of record highs, while utilities and real estate stocks drew defensive bids. The blue-chip index was down 0.5% by 1010 GMT; BP fell 2.9% and Shell slid 2.2%, while Topps Tiles rose 1.5% after reporting a 3.7% rise in first-quarter revenue. “Small caps are clearly more attractively valued than large caps in the UK,” Joachim Klement, head of investment strategy at Panmure Liberum, wrote in a note. Reuters The move comes a day after London
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ASX 200 closes higher after inflation cools; banks drag while Lynas jumps 14%

ASX 200 closes higher after inflation cools; banks drag while Lynas jumps 14%

Sydney, Jan 7, 2026, 21:56 AEDT — Market closed Australian shares ended slightly higher on Wednesday after a softer inflation print, as miners and rare-earth stocks outweighed a slide in banks. The S&P/ASX 200 added 12.8 points, or 0.15%, to 8,695.6, while the All Ordinaries rose 0.23% to 9,018.0. Lynas Rare Earths jumped 14.5%, but Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and National Australia Bank fell 1.5% to 2.0%, and the benchmark clawed back only part of Tuesday’s 0.43% decline. Market Index+1 Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed consumer prices rose 3.4% in the year to November, slowing from 3.8%
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Zealand Pharma stock sinks 6% in Copenhagen — what investors watch before JPM Healthcare

Zealand Pharma stock sinks 6% in Copenhagen — what investors watch before JPM Healthcare

Copenhagen, Jan 7, 2026, 11:47 CET — Regular session Shares in Zealand Pharma (ZELA.CO) slid 6.1% to 405.5 Danish crowns by 11:27 a.m. CET, versus Tuesday’s close of 431.7, while Denmark’s OMXC25 index dipped about 0.4%. Zealand Pharma+1 The move shows how sharply investors are trading the obesity-drug pipeline race, where small shifts in timing and trial expectations can swing valuations. Zealand is trying to carve out a role beyond GLP-1 drugs — the hormone-mimicking injections that dominate weight loss today — and CEO Adam Steensberg has called the fight against obesity a “civilisation-scale health crisis.” Reuters Attention is also
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Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) rises in premarket after DHS buoy contract disclosure

Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) rises in premarket after DHS buoy contract disclosure

New York, January 7, 2026, 05:46 EST — Premarket Ocean Power Technologies shares rose 3.6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company disclosed a new multi-buoy contract tied to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security project. The stock had closed up about 25% on Tuesday at $0.4302. Yahoo Finance+1 The move matters for Ocean Power because the small-cap name tends to trade on contract headlines, and investors are looking for signs that its offshore power-and-data platforms can win repeat work with U.S. agencies. A named U.S. federal mission can also sharpen attention on delivery timing and follow-on awards. The
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Mobileye stock jumps premarket after $900 million Mentee Robotics deal and new automaker win

Mobileye stock jumps premarket after $900 million Mentee Robotics deal and new automaker win

New York, January 7, 2026, 05:43 EST — Premarket Mobileye Global Inc (MBLY.O) shares rose about 5.9% to $12.18 in U.S. premarket trading on Wednesday. The driver-assistance technology maker disclosed it had agreed to buy humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics Ltd. for about $900 million. SEC The deal pushes Mobileye deeper into “embodied” or physical AI — systems that can perceive and act in the real world — as companies hunt for the next large market beyond software. Interest in humanoid robots has intensified as manufacturers look for flexible automation in warehouses and factories, and as rivals such as Tesla
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BP stock slides in London as Trump-Venezuela crude deal weighs on oil prices

BP stock slides in London as Trump-Venezuela crude deal weighs on oil prices

London, January 7, 2026, 10:20 GMT — Regular session BP shares fell 3.1% in early London trading, tracking a drop across European energy stocks after U.S. President Donald Trump flagged a deal to bring Venezuelan crude into the United States. Rival Shell slid 2.4%, and the European energy index fell 1.7%. Reuters Oil prices weakened as investors weighed the prospect of extra barrels in a market already bracing for ample supply. Brent, the global crude benchmark, fell to $60.35 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) slipped to $56.61; UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said Trump’s post “put downward pressure
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Moderna stock slides premarket after 11% surge on flu vaccine filings — what investors watch next

Moderna stock slides premarket after 11% surge on flu vaccine filings — what investors watch next

New York, January 7, 2026, 05:25 EST — Premarket Moderna (MRNA) shares fell 1.4% to $35.15 in premarket trading on Wednesday, after jumping 10.9% in the previous session to close at $35.66. The stock hit an intraday high of $36.26 on Tuesday, with about 20.2 million shares traded. StockAnalysis The moves follow Moderna’s announcement on Monday that it has filed for marketing authorization — regulatory approval to sell — for its messenger RNA (mRNA) seasonal influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010, in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia. Moderna said the filings were backed by Phase 3 data showing relative vaccine efficacy
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Seagate stock (STX) slips in premarket after 14% jump as Nvidia CES storage push reshapes AI trade

Seagate stock (STX) slips in premarket after 14% jump as Nvidia CES storage push reshapes AI trade

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:23 EST — Premarket Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX.O) shares slipped 1.3% to $326 in premarket trading on Wednesday, as of 4:30 a.m. EST. The data-storage firm ended Tuesday up 14% at $330.42, after trading between $290.90 and $332.00. Public+1 The pullback follows a sharp rotation into storage and memory names after Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, gave details that included a new layer of storage technology. SanDisk (SNDK.O) jumped over 27%, Western Digital (WDC.O) rallied 17% and Micron Technology (MU.O) rose 10% on Tuesday, with
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Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

Critical Metals stock jumps again as Greenland takeover talk keeps rare-earth traders on edge

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:18 EST — Premarket Critical Metals Corp shares were up 9.2% in premarket trading on Wednesday at $12.90, after closing up 25.6% in the prior session, as renewed U.S. rhetoric over acquiring Greenland stirred fresh interest in rare-earth names. Investing.com The move matters because Critical Metals’ flagship Tanbreez project sits in southern Greenland, and rare earths — a group of metals used in magnets for electric motors, electronics and defence systems — have become a strategic focus as the U.S. tries to diversify supply chains away from China. Reuters It also lands as political risk
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Align Technology stock jumps nearly 5% as Invisalign maker tees up Feb. 4 earnings

Align Technology stock jumps nearly 5% as Invisalign maker tees up Feb. 4 earnings

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:35 ET — Premarket Align Technology shares rose 4.7% on Tuesday to close at $167.66, a second straight gain in a broader market advance. The Invisalign maker remains about 29% below its 52-week high and lagged Dentsply Sirona’s 6.6% jump, though it beat Zimmer Biomet; about 1.2 million shares changed hands. MarketWatch The next clear catalyst is Feb. 4, when Align said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results after the close, with the release due at 4 p.m. ET and a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET. It also flagged expected earnings-release dates
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Snap stock flat in premarket after 6.6% jump as options heat up and CEO sale filing surfaces

Snap stock flat in premarket after 6.6% jump as options heat up and CEO sale filing surfaces

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 05:17 EST — Premarket Snap Inc shares were flat in premarket trading on Wednesday after rising 6.55% in the previous session to $8.79. The Snapchat parent’s stock has traded between $6.90 and $13.28 over the past 52 weeks, leaving it about a third below its high. Investing.com The run has drawn fresh attention in the options market, where call buying outpaced normal levels. Implied volatility — the swing options traders are pricing in — rose almost 8 points to 62.59%, while the put/call ratio, a simple read of bearish puts versus bullish calls, stood at
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Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

Western Digital stock dips in premarket after 17% jump as CES “AI storage” trade cools

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 05:00 EST — Premarket Shares of Western Digital Corp (WDC) fell 1.2% to $216.84 in premarket trading on Wednesday, after jumping 16.8% in the previous session to close at $219.38. Premarket trading happens before the U.S. market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET. Public The moves track a rush into data-storage names after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told analysts at CES 2026 that the memory-storage market is “completely unserved,” as AI systems chew through ever larger pools of data. SanDisk, the flash-memory company spun out of Western Digital last year, jumped about 28% on Tuesday, while
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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