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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.

Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:18 (AEDT) — Market closed. Macquarie Group shares ended Tuesday up 1.68% at A$206.76, outperforming a broader market that finished lower. Investing.com Australia The gain mattered because it came as the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.52%, underscoring selective buying in the financials-heavy tape after the holiday lull. Investing.com Australia With no fresh company filing in the past two days, traders pointed to positioning and catalyst-watching rather than headline-driven flow, as investors return to desks and reset risk into January. Macquarie remains a bellwether for sentiment toward investment banks and asset managers in Australia, with earnings still
6 January 2026
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BlueScope Steel stock jumps 21% on A$30 takeover bid — the next catalyst investors are watching

BlueScope Steel stock jumps 21% on A$30 takeover bid — the next catalyst investors are watching

SYDNEY, Jan 6, 2026, 16:58 AEDT — Market closed BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) shares closed up 20.57% at A$29.48 on Tuesday after Australian conglomerate SGH and U.S. steelmaker Steel Dynamics confirmed an approach to buy the company for A$30 a share in cash. Investing.com+1 The move pulled the stock to within about 1.7% of the indicative price, leaving traders to price the risk that talks fail — and the chance the bidders lift their offer. The last close before the rally was A$24.45. Investing.com+1 The timing matters because BlueScope has been arguing its cash flow and earnings power are set
6 January 2026
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PLS Group stock jumps near a 52-week high as lithium prices spike — what investors watch next

PLS Group stock jumps near a 52-week high as lithium prices spike — what investors watch next

SYDNEY, Jan 6, 2026, 16:59 AEDT — Market closed PLS Group Limited shares jumped 9.5% on Tuesday to A$4.84, closing near a 52-week high as lithium-linked stocks held their ground while the broader market slipped. The S&P/ASX 200 ended down 0.5%, but materials gained 1.5%, an ABC market wrap showed. Intelligent Investor+1 The move matters because lithium markets have become a live macro trade again after a long oversupply-driven slump, and investors are quick to reprice miners on any sign of tightening fundamentals. Reuters reported demand growth from grid-scale battery storage — large batteries used to store power for the
6 January 2026
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BHP stock closes near a 52-week high as copper tops $13,000 — what investors watch next

BHP stock closes near a 52-week high as copper tops $13,000 — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 01:06 EST — Market closed BHP Group Ltd’s U.S.-listed shares ended Monday near the top of their 52-week range as copper prices hit fresh records. The stock closed up about 2.2% at $63.14 after trading as high as $63.51, according to Investing.com. That matters now because copper has turned into the market’s live barometer for electrification and the data-centre buildout. For diversified miners like BHP, a sustained move in copper can shift the conversation quickly from volumes to cash generation. The timing also puts focus on the next company checkpoints. BHP’s operational review for the
6 January 2026
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DroneShield stock jumps 18% as ASX:DRO taps Louis Gamarra as chief commercial officer

DroneShield stock jumps 18% as ASX:DRO taps Louis Gamarra as chief commercial officer

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 16:58 AEDT — Market closed DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO) shares jumped 18.1% on Tuesday and ended at A$3.91, after rising as much as 20% intraday. Turnover climbed to about 32.0 million shares, more than double Monday’s volume. Investing.com The move matters because DroneShield is trying to prove it can scale sales execution as demand for counter-drone systems rises. Counter-drone, also known as counter‑uncrewed aerial systems (C‑UAS), refers to equipment and software used to detect, track and disrupt small drones. DroneShield said it promoted Louis Gamarra to chief commercial officer, tasking him with leading global sales strategy and
6 January 2026
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Legend Biotech stock hits a fresh 52-week low as biotech lags — JPMorgan update looms

Legend Biotech stock hits a fresh 52-week low as biotech lags — JPMorgan update looms

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:53 EST — Regular session Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN) shares fell 4.7% to $20.49 on Monday, after touching $20.29 — a fresh 52-week low — in afternoon trading. The stock is about 55% below its 52-week high of $45.30. SoFi Money rotated into energy and bank stocks on Monday, lifting Wall Street’s main indexes, after a U.S. military strike captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “Energy stocks are really benefiting from the expectation that President Trump is intending to send them in,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. Data showed U.S.
5 January 2026
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Immunome (IMNM) stock drops 5% as biotech slips; investors look to Jan. 14 update

Immunome (IMNM) stock drops 5% as biotech slips; investors look to Jan. 14 update

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 15:54 EST — Regular session Shares of Immunome, Inc. fell 5.3% to $19.72 in late afternoon trading on Monday, underperforming U.S. biotech peers. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF slid 1.1% and the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF was off 0.9%. IMNM opened at $20.83 and touched $19.36, with about 1.6 million shares changing hands by 3:54 p.m. EST, according to market data. Immunome has not posted a news release since Dec. 16, when it priced a public offering of common stock, the company’s investor relations site showed. That quiet calendar can magnify day-to-day swings in small-cap
5 January 2026
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Sanmina stock slides after early pop as manufacturing data, peer moves hit sentiment

Sanmina stock slides after early pop as manufacturing data, peer moves hit sentiment

New York, January 5, 2026, 15:37 EST — Regular session Sanmina Corp (SANM.O) shares fell 5.1% to $151.12 in afternoon trading on Monday after the contract manufacturer gave up an early rally that pushed the stock above $165. The stock opened at $164.72 and later touched a session low of $150.37. The slide left Sanmina lagging even as Wall Street rallied, with the Dow pushing to a record high on gains in financial and energy stocks. Investors were positioning ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, a key read on the labor market that can sway expectations for interest rates. Manufacturing
5 January 2026
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Argenx stock slides 5% on CEO handover plan — what investors watch next

Argenx stock slides 5% on CEO handover plan — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:30 EST — Regular session Shares of argenx fell about 5% on Monday after the immunology drugmaker said Chief Operating Officer Karen Massey will succeed co-founder Tim Van Hauwermeiren as CEO, with Van Hauwermeiren set to become board chairman pending a shareholder vote on May 6. The stock was down 5% at $797.94 in afternoon trading. argenx The CEO handover matters because argenx is priced like a growth company that still has to prove it can widen its flagship franchise while keeping a costly pipeline on track. Any hint of a change in risk appetite
5 January 2026
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Wall Street’s buyback boom: GM, Southwest and Tapestry headline 2026’s share-repurchase trade

Wall Street’s buyback boom: GM, Southwest and Tapestry headline 2026’s share-repurchase trade

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:24 EST General Motors, Southwest Airlines and Tapestry ended 2025 with last-12-month buyback yields above 10% after repurchasing stock worth $8.2 billion, $2.75 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, MarketBeat wrote on Monday. GM shares rose nearly 53% in 2025, while Southwest gained 23% and Tapestry climbed 96%, the report said. MarketBeat The renewed focus on buybacks comes as investors look for durable supports for equity returns at the start of a new year. Repurchases reduce the number of shares outstanding, which can lift earnings per share even when a company’s overall profit growth slows. That
5 January 2026
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NewAmsterdam Pharma stock slides on insider sale notices — what investors watch next for NAMS

NewAmsterdam Pharma stock slides on insider sale notices — what investors watch next for NAMS

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 15:21 EST — Regular session Shares of NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. fell about 5% to $33.42 in afternoon trading on Monday. The Nasdaq-listed stock hit an intraday low of $32.68 after opening at $35.15. The move followed two Form 144 filings that signaled planned sales by company affiliates. In smaller biotech names, even routine insider activity can sway short-term sentiment when liquidity is thinner. Form 144 is an SEC notice filed before certain holders sell stock under Rule 144, which governs resales of restricted or “control” shares. The filing does not confirm a sale, but
5 January 2026
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HDFC Bank share price drops after Q3 update shows loans outpacing deposits — what investors watch next

HDFC Bank share price drops after Q3 update shows loans outpacing deposits — what investors watch next

Bengaluru, Jan 6, 2026, 01:45 IST — Market closed HDFC Bank Limited’s share price fell 2.4% on Monday after its December-quarter update showed loans grew faster than deposits, putting the lender’s funding position back in focus. The stock closed at 977.5 rupees, while the Nifty 50 ended down 0.30% and the Sensex slipped 0.38% amid IT weakness and fresh U.S. tariff worries. Reuters The reaction matters now because deposit growth has lagged credit growth across India’s banking system, tightening funding and limiting how quickly lenders can expand loan books. India’s system loan-to-deposit ratio — a gauge of how much of
5 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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