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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.

Plug Power stock rises in premarket as PLUG heads into key Jan. 29 vote on new shares

Plug Power stock rises in premarket as PLUG heads into key Jan. 29 vote on new shares

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 06:41 ET — Premarket Plug Power Inc shares rose 3.1% to $2.30 in premarket trading on Monday, extending a new-year rebound in the hydrogen equipment maker. The stock closed Friday at $2.23, up 13.2%. Yahoo Finance The move puts focus on a Jan. 29 shareholder vote that could give Plug more headroom to issue stock. In its definitive proxy statement, the company said it wants to double authorized common shares to 3.0 billion — the legal cap on shares it can issue. Plug said it needs that flexibility to raise capital and meet contractual obligations
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XRP Price Jumps Above $2.12 as Supply Tightens, Traders Eye a Fresh “Squeeze”

XRP Price Jumps Above $2.12 as Supply Tightens, Traders Eye a Fresh “Squeeze”

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 06:26 ET XRP, the token tied to Ripple’s payments network, climbed above $2.12 on Monday and traded around $2.13, extending a January rebound after breaking through a resistance area tracked by technical traders. Coindesk The move matters now because traders are focused on supply conditions that can make rallies sharper. CoinDesk said the amount of XRP held on cryptocurrency exchanges — tokens readily available to sell — is near multi-year lows, a backdrop that can amplify price swings when demand picks up. CoinDesk also pointed to continued buying from U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds, a
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Nvidia stock rises in premarket as Jensen Huang’s CES 2026 keynote nears

Nvidia stock rises in premarket as Jensen Huang’s CES 2026 keynote nears

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 06:23 ET — Premarket Nvidia shares were up 1.2% at $188.85 in premarket trading on Monday, a move that comes before U.S. markets open at 9:30 a.m. ET. The chip designer sits at the center of the “AI trade” — investor positioning around artificial intelligence-linked stocks — and the calendar is forcing decisions early in the year. CES, the consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas, starts this week and is set to feature more talk on AI in products beyond autos, Reuters reported. Reuters Why it matters now: traders are positioning for an on-stage
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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals stock rises premarket after Citizens upgrade, Wells Fargo target lift

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals stock rises premarket after Citizens upgrade, Wells Fargo target lift

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 06:09 ET — Premarket Ironwood Pharmaceuticals shares rose about 1% in premarket trading on Monday after Citizens upgraded the gastrointestinal drugmaker, arguing that pricing pressure on Linzess has eased. Citizens analyst Jason Butler wrote that “LINZESS headwinds have passed” as the stock traded at $4.32 at 6:01 a.m. ET; Wells Fargo also lifted its price target to $5 from $3. The shares closed up 26.7% on Friday at $4.27. Investing The broker moves follow Ironwood’s 2026 outlook built on Linzess, its bowel-disorder franchise sold in a U.S. collaboration with AbbVie. Ironwood on Friday forecast 2026
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Adobe stock slips premarket after Jefferies downgrade flags tougher AI fight

Adobe stock slips premarket after Jefferies downgrade flags tougher AI fight

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 06:11 ET — Premarket Shares of Adobe Inc (ADBE.O) fell about 0.8% to $330.6 in premarket trading on Monday after Jefferies downgraded the Photoshop maker to Hold from Buy and cut its price target to $400 from $500. The stock closed on Friday down 4.8%. StockAnalysis The call lands as Wall Street starts the year reassessing software valuations, with investors pressing for proof that generative AI can lift paid subscriptions rather than widen the pool of free alternatives. Jefferies said 2026 is likely to bring only “gradual” AI monetization — turning AI features into paid
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Micron stock rises in premarket as AI-era memory pricing stays in focus — what MU investors watch next

Micron stock rises in premarket as AI-era memory pricing stays in focus — what MU investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 05:59 ET — Premarket Micron Technology (MU.O) shares rose about 3% in premarket trading on Monday, adding to a powerful run that saw the stock jump 10.5% on Friday’s close. Shares were indicated at $325.37 after ending Friday at $315.42. The Wall Street Journal The move matters because Micron’s fortunes swing with memory prices, and investors are betting this cycle has shifted in its favor. Demand from data centers building out artificial intelligence systems is pulling in more DRAM — the working memory inside servers — and more high-end variants that carry fatter margins. That
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Surf Air Mobility stock jumps again in premarket after SurfOS update — what to watch next

Surf Air Mobility stock jumps again in premarket after SurfOS update — what to watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 05:53 ET — Premarket Surf Air Mobility Inc shares rose about 10% to $2.63 in premarket trading on Monday, adding to the prior session’s outsized jump. Investing The move matters now because SRFM has been trading like a momentum name into the new year, with investors keying off the company’s push to commercialize SurfOS — an AI-enabled software suite — and its expanded work with Palantir Technologies. Surf Air said on Dec. 30 it set aside $26 million from a recent $100 million strategic transaction to fund development and a commercial rollout in 2026. Business
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Sandisk (SNDK) stock flat in premarket after 16% surge; new director and Jan. 29 earnings in focus

Sandisk (SNDK) stock flat in premarket after 16% surge; new director and Jan. 29 earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 05:59 ET — Premarket Sandisk Corp shares were little changed in premarket trading on Monday after a sharp rise in the first session of 2026. The stock last traded at $275.24. The move keeps Sandisk on traders’ screens as money rotates through storage and memory names tied to data-center demand. Sandisk sells NAND flash, a type of memory chip used in solid-state drives, and the group can swing sharply on shifts in pricing and capital spending. That sensitivity matters more now because Sandisk’s next earnings update is approaching, and investors are looking for proof that
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Marathon Petroleum stock jumps nearly 6% premarket as Venezuela oil bets lift U.S. refiners

Marathon Petroleum stock jumps nearly 6% premarket as Venezuela oil bets lift U.S. refiners

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 05:42 ET — Premarket Marathon Petroleum Corporation shares jumped 5.75% to $174.63 before the opening bell on Monday, extending energy-sector momentum sparked by Washington’s latest moves in Venezuela. Public The rally comes as investors bet the U.S. crackdown on Venezuela’s leadership could loosen restrictions around Venezuelan crude and shift more barrels toward American buyers. That matters for refiners because crude type and location can move costs — and margins — quickly when supplies are tight or discounted. Reuters Venezuelan crude is typically “heavy sour” — oil with higher sulfur content — and U.S. Gulf Coast
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Lockheed Martin stock near $500 premarket as Venezuela shock and space-deal chatter refocus defense trade

Lockheed Martin stock near $500 premarket as Venezuela shock and space-deal chatter refocus defense trade

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 05:43 ET — Premarket Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) shares were little changed at $497.07 in premarket trading on Monday, holding near last session’s close after the stock rose about 2.8% on Friday. Defense names drew fresh attention after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after strikes over the weekend, a flashpoint investors said could reshape how markets price geopolitical risk. “We’re being reminded that geopolitical risks are much larger than some number cast on imports,” said Vishnu Varathan, head of macro research for Asia ex-Japan at Mizuho Securities in
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AMD stock jumps in premarket as Lisa Su’s CES keynote and key U.S. data come into view

AMD stock jumps in premarket as Lisa Su’s CES keynote and key U.S. data come into view

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 05:24 ET — Premarket Advanced Micro Devices shares were up 2.6% at $229.18 in premarket trading on Monday, according to Investing.com data. The stock closed at $223.47 on Friday and remains about 14% below its 52-week high of $267.08. The early move matters because CES is one of the first big “headline” events of the year for chipmakers, where product roadmaps and partner signals can shift expectations quickly. For AMD, any change in tone around AI and PCs can ripple through a stock that has been highly sensitive to growth assumptions. Macro risk sits alongside
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Rheinmetall stock jumps 7% on Bundeswehr ammo order as Venezuela headlines lift defence shares

Rheinmetall stock jumps 7% on Bundeswehr ammo order as Venezuela headlines lift defence shares

FRANKFURT, Jan 5, 2026, 05:36 ET — Premarket Rheinmetall AG shares (RHMG.DE) were up about 7% in early Frankfurt trading on Monday, with the stock last indicated around 1,712 euros. That followed a Friday close near 1,602 euros. MarketScreener The move tracked a sharp bid for European defence names after U.S. military action in Venezuela over the weekend, which pushed the sector index to its highest since late October. Jefferies analysts said the Venezuela strike could shift Washington’s focus to other geopolitical flashpoints and keep pressure on governments to raise defence budgets faster. Reuters Rheinmetall also flagged fresh domestic demand.
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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