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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.

AMD stock jumps in premarket as CES 2026 and fresh AI demand signals reset the trade

AMD stock jumps in premarket as CES 2026 and fresh AI demand signals reset the trade

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 04:15 ET — Premarket Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose 4.3% in premarket trading on Monday, leading early gains in AI chip stocks. Nvidia added 1.2% and Taiwan Semiconductor’s U.S.-listed shares rose 5.2%. The move puts fresh attention on the AI hardware trade as the CES technology show gets underway in Las Vegas. Investors want clearer signals on product roadmaps and whether data-center demand is still expanding at a pace that justifies premium valuations. The backdrop is uneasy. AI shares have been sensitive to any shift in interest-rate expectations, because higher bond yields tend to
5 January 2026
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Alien-signal hunt finds nothing from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after Green Bank scan

Alien-signal hunt finds nothing from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after Green Bank scan

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 04:15 ET A search for possible technosignatures — potential signs of advanced technology — in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found no credible radio transmissions, Breakthrough Listen researchers reported. The team said its campaign detected no candidate signals down to the 100 milliwatt level. arXiv The finding matters because 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor from outside the solar system, and scientists had a limited window to scrutinize it as it swept past Earth. NASA says the comet posed no threat and came no closer than about 270 million km (170 million miles), after being reported to
5 January 2026
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XRP price holds above $2 as XRP “stock” ETFs jump; traders eye U.S. jobs data

XRP price holds above $2 as XRP “stock” ETFs jump; traders eye U.S. jobs data

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 03:48 ET — Market closed XRP traded above the $2 mark early Monday, up about 2.9% at $2.14, as the crypto market started the week on a firmer footing. The move matters because XRP is testing a level that traders have treated as a line between range-bound trade and a renewed push higher, while U.S.-listed products tied to the token have made it easier for investors to take exposure through brokerage accounts. DropsTab Macro risks are also back in focus after a holiday lull. Markets are bracing for U.S. data that can shift expectations for
5 January 2026
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Bitcoin price climbs above $92,000 as ETF inflows return ahead of U.S. jobs data

Bitcoin price climbs above $92,000 as ETF inflows return ahead of U.S. jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 03:47 ET — Market closed Bitcoin rose about 1.2% to $92,449 by 3:47 a.m. ET, steadying into the first full trading week of the year. It traded between $90,905 and $93,170 in the latest session. The Bitcoin price move matters now because traders are trying to gauge whether the early-January bid is durable or just a bounce in a market that still takes its cues from U.S. rates and the dollar. Crypto desks are also watching whether new-year allocation flows translate into sustained demand. U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds — products that hold bitcoin directly
5 January 2026
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Silver price jumps on Maduro capture as SLV comes into focus ahead of U.S. jobs report

Silver price jumps on Maduro capture as SLV comes into focus ahead of U.S. jobs report

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 03:46 ET — Market closed Silver prices jumped nearly 4% on Monday as investors reached for safe-haven assets—those bought when uncertainty spikes—after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Spot silver rose 3.9% to $75.50 per ounce by 0742 GMT, after hitting a record $83.62 on Dec. 29 and ending 2025 up 147%. “The kidnapping of a foreign head of state naturally leads to high degrees of instability,” said Tim Waterer, KCM Trade’s chief market analyst. Reuters The move matters for U.S. stock-market traders because the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) holds physical bullion and
5 January 2026
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Gold price jumps on Venezuela shock; Barrick, Newmont stocks in focus before U.S. open

Gold price jumps on Venezuela shock; Barrick, Newmont stocks in focus before U.S. open

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 03:52 ET — Market closed. Gold prices vaulted to a one-week high on Monday after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend, a jolt that is likely to shape trading in gold-linked stocks once Wall Street opens later. Spot gold rose 2.2% to $4,424.17 an ounce, and Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade, said “gold and silver are viewed as a solid hedge against uncertainty.” Reuters That matters now for miners such as Barrick Mining and Newmont because higher bullion prices can quickly lift cash flow, especially when producers
5 January 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock faces Monday test as Trump pitches Venezuela oil rebuild for U.S. giants

Exxon Mobil stock faces Monday test as Trump pitches Venezuela oil rebuild for U.S. giants

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 03:46 ET — Market closed Exxon Mobil (XOM) shares are in focus ahead of Monday’s session after President Donald Trump said U.S. oil companies would spend “billions of dollars” to restore Venezuela’s “badly broken” oil infrastructure, hours after Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed by U.S. forces. Analysts cautioned that the effort would run into years of repairs and a U.S. embargo that Trump said remains in place. “It will take tens of billions of dollars to turn that industry around,” said Peter McNally, global head of sector analysts at Third Bridge. Reuters The news
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Chevron stock set for spotlight on Dow Jones as Venezuela shock reshapes oil playbook

Chevron stock set for spotlight on Dow Jones as Venezuela shock reshapes oil playbook

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2026, 03:46 ET — Market closed Chevron Corp is set to draw attention ahead of Monday’s U.S. session after the White House and State Department told oil executives they would need to invest significant capital in Venezuela if they want to recover debts linked to past asset expropriations, two people familiar with the outreach said. The Dow Jones Industrial Average component ended Friday up 2.3% at $155.90. Reuters The policy push lands after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend and President Donald Trump said American oil companies were prepared to spend billions
5 January 2026
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Indore water crisis widens to nerve-disorder fears as Mangaluru clears chargers for 100 e-buses

Indore water crisis widens to nerve-disorder fears as Mangaluru clears chargers for 100 e-buses

NEW DELHI, Jan 4, 2026, 13:54 ET A drinking-water contamination outbreak in Indore has taken a fresh turn after doctors flagged symptoms consistent with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disorder in which the immune system attacks nerves, in a 67-year-old patient from the city’s Bhagirathpura area, NDTV reported. Officials have confirmed six deaths in the diarrhoea outbreak, while local residents have claimed the toll is 16. Ndtv The suspected neurological complication matters because it could widen the public-health response from short-term gastroenteritis to longer-term disability, raising pressure on authorities to explain what went wrong with the city’s water supply and how
4 January 2026
Dyne Therapeutics stock drops 5% into 2026 — FDA filing timeline and next earnings date in focus

Dyne Therapeutics stock drops 5% into 2026 — FDA filing timeline and next earnings date in focus

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 13:49 ET — Market closed Dyne Therapeutics shares closed down 5.5% on Friday at $18.50, ending the first U.S. trading session of 2026 on a softer note. About 2.65 million shares changed hands. The pullback matters because 2026 is shaping up as a timing-driven year for the clinical-stage biotech, with investors focused on whether its lead Duchenne muscular dystrophy program can reach regulators on schedule and on what that path costs. Dyne said in December its Phase 1/2 DELIVER trial met its main biomarker goal, lifting dystrophin — a muscle protein missing in Duchenne —
4 January 2026
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Freshworks stock drops 5% to start 2026 — what matters before Monday’s open (FRSH)

Freshworks stock drops 5% to start 2026 — what matters before Monday’s open (FRSH)

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 13:47 ET — Market closed Freshworks Inc shares closed down 5.3% at $11.60 on Friday and ticked up 0.5% in after-hours trading, when U.S. stocks change hands electronically outside the regular 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. session. The software maker is valued at about $3.3 billion and is near the lower end of its 52-week range. MarketBeat The move matters because investors opened 2026 with a cautious eye on interest rates, a key input for valuing growth stocks that rely on future cash flows. U.S. Treasury yields pushed higher on Friday, with the 10-year yield
4 January 2026
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Asana stock slides 5% to start 2026 — downgrade and key dates that could move ASAN next

Asana stock slides 5% to start 2026 — downgrade and key dates that could move ASAN next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 13:41 ET — Market closed. Asana, Inc. (ASAN) shares fell about 5.4% on Friday to $12.96, finishing near the session low after trading between $12.92 and $13.84. Research outlet Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock to “hold” from “buy” on Saturday, MarketBeat reported. MarketBeat The slide leaves Asana heading into Monday’s reopen with investors focused on whether 2026 brings more rate relief or a longer pause. Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson said on Saturday that another U.S. rate cut could take a while, after the Fed lowered rates by 75 basis points in 2025, Reuters
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Stock Market Today

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

7 February 2026
Nvidia surged 7.8% Friday, leading a chip stock rally that pushed the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The PHLX semiconductor index gained 5.7% as Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom 7.1%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending. Investors weighed a $600 billion AI infrastructure outlay against sharp losses in software shares.
Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Glencore shares closed up 0.6% at 478.1 pence Friday, rebounding after a 7% drop following the collapse of merger talks with Rio Tinto. The company is expected to announce the sale of its Kazzinc stake soon and has signed a non-binding agreement with Orion for a potential $9 billion deal in the DRC. Investors await Glencore’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for further guidance.
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