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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.

ACM Research stock jumps nearly 14% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — what to watch next

ACM Research stock jumps nearly 14% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — what to watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 07:13 ET — Market closed ACM Research Inc (ACMR.O) shares last closed up about 14% at $44.88 on Friday, after trading between $40.26 and $44.99 on volume of roughly 1.66 million shares. The move came as chip stocks led Wall Street’s first session of 2026 higher, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 4%, Reuters reported. “Investors might be a little bit more conscious about some of the valuations” in AI-linked stocks, Joe Mazzola, head of trading & derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab, told Reuters. Reuters For ACM, the swing puts fresh attention on a near-term
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CleanSpark stock today: CLSK jumps 14% as Bitcoin rebounds — what traders watch next

CleanSpark stock today: CLSK jumps 14% as Bitcoin rebounds — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 07:24 ET — Market closed. CleanSpark Inc (CLSK) shares rose about 14% on Friday to close at $11.55 after trading between $10.20 and $11.61, with roughly 22.2 million shares changing hands. The move matters because CleanSpark is a bitcoin miner, and its revenue is tied to the price of bitcoin and the health of the mining market. Miners earn bitcoin for validating transactions, so their shares often swing more than the cryptocurrency itself. That sensitivity is back in focus as crypto markets try to set an early tone for 2026 after a choppy year-end. Investors
4 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% ahead of Jan. 7 earnings as ChronoScale deal looms

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% ahead of Jan. 7 earnings as ChronoScale deal looms

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 07:16 ET — Market closed. Applied Digital shares ended Friday up 14.6% at $28.11, after trading between $24.65 and $28.44. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.03% while the S&P 500 rose 0.19% on the first trading day of 2026. Reuters The move keeps Applied Digital in focus as investors track the fast-growing corner of the market building data centers and computing capacity for artificial intelligence. Why it matters now: these projects require heavy upfront spending on power and construction, and the stocks tend to swing sharply when investors reprice growth and financing risk. Applied Digital is
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Energy Fuels stock today: UUUU jumps 15% as uranium miners rally into 2026 — what investors watch next

Energy Fuels stock today: UUUU jumps 15% as uranium miners rally into 2026 — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 07:00 ET — Market closed Energy Fuels Inc (UUUU) shares jumped 14.9% on Friday to close at $16.68, with about 14.9 million shares traded. U.S. markets were closed on Sunday. The move matters because Energy Fuels is a high-beta proxy for investor appetite toward nuclear-fuel supply chains and U.S.-based critical materials, a theme that has been prone to sharp reversals. It also shows how quickly positioning can shift at the start of a new year in thinly covered miners, where flows can amplify price swings. Energy Fuels, based near Denver, produces uranium and is developing
4 January 2026
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BitMine Immersion (BMNR) stock jumps 15% as Tom Lee pushes 50-billion share authorization vote

BitMine Immersion (BMNR) stock jumps 15% as Tom Lee pushes 50-billion share authorization vote

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:51 ET — Market closed BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc shares closed sharply higher in the last U.S. session after the crypto-focused company stepped up its push for shareholders to approve a sweeping increase in its authorized shares. The stock ended Friday up 14.9% at $31.19. Nasdaq The vote matters because authorized shares set the maximum number of shares a company is allowed to issue under its charter. Raising that ceiling can give management room for stock sales, stock-based deals or stock splits, but it can also amplify dilution worries if new shares are issued. BitMine’s
4 January 2026
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Sandisk stock today: SNDK ends last session up nearly 16% after board pick, with traders eyeing Jan. 29 earnings

Sandisk stock today: SNDK ends last session up nearly 16% after board pick, with traders eyeing Jan. 29 earnings

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:44 ET — Market closed Sandisk Corp shares closed up 15.95% at $275.24 on Friday, leading U.S.-listed storage and memory names into the first session of 2026. U.S. equity markets are closed on Sunday. The sharp move matters because Sandisk has become a bellwether for investor bets that artificial-intelligence data centers will keep driving demand for storage hardware, after a blockbuster 2025 run for the stock, Barron’s reported. The question now is whether that momentum carries into January as investors reset positioning for the new year. Barron’s Sandisk said it appointed Alexander R. Bradley, chief
4 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% into 2026 as BlueBird 6 rollout stays in focus

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% into 2026 as BlueBird 6 rollout stays in focus

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:49 ET — Market closed AST SpaceMobile (ASTS.O) shares jumped 14.9% on Friday, ending at $83.47 in the last U.S. session as traders returned to the satellite-to-smartphone theme that has driven sharp swings in the stock. The move matters now because 2026 is set to be an execution year for direct-to-cell service — technology that aims to connect ordinary smartphones to satellites without special devices — and investors are trying to price how quickly AST can scale coverage and commercial service. AST’s latest rally also lands as competition heats up across satellite-to-phone connectivity, with telecom
4 January 2026
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Baidu stock today: BIDU jumps on Kunlunxin Hong Kong IPO plan as AI-chip frenzy builds

Baidu stock today: BIDU jumps on Kunlunxin Hong Kong IPO plan as AI-chip frenzy builds

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:55 ET — Market closed. Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) shares closed up 14.9% at $150.30 on Friday, January 2, after the company disclosed plans to spin off and seek a Hong Kong listing for its artificial intelligence chip arm, Kunlunxin. The stock gained $19.50 and hit $151.05 intraday, just shy of its 52-week high. Business Insider The announcement lands as Chinese investors crowd into domestic AI-hardware stories, with U.S. export rules tightening supply for some top-end Nvidia processors in China. Recent Hong Kong listings have drawn heavy demand as Beijing pushes semiconductor self-sufficiency. Barron’s Hong Kong’s
4 January 2026
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Fluence Energy (FLNC) stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what traders are watching next

Fluence Energy (FLNC) stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what traders are watching next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:42 ET — Market closed. Fluence Energy shares surged 16.3% on Friday to $23.01, finishing the first U.S. trading session of 2026 sharply higher. The outsized move put the spotlight back on battery-storage names, a corner of clean energy that investors often treat as a high-beta bet on grid investment and power-demand growth. It also came as markets turned to a familiar driver: rates. “Value is outperforming growth and AI infrastructure is up,” said Jed Ellerbroek, a portfolio manager at Argent Capital. Reuters The surge in Fluence echoed gains across solar and storage-linked stocks. First
4 January 2026
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NuScale Power stock jumps 15% to start 2026 — what pushed SMR, and what’s next

NuScale Power stock jumps 15% to start 2026 — what pushed SMR, and what’s next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:46 ET — Market closed NuScale Power Corporation shares jumped 15.1% in the last regular session, closing at $16.31 on Friday with about 30.5 million shares traded, according to Stock Analysis data. StockAnalysis The move put the small-cap nuclear developer among the sharper gainers as investors began 2026 rotating back into higher-volatility corners of the market after a late-December slump. Reuters For NuScale, market chatter centered on sentiment rather than a new company catalyst. Nasdaq.com said the stock rose “apparently on no good news at all,” pointing instead to headlines around a temporary shutdown at
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Netflix stock today: NFLX drops nearly 3% as Warner deal drama and earnings near

Netflix stock today: NFLX drops nearly 3% as Warner deal drama and earnings near

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:20 ET — Market closed Netflix shares last closed down $2.78, or about 3%, at $90.99 on Friday, the first trading day of 2026. The stock traded between $90.83 and $93.61, with about 41 million shares changing hands. The slide matters now because investors are still digesting Netflix’s agreement to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and TV studios and streaming assets, including HBO and HBO Max. Netflix said the cash-and-stock transaction values Warner at $27.75 per share, with an enterprise value of about $82.7 billion — a measure that includes debt — and it expects
4 January 2026
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Applied Digital stock jumps 14% as AI-linked names rebound; APLD earnings on Jan. 7

Applied Digital stock jumps 14% as AI-linked names rebound; APLD earnings on Jan. 7

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:28 ET — Market closed. Applied Digital Corporation (APLD) shares jumped 14.6% on Friday to close at $28.11, after trading between $24.65 and $28.44. Trading volume was about 36.1 million shares. The move put focus back on one of the market’s more volatile AI infrastructure trades, where sentiment can swing sharply on expectations for data-center demand and funding conditions. Why it matters now: investors are heading into a key earnings week looking for signs that new capacity is translating into steadier revenue, while capital spending remains heavy across the sector. The rally came as risk
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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