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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.

Carvana stock drops 5% after insider sale filings; what CVNA investors watch next week

Carvana stock drops 5% after insider sale filings; what CVNA investors watch next week

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:22 ET — Market closed Carvana Co shares fell 5.2% on Friday to $400.25, the last close before U.S. markets shut for the weekend. The drop left Carvana lagging a broader market that started 2026 with modest gains, putting the spotlight back on single-stock catalysts after thin holiday trading. Reuters That matters for Carvana because the stock has become a high-volatility gauge of risk appetite, and investors are looking for fresh signals early in the new year. “The market is looking for direction,” Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, told Reuters. Reuters Late
3 January 2026
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M27 reopening: Junctions 9-11 open a day early, but the 50 mph limit stays

M27 reopening: Junctions 9-11 open a day early, but the 50 mph limit stays

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:14 ET Britain’s M27 motorway between Junctions 9 and 11 in Hampshire reopened 24 hours ahead of schedule at 4 a.m. on Saturday after crews installed a new underpass at Junction 10, Hampshire County Council said. The council said lane restrictions and a 50 mph speed limit will remain in place while teams complete remaining work, after traffic was diverted onto routes including the A27 during the closure. Hampshire County Council The early reopening restores a key link for drivers around Whiteley and Fareham after the Christmas and New Year shutdown. It also brings relief
3 January 2026
NuScale Power stock jumps 15% as nuclear shares rebound — what SMR traders watch next

NuScale Power stock jumps 15% as nuclear shares rebound — what SMR traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:20 ET — Market closed. NuScale Power Corporation shares jumped 15.1% on Friday to close at $16.31, after trading between $14.33 and $16.73 on volume of about 31.1 million shares. Oklo rose 8.4%, Cameco gained 7.7% and BWX Technologies advanced 5.2% in the same session. The move matters because NuScale sits in the “advanced nuclear” trade — a volatile corner of the market that investors use to express views on rising power demand and how fast new reactor technology can reach customers. It also lands as traders reset positioning for 2026. “Buy the dip, sell
3 January 2026
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FTSE 100 Smashes 10,000 as AI Bubble Talk Returns to Markets in 2026

FTSE 100 Smashes 10,000 as AI Bubble Talk Returns to Markets in 2026

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:14 ET London’s FTSE 100 rose above 10,000 points for the first time on Friday, hitting an intraday high of 10,046.3 as markets reopened after the New Year holiday, a PA Media/dpa report carried by Bernama said. The index gained 21.5% in 2025, its best annual rise since 2009, helped by defence, mining and financial stocks. The milestone lands as investors try to gauge whether the rally that carried through 2025 can broaden in 2026, or whether price gains are running ahead of the economy. The timing matters because early-year positioning often sets the tone
3 January 2026
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ASML stock jumps nearly 9% after analyst U-turn doubles target to $1,500

ASML stock jumps nearly 9% after analyst U-turn doubles target to $1,500

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:08 ET — Market closed. ASML Holding N.V. shares climbed 8.7% in the last U.S. session, ending at $1,163.78 after a bullish analyst reversal helped propel the Dutch chipmaking equipment maker higher. The move matters for investors because ASML sits at the critical step of making advanced semiconductors: lithography, the process used to print circuit patterns onto silicon wafers. When demand expectations shift for ASML’s tools, it tends to ripple across the broader chip cycle. Chip stocks led the first trading day of 2026, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index up 4%, while the Dow
3 January 2026
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Oil prices start 2026 near $60 after worst annual slump since 2020, with OPEC+ in focus

Oil prices start 2026 near $60 after worst annual slump since 2020, with OPEC+ in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:10 ET Oil prices settled slightly lower on the first trading day of 2026 after Brent and U.S. crude posted their biggest annual loss since 2020, each falling nearly 20% in 2025, as investors weighed oversupply concerns and looked to a policy meeting on Sunday by OPEC+, the group of OPEC and allied producers such as Russia. Brent futures closed down 10 cents at $60.75 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 10 cents to $57.32; Brent logged its third straight annual decline, its longest losing streak on record. “Oil prices are locked in
3 January 2026
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First Solar stock jumps 5% to start 2026 as Google-Intersect link puts solar orders in focus

First Solar stock jumps 5% to start 2026 as Google-Intersect link puts solar orders in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:54 ET — Market closed Shares of First Solar, Inc. closed up 4.98% on Friday at $274.34, extending gains for solar-linked stocks in the first U.S. session of 2026. The move mattered because traders were re-pricing demand signals for utility-scale solar, where First Solar sells most of its thin-film modules. A fresh focus landed on Intersect Power after pv magazine USA detailed Alphabet’s planned acquisition of the solar-and-storage developer and its push to build power for data centers. pv magazine USA Intersect has a 2.4-gigawatt module supply agreement with First Solar through 2026, pv magazine
3 January 2026
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Adobe stock slides nearly 5% as 2026 opens; jobs report and March earnings in focus

Adobe stock slides nearly 5% as 2026 opens; jobs report and March earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:49 ET — Market closed. Adobe (ADBE.O) fell 4.77% on Friday to close at $333.30, marking one of the sharper declines among large-cap software stocks to start 2026. Shares ranged from $331.64 to $351.12, with volume of about 5.6 million. Yahoo Finance The move came in a session where Wall Street finished mixed and U.S. Treasury yields moved higher: the Dow rose 0.66% and the S&P 500 added 0.19%, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.03%, weighed by mega-cap technology shares, a Reuters market wrap showed. Value stocks — shares viewed as cheaper relative to fundamentals —
3 January 2026
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% as BlueBird 6 orbit milestone refocuses traders on 2026 rollout

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps nearly 15% as BlueBird 6 orbit milestone refocuses traders on 2026 rollout

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:57 ET — Market closed Shares of AST SpaceMobile Inc rose 14.9% on Friday to close at $83.47, after swinging between $69.25 and $83.76. Volume was about 19 million shares, above the stock’s average daily volume of roughly 12.4 million shares, and the stock was little changed in extended trading. MarketWatch The move matters because AST is trying to convert a high-profile satellite buildout into a commercial service that can scale. For a constellation operator still building out its network, each successful on-orbit step can reset expectations for service timing, capital needs and partnerships. A
3 January 2026
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SLB stock jumps nearly 5% as 2026 opens — OPEC+ meeting and earnings in focus

SLB stock jumps nearly 5% as 2026 opens — OPEC+ meeting and earnings in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:56 ET — Market closed SLB N.V. shares rose 4.74% to $40.20 on Friday, outpacing the broader market in the first U.S. session of 2026. The stock traded between $38.07 and $40.44 and last changed hands at $40.23 in after-hours trading. Analysts tracked by Stock Analysis rate SLB a “strong buy” with a $50.96 price target, and the company is scheduled to report results on Jan. 23. StockAnalysis The move matters because SLB is a bellwether for oilfield activity and often sets the tone for the sector. Investors are trying to pin down whether producers
3 January 2026
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Sandisk stock today: SNDK jumps 16% to start 2026 as AI storage trade stays hot

Sandisk stock today: SNDK jumps 16% to start 2026 as AI storage trade stays hot

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:48 ET — Market closed Sandisk Corp shares jumped 15.9% on Friday to close at $275.24, after trading as high as $278.78 and as low as $242.00 in the first U.S. session of 2026. About 11.1 million shares changed hands. The move matters because Sandisk has become a high-beta way to play data-center spending, where flash-based solid-state drives are used to feed AI servers fast data. Barron’s noted the stock’s strong 2025 run after its Western Digital spin-off, keeping it on momentum screens heading into the new year. Barron’s Other storage and memory names rose
3 January 2026
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Palantir stock slides 5.6% to start 2026 as traders reassess pricey AI plays

Palantir stock slides 5.6% to start 2026 as traders reassess pricey AI plays

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:48 ET — Market closed Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) shares fell about 5.6% on Friday, the first U.S. trading day of 2026, and last traded at $167.86. The stock ranged from $166.38 to $182.93 on volume of about 60.6 million shares. The drop matters because investors are starting the year by stress-testing the AI trade, separating infrastructure winners from software names that have rallied hard. Palantir has become a popular proxy for that debate. Early-year positioning can exaggerate moves, especially in high-growth stocks. When traders reduce risk, they often sell the names that ran the
3 January 2026
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PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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