Today: 7 February 2026
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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.

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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DocuSign stock slides today as software names wobble — here’s what’s driving DOCU

DocuSign stock slides today as software names wobble — here’s what’s driving DOCU

New York, Jan 2, 2026, 15:43 ET — Regular session DocuSign (DOCU.O) shares fell 4.4% to $65.38 in afternoon trade on Friday, after earlier swinging between $69.00 and $64.25. About 2.2 million shares had changed hands, compared with the stock’s previous close of $68.40. The slide comes as Wall Street’s first session of 2026 turned cautious after last year’s strong run, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipping from early gains. “Stocks trade expensive on 18 of 20 measures, and we see elevated risks to the index level in the near term,” Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s equity and quant
2 January 2026
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MongoDB stock drops about 4% in late trade as software sector slides — what’s next for MDB

MongoDB stock drops about 4% in late trade as software sector slides — what’s next for MDB

New York, January 2, 2026, 15:34 ET — Regular session MongoDB, Inc. shares slid about 4% in afternoon trading on Friday, falling to around $402 and underperforming the broader market as software stocks weakened on the first trading day of 2026. The move matters because MongoDB trades like a classic “risk-on” software stock — the kind that can swing hard when investors reassess valuations and interest-rate expectations. “Stocks trade expensive on 18 of 20 measures,” Bank of America equity and quant strategist Savita Subramanian wrote in a note. Reuters Software was a notable drag: the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
2 January 2026
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Kymera Therapeutics stock slides nearly 7% after CEO share-sale filing — what KYMR investors watch next

Kymera Therapeutics stock slides nearly 7% after CEO share-sale filing — what KYMR investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 15:39 ET — Regular session Kymera Therapeutics Inc (KYMR.O) shares fell nearly 7% on Friday afternoon after a regulatory filing disclosed a year-end sale by Chief Executive Nello Mainolfi. Kymera was down 6.9% at $72.42, after earlier touching $72.18. The move matters because Kymera has become a high-sensitivity biotech name, with investor expectations tied closely to clinical progress for its experimental immunology drug KT-621. In that setup, insider selling can test sentiment, even when the transactions are scheduled in advance. Friday’s drop stood out against a steadier tape. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) was
2 January 2026
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Palantir stock drops 5% today as 2026 kicks off; PLTR slips below key technical levels

Palantir stock drops 5% today as 2026 kicks off; PLTR slips below key technical levels

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 15:29 ET — Regular session Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) shares fell 5.2% to $168.43 in afternoon trading on Friday, the first session of 2026. The stock ranged from $166.38 to $182.93, with about 49.3 million shares changing hands. The drop comes after a sharp 2025 run that left the stock sensitive to early-year repositioning. TipRanks said Palantir rose more than 136% in 2025 and noted the shares were hovering near chart levels traders track, including a 50-day moving average around $181.20; TipRanks also showed a “Hold” consensus rating and an average price target of $187.87.
2 January 2026
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Dyne Therapeutics (DYN) stock slides today as biotech wobbles — FDA clock back in focus

Dyne Therapeutics (DYN) stock slides today as biotech wobbles — FDA clock back in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 3:19 PM ET — Regular session Dyne Therapeutics shares fell about 6% on Friday, giving back earlier gains in a volatile first session of 2026 for some biotech names. The Nasdaq-listed stock was down 6.1% at $18.36 in afternoon trading, after touching $20.90 at the high and $18.13 at the low. The move matters because it pulls Dyne back toward the $18.44 price of its December share sale, a reference point traders often watch after a dilutive financing. Dyne said that offering raised about $402.5 million in gross proceeds. The broader tape offered little help.
2 January 2026
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Novanta stock dives nearly 6% today as 2026 starts — why NOVT is lagging peers

Novanta stock dives nearly 6% today as 2026 starts — why NOVT is lagging peers

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 15:29 ET — Regular session Novanta Inc shares were down 5.9% at $111.99 in afternoon trading on Friday, after opening near $119.89 and sliding to a session low of $110.46. The stock last traded about $7 lower on the day, with about 435,000 shares changing hands. The drop matters because it came on the first trading day of 2026, when portfolio rebalancing can amplify moves in mid-cap industrial technology names. It also stood out against gains in related laser and photonics stocks, leaving Novanta as a laggard even as investors chased strength elsewhere in the
2 January 2026
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BILL stock drops about 6% as Wall Street turns choppy to start 2026

BILL stock drops about 6% as Wall Street turns choppy to start 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 15:16 ET — Regular session BILL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BILL) shares were down 6.3% at $51.11 in mid-afternoon trading on Friday, after sliding from an early high and touching a session low of $50.73. The stock last closed at $54.54. The drop came as U.S. stocks wobbled in the first session of 2026, with investors rotating toward chipmakers even as the broader market softened. “Stocks trade expensive on 18 of 20 measures,” Bank of America strategist Savita Subramanian wrote, flagging elevated near-term risks for equities. Reuters For BILL, the timing matters because the company just
2 January 2026
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SailPoint stock sinks 6% today: what’s driving SAIL and what to watch next

SailPoint stock sinks 6% today: what’s driving SAIL and what to watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 15:10 ET — Regular session Shares of SailPoint, Inc. fell about 6.5% on Friday, giving the identity security software maker one of the sharpest declines among mid-cap cybersecurity stocks. The drop matters because investors are opening the new year reassessing risk after 2025’s strong run, with attention shifting back to valuations and the interest-rate outlook that tends to drive high-growth software. Reuters “Stocks trade expensive on 18 of 20 measures,” said Savita Subramanian, Bank of America’s equity and quant strategist, in a note, as investors looked ahead to next week’s labor-market data for clues on
2 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares closed up 2.5% at $93.37 Friday after the company ruled out a merger with Glencore, triggering a six-month “no-bid” lockout under UK takeover rules. Both companies cited disagreements over valuation. Attention now turns to Rio’s Feb. 19 results and iron ore prices, which fell below $100 a tonne amid weak Chinese demand.
iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
iFAST shares fell 3.2% to S$9.64 in heavy trading Friday, closing near the day’s low as investors awaited FY2025 results due Feb. 12. The stock is about 13% below its 52-week high. iFAST recently agreed to buy a 30% stake in Financial Alliance for S$19.6 million, pending regulatory approval. Assets under administration stood at S$30.62 billion as of Sept. 30.
Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

7 February 2026
Sembcorp shares closed at S$6.05 on Friday, down 0.33%, as Singapore’s STI dropped 0.8%. Shareholders approved the A$6.5 billion Alinta Energy takeover on Jan 30, but the deal still faces regulatory and closing conditions. Sembcorp will release FY2025 results on Feb 25 before market open. Trading volume reached about 4.3 million shares.
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