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.

AAOI stock jumps 13% today as AI optics names rally and short interest stays high

AAOI stock jumps 13% today as AI optics names rally and short interest stays high

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:45 ET — Regular session Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares rose about 13% on Friday, trading at $39.55 after touching $39.58 earlier in the session. The Nasdaq-listed stock last closed at $34.86. The outsized move matters because AAOI has become a high-beta proxy for demand for faster optical links inside AI data centers and cable networks. Beta — a measure of how much a stock tends to move versus the overall market — sits at 3.25 on Finviz’s data. Finviz Short interest, or borrowed shares sold by investors betting the price will fall, remains elevated. About
2 January 2026
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS spills its secrets as scientists clock its water loss and radio silence

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS spills its secrets as scientists clock its water loss and radio silence

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:50 ET Astronomers have measured water streaming from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after it passed closest to the Sun, using ultraviolet observations that track hydrogen released as water breaks apart, a report published on Friday said. Phys The finding matters because 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed object known to have entered the solar system from interstellar space. Scientists treat such visitors as time-limited samples of material formed around another star, and this one is still being followed as it recedes. NASA has said the comet is on a hyperbolic trajectory — a one-time flyby rather
2 January 2026
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XRP Price Near $2 as Wall Street’s $8 Target for 2026 Resurfaces — What’s Driving the Split View

XRP Price Near $2 as Wall Street’s $8 Target for 2026 Resurfaces — What’s Driving the Split View

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:20 ET XRP steadied near $2 on Friday as a bullish Wall Street forecast for the token’s 2026 price returned to trader chatter, even as the market focused on a fresh month of token supply entering circulation. The renewed debate matters now because XRP is starting 2026 with a mix of institutional adoption headlines and weak price momentum. After regulatory progress and new exchange-traded funds, the token is still far below its mid-year highs. Traders are also watching how much real demand sits behind the story. Recent reports pointed to falling activity on the XRP
2 January 2026
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Fluence Energy stock jumps nearly 16% today as rate bets shift — what’s driving FLNC

Fluence Energy stock jumps nearly 16% today as rate bets shift — what’s driving FLNC

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:40 ET — Regular session Fluence Energy Inc shares jumped nearly 16% on Friday, outpacing a mixed broader market on the first trading day of 2026. The move matters because Fluence sits in a rate-sensitive part of the market: companies tied to long-lived infrastructure spending, where higher borrowing costs can quickly compress valuations. U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday as investors weighed what comes next for Federal Reserve policy and the early-January data slate. A key near-term test is next week’s U.S. labor market data, after the Fed signaled it wanted more clarity on jobs
2 January 2026
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EOSE stock jumps 13% as energy-storage names rally to start 2026

EOSE stock jumps 13% as energy-storage names rally to start 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:36 ET — Regular session Shares of Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. jumped about 13% to $12.95 by midday on Friday, with about 8.8 million shares traded. The stock ranged from $11.56 to $12.98. The move matters because energy-storage stocks have been among the market’s most momentum-driven names, where small shifts in risk appetite can trigger big price swings. It also comes as investors reopen books for the first full session of 2026, a window that often brings fresh positioning and short-covering — when traders who bet against a stock buy it back to limit losses.
2 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 12% today as fuel-cell rally returns — what to watch next

Bloom Energy stock jumps 12% today as fuel-cell rally returns — what to watch next

New York, Jan 2, 2026, 12:33 ET — Regular session Bloom Energy Corporation shares rose about 12% in midday trading on Friday. The stock was last up $10.09, or 11.6%, at $96.98. It traded between $88.84 and $97.30. The move matters now because Bloom has become a high-beta proxy for the “AI power” trade — the idea that data-center buildouts will push customers toward faster-to-install, on-site generation. A strong first-week bid can reset positioning after late-December volatility in the group. Friday’s rally also landed as investors sized up early-2026 macro catalysts, with attention on the U.S. jobs report due Jan.
2 January 2026
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UEC stock today: Uranium Energy jumps 10% as uranium miners rally on Phoenix project update

UEC stock today: Uranium Energy jumps 10% as uranium miners rally on Phoenix project update

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:34 ET — Regular session Uranium Energy Corp shares jumped about 10% in midday trading on Friday, tracking a broad rally in uranium miners at the start of the first U.S. session of 2026. The stock was up 10.3% at $12.88 after trading between $11.85 and $12.96, with about 4.5 million shares traded. Sentiment improved after Denison Mines said it was ready to make a final investment decision and begin building its Phoenix in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium mine, pending final federal approvals after a Canadian regulator hearing ended on Dec. 11. “Denison stands ready to
2 January 2026
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Siemens Energy rebuffs wind spin-off call as Siemens targets 200,000 U.S. electricians by 2030

Siemens Energy rebuffs wind spin-off call as Siemens targets 200,000 U.S. electricians by 2030

FRANKFURT, January 2, 2026, 12:30 ET Siemens Energy has rejected pressure from activist investor Ananym Capital to spin off its loss-making wind turbine business Siemens Gamesa, the Financial Times reported, sticking with a plan to restore the unit’s profitability. The newspaper said Siemens Energy is targeting a 3% to 5% operating margin — profit from core operations as a share of sales — for Gamesa by 2028. Financial Times The standoff lands as demand for gas turbines and power-grid equipment keeps climbing, pushing Siemens Energy and its rivals deeper into multi-year investment cycles. Siemens Energy said in November it plans
2 January 2026
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Why CleanSpark (CLSK) stock is jumping today as bitcoin miners rally

Why CleanSpark (CLSK) stock is jumping today as bitcoin miners rally

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 11:11 ET — Regular session Shares of CleanSpark, Inc. rose about 10% on Friday morning, extending a rebound in U.S.-listed bitcoin miners. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded at $11.15 after earlier touching $11.24. The move matters now because miners tend to magnify swings in bitcoin, the asset that drives their revenue. When bitcoin rises, investors often price in faster cash-generation, even if operating costs such as power contracts and equipment depreciation do not move as quickly. Analysts have said bitcoin has been trading more like a traditional “risk asset,” moving with broader market sentiment rather than
2 January 2026
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Fermi (FRMI) stock jumps about 14% today as traders track lawsuit probes and next Project Matador update

Fermi (FRMI) stock jumps about 14% today as traders track lawsuit probes and next Project Matador update

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:07 ET — Regular session Shares of Fermi Inc (FRMI.O) rose about 14% to $9.12 in midday trading on Friday, after swinging between $8.05 and $9.15 earlier in the session. Trading volume topped 4.4 million shares. The move keeps attention on Fermi, a data-center real estate investment trust, or REIT — a structure that typically relies on tenant rent for cash flow — as it tries to line up customers for its Texas “Project Matador” power-and-data campus. The company says the site is designed as an 11-gigawatt private electric grid to support large-scale artificial intelligence
2 January 2026
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Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) slips as Tom Lee urges shareholders to back 50 billion authorized-share plan

Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) slips as Tom Lee urges shareholders to back 50 billion authorized-share plan

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:36 ET — Regular session Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc were down about 2% at $27.15 in early U.S. trading on Friday after the company filed new investor materials ahead of a shareholder vote on expanding its authorized share count. The proposal matters because “authorized shares” set the legal ceiling on how much stock a company can issue. Raising that cap can give management room for future stock sales, which can dilute existing investors, or for stock splits, which increase the share count while lowering the price per share. The filing lands as crypto-linked
2 January 2026
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Ford stock slips in premarket as Tesla delivery miss revives EV demand worries

Ford stock slips in premarket as Tesla delivery miss revives EV demand worries

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 09:26 ET — Premarket Ford Motor’s shares dipped 0.7% in U.S. premarket trading on Friday, ahead of the regular 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. session, as weaker-than-expected Tesla delivery data weighed on sentiment across the electric-vehicle space. Reuters The early move matters because automakers tend to swing with interest-rate expectations and consumer financing costs, and investors are using the first full session of 2026 to reset positions after a late-2025 pullback. EV demand has been under extra pressure since the Trump administration ended a $7,500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicles at the end
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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