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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.

SoFi stock price today: SOFI slips in premarket as rate-cut bets set the tone for fintechs

SoFi stock price today: SOFI slips in premarket as rate-cut bets set the tone for fintechs

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:03 ET — Premarket SoFi Technologies (SOFI) shares fell 1.4% to $26.18 in premarket trading on Friday, after closing at $26.56 in the prior session. The move comes as investors return for the first U.S. session of 2026 with risk appetite still holding up, after Reuters reported S&P 500 futures up 0.6% and Nasdaq futures up 1% in early moves. Reuters Rate expectations are the main near-term driver for the group. The Federal Reserve cut rates by a total 175 basis points in 2024 and 2025, and investors are watching whether cooling labor data keeps
2 January 2026
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TeraWulf stock climbs in premarket after KBW upgrade, $24 target; bitcoin near $89,000

TeraWulf stock climbs in premarket after KBW upgrade, $24 target; bitcoin near $89,000

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:02 ET — Premarket TeraWulf Inc (WULF) shares rose 2.9% to $11.49 in premarket trading, lifting off a previous close of $11.17. The move puts the spotlight back on bitcoin-linked stocks at the start of 2026, after analysts argued the market is still struggling to price miners that are trying to become data-center operators. That shift matters now because high-performance computing (HPC) — data centers that rent power, space and cooling for intensive workloads such as artificial intelligence — tends to offer longer-dated, contracted revenue than bitcoin mining. It also requires heavy upfront spending and
2 January 2026
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Tencent stock jumps in Hong Kong on AI-fueled tech rally; buyback filing in focus

Tencent stock jumps in Hong Kong on AI-fueled tech rally; buyback filing in focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 05:03 ET — Premarket Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) shares rose 4.0% in Hong Kong on Friday, riding a technology-led rally that kicked off 2026 on a strong note. FT Markets The move matters because Tencent is one of the sector’s main bellwethers, and investors have started the year leaning back into China’s artificial intelligence (AI) trade after a late-2025 rebound in Hong Kong tech shares. Tencent closed at HK$623.00, up HK$24.00 on the day, after trading between HK$600.50 and HK$624.50, according to FT data. The stock is about 9% below its 52-week high of HK$683,
2 January 2026
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Palantir stock slips in premarket as 2026 opens, even after Wedbush keeps $230 target

Palantir stock slips in premarket as 2026 opens, even after Wedbush keeps $230 target

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:55 ET — Premarket Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR.O) shares fell 1.7% to $177.75 in premarket trading on Friday. Premarket is trading before the 9:30 a.m. ET opening bell, when liquidity can be thinner. The move came as a new year opened with a firmer tone across broader markets, with S&P 500 futures up 0.6% and Nasdaq futures up 1% as investors weighed whether the AI-led rally of 2025 can hold up to policy and data shocks. Traders have priced in a 15% chance of a U.S. rate cut this month and expect two more cuts
2 January 2026
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Nebius (NBIS) stock dips in premarket as Wall Street kicks off 2026 — what to watch next

Nebius (NBIS) stock dips in premarket as Wall Street kicks off 2026 — what to watch next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:52 ET — Premarket Nebius Group N.V. shares were down about 1.7% at $83.71 in premarket trading on Friday, compared with a prior close near $85.15. The early move comes as traders return from the New Year holiday with a fresh set of macro cross-currents, and with the market’s “AI trade” still a key driver of risk-taking. Reuters That matters for Nebius because the company is tied to the AI infrastructure buildout — capital-intensive work that tends to trade on confidence in demand, financing conditions and delivery execution. SEC+1 Broader sentiment looked supportive early Friday,
2 January 2026
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Diageo shares start 2026 near 52-week lows as investors hunt for a rebound

Diageo shares start 2026 near 52-week lows as investors hunt for a rebound

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:50 ET Diageo shares were little changed at about 1,602 pence in early London trade on Friday, keeping the FTSE 100 spirits maker near the bottom of its 52-week range at the start of 2026. The stock, valued at about £35.6 billion, has traded between 1,579 and 2,567.5 pence over the past year and offers a dividend yield of about 5%. Google The subdued start to the year masks a sharper debate about whether the global spirits group has become a value play after months of disappointing performance. Investors are weighing a steady dividend against
2 January 2026
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Nifty tops 26,300 as India bank stocks hit record; Coal India jumps, ITC slides on excise hike

Nifty tops 26,300 as India bank stocks hit record; Coal India jumps, ITC slides on excise hike

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:45 ET Indian shares rose on Friday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 trading above 26,300 and the Sensex up about 0.6% in noon deals, data from Upstox showed. The move mattered because it came on the second trading day of 2026, as investors positioned for a run of corporate updates ahead of the quarterly earnings season, The Economic Times reported. The Economic Times also said persistent foreign portfolio outflows have continued to temper risk appetite even as domestic sectors such as banks and metals lead gains. At 12:30 p.m. IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was
2 January 2026
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Cipher Mining (CIFR) stock edges up in premarket as bitcoin climbs near $89,000

Cipher Mining (CIFR) stock edges up in premarket as bitcoin climbs near $89,000

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:45 ET — Premarket Cipher Mining Inc shares were up 1.1% at $14.76 in pre-market trading on Friday, tracking a firmer bitcoin price heading into the first U.S. session of 2026. Bitcoin was up about 1.5% at $89,038. The early move comes after a volatile finish to 2025 for crypto, when bitcoin was on track for its first annual loss since 2022, weighed by shifting risk sentiment and macro cross-currents, a Reuters report late Wednesday said. “bitcoin increasingly exhibits the characteristics of a risk asset,” said Linh Tran, a senior market analyst at XS.com. Reuters
2 January 2026
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Broadcom stock slips into 2026 premarket as AI margins stay in the spotlight

Broadcom stock slips into 2026 premarket as AI margins stay in the spotlight

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:30 ET — Premarket Broadcom Inc shares were last down 1.1% at $346.10, after closing out 2025 about 16.5% below their 52-week high. The stock, which gained about 49% in 2025, is one of the market’s biggest AI infrastructure bellwethers. The move matters because Broadcom sits at the intersection of two trades investors have leaned on: AI hardware and recurring software. The company sells networking chips and custom processors built to order for large customers, while its VMware business ties it to enterprise software budgets. With U.S. markets reopening after the New Year holiday, traders
2 January 2026
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Datavault AI stock jumps premarket as DVLT traders focus on Jan. 7 warrant dividend clock

Datavault AI stock jumps premarket as DVLT traders focus on Jan. 7 warrant dividend clock

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:30 ET — Premarket Datavault AI Inc shares jumped 22.7% to $0.80 in premarket trading on Friday, after closing at $0.6521 on Dec. 31. The stock traded between $0.78 and $0.81 in early action, with about 274,000 shares reported in premarket volume. Public+1 The move matters now because the Nasdaq-listed company is heading into a Jan. 7 record date tied to two shareholder distributions it announced earlier this week — one involving warrants and another involving a “Dream Bowl Meme Coin II” digital collectible. Record date is the cutoff used to determine which shareholders are
2 January 2026
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Bitmine stock slips in premarket as crypto-linked shares ease into 2026

Bitmine stock slips in premarket as crypto-linked shares ease into 2026

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:14 ET — Premarket Shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. were down about 2% at $27.15 in early premarket trading on Friday. The move matters because Bitmine has become a fast-moving proxy for crypto sentiment, with its treasury tied heavily to ether — the token used on the Ethereum blockchain — even as 2026 gets underway with holiday-thinned liquidity. SEC+1 Crypto’s growing correlation with broader risk assets has been a theme for investors coming out of year-end repositioning. “In 2025, the market showed that bitcoin increasingly exhibits the characteristics of a risk asset,” Linh Tran,
2 January 2026
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UK energy bills forecast to drop £138 in April 2026 after levy shake-up

UK energy bills forecast to drop £138 in April 2026 after levy shake-up

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 04:23 ET Britain’s household energy price cap is forecast to fall by about 8% in April, cutting the typical annual dual-fuel bill by £138 to around £1,620, consultancy Cornwall Insight said. https://www.cornwall-insight.com/press-and-media/press-release/price-cap-forecast-to-fall-8-in-april/ The forecast offers a potential spring reprieve after the cap for Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 took effect on Thursday, lifting the annualised bill for a typical household paying by direct debit to £1,758 from £1,755. The cap matters now because it sets the benchmark price for millions of households on “standard variable” deals as winter demand peaks. It limits the per-unit price
2 January 2026
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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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