Shan Ahmed Khan

Shan Ahmed Khan is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech. His coverage ranges from stocks and technology to economic developments across global markets. He worked in investment research and market analysis before becoming a financial journalist and is a graduate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Apollo’s $3.4B xAI chip lease puts Nvidia demand, Broadcom’s Google TPU push back in focus

Apollo Global Management is nearing a $3.4 billion loan agreement for an investment vehicle that plans to acquire Nvidia chips and lease them to Elon Musk’s xAI, according to The Information on Monday. Valor Equity Partners is arranging the deal, which could be wrapped up this week, the report said. Apollo would not comment. SpaceX, Nvidia, and xAI didn’t respond to requests for comment.

9 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:APO·Semiconductors

Nexstar (NXST) stock jumps as Trump backs Tegna deal and FCC ownership fight heats up

Nexstar Media Group surged 14.3% to $252.88 early Monday, building on strong gains after new political backing for its Tegna push grabbed investor attention. Tegna advanced 8.4%. Gray Media, E.W. Scripps, and Sinclair shares also moved higher.

9 February 2026

NASDAQ:NXST·NYSE:TGNA·Stock Market

Microsoft stock price today: MSFT rebounds as traders brace for jobs data and an AI-driven software shakeout

Microsoft Corporation shares rose on Monday, up about 1.4% at $406.68, after swinging between $400.99 and $409.84 in early trade as buyers returned to battered software bellwethers.

9 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Valaris stock jumps after Transocean moves to buy offshore driller

Shares of Valaris Limited surged roughly 23% Monday after news broke of a $5.8 billion all-stock buyout that would see the offshore driller absorbed by Transocean. The stock most recently traded at $77.00.

9 February 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:RIG·NYSE:VAL·Stock Market

TeraWulf (WULF) stock jumps after Morgan Stanley’s bullish AI data-center call

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9 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NASDAQ:CIFR·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·NASDAQ:WULF·Stock Market·Technology

Robinhood stock pops as Wolfe upgrades HOOD, earnings loom next

• Robinhood jumped roughly 4% at the open, getting a lift after Wolfe Research bumped its rating• Bitcoin and ether dropped, but HOOD managed to hang on better than most other crypto-exposed stocks• Investors zero in on Tuesday’s earnings for signals on trading trends and the impact of recent product launches

9 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:HOOD·Stock Market

AMD stock rises in early trade as U.S. jobs and inflation data loom — what to watch

Advanced Micro Devices shares climbed roughly 2.2% to $212.96 in Monday morning trading. The stock had settled at $208.44 at Friday’s close.

9 February 2026

Inflation·NASDAQ:AMD·Stock Market

Ford stock price slides as earnings loom — what Wall Street is listening for

Ford Motor Co dropped 1.1% to $13.65 in the morning session Monday, slipping from its $13.76 open. Shares have traded between $13.59 and $13.83.

9 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:F·Stock Market

American Airlines stock slips after flight attendants’ rare no-confidence vote in CEO Isom

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc slipped 0.8% to $15.12 Monday morning after the company’s main flight-attendant union announced a no-confidence vote targeting Chief Executive Robert Isom. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, representing over 28,000 crew members, said the board’s decision was unanimous. “This level of failure begins at the very top,” APFA president Julie Hedrick said in a statement.

9 February 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·Stock Market

Alphabet stock price slides as $15 billion bond plan and Texas data-center power deal hit tape

Alphabet Inc slipped 2.5% to $322.86 in early Monday trading, lagging behind as caution lingered over megacap tech following a volatile period for the sector.

9 February 2026

Data Centers·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market

BigBear.ai stock price slips after Friday jump as shareholders brace for dilution vote

BigBear.ai Holdings slipped about 1% to $4.67 in early U.S. action Monday, with shares changing hands at 9:36 a.m. ET. After a sharp 15.7% rally Friday—coming right on the heels of a 17% two-day drop—the stock was seeing lighter volume, tallying roughly 2 million shares so far Monday. That’s a far cry from the more than 56 million traded on Friday.

9 February 2026

NASDAQ:BBAI·Stock Market

Strategy (MSTR) stock price drops as $90 million Bitcoin buy puts dilution back in focus

Strategy Inc dropped roughly 7% to $125.29 in early U.S. hours this day, with the software company now known as a bitcoin-treasury player announcing it had made a minor Bitcoin buy—again tapping share sales to pay for it.https://za.investing.com/equities/microstrategy-inc

9 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MSTR·Stock Market

Palantir stock holds near $136 before the bell as AI jitters and U.S. data week loom

Palantir Technologies Inc hovered near $135.90 in premarket action Monday, not far off where it finished Friday after notching a 4.5% gain. Early trading saw shares moving between $135.51 and $139.00, with volume at approximately 1.5 million ahead of the open.

9 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:PLTR·Stock Market·US Economy

Kenvue stock price nudges higher premarket as traders watch Kimberly-Clark deal spread, dividend and Feb. 17 results

Kenvue Inc picked up roughly 0.4% before the bell Monday, trading at $18.13. Investors tracked the stock with the company’s pending sale in the background and a packed slate of U.S. economic releases ahead.

9 February 2026

Dividends·Earnings Reports·NYSE:KENV·NYSE:KMB·Stock Market

Tesla stock pops in premarket — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Tesla shares jumped roughly 3.5% to $411.11 in premarket action Monday, following a Friday close at $397.31.

9 February 2026

NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Tesla

IREN stock slips premarket as bitcoin dips again; traders focus on AI cloud buildout

Shares of IREN Limited slipped roughly 0.9% to $41.46 ahead of the bell on Monday, following a Friday close at $41.83.

9 February 2026

Cloud Computing·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market

MARA stock slips premarket after Morgan Stanley starts coverage; bitcoin slides ahead of U.S. jobs, CPI

MARA Holdings Inc slipped 3.3% to $7.97 ahead of the bell Monday, a move coming after Morgan Stanley kicked off coverage with an Underweight rating and set an $8 target.

9 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MARA·Stock Market

Bradesco stock slips as R$6.67 billion capital vote nears — what traders watch next

Banco Bradesco’s preferred shares slipped 0.4% to 20.52 reais on Monday, coming off a previous finish at 20.61, as the market digested news of an upcoming March shareholder meeting—on the agenda, a 6.67 billion-real capital injection and tweaks to management incentives. Over in New York, the bank’s ADRs were down 0.3% before the opening bell, trading at $3.98.

9 February 2026

NYSE:BBD·Stock Market

Ondas (ONDS) stock in focus after $30 million Israel demining win before the bell

Ondas Inc shares ticked 0.2% higher in Monday’s premarket session, after news broke that its smart demining division secured a land-clearance contract worth over $30 million in Israel. Shares last changed hands at $9.70, barely up from Friday’s close at $9.69.

9 February 2026

Defense Industry·NASDAQ:ONDS

Bitmine stock slips in premarket after $10 billion crypto-and-cash update puts ETH bet back in focus

Bitmine Immersion Technologies slid roughly 3% in premarket action Monday, as the company pointed to a $10.0 billion sum in crypto and cash holdings while bitcoin prices softened.

9 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·Ethereum·NASDAQ:BMNR·Stock Market

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Shan Ahmed Khan

Apollo’s $3.4B xAI chip lease puts Nvidia demand, Broadcom’s Google TPU push back in focus

Nexstar (NXST) stock jumps as Trump backs Tegna deal and FCC ownership fight heats up

Microsoft stock price today: MSFT rebounds as traders brace for jobs data and an AI-driven software shakeout

Valaris stock jumps after Transocean moves to buy offshore driller

TeraWulf (WULF) stock jumps after Morgan Stanley’s bullish AI data-center call

Robinhood stock pops as Wolfe upgrades HOOD, earnings loom next

AMD stock rises in early trade as U.S. jobs and inflation data loom — what to watch

Ford stock price slides as earnings loom — what Wall Street is listening for

American Airlines stock slips after flight attendants’ rare no-confidence vote in CEO Isom

Alphabet stock price slides as $15 billion bond plan and Texas data-center power deal hit tape

BigBear.ai stock price slips after Friday jump as shareholders brace for dilution vote

Strategy (MSTR) stock price drops as $90 million Bitcoin buy puts dilution back in focus

Palantir stock holds near $136 before the bell as AI jitters and U.S. data week loom

Kenvue stock price nudges higher premarket as traders watch Kimberly-Clark deal spread, dividend and Feb. 17 results

Tesla stock pops in premarket — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

IREN stock slips premarket as bitcoin dips again; traders focus on AI cloud buildout

MARA stock slips premarket after Morgan Stanley starts coverage; bitcoin slides ahead of U.S. jobs, CPI

Bradesco stock slips as R$6.67 billion capital vote nears — what traders watch next

Ondas (ONDS) stock in focus after $30 million Israel demining win before the bell

Bitmine stock slips in premarket after $10 billion crypto-and-cash update puts ETH bet back in focus

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