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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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Natural gas price slides today, pulling EQT, Antero stocks lower as U.S. warmth caps demand

Natural gas price slides today, pulling EQT, Antero stocks lower as U.S. warmth caps demand

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 10:04 ET — Regular session U.S. natural gas-linked stocks slipped on Friday as gas futures fell on expectations of weaker heating demand in early January. The move matters because winter weather changes can quickly swing consumption, storage withdrawals and cash flow expectations for producers that are most exposed to the U.S. benchmark price. It also sets the tone for the first full trading day of 2026 after a late-December selloff tied to a smaller storage withdrawal and milder forecasts. U.S. natural gas futures were trading at about $3.58 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down
2 January 2026
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AI stocks rally today as Nvidia seeks more H200 chips; AMD and Micron lead early gains

AI stocks rally today as Nvidia seeks more H200 chips; AMD and Micron lead early gains

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:13 ET — Regular session Nvidia shares rose 2.9% to $191.93 on Friday after Reuters reported the AI chipmaker had approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co about ramping up production of its H200 graphics processing units (GPUs), chips used to train and run AI models. Sources told Reuters Chinese technology companies have ordered more than 2 million H200 chips for delivery in 2026, far above Nvidia’s current inventory of about 700,000 units. The report said TSMC was expected to start work on expanded output in the second quarter, but Chinese authorities have yet to greenlight any
2 January 2026
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XRP price today rises toward $2 after Ripple’s 1B token escrow unlock

XRP price today rises toward $2 after Ripple’s 1B token escrow unlock

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:01 ET — Regular session XRP rose on Friday, pushing back toward the $2 level as traders digested Ripple’s first scheduled token release of the year and a firmer tone across cryptocurrencies. The early-January bounce matters because liquidity tends to be thin after year-end, which can magnify moves in smaller tokens. XRP often trades as a high-beta proxy for the broader “altcoin” market — cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin. Investors are also recalibrating positions around U.S. interest-rate expectations, a key driver for risk assets. That keeps attention on next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data. XRP
2 January 2026
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Stock market open today? NYSE and Nasdaq reopen after New Year’s Day — here are the trading hours

Stock market open today? NYSE and Nasdaq reopen after New Year’s Day — here are the trading hours

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 09:38 ET Wall Street opened the first trading session of 2026 on Friday after U.S. markets closed on New Year’s Day. Reuters The holiday schedule matters for investors placing orders, moving cash and managing risk after a midweek pause. It can also thin out trading in some assets, which can widen price swings. “The market is looking for direction,” said Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, as investors turn to January data for fresh signals. Reuters The Nasdaq said U.S. markets were closed on Thursday, January 1, for New Year’s Day, and that
2 January 2026
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ASML shares jump after surprise Aletheia upgrade flips outlook on EUV demand

ASML shares jump after surprise Aletheia upgrade flips outlook on EUV demand

AMSTERDAM, January 2, 2026, 08:58 ET ASML (ASML.AS) shares rose more than 3% on Friday after Aletheia Capital upgraded the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker to “buy” from “sell” and doubled its price target — an analyst estimate of where a stock should trade — to $1,500. Investing The upgrade matters because investors are starting 2026 looking for fresh signals on chipmaker spending after an artificial intelligence-led investment cycle powered demand for advanced manufacturing tools. It also puts the spotlight back on ASML’s order pipeline, a closely watched read-through for the wider semiconductor equipment sector. Reuters Aletheia analyst Warren Lau said
2 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today: BTC edges toward $90,000 as ETF flows and U.S. jobs data come into focus

Bitcoin price today: BTC edges toward $90,000 as ETF flows and U.S. jobs data come into focus

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 09:59 ET — Regular session Bitcoin rose about 2% on Friday to $89,555, extending a rebound into the first U.S. trading session of 2026 as buyers again tested the $90,000 threshold. The move comes after bitcoin ended 2025 down more than 6% following a sharp fourth-quarter pullback from an October record above $126,000, a slide that underlined the token’s sensitivity to wider risk appetite. Reuters That matters now because spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have become a primary channel for institutional demand and can amplify moves when flows swing. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw
2 January 2026
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Gold price today rebounds near $4,370 as GLD ETF and gold stocks track bullion higher

Gold price today rebounds near $4,370 as GLD ETF and gold stocks track bullion higher

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 09:54 ET — Regular session Spot gold was up about 1% at around $4,369 an ounce in New York morning trade on Friday, pricing data showed. JM Bullion The move keeps bullion on investors’ screens at the start of the year after a blockbuster 2025 run, when safe-haven demand and rate-cut bets helped lift precious metals broadly. It matters now because gold sits not far from recent record territory, and the market is trying to gauge whether the next leg of the rally can hold as liquidity returns after the holidays. Gold is a non-yielding
2 January 2026
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Silver price today: SLV jumps 4% as spot silver rallies again in early 2026 trade

Silver price today: SLV jumps 4% as spot silver rallies again in early 2026 trade

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:04 ET — Regular session iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose $2.57, or 4.0%, to $66.99 in morning New York trading on Friday, the first U.S. session of 2026. Spot silver was up 3.4% earlier on Friday after hitting an all-time high of $83.62 on Monday, Reuters reported. “Bulls seem to be drawing strength from geopolitical risk and hopes of lower U.S. rates,” said Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at FXTM. Investors are pricing in at least two quarter-point Fed rate cuts this year, Reuters said, and the metal’s record 2025 gain was fueled by its
2 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: Blue chips lag tech early as 2026 opens with jobs, CPI in focus

Dow Jones today: Blue chips lag tech early as 2026 opens with jobs, CPI in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:50 ET — Regular session The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed early on Friday, lagging gains in tech-heavy benchmarks on the first trading day of 2026. The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), which tracks the 30-stock index, was down about 0.1%. Why it matters now: the year is starting with U.S. stocks near record territory, but investors are still digesting a late-December pullback and a crowded January calendar. Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday, with the Dow up 0.09% at the opening bell. Reuters The opening moves come as
2 January 2026
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Tesla stock ticks up after Q4 deliveries miss estimates as 2026 trading begins

Tesla stock ticks up after Q4 deliveries miss estimates as 2026 trading begins

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:52 ET — Regular session Tesla shares edged higher in early U.S. trading on Friday after the electric-vehicle maker reported fourth-quarter deliveries that fell short of Wall Street expectations, reviving questions about demand as the new year’s first regular session got underway. The deliveries update matters now because it is one of the first hard readouts on U.S. EV demand after a $7,500 federal tax credit ended in late September, pushing effective prices higher for many buyers. It also lands as investors continue to price Tesla more like a tech bet on self-driving and robotaxis
2 January 2026
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Transocean stock today: RIG edges higher before the open as oil slips — what to watch next

Transocean stock today: RIG edges higher before the open as oil slips — what to watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:24 ET — Premarket Transocean Ltd shares rose 0.4% to $4.13 in premarket trading on Friday, a muted move as U.S. markets prepared to open for the first session of 2026. The offshore driller is starting the year with investors still debating what oil prices mean for exploration budgets and long-cycle offshore projects. Those projects can take years to sanction and tend to need stable crude prices before operators commit capital. That matters now because offshore drillers sell time on rigs under multi-month or multi-year contracts, and pricing hinges on how tight the market is.
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Stock Market Today

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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