U.S. attack on Venezuela: Gas prices, inflation and the U.S. economy

U.S. attack on Venezuela: Gas prices, inflation and the U.S. economy

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 12:38 ET U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that U.S. forces attacked Venezuela overnight and captured President Nicolas Maduro, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 Panama invasion. The surprise operation has put the economic spotlight on oil, a key input for U.S. gasoline prices and inflation.  Reuters Oil prices…
Semiconductor stocks jump as Micron surges 10% and SOXX rallies in first session of 2026

Semiconductor stocks jump as Micron surges 10% and SOXX rallies in first session of 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:39 ET — Market closed U.S. semiconductor stocks powered higher in the last session before the weekend, pushing the iShares Semiconductor ETF up 4.2% on Friday. Micron Technology and Intel led the advance, as investors rotated back into chip names to start 2026. The market is closed on Saturday, leaving investors to digest Friday’s move…
EV stocks slide as Tesla deliveries miss and Rivian volumes fall, with tax-credit cliff back in focus

EV stocks slide as Tesla deliveries miss and Rivian volumes fall, with tax-credit cliff back in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:40 ET — Market closed Tesla shares ended Friday down 2.6% at $438.07, after the electric-vehicle maker reported fourth-quarter deliveries that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Reuters The moves matter early in 2026 because delivery reports are one of the few near-real-time reads on consumer demand for big-ticket items like EVs. Investors are also…
Natural gas price today slips on warmer outlook; UNG dips while LNG-linked stocks hold up

Natural gas price today slips on warmer outlook; UNG dips while LNG-linked stocks hold up

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:23 ET — Market closed U.S. natural gas futures closed out the week lower on Friday, with the benchmark contract at $3.618 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), a standard energy unit. Natural-gas-linked stocks and ETFs finished mixed heading into the weekend. Investing The retreat matters now because traders are repricing winter heating demand after…
Silver price today: SLV pops 2% as spot silver ends higher near $72 — here’s what’s next

Silver price today: SLV pops 2% as spot silver ends higher near $72 — here’s what’s next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:22 ET — Market closed iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a silver-backed exchange-traded fund that trades like a stock, rose 2.06% on Friday to close at $65.75. The fund was last quoted at $66.38 in after-hours trading. StockAnalysis The move matters because silver is trying to extend a record run from 2025 into the new year,…
Bitcoin price today: BTC hovers near $90,000 as Fed data loom; crypto stocks jump into 2026

Bitcoin price today: BTC hovers near $90,000 as Fed data loom; crypto stocks jump into 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:21 ET — Market closed Bitcoin eased 0.9% to $89,990 on Saturday, hovering near the $90,000 mark as weekend trading stayed thin. Ether slipped 0.9% to $3,105.90. The start of 2026 finds bitcoin still wrestling with a round-number threshold that has shaped positioning for both tokens and the crypto-linked stocks that tend to amplify the…
AI stocks today: Nvidia and AMD lift chips, Microsoft weighs on Nasdaq as 2026 starts

AI stocks today: Nvidia and AMD lift chips, Microsoft weighs on Nasdaq as 2026 starts

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:21 ET — Market closed U.S.-listed AI chip stocks bounced on Friday to start 2026, with semiconductor names rallying even as Microsoft and other heavyweight tech shares pressured the Nasdaq. The split matters now because investors are re-ranking “AI winners” after a late-December wobble, with money rotating back into hardware tied to data-center spending while…
Gold price today: Bullion holds above $4,300 as Fed-cut bets linger and jobs data looms

Gold price today: Bullion holds above $4,300 as Fed-cut bets linger and jobs data looms

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:24 ET — Market closed Gold prices began 2026 near record territory, ending Friday modestly higher even as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields firmed. Spot gold rose 0.36% to $4,329.57 an ounce, while the dollar index gained 0.19% and the 10-year yield rose 3.8 basis points (0.038 percentage point) to 4.191%, Reuters reported. Reuters…
Wall Street kicks off 2026 higher as chipmakers rally, Tesla slides on deliveries

Wall Street kicks off 2026 higher as chipmakers rally, Tesla slides on deliveries

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 11:55 ET — Market closed The Dow rose 319.10 points, or 0.66%, to 48,382.39 on Friday and the S&P 500 added 0.19% to 6,858.47, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.03% to 23,235.63, as Wall Street opened 2026 with gains in chipmakers and industrials. Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategy at Charles Schwab, said investors…
Dow Jones today: Boeing, Caterpillar power blue-chip rise as jobs report looms

Dow Jones today: Boeing, Caterpillar power blue-chip rise as jobs report looms

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 11:58 ET — Market closed With U.S. markets closed on Saturday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average last ended Friday up 319.10 points, or 0.7%, at 48,382.39 in Wall Street’s first session of 2026. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 6,858.47, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.03% to 23,235.63, leaving all three major benchmarks down on…

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  • CapitaLand Investment Stock Drops on Tariff Fears Ahead of Feb 11 Earnings
    January 21, 2026, 4:50 AM EST. Shares of CapitaLand Investment Limited fell 1.35% to S$2.93 on Jan 21, ending a two-day rally amid a risk-off mood triggered by geopolitical tensions and tariff concerns. The pullback reflected broader Asian market weakness, with Singapore's Straits Times Index down about 0.6%. Investors are wary ahead of CapitaLand's full-year 2025 results due Feb 11, focusing on capital raising and fee income risks amidst volatile interest rates. Analyst warnings highlight potential pressure if tariffs escalate or bond yields rise further, as the stock trades near its 52-week peak of S$2.99. Positive long-term views persist, with forecasts of 8% corporate earnings growth and Singapore viewed as a safe harbor by Julius Baer.
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