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Oil stocks brace for Tuesday as Brent holds near $64 and tariff jitters cloud demand

Oil stocks brace for Tuesday as Brent holds near $64 and tariff jitters cloud demand

NEW YORK, January 19, 2026, 12:26 EST — The market has closed. Oil stocks reopened Tuesday with crude clinging near $64 a barrel after supply worries tied to Iran faded and traders shifted focus to the U.S.-Europe spat over Greenland. Brent inched up a penny to $64.14 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added 7 cents, landing at $59.51. “The market is now focusing on the Greenland situation … any trade war expansion could impact demand,” said Janiv Shah, analyst at Rystad Energy. Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group described the scene as a market “locked in by
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Micron’s $1.8 billion Taiwan fab deal puts chip stocks in focus before Tuesday’s open

Micron’s $1.8 billion Taiwan fab deal puts chip stocks in focus before Tuesday’s open

NEW YORK, Jan 19, 2026, 12:22 EST — Market closed. Micron Technology’s $1.8 billion move to acquire a Taiwan fabrication facility has reignited interest in semiconductor stocks. U.S. markets were closed Monday, leaving investors to digest the news ahead of Tuesday’s open. (Reuters) The move comes as chip investors wrestle with the true meaning of “tight supply” in memory chips—the components powering servers and AI systems—and just how long pricing power might hold. Traders aren’t focused on any one factory. The bigger question is whether the industry remains in catch-up after years of AI-fueled investment, and how new capacity might
19 January 2026
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AI stocks brace for tariff shock as Nvidia, Microsoft slide in Europe ahead of Wall Street return

AI stocks brace for tariff shock as Nvidia, Microsoft slide in Europe ahead of Wall Street return

New York, January 19, 2026, 12:26 EST — The market has closed. Shares of Nvidia and Microsoft listed in Europe slid 2.2% on Monday, while Alphabet took a 2.4% hit in Frankfurt. The drop followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of fresh tariffs linked to Greenland. Nasdaq 100 futures, which track the tech-heavy index ahead of the cash open, were down 1.25%. (Reuters) This is important for AI stocks since a handful of megacap names still carry most of the weight on sentiment, reacting sharply whenever political shifts shake risk appetite. With U.S. stock and bond markets closed for Martin
19 January 2026
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Natural gas price jumps toward $3.70 as polar vortex talk jolts the market — what to watch next week

Natural gas price jumps toward $3.70 as polar vortex talk jolts the market — what to watch next week

New York, January 19, 2026, 12:22 EST — Market closed. U.S. natural gas futures jumped sharply Monday, with the February front-month contract climbing 57.3 cents to $3.676 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), the standard heat measurement in gas trading. (Barchart.com) The surge came after a sudden shift in weather forecasts and market positioning. “It’s all about the polar vortex,” Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Futures Group, told Rigzone. SEB analyst Ole R. Hvalbye pointed to a colder near-term outlook and “short-covering” — traders scrambling to buy back bets that prices would drop. (Rigzone) The timing is crucial
19 January 2026
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XRP price dips below $2 as Trump tariff threat rattles crypto — what traders watch next

XRP price dips below $2 as Trump tariff threat rattles crypto — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 19, 2026, 12:15 PM EST — Market closed XRP stayed close to $2 on Monday, dipping below that mark earlier amid a risk-off wave hitting cryptocurrencies and other risk assets. It dropped roughly 2% to $2.01, bouncing between a high of $2.06 and a low of $1.93. Bitcoin and ether also slid lower. Selling pressure hit after weekend reports that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on several European nations—a move traders warn might ripple through markets once liquidity picks up. “Markets at this point are expected to reopen this week in ‘risk-off’ mode,” said Tony Sycamore,
19 January 2026
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Bitcoin price slips near $93,000 as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat jolts crypto

Bitcoin price slips near $93,000 as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat jolts crypto

New York, Jan 19, 2026, 12:16 EST — Market closed. Bitcoin dropped roughly 2% to $93,297 on Monday, dipping as low as $92,245 amid early-week risk-off moves. The largest cryptocurrency still stayed well below its intraday peak of $95,470. (Reuters) The move followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and Britain unless the U.S. gets the green light to buy Greenland. Trump warned the tariff would kick in at 10% on Feb. 1 and jump to 25% come June 1 if no agreement is reached. (Reuters) U.S. stock markets
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Silver price rockets to record near $94 as Trump tariff threat jolts markets

Silver price rockets to record near $94 as Trump tariff threat jolts markets

New York, Jan 19, 2026, 12:13 PM EST — Markets have closed. Silver prices surged to record highs on Monday, with spot silver climbing 4.4% to $93.93 an ounce, briefly hitting $94.10. The spike came as investors sought safety after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs amid the Greenland dispute. Spot gold also hit a new high, rising 1.6% to $4,669.69. Linh Tran, a senior market analyst at XS.com, noted that policy shocks often drive money into havens like gold. Citi Research analysts put three-month targets at $100 for silver and $5,000 for gold. Meanwhile, traders priced in at
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Gold price hits record near $4,690 as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat drives safety bid

Gold price hits record near $4,690 as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat drives safety bid

New York, Jan 19, 2026, 12:06 EST — Market closed. Gold surged to a fresh peak Monday as investors sought refuge following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of additional tariffs on European nations amid tensions over Greenland. Spot gold climbed 1.6% to $4,669.69 an ounce by 10:08 a.m. ET, hitting an all-time high of $4,689.39 earlier. February futures in the U.S. added 1.7% to $4,675. “When institutional and policy risks resurface, markets tend to react swiftly by reallocating toward safe-haven assets,” said Linh Tran, senior market analyst at XS.com. (Reuters) The announcement came as U.S. stock markets were closed for
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US stock futures slip as Trump tariff threat hits Nvidia, Alphabet before Tuesday open

US stock futures slip as Trump tariff threat hits Nvidia, Alphabet before Tuesday open

NEW YORK, Jan 19, 2026, 12:05 EST — The market has closed. Shares of Nvidia (NVDA.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O), and Microsoft (MSFT.O) dropped in European trade Monday, with Nasdaq 100 futures also slipping. The moves came after President Donald Trump threatened to expand tariffs on European nations amid a spat involving Greenland. Source Wall Street was shut for the holiday, pushing action into thinner offshore trading. Still, the signal stood out: futures, which track an index before the cash market opens, indicated a softer start for U.S. stocks on Tuesday. Shares of Alphabet in Frankfurt dropped 2.4%, with Nvidia and Microsoft
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Dow Jones futures drop on Trump tariff threat as Wall Street sets up for Netflix, PCE week

Dow Jones futures drop on Trump tariff threat as Wall Street sets up for Netflix, PCE week

New York, Jan 19, 2026, 12:13 (EST) — Market closed. Dow Jones futures slipped roughly 0.7% Monday following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional 10% tariff on imports from eight European nations tied to Greenland. Stephen Innes from SPI Asset Management commented, “This is not a short-term liquidation story. It is a slow rebalancing story, and those are far more consequential.” (AP News) The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) dropped 83.11 points, or 0.2%, closing at 49,359.33 on Friday. The S&P 500 (.SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) both slipped 0.06%, as investors digested Trump’s comments alongside early earnings
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Roche stock price slips in Zurich as tariff shock shakes markets — what investors watch next

Roche stock price slips in Zurich as tariff shock shakes markets — what investors watch next

Zurich, Jan 19, 2026, 18:01 CET — Market closed Roche Holding’s non-voting equity securities slipped 0.6% to close at 346.80 Swiss francs on Monday, retreating slightly from recent highs. The shares finished just shy of their one-year top at 349.7 francs, according to market data. (MarketScreener) With the Swiss market closed today, attention turns to the upcoming session and what the rest of the week holds. Traders are debating if defensive stocks such as Roche can hold steady amid price moves driven more by politics than earnings. Global stocks dropped and the dollar slipped after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened
19 January 2026
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Chevron stock in focus after Kazakhstan Tengiz shutdown — what CVX investors watch next

Chevron stock in focus after Kazakhstan Tengiz shutdown — what CVX investors watch next

New York, January 19, 2026, 12:03 EST — Market closed. Chevron Corp stock will draw attention when U.S. markets open Tuesday after the Chevron-led Tengizchevroil venture temporarily shut production at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz and Korolev oilfields. The move came after a power distribution system issue, described as a “precautionary measure.” The shutdown followed a fire at a Tengiz power station that was quickly extinguished; staff were evacuated with no injuries reported. Reuters estimates Tengiz’s output at roughly 860,000 barrels per day on average for 2025. (OE Digital) Chevron cares about this disruption since investors are once again betting on steady operations
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Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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