Today: 8 July 2026

Natural gas spikes above $5 after EIA storage draw as UNG and LNG-linked stocks swing

Natural gas spikes above $5 after EIA storage draw as UNG and LNG-linked stocks swing

New York, Jan 22, 2026, 10:55 EST — Regular session U.S. natural gas futures surged once more on Thursday, with the February Henry Hub contract climbing 63 cents—roughly 13%—to settle at $5.505 per million British thermal units. This February contract is set to expire on Jan. 28, giving traders a firm deadline amid a market already rattled by shifting weather forecasts.
AI stocks climb: Alibaba jumps on chip-IPO report, Arm rallies as Intel earnings loom

AI stocks climb: Alibaba jumps on chip-IPO report, Arm rallies as Intel earnings loom

New York, Jan 22, 2026, 10:51 EST — Regular session Shares of Alibaba Group listed in the U.S. jumped 5.9% to $178.69 on Thursday after reports emerged that the Chinese tech giant plans to take its chip unit, T-Head, public. The news reignited interest in AI-related stocks during the morning session. Meanwhile, Arm gained 5.4%, and Nvidia saw a 0.9% rise.
Palantir stock price flat as HD Hyundai deal lands, with earnings next in focus

Palantir stock price flat as HD Hyundai deal lands, with earnings next in focus

New York, January 22, 2026, 10:19 EST — During regular session Palantir Technologies shares held steady at $165.34 in early New York trading Thursday, following news of a multi-hundred-million-dollar, multi-year enterprise software deal with HD Hyundai, according to a source familiar with the matter. Palantir declined to comment on the deal’s specifics. The stock fluctuated between $165.04 and $169.94 as the Nasdaq-tracking Invesco QQQ rose about 0.3%. Meanwhile, Datadog jumped roughly 6%, with Snowflake and C3.ai posting modest gains. This agreement builds on work begun in 2021, with both companies noting Palantir’s software accelerated HD Hyundai’s shipbuilding by around 30%. CEO Alex Karp described himself as “very bullish” on Korea and said, “The demand for our product in America is greater than we can satisfy.”

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  • Retiree Watches $3M Savings Fall to $2M as Long-Term Care Weighs
    July 8, 2026, 10:35 AM EDT. An 89-year-old retiree's $3 million nest egg is now down to $2 million, as long-term care spending bites into the total. Regular bills are paid, but long-term care costs keep pushing the budget. Worries about sudden medical needs cutting into retirement savings are front and center for many facing the same risks.
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