Today: 2 May 2026

Tesco taps Clark Contracts for new Pitlochry supermarket as trans family stories head to festival stage

Tesco taps Clark Contracts for new Pitlochry supermarket as trans family stories head to festival stage

Clark Contracts has been named main contractor for a new 26,900-sq-ft Tesco store in Pitlochry, commissioned by West Ranga Property Group. West Ranga reports four schemes under construction in 2025 and expects six more site starts in 2026. Pitlochry Festival Theatre will host “Family Pride,” a talk with playwright Jo Clifford and journalist Catriona Innes, on Jan. 18 as part of its Out in the Hills programme.
6 January 2026
Versant Media Group stock extends debut slide as Comcast spinoff meets early skepticism

Versant Media Group stock extends debut slide as Comcast spinoff meets early skepticism

Versant shares fell about 5% to $38.55 in early Tuesday trading, extending losses after dropping 13% on their Nasdaq debut Monday. The Comcast spinoff, which includes CNBC and Rotten Tomatoes, began trading as an independent company on Jan. 3. About 6.8 million shares changed hands by 2 p.m. ET. Arete initiated coverage with a “sell” rating and a $33 price target.
6 January 2026
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Lumen stock jumps 7% after $650 million bond pricing as Jan. 7 debt tender deadline nears

Lumen stock jumps 7% after $650 million bond pricing as Jan. 7 debt tender deadline nears

Lumen Technologies shares rose about 7% Tuesday after the company priced $650 million in additional 8.5% senior notes to fund debt buybacks. The new bonds, due 2036, were priced at 101.75% of face value. Investors are watching the Jan. 7 tender-offer deadline and a Feb. 25 Investor Day. Lumen is also preparing to sell its consumer fiber unit to AT&T for $5.75 billion.
6 January 2026
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Merck stock hits 52-week high as vaccine policy shift and JPM conference loom

Merck stock hits 52-week high as vaccine policy shift and JPM conference loom

Merck shares rose 1.1% to $108.60 Tuesday, hitting a 52-week high of $110.16 amid investor focus on U.S. vaccine schedule changes and upcoming CEO remarks at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Jan. 12. The company’s Gardasil HPV vaccine faces uncertainty after the CDC shifted to a single-dose recommendation, while an FDA decision on Keytruda in ovarian cancer is expected Feb. 20.
6 January 2026
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Oklo stock rises on U.S. $2.7 billion uranium enrichment awards — what investors watch next

Oklo stock rises on U.S. $2.7 billion uranium enrichment awards — what investors watch next

Oklo shares rose about 4% to $92.93 Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. Energy Department awarded $2.7 billion in uranium enrichment contracts to boost domestic supply. Centrus Energy gained 5.4%. The contracts target increased production of low-enriched and high-assay low-enriched uranium ahead of a 2028 Russian import ban. The House Energy and Commerce nuclear hearing is set for Wednesday.
6 January 2026
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Nvidia China license rush meets CES chip blitz as AMD slides in AI stock trade

Nvidia China license rush meets CES chip blitz as AMD slides in AI stock trade

Nvidia held steady Tuesday after its CFO said U.S. officials are “working feverishly” on export licenses for H200 chips to China, with timing still uncertain. AMD dropped 3.3% following new AI chip launches and an OpenAI partnership at CES. Broadcom rose 1.2%. Investors are watching for Friday’s U.S. jobs report for signals on interest rates.
6 January 2026
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Peabody Energy stock (BTU) jumps 6% as tighter PRB coal market grabs attention

Peabody Energy stock (BTU) jumps 6% as tighter PRB coal market grabs attention

Peabody Energy shares rose 6.2% to $32.53 Tuesday afternoon after an industry report flagged tighter Powder River Basin coal supply for 2026. Some coal-fired plants slated to close in 2025 will remain online into early 2026 under federal orders. Nearly all of Peabody’s expected 2026 production is already under contract. Traders await the Jan. 13 EIA outlook for further pricing signals.
6 January 2026
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Natural gas price stock UNG slides as mild-weather outlook hits U.S. gas futures

Natural gas price stock UNG slides as mild-weather outlook hits U.S. gas futures

U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dropped 4% to $11.17 as front-month gas futures hit multi-month lows, with NYMEX February gas down 14 cents at $3.38/mmBtu. Traders cited weak heating demand and falling Henry Hub spot prices, which slipped to $2.86/mmBtu after averaging $4.13 in December. Focus shifts to Thursday’s U.S. storage report for further direction. EQT, Antero, and CNX shares also declined.
6 January 2026
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Bitcoin price dips below $92,000 as Coinbase and Strategy stocks slide despite Morgan Stanley ETF filing

Bitcoin price dips below $92,000 as Coinbase and Strategy stocks slide despite Morgan Stanley ETF filing

Bitcoin dropped 2.2% to $91,849 Tuesday, reversing earlier gains after Morgan Stanley filed for bitcoin and solana ETFs with the SEC. U.S. crypto stocks including Coinbase and Marathon Digital also fell. Spot bitcoin ETFs saw $697.2 million in net inflows Monday, led by BlackRock and Fidelity, according to Farside Investors. Traders are watching Friday’s U.S. jobs report for signals on Federal Reserve policy.
6 January 2026
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SLV stock jumps as silver price climbs above $80; Venezuela turmoil and Fed cuts in focus

SLV stock jumps as silver price climbs above $80; Venezuela turmoil and Fed cuts in focus

Shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV) jumped 6.3% to $73.44 in New York Tuesday, tracking a 5.3% surge in spot silver after the U.S. captured Venezuela’s President Maduro. First Majestic Silver rose 7.9%. Traders cited safe-haven demand and bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts. About 70 million SLV shares changed hands by early afternoon.
6 January 2026
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GOLD stock pops as gold price nears record after Gold.com seals Monex deal

GOLD stock pops as gold price nears record after Gold.com seals Monex deal

Gold.com Inc shares rose 3.4% to $37.58 Tuesday as spot gold climbed 0.9% to $4,488.10 an ounce following the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro. The company completed its Monex Deposit Company acquisition and increased its stake in Atkinsons Bullion & Coins to 49.5%. Morgan Stanley forecast gold at $4,800 by late 2026. Investors await the U.S. payrolls report on Jan. 9.
6 January 2026
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Microchip stock jumps nearly 10% after chipmaker lifts sales outlook on strong orders

Microchip stock jumps nearly 10% after chipmaker lifts sales outlook on strong orders

Microchip Technology shares jumped 10% to $73.75 Tuesday after the company raised its fiscal Q3 sales forecast to about $1.185 billion, topping its previous outlook. The move followed a 5.6% after-hours gain Monday. CEO Steve Sanghi cited strong bookings and lower internal inventory. The rally boosted other chipmakers, including Texas Instruments and NXP Semiconductors.
6 January 2026
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Guardant Health stock jumps 7% as Evercore downgrades — what investors watch next

Guardant Health stock jumps 7% as Evercore downgrades — what investors watch next

Guardant Health shares jumped 7.2% to $109.24 Tuesday, nearing their 52-week high, despite Evercore ISI downgrading the stock while raising its price target to $105. A Form 4 filing showed Chief People Officer Terilyn J. Monroe received 17,555 shares through vested stock units. Shares have climbed about 200% in the past year. Investors are watching Medicare reimbursement rates for Guardant’s Shield blood test.
6 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Stellantis Stock Slump: Potential Undervaluation After Recent Decline
    May 2, 2026, 9:51 AM EDT. Stellantis shares fell 9.2% last week, down 36.1% year to date, reflecting ongoing market concerns. Despite this, a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests the stock is currently 67.7% undervalued, with an intrinsic value estimated at €19.25 versus the current €6.21 price. The DCF model projects free cash flow shifts from significant losses in 2026 to positive inflows by 2030. The company scores well on 5 of 6 valuation checks, indicating potential opportunity. Investors should consider long-term cash flow projections amid recent share price weakness when assessing Stellantis's value in the auto sector.

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