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Gold, silver stocks jump in U.S. premarket; GLD, SLV and miners in play ahead of jobs data

Gold, silver stocks jump in U.S. premarket; GLD, SLV and miners in play ahead of jobs data

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 07:33 EST — Premarket Gold and silver stocks were higher in U.S. premarket trading on Wednesday, led by silver miners, as investors stuck with the sector after bullion’s sharp start to the year. Newmont was up about 5.5%, while Hecla Mining and First Majestic rose roughly 12.8% and 9.9%, respectively. The move matters because miners and precious-metals ETFs have turned into a fast macro trade again: a mix of geopolitics, rate bets and a crowded positioning story. Mining shares tend to exaggerate swings in metal prices, and the ETF wrappers make it easy to move
7 January 2026
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Arctic Cat buys Quebec’s Widescape stand-up snowmobile maker as $13 million debt forces sale

Arctic Cat buys Quebec’s Widescape stand-up snowmobile maker as $13 million debt forces sale

Montreal, Jan 7, 2026, 07:26 (EST) Arctic Cat said it has acquired the assets of Quebec-based Widescape, maker of the WS250 stand-up snowmobile, expanding the Minnesota company’s winter recreation portfolio. The move lands as Arctic Cat tries to rebuild its product line under new owners and widen a dealer network that thinned during years of uncertainty for the brand, the company said. Arctic Cat For Quebec, the sale shifts a locally designed stand-up machine into U.S. control and caps a startup’s slide into court-supervised insolvency—a legal process for firms that cannot pay their bills. In a statement on Tuesday, Arctic
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Natural gas price stock UNG: Henry Hub futures rebound before EIA storage data

Natural gas price stock UNG: Henry Hub futures rebound before EIA storage data

New York, January 7, 2026, 07:25 EST — Premarket Shares of the United States Natural Gas Fund fell 3% on Tuesday, ending at $11.28. Benchmark February Henry Hub futures were up about 4% at around $3.48 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) early on Wednesday. MarketWatch UNG is designed to track daily moves in the near-month NYMEX natural gas futures contract, giving investors a liquid way to trade U.S. gas prices through a listed fund. Winter price swings have sharpened early in the year as weather forecasts drive expectations for heating demand. In a note circulated Tuesday, EBW Analytics Group
7 January 2026
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Bigger IRS tax refunds in 2026? The key deadlines and paper-check change to know now

Bigger IRS tax refunds in 2026? The key deadlines and paper-check change to know now

WASHINGTON, Jan 7, 2026, 07:22 EST The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is urging taxpayers to prepare early for the 2026 tax season, pointing to new tax-law changes that may lift some refunds and a push toward electronic payments as paper refund checks are phased out. IRS Why it matters now: the filing season for 2025 returns is weeks away, and refund size and timing will shape household cash flow at a moment when many workers are still learning the rules tied to new deductions and credits. The House Ways and Means Committee has cited a Piper Sandler analysis projecting refunds
7 January 2026
Nvidia stock slips premarket as China H200 orders and jobs data loom for AI stocks

Nvidia stock slips premarket as China H200 orders and jobs data loom for AI stocks

New York, January 7, 2026, 07:10 EST — Premarket Nvidia (NVDA.O) was down about 0.5% in premarket trading at $187.24 on Wednesday after CEO Jensen Huang said investors should watch for purchase orders — not a formal Chinese announcement — to gauge whether local customers can import the company’s H200 data-center chips used to run and train AI models. Reuters The comments land as investors test how far the new-year run in AI-linked stocks can stretch, after chip and memory names drove Wall Street higher a day earlier and pushed the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index to a record. “I think
7 January 2026
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XRP price slides nearly 6% as early-2026 rally cools, ETF flows and U.S. crypto bill in focus

XRP price slides nearly 6% as early-2026 rally cools, ETF flows and U.S. crypto bill in focus

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 07:09 (EST) — Premarket XRP, the token used by Ripple, fell 5.9% to $2.25 in early trading on Wednesday, after touching $2.39 and as low as $2.22. Bitcoin slipped about 2% and ether, the token of the Ethereum network, eased 0.8%, pointing to a broader pullback across major cryptocurrencies. The dip comes after XRP rose 25% in the first week of 2026, helped by steady buying in U.S.-listed XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs), listed products that trade like stocks. Investors have poured $1.3 billion into XRP ETFs since the first launch in November, data cited by
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Bitcoin price today slides to $92,000 as rally cools before U.S. jobs data

Bitcoin price today slides to $92,000 as rally cools before U.S. jobs data

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 07:09 EST — Premarket Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, fell 1.8% to $92,065 by 6:50 a.m. ET on Wednesday, down from a previous close of $93,722. It traded between $91,519 and $93,722, and has gained about 5% so far this year after hitting $94,830 on Monday, data from Twelve Data showed. Ether fell about 2.3% to $3,220. Twelve Data The pullback comes a day after Morgan Stanley filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, tied to the prices of bitcoin and solana. The filing lands as U.S.
7 January 2026
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Gold price slides as dollar firms and traders brace for U.S. jobs data

Gold price slides as dollar firms and traders brace for U.S. jobs data

New York, January 7, 2026, 07:08 EST — Premarket Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar held near a two-week high and traders reassessed the latest U.S.-Venezuela headlines after a sharp rally. Spot gold was down 0.8% at $4,461.51 an ounce by 10:01 GMT, while U.S. gold futures slid 0.5% to $4,471.30; silver fell 2.3% and platinum dropped 6%. Markets awaited the ADP private payrolls report due at 13:15 GMT for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next move. Reuters The pullback follows a surge that pushed bullion within reach of its late-December record, as investors sought safety after U.S.
7 January 2026
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Silver price pulls back under $80 as dollar firms; SLV jumps ahead of U.S. jobs data

Silver price pulls back under $80 as dollar firms; SLV jumps ahead of U.S. jobs data

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 07:09 EST — Premarket Silver prices slid more than 2% on Wednesday as profit-taking and a firmer U.S. dollar cooled a sharp rally that pushed the metal to record highs. Spot silver — the price for immediate delivery — was down 2.3% at $79.40 per ounce by 10:01 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $83.62 on Dec. 29. “It’s been quite a frenetic and volatile start to kick off the New Year,” said Jamie Dutta, chief market analyst at Nemo.money. Reuters The pullback matters because traders are shifting their focus from geopolitics to U.S.
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Strategy stock rises premarket after MSCI backs off crypto index purge

Strategy stock rises premarket after MSCI backs off crypto index purge

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 07:12 EST — Premarket Shares of Strategy rose about 4% in premarket trading on Wednesday after MSCI dropped a proposal that could have pushed the bitcoin-heavy company out of its benchmarks. “We suspect exclusion is postponed until later in the year,” JonesTrading chief market strategist Mike O’Rourke said. Reuters The move matters because Strategy sits in a wide range of index-tracking portfolios. A removal from major indexes can force passive funds to sell, adding pressure to a stock that already trades like a high-volatility proxy for bitcoin. MSCI’s decision also buys time for a fast-growing
7 January 2026
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FTSE 100 Forecast 2026: UK Stock Market Pulls Back From Records as Oil Slides

FTSE 100 Forecast 2026: UK Stock Market Pulls Back From Records as Oil Slides

London, Jan 7, 2026, 10:52 GMT — Regular session UK shares slipped on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 down 0.7% at 10,054.34 points by 1052 GMT. BP and several miners were among the heaviest drags after the benchmark’s recent run of records. Hargreaves Lansdown The index only logged its first close above 10,000 on Monday at 10,004.57, led by precious-metal miners and defence stocks after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The UK stock market forecast for 2026 now hinges on whether that geopolitical bid and expectations of Bank of England easing can outlast swings in oil and
7 January 2026
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S&P 500 2026 Forecast: 7,490 Target Meets a Data Test as Earnings Season Nears

S&P 500 2026 Forecast: 7,490 Target Meets a Data Test as Earnings Season Nears

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 06:01 EST — Premarket Strategists polled by Reuters see the S&P 500 at 7,490 by end-2026, implying gains of just over 9% from end-2025 as investors weigh Fed succession, election risk and the durability of the AI boom. A slim majority—56%—also forecast a market correction in the coming months. “The most under-appreciated tail risk for 2026 is that the Fed eases monetary policy more than economic conditions justify, inadvertently reigniting inflation,” said Lale Akoner, a global market strategist at eToro. Reuters Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.62% at 6,944.82,
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Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

Diageo share price slips into the weekend as investors eye Feb. 25 results

7 February 2026
Diageo shares closed down 1.48% at 1,760 pence on Friday, trailing a 0.59% gain in the FTSE 100. An updated analyst consensus points to a 2.0% fall in first-half organic net sales ahead of interim results due Feb. 25. Trading volume was light, and the stock remains over 22% below its 52-week high.
National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
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