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Chevron stock forecast: CVX in focus after U.S. strike on Venezuela as oil traders brace for Monday

Chevron stock forecast: CVX in focus after U.S. strike on Venezuela as oil traders brace for Monday

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 06:48 ET — Market closed Chevron is headed into a volatile Monday open after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a large-scale strike in Venezuela overnight and that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured. “Oil prices were likely to jump on the near-term risk to supply,” said Saul Kavonic, an analyst at MST Marquee, while Trump said he would give more details at an 11 a.m. ET press conference. Reuters The weekend escalation matters for Chevron because crude prices often drive the stock day-to-day, and Venezuela is a major
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Bitmine Immersion stock jumps as Tom Lee pitches vote to expand share authorization

Bitmine Immersion stock jumps as Tom Lee pitches vote to expand share authorization

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:39 ET — Market closed Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (BMNR) closed up 14.88% on Friday at $31.19, with about 58.4 million shares traded, after the company promoted a shareholder vote to dramatically increase the number of shares it is allowed to issue. The push matters because it would reshape the company’s capital flexibility at a time when the stock is already prone to sharp moves. “Authorized shares” is the legal cap on how many shares a company can issue. Raising that limit can make it easier to sell stock, do deals using stock as currency,
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Venezuela oil: PDVSA seen operating normally after U.S. strikes as sanctions choke exports

Venezuela oil: PDVSA seen operating normally after U.S. strikes as sanctions choke exports

HOUSTON, Jan 3, 2026, 06:31 ET Venezuela’s state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) kept production and refining running normally on Saturday after U.S. attacks aimed at extracting President Nicolas Maduro, two sources familiar with the company’s operations said. An initial assessment found no damage at its most important facilities. The port of La Guaira near Caracas suffered severe damage but is not used for oil operations, one of the sources said.  Reuters The strikes raised fresh uncertainty around Venezuelan crude and fuel flows, with traders watching for any disruption at export infrastructure after weeks of tightening U.S. enforcement. U.S.
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Palantir stock drops to start 2026 as insider sale notice hits — what to watch next

Palantir stock drops to start 2026 as insider sale notice hits — what to watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:35 ET — Market closed Palantir Technologies Inc. shares fell 5.6% on Friday, Jan. 2, to $167.86, marking a weak start to 2026 for the data-analytics software maker. The stock swung between $182.93 and $166.38 in the session, with about 60.6 million shares changing hands. The move matters now because Palantir has become a high-beta proxy for investor appetite for “AI” trades — and those trades can unwind fast when the market shifts its focus from growth stories to valuations and rates. The drop also put fresh emphasis on near-term positioning. When a stock finishes
3 January 2026
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Trump says U.S. struck Venezuela, captured Maduro as explosions rock Caracas

Trump says U.S. struck Venezuela, captured Maduro as explosions rock Caracas

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, January 3, 2026, 06:37 ET U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States carried out a large-scale strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro, after overnight explosions hit Caracas and other areas. Venezuela’s government condemned what it called military aggression and said civilians and soldiers died, without giving figures.  Reuters The operation marks the most direct U.S. intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama to depose Manuel Noriega and risks widening a regional crisis. It also puts new focus on how far Washington is prepared to go to force political change in the
3 January 2026
Tesla stock slips after delivery update; Wall Street shifts focus to Tesla’s Jan. 28 earnings

Tesla stock slips after delivery update; Wall Street shifts focus to Tesla’s Jan. 28 earnings

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:15 ET — Market closed. Tesla (TSLA) shares ended down 2.6% at $438.07 in the last session, after the electric-vehicle maker released its quarterly production and delivery update. The stock traded between $435.33 and $462.42 on Friday. The data landed on the first trading day of 2026, giving investors an early read on demand. Deliveries, a proxy for sales that counts vehicles handed to customers, remain one of Tesla’s most-watched metrics. Truist analyst William Stein cut his price target — an analyst’s estimate of where a stock should trade — to $439 from $444 and
3 January 2026
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Gold price forecast next week: Venezuela strikes jolt safe-haven trade as US jobs report looms

Gold price forecast next week: Venezuela strikes jolt safe-haven trade as US jobs report looms

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:26 ET — Market closed Gold is set for a headline-driven start to next week after the United States struck Venezuela overnight, a move President Donald Trump said ended with President Nicolás Maduro captured and flown out of the country. A U.S. official told Reuters Maduro was seized by elite special forces, but Caracas did not confirm the claim and declared a national emergency after explosions in Caracas and other areas; Trump said he would give more details at an 11 a.m. ET press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.  Reuters Gold, a safe-haven
3 January 2026
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Intel stock jumps 6.7% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — what Wall Street is watching next

Intel stock jumps 6.7% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — what Wall Street is watching next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:13 ET — Market closed Intel Corporation (INTC) shares ended Friday up $2.48, or 6.7%, at $39.38, after semiconductor stocks paced gains in Wall Street’s first session of 2026. U.S. markets are closed on Saturday. The move matters because semiconductors tend to set the tone for growth stocks at the start of a new year, when investors rebalance portfolios and reset risk. Big swings in chip names can quickly bleed into broader tech sentiment. At Friday’s close, Intel was about 11% below its 52-week high of $44.02, and well above its 52-week low of $17.67,
3 January 2026
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Bitcoin price forecast for next week: BTC steadies near $90,000 after U.S. strike on Venezuela

Bitcoin price forecast for next week: BTC steadies near $90,000 after U.S. strike on Venezuela

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 06:31 ET — Market closed Bitcoin hovered near $89,700 early Saturday after President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a large-scale strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Bitcoin was last up about 0.4% at $89,680, after trading between $88,509 and $90,804.  Reuters The weekend move matters because bitcoin trades 24/7 and often gives the first read on investor risk appetite when stocks are shut. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency is also sitting just under the closely watched $90,000 mark, a round-number level that has acted as a pivot for traders in recent
3 January 2026
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Oil price forecast next week: Brent, WTI face “risk premium” test after U.S. strikes Venezuela

Oil price forecast next week: Brent, WTI face “risk premium” test after U.S. strikes Venezuela

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 06:22 ET — Market closed U.S. forces struck Venezuela overnight and President Donald Trump said Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured and flown out of the country. Trump said he would give more details at an 11 a.m. press conference in Florida.  Reuters For oil traders, the immediate question is whether the fighting disrupts export infrastructure or shipping, not the politics in Caracas. Any sustained outage in Venezuela would matter most to refineries that run its heavy, sulfur-rich crude. The benchmarks ended Friday little changed: Brent settled at $60.75 a barrel
3 January 2026
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Nvidia stock rises to start 2026 — and traders are already eyeing Jensen Huang’s CES stage

Nvidia stock rises to start 2026 — and traders are already eyeing Jensen Huang’s CES stage

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:08 ET — Market closed NVIDIA Corporation shares rose 1.26% to $188.85 at Friday’s close and were little changed in after-hours trading. ( Stockanalysis) The gain mattered because Nvidia remains a key proxy for the “AI trade” — investor demand for stocks tied to artificial intelligence hardware and spending — and early-year positioning can set the tone for the sector. Attention is also turning quickly to near-term catalysts, including a scheduled CES appearance by Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and a new insider sale notice, after a late-December wobble put valuation back in focus for
3 January 2026
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Venezuela’s bolivar sinks as official dollar price jumps nearly 480% in a year

Venezuela’s bolivar sinks as official dollar price jumps nearly 480% in a year

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:05 ET Venezuela’s official cost of buying a U.S. dollar has risen nearly 480% over the past 12 months, highlighting a steep loss of value in the bolivar as U.S. pressure on the country’s oil trade tightens. The slide matters now because Venezuela relies on oil exports for hard currency and imports, and sanctions-related disruption can quickly show up in exchange rates and prices. It also deepens the split between the government’s official rate and the parallel market, an unofficial exchange rate set outside state controls. That gap drives prices for many everyday goods while
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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