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Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock climbs on $9.7B OxyChem sale to Berkshire as markets shut for weekend

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock climbs on $9.7B OxyChem sale to Berkshire as markets shut for weekend

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:50 ET — Market closed Occidental Petroleum shares ended Friday up 3.06% at $42.38 after the company completed a $9.7 billion all-cash sale of its OxyChem chemicals business to Berkshire Hathaway. A regulatory filing showed Occidental published unaudited pro forma financial statements, which adjust past results as if the sale and certain debt redemptions had already happened. The stock’s 52-week range is $34.78 to $53.20, according to the company’s investor site. Oxy The divestiture — the sale of a business — delivers a large cash inflow and reshapes Occidental into a tighter oil-and-gas story. That
3 January 2026
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GE Aerospace stock hits a fresh high as Wall Street turns to earnings and jobs data

GE Aerospace stock hits a fresh high as Wall Street turns to earnings and jobs data

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:51 ET — Market closed. GE Aerospace shares closed up 4.13% on Friday at $320.75, outperforming aerospace peers and marking a new 52-week high in the first session of 2026. Trading volume was about 4.2 million shares, slightly below its 50-day average, market data showed. MarketWatch The move matters because GE is heading into its next earnings update with the stock at record levels, leaving less room for disappointment in guidance. The company is scheduled to hold its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings webcast on Jan. 22. GE Aerospace Friday’s jump came as U.S. equities opened the
3 January 2026
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RTX stock snaps losing streak near a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open

RTX stock snaps losing streak near a 52-week high — what to watch before Monday’s open

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:44 ET — Market closed. RTX Corp shares closed up 2.1% at $187.25 on Friday, snapping a four-session losing streak and finishing within 0.4% of a 52-week high, MarketWatch data showed. MarketWatch The move matters because RTX is starting 2026 perched near the top of its recent range, where even small shifts in rates or risk appetite can trigger outsized repositioning. It also lands at a moment when markets are hunting for a new narrative after 2025’s run, with defense and aerospace stocks often acting as a crossroads trade between geopolitics and the economic cycle.
3 January 2026
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Novavax stock today: NVAX closes up 6% as Singapore rolls out JN.1 Novavax COVID shot

Novavax stock today: NVAX closes up 6% as Singapore rolls out JN.1 Novavax COVID shot

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:15 ET — Market closed Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) shares rose 6.1% on Friday to close at $7.13, outperforming in a mixed U.S. session as traders latched onto fresh signs of overseas demand for its updated COVID-19 shot. The stock traded about 38% below its 52-week high of $11.55 set on Jan. 7 last year, according to MarketWatch data. MarketWatch The move matters because it ties the stock to a concrete, near-term distribution window in a government-backed program. Singapore’s Communicable Diseases Agency said the JN.1 Novavax/Nuvaxovid vaccine will be offered at selected general practitioner clinics under
3 January 2026
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MercadoLibre stock drops 2% to start 2026 as rates and jobs data loom

MercadoLibre stock drops 2% to start 2026 as rates and jobs data loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:28 ET — Market closed. MercadoLibre shares closed down 2.0% at $1,973.70 on Friday, a $40.62 drop on the day as the Nasdaq-listed Latin American e-commerce and payments company lagged the broader market. The move matters because MercadoLibre is a high-growth name whose valuation tends to swing with shifts in risk appetite and interest-rate expectations, especially at the start of a new year. Friday’s slide also put the stock back below the $2,000 level, a round-number marker traders often watch as sentiment resets after year-end positioning. U.S. stocks started 2026 on a mixed note, with
3 January 2026
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Caterpillar stock today: CAT closes near $600 after a 4.5% jump — here’s what investors watch next

Caterpillar stock today: CAT closes near $600 after a 4.5% jump — here’s what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:32 ET — Market closed Caterpillar Inc shares (CAT) rose $25.54, or 4.46%, to close at $598.41 on Friday. The stock traded between $575.31 and $599.61 and finished about $29 below its recent high of $627.50, according to Investing.com data. Investing The move matters because Caterpillar is a bellwether for big-ticket equipment demand in construction, mining and energy. Its shares tend to react quickly to shifts in growth expectations, interest-rate bets and trade policy. That mix is in flux early in 2026, as markets look for clues on how fast the economy is cooling and
3 January 2026
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USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares

USA Rare Earth stock jumps nearly 19% to start 2026 — what drove USAR shares

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:17 ET — Market closed USA Rare Earth, Inc. shares jumped 18.9% on Friday, closing at $14.15 after trading between $12.17 and $14.41 and changing hands 11.26 million times, according to data compiled by StockAnalysis. StockAnalysis The surge put the small-cap rare earths developer back on trader screens as investors reset positioning for the new year and looked for leverage to themes around U.S. supply-chain reshoring. USA Rare Earth says it is building a sintered “neo” magnet manufacturing facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma — “neo” refers to neodymium‑iron‑boron magnets used in products ranging from electric vehicles
3 January 2026
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Oil prices stuck near $60 as OPEC+ decision looms after 2025’s steep slide

Oil prices stuck near $60 as OPEC+ decision looms after 2025’s steep slide

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:57 ET OPEC+ is expected to keep oil output steady through March when eight key members meet on Sunday, three delegates said. The alliance, which pumps about half the world’s crude, raised output targets by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April to December and then paused further hikes for the first quarter. Reuters The decision matters because even small shifts in supply can move benchmark crude prices that feed into transport costs, inflation and energy-company cash flow. Traders are looking for a clearer floor after a year in which surplus supply concerns dominated
3 January 2026
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Trump Media’s DJT token giveaway: Crypto.com tie-up, perks and what comes next

Trump Media’s DJT token giveaway: Crypto.com tie-up, perks and what comes next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:00 ET Trump Media & Technology Group said it plans to distribute a new digital token to shareholders in partnership with Crypto.com, extending the Truth Social owner’s push into cryptocurrencies. Shares of the company, traded under the ticker DJT, last changed hands at $13.77 on Friday, up 53 cents from the prior close, according to market data. The move matters because it links a U.S.-listed stock to a crypto-style giveaway, blurring the line between equities and digital assets. In crypto markets, these free token distributions are often called “airdrops,” a tactic used to build user
3 January 2026
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Kalshi’s inflation prediction market claims to beat Wall Street — scrutiny rises

Kalshi’s inflation prediction market claims to beat Wall Street — scrutiny rises

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:56 ET Kalshi Inc. is stepping up efforts to turn inflation forecasts into tradable contracts, drawing a new wave of scrutiny over whether prediction-market prices belong in macroeconomic analysis. In a Bloomberg Opinion column published Friday, columnist Aaron Brown said Kalshi had publicized a study claiming more accurate inflation forecasts than Wall Street’s consensus, while leaving open key questions about the benchmark and how a single forecast is derived from market bets. Pechanga The debate is landing ahead of the next U.S. inflation report, a release that can shift expectations for Federal Reserve policy and
3 January 2026
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ServiceNow stock slides to $147 as software names stumble; jobs report now in focus

ServiceNow stock slides to $147 as software names stumble; jobs report now in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 05:06 ET — Market closed ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) shares closed down 3.75% at $147.45 on Friday, after trading between $145.65 and $154.69. About 9.9 million shares changed hands. The move tracked weakness across software stocks, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF — an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, that trades like a stock — down about 2.9% on the day. Broader U.S. indexes were mixed on the first trading day of 2026, as investors returned from holiday-thin trading and looked ahead to a busy January calendar. “The market is looking for direction,” said Matthew Maley,
3 January 2026
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Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what’s driving FLNC and what comes next

Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what’s driving FLNC and what comes next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:55 ET — Market closed Shares of Fluence Energy, Inc. (FLNC) jumped 16.3% on Friday to close at $23.01. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $20.18 and $23.13 and changed hands about 6.1 million times. The rally matters because battery storage is a financing-heavy business: big projects often rely on debt, and the sector can react sharply when markets reassess interest rates. A fast move at the start of the year can also force short-term positioning changes as portfolios reset. Energy storage systems help balance the grid by storing electricity when supply is high and releasing
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Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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