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BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock slips premarket after closing $250 million Ask Sage deal

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock slips premarket after closing $250 million Ask Sage deal

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 08:21 ET — Premarket BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. shares fell 1.7% to $5.40 in premarket trading on Friday, after the company closed its $250 million acquisition of Ask Sage. The stock last closed at about $5.50. BigBear.ai said late Wednesday it completed the all-cash purchase of Ask Sage for $250 million, adding a platform that runs generative AI — systems that can create text and other content — in secure, regulated environments. Ask Sage supports more than 100,000 users across 16,000 government teams, and BigBear.ai said the deal accelerates its push to deploy AI at scale
2 January 2026
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Coal India stock hits 52-week high after opening coal e-auctions to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

Coal India stock hits 52-week high after opening coal e-auctions to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

BENGALURU, January 2, 2026, 08:04 ET Coal India opened its online coal auctions to buyers from Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal on Friday, letting companies across the border bid directly for its coal. The state-run miner’s shares jumped to a 52-week high. The change comes as demand from Indian power producers has softened, with coal-based generation down in seven of the past 12 months as renewable capacity expanded. Coal India’s supplies to consumers fell 2.2% in the April-to-December period from a year earlier, the company said. “This move should help Coal India boost margins,” said Rupesh Sankhe, a research analyst at
2 January 2026
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UiPath stock set for Jan. 2 open after CEO share sale, S&P MidCap 400 entry looms (PATH)

UiPath stock set for Jan. 2 open after CEO share sale, S&P MidCap 400 entry looms (PATH)

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 20:45 ET — Market closed. UiPath Inc. shares ended the last trading day of 2025 down 1.7% at $16.39, after a regulatory filing showed Chief Executive Daniel Dines sold another block of stock. The shares were last at $16.34 in after-hours trading. StockAnalysis+1 U.S. stock markets were shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday and reopen on Friday, putting the focus on how the stock trades when normal liquidity returns. New York Stock Exchange The timing is sensitive because UiPath is scheduled to join the S&P MidCap 400 before Friday’s opening bell, replacing
2 January 2026
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BigBear.ai stock: $250 million Ask Sage deal closes as markets shut for New Year’s Day

BigBear.ai stock: $250 million Ask Sage deal closes as markets shut for New Year’s Day

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 20:11 ET — Market closed BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. said after the market close on Dec. 31 it completed its $250 million cash acquisition of Ask Sage, stepping up its push into secure generative AI for defense and intelligence customers. Chief executive Kevin McAleenan said the deal would “accelerate our vision of delivering mission-ready AI that customers can deploy with confidence.” Shares of BigBear.ai (BBAI) last traded at $5.40, down about 1.7%, after moving between $5.30 and $5.53 in the last session, with U.S. markets closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. BigBear.ai Holdings,
2 January 2026
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Boeing’s $2.04 billion B-52 engine upgrade contract puts Port San Antonio in the spotlight

Boeing’s $2.04 billion B-52 engine upgrade contract puts Port San Antonio in the spotlight

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 19:21 ET Boeing (BA.N) has landed a $2.04 billion U.S. Air Force task order to advance the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, with work planned at Port San Antonio in Texas alongside sites in Oklahoma City, Seattle and Indianapolis. The work is expected to run through May 31, 2033, and begins with about $35.8 million in fiscal 2026 research-and-testing funding, a Defense Department contract notice showed. KSAT The award matters now because it moves the B-52 re-engining effort into hands-on integration and testing after a major design checkpoint, a step needed to keep the bomber
2 January 2026
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Uber stock ends 2025 lower as UK ‘taxi tax’ contract rewrite report surfaces

Uber stock ends 2025 lower as UK ‘taxi tax’ contract rewrite report surfaces

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 15:51 ET — Market closed. Uber Technologies’ shares last closed down 0.5% at $81.71 on Dec. 31, after a UK report said the company is rewriting contracts with drivers outside London to shift value-added tax liability ahead of a rule change due Friday. U.S. markets were closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. LBC+1 The British rule change would add 20% VAT — a sales tax — to private-hire journeys in London booked through apps such as Uber and Bolt from Jan. 2, the London Standard reported. “The Government’s action today to change
1 January 2026
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ServiceNow stock today: NOW slips at year-end as CEO McDermott contract filing flags possible co-CEO role

ServiceNow stock today: NOW slips at year-end as CEO McDermott contract filing flags possible co-CEO role

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 14:26 ET — Market closed ServiceNow (NOW) shares ended 2025 slightly lower, closing down 0.7% at $153.19 on Wednesday. U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Kiplinger The latest focus for investors is a management and governance update that becomes effective on Jan. 1. In a Form 8-K — an SEC filing used to disclose significant corporate events — ServiceNow outlined an amended employment agreement for CEO Bill McDermott. SEC The filing said McDermott will remain in service to the company through at least Dec. 31, 2030, and may serve as
1 January 2026
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SoftBank stock slips in Tokyo as $41bn OpenAI investment and $4bn DigitalBridge deal take center stage

SoftBank stock slips in Tokyo as $41bn OpenAI investment and $4bn DigitalBridge deal take center stage

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 08:19 ET — Market closed SoftBank Group shares fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the final trading session of 2025 after the company said it had completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, deepening CEO Masayoshi Son’s bet on artificial intelligence. The stock closed down 1.9% at 4,400 yen. Reuters The moves matter because SoftBank has been repositioning itself as a major backer of the physical plumbing behind AI — data centers, networks and power capacity needed to run large models — at a time when investors are growing more sensitive to funding needs.
1 January 2026
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Buffett era ends: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock dips as Greg Abel takes over

Buffett era ends: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock dips as Greg Abel takes over

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 08:11 ET — Market closed Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A and Class B shares closed slightly lower on Dec. 31, Warren Buffett’s final day as chief executive, before vice chairman Greg Abel takes over on Jan. 1. Class A shares slipped $600, or 0.1%, to $754,800 and Class B shares fell $1.06, or 0.2%, to $502.65. Berkshire ended September with $381.7 billion of cash and equivalents and a $283.2 billion stock portfolio led by Apple and American Express, and it has not said who will run that portfolio after Todd Combs left for JPMorgan Chase. Reuters
1 January 2026
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Nike stock jumps 4% after CEO Elliott Hill buys $1 million in shares as markets shut for New Year’s Day

Nike stock jumps 4% after CEO Elliott Hill buys $1 million in shares as markets shut for New Year’s Day

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 06:16 ET — Market closed NIKE, Inc. shares jumped about 4% in the last regular U.S. session after a regulatory filing showed CEO Elliott Hill bought roughly $1 million of the company’s stock. The stock closed at $63.71 on Dec. 31, ending 2025 down about 16% and well below its 52-week high. Finviz+1 The open-market buy gives investors a fresh data point in a turnaround story that has struggled to generate consistent confidence. It matters now because insider buying can shift sentiment quickly in a stock that has been whipsawed by concerns about demand, pricing
1 January 2026
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Buffett Hands Off Berkshire: BRK.B Stock Slips as Greg Abel Takes the Helm

Buffett Hands Off Berkshire: BRK.B Stock Slips as Greg Abel Takes the Helm

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 05:00 ET — Market closed Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s shares closed slightly lower on Wednesday as Warren Buffett wrapped up his last day as chief executive and handed the job to Greg Abel for Thursday. The Class A stock dipped $600, or 0.1%, to $754,800 and the Class B stock (BRK.B) fell $1.06, or 0.2%, to $502.65, outperforming a 0.7% drop in the S&P 500. Reuters The handoff ends Buffett’s six-decade run in the top job and shifts attention to how Berkshire operates without him in the CEO seat. Buffett, 95, will remain chairman and plans
1 January 2026
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Vodafone Idea share price jumps today after ₹5,836 crore Vodafone Group deal and AGR moratorium headlines

Vodafone Idea share price jumps today after ₹5,836 crore Vodafone Group deal and AGR moratorium headlines

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 04:42 ET — Market closed Vodafone Idea (VODA.NS) shares rose about 6% on Thursday, trading at 11.41 rupees in Mumbai after the telecom operator disclosed a revised settlement with Vodafone Group promoters. The stock has ranged between 10.84 and 11.93 rupees so far, after ending Wednesday at 10.76; the day’s lower and upper circuit limits — exchange-set bands that cap daily moves — were 10.23 and 12.36 rupees. Moneycontrol The move matters because Vodafone Idea is trading on near-term cash visibility, not long-dated turnaround narratives. Every shift in how quickly money can come in —
1 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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