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Economic News News 8 January 2026 - 9 January 2026

APA stock slips after Thursday’s 8% jump as oil climbs and jobs data nears

APA stock slips after Thursday’s 8% jump as oil climbs and jobs data nears

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 10:52 EST — Regular session APA Corporation shares fell 0.7% to $25.21 in late morning trade on Friday, after closing at $25.37 a day earlier. The stock had jumped about 8.5% on Thursday from Wednesday’s $23.39 close, snapping a three-day losing run that left it well below its 52-week high of $27.72 set on Dec.…
9 January 2026
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Sensex, Nifty slump for fifth day — what’s spooking India’s stock market right now

Sensex, Nifty slump for fifth day — what’s spooking India’s stock market right now

MUMBAI, Jan 9, 2026, 20:50 IST Indian shares fell for a fifth straight session on Friday, with the Nifty 50 closing down 0.75% at 25,683.3 and the Sensex off 0.72% at 83,576.24. Both benchmarks lost about 2.5% for the week, their worst in over three months, while small- and mid-cap indexes slid 3.1% and 2.6%. Oil and gas stocks led…
9 January 2026
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Microsoft stock slips after weak jobs report; Jan. 28 earnings date sharpens focus

Microsoft stock slips after weak jobs report; Jan. 28 earnings date sharpens focus

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 09:41 EST — Regular session Microsoft Corp. shares fell about 1.1% to $478.11 in early New York trading on Friday, after dipping to $475.01, as investors weighed fresh U.S. labor data and stayed cautious on megacap tech. The S&P 500 proxy SPY was little changed, while QQQ, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, slipped about 0.6%.…
9 January 2026
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B2Gold stock holds near $4.50 before the open as a soft U.S. jobs print keeps gold in focus

B2Gold stock holds near $4.50 before the open as a soft U.S. jobs print keeps gold in focus

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 09:04 EST — Premarket B2Gold Corp shares were at $4.50 in early trading on Friday, about 2% above the prior close. That matters because the latest U.S. jobs report landed on traders’ screens right before the opening bell. Nonfarm payrolls — a monthly count of U.S. jobs excluding agriculture — rose by 50,000 in December,…
9 January 2026
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Palantir stock nudges up in premarket after sharp swing as jobs report, tariffs loom

Palantir stock nudges up in premarket after sharp swing as jobs report, tariffs loom

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:15 EST — Premarket Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) shares were up 0.25% in premarket trading on Friday at $177.30, after finishing the prior session at $176.86. Premarket trading — before the regular New York session opens — can be thinner than daytime trade, according to Public. The stock barely budged with equity futures hovering near…
9 January 2026
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US economic calendar today: Stock futures steady ahead of nonfarm payrolls, tariff ruling

US economic calendar today: Stock futures steady ahead of nonfarm payrolls, tariff ruling

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:57 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday, keeping Wall Street on track for weekly gains as investors waited for the December jobs report and a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. At 5:36 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 5.5 points (0.08%), Nasdaq 100…
9 January 2026
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Dow futures stuck in neutral as jobs report and tariff ruling loom

Dow futures stuck in neutral as jobs report and tariff ruling loom

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 06:25 (EST) — Premarket Dow futures held near flat on Friday in premarket trade, with investors sitting tight before U.S. jobs data and a Supreme Court decision on tariffs that could jar markets out of an early-year calm. (Reuters) The Labor Department’s nonfarm payrolls report — the monthly count of jobs added outside farming —…
9 January 2026
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Home Depot (HD) stock jumps as Trump targets mortgage rates; payrolls, earnings loom

Home Depot (HD) stock jumps as Trump targets mortgage rates; payrolls, earnings loom

New York, January 8, 2026, 20:08 EST — Market closed Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) climbed roughly 3% on Thursday, closing near $359.56 in U.S. after-hours trading after swinging between $344.66 and $363.90. The stock stood out as one of the top point contributors to the Dow, which favors higher-priced shares. MarketWatch The move thrust the home-improvement bellwether…
9 January 2026
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Why Broadcom stock slid today: $4.5 billion bond sale, AI nerves and jobs data ahead

Why Broadcom stock slid today: $4.5 billion bond sale, AI nerves and jobs data ahead

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 6:08 PM EST — After-hours Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) shares were down 3.2% at $332.48 in after-hours trading on Thursday, extending a late-day slide in chip stocks. Nvidia (NVDA.O) fell about 2.1% and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) dropped 2.5%. The move matters because Broadcom sits near the center of the market’s AI trade — custom chips,…
9 January 2026
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Nvidia stock slips after report on China H200 payments as jobs data and earnings loom

Nvidia stock slips after report on China H200 payments as jobs data and earnings loom

New York, January 8, 2026, 5:19 PM EST — After-hours Nvidia shares fell on Thursday after Reuters reported the chipmaker is demanding full upfront payment from Chinese customers for its H200 data-center chips, used to train and run AI models. The stock slipped 2.1% to $185.04 in late trading, after hitting $190.28 earlier and falling as low as $183.77. Chinese…
8 January 2026
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XRP price slips as spot ETF outflows break streak; U.S. jobs report in focus

XRP price slips as spot ETF outflows break streak; U.S. jobs report in focus

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 17:18 EST — After-hours XRP was down 1.8% at $2.14 in late U.S. hours on Thursday, giving back part of this week’s rally as bitcoin and ether also slipped. U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged their first net outflow on Wednesday, with $40.8 million leaving the group, led by a $47.25 million redemption from…
8 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy Faces Market Pushback
    February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM EST. MicroStrategy, formerly known as Strategy, built its business around purchasing Bitcoin using funds raised by selling its own stock, now holding over 700,000 Bitcoins valued at $54 billion. Despite generating just $128 million in quarterly revenue from software sales, its market capitalization stands at $41 billion, representing 80 cents of Bitcoin per dollar of stock. The company's model, which attracted retail investors and retirement funds by offering Bitcoin exposure without direct crypto transactions, is now under scrutiny as the stock declines amid wider access to Bitcoin and emerging exchange-traded funds (ETFs). CEO Michael Saylor's aggressive Bitcoin acquisitions, once praised for doubling stock value relative to Bitcoin holdings, have lost their luster in a shifting market environment questioning the viability of such "crypto treasury companies."
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