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Home Depot stock heads into Monday: jobs report, rate bets and key levels in focus

Home Depot stock heads into Monday: jobs report, rate bets and key levels in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 14:51 ET — Market closed Home Depot (HD.N) shares ended Friday up 0.5% at $345.82, leaving the home-improvement retailer in focus heading into Monday’s open as investors line up for a busy week of U.S. economic data. (Yahoo Finance) Why it matters now is simple: Home Depot’s demand is closely tied to housing activity and…
4 January 2026
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Venezuela, Fed bets and jobs data loom: What to know before U.S. stocks open Monday

Venezuela, Fed bets and jobs data loom: What to know before U.S. stocks open Monday

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 14:38 ET — Market closed Wall Street heads into Monday’s open after President Donald Trump said the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and would put the oil-producing nation under temporary American control. Investors said the intervention could trigger a flight to safer assets when trading resumes.  Reuters The timing matters. The market…
4 January 2026
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Vertiv stock jumps on Barclays upgrade, $200 target; U.S. jobs report looms for AI-linked industrials

Vertiv stock jumps on Barclays upgrade, $200 target; U.S. jobs report looms for AI-linked industrials

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 14:01 ET — Market closed Vertiv Holdings shares jumped 8.4% on Friday after Barclays upgraded the industrial stock to overweight and lifted its price target to $200. “The recent selloff in the shares creates an attractive entry point,” Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell wrote. TipRanks The upgrade matters now because the market has started 2026 trying…
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Consumer Cyclical Stocks wobble into Monday as Tesla drags XLY and jobs report looms

Consumer Cyclical Stocks wobble into Monday as Tesla drags XLY and jobs report looms

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 13:55 ET — Market closed The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF, a widely followed proxy for consumer cyclical stocks, ended Friday down 0.9% at $118.35 as Tesla and Amazon fell. Consumer cyclical stocks—companies tied to discretionary spending on items like cars and home furnishings—often swing with shifts in jobs and interest-rate expectations. That sensitivity…
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Silver price stock today: SLV jumps as bullion steadies, jobs report set to test rally

Silver price stock today: SLV jumps as bullion steadies, jobs report set to test rally

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 12:32 ET — Market closed iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a silver-backed exchange-traded fund that tracks bullion prices, ended Friday at $65.75, up 2.06%, as precious metals opened 2026 on firmer footing. MarketWatch The move matters because silver has become a high-volatility macro trade after a record 2025 run, with price action increasingly tied to U.S.…
4 January 2026
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Gold price today, gold stocks: Bullion near $4,330 as Fed-cut timing and US jobs data loom

Gold price today, gold stocks: Bullion near $4,330 as Fed-cut timing and US jobs data loom

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 12:16 ET — Market closed Gold prices held near $4,330 an ounce after a muted start to 2026, with spot bullion last up 0.36% at $4,329.57 late on Friday. Reuters That leaves investors with a familiar question as markets reopen: does the rally extend, or does a firmer rates backdrop bite. Gold pays no interest,…
4 January 2026
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Wall Street eyes Venezuela shock and U.S. jobs data after Dow, S&P start 2026 higher

Wall Street eyes Venezuela shock and U.S. jobs data after Dow, S&P start 2026 higher

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 12:11 PM ET — Market closed Wall Street heads into the first full trading week of 2026 with fresh geopolitical risk on the radar after President Donald Trump said the United States captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and would place the oil-rich country under temporary American control. Investors will also be digesting a heavy run…
4 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: Friday rebound lifts the Dow ahead of ISM and jobs data

Dow Jones today: Friday rebound lifts the Dow ahead of ISM and jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 12:16 ET — Market closed The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday’s session higher, giving U.S. blue chips a firmer start to 2026 after late-December selling. With Wall Street shut on Sunday, attention shifts to Monday’s open and a fresh run of economic data. Why it matters now: the first full week of January often…
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Robinhood stock today: HOOD sets Feb. 10 earnings date as traders eye jobs data

Robinhood stock today: HOOD sets Feb. 10 earnings date as traders eye jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 10:12 ET — Market closed Robinhood Markets said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 10 after the close, with a video call later that day featuring CEO Vlad Tenev and incoming CFO Shiv Verma. The Nasdaq-listed stock last ended up 1.9% at $115.21 on Friday. GlobeNewswire The date matters because Robinhood’s…
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U.S. stocks brace for Venezuela shock after Trump strike; key jobs report next

U.S. stocks brace for Venezuela shock after Trump strike; key jobs report next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 09:32 ET — Market closed U.S. stocks head into Monday’s session with investors bracing for fallout after the United States struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro, a weekend escalation that could rattle oil prices and risk appetite when trading resumes.  Reuters The operation landed as Wall Street was closed, leaving markets to price the…
4 January 2026
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Coca-Cola stock slips to start 2026 as yields climb and key U.S. data looms

Coca-Cola stock slips to start 2026 as yields climb and key U.S. data looms

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:35 ET — Market closed Shares of The Coca-Cola Company ended Friday down 1.1% at $69.12, giving the soft-drink maker a weaker start to 2026 in the first regular U.S. session of the year. The stock traded between $68.98 and $70.03, with about 12.2 million shares changing hands. PepsiCo fell 0.9% and Keurig Dr Pepper…
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Disney stock slips to start 2026 as rates rise; dividend, jobs data in focus for DIS

Disney stock slips to start 2026 as rates rise; dividend, jobs data in focus for DIS

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:24 ET — Market closed Shares of The Walt Disney Company (DIS) ended Friday down 1.7% at $111.85, in the first U.S. trading session of 2026. The stock traded between $111.64 and $113.98 during the session, according to market data. The early-January tape matters because many funds reset positions after year-end, and Disney sits in…
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Stock Market Today

  • Indonesia's Stock Market Faces $60 Billion Outflow Risk Amid IPO Slowdown
    February 3, 2026, 10:00 AM EST. Indonesia's initial public offering (IPO) market cooled sharply in 2025, with only 26 companies listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, far below the government's target. The exchange aims to double listings in 2026 but faces headwinds from an equities downturn in Asia. This market turbulence threatens a potential $60 billion outflow as investor confidence wanes in an opaque stock market. The situation poses fresh challenges to efforts to boost Indonesia's capital markets and attract sustained foreign investment. Authorities are under pressure to improve transparency and market conditions to prevent capital flight and spur economic growth.
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