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Financial News News 4 January 2026

IREN stock jumps 13% as bitcoin hovers near $91,000 — what investors watch next

IREN stock jumps 13% as bitcoin hovers near $91,000 — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 07:29 ET — Market closed. Shares of IREN Ltd (IREN) closed up 13% on Friday at $42.70, giving the crypto-linked stock a strong start to 2026. The Nasdaq-listed shares swung between $38.10 and $42.99, with about 30.5 million shares changing hands. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, was last trading around $91,285 on Sunday, up about…
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CleanSpark stock today: CLSK jumps 14% as Bitcoin rebounds — what traders watch next

CleanSpark stock today: CLSK jumps 14% as Bitcoin rebounds — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 07:24 ET — Market closed. CleanSpark Inc (CLSK) shares rose about 14% on Friday to close at $11.55 after trading between $10.20 and $11.61, with roughly 22.2 million shares changing hands. The move matters because CleanSpark is a bitcoin miner, and its revenue is tied to the price of bitcoin and the health of the…
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Apple stock today: AAPL slips on Raymond James caution as Wall Street weighs rates and earnings

Apple stock today: AAPL slips on Raymond James caution as Wall Street weighs rates and earnings

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:20 ET — Market closed Apple Inc shares slipped about 0.3% to $271.01 on Friday after Raymond James restarted coverage with a neutral view on valuation. U.S. markets are closed on Sunday, leaving Apple last seen trading between $269.12 and $277.69 on roughly 37.8 million shares. The call lands as investors reset positions for 2026,…
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Opendoor stock bounces above $6 to start 2026 as rates and jobs data take center stage

Opendoor stock bounces above $6 to start 2026 as rates and jobs data take center stage

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:15 ET — Market closed. Opendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN.O) shares ended Friday up about 4% at $6.07, after trading between $5.86 and $6.15 on roughly 38.4 million shares. The move matters because Opendoor sits at the intersection of housing demand and interest rates. When borrowing costs rise, affordability falls and homes can take longer to…
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Ford stock snaps a losing streak near a 52-week high — what investors are watching next for F shares

Ford stock snaps a losing streak near a 52-week high — what investors are watching next for F shares

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 05:34 ET — Market closed Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) shares rose 1.68% to close at $13.34 on Friday, snapping a four-day losing streak in the first U.S. trading session of 2026. The stock ended about 4.65% below its 52-week high of $13.99, while volume of 46.3 million shares was well below its 50-day average,…
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Amazon stock ends first 2026 session lower — what AMZN traders watch next

Amazon stock ends first 2026 session lower — what AMZN traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 05:32 ET — Market closed Amazon.com, Inc. shares last traded at $226.50, down 1.9% from the prior close, after slipping in the first trading session of 2026 on Friday. The stock ranged between $224.71 and $235.39 in the session, a band traders will treat as a near-term map for support and resistance. The underperformance matters…
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SoFi (SOFI) stock jumps nearly 5% to start 2026 as Jan. 30 earnings date comes into view

SoFi (SOFI) stock jumps nearly 5% to start 2026 as Jan. 30 earnings date comes into view

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 05:28 ET — Market closed SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) shares jumped 4.9% on Friday to close at $27.46, after ending 2025 at $26.18. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $25.79 and $27.51 and logged about 54.8 million shares in volume, price data show. StockAnalysis With U.S. markets closed on Sunday, the move is the latest read…
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Palantir stock slides to start 2026 as rate-cut outlook tightens its grip on PLTR

Palantir stock slides to start 2026 as rate-cut outlook tightens its grip on PLTR

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 05:02 ET — Market closed Palantir Technologies Inc. shares ended Friday down 5.6% at $167.86, and U.S. markets are closed on Sunday. The stock traded between $166.38 and $182.93 in the first session of 2026. The move matters now because Palantir has been treated as a high-growth artificial-intelligence software name, a group that can swing…
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Intel stock jumps 6.7% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — what investors watch next

Intel stock jumps 6.7% to start 2026 as chip rally returns — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:51 ET — Market closed Intel Corporation (INTC) shares rose $2.48, or 6.7%, to $39.38 on Friday, after trading between $37.41 and $39.86, as semiconductors powered Wall Street’s first session of 2026. Nvidia added 1.2% and Advanced Micro Devices gained 4.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, a benchmark of major chip stocks, climbed 4% as the…
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Plug Power stock today: PLUG jumps 13% after analyst upgrade as key vote looms

Plug Power stock today: PLUG jumps 13% after analyst upgrade as key vote looms

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:59 ET — Market closed Plug Power Inc shares rose 13.2% to close at $2.23 on Friday, extending a second straight session of gains as trading volume exceeded its 50-day average. U.S. markets were closed on Sunday. MarketWatch The move matters because Plug is heading into a late-month shareholder vote that the company has framed…
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Nvidia stock starts 2026 higher as chipmakers rebound — what investors watch next for NVDA

Nvidia stock starts 2026 higher as chipmakers rebound — what investors watch next for NVDA

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:52 ET — Market closed. NVIDIA Corporation shares last rose 1.2% to $188.85 in Friday’s session, outperforming the Nasdaq’s flat finish as chipmakers led an early-2026 bounce. The move matters because Nvidia is a bellwether for the market’s artificial-intelligence trade, and its swings often set the tone for the broader semiconductor complex. Traders are watching…
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AeroVironment stock jumps nearly 6% into the weekend as Iran headlines lift defense names

AeroVironment stock jumps nearly 6% into the weekend as Iran headlines lift defense names

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:19 ET — Market closed Shares of AeroVironment Inc (AVAV.O) ended Friday up 5.8% at $256.19, leading gains in U.S. defense names. The stock traded between $241.81 and $257.89 in the session, with about 940,000 shares changing hands. The move matters now because investors have been treating smaller defense-technology companies as a fast-twitch read on…
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Stock Market Today

  • Cattle Futures See Mixed Movement as USDA Reports Lower Slaughter Numbers
    February 1, 2026, 1:38 AM EST. Live cattle futures closed steady to slightly higher on Friday, with February down $3.825 last week. Cash trade dropped $2-$4 in northern and southern U.S. markets. Feeder cattle futures declined 10 to 40 cents amid a weekly $10.825 fall in March contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index hit $275.59 on Feb. 6, down $2.05. Speculators reduced their net long positions in live and feeder cattle futures by several thousand contracts last week. USDA boxed beef prices fell, with Choice boxes down $2.11 to $321.87/cwt. Federal cattle slaughter fell 16,000 head from last week and 33,013 below last year's figures, signaling tighter supply conditions.
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