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Investing News 2 January 2026

Chevron stock rises today as energy shares gain ahead of OPEC+ decision

Chevron stock rises today as energy shares gain ahead of OPEC+ decision

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:10 ET — Regular session Chevron shares rose on Friday as energy stocks gained to start 2026. By 1:10 p.m. ET, Chevron Corp (CVX) was up 1.7% at $155.04, with about 3.0 million shares traded, after moving between $151.25 and $155.13. Exxon Mobil was up 1.4% and BP’s U.S.-listed shares gained 2.4%, while the Vanguard Energy ETF rose 1.6% and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was little changed. The move matters now because oil markets are heading into an OPEC+ meeting on Sunday, when the producer group is expected to keep its current output policy
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps about 7% today as ASTS leads space-telecom movers

AST SpaceMobile stock jumps about 7% today as ASTS leads space-telecom movers

New York, Jan 2, 2026, 13:08 ET — Regular session AST SpaceMobile shares rose about 7% on Friday, bucking a slightly softer tech tape in early afternoon trading. The stock was up $5.22 at $77.85, after ranging from $69.39 to $78.07. The move puts fresh attention on execution risks and milestones for space-based “direct-to-device” connectivity — the push to link standard smartphones to satellites when ground networks are unavailable. AST’s latest swing comes after the company’s BlueBird 6 satellite reached orbit late last month, a key step as it expands its low Earth orbit fleet — satellites operating relatively close
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Why Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock is jumping today as Bitcoin rebounds

Why Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock is jumping today as Bitcoin rebounds

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:48 ET — Regular session Riot Platforms shares jumped 11.3% to $14.11 in midday trading on Friday, after swinging between $12.66 and $14.12 earlier in the session. The move matters because bitcoin miners often trade like a leveraged bet on the price of bitcoin — when the token rises, miners’ shares can move more as investors reprice expected cash generation. Bitcoin was up about 2.5% at around $90,482. Riot also sits under a fresh funding headline after it disclosed a new at-the-market offering program — a structure that lets a company sell shares into the
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P&G stock drops today: Procter & Gamble slides as investors look to new CEO, next earnings

P&G stock drops today: Procter & Gamble slides as investors look to new CEO, next earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 13:07 ET — Regular session Procter & Gamble shares fell 1.2% to $141.59 as of early afternoon trading on Friday. The stock was down $1.72 from its previous close after opening at $143.34, and it traded between $141.28 and $143.75 on volume of about 3.5 million shares. The move matters because P&G is a heavyweight in consumer staples — a defensive part of the market where demand for everyday essentials tends to be steadier when growth slows. Investors are repositioning into 2026 with the next U.S. jobs and inflation readings looming, data that can quickly
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PayPal stock dips as 2026 trading begins; jobs report and earnings timing in focus

PayPal stock dips as 2026 trading begins; jobs report and earnings timing in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 13:04 ET — Regular session PayPal Holdings (PYPL) shares fell about 0.6% to $58.01 in midday trading on Friday, after moving between $57.67 and $59.19. The stock’s market value stood near $64.1 billion, and it traded at about 13 times earnings, based on LSEG market data. The first trading day of 2026 is giving investors an early read on risk appetite after choppy year-end trading, and PayPal tends to move with sentiment around consumer spending and digital commerce. Attention is shifting quickly to next week’s U.S. economic calendar, with the monthly jobs report due Jan.
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AAOI stock jumps 13% today as AI optics names rally and short interest stays high

AAOI stock jumps 13% today as AI optics names rally and short interest stays high

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:45 ET — Regular session Applied Optoelectronics Inc shares rose about 13% on Friday, trading at $39.55 after touching $39.58 earlier in the session. The Nasdaq-listed stock last closed at $34.86. The outsized move matters because AAOI has become a high-beta proxy for demand for faster optical links inside AI data centers and cable networks. Beta — a measure of how much a stock tends to move versus the overall market — sits at 3.25 on Finviz’s data. Finviz Short interest, or borrowed shares sold by investors betting the price will fall, remains elevated. About
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Fluence Energy stock jumps nearly 16% today as rate bets shift — what’s driving FLNC

Fluence Energy stock jumps nearly 16% today as rate bets shift — what’s driving FLNC

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:40 ET — Regular session Fluence Energy Inc shares jumped nearly 16% on Friday, outpacing a mixed broader market on the first trading day of 2026. The move matters because Fluence sits in a rate-sensitive part of the market: companies tied to long-lived infrastructure spending, where higher borrowing costs can quickly compress valuations. U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday as investors weighed what comes next for Federal Reserve policy and the early-January data slate. A key near-term test is next week’s U.S. labor market data, after the Fed signaled it wanted more clarity on jobs
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GE Aerospace stock pops in first 2026 session — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

GE Aerospace stock pops in first 2026 session — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:53 ET — Regular session GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) shares rose 2.1% to $314.62 in midday trading on Friday, kicking off 2026 on a firmer note after touching an intraday high of $316.80. The stock opened at $309.75, and volume was about 1.7 million shares. The early move matters because GE has become a bellwether for aerospace demand and maintenance spending, both closely tied to airline flying activity and aircraft deliveries. With a new year starting, investors are resetting portfolios while looking for evidence that last year’s winners can keep delivering. Traders are also bracing for
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EOSE stock jumps 13% as energy-storage names rally to start 2026

EOSE stock jumps 13% as energy-storage names rally to start 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:36 ET — Regular session Shares of Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. jumped about 13% to $12.95 by midday on Friday, with about 8.8 million shares traded. The stock ranged from $11.56 to $12.98. The move matters because energy-storage stocks have been among the market’s most momentum-driven names, where small shifts in risk appetite can trigger big price swings. It also comes as investors reopen books for the first full session of 2026, a window that often brings fresh positioning and short-covering — when traders who bet against a stock buy it back to limit losses.
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Lam Research stock jumps nearly 5% today as chip-equipment rally kicks off 2026

Lam Research stock jumps nearly 5% today as chip-equipment rally kicks off 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:25 ET — Regular session Lam Research (LRCX) shares rose $8.31, or 4.9%, to $179.49 on Friday, outperforming the broader market in the first regular session of 2026. The move matters now because chip-equipment stocks often trade as a direct read-through on how aggressively chipmakers plan to spend on new capacity. Those spending plans can swing quickly with demand for artificial intelligence hardware and memory chips. Reuters Friday’s gains also reflect a risk-on tone at the start of the year after a choppy finish to 2025, with technology shares helping lift U.S. equities, Reuters reported.
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Sandisk stock jumps 12% to start 2026 — what’s driving SNDK today

Sandisk stock jumps 12% to start 2026 — what’s driving SNDK today

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:44 ET — Regular session Shares of Sandisk Corp (SNDK) jumped nearly 12% on Friday, trading at $265.80 after touching an intraday high of $267.65. The stock swung between $242.00 and $267.65 as about 5.4 million shares changed hands in late morning trade. The move puts Sandisk back on the front foot at the start of 2026, after tech stocks stumbled in the final sessions of 2025. Traders have treated the flash-storage maker as a direct play on AI-linked data-center spending, a theme that has driven sharp rotations across semiconductors and hardware. U.S. stocks opened
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Why CleanSpark (CLSK) stock is jumping today as bitcoin miners rally

Why CleanSpark (CLSK) stock is jumping today as bitcoin miners rally

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 11:11 ET — Regular session Shares of CleanSpark, Inc. rose about 10% on Friday morning, extending a rebound in U.S.-listed bitcoin miners. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded at $11.15 after earlier touching $11.24. The move matters now because miners tend to magnify swings in bitcoin, the asset that drives their revenue. When bitcoin rises, investors often price in faster cash-generation, even if operating costs such as power contracts and equipment depreciation do not move as quickly. Analysts have said bitcoin has been trading more like a traditional “risk asset,” moving with broader market sentiment rather than
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Stock Market Today

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:12 GMT — Market closed. British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence on Friday, within touching distance of a 52-week high, after trading between 4,543 and 4,615 pence. The London market is shut for the weekend and reopens on Monday. (Investing.com) The move comes days before BAT’s full-year numbers, a set piece for a stock that trades as much on guidance and cash returns as it does on day-to-day headlines. The company said it will publish preliminary results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025 on Thursday, Feb. 12, followed by a webcast
Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell Friday after the company announced a $200 billion AI infrastructure plan for 2026, exceeding analyst expectations and reviving investor concerns about profitability. Combined 2026 capex flagged by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta now tops $630 billion. Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom shares surged on the news, while software and data firms remained under pressure.
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