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Investment Analysis News 2 January 2026

Applied Digital stock jumps 15% today as ChronoScale spinoff plan and Jan. 7 earnings come into focus (APLD)

Applied Digital stock jumps 15% today as ChronoScale spinoff plan and Jan. 7 earnings come into focus (APLD)

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 14:15 ET — Regular session Applied Digital Corp shares jumped 15.4% on Friday, as the data-center operator extended a sharp rally into the first full trading week of 2026. The stock was up $3.77 at $28.29, after trading between $24.65 and $28.36. The move comes days after Applied Digital said it plans to spin out its cloud computing business and combine it with EKSO Bionics Holdings to form a new AI-focused platform called ChronoScale. Applied Digital, based in Dallas, describes itself as a builder and operator of high-performance data centers and colocation facilities for AI,
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Adobe stock drops more than 4% as new bull case says AI fears are overdone

Adobe stock drops more than 4% as new bull case says AI fears are overdone

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:13 ET Adobe shares slid about 4.4% on Friday morning, turning lower after opening near the prior close in a broad pullback across big software names. Salesforce and Autodesk were also down, while Microsoft slipped about 2%. The move keeps attention on one of the market’s live debates heading into 2026: whether generative AI — software that can create images, text or video from simple prompts — will erode demand for Adobe’s paid creative tools, or reinforce them by speeding up work for professionals. Investors are watching for proof that AI features can become recurring,
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UiPath stock slides on S&P MidCap 400 debut as CEO share sales surface

UiPath stock slides on S&P MidCap 400 debut as CEO share sales surface

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 11:30 ET — Regular session UiPath, Inc. shares fell about 4% on Friday, sliding to $15.74 in midday trading after swinging between $16.85 and $15.50. The automation software maker’s stock (PATH) was last down 65 cents at 11:30 a.m. ET. The decline comes as Wall Street digests a technical catalyst: UiPath’s addition to the S&P MidCap 400 index, a benchmark for U.S. mid-sized companies. Index changes can drive heavy, short-lived trading as funds that track the benchmark rebalance. That matters now because the bulk of index-linked buying and selling tends to cluster around the effective
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Exxon Mobil stock rises today as traders track oil slide and OPEC+ decision

Exxon Mobil stock rises today as traders track oil slide and OPEC+ decision

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 11:09 ET — Regular session Shares of Exxon Mobil were up 0.6% at $121.07 by 10:55 a.m. ET, after trading between $119.66 and $121.10 earlier in the session. Oil prices slipped as 2026 trading opened after both Brent and U.S. crude logged annual losses of nearly 20% in 2025, their steepest drop since 2020, with investors weighing oversupply worries against geopolitical risks. Brent fell 51 cents to $60.34 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was down 52 cents at $56.90 by 1350 GMT. “As of now, we are expecting a fairly boring year for (Brent)
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Walmart stock today: WMT stays steady as jobs report and earnings catalysts loom

Walmart stock today: WMT stays steady as jobs report and earnings catalysts loom

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:09 ET — Regular session Walmart Inc. shares edged higher on Friday, holding near $112 after a quiet start to the first full session of 2026. The stock traded between $111.14 and $111.96 so far in the session. The muted move comes as investors look for a new catalyst after year-end positioning and with a heavy January calendar of economic reports and corporate results. “The market is looking for direction,” said Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak. Reuters That matters for Walmart because it is widely treated as a read-through on U.S. household
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AMD stock jumps to start 2026 as MI450 AI chips and Helios racks draw fresh attention

AMD stock jumps to start 2026 as MI450 AI chips and Helios racks draw fresh attention

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:28 ET Advanced Micro Devices’ shares rose about 5% on Friday, kicking off 2026 with a fresh burst of optimism around the chipmaker’s artificial intelligence hardware plans. The stock was up 5.2% at $225.24 by 10:13 a.m. ET. The early-year move comes as investors reassess demand for AI infrastructure after a strong 2025 run for chip stocks. AMD is pitching a new generation of data-center accelerators and “rack-scale” systems as it tries to win larger deployments from cloud and enterprise customers. Commentary published over the past two days has put AMD’s 2026 server roadmap back
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Netflix stock falls nearly 2% as NFL streaming win meets fresh-year caution

Netflix stock falls nearly 2% as NFL streaming win meets fresh-year caution

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 10:35 ET — Regular session Netflix, Inc. shares fell about 1.9% to $91.96 in morning trade on Friday, reversing an early gain as U.S. markets opened the first session of 2026. The stock opened at $94.11 and traded between $91.81 and $94.50. The slide follows a key datapoint for Netflix’s live-programming push: the company said its Christmas Day National Football League broadcasts set U.S. viewership records, with Lions–Vikings averaging 27.5 million viewers and peaking above 30 million, citing Nielsen. Netflix also said the games are part of a deal to stream NFL matchups on Christmas
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Tesla stock ticks up after Q4 deliveries miss estimates as 2026 trading begins

Tesla stock ticks up after Q4 deliveries miss estimates as 2026 trading begins

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:52 ET — Regular session Tesla shares edged higher in early U.S. trading on Friday after the electric-vehicle maker reported fourth-quarter deliveries that fell short of Wall Street expectations, reviving questions about demand as the new year’s first regular session got underway. The deliveries update matters now because it is one of the first hard readouts on U.S. EV demand after a $7,500 federal tax credit ended in late September, pushing effective prices higher for many buyers. It also lands as investors continue to price Tesla more like a tech bet on self-driving and robotaxis
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Nvidia stock today: NVDA slips as China H200 demand puts supply, export rules back in focus

Nvidia stock today: NVDA slips as China H200 demand puts supply, export rules back in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:41 ET — Regular session Nvidia shares slipped in early trading on Friday, down about 0.5% at $186.50, as chip stocks opened the year mixed. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing was up about 1.4%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF fell about 1.2%. The moves come as investors reset positions after a choppy finish to 2025 and look for signals on whether last year’s AI-led rally can broaden or re-accelerate. Nvidia was up about 1.4% in premarket trade, Reuters reported, as traders awaited fresh U.S. economic readings and next week’s labor-market data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s
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Microsoft stock slips early as big tech softens; Wedbush flags FY26 as AI “inflection year”

Microsoft stock slips early as big tech softens; Wedbush flags FY26 as AI “inflection year”

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:37 ET — Regular session Microsoft shares fell 0.8% to $483.62 on Friday, extending a softer tone across megacap technology stocks as the first U.S. session of 2026 got underway. The move matters because Microsoft is one of the market’s biggest companies by value, and its swings can ripple through the major indexes. Investors are resetting positioning after a year shaped by artificial intelligence optimism and shifting expectations for interest rates. Reuters Microsoft is also a bellwether for corporate technology budgets, with its Azure cloud business closely watched for signs of whether companies are moving
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Why natural gas stocks are sliding today: EQT, Range dip as mild-weather forecasts pressure U.S. gas

Why natural gas stocks are sliding today: EQT, Range dip as mild-weather forecasts pressure U.S. gas

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 08:41 ET — Premarket Shares of EQT Corp fell 1.9% in premarket trading on Friday, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) slid 6.7% as U.S. natural gas prices weakened. Range Resources dropped 2.3% and Antero Resources fell 1.8%, while LNG exporter Cheniere Energy edged up 0.5%. The moves matter because gas-heavy producers tend to trade like a levered bet on the commodity, with changes in futures prices feeding quickly into expectations for cash flow and drilling plans. Early January also sits in the heart of the winter heating season, when day-to-day weather model
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NIO stock today: Shares slide in premarket after record 2025 deliveries

NIO stock today: Shares slide in premarket after record 2025 deliveries

New York, January 2, 2026, 07:28 ET — Premarket U.S.-listed shares of Nio Inc were down 41 cents, or about 7.4%, at $5.10 in premarket trading on Friday. Peer China EV makers XPeng and Li Auto were also lower, down about 4.7% and 2.0%, respectively. The move comes after Nio reported record December and fourth-quarter deliveries, a closely watched read-through on demand as China’s EV makers start the year by resetting volume targets and price strategies. Nio said it delivered 48,135 vehicles in December and 124,807 in the fourth quarter, taking 2025 deliveries to 326,028, with cumulative deliveries at 997,592
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Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

Vodafone shares steady up after Q3 wobble — Germany, buyback and next results now set the tone

7 February 2026
Vodafone shares rose 1.47% to 110.60p Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s 4.68% drop after a Q3 update. Group revenue climbed 6.5% to €10.5 billion, but Germany’s 0.7% service revenue growth missed some forecasts. Vodafone launched a new €500 million buyback tranche, bringing total buybacks since May to €3.5 billion. Investors remain focused on Germany’s pace and cash flow execution.
NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

NatWest Group stock: buyback filing and Rightmove mortgage deal set up a busy week

7 February 2026
NatWest shares closed up 1.45% at 659.4 pence Friday, buoyed by a buyback of 797,428 shares and a new digital mortgage deal with Rightmove. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% but signaled possible cuts, with markets pricing in two reductions for 2026. NatWest plans to expand its Accelerator community to 50,000 members by 2026. Annual results are due Feb. 13.
Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Unilever shares closed flat at 5,250p in London Friday, underperforming the FTSE 100’s 0.6% gain. The company issued 4.2 million new shares for employee plans, bringing total shares to over 2.18 billion. Investors await Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 12, with analyst consensus pointing to 3.9% Q4 sales growth. Unilever’s U.S. ADR rose 0.8% to $72.12.
BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
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