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Investment Strategies News 8 January 2026 - 9 January 2026

Walmart stock pops in regular trade after board adds Superhuman CEO as investors size up next catalysts

Walmart stock pops in regular trade after board adds Superhuman CEO as investors size up next catalysts

New York, January 9, 2026, 11:30 EST — Regular session Walmart Inc. stock rose about 1.4% to $114.60 on Friday morning, after the retailer added technology executive Shishir Mehrotra to its board as it sharpens its push into tech and e-commerce. Chairman Greg Penner said the company remains focused on a “people-led, tech-powered approach.” (Walmart News & Leadership) The move matters now because Walmart is leaning harder into services that can drive repeat traffic and stickier spending, even if shoppers stay cautious. This week it launched “Better Care Services,” a digital front door to third-party providers and other health offerings,
9 January 2026
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Strategy Inc stock slips as MSCI clamps down on index weight gains — Feb 10 is the next date to watch

Strategy Inc stock slips as MSCI clamps down on index weight gains — Feb 10 is the next date to watch

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 10:55 EST — Regular session Strategy Inc shares fell 3.8% to $160.57 on Friday, extending choppy trade after an MSCI index decision that initially lifted the bitcoin-treasury stock. Bitcoin was up about 0.7%, while Coinbase fell about 2%. Why it matters now: index membership can drive automatic buying or selling by funds that track benchmarks, and Strategy has become a popular equity proxy for bitcoin exposure. MSCI said it will keep “digital asset treasury companies” in its indexes through the February 2026 review, but it will freeze certain inputs used to calculate index weights and
9 January 2026
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Costco stock rises after December sales jump; what investors watch next

Costco stock rises after December sales jump; what investors watch next

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 10:55 AM EST — Regular session Costco Wholesale shares were up about 0.8% at $922.60 in Friday morning trading. The stock has traded between $911.43 and $924.06 so far in the session. The move came after Costco’s December sales report, a datapoint traders often lean on for an early sense of demand ahead of quarterly earnings. The company said net sales rose 8.5% to $29.86 billion in the five weeks ended Jan. 4. Comparable sales — sales at stores open at least a year — increased 7%. Digitally-enabled comparable sales, which include online orders, surged
9 January 2026
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BHP stock edges up as Rio-Glencore merger talks jolt miners; what investors watch next

BHP stock edges up as Rio-Glencore merger talks jolt miners; what investors watch next

Sydney, January 9, 2026, 16:54 AEDT — Market closed BHP Group Ltd shares ended Friday higher after Rio Tinto and Glencore said they were in early talks that could reshape the top end of global mining and, on paper, knock BHP off the top spot by market value. The companies said the expectation was an all-share buyout — paid in stock, not cash — and UK takeover rules give Rio until Feb. 5 to make a formal offer or walk away. Reuters The read-through for BHP is copper. Big miners are chasing exposure to the metal used in wiring and
9 January 2026
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Western Digital stock drops again as AI-storage rally unwinds — what traders watch next

Western Digital stock drops again as AI-storage rally unwinds — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 18:52 EST — After-hours Western Digital (WDC.O) shares were down 6.1% at $187.68 in after-hours trading on Thursday, after swinging between $180.70 and $201.78 during the session. Seagate Technology (STX.O) fell 7.7%, while SanDisk (SNDK.O) and Micron Technology (MU.O) slid 5.3% and 3.7%, respectively. The two-day pullback has tested a trade that ran hot at the start of the year, with investors treating storage and memory names as spillover plays on artificial intelligence infrastructure spending. “While AI is still hot, there are going to be winners and losers,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at
9 January 2026
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Strategy (MSTR) stock climbs after MSCI eases index threat — here’s what traders watch next

Strategy (MSTR) stock climbs after MSCI eases index threat — here’s what traders watch next

New York, January 8, 2026, 17:36 EST — After-hours Strategy Inc (MSTR.O) shares were up about 3.2% at $166.97 in after-hours trading on Thursday. The stock traded between $156.38 and $170.58 during the session. (Yahoo Finance – MSTR quote) The move comes after MSCI said it would not proceed with a proposal to exclude so-called digital asset treasury companies from its equity indexes as part of its February 2026 index review. MSCI defines those firms as companies whose digital asset holdings represent 50% or more of total assets. (Reuters – Jan. 6 MSCI decision) That matters because MSCI benchmarks sit
8 January 2026
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Bitcoin price hovers near $91,000 as ETF money turns; Strategy stock ticks up after MSCI call

Bitcoin price hovers near $91,000 as ETF money turns; Strategy stock ticks up after MSCI call

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 17:13 EST — After-hours Bitcoin was last up 0.2% at $91,142 on Thursday, after sliding as low as $89,312 earlier in the session, and U.S.-listed crypto stocks finished mixed in extended trading. Strategy was up 3.2%, while Coinbase slipped 0.1%; miners Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms rose 3.7% and fell 1.0%, respectively. The market is trying to price two moving parts at once: whether bitcoin-treasury stocks stay anchored in major indexes and whether the ETF bid is still there. MSCI shelved a plan to exclude so-called digital asset treasury companies — operating firms that hold
8 January 2026
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Meta stock dips as China opens Manus AI deal review — what investors watch next

Meta stock dips as China opens Manus AI deal review — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 4:32 PM (EST) — After-hours Meta Platforms shares were down 0.4% at $646.06 in after-hours trade on Thursday after China’s commerce ministry said it would assess and investigate Meta’s acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus. The stock swung between $635.79 and $647.03 during the session. Reuters The move lands as investors get pickier about the big checks going into AI, and whether they pay back soon enough to justify rich valuations. “It’s become a ‘show me’ sector,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth, pointing to scrutiny over how companies monetize AI
8 January 2026
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Western Digital stock slides again after CES-fueled spike — what investors watch next

Western Digital stock slides again after CES-fueled spike — what investors watch next

New York, January 8, 2026, 15:04 EST — Regular session Western Digital Corp shares were down 7.6% at $184.75 in afternoon trading on Thursday, after swinging between $180.70 and $201.78 earlier in the session. About 9.3 million shares had changed hands. The drop fits a broader pullback in AI-linked memory and storage names that had sprinted higher at the start of the year, leaving the market quick to punish any wobble. In a Reuters report, B. Riley Wealth chief market strategist Art Hogan called AI “a ‘show me’ sector” as investors weigh who can turn big spending into returns, with
8 January 2026
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Chevron stock slips before the open on Venezuela license talks — what investors watch next

Chevron stock slips before the open on Venezuela license talks — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 06:25 EST — Premarket Chevron stock fell 0.8% to $155.20 in premarket trading on Thursday after Reuters reported the oil major is in talks with the U.S. government to expand a key Venezuela operating license. The potential change could lift exports back toward earlier levels — after they were cut to about 100,000 barrels per day in December from roughly 250,000 earlier in the year — and allow Chevron to sell Venezuelan crude beyond its own refineries, sources familiar with the talks said. Reuters The negotiations land as Washington presses ahead with a plan to
8 January 2026
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Oil stocks slide before the open as Exxon flags up to a $1.2 billion hit — what to watch next

Oil stocks slide before the open as Exxon flags up to a $1.2 billion hit — what to watch next

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 06:15 EST — Premarket Oil stocks fell in U.S. premarket trade on Thursday, led by Exxon Mobil down 2.1% and ConocoPhillips off 3.3%. Exxon slid after it said in a regulatory filing that lower crude prices could cut fourth-quarter upstream earnings by about $800 million to $1.2 billion. Chevron was down 0.8% and the Vanguard Energy ETF, a broad gauge of the sector, dipped about 1%. Reuters Crude was firmer after two sessions of losses, but traders stayed wary of a supply glut and new uncertainty around Venezuelan oil flows. Brent rose 6 cents to $60.02
8 January 2026
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Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price slips after iron ore cools — what traders watch next

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price slips after iron ore cools — what traders watch next

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 16:50 AEDT — After-hours Fortescue Ltd (FMG.AX) shares slipped 0.2% on Thursday to close at A$22.75, paring a small slice off the iron ore miner’s recent strength. MarketScreener The move matters because iron ore is doing most of the heavy lifting for Australian miners right now, and Fortescue is one of the market’s cleanest ways to express that view. When the ore price shifts, the stock usually shifts with it. Iron ore futures — contracts linked to an expected future price — jumped to multi-month highs after China pledged to ease monetary policy, a Reuters report
8 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

7 February 2026
South32 shares fell 4.1% to A$4.41 Friday as Australian miners dropped in the worst ASX session since April 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 2%, erasing almost A$70 billion in value. South32’s half-year results and interim dividend decision are set for Feb. 12. Markets reopen Monday with investors watching for further volatility.
Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
Wesfarmers shares closed down 1.33% at A$85.04 on Friday, following a sharp drop in the S&P/ASX 200, which fell 2% for its steepest one-day loss in 10 months. Investors are watching for Australia’s household spending data next week and Wesfarmers’ half-year results due Feb. 19.
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