Market Analysis News 2 January 2026

Vertiv stock surges 8% on Barclays upgrade — what Wall Street is watching next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:40 ET — Regular session Vertiv Holdings Co shares were up 8.2% at $175.33 in afternoon trading on Friday after Barclays upgraded the data-center power and cooling supplier and raised its price target to $200.

2 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Market Analysis·Stock Market·Wall Street

Bitcoin price today: BTC hovers near $90,000 as Coinbase, Strategy and miners climb

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 13:46 ET — Regular session bitcoin rose 2.2% to $89,982 by early afternoon in New York, after swinging between $87,971 and $90,804. Crypto-linked U.S. stocks moved higher, with Coinbase up 4.4%, Strategy up 3.8% and

2 January 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·Financial News·Investment·Market Analysis

Energy Fuels stock jumps nearly 12% as uranium miners rally on Denison Phoenix update

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 13:21 ET — Regular session Energy Fuels Inc (UUUU) shares jumped 11.8% to $16.26 in New York trading on Friday after opening at $14.66. The stock has traded between $14.72 and $16.44 and had seen

2 January 2026

Energy Sector·Investment News·Market Analysis·Stock Market

CrowdStrike stock today: CRWD slides as cybersecurity sector lags Wall Street

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 12:51 ET — Regular session CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. shares were down 3.6% at $451.74 on Friday, sliding more than the broader market as cybersecurity stocks pulled back on the first regular session of 2026. The

2 January 2026

Cybersecurity·Market Analysis·Stocks·Technology·Wall Street

Why Home Depot stock is up today: tariff delay on cabinets puts HD in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:47 ET — Regular session Home Depot shares rose $3.33, or about 1%, to $347.43 in midday trading on Friday, after swinging between $341.10 and $348.40 earlier in the session. The gains come as investors

2 January 2026

Home Improvement·Market Analysis·Stocks

Rocket Lab stock today: RKLB rises as cash-burn warning meets a new-year reset

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 11:25 ET — Regular session Rocket Lab shares rose 1.4% to $70.75 by 11:12 a.m. ET, after a volatile stretch that left the stock below its recent 52-week high. The move matters because Rocket Lab

2 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Market Analysis·Rocket Lab·Stock Market

AppLovin stock slides nearly 7% as 2026 opens, with APP testing $630

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 11:00 ET — Regular session AppLovin Corp (NASDAQ: APP) shares fell nearly 7% on Friday, bucking a broadly firmer U.S. tape in the first trading session of 2026. The move extends a late-December pullback that

2 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Market Analysis·Stock Market·Tech Stocks

Broadcom stock rebounds as 2026 opens, with Benchmark bulls clashing with Trefis bear case

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 10:53 ET Broadcom shares rose about 3% on Friday, tracking a broader rebound in technology stocks as U.S. markets made a firmer start to 2026. Reuters The chip-and-software maker has become a bellwether for the

2 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Market Analysis·Stock Market·Technology Stocks

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq start 2026 higher as tech and chipmakers lead

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:39 ET Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday, kicking off 2026 on an upbeat note after a late-December pullback. The Dow rose 42.7 points to 48,105.98 at the opening bell, while the S&P

2 January 2026

Financial News·Investing·Market Analysis·Stock Market·Technology

XRP price today rises toward $2 after Ripple’s 1B token escrow unlock

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 10:01 ET — Regular session XRP rose on Friday, pushing back toward the $2 level as traders digested Ripple’s first scheduled token release of the year and a firmer tone across cryptocurrencies. The early-January bounce

2 January 2026

Cryptocurrency·Market Analysis·Ripple

ASML shares jump after surprise Aletheia upgrade flips outlook on EUV demand

AMSTERDAM, January 2, 2026, 08:58 ET ASML (ASML.AS) shares rose more than 3% on Friday after Aletheia Capital upgraded the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker to “buy” from “sell” and doubled its price target — an analyst estimate of where a

2 January 2026

Investing·Market Analysis·Semiconductors·Stocks·Technology

Transocean stock today: RIG edges higher before the open as oil slips — what to watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 09:24 ET — Premarket Transocean Ltd shares rose 0.4% to $4.13 in premarket trading on Friday, a muted move as U.S. markets prepared to open for the first session of 2026. The offshore driller is

2 January 2026

Energy Sector·Investing·Market Analysis·Stocks