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Market Analysis News 22 January 2026

Micron stock climbs on fresh William Blair call as AI memory squeeze tightens

Micron stock climbs on fresh William Blair call as AI memory squeeze tightens

Micron shares rose 1.6% to $395.54 in after-hours trading Thursday after William Blair initiated coverage with an Outperform rating, citing tight memory supply through 2027. Analysts warn soaring memory prices could squeeze phone and PC makers, with some predicting memory costs could reach up to 40% of a PC’s materials. Micron reported Q1 revenue of $13.64 billion and raised its Q2 outlook.
22 January 2026
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SanDisk stock holds above $500 after Citi hikes target, eyes turn to Jan. 29 earnings

SanDisk stock holds above $500 after Citi hikes target, eyes turn to Jan. 29 earnings

SanDisk shares rose 1.4% to $508.09 Thursday, leading the S&P 500 after Citi raised its price target to $490 on strong data center demand. Trading volume reached 19.2 million shares. Investors await SanDisk’s Jan. 29 earnings for updates on NAND pricing and supply. Peers including Western Digital and Micron also posted modest gains.
22 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock slides nearly 5% after sharp swing; big-holder filings and Feb. 5 earnings loom

Bloom Energy stock slides nearly 5% after sharp swing; big-holder filings and Feb. 5 earnings loom

Bloom Energy shares fell 4.9% to $143.24 Thursday afternoon, reversing from a session high of $155.47. SEC filings showed BlackRock holds a 9.4% stake, while Kuwait’s sovereign fund owns 1.38%. The company will report quarterly results Feb. 5. Bloom recently landed a $2.65 billion fuel-cell contract with American Electric Power.
22 January 2026
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Bitcoin price steadies near $90,000 as ETF outflows and central banks keep traders cautious

Bitcoin price steadies near $90,000 as ETF outflows and central banks keep traders cautious

Bitcoin rose 1.1% to $89,350 Thursday but failed to break $90,000 as ETF outflows persisted. Global bond volatility and a selloff in Japanese government bonds unsettled risk markets. Traders are watching the Bank of Japan meeting and upcoming U.S. inflation data for direction. Corporate buyers continued accumulating bitcoin, but market sentiment stayed cautious.
22 January 2026
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MercadoLibre stock jumps nearly 4% — what traders are watching next

MercadoLibre stock jumps nearly 4% — what traders are watching next

MercadoLibre shares rose 3.9% to $2,138.17 by midday Thursday, rebounding from earlier losses as interest in Latin American fintech stocks increased. The move comes ahead of a Jan. 27 investor event in São Paulo and provisional Q4 results set for Feb. 24. Investors are watching Brazil’s PicPay IPO plans and new economic data from Argentina. Competition in Brazil remains intense, with MercadoLibre boosting shipping incentives.
22 January 2026
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XRP price slips under $2 even after Ripple flags Binance RLUSD listing — what traders watch next

XRP price slips under $2 even after Ripple flags Binance RLUSD listing — what traders watch next

XRP fell 1.7% to $1.91 Thursday, slipping below $2 and extending losses to 19% below its January 5 peak. Ripple announced its RLUSD stablecoin will debut for spot trading on Binance, with Ethereum and XRP Ledger support coming soon. U.S. inflation data showed the PCE price index rose 0.2% in November, up 2.8% year-on-year. Markets remained volatile after tariff and geopolitical warnings from President Trump.
22 January 2026
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Heating oil price today: ULSD futures slip after Arctic-blast rally as traders await U.S. inventories

Heating oil price today: ULSD futures slip after Arctic-blast rally as traders await U.S. inventories

NYMEX February ULSD futures fell 6.0 cents, or 2.5%, to $2.3703 a gallon by 7:03 a.m. EST Thursday, after a sharp weather-driven rally the previous day. The U.S. EIA’s weekly petroleum report is delayed until noon and 2 p.m. due to the holiday. Cold weather is forecast to hit the Northeast and Gulf Coast, with refineries monitoring operations. Crude and gasoline futures also slipped, while natural gas prices rose.
22 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today: BTC steadies near $90,000 after Trump drops Greenland tariff threat

Bitcoin price today: BTC steadies near $90,000 after Trump drops Greenland tariff threat

Bitcoin rose 0.8% to $89,874 in premarket trading Thursday, holding just below $90,000 after swinging between $87,304 and $90,379. U.S. President Trump’s retreat from Greenland-related tariffs spurred a brief rally in risk assets. Japan’s bond selloff continued, with 30-year yields hitting a record 3.88% this week. Options data shows traders remain cautious, with a 30% chance of bitcoin dropping below $80,000 by late June.
22 January 2026
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Natural gas price jumps above $5 as deep-freeze forecast tightens supply — storage report looms

Natural gas price jumps above $5 as deep-freeze forecast tightens supply — storage report looms

U.S. Henry Hub natural gas futures jumped about 10% to $5.38 per mmBtu early Thursday as a late-January cold snap fueled demand and raised concerns over production freeze-offs. The February contract’s two-day rally totaled 57%, the largest on record. Traders await the U.S. storage report due at 10:30 a.m. EST. Production in the Lower 48 averaged 108.7 bcfd so far in January, down from December.
22 January 2026
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Rio Tinto stock price jumps after record Pilbara shipments as Glencore deadline looms

Rio Tinto stock price jumps after record Pilbara shipments as Glencore deadline looms

Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares rose 3.7% to $88.84 after reporting record quarterly iron ore shipments from Pilbara and higher copper output. London shares closed up 5.18%. A UK filing showed no direct Rio stake in Glencore, while J.P. Morgan held 21,765 shares. Rio has until Feb. 5 to make a formal offer for Glencore or walk away.
22 January 2026
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Singtel share price slips to S$4.46 in Singapore — what investors are watching next

Singtel share price slips to S$4.46 in Singapore — what investors are watching next

Singtel shares fell 0.7% to S$4.46 in afternoon trading Thursday, extending a two-day slide as investors watched bond-yield swings and awaited the Feb. 18 earnings release. The Straits Times Index rose 0.4% to about 4,830 points, rebounding from Wednesday’s drop. Japan’s 30-year bond yield jumped 40 basis points in two days, topping 3.8%.
22 January 2026
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Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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