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Market Analysis News 20 January 2026 - 21 January 2026

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 21.01.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: January 21, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: January 21, 2026, 11:56 PM EST Air Canada Stock Outlook to 2030 Amid Geopolitical and Industry Challenges January 21, 2026, 11:56 PM EST. Air Canada (TSX:AC) remains under $20 despite the pandemic's end and global recovery. The airline faces a tough geopolitical environment marked by economic coercion and tariffs, which have reduced Canada-U.S. travel by over 20%, impacting a key revenue source. Air Canada aims to grow by focusing on expanding routes to the Atlantic, sun destinations, and international markets. However, the stock struggles to break out due to the capital-intensive
21 January 2026
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Qualcomm stock extends seven-day skid as tariff fears rattle tech; QCOM earnings up next

Qualcomm stock extends seven-day skid as tariff fears rattle tech; QCOM earnings up next

New York, January 20, 2026, 20:44 ET — The market has closed. Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) shares dropped 3.36% Tuesday, closing at $154.07 and marking a seventh consecutive day of losses as chip stocks declined alongside the broader market. Nvidia fell 4.38%, Broadcom tumbled 5.43%, while Intel bucked the trend, gaining 3.41%. Qualcomm’s trading volume hit roughly 11.8 million shares, surpassing its 50-day average of 8.9 million, with the stock sitting about 25% below its 52-week peak. (MarketWatch) Wall Street suffered its worst drop in three months after President Donald Trump reignited tariff threats against Europe, snapping investors out of the
21 January 2026
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Shopify stock price drops 7% as tariff fears hit markets — here’s what traders watch next

Shopify stock price drops 7% as tariff fears hit markets — here’s what traders watch next

New York, January 20, 2026, 19:51 EST — After-hours trading underway. Shopify Inc (SHOP) shares dropped 7.26%, ending Tuesday at $144.50, before nudging up about 0.3% in after-hours trading to $144.99. During the day, the stock swung between $143.87 and $151.72, still far below its 52-week high of $182.19. (Investing.com) The drop came amid a wider selloff in U.S. stocks after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland, sparking new trade war fears. Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group, said he’s “not at the point yet” where the Greenland tariff dispute will “precipitate a
21 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock price slips after-hours ahead of earnings as tariff fears rattle markets

Johnson & Johnson stock price slips after-hours ahead of earnings as tariff fears rattle markets

New York, Jan 20, 2026, 18:10 EST — After-hours Johnson & Johnson shares slipped 0.2% to $218.21 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, the session after the 4 p.m. close, as investors positioned for the drugmaker’s quarterly results due on Wednesday. The stock traded between $214.70 and $218.70 during the day. The modest move came on a rough day for risk assets. The Dow fell 1.76%, the S&P 500 lost 2.06% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.39% as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland hit sentiment, while the VIX — an options-based gauge of expected market swings — rose to
21 January 2026
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IREN stock drops 6% after-hours as Bitcoin slides and tariff jitters hit risk trades

IREN stock drops 6% after-hours as Bitcoin slides and tariff jitters hit risk trades

New York, January 20, 2026, 18:02 EST — After-hours Nasdaq-listed IREN Limited shares dropped 6.2%, closing at $54.26 in after-hours trading Tuesday. The stock fluctuated between $52.01 and $57.63, with roughly 45 million shares changing hands. Bitcoin slipped 4.7%, dragging miners Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark down by 4.6% to 8.8%. The pullback is significant since IREN has turned into a high-beta stand-in for two key plays investors have favored: crypto prices and the AI data-center expansion. When markets shift to a defensive stance, those bets can take a swift hit—even within a single hour. U.S. stocks suffered their
21 January 2026
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XRP price slips below $2 as tariff jitters and liquidations rattle crypto — what to watch next

XRP price slips below $2 as tariff jitters and liquidations rattle crypto — what to watch next

New York, January 20, 2026, 17:16 (EST) — After-hours XRP dropped roughly 5% on Tuesday, trading near $1.89 and hitting a low of $1.88 in the last 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap data. (CoinMarketCap) Markets shifted sharply into risk-off territory after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs targeting parts of Europe, triggering Wall Street’s largest single-day decline in three months and sending bitcoin tumbling over 3%, Reuters reported. Investors are bracing for a heavy U.S. data slate later this week, including GDP figures, January PMI readings, and the Personal Consumption Expenditures report—the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation metric. (Reuters) The crypto pullback
20 January 2026
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Bitcoin price dips under $90,000 as tariff jitters rattle crypto — what to watch next

Bitcoin price dips under $90,000 as tariff jitters rattle crypto — what to watch next

New York, Jan 20, 2026, 17:22 EST — After-hours Bitcoin slipped below $90,000 on Tuesday, hitting a low near $89,278 before settling around $89,601, down about 3.2%. (Investing.com) The move was significant as bitcoin once more behaved like a risk asset, even while investors sought refuge in traditional safe havens. “Bitcoin isn’t quite doing the thing that it’s built to do, at least in real time,” Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, told Investopedia. (Investopedia) Policy jitters hit the market as U.S. investors came back from a long weekend and dumped shares following President Donald Trump’s threat of
20 January 2026
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Coca-Cola stock price rises as tariff fears rattle markets — what KO investors watch next

Coca-Cola stock price rises as tariff fears rattle markets — what KO investors watch next

New York, January 20, 2026, 15:18 (EST) — Regular session Shares of The Coca-Cola Company rose about 1.3% to $71.37 in Tuesday afternoon trade. The stock moved between $69.83 and $71.61. The move came as traders turned risk-off — shorthand for pulling back from riskier bets — after fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to one-month lows. Trump said on Saturday additional 10% import tariffs would start Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, and rise to 25% on June 1; investors also have
20 January 2026
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Oklo Inc (OKLO) stock price slides as tariff shock hits Wall Street — what to watch next

Oklo Inc (OKLO) stock price slides as tariff shock hits Wall Street — what to watch next

NEW YORK, Jan 20, 2026, 15:03 EST — Regular session Oklo Inc shares dropped Tuesday amid a wider U.S. selloff that hit high-volatility stocks hard. By 2:48 p.m. EST, the stock had fallen roughly 5.0% to $90.18, dipping as low as $88.58 earlier in the session. Wall Street took a hit after President Donald Trump warned of fresh tariffs on imports from multiple NATO allies, shaking investor confidence. The S&P 500 tumbled roughly 1.8% in afternoon trading, per an Associated Press report. (AP News) Oklo’s stock moves more like a sentiment barometer than a typical utility. Traders react to shifts
20 January 2026
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3M stock price tumbles on 2026 profit outlook, tariffs back in focus

3M stock price tumbles on 2026 profit outlook, tariffs back in focus

New York, Jan 20, 2026, 13:40 EST — Regular session 3M shares dropped 7.4% to $155.30 in early afternoon Tuesday, following the company’s 2026 profit forecast that fell just short of Wall Street’s estimates. The shortfall was small, but the timing couldn’t be worse. Traders want to see clear evidence that 3M’s turnaround can push ahead despite uneven consumer demand and the return of tariff risks into earnings forecasts. 3M forecast adjusted earnings of $8.50 to $8.70 per share for 2026, with the midpoint slightly shy of the $8.61 analysts had predicted, per LSEG data. CEO Bill Brown flagged ongoing
20 January 2026
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Bitcoin price drops below $90,000 as tariff fears hit risk assets; Strategy keeps buying

Bitcoin price drops below $90,000 as tariff fears hit risk assets; Strategy keeps buying

New York, Jan 20, 2026, 13:40 EST — Regular session Bitcoin slipped under $90,000 on Tuesday, deepening a retreat amid a broader risk-asset selloff. BTC dipped roughly 3.8% to $89,480, having reached $93,247 earlier in the day. The shift carried weight beyond just crypto. Investors were reacting to new trade and geopolitical news, trimming their U.S. asset holdings and seeking refuge in safer market areas. (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to restart a trade war with Europe amid his efforts to acquire Greenland, sparking what some investors called a “Sell America” move — offloading U.S. stocks, bonds, and the
20 January 2026
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Qualcomm stock drops as tariff fears shake tech — here’s what QCOM traders are watching

Qualcomm stock drops as tariff fears shake tech — here’s what QCOM traders are watching

New York, Jan 20, 2026, 12:55 EST — Regular session. Shares of Qualcomm (QCOM.O) dropped 2.4% to $155.63 during midday trading Tuesday, adding to the sell-off in chip stocks amid fresh concerns over tariffs. Investors continued to offload riskier assets. This matters as Qualcomm approaches its earnings report in early February, with worries mounting over smartphone demand and its reliance on a few key customers. The stock’s drop is also putting to the test how much investors value chipmakers tied closely to handsets, even as they push new growth areas. Tuesday’s drop didn’t seem tied to any single company. Instead,
20 January 2026
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Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

7 February 2026
Westpac shares fell 1.2% to A$39.43 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2% amid broad selling. The bank is set to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 35,000 staff after a pilot last year. Investors are watching for signs of loan growth and credit quality ahead of Westpac’s first-quarter update on Feb. 13. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% this week.
ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

7 February 2026
ANZ shares closed at A$37.01 on Friday, down 1.52% as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2% and nearly $70 billion was wiped from the market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 0.25 points to 3.85%, prompting ANZ to lift variable home loan rates from Feb. 13. ANZ announced a new Salesforce-based AI CRM rollout and a board change effective Feb. 8. Investors await ANZ’s first-quarter update on Feb. 12.
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