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Market Trends News 16 January 2026 - 17 January 2026

Bloom Energy ends a wild week near $150 as data-center power trade churns

Bloom Energy ends a wild week near $150 as data-center power trade churns

New York, Jan 17, 2026, 08:30 EST — The market has closed. Bloom Energy shares ended Friday up 7.4%, closing at $149.50. The fuel-cell maker has extended its strong January rally, fueled by momentum traders sticking with the data-center power sector. (Yahoo Finance) This shift is significant since Monday’s market holiday delays the next U.S. session, forcing a reset in positioning when markets reopen Tuesday. That comes after a volatile week in AI-related power stocks. (New York Stock Exchange) Bloom now serves as a liquid proxy for “behind-the-meter” power — generation installed directly at customer sites, sidestepping certain grid limitations
17 January 2026
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Argan stock (AGX) jumps 16% — what investors watch next after the long weekend

Argan stock (AGX) jumps 16% — what investors watch next after the long weekend

New York, January 17, 2026, 08:05 EST — The market has closed. Shares of Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) surged 16.4% on Friday, finishing at $383.66. The move puts the power-plant contractor’s market cap near $4.2 billion. (Yahoo Finance) The shift comes just before a quiet patch for U.S. markets. Wall Street will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, pushing the earliest test of buyer interest to Tuesday. (New York Stock Exchange) Argan is nearing a dividend milestone. It plans to pay a $0.50-per-share quarterly dividend on Jan. 30 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 22. CEO
17 January 2026
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Venus Concept (VERO) stock jumps 459% on Madryn’s 91% stake filing — what to know next week

Venus Concept (VERO) stock jumps 459% on Madryn’s 91% stake filing — what to know next week

NEW YORK, Jan 17, 2026, 04:58 EST — The market is now closed. Venus Concept Inc shares ended Friday at $8.00, surging 459.44% from the previous session. The stock fluctuated between $5.68 and $12.93 during the day. Trading volume hit roughly 307.6 million shares, a notable jump from recent levels for the Nasdaq-listed microcap. (FinancialContent) Madryn Asset Management’s latest Schedule 13D/A filing revealed it holds 18,763,125 shares, representing 91.0% of Venus Concept’s common stock. The firm informed the company’s board it expects a focus on slashing operating costs, including considering the “potential delisting and deregistration” of its shares, according to
17 January 2026
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Novo Nordisk stock jumps on Wegovy pill scripts and UK high-dose nod — what to watch next week

Novo Nordisk stock jumps on Wegovy pill scripts and UK high-dose nod — what to watch next week

Copenhagen, Jan 17, 2026, 10:59 CET — Market closed. Novo Nordisk shares gained 6.5% on Friday, closing at 388.9 Danish crowns, positioning the stock for a notable open Monday. In New York, the company’s ADRs jumped 9.1% to finish at $62.33. (Investing.com) This move is crucial as investors seek confirmation that Novo’s new Wegovy pill will maintain its first-to-market advantage amid growing competition, notably from Eli Lilly’s oral obesity drug. Novo described the “early signs” as positive but cautioned that it’s too soon to draw conclusions about trends for the daily pill. (Reuters) The initial figure was modest but clear:
17 January 2026
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Legal & General stock slips — the UK data calendar that could move LGEN next week

Legal & General stock slips — the UK data calendar that could move LGEN next week

London, Jan 17, 2026, 09:30 (GMT) — Market closed. Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN.L) shares ended Friday at 265.8 pence, down 0.3 pence, or 0.11%, from the prior close. With the London market closed over the weekend, investors are left to digest broader economic cues ahead of Monday’s session. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The dip is slight, yet the setup feels familiar. Legal & General operates in a segment that often moves with interest rate shifts: it underwrites long-term retirement policies and manages substantial bond holdings, making gilt yields—yields on UK government bonds—crucial. UK data and shifting rate expectations fueled market
17 January 2026
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3i Group share price swings on Action France sales signal — what to watch before Monday

3i Group share price swings on Action France sales signal — what to watch before Monday

London, Jan 17, 2026, 08:34 GMT — Market closed. 3i Group (III.L) shares ended Friday at 3,361 pence, up 20 pence, or 0.6%, from Thursday’s close after trading between 3,316 and 3,395 pence. With London markets shut for the weekend, traders will test Monday whether the bounce has legs. (Investing.com) The spark came on Thursday. UBS data pointed to a pick-up in sales in France at Action, 3i’s largest portfolio company, and the stock jumped about 10% as the FTSE 100 closed at a record after stronger UK growth data. Axel Rudolph, senior financial analyst at IG, called the GDP
17 January 2026
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iFAST share price climbs again as SGX shuts for weekend — what to watch next

iFAST share price climbs again as SGX shuts for weekend — what to watch next

Singapore, Jan 17, 2026, 15:23 SGT — The market has closed. iFAST Corporation’s shares closed Friday up 1.7% at S$10.17, having fluctuated between S$9.82 and S$10.22 during the session. Roughly 2.75 million shares were traded. (iFast Corporation) The market is closed, shifting focus to upcoming events instead of past moves. iFAST plans to release unaudited financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, after trading hours on Feb. 12, according to a filing. (SGX Links) Singapore stocks closed the week higher, with the Straits Times Index gaining 0.3% on Friday and rising 2.1% over the week. Interactive Brokers senior
17 January 2026
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U.S. Mint pulls silver collectible coins from sale as prices surge past $90 — what buyers should watch

U.S. Mint pulls silver collectible coins from sale as prices surge past $90 — what buyers should watch

WASHINGTON, Jan 16, 2026, 20:24 EST The U.S. Mint has pulled certain silver numismatic (collectible) items from the market temporarily as it reassesses pricing, pointing to “rapidly rising metal costs,” a notice flagged in an FXStreet analysis shows. https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/exuberant-silver-investors-on-hair-trigger-susceptible-to-overhype-202601162104 The move comes as the market shows signs of nervousness. Silver’s recent rally has attracted new retail investors, while sudden price swings in the metal risk leaving fixed-price coin programs lagging behind replacement costs. Spot silver closed Friday at $90.66 an ounce, down 1.8% for the day but still roughly 13% higher for the week after reaching a record peak of
17 January 2026
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AI Stocks This Week: TSMC’s $56B Spending Plan Lifts Chip Names as New U.S. Tariffs Bite

AI Stocks This Week: TSMC’s $56B Spending Plan Lifts Chip Names as New U.S. Tariffs Bite

NEW YORK, Jan 16, 2026, 19:19 EST Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co set the tone for AI-linked stocks this week after the chipmaker forecast 2026 revenue would rise nearly 30% and put 2026 capital spending, or capex, at $52 billion to $56 billion, underscoring demand for processors used to train and run AI systems. Chief Executive C.C. Wei also pointed to a push for more U.S. capacity, saying an Arizona land buy “gives you a hint” of plans to expand “many fabs” there, while warning TSMC was “very nervous” about investing at that scale. (Reuters) The numbers matter because TSMC sits
17 January 2026
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Intuit stock drops again after TurboTax NYC push as Jefferies calls the slide “overdone”

Intuit stock drops again after TurboTax NYC push as Jefferies calls the slide “overdone”

NEW YORK, Jan 16, 2026, 18:37 ET — After-hours Intuit Inc shares dropped 1.7% on Friday to close at $545.29, marking their sixth consecutive day of losses, then held steady in after-hours trading. The TurboTax and QuickBooks parent saw intraday swings between $535.15 and $555.79, now sitting roughly 33% below its 52-week peak reached on July 30. Trading volume hit about 4.7 million shares, well above the 50-day average. This came as Adobe slid, while Paychex and Oracle finished higher amid a slightly softer broader market. (MarketWatch) The pullback comes as tax-filing season heats up and Intuit seeks new ways
17 January 2026
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Adobe stock slides again after annual report filing; what investors watch next

Adobe stock slides again after annual report filing; what investors watch next

New York, Jan 16, 2026, 18:24 EST — After-hours Adobe (ADBE.O) shares slipped once more on Friday, closing 2.6% lower. In after-hours trading, the stock was last seen at $296.12. The decline followed the software maker’s filing of its annual report the previous day, a detailed document investors scrutinize to uncover the nuances behind management’s growth claims and potential risks. This is significant as Adobe’s shares have been under strain, with traders ready to react sharply to any signs of weakening demand—especially in software, where clients can easily postpone upgrades or reduce licenses without notice. The company submitted its Form
17 January 2026
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Silver price today falls back under $90 after record run as traders brace for Fed

Silver price today falls back under $90 after record run as traders brace for Fed

New York, January 16, 2026, 17:11 (EST) — After-hours Silver prices slid on Friday, cooling after a run that pushed the metal to fresh records this week. The pullback left silver trading back under $90 an ounce into the U.S. holiday weekend. Spot silver was down 2.9% at $89.65 an ounce by early afternoon New York time, but it was still up more than 12% for the week after touching an all-time high of $93.57 in the prior session. “It’s a general retreat in the commodity complex after weeks of aggressive gains, with some profit-taking,” said Edward Meir at Marex.
16 January 2026
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Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

7 February 2026
Keppel shares closed at S$11.64 on Friday, up 0.17%, after surging 6.1% the previous day on stronger FY2025 profit and a larger dividend plan. The company bought back 151,400 shares for about S$1.74 million. Keppel reported a 29% rise in full-year profit to S$1.02 billion and proposed a total distribution of 47 cents per share, including a special dividend partly paid in Keppel REIT units.
ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

7 February 2026
ST Engineering shares fell 1.9% to S$9.71 Friday, outpacing the Singapore market’s 0.8% drop amid a tech-led selloff. The company signed a deal with Shield AI at the Singapore Airshow to integrate autonomy software into its unmanned platforms and unveiled a small drone capable of carrying explosives. About 6.9 million shares traded as investors await full-year results on Feb. 27.
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