Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures climb to start 2026 as Nvidia and Baidu rally

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as Wall Street kicked off 2026 with a tech-led rebound after a late-year slide. At 5:45 a.m. ET, S&P 500 E-minis — futures contracts tied to the index — were up 0.60%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis gained 1.05% and Dow E-minis rose 0.35%. Nvidia and Broadcom climbed 1.8% and 1.6% in premarket trading, Reuters reported. Reuters

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Nvidia’s China moat faces a new test as Biren pops 76% and Baidu chip unit files for Hong Kong IPO

Nvidia’s China moat faces a new test as Biren pops 76% and Baidu chip unit files for Hong Kong IPO

Shares of Chinese AI chip designer Shanghai Biren Technology closed up 76% in their Hong Kong debut on Friday, the market’s first listing of 2026. The stock opened at HK$35.70, hit HK$42.88 at an intraday high and ended at HK$34.46, versus an offer price of HK$19.60. Biren raised HK$5.58 billion, with institutional demand nearly 26 times the shares on offer and the retail tranche oversubscribed about 2,348 times, exchange filings showed. Reuters
2 January 2026
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Alibaba stock today: BABA in focus as Baidu AI-chip IPO filing lifts China tech mood

Alibaba stock today: BABA in focus as Baidu AI-chip IPO filing lifts China tech mood

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Hong Kong-listed shares were firmer on Friday after Baidu said its AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially filed a listing application with the Hong Kong stock exchange. The filing paves the way for a spin-off and IPO — a company’s first sale of shares to the public — in a sector China is trying to build up as Washington tightens export restrictions on advanced chips.
2 January 2026
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Best Chinese Stocks to Buy Now (December 2025): Tech, EVs and AI Leaders in a Rebounding Market

Best Chinese Stocks to Buy Now (December 2025): Tech, EVs and AI Leaders in a Rebounding Market

China’s stock market has quietly staged a comeback in 2025 – but it’s still trading at a discount to many global peers. That mix of recovering sentiment, low valuations and heavy policy support for “new economy” sectors is exactly why Chinese stocks are back on many investors’ radar this December. FT Markets+2Energy News+2
5 December 2025
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Baidu unveils M100 & M300 AI chips and ‘natively multimodal’ ERNIE 5.0 at Baidu World 2025, plus new ‘Tianchi’ supernodes

Baidu unveils M100 & M300 AI chips and ‘natively multimodal’ ERNIE 5.0 at Baidu World 2025, plus new ‘Tianchi’ supernodes

Baidu used its annual Baidu World conference in Beijing to roll out two homegrown AI processors, a fresh generation of its ERNIE model, and a new class of supernode systems designed to stitch thousands of accelerators together—moves aimed at hardening China’s AI stack against tightening export controls and spiraling compute costs. Reuters+1
13 November 2025
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China Slams the Door on Foreign AI Chips — and Dangles ‘Half‑Price’ Power for Homegrown Silicon: What It Means for Nvidia, AMD, Alibaba and the AI Arms Race

Beijing’s new line in the sand. China has issued guidance requiring any AI data center that receives state funding to deploy only domestic AI chips. Officials have told data centers that are less than 30% complete to rip out foreign accelerators or cancel pending procurements. Projects further along will be reviewed case‑by‑case. The directive, described by sources to Reuters, is among China’s most assertive steps to localize critical compute amid on‑off trade tensions and export controls with Washington. Reuters
5 November 2025
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Stock Market Today 24.10.2025

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24 October 2025
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Nasdaq Stumbles as Fed Jitters Mount, Intel Soars, Tariffs Rattle Tech Markets

Global Market Bloodbath: Trade War 2.0 Sparks October 2025 Stock Crash

Only days before the rout, markets were basking in record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set all-time peaks on Oct. 9reuters.com, capping a remarkable rally fueled by artificial intelligence euphoria and expectations of upcoming Federal Reserve rate cutsts2.tech. Even a U.S. government shutdown had barely dented confidence – Wall Street shrugged off the political drama as tech stocks climbed relentlessly through early Octoberts2.techts2.tech.
11 October 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet and Major Tech AI Moves Send Shares Surging (Sept 24–25, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet and Major Tech AI Moves Send Shares Surging (Sept 24–25, 2025)

US and global indices treaded water after the blistering tech rally. On Sept. 24 the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped about 0.3–0.5% investopedia.com, as profit-taking hit “Magnificent 7” stocks and AI names. A key factor was Fed Chair Powell’s commentary on Sept. 23, warning that tech valuations were high. Post Powell, the S&P tech sector dipped and Nasdaq futures fell modestly investopedia.com. Tech giants cooled: Oracle and Nvidia fell 1.7% and 0.8% investopedia.com; Amazon slid 0.2% investopedia.com. Energy stocks bucked the trend amid rising oil. But AI–focused stocks bucked that overall trend: Alibaba jumped 8–10% investopedia.com reuters.com, Baidu climbed ~6% ainvest.com, and GPU/cloud plays like Marvell and Intel also rallied on AI spending news investopedia.com.
25 September 2025
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Baidu’s AI-Powered Revival: Latest Stock Surge, Tech Breakthroughs, and 2025 Outlook

Baidu’s AI-Powered Revival: Latest Stock Surge, Tech Breakthroughs, and 2025 Outlook

Baidu has seen a flurry of noteworthy developments leading up to September 24, 2025. In late August, the company delivered strong quarterly results, beating estimates on both revenue and profit. Revenue grew in the low teens percentage YoY – a clear sign that Baidu’s business has regained momentum post-pandemic. Management credited a recovery in online advertising demand as well as rapid growth in its AI-driven businesses for the upbeat results. This marked the second consecutive quarter of double-digit top-line growth, reflecting improving advertiser sentiment in China’s market and successful monetization of AI services.
24 September 2025
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AI Superpower Showdown: U.S. vs. China vs. Europe – Who’s Winning the Global AI Race?

AI Superpower Showdown: U.S. vs. China vs. Europe – Who’s Winning the Global AI Race?

China has emerged as the global research powerhouse in AI by volume. A 2025 analysis shows China’s AI publication output in 2024 matched the combined output of the US, UK, and EU digital-science.com. Chinese researchers not only publish the most papers, they also garner the largest share of citations – a sign that China leads in influential AI research digital-science.com. The country’s academic ecosystem for AI is vast: China boasts some 30,000 active AI researchers and hundreds of institutions conducting AI research, far dwarfing other nations digital-science.com. It also dominates AI-related patents, outpacing U.S. filings by up to tenfold on key indicators digital-science.com – evidence that China is aggressively translating research into applied innovations.
22 September 2025
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