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NASDAQ:SQ News 15 December 2025 - 3 February 2026

Bitcoin’s $79K Bounce Meets $50K Talk as Cathie Wood’s Ark Goes Shopping

Bitcoin’s $79K Bounce Meets $50K Talk as Cathie Wood’s Ark Goes Shopping

Ark Invest increased holdings in crypto-linked stocks, including Circle, Bullish, and BitMine, as bitcoin surged past $79,000 before falling back to around $73,000. Circle shares dropped 7.9% Monday, Coinbase fell 3.5%. Analysts warn bitcoin could slide to $50,000, with bearish sentiment rising. Morgan Stanley began coverage of Circle with an Equal-Weight rating.
3 February 2026
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Block stock steadies before the bell after 5% slide as $200B lending milestone hits tape

Block stock steadies before the bell after 5% slide as $200B lending milestone hits tape

Block Inc shares rose 0.3% to $62.82 premarket Wednesday after sliding 5% the previous day amid a broad U.S. market selloff. The company said it has extended over $200 billion in credit through Cash App Borrow, Afterpay, and Square Loans, maintaining steady loss rates since 2013. Block’s quarterly earnings are due Feb. 19. Investors are watching for signs of credit stress as lending volumes grow.
21 January 2026
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Capital One stock slides as Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap spooks lenders

Capital One stock slides as Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap spooks lenders

New York, Jan 12, 2026, 08:13 EST — Premarket Shares of Capital One Financial dropped roughly 10% in premarket Monday after investors offloaded credit-card and consumer-lending stocks amid fresh chatter about rate caps. The squeeze landed hard on a business built around spreads. Credit-card interest powers issuer profits, and a 10% cap would plunge well below the industry’s current rates. The bids quickly evaporated. Synchrony Financial and Bread Financial tumbled between 10% and 11% in early trading. American Express slipped about 4%, while Visa and Mastercard each dropped roughly 2%. On the flip side, alternative lenders gained ground: Affirm rose
12 January 2026
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Block stock edges up premarket as bullish options bets build ahead of Feb. 19 earnings

Block stock edges up premarket as bullish options bets build ahead of Feb. 19 earnings

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 09:07 (EST) — Premarket Block shares rose slightly in premarket trading on Tuesday, holding onto a sharp gain from the prior session as options traders piled into bullish bets on the payments firm. The stock was up 0.15% at $68.55, following a 5.1% rise on Monday. Public The burst of activity matters because investors are hunting for near-term catalysts in fintech names, which tend to swing with shifts in rate expectations and consumer demand. Markets are bracing for a data-heavy U.S. week, culminating in Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, after Wall Street’s strong rally in the
6 January 2026
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Cathie Wood Sells $40M in Tesla, Keeps Cutting Iridium, and Adds Nurix: What ARK Invest’s Latest Trades Signal on Dec. 15, 2025

Cathie Wood Sells $40M in Tesla, Keeps Cutting Iridium, and Adds Nurix: What ARK Invest’s Latest Trades Signal on Dec. 15, 2025

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is heading into mid-December with a familiar playbook: rotate aggressively, publish the receipts, and keep investors guessing about what “disruptive innovation” looks like in a market that’s re-pricing risk. On Monday, December 15, 2025, the broader backdrop is a market trying to steady itself after a bruising tech-led pullback and renewed debate over whether parts of the AI trade have become overcrowded. Reuters reported that investors have been unwinding segments of the “AI-capex trade,” with global risk appetite still sensitive to rates and upcoming central-bank decisions and economic data. Reuters+1 Against that backdrop, ARK’s latest disclosed
15 December 2025
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Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
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