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Stock Market News 12 January 2026

Bitcoin price edges higher near $91,000 as Strategy buys $1.25B of BTC; Coinbase stock climbs

Bitcoin price edges higher near $91,000 as Strategy buys $1.25B of BTC; Coinbase stock climbs

Bitcoin rose 0.3% to $91,147 Monday as Coinbase and Marathon Digital shares also gained. Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the Justice Department served the central bank with grand jury subpoenas, sending the dollar lower and gold to a record above $4,600 an ounce. Strategy bought 13,627 bitcoin last week, bringing its holdings to 687,410. Traders await Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report and the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting.
12 January 2026
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Bakkt stock jumps as BKKT strikes DTR stablecoin deal, sets Jan. 22 rebrand and March Investor Day

Bakkt stock jumps as BKKT strikes DTR stablecoin deal, sets Jan. 22 rebrand and March Investor Day

Bakkt Holdings shares surged 13.5% to $18.48 midday after announcing it will acquire stablecoin payments firm DTR in an all-stock deal, issuing about 9.13 million shares, or 31.5% of its fully diluted count. CEO Akshay Naheta is DTR’s main owner. The company will rebrand as “Bakkt, Inc.” on January 22. Investor Day is set for March 17 at the NYSE.
12 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: Index slips as Trump’s 10% credit-card cap hits banks, Powell subpoena clouds the Fed

Dow Jones today: Index slips as Trump’s 10% credit-card cap hits banks, Powell subpoena clouds the Fed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped about 100 points, or 0.2%, by midday as financial stocks fell after President Trump proposed a one-year 10% cap on credit-card rates. American Express and Visa led losses. Fed Chair Jerome Powell faced political pressure and possible indictment over testimony on a renovation project. Investors await Tuesday’s U.S. inflation report and major bank earnings.
12 January 2026
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Spotify stock slips as Wall Street digests Fed pressure — CPI and earnings ahead for SPOT

Spotify stock slips as Wall Street digests Fed pressure — CPI and earnings ahead for SPOT

Spotify shares fell 1.2% to $532.97 by midday Monday, underperforming a steady U.S. market as investors eyed political pressure on the Federal Reserve and looming inflation data. The S&P 500-tracking SPY ETF rose 0.1%. Attention is turning to Spotify’s quarterly report on February 10 for updates on subscription pricing and ad demand.
12 January 2026
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Micron stock barely budges as exec warns DRAM crunch may last until 2028

Micron stock barely budges as exec warns DRAM crunch may last until 2028

Micron shares rose 0.2% by midday Monday after Vice President Christopher Moore warned new memory chip output may not arrive until 2028. Moore said data-center demand is absorbing supply, prolonging the DRAM shortage. The company exited its consumer Crucial brand last month to focus on larger customers. Investors are watching whether tight supplies will keep memory prices elevated this year.
12 January 2026
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Coinbase stock rises as Senate crypto bill fight puts stablecoin rewards back in play

Coinbase stock rises as Senate crypto bill fight puts stablecoin rewards back in play

Coinbase shares rose 2.1% Monday after reports the company is lobbying Congress to protect stablecoin rewards. Senate negotiators are finalizing crypto market legislation, with debate intensifying over whether to restrict such rewards to regulated firms. Coinbase has threatened to withdraw support if restrictions are too strict. Circle, the firm behind USDC, slipped 0.9%.
12 January 2026
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Western Digital stock climbs even as Wall Street wobbles — what to know now

Western Digital stock climbs even as Wall Street wobbles — what to know now

Western Digital shares rose 2.1% to $204.76 by midday Monday, outperforming a declining U.S. stock market. Seagate, Micron, and SanDisk also gained. The moves followed Western Digital’s February 2025 spin-off of its flash business, leaving it focused on hard disk drives. Traders watched for U.S. inflation data and major bank earnings amid political pressure on the Federal Reserve.
12 January 2026
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Boeing stock ticks up as investors brace for Tuesday’s delivery report after Airbus update

Boeing stock ticks up as investors brace for Tuesday’s delivery report after Airbus update

Boeing shares rose 1.4% to $237.72 by midday Monday in New York ahead of its annual orders-and-deliveries report due Tuesday. The FAA proposed a new inspection rule for Boeing 737NG jets after reports of wing cracks, with comments open until Feb. 26. Airbus reported 793 deliveries and 889 net orders for 2025. Boeing delivered 537 jets and booked 908 net orders through November.
12 January 2026
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Apple Picks Google Gemini for Siri — and Alphabet Stock Flirts With $4 Trillion

Apple Picks Google Gemini for Siri — and Alphabet Stock Flirts With $4 Trillion

Alphabet shares rose 0.4% to $329.74 Monday after Apple agreed to integrate Google’s Gemini AI into a redesigned Siri under a multi-year deal. Alphabet’s market value briefly topped $4 trillion, reaching a record high above $334 before pulling back. Apple shares gained 0.6% to $260.95. The move deepens Google’s presence in Apple devices as both firms face regulatory scrutiny.
12 January 2026
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Archer Aviation stock inches up after securities probe headline; what ACHR investors watch next

Archer Aviation stock inches up after securities probe headline; what ACHR investors watch next

Archer Aviation shares gained 0.7% to $8.87 by midday Monday after Highful Law PLLC announced a securities-fraud investigation tied to a November trade-secret lawsuit from Joby Aviation and a missed Dubai Airshow demo. About 22.5 million shares traded as attention turned to legal risks and Archer’s quarterly results due in late February. Highful said it is gathering information from investors but has not filed a complaint.
12 January 2026
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Chevron stock edges up as U.S. flags Venezuela sanctions move; oil prices keep investors cautious

Chevron stock edges up as U.S. flags Venezuela sanctions move; oil prices keep investors cautious

Chevron shares rose 0.4% after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said sanctions on Venezuelan oil could be eased as soon as next week. Traders are moving Venezuelan crude for March delivery and increasing naphtha shipments to boost output. Brent crude fell 0.44% to $63.06 a barrel. Goldman Sachs projects a 2026 oil surplus, keeping its Brent forecast at $56.
12 January 2026
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Lumentum stock drops 5% in late morning trade as AI optics bets cool ahead of earnings

Lumentum stock drops 5% in late morning trade as AI optics bets cool ahead of earnings

Lumentum Holdings shares fell 5.4% to $332.28 Monday, underperforming a flat U.S. market. The drop followed news that chief accounting officer Matthew Sepe will step down in early February, with Eric Chang set to replace him. Investors are awaiting Lumentum’s Feb. 3 earnings report and conference call. The stock touched an intraday low of $323.24.
12 January 2026
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Why Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX) stock is up today: a new JPM deck put cash runway back in focus

Why Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX) stock is up today: a new JPM deck put cash runway back in focus

Recursion Pharmaceuticals shares rose 4.4% to $4.87 Monday after an updated investor presentation showed $755 million in cash at year-end 2025 and a projected runway through 2027. The company reported a 43% median reduction in polyp burden for its lead drug REC-4881 in a small trial, with mostly mild to moderate side effects. Recursion will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Tuesday.
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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