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Stock Market News 3 January 2026

ConocoPhillips stock jumps 3.3% as oil steadies; Venezuela and OPEC+ headlines are next

ConocoPhillips stock jumps 3.3% as oil steadies; Venezuela and OPEC+ headlines are next

ConocoPhillips shares rose 3.3% to $96.70 Friday, with 7 million shares traded. Oil prices slipped, with Brent settling at $60.75 a barrel and WTI at $57.32. President Trump said U.S. oil firms, including ConocoPhillips and Exxon, are ready to invest billions in Venezuela’s oil sector. OPEC+ meets Sunday, with traders expecting no output increase in the first quarter.
3 January 2026
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Constellation Energy stock rebounds as 2026 begins; what CEG investors watch next

Constellation Energy stock rebounds as 2026 begins; what CEG investors watch next

Constellation Energy rose 3.7% to $366.25 Friday, ending a four-day slide as utilities led U.S. equities higher on the first trading day of 2026. The stock remains 11% below its October peak. Investors are watching a Jan. 12 debt-exchange deadline tied to Constellation’s Calpine deal and next week’s U.S. labor data. Trading volume was 2.3 million shares, slightly below the 50-day average.
3 January 2026
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Reddit stock jumps as Needham calls it the “new homepage” for AI answers

Reddit stock jumps as Needham calls it the “new homepage” for AI answers

Reddit shares jumped 5.3% to close at $241.89 Friday, near the session high, after a Needham analyst highlighted the platform’s growing role as a source for AI-generated answers. The move came as investors weighed bullish analyst notes and ongoing data-licensing deals with Google and OpenAI. The S&P 500 ETF rose 0.2%, while Meta fell 1.4% and Pinterest gained 2.7%. Reddit traded between $228.44 and $242.69.
3 January 2026
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Rigetti (RGTI) stock jumps as quantum names rebound; SEC filing flags insider sale plan

Rigetti (RGTI) stock jumps as quantum names rebound; SEC filing flags insider sale plan

Rigetti shares jumped 6.6% to $23.60 Friday, trading over 37 million shares as tech stocks rebounded to start 2026. Director Alissa Fitzgerald filed to sell 59,316 shares, valued at about $1.31 million, after the close. The stock traded between $21.62 and $24.00. Investors are watching for U.S. jobs data Jan. 9 and Rigetti’s earnings in early March.
3 January 2026
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Pfizer stock today: PFE ends first 2026 session higher as pricing scrutiny returns and Feb. 3 results loom

Pfizer stock today: PFE ends first 2026 session higher as pricing scrutiny returns and Feb. 3 results loom

Pfizer shares closed up 1.1% at $25.18 on Friday, after leading U.S. drugmakers in January list-price hikes, including a 15% increase for its COVID vaccine Comirnaty. The stock remains below its 52-week high of $27.69. Investors await Pfizer’s Feb. 3 earnings update and monitor upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data.
3 January 2026
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Starbucks stock today: SBUX slips after MrBeast tie-up as investors eye earnings and rates

Starbucks stock today: SBUX slips after MrBeast tie-up as investors eye earnings and rates

Starbucks shares closed down 0.3% at $83.97 Friday, about 29% below their 52-week high. The company announced a marketing tie-in with YouTube creator MrBeast’s “Beast Games” and a limited-time drink launching Jan. 14. Investors are watching upcoming earnings, U.S. store changes, and the timeline for Starbucks’ China joint venture with Boyu Capital.
3 January 2026
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Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps as ‘Project Vault’ keeps rare earths on traders’ screens

7 February 2026
Ucore Rare Metals shares jumped 14.7% to C$7.97 on Toronto’s TSX Venture Exchange Friday, rebounding after a steep drop as investors responded to U.S. critical-minerals policy moves. The U.S. Export-Import Bank described Project Vault as a $10 billion public-private stockpiling plan. Neodymium prices climbed 1.27% to 997,500 yuan a tonne on Feb. 6. Investors await details on Project Vault’s purchasing plans next week.
Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

7 February 2026
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 5.7% to 8,048.6 on Friday, with Nvidia up 7.87% and AMD rising 8.28%. The surge followed new forecasts showing global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026. Amazon expects a 50% increase in capital spending this year, fueling demand for chips. The Dow Jones crossed 50,000, helped by gains in chipmakers.
Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
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