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Stock Market News 3 January 2026

Netflix stock slides to start 2026 as Warner deal drama and earnings loom

Netflix stock slides to start 2026 as Warner deal drama and earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:58 ET — Market closed Netflix shares fell 2.97% to close at $90.99 on Friday, extending a pullback that traders have tied to uncertainty around the company’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets. The stock traded between $90.83 and $94.50 and finished the day with about 41 million shares changing hands.…
3 January 2026
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Rambus stock (RMBS) jumps 8% to near $100 as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next

Rambus stock (RMBS) jumps 8% to near $100 as chip rally kicks off 2026 — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:59 ET — Market closed Rambus Inc (RMBS) jumped 8.0% on Friday to close at $99.28. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $95.21 and $100.68 and finished up from a prior close of $91.89, while still below its 52-week high of $114.55, the company’s investor relations site showed. The move came as semiconductor shares led a…
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Micron stock jumps 10% after Bernstein lifts target — what’s next for MU

Micron stock jumps 10% after Bernstein lifts target — what’s next for MU

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:50 ET — Market closed Micron Technology, Inc. shares ended Friday up 10.5% at $315.42, outperforming the broader chip group as Wall Street opened 2026 with a rotation back into semiconductors. The move matters because Micron sits close to the center of the supply-and-demand fight in memory chips, where price swings can quickly reshape profits.…
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Hyperscale Data (GPUS) stock jumps nearly 49% after insider buying disclosed — what to watch next

Hyperscale Data (GPUS) stock jumps nearly 49% after insider buying disclosed — what to watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:43 ET — Market closed Hyperscale Data, Inc. shares surged on Friday after a regulatory filing disclosed sizable insider purchases by the company’s executive chairman. The stock closed at $0.2730, up 48.69% from Thursday’s close, according to Investing.com data. Investing The buying matters because it lands at a moment when micro-cap “AI infrastructure” and crypto-adjacent…
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Western Digital stock surges nearly 9% to start 2026 — what’s driving WDC now

Western Digital stock surges nearly 9% to start 2026 — what’s driving WDC now

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:36 ET — Market closed. Western Digital Corp shares ended Friday up 8.96% at $187.70, after trading between $176.00 and $188.90. The move underscored investors’ early-year appetite for “AI infrastructure” stocks — companies that supply the hardware needed to build and run artificial intelligence systems. “Value is outperforming growth and AI infrastructure is up,” said…
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Why AppLovin stock plunged to start 2026 — and what APP investors are watching next

Why AppLovin stock plunged to start 2026 — and what APP investors are watching next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:31 ET — Market closed AppLovin Corp (APP.O) shares slid 8.2% to end Friday at $618.32, after swinging between $688.36 and $611.06 in the first U.S. session of 2026. The selloff matters now because AppLovin has become a momentum trade — a stock investors piled into because it kept rising — and those positions tend…
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Halliburton stock jumps 4.7% to start 2026 — here’s what investors are watching next

Halliburton stock jumps 4.7% to start 2026 — here’s what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:24 ET — Market closed. Halliburton shares ended Friday up 4.7% at $29.60, extending a rally across oilfield services stocks as U.S. markets opened 2026 with a tilt toward cyclical and value names. The move matters because Halliburton is a high-beta read on drilling and completion activity — the day-to-day work of keeping wells producing…
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Carvana stock drops 5% after insider sale filings; what CVNA investors watch next week

Carvana stock drops 5% after insider sale filings; what CVNA investors watch next week

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:22 ET — Market closed Carvana Co shares fell 5.2% on Friday to $400.25, the last close before U.S. markets shut for the weekend. The drop left Carvana lagging a broader market that started 2026 with modest gains, putting the spotlight back on single-stock catalysts after thin holiday trading. Reuters That matters for Carvana because…
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NuScale Power stock jumps 15% as nuclear shares rebound — what SMR traders watch next

NuScale Power stock jumps 15% as nuclear shares rebound — what SMR traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:20 ET — Market closed. NuScale Power Corporation shares jumped 15.1% on Friday to close at $16.31, after trading between $14.33 and $16.73 on volume of about 31.1 million shares. Oklo rose 8.4%, Cameco gained 7.7% and BWX Technologies advanced 5.2% in the same session. The move matters because NuScale sits in the “advanced nuclear”…
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FTSE 100 Smashes 10,000 as AI Bubble Talk Returns to Markets in 2026

FTSE 100 Smashes 10,000 as AI Bubble Talk Returns to Markets in 2026

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:14 ET London’s FTSE 100 rose above 10,000 points for the first time on Friday, hitting an intraday high of 10,046.3 as markets reopened after the New Year holiday, a PA Media/dpa report carried by Bernama said. The index gained 21.5% in 2025, its best annual rise since 2009, helped by defence, mining and financial…
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ASML stock jumps nearly 9% after analyst U-turn doubles target to $1,500

ASML stock jumps nearly 9% after analyst U-turn doubles target to $1,500

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 04:08 ET — Market closed. ASML Holding N.V. shares climbed 8.7% in the last U.S. session, ending at $1,163.78 after a bullish analyst reversal helped propel the Dutch chipmaking equipment maker higher. The move matters for investors because ASML sits at the critical step of making advanced semiconductors: lithography, the process used to print circuit…
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First Solar stock jumps 5% to start 2026 as Google-Intersect link puts solar orders in focus

First Solar stock jumps 5% to start 2026 as Google-Intersect link puts solar orders in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:54 ET — Market closed Shares of First Solar, Inc. closed up 4.98% on Friday at $274.34, extending gains for solar-linked stocks in the first U.S. session of 2026. The move mattered because traders were re-pricing demand signals for utility-scale solar, where First Solar sells most of its thin-film modules. A fresh focus landed on…
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Stock Market Today

  • Weak Dollar Spurs U.S. Stock Investors to Look at Overseas Markets
    January 31, 2026, 9:46 AM EST. The dollar's recent decline, described by President Trump as a 'yo-yo,' is causing shifts in equity investment strategy. A weaker dollar helps U.S. exporters by increasing overseas revenues but also makes American assets less attractive, driving funds out to international markets. Chris Zaccarelli, CIO at Northlight Asset Management, said the weakening dollar is a net negative for the U.S. stock market, prompting investors to favor export-oriented U.S. stocks, which have outperformed the S&P 500 this year. Meanwhile, international equities, especially in Europe, Japan, and Brazil, show stronger gains when adjusted for currency effects. This dynamic encourages portfolio rotations as investors seek better valuations and currency advantages outside the U.S.
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