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American Airlines stock today: AAL barely budges in premarket as oil dips and jobs data looms

American Airlines stock today: AAL barely budges in premarket as oil dips and jobs data looms

American Airlines shares slipped 0.1% to $15.33 in premarket trading Friday, while Delta, United, and Southwest were little changed. Oil prices edged lower ahead of an OPEC+ meeting, and traders looked to next week’s U.S. jobs report for signals on demand and interest rates. U.S. stock index futures pointed higher before the open. American is expected to report earnings around January 22.
Why natural gas stocks are sliding today: EQT, Range dip as mild-weather forecasts pressure U.S. gas

Why natural gas stocks are sliding today: EQT, Range dip as mild-weather forecasts pressure U.S. gas

EQT Corp shares fell 1.9% and the U.S. Natural Gas Fund dropped 6.7% premarket Friday as natural gas prices weakened. Benchmark February Henry Hub futures traded near $3.61/mmBtu, down 8 cents. Meteorologists forecast above-normal temperatures through Jan. 14, cutting heating demand. The EIA reported a 38 Bcf storage withdrawal for the week ended Dec. 26, below analyst expectations.
SoFi stock rises in premarket after Q4 earnings date set — what SOFI investors watch next

SoFi stock rises in premarket after Q4 earnings date set — what SOFI investors watch next

SoFi shares rose 1.7% in premarket trading Friday to $26.62 after closing at $26.18. The company will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Jan. 30, with a conference call at 8 a.m. ET. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are expected to influence rate-sensitive fintech stocks. S&P 500 futures were up 0.6% and Nasdaq futures gained 1% early Friday.
Coal India stock hits 52-week high after opening coal e-auctions to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

Coal India stock hits 52-week high after opening coal e-auctions to Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

Coal India began allowing buyers in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal to bid directly in its online coal auctions from Jan. 1. Shares rose about 7% to a 52-week high after the move. The change follows a drop in domestic power-sector demand and recent government approval for surplus coal exports. Foreign buyers will bid under the same rules as Indian customers and pay electronically in approved currencies.
2 January 2026
Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

Microsoft stock forecast 2026: Wall Street sees 30% upside as AI spending payoff comes into focus

Microsoft closed 2025 at $483.62, up about 15% for the year, according to TS2.tech. TipRanks data show analysts have a “Strong Buy” consensus and an average price target of $631.36, implying 30.6% upside. Vanguard is the top shareholder with an 8.17% stake. Wedbush’s Dan Ives set a $625 target, calling fiscal 2026 a key year for Microsoft’s AI growth.
IREN stock back in focus as big funds build stakes ahead of Microsoft AI rollout

IREN stock back in focus as big funds build stakes ahead of Microsoft AI rollout

Institutional investors have increased stakes in IREN after its $9.7 billion, five-year AI cloud contract with Microsoft, requiring major new data center capacity in Texas. Shares traded at $37.77, down 1.3% premarket Friday. Goldman Sachs began coverage with a Neutral rating and $39 price target. IREN still relies mainly on crypto mining revenue as it shifts to AI services.
Robinhood stock sets Feb. 10 earnings date as 2026 “plunge” warnings clash with millionaire pitch

Robinhood stock sets Feb. 10 earnings date as 2026 “plunge” warnings clash with millionaire pitch

Robinhood will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 10 after markets close, with CEO Vlad Tenev and incoming CFO Shiv Verma hosting a call at 5 p.m. ET. Shares fell about 2% in premarket trading to $113, valuing the company at $127 billion. Analysts flagged high valuation and exposure to crypto volatility as key risks. Robinhood joined the S&P 500 in September 2025.
Google stock’s best year since 2009 sets up a tougher 2026 test for Alphabet’s AI spending

Google stock’s best year since 2009 sets up a tougher 2026 test for Alphabet’s AI spending

Alphabet shares surged 65% in 2025, their best year since 2009, driven by investor interest in AI. Wall Street expects 2026 earnings growth to slow to 6% as capital spending rises nearly 29% to $114.3 billion. Google Cloud remains a key focus, with $155 billion in backlog and 33.5% revenue growth in Q3. Alphabet’s class A shares were down 0.3% at $313 Friday morning.
Elon Musk’s $100M Tesla stock donation hits SEC filing as TSLA climbs ahead of deliveries

Elon Musk’s $100M Tesla stock donation hits SEC filing as TSLA climbs ahead of deliveries

Elon Musk donated 210,699 Tesla shares, worth about $100 million, to unnamed charities on December 30, according to a U.S. securities filing. The recipients indicated they do not plan to sell the stock soon. Tesla shares rose about 2.5% in premarket trading Friday ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter delivery update. The filing listed the transfer price as $0.00 per share.
NIO stock today: Shares slide in premarket after record 2025 deliveries

NIO stock today: Shares slide in premarket after record 2025 deliveries

Nio shares fell 7.4% to $5.10 in premarket trading Friday after the company reported record December and fourth-quarter deliveries. XPeng and Li Auto also traded lower, down 4.7% and 2.0%. Nio delivered 48,135 vehicles in December and 124,807 in the fourth quarter, bringing 2025 deliveries to 326,028. CEO William Li said the company will soon mark its one-millionth mass-produced vehicle.

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  • Kalshi and Polymarket CEOs Back $35 Million Prediction Market VC Fund by Early Kalshi Employees
    March 23, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT. Early employees of prediction market firm Kalshi are raising up to $35 million for a new venture capital fund called 5c(c) Capital, aimed at investing in prediction market startups. Notably, CEOs of both Kalshi and Polymarket-two leading prediction market platforms competing in a heated sector-are investors in the fund. Founded by Adhi Rajaprabhakaran and Noah Zingler-Sternig, the fund also counts marquee backers such as Marc Andreessen, Micky Malka, and Kyle Samani. Their efforts come amid surging interest in prediction markets, which allow users to bet on a wide range of topics from cryptocurrency prices to sports outcomes. However, the sector faces legal challenges, with Kalshi confronting multiple federal lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over whether prediction markets constitute sports gambling. The fund aims to build infrastructure crucial to this evolving market.
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