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Stock Market 2 January 2026

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.
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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.
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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.
2 January 2026
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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.
2 January 2026
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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.
2 January 2026
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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.
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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.
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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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Nvidia stock: China’s H200 rush and Samsung HBM4 talks put 2026 AI rally in focus

Nvidia stock: China’s H200 rush and Samsung HBM4 talks put 2026 AI rally in focus

Nvidia has asked TSMC to boost H200 chip production after Chinese firms ordered over 2 million units for 2026, sources said. Nvidia holds about 700,000 units in stock and set China-bound H200 prices near $27,000 each. Samsung confirmed talks to supply HBM4 memory to Nvidia. TSMC may begin expanded output in Q2 as Beijing weighs import approval.
2 January 2026
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AI’s “Pick-and-Shovel” Boom: Power, Cooling and Networking Stocks Take the Spotlight in 2026

AI’s “Pick-and-Shovel” Boom: Power, Cooling and Networking Stocks Take the Spotlight in 2026

Vertiv and Arista Networks posted three-year revenue growth of 70.4% and 92.8%, outpacing Alphabet and Microsoft, according to The Motley Fool. Both suppliers now trade at higher earnings multiples—Vertiv at 41 times and Arista at 46—versus around 30 for the tech giants. Barron’s warned that power supply could become a bottleneck for AI expansion in 2026. Investors are shifting focus to data-center infrastructure.
2 January 2026
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Gold price stock today: GLD jumps nearly 2% in premarket as gold rebounds toward record highs

Gold price stock today: GLD jumps nearly 2% in premarket as gold rebounds toward record highs

SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 1.9% to $404.00 in premarket trading, tracking a nearly 2% jump in spot gold to $4,397.66 an ounce. Gold hit a record $4,549.71 on Dec. 26 and gained 64% in 2025, its strongest year since 1979. Newmont climbed 2.8% premarket as gold and silver advanced. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week for signals on Federal Reserve policy.
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Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures climb to start 2026 as Nvidia and Baidu rally

Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures climb to start 2026 as Nvidia and Baidu rally

Nasdaq 100 E-minis rose 1.05% and S&P 500 E-minis gained 0.60% in premarket trading Friday, led by rebounds in Nvidia and Broadcom. Baidu jumped 12% after its AI chip unit Kunlunxin filed for a Hong Kong IPO. Tesla rose over 2% ahead of delivery figures. The White House delayed tariff hikes on imported furniture for a year.
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  • AI Boom Set to Expand with Agentic and Physical Waves, Experts Say
    March 23, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang forecasts a major shift in AI from generative chatbots to autonomous agents, representing a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity. These agents will autonomously handle workflows like emails and customer inquiries, driving demand for AI infrastructure. Companies like Micron are expected to see earnings multiply, reflecting surging needs for AI storage and compute. Meanwhile, robotics giant Tesla's Optimus humanoid hints at a future where every industrial company becomes a robotics player. This next AI wave complements ongoing generative AI investments, with firms like OpenAI valued near $500 billion. Historical parallels to the 1990s internet boom suggest the AI-driven Nasdaq rally may just be beginning, despite recent volatility.
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