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GOOG stock today: Analyst lifts Alphabet target to $385 as AI-search optimism kicks off 2026

GOOG stock today: Analyst lifts Alphabet target to $385 as AI-search optimism kicks off 2026

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 09:54 ET — Market closed Citizens Financial Group analyst Andrew Boone raised his price target on Google parent Alphabet to $385 from $340, citing AI Mode and AI Overviews in Search and the release of the Gemini 3 model, even as ChatGPT and Perplexity vie for users, Barron’s reported. “We view AI search as a tailwind near term for query growth,” Boone wrote, and the new target implies about 22% upside from Tuesday’s close, the report said. U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Barron's+1
1 January 2026
Why SGX stock slipped at year-end — and what investors are watching for 2026

Why SGX stock slipped at year-end — and what investors are watching for 2026

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 09:34 ET — Market closed Shares of Singapore Exchange Ltd fell 0.8% to 16.96 Singapore dollars on Wednesday, the last trading day of 2025, making it the biggest decliner on the blue-chip Straits Times Index. The benchmark STI eased 0.2% to 4,646.21 after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s December meeting signalled policymakers were inclined to keep interest rates unchanged. The Business Times
1 January 2026
ASX:PDI in focus after Robex shareholders back merger; approvals now in spotlight

ASX:PDI in focus after Robex shareholders back merger; approvals now in spotlight

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 09:22 ET — Market closed Predictive Discovery Ltd said Robex Resources shareholders voted 94.54% in favour of the companies’ proposed merger, clearing a key condition for the all-share deal, an exchange filing showed. “We are delighted with the strong support shown by Robex shareholders for the Transaction,” CEO and Managing Director Andrew Pardey said, adding the combined group expects production of more than 400,000 ounces of gold a year by 2029. Predictive said the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to Québec court approval and regulatory consents, including from the governments of Guinea and Mali. company-announcements.afr.com
1 January 2026
BYD stock slips in Shenzhen after sales growth slows to a five-year low

BYD stock slips in Shenzhen after sales growth slows to a five-year low

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 08:33 ET — Market closed BYD Co said in a stock filing on Thursday that 2025 vehicle sales rose 7.73% to 4.6 million units, its weakest growth in five years as competition in China’s electric-vehicle market intensified. The filing showed December sales fell 18.3% from a year earlier and the Shenzhen-listed stock last closed down 2.04% at 97.72 yuan. BYD has cut prices on more than 20 models and rolled out new tech features, but rivals including Geely and Leapmotor have kept pressure on the market leader.
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