The S&P 500 opened 2026 treading water, with semiconductor stocks, particularly Nvidia and Micron, muscling higher to counterbalance weakness across tech names.The blue-chip Dow inched into positive territory while the Nasdaq slipped roughly 0.2% to 0.3%, painting a classic picture of sector rotation rather than broad confidence.For traders timing the…
Micron stock (NASDAQ: MU) jumped almost 10% on Friday, propelled by a perfect storm of supply scarcity, record earnings momentum, and aggressive Wall Street re-ratings.The stock surge reflects Wall Street’s conviction that Micron has entered a structural era of pricing power and margin expansion tied to AI infrastructure buildout.In early…
The token XRP starts 2026 with its 2025 achievements, including SEC case resolution and US spot exchange-traded fund introduction, but the token performed poorly and reached its lowest point since reaching its peak.XRP reached $3.66 in value during 2025, but then its price dropped by 50% to $1.58 in October…
Wall Street’s biggest firms view 2026 as a year where selective themes will matter more than broad market rallies.Rather than betting on another 17% S&P 500 gain, as in 2025, strategists at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Bank of America are pointing toward five specific predictions that could…
Ending the year with a stunning 66% gain, gold prices experienced their best annual performance since 1979, holding solid support above $4,300 an ounce. With the precious metal seeing its third consecutive year of gains, one market strategist suggests there is significant potential for the unprecedented rally to continue into the…
Investment bankers are looking to 2026 as a potential turning point for London’s struggling initial public offering (IPO) market, betting that a small number of large, high-profile listings could help restore confidence after another disappointing year for new listings.Hopes of a revival in 2025 faded as market volatility linked to…
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (January 2) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ether price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$89,036.29, up by 1.8 percent…
Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (‘Westport’) (TSX:WPRT Nasdaq: WPRT), a supplier of alternative fuel systems and components for the global transportation industry, today announces changes to its Board of Directors. Chair Dan Hancock, appointed to the Board in July 2017, retired from the Board, effective December 31, 2025, with current director…
Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV: BOL) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Bold’) is pleased to announce that further to its news release of December 16, 2025, it has closed its non-brokered private placement offering for gross proceeds of $776,800, through the placement of 6,000,000 working capital units (the ‘WC Units’) of the Company at…
Shares of Devyani International, the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in India, rose sharply on Friday after the company announced a long-awaited $934 million merger with smaller rival Sapphire Foods. The deal brings together two major franchisees of Yum Brands under a single listed entity and creates a…