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EMERGING MARKETS-LatAm equities advance as investors eye data; EU-Mercosur deal signed
Stocks gain 1%, FX flatArgentina's equities lead gainsVenezuela bondholders ready to start debt restructuring talksBrazil's annual inflation ends 2025 within target rangeBy Twesha Dikshit and Ragini Mathur Jan 9 (Reuters) - LatAm equities advanced on Friday and were set for solid weekly g...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Gold miners gain on US payrolls miss, broader uncertainty
Shares of gold miners gain, tracking the price of bullion GOL/Spot gold XAU= up 0.2% at $4,485.73/ouncePrices are up as investors weigh weaker-than-expected U.S. payrolls data along with broader policy and geopolitical uncertaintyTop miner Newmont NEM.N up marginally and Barrick Mining ABX.TO, B.N u...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Defense & Drone Stocks Rally. Kratos up 10%; Redwire up Nearly 9%; Lockheed Martin up 4%; L3Harris, Northrop Grumman up over 3%
Defense stocks continued to rise on Friday following President Donald Trump’s social media post outlining plans for a significantly increased defense budget.Kratos up 10%; Redwire up nearly 9%; Lockheed Martin up 4%; L3Harris, Northrop Grumman up over 3%. The rally came after these stocks plunged du...Tiger News
Fri, Jan 9
TD Cowen upgrades US-listed shares of Ballard Power Systems to 'hold'
U.S.-listed shares of fuel-cell maker Ballard Power Systems BLDP.TO, BLDP.O rise 1.3% to $2.76 Brokerage TD Cowen upgrades Ballard to "hold" from "sell" for its Nasdaq-listed shares Says BLDP has mitigated near-term risks through restructuring, even as 2026 remains challenging for th...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Applied Digital Shares Jump Another 10% as It Beats Quarterly Revenue Estimates on AI Data Center Demand
Applied Digital shares rose another 10% on Friday. Applied Digital reported second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as the data center operator benefited from strong demand for its large-scale facilities for artificial intelligence workloads.Applied Digital is capitalizing o...Tiger News
Fri, Jan 9
U.S. homebuilders, mortgage lenders jump after Trump orders $200 bln of bond buys
Shares of homebuilders and lenders rally on Fri after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered purchase of $200 bln in mortgage bonds in an attempt to reduce housing costs and mortgage ratesPHLX Housing Index .HGX up 2.4% to about 1-mth high. S&P 1500 Homebuilding index .SPCOMHOME up 3%D.R. Horton .D...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
US STOCKS-Wall St rises after soft jobs report; tariff ruling in spotlight
Indexes up: Dow 0.31%, S&P 500 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.38%Nonfarm payrolls rise less-than-expected in DecemberSupreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs awaitedIntel up after Trump says he had meeting with CEOBy Purvi Agarwal and Nikhil Sharma Jan 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes edged up on F...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Precious Metals Shares Shine as Spot Gold and Silver Jump. Endeavour Silver up over 7%; First Majestic Silver, Hecla Mining up over 3%
Precious metals shares shined on Friday as spot gold and silver jumped after middling job gains. Endeavour Silver up over 7%; First Majestic Silver, Hecla Mining up over 3%; Sibanye up 2%.Tiger News
Fri, Jan 9
PRECIOUS-Gold set for weekly gain on US payrolls miss, broader uncertainty
US job growth slows in December while unemployment rate easesUS Supreme Court weighs Trump's emergency tariff powersMetal Focus sees gold hitting new record highs above $5000/ozBofA raises 2026 average price forecasts for platinum, palladiumBy Anmol Choubey Jan 9 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Prediction: 2 Healthcare Stocks That Will Be Worth More Than Pfizer by the End of 2026
Key PointsVertex and Medtronic could see strong momentum this year, while Pfizer is still facing challenges.Regardless of what happens in 2026, though, Vertex and Medtronic have attractive prospects.10 stocks we like better than Vertex Pharmaceuticals › Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) shares have been southbou...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 9
Nano Nuclear Energy gains as US court dismisses securities lawsuit
Shares of nuclear technology company Nano Nuclear Energy NNE.O rise 5.5% to $34.92 Co says U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a securities class action lawsuit against NNE and its executives A related shareholder derivative lawsuit was also dismissed in April 2025 I...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Haemonetics rises after buying Vivasure in 185 million euro deal
Shares of medical equipment maker Haemonetics HAE.N fall 1.7% to $84.04 Co says it has acquired Ireland-based Vivasure Medical in a deal worth up to 185 million euros ($215 million) Co says it will pay 100 million euros upfront, and up to 85 million euros tied to completion of certain milestonesIrel...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Argus Research lifts Reddit's PT
Argus Research raises PT for RDDT to $300 from $250, implying 18.1% upside to stock's last closeBrokerage expects RDDT's aggressive spending on R&D to generate growth in average daily users as co gains share in large and fragmented advertising world"We believe RDDT's growth runwa...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Retail Investors Have a Similar View on AI
Key PointsArtificial intelligence stocks have skyrocketed in recent years on optimism about this technology’s potential.Concerns about the possibility of an AI bubble, however, weighed on these players in late 2025.10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › For much of last year, artificial intelligence...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 9
CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens higher as investors weigh jobs data, await US court ruling on tariffs
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday as investors assessed key jobs data, while markets awaited a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs. At 09:30 a.m. ET, the S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was up 0.5% at 32,526.5 ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
Why Oklo Stock Is Soaring This Week
Key PointsOklo inked an agreement with the Department of Energy, which will help the company in its plans to produce medical and research radioisotopes.Oklo is advancing a power project with Meta to support its data centers in Ohio.Only investorswith high tolerances for risk should consider position...The Motley Fool
Fri, Jan 9
US equity funds see weekly outflows on geopolitical, rate worries
Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw sizeable outflows in the seven days through January 7, as investors turned cautious over deepening global tensions and ahead of the U.S. jobs report, seen as one of the factors influencing the Federal Reserve’s rate outlook.Investors also awaited a Supreme Cou...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens higher after jobs data; tariff ruling awaited
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened slightly higher on Friday, as investors digested weaker-than-expected jobs data, while awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 31.3 points, or 0.06%, at the open to...Reuters
Fri, Jan 9
