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01/26/2026 12:32 PM Microsoft (MSFT) Stock: What to Expect Before Wednesday’s Earnings
TLDR Microsoft delivers Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings on January 28 with expectations of $3.91 per share, marking a 21% jump from last year Azure cloud platform drove 40% revenue growth in Q1, powered by AI demand and multi-model approach including ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude Stock trades at 28.5 times forward earnings, below its five-year average, [...]
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01/26/2026 12:28 PM Cathie Wood’s ARK Purchases Coinbase, Circle, and Bullish Shares in January
TLDR Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased $21.8 million in crypto stocks on January 23, including Coinbase, Circle, and Bullish ARK now holds over $1.3 billion in crypto-related investments, with Coinbase as the largest position at $393.1 million Crypto stocks dragged down ARK ETF performance in Q4 2025 as trading volumes dropped 9% after October liquidation [...]
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01/26/2026 12:22 PM Oil Markets Rally on US Production Cuts and Iran Military Tensions
TLDR Brent crude rose to $66.11 and WTI reached $61.26 on Monday following 2% gains from Friday’s session Winter storm Fern shut down 250,000 barrels per day of US oil production in Texas and Oklahoma Trump deployed US naval forces toward Iran, increasing fears of Middle East supply disruptions Kazakhstan’s Caspian Pipeline Consortium restored full [...]
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01/26/2026 12:19 PM Fed Rate Decision January 28: Bitcoin Markets Brace for Powell Comments
TLDR Federal Reserve meets January 28 with 99% market probability of holding rates at 3.5%-3.75% range Jerome Powell’s press conference will reveal if rate pause is temporary or extended, impacting bitcoin direction Trump’s $200 billion mortgage bond purchase and housing policies may trigger inflation concerns Stephen Miran expected to dissent for larger rate cut, potentially [...]
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01/26/2026 12:11 PM Samsung Breaks Into Nvidia’s AI Memory Supply Chain with HBM4 Chips
TLDR Samsung Electronics will start mass producing HBM4 memory chips for Nvidia in February 2026 after completing final qualification tests The South Korean chipmaker submitted initial samples to Nvidia in September and has now reached the final approval stage Micron Technology has already sold out its entire 2026 HBM supply and expects to maintain 20%+ [...]
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01/26/2026 12:07 PM Nvidia-Backed Synthesia Expands AI Avatars for HR and Sales Training
TLDR Synthesia raised 200 million dollars in new funding to expand its AI avatar technology. The company is now valued at 4 billion dollars after nearly doubling its previous valuation. Nvidia joined the funding round along with GV, Accel, Hedosophia, and Evantic Capital. Synthesia is building interactive AI avatars that can hold real-time conversations for [...]
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01/26/2026 12:05 PM Daily Market Update: Gold Hits $5,000 Record While Bitcoin Stalls at $87,000
TLDR Gold reached a new all-time high above $5,000 per ounce driven by geopolitical uncertainty and dollar weakness Bitcoin trades near $87,000 as on-chain data reveals holders are selling at a loss for the first time since October 2023 Heavy supply overhang above $100,000 prevents bitcoin from making sustained upward moves President Trump threatened 100% [...]
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01/26/2026 11:56 AM Jeel and Ripple Partner to Advance Blockchain Innovation in Saudi Financial Services
TLDR Jeel, the innovation unit of Riyad Bank, signed a partnership with Ripple to explore blockchain use in financial services. The collaboration focuses on improving cross-border payments, custody solutions, and tokenization using Ripple’s enterprise technologies. All testing will occur inside Jeel’s regulatory sandbox, aligning with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 digital transformation goals. Ripple will gain [...]
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01/26/2026 10:09 AM DeFi Didn’t Fail. Manual Participation Did.
Early DeFi rewarded people who moved fast and experimented freely. That phase is over. Today, manually jumping between pools and incentives often creates more problems than profits. Fees, timing errors, fatigue — they add up. Experienced users are adjusting. Instead of stacking tools, they’re choosing frameworks. IODeFi feels like part of that shift. It doesn’t position [...]
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01/26/2026 10:00 AM MEXC Launches ZAMA Launchpad for Users to Share 750,000 ZAMA
Victoria, Seychelles, January 26, 2026 – MEXC, the world’s fastest-growing digital asset exchange and a pioneer of true zero-fee trading, has launched the ZAMA Launchpad. Users can subscribe with USDT to share in a total pool of 750,000 ZAMA, with discounts of up to 50%. Event Details Event Period: Jan 26, 2026, 10:00 (UTC) – Feb [...]
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