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Western Digital Corporation

Sandisk Corporation

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

NVIDIA Corporation

Shares of Sandisk, which manufactures flash memory for data storage, jumped 27.6% on Tuesday, January 6, reaching a record high of $349.6. This was the company's best intraday growth since February 2025, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/sandisk-s-1-000-rally-is-turbocharged-by-nvidia-ceo-s-remarks">according to</a> Bloomberg.

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Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Valero Energy Corporation

The Dow Jones soared 1.5% at once, and if the rally continues until closing, the index will set its first record in 2026.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

The price of Brent fell by approximately 0.7%.

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Tesla, Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc.

US stocks ended the session on January 2, the first trading day of 2026, with mixed results after three consecutive years of double-digit growth. The Nasdaq Composite technology sector index, despite gains in semiconductor giants Nvidia (+1.26%), AMD (+4.35%), and Micron (+10.52%), fell just below zero (-0.03%). The S&amp;P 500 broad market index added 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average blue chip index rose about 0.6%.

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

On Buffett's last day as Berkshire CEO, the company's shares fell by $600 in price.

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The Boeing Company

Sable Offshore Corp.

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

Ondas Inc.

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Daily review and forecast of events on the US stock market by Mikhail Denislavov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

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Baidu, Inc.

Baidu is preparing to spin off its business and possibly list its AI chip division Kunlunxin in Hong Kong. GPU developer Biren Technology made a triumphant debut on the stock exchange, doubling its market capitalization on the first day of trading. Read about these and other topics in our review of key events as of the morning of January 2.

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The S&amp;P 500 Index has added 17.9% since the beginning of the year, above its historical average of 10.6% over the past 68 years.

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The S&amp;P 500 index on December 24, during the shortened trading session, set a new record - both for all-time highs during trading and at the close. The historical maximum on that day was not updated for 11 years. Before the Christmas break, all four major U.S. indices rose, perhaps beginning a "Santa Claus rally." December 26 is also historically a good day for stocks.

The S&amp;P 500 hit a record for the second day in a row. And for the first time since 2014 - on Christmas Eve

Ramaco Resources, Inc.

Organogenesis Holdings Inc.

UiPath, Inc.

ServiceNow, Inc.

Asana, Inc.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

Novo Nordisk A/S

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.