Meet the 2026 stock market. It’s the same AI-reliant market of 2025

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The first trading day of 2026 kicked off Friday, with tech leading the way as it had last year.
The Magnificent Seven stocks are all higher, with Nvidia and Alphabet advancing more than 1%, each. Semiconductors are rising as a group, with Broadcom gaining more than 1.5%.
“The winners, in our view, are going to continue to win,” said Nancy Tengler, investment chief at Laffer Tengler Investments.

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Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund at Citadel rises 10.2% in volatile 2025

January 2, 2026

Key Points Citadel’s flagship multistrategy Wellington fund, its largest, gained 10.2% in 2025, according to a person familiar with the firm’s returns. The firm’s tactical trading fund, which combines equities with quantitative strategies, advanced 18.6% in 2025, the person said. Source

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Baidu, Wayfair, Tesla, Taiwan Semiconductor & more

January 2, 2026

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Baidu — The Chinese tech giant jumped 12% after it said it plans to spin off its semiconductor unit , Kunlunxin, and list it in Hong Kong. Wayfair , RH , Williams-Sonoma — The home goods retailers rose following President Donald Trump’s decision to […]

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Will he stay or will he go? Powell is not saying whether he’ll stay on Fed board when chair term ends

January 2, 2026

Key Points Fed Chair Jerome Powell will have two years left on his term as governor when his chairmanship ends in May. Powell has so far repeatedly refused to say whether he will remain with the Fed in a decision that pits the personal against the professional. It’s a key question being asked on Wall […]