VANEK FORECAST: BITCOIN TO $2.9M BY 2050, ~15% CAGR; COULD BE A CENTRAL BANK RESERVE ASSET, SUGGESTS 1–3% PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION; CURRENT PRICE AROUND $91,000. || IMPLICATION: BTC PROFILE EXPECTED TO SHIFT ASSETS MIRROR GLOBAL HEDGE DEMAND.

BITCOIN BEARISH VIEW: BLOOMBERG'S MIKE MCGLONE SEES BTC SLIPPING TO $50,000 DESPITE GOLD RALLY; VOLATILITY CONTINUES AS BTC NEAR $90,931.

PLTR SLIDES AHEAD OF FULL-YEAR DUE 02 FEB 2026; ANALYSTS CALL A POSSIBLE $1 TRILLION VALUATION, BUT 2026 EPS GROWTH EXPECTED TO DROP SHARPLY, WITH MODEST GROWTH BEING FORECAST.

ALPHABET OVERTAKES APPLE IN MARKET CAP FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2019 AS GEMINI AI FUELS GROWTH, SETTING UP COMPETITION WITH OPENAI AND NVIDIA. GEMINI AI DRIVES VALUATION MOMENTUM.

TCS SAYS IT HAS FROZEN ANNUAL APPRAISALS FOR FRESHERS WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE WORK-FROM-OFFICE MANDATE, POTENTIALLY HURTING MORALE AND RETENTION AMID RETURN-TO-OFFICE PRESSURES.

INTEL'S PANTHER LAKE GAMING CHIP REPORTEDLY OUTPERFORMS AMD HX 370 BY OVER 80%, POTENTIALLY SHAKING HANDHELD GAMING COMPETITION; A MAJOR STEP FOR INTC.

BITCOIN MINING STOCKS EDGE HIGHER AS BTC HOVERS NEAR $90,000 AFTER A BRIEF 5-DAY LOW, FUELLING VOLATILITY-DRIVEN SENTIMENT || SHARD 1: BTC VOLATILITY SHIFTS MINING OUTLOOK || SHARD 2: FURTHER MOVES AROUND $90K COULD DRIVE MINING STOCKS

BITCOIN NEARS $90,000 AS TRADERS PREP FOR JAN 9 SUPREME COURT RULING ON TRUMP'S TARIFFS; NEGATIVE OUTCOME COULD SPARK VOLATILITY FOR BTC AND RISK ASSETS.

SEOUL SUPREME COURT RULES BITCOIN HELD ON EXCHANGES CAN BE SEIZED UNDER CRIMINAL LAW, SHAPING SOUTH KOREA'S CRYPTO REGULATORY LANDSCAPE AND ENFORCEMENT APPROACHES.

GOOGLE STOCK HITS INTRADAY NEAR $330, NEARLY TOPPING APPLE'S $3.9T MARKET CAP AS AI OPTIMISM LIFTS SHARES; UP >57% SINCE BUFFET FIRM DISCLOSED ITS POSITION IN NOV 2025.

FOCUS ON PLATFORM DIVERSIFICATION AND NEW SERVICES.

STRATEGISTS FORECAST A DOUBLE-DIGIT GAIN FOR THE S&P/TSX COMPOSITE IN 2023, AFTER A STRONG PRIOR YEAR; OUTLOOK SHAPES INVESTMENT STRATEGIES || CANADA EQUITY VIEW: ENERGY AND FINANCIALS LEAD THE PACK

ALPHABET EXPANDS DATA CENTER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PUSH, ACQUIRING INTERSECT POWER AS AI MOMENTUM SHIFTS SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS; ANALYST PRICE TARGET UPGRADE ADDS TO BULLISH TONE.

LOOKS FOR NEW CATALYSTS OR DATA TO REVERSE THE TREND.

BITCOIN EYES 2026 TREND: POTENTIAL RANGE $75K-$225K AS MACRO FLUX, ETF-DRIVEN FLOWS MOUNT; CURRENT AROUND $89.5K, VOLATILITY EXPECTED AHEAD.

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES TO REPORT Q3 RESULTS ON 16 JAN 2026; EYES ON MARGINS, REFINED PRODUCTS, RETAIL GROWTH, AND NET DEBT TRAJECTORY—GUIDANCE IN FOCUS FOR SENTIMENT.

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS (WPM) SHARES DOWN 2.82% TO $121.97; UP 9% IN THE PAST MONTH, 115.13% YEAR-ON-YEAR. P/E 56.97, ABOVE INDUSTRY 36.42, SUGGESTING A PREMIUM VALUATION OR HIGHER EXPECTED PERFORMANCE.

AROHAN FINANCIAL SERVICES TO FILE DRHP FOR A ₹1,500 CRORE IPO BY MARCH 2024, SAYS MD; FOCUS ON GROWTH AND MARKET PRESENCE

CNI: WELLS FARGO KEEPS BUY ON CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY, PT C$110; SHARES END AT C$139, NEGATIVE INSIDER SENTIMENT. CONSENSUS: MODERATE BUY, PT C$113.60.

ROBINHOOD TO ACQUIRE BITSTAMP FOR $200M (JUNE 3, 2025), A MAJOR STEP TOWARD TOKENIZATION AND 24/7 TRADING OF 200+ US STOCKS IN THE EU, ADVANCING INSTANT TRANSACTIONS ACROSS MARKETS.