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L’Oreal stock heads into annual-results week after OR.PA slips on Friday — what to watch
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8 February 2026
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L’Oreal stock heads into annual-results week after OR.PA slips on Friday — what to watch

L’Oreal shares closed Friday down 0.16% at 394.05 euros ahead of its 2025 annual results, due after market Feb. 12. Analysts expect 2025 sales of about 44.1 billion euros and earnings per share near 12.84 euros, according to FactSet. A financial meeting is set for Feb. 13. Investors are focused on guidance and demand in China.
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RBC stock nudges up — what to watch before earnings and the next Bank of Canada call
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RBC stock nudges up — what to watch before earnings and the next Bank of Canada call

Royal Bank of Canada shares closed up 0.69% at C$232.72 in Toronto on Friday, outperforming other Canadian financials. Investors are awaiting RBC’s Feb. 26 results and guidance as Bank of Canada rate expectations remain uncertain. Canada lost 24,800 jobs in January, but the unemployment rate fell to 6.5%. Governor Tiff Macklem warned Thursday that the economic transition will take years.
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UnitedHealth stock heads into Monday after UNH’s 3% jump — what investors watch next

UnitedHealth stock heads into Monday after UNH’s 3% jump — what investors watch next

UnitedHealth shares rose 3% Friday to $276.65 after a volatile week for managed-care stocks. Investors await insurer earnings from CVS Health on Feb. 10 and Humana on Feb. 11 for updates on Medicare Advantage trends. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 0.09% payment increase for 2027 plans. The comment period on the 2027 rate notice closes Feb. 25.
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RTX stock in focus: Dividend declared as Pentagon readies Trump-order list that could curb payouts

RTX stock in focus: Dividend declared as Pentagon readies Trump-order list that could curb payouts

RTX closed at $198.66, up 1.4% Friday, after declaring a 68-cent quarterly dividend payable March 19. Investors await a Pentagon list of “underperforming” contractors that could face limits on dividends and buybacks under a Trump executive order. RTX’s annual report flagged the order as a market risk. About 4.35 million RTX shares changed hands in the session.
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Applied Materials stock jumped 6% Friday — here’s what could move AMAT next week

Applied Materials stock jumped 6% Friday — here’s what could move AMAT next week

Applied Materials shares rose 6.09% to $322.51 Friday, outpacing average volume as chip stocks rallied on Amazon and Alphabet spending plans. The stock remains 6% below its Jan. 29 high. Investors await Applied’s Feb. 12 earnings, with analysts expecting $2.21 per share. Tighter U.S. export controls could cut $600 million from 2026 revenue, the company has said.
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Moutai stock price: iMoutai refund crackdown and overnight maintenance put 600519 in focus before Shanghai open

Moutai stock price: iMoutai refund crackdown and overnight maintenance put 600519 in focus before Shanghai open

Kweichow Moutai’s iMoutai app began maintenance Sunday after reports of lagging and failed purchases, with some orders canceled and refunded for “abnormal” activity. Shares closed Friday at 1,515.01 yuan, down 2.57%, but gained 8.14% for the week. The Shanghai exchange will close Feb. 15–23 for Spring Festival. China’s January CPI and PPI data are due Wednesday.
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Philip Morris stock price watch: PM ends higher after 2026 outlook as Zyn rivalry heats up

Philip Morris stock price watch: PM ends higher after 2026 outlook as Zyn rivalry heats up

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8 February 2026
Philip Morris shares closed up 0.45% at $182.81 after posting Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.70 per share on $10.36 billion in revenue and forecasting 2026 EPS of $8.38–$8.53. Zyn nicotine pouch shipments rose over 19% to 196 million cans, but competition and promotional costs remain in focus. The stock traded between $178.00 and $186.55 on Friday. Next earnings are due April 21.
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PetroChina A-shares jump, but oil headlines and China CPI could decide the next move

PetroChina A-shares jump, but oil headlines and China CPI could decide the next move

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8 February 2026
PetroChina A-shares closed Friday up 2.3% at 10.77 yuan, trading near their 52-week high ahead of Monday’s open. The move followed volatile crude prices, with Brent settling at $68.05 and WTI at $63.55 as traders tracked U.S.-Iran tensions. About 198.5 million shares changed hands Friday. China’s CPI and PPI data are due Feb. 11.
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Goldman Sachs stock jumps after Anthropic AI “agents” plan as traders size up a big week

Goldman Sachs stock jumps after Anthropic AI “agents” plan as traders size up a big week

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8 February 2026
Goldman Sachs shares rose 4.3% to $928.75 Friday as U.S. stocks rallied, with the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time. Goldman confirmed it is working with AI startup Anthropic on internal automation tools, aiming to launch them soon. The bank also helped lead Once Upon a Farm’s $198 million IPO and issued $25.75 million in structured notes. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Fed may wait up to a year before shrinking its balance sheet.
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Lam Research stock price jumps 8% on chip rebound — what LRCX investors watch next week

Lam Research stock price jumps 8% on chip rebound — what LRCX investors watch next week

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8 February 2026
Lam Research shares jumped 8.2% to $231.01 at Friday’s close, tracking a semiconductor rally driven by bets on AI data-center spending. The move followed news of executive changes and a board appointment earlier in the week. U.S. jobs and inflation data, plus Nvidia’s Feb. 25 results, are expected to influence trading next week.
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Novartis share price sits near a 52-week high after San Diego research build — what investors watch next

Novartis share price sits near a 52-week high after San Diego research build — what investors watch next

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8 February 2026
Novartis shares closed up 0.57% at CHF 119.96 in Zurich on Friday, hitting a 52-week high of CHF 120.64. The company broke ground on a 466,000-square-foot research center in San Diego, set to open in 2029. Investors await the March 6 shareholder meeting and March 10 ex-dividend date. Novartis forecasts a low single-digit decline in 2026 adjusted operating profit due to patent expiries.
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Real estate stocks bounce at week’s end; here’s what XLRE and VNQ investors watch next

Real estate stocks bounce at week’s end; here’s what XLRE and VNQ investors watch next

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8 February 2026
U.S. real estate ETFs rose Friday, with XLRE up 1.8% and VNQ gaining 1.6%, as stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Equinix climbed 5%, Simon Property Group added 1.2%. Investors await key U.S. data next week, including CPI and rescheduled payrolls. The 10-year Treasury yield ended at 4.21% as bond auctions loom.
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Energy stocks hit a record close as oil rebounds — what to watch before Monday’s open

Energy stocks hit a record close as oil rebounds — what to watch before Monday’s open

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8 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks closed at a record high Friday, with Exxon up 2% and Chevron 0.8% higher as Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel. The S&P 500 Energy sector rose 1.89% on Feb. 6 and is up 19.32% this year. Oil prices climbed amid U.S.-Iran tensions and Saudi price cuts. Markets await OPEC and IEA oil reports next week.
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Financial services stocks brace for “jobs + CPI” week after XLF jumps — here’s what traders watch

Financial services stocks brace for “jobs + CPI” week after XLF jumps — here’s what traders watch

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8 February 2026
The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time Friday, led by a 4.3% jump in Goldman Sachs and gains in major U.S. banks. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund rose 1.8% and the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index climbed 2.7%. Robinhood surged 14% and Coinbase 13% as bitcoin topped $70,000. Rate-cut bets increased after January layoff data, with Fed funds futures showing a 22.7% chance of a March cut.
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Amazon’s $200 billion AI spending plan rattles tech stocks — what traders watch next week

Amazon’s $200 billion AI spending plan rattles tech stocks — what traders watch next week

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8 February 2026
Amazon projected about $200 billion in capex for 2026, far above analyst expectations, sending its shares down 5.6% Friday. The Nasdaq rose 2.18% as chipmakers surged, with Nvidia up 7.8%. About $1 trillion in market value has been wiped from the S&P 500 software and services index since Jan. 28. Wall Street’s tech sector is down roughly 9% from its late-October peak.
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Data Center Stocks Rip Higher Into the Weekend — Here’s What Wall Street Watches Next

Data Center Stocks Rip Higher Into the Weekend — Here’s What Wall Street Watches Next

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8 February 2026
Vertiv surged 10% Friday, leading gains in U.S. data center stocks as Equinix rose 5% and Digital Realty climbed 4%. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time, while chip stocks rallied. Investors now await Vertiv and Equinix earnings midweek and U.S. CPI and jobs data next Friday, which could affect rate expectations and data center REIT valuations.
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Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high

Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high

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8 February 2026
Cloud-focused ETFs rose 2%–4% Friday as tech stocks rebounded, with the First Trust Cloud Computing ETF up 4.4%. Amazon dropped 5.6% on concerns over $200 billion in planned AI infrastructure spending. Snowflake jumped 7.5% and Microsoft gained 1.8%. U.S. jobs and inflation data due later this week could shift rate expectations and impact high-growth cloud shares.
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Healthcare stocks set up for Monday: Hims drops $49 Wegovy copycat as FDA targets compounded GLP-1s

Healthcare stocks set up for Monday: Hims drops $49 Wegovy copycat as FDA targets compounded GLP-1s

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8 February 2026
Hims & Hers will stop offering a compounded semaglutide pill after the FDA signaled a crackdown on copycat GLP-1 drugs. Hims shares fell 15.9% to $19.36 on Friday. Molina Healthcare plunged over 28% after forecasting 2026 profit far below expectations and announcing an exit from Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund closed up 1.85% at $157.71.
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Communication services stocks lag Friday’s Wall Street bounce as AI spending jitters bite — here’s what matters next

Communication services stocks lag Friday’s Wall Street bounce as AI spending jitters bite — here’s what matters next

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8 February 2026
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) fell 0.39% to $115.76 on Friday, underperforming the S&P 500’s 2.0% gain. Alphabet dropped 2.5% and Meta lost 1.3%, while Disney rose 3.5% and T-Mobile slid 2.2%. Investors weighed new Big Tech capital spending plans tied to artificial intelligence, with Amazon’s $200 billion 2026 outlay drawing scrutiny.
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Quantum computing stocks rally: IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, QUBT prices jump as traders look to the week ahead

Quantum computing stocks rally: IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, QUBT prices jump as traders look to the week ahead

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8 February 2026
Shares of U.S.-listed quantum computing firms surged Friday, with IonQ up 15% and Rigetti, D-Wave, and Quantum Computing Inc gaining 18–21% as tech stocks rallied. IonQ rebounded after a short-seller report and ahead of its Feb. 25 results. Quantum Computing Inc jumped after announcing a $110 million acquisition. Trading volume was heavy across the sector.
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Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop

Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop

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8 February 2026
The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time Friday as Nvidia surged 7.9% and Amazon dropped 5.6% on news of a $200 billion capex plan for 2026. Tech stocks remain volatile, with chipmakers rallying and software names under pressure as investors react to soaring AI infrastructure costs. The S&P 500 rose 2%, while the Russell 2000 jumped 3.5%. Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft are also expected to boost spending sharply this year.
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EV stocks brace for Monday after Lucid jumps on UBS stake; Tesla, Rivian rebound

EV stocks brace for Monday after Lucid jumps on UBS stake; Tesla, Rivian rebound

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8 February 2026
Lucid shares jumped 13.9% Friday after UBS disclosed a major stake, closing at $10.86. Rivian gained 7.8% and Tesla rose 3.5% as tech stocks rebounded. In Europe, Stellantis shares plunged up to 30% after booking $26.5 billion in EV-related charges. Automotive Cells Company scrapped battery gigafactory plans in Italy and Germany.
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Merck stock is inches from a 52-week high — and an insider just sold shares

Merck stock is inches from a 52-week high — and an insider just sold shares

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8 February 2026
Merck shares closed up 1.8% at $121.93 on Friday, marking a seventh straight gain and finishing just below a 52-week high. A regulatory filing showed Animal Health chief Richard R. DeLuca sold 37,685 shares on Feb. 6 at an average of $120.92. Trading volume was about 13 million shares, below the 50-day average. Investors await Monday trading after Merck’s 2026 outlook and pipeline updates.
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AstraZeneca stock price steadies ahead of earnings week as TrumpRx adds drug-pricing noise

AstraZeneca stock price steadies ahead of earnings week as TrumpRx adds drug-pricing noise

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8 February 2026
AstraZeneca shares closed up 0.9% in London at £141.04 and rose 3.2% in New York to $193.23 on Friday. The company will report full-year and Q4 results Tuesday, with investors focused on 2026 guidance. U.S. drug pricing pressure intensified after the TrumpRx rollout. AstraZeneca recently began trading ordinary shares on the NYSE, expanding its market presence.
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