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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz
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7 February 2026
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Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:02 AM EST CleanSpark (CLSK) Shares Show Volatility Amid Bitcoin Mining Growth Prospects February 7, 2026, 12:02 AM EST. CleanSpark (CLSK), a bitcoin mining firm, saw a sharp 21.96% rise in one day after a 35.26% decline over 90 days. The company posted $785 million in annual revenue but a net loss of $267 million. Despite recent share price volatility, analysts estimate a fair value of $23.16 per share, more than double the current $10.08 price, reflecting expectations of expansion in mining capacity and improved margins. The valuation
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Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week
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Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
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Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
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Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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Procter & Gamble stock price holds near $159 as defensive rotation builds ahead of jobs, CPI

Procter & Gamble stock price holds near $159 as defensive rotation builds ahead of jobs, CPI

Procter & Gamble shares closed up 0.4% at $159.17 Friday, extending a seven-day winning streak as consumer staples hit a record high. Investors shifted from tech to defensive stocks ahead of next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data. The Dow topped 50,000 and the S&P 500 surged. P&G’s next dividend is payable Feb. 17.
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Carvana stock jumps 5% to $403.67 — here’s what CVNA traders are watching next

Carvana stock jumps 5% to $403.67 — here’s what CVNA traders are watching next

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7 February 2026
Carvana shares rose 5.21% Friday to $403.67, rebounding after recent volatility sparked by a short-seller report from Gotham City Research. The company denied allegations of overstated earnings and undisclosed ties to DriveTime. Carvana will report Q4 and full-year 2025 results after markets close on Feb. 18. The January U.S. CPI report is scheduled for Feb. 13.
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Confluent stock hugs IBM’s $31 bid — here’s what investors watch next week

Confluent stock hugs IBM’s $31 bid — here’s what investors watch next week

Confluent shares closed at $30.57 Friday, 43 cents below IBM’s $31-per-share cash offer, ahead of key events next week. The company will report earnings Feb. 11 without a call or outlook, and shareholders vote on the merger Feb. 12. Confluent disclosed 17 demand letters and two lawsuits over proxy disclosures but denies wrongdoing. The IBM deal values Confluent at $11 billion.
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BitMine Immersion (BMNR) stock whipsaws with ether — what to watch before Monday

BitMine Immersion (BMNR) stock whipsaws with ether — what to watch before Monday

BitMine Immersion Technologies shares rose 16.8% to $20.32 Friday after a 14.3% drop Thursday, tracking sharp swings in ether and bitcoin. Trading volume hit 54 million shares. The company held over 4.2 million ether and 193 bitcoin as of Feb. 1, with nearly 2.9 million ether staked, according to an SEC filing. Crypto price moves over the weekend are expected to drive Monday’s open.
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Verizon stock price snaps 7-day run as consumer chief exit sharpens focus on turnaround

Verizon stock price snaps 7-day run as consumer chief exit sharpens focus on turnaround

Verizon shares fell 1.7% to $46.31 Friday, ending a seven-session rally and closing about 2.7% below Thursday’s one-year high. The dip follows news that consumer chief Sowmyanarayan Sampath will step down, with Alfonso Villanueva named interim head. Verizon has climbed 16% since January 29 amid strong subscriber growth and a $25 billion buyback plan.
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Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

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7 February 2026
Cisco shares rose 3% to $84.82 Friday, nearing $85 ahead of fiscal Q2 results due Feb. 11. UBS maintained a Buy rating and $90 target, citing strong product order growth and data-center demand. Investors are watching AI-related spending and U.S. economic data that could affect rates. Peers Fortinet, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks also gained.
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Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

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7 February 2026
Coherent Corp shares jumped 8.8% to $227.68 Friday, rebounding after a two-day slide following its quarterly results. The company reported December-quarter revenue of $1.69 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $1.29 a share, with datacenter and communications driving 72% of sales. Barclays, Stifel, and JPMorgan raised price targets to $235–$245. FMR LLC disclosed a 15% stake as of Dec. 31.
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Boeing stock climbs on India’s $70–80 billion aircraft pledge as Saudia talks keep demand in focus

Boeing stock climbs on India’s $70–80 billion aircraft pledge as Saudia talks keep demand in focus

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7 February 2026
Boeing shares rose 2.6% to $243.03 Friday after India announced plans to buy $70–80 billion in Boeing aircraft as part of a U.S. trade deal expected in March. Saudia is reportedly in early talks to purchase at least 150 jets. Supply-chain issues continue to delay deliveries for both Boeing and Airbus.
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Palo Alto Networks stock snaps back after sharp slide as NextWave overhaul lands before earnings

Palo Alto Networks stock snaps back after sharp slide as NextWave overhaul lands before earnings

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7 February 2026
Palo Alto Networks shares closed up 2.9% at $159.32 on Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s 7.2% drop. The company announced a revamped NextWave partner program focused on bundled security platforms. Software stocks rebounded with the broader market after heavy losses earlier in the week. Investors await Palo Alto’s Feb. 17 earnings for signs of demand and margins.
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MPWR stock jumps to a new high: what to know after Monolithic Power Systems’ upbeat outlook

MPWR stock jumps to a new high: what to know after Monolithic Power Systems’ upbeat outlook

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7 February 2026
Monolithic Power Systems shares jumped 6.4% to $1,229.82, hitting a 52-week high after reporting Q4 revenue of $751.2 million and raising its dividend to $2.00 per share. The company forecast March-quarter revenue of $770–$790 million and announced CFO Bernie Blegen will retire, with Rob Dean as interim CFO. Needham raised its price target to $1,300.
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Nebius (NBIS) stock jumps 16% into weekend as AI trade whipsaws; earnings next week in focus

Nebius (NBIS) stock jumps 16% into weekend as AI trade whipsaws; earnings next week in focus

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7 February 2026
Nebius shares jumped 16.6% to $86.10 on Friday, rebounding from a 10.3% drop Thursday. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results before the market opens on Feb. 12. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay from a government shutdown. Recent swings in Nebius stock followed volatility in AI-linked tech names after Alphabet’s spending update.
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GE Aerospace stock price jumps on dividend hike as Wall Street rally sets up week-ahead test

GE Aerospace stock price jumps on dividend hike as Wall Street rally sets up week-ahead test

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7 February 2026
GE Aerospace shares jumped 4.7% Friday to $321 after the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.47 per share, up 31% from the previous payout. Trading volume topped 5.7 million shares, above the 50-day average. U.S. markets reopen Monday, with investors awaiting delayed jobs and inflation data later in the week.
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Constellation Energy stock jumps nearly 6% — what to watch next week for CEG

Constellation Energy stock jumps nearly 6% — what to watch next week for CEG

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7 February 2026
Constellation Energy shares jumped 5.8% to $261.42 Friday, snapping a seven-day losing streak amid heavy trading in short-dated $260 call options. The stock remains 37% below its 52-week high. Attention is turning to mid-February earnings and U.S. nuclear policy changes after the NRC announced plans to speed reactor licensing.
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AST SpaceMobile stock bounces late Friday as AT&T plays down Amazon Leo threat and a new 2x short ETF hits tape

AST SpaceMobile stock bounces late Friday as AT&T plays down Amazon Leo threat and a new 2x short ETF hits tape

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7 February 2026
AST SpaceMobile shares jumped 9.1% to $101.79 Friday after a volatile week, with 15.9 million shares traded. AT&T said it will use Amazon Leo’s satellite network to reach business customers outside its terrestrial footprint but stated this will not affect its partnership with AST. A new 2x short ETF tied to ASTS, ticker ASTN, began trading on Cboe. AST’s next “BlueBird 7” satellite launch is set for late February on Blue Origin’s New Glenn.
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Chevron stock near $181 as leadership shake-up, Lukoil deadline and Iran risk set up Monday

Chevron stock near $181 as leadership shake-up, Lukoil deadline and Iran risk set up Monday

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7 February 2026
Chevron shares rose 0.9% to $180.86 Friday after announcing senior management changes and signing a cooperation pact with Turkey’s state oil company. The stock closed just below early-February highs as investors watched U.S.-Iran tensions and a Feb. 28 Lukoil sanctions deadline. Volume reached 9.9 million shares.
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Costco stock price closes above $1,000 as January sales jump; what COST investors watch next

Costco stock price closes above $1,000 as January sales jump; what COST investors watch next

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7 February 2026
Costco shares closed up 1.2% at $1,001.16 Friday after reporting January net sales rose 9.3% to $21.33 billion and digital sales jumped 34.4%. Analysts remain divided on whether the sales strength will continue in February. The company’s next update is set for March 5. Costco will pay a $1.30 per share dividend on Feb. 13.
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Super Micro (SMCI) stock jumps, but SEC filing flags margin squeeze and customer concentration

Super Micro (SMCI) stock jumps, but SEC filing flags margin squeeze and customer concentration

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7 February 2026
Super Micro Computer shares jumped 11.4% to $34.38 Friday, then slipped 0.9% after hours. Quarterly sales rose 123% to $12.68 billion, but gross margin dropped to 6.3%. Tariff costs, inventory write-downs, and dependence on a single customer weighed on results. The company disclosed an SEC subpoena and a March 12 court date in a securities case.
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MRVL stock jumps as Marvell filing clears 24.2 million Celestial AI shares for resale

MRVL stock jumps as Marvell filing clears 24.2 million Celestial AI shares for resale

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7 February 2026
Marvell Technology shares jumped 8.2% to $80.28 Friday, with 22.6 million shares traded, after filing to register over 24 million shares for resale linked to its Celestial AI acquisition. Marvell will not receive proceeds from the resale. The company completed the $1 billion deal this week, adding about 27 million diluted shares outstanding. Chip stocks rebounded as investors bet on strong AI-driven demand.
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Snowflake stock rebounds 7% after AI-software jitters; SNOW earnings next big test

Snowflake stock rebounds 7% after AI-software jitters; SNOW earnings next big test

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7 February 2026
Snowflake shares jumped 7.5% to $168.43 on Friday, recovering part of a three-day slide that saw the stock drop from $190.68 to $156.71. The rebound follows the company’s move to offer Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 on its Cortex AI platform. Investors are watching for Snowflake’s quarterly results on Feb. 25 amid ongoing volatility in software stocks.
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Applied Digital stock jumps 25% to cap wild week — what APLD traders watch next

Applied Digital stock jumps 25% to cap wild week — what APLD traders watch next

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7 February 2026
Applied Digital shares surged 25.5% Friday to $34.95 on heavy volume, rebounding after a sharp drop and volatile session. The stock, among the market’s most heavily shorted, moved with broader gains in tech and chipmakers as U.S. equities rallied. No new company news was released. Bitcoin also recovered, trading above $70,000.
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Texas Instruments stock price: TXN ends week lower as Silicon Labs deal stays in focus

Texas Instruments stock price: TXN ends week lower as Silicon Labs deal stays in focus

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7 February 2026
Texas Instruments shares closed at $221.44 Friday, down 1.2%, after agreeing to buy Silicon Laboratories for $7.5 billion in cash. The deal, at $231 per share, marks TI’s largest acquisition in over a decade and comes as the stock trades just below recent highs. Trading volume exceeded the 50-day average. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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Uber stock slips after 1,200-robotaxi Middle East expansion, legal overhang lingers

Uber stock slips after 1,200-robotaxi Middle East expansion, legal overhang lingers

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7 February 2026
Uber and WeRide plan to deploy at least 1,200 robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh by 2027. Uber shares closed down 0.6% at $74.77 Friday after a volatile week, falling about 8% since Monday. The company faces legal pressure after a U.S. jury ordered it to pay $8.5 million in a driver assault case. CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah will step down Feb. 16, replaced by Balaji Krishnamurthy.
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Qualcomm stock price steadies after earnings shock on memory crunch — what traders watch next

Qualcomm stock price steadies after earnings shock on memory crunch — what traders watch next

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7 February 2026
Qualcomm shares closed up 0.8% at $137.34 Friday and were flat after hours as investors weighed a weak outlook tied to a global memory chip shortage. The company forecast fiscal Q2 revenue below Wall Street estimates and warned the supply crunch could last through 2027. CFO Akash Palkhiwala sold shares on Feb. 6 under a pre-arranged plan.
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Citigroup stock price jumps as consent-order exit comes back into focus

Citigroup stock price jumps as consent-order exit comes back into focus

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7 February 2026
Citigroup shares jumped 6% to $122.69 Friday before holding steady after hours, as executives grew more confident about resolving longstanding regulatory consent orders this year, sources said. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Citi also announced it will match the U.S. government’s $1,000 “Trump Accounts” contribution for eligible employees’ families.
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MercadoLibre stock slides into the weekend as the market rallies — what MELI investors watch next

MercadoLibre stock slides into the weekend as the market rallies — what MELI investors watch next

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7 February 2026
MercadoLibre shares fell 3.18% to $1,970.15 Friday, bucking a broad U.S. market rally. The stock has dropped about 6% over four sessions as traders await fourth-quarter results, provisionally set for Feb. 24. Analysts expect earnings per share of $11.66, down 7.5% from last year, with revenue up 40% to $8.49 billion. Margins, currency swings, and credit trends in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina remain in focus.
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Johnson & Johnson stock rises on talc-court ruling — FDA Class I recall keeps JNJ in focus

Johnson & Johnson stock rises on talc-court ruling — FDA Class I recall keeps JNJ in focus

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7 February 2026
JNJ shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 in after-hours trading. A New Jersey appeals court barred Beasley Allen from representing plaintiffs in state talc cases against J&J, citing ethical concerns. The FDA announced a Class I recall for certain CEREPAK detachable coil systems sold by J&J’s MedTech unit, linked to four injuries and one death.
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Mastercard stock price slips after hours as exec-pay filing lands; jobs and CPI loom next week

Mastercard stock price slips after hours as exec-pay filing lands; jobs and CPI loom next week

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7 February 2026
Mastercard shares closed down 0.57% at $548.74 Friday, little changed after hours, following an SEC filing detailing pay and bonus increases for CFO Sachin Mehra and Chief Services Officer Craig Vosburg. The company also announced a partnership with Riyadh Air. Investors await U.S. jobs data Feb. 11 and CPI figures Feb. 13 for signals on consumer spending and rates.
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