Today: 7 February 2026
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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Alphabet (GOOG) stock price rises after hours as Google settles $68 million Assistant privacy case

Alphabet (GOOG) stock price rises after hours as Google settles $68 million Assistant privacy case

Alphabet’s Class C shares rose 1.6% to $333.59 in after-hours trading Monday after Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims over Assistant’s “false accept” recordings. The settlement awaits court approval. U.S. stocks closed higher, with the S&P 500 up 0.5%. Investors await the Fed’s rate decision Wednesday and Alphabet’s earnings on February 4.
27 January 2026
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Intel stock slides again after weak outlook — what comes next for INTC?

Intel stock slides again after weak outlook — what comes next for INTC?

Intel shares fell 5.7% to $42.49 in after-hours trading Monday after the company forecast first-quarter revenue and earnings below Wall Street estimates. Ongoing server CPU supply constraints and memory chip shortages weighed on the outlook. Intel expects supply to hit its lowest point in Q1, with improvements possible by March or Q2. About 149 million shares changed hands.
27 January 2026
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Sandisk stock price slips after hours as Morgan Stanley lifts SNDK target to $483, Cantor to $550

Sandisk stock price slips after hours as Morgan Stanley lifts SNDK target to $483, Cantor to $550

Sandisk shares fell 0.6% to $470.80 Monday and dropped another 0.6% in after-hours trading, despite Morgan Stanley and Cantor Fitzgerald raising price targets ahead of Thursday’s earnings. Options markets are pricing in a possible 13.9% swing after results. Sandisk, spun off from Western Digital last year, will report fiscal Q2 results Jan. 29. Tradr ETFs launches a 2x leveraged Sandisk ETF on Tuesday.
27 January 2026
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Amazon stock slips after $309 million returns settlement; AMZN target raised ahead of earnings

Amazon stock slips after $309 million returns settlement; AMZN target raised ahead of earnings

Amazon shares dipped 0.3% Monday after the company agreed to a $309 million settlement over U.S. returns-refund claims. Roth Capital raised its price target on Amazon, citing new AWS business in the UK. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose, leaving Amazon’s decline isolated. Investors await Amazon’s quarterly report and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision later this week.
27 January 2026
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Gold price breaks $5,100 as silver spikes near $118 — what’s driving the metal rush

Gold price breaks $5,100 as silver spikes near $118 — what’s driving the metal rush

Gold hit a record $5,110.50 an ounce Monday before retreating, while silver surged to $117.69, its highest ever. The rally follows renewed tariff threats from President Trump and comes ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. Analysts cite trade and policy uncertainty, with some warning of overheating and bubble risks. Silver’s gains marked one of its largest daily jumps in decades.
26 January 2026
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Natural gas just hit a 3-year high — what’s driving prices and UNG, EQT this week

Natural gas just hit a 3-year high — what’s driving prices and UNG, EQT this week

U.S. front-month Henry Hub natural gas futures surged nearly 30% to $6.80 per mmBtu Monday, the highest close since December 2022, after winter storms slashed output and strained power grids. Lower 48 production fell to a two-year low, while the United States Natural Gas Fund rose 6%. LNG exporters slipped. Inventories remain above the five-year average.
26 January 2026
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XRP price jumps back toward $1.90 — what traders are watching into Fed week

XRP price jumps back toward $1.90 — what traders are watching into Fed week

XRP rose about 3% to $1.8983 in after-hours trading Monday, recovering from a weekend drop but staying 21% below its Jan. 6 high. Trading volume reached $3.2 billion as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision set for Wednesday. Bitcoin and ether also gained. XRP remains the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, near $116 billion.
26 January 2026
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Bitcoin price rebounds near $88,000 as Fed week looms and crypto fund outflows mount

Bitcoin price rebounds near $88,000 as Fed week looms and crypto fund outflows mount

Bitcoin rose 2% to $87,989 late Monday after dipping to $86,126 earlier, while ether gained 4% to $2,926. Crypto-linked stocks fell after hours, with Coinbase down 1.6% and Marathon off 5%. Strategy disclosed a $264 million bitcoin purchase last week at an average $90,061 per coin. Digital asset funds saw $1.73 billion in outflows, led by bitcoin and ether, amid fading hopes for Fed rate cuts.
26 January 2026
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USA Rare Earth stock whipsaws after Trump-backed $1.6 billion plan — what investors watch next

USA Rare Earth stock whipsaws after Trump-backed $1.6 billion plan — what investors watch next

USA Rare Earth shares rose about 8% to $26.72 in after-hours trading Monday after announcing a $277 million federal funding plan and $1.3 billion loan from the Commerce Department’s CHIPS Program. The company also secured $1.5 billion through a private investment in public equity. Trading volume reached 122 million shares. Reuters reported the Trump administration plans to acquire a 10% stake tied to a $1.6 billion deal.
26 January 2026
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Dow Jones climbs over 300 points; Fed decision and big-tech earnings are next

Dow Jones climbs over 300 points; Fed decision and big-tech earnings are next

Gold futures topped $5,000 an ounce for the first time Monday as the Dow closed up 307.91 points at 49,406.62. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rose. Investors await earnings from Microsoft, Tesla, and Apple, along with a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. Intel fell 5.7%, while USA Rare Earth jumped nearly 8% on a new government deal.
26 January 2026
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CoreWeave jumps on Nvidia’s $2 billion check as AI stocks brace for earnings week

CoreWeave jumps on Nvidia’s $2 billion check as AI stocks brace for earnings week

CoreWeave shares surged 5.7% to $98.31 after Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment and plans to nearly double its stake at $87.20 per share. Nvidia slipped 0.7% in late trading. Microsoft unveiled its Maia 200 AI chip and new software tools, challenging Nvidia’s CUDA. U.S. stocks closed higher ahead of major earnings and a Fed meeting this week.
26 January 2026
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Micron stock slides on Samsung’s Nvidia HBM4 push — what MU investors watch next

Micron stock slides on Samsung’s Nvidia HBM4 push — what MU investors watch next

Micron shares fell 2.6% to $389.09 Monday after reports that Samsung will soon supply Nvidia with next-generation HBM4 memory chips. Samsung reportedly passed HBM4 qualification for both Nvidia and AMD and will begin shipments next month. Nvidia shares slipped 0.7%, AMD dropped 3.3%. Investors await Samsung and SK Hynix earnings for more on HBM4 demand.
26 January 2026
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Tesla (TSLA) stock drops 3% after hours — here’s what Wall Street is watching before earnings

Tesla (TSLA) stock drops 3% after hours — here’s what Wall Street is watching before earnings

Tesla shares fell 3.1% to $435.20 Monday, underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which both closed higher. The company reported 2025 deliveries of 1,636,129 vehicles and energy storage deployments of 46.7 GWh. Tesla will release fourth-quarter results Wednesday as investors focus on robotaxi and Full Self-Driving software revenue. Lemonade will cut insurance rates for Tesla drivers using FSD in Arizona and Oregon.
26 January 2026
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Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen

Bitcoin price wobbles below $69,000 on weekend — what matters before Monday’s reopen

7 February 2026
Bitcoin fell 1.1% to $68,917 Saturday after volatile trading, while Ether held near $2,036. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $330.7 million in net inflows on Feb. 6, reversing outflows the previous day. Strategy shares rebounded after hitting a low of $111.27 Thursday. Traders are watching Monday’s U.S. market open and the upcoming inflation report for direction.
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