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.

Natural gas spikes above $5 after EIA storage draw as UNG and LNG-linked stocks swing

Natural gas spikes above $5 after EIA storage draw as UNG and LNG-linked stocks swing

U.S. February Henry Hub natural gas futures jumped 13% to $5.505 per mmBtu after the EIA reported a storage draw of 120 billion cubic feet, leaving inventories above the five-year average. The U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF rose 3.8%, while gas-related stocks traded mixed. CME Group saw record trading volumes as cold weather forecasts drove volatility. The February contract expires Jan. 28.
22 January 2026
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XRP price slips under $2 even after Ripple flags Binance RLUSD listing — what traders watch next

XRP price slips under $2 even after Ripple flags Binance RLUSD listing — what traders watch next

XRP fell 1.7% to $1.91 Thursday, slipping below $2 and extending losses to 19% below its January 5 peak. Ripple announced its RLUSD stablecoin will debut for spot trading on Binance, with Ethereum and XRP Ledger support coming soon. U.S. inflation data showed the PCE price index rose 0.2% in November, up 2.8% year-on-year. Markets remained volatile after tariff and geopolitical warnings from President Trump.
22 January 2026
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AI stocks climb: Alibaba jumps on chip-IPO report, Arm rallies as Intel earnings loom

AI stocks climb: Alibaba jumps on chip-IPO report, Arm rallies as Intel earnings loom

Alibaba shares rose 5.9% after reports it will spin off its T-Head AI chip unit for a separate listing. Arm gained 5.4% following an analyst upgrade, while Nvidia edged up 0.9%. Intel slipped 0.2% ahead of its earnings report, with investors watching data-center demand and company guidance. A U.S. House panel advanced a bill that could restrict AI chip exports to China.
22 January 2026
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Silver price pops back near record as US inflation data hits; silver stocks climb

Silver price pops back near record as US inflation data hits; silver stocks climb

Spot silver jumped 2.1% to $95.05 an ounce by late morning in New York, after hitting a record $95.87 earlier Tuesday. The surge followed President Trump’s retreat from Greenland-linked tariffs and fresh U.S. inflation data showing core PCE up 2.8% year-on-year. The dollar slipped ahead of key economic releases. Gold rose 0.6% to $4,860 an ounce.
22 January 2026
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Gold price wobbles near $4,850 after Trump cools tariff talk as Fed inflation gauge hits 2.8%

Gold price wobbles near $4,850 after Trump cools tariff talk as Fed inflation gauge hits 2.8%

Spot gold hovered near $4,850 an ounce Thursday, recovering after dipping from Wednesday’s record $4,887.82. U.S. PCE inflation rose 0.2% in November, up 2.8% year-over-year, as released after a government shutdown delay. Trump’s retreat from Greenland tariff threats eased demand for safe-haven assets. SPDR Gold Shares ETF rose 0.4% to $445.2 in late-morning trading.
22 January 2026
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Moderna stock jumps again as Merck cancer vaccine data keeps MRNA rally running

Moderna stock jumps again as Merck cancer vaccine data keeps MRNA rally running

Moderna shares rose 7.7% to $53.65 Thursday after five-year data showed its personalized cancer vaccine with Merck’s Keytruda cut melanoma recurrence or death risk by 49%. The phase 2b trial enrolled 157 patients and met its primary endpoint. Investors await phase 3 trial updates and Moderna’s Feb. 13 results call. The stock had jumped 15.8% Wednesday on the initial data release.
22 January 2026
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Netflix stock price slips near $84 as Warner deal fight drags on — what’s next for NFLX

Netflix stock price slips near $84 as Warner deal fight drags on — what’s next for NFLX

Netflix shares fell 1.1% to $84.41 Thursday after Paramount Skydance extended its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros Discovery to Feb. 20, valuing Warner at $108.4 billion against Netflix’s $82.7 billion all-cash bid. EU regulators will review both bids in parallel. Paramount Skydance shares rose 1.8%. Only 6.8% of Warner shares were tendered by the original deadline.
22 January 2026
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Palantir stock price flat as HD Hyundai deal lands, with earnings next in focus

Palantir stock price flat as HD Hyundai deal lands, with earnings next in focus

Palantir shares held at $165.34 in early New York trading Thursday after news of a multi-year, multi-hundred-million-dollar software deal with HD Hyundai. The company declined to comment on details. The agreement extends work begun in 2021, with both firms saying Palantir’s software sped up Hyundai’s shipbuilding by 30%. Palantir reports fourth-quarter earnings February 2.
22 January 2026
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Oracle stock price rebounds as ORCL snaps two-day slide; Wall Street refocuses on AI buildout costs

Oracle stock price rebounds as ORCL snaps two-day slide; Wall Street refocuses on AI buildout costs

Oracle shares rose 2.4% to $178.04 Thursday morning, rebounding after two days of steep losses. The move followed Guggenheim’s reaffirmation of a Buy rating and a $400 price target. OpenAI detailed its energy-cost plan for the Stargate data-center project, which Oracle is backing. Oracle faces a bondholder lawsuit over alleged nondisclosure of new debt tied to its AI expansion.
22 January 2026
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Abbott stock sinks 7% after revenue miss, softer Q1 view puts nutrition back in focus

Abbott stock sinks 7% after revenue miss, softer Q1 view puts nutrition back in focus

Abbott shares fell 7.4% to $111.74 after quarterly revenue missed estimates and the company issued a weaker profit forecast. Fourth-quarter sales dropped to $11.46 billion, below the $11.80 billion expected. Nutrition revenue declined 8.9%, and diagnostics fell 2.5%. The company cited lower volumes and price actions in nutrition and forecast new product launches in 2026.
22 January 2026
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Apple stock price today: AAPL edges up as China discounts and Siri chatbot plans hit the tape

Apple stock price today: AAPL edges up as China discounts and Siri chatbot plans hit the tape

Apple shares rose 0.4% to $247.65 Thursday after it announced price cuts of up to 1,000 yuan on select devices in China from Jan. 24–27. Bloomberg reported Apple plans to overhaul Siri into an AI chatbot this year. In India, Apple asked a Delhi court to block regulators from accessing its global financial records ahead of a Jan. 27 hearing. First-quarter earnings are due Jan. 29.
22 January 2026
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Amazon stock wobbles after Jassy flags tariff “creep” into prices — what AMZN traders watch next

Amazon stock wobbles after Jassy flags tariff “creep” into prices — what AMZN traders watch next

Amazon shares rose 0.2% to $231.81 Thursday morning after President Trump eased tariff threats against Europe. CEO Andy Jassy said some import tariffs are starting to affect prices on Amazon’s platform as earlier stockpiles run low. Investors are watching to see if sellers pass on higher costs to consumers. Amazon’s next earnings report is scheduled for Feb. 5.
22 January 2026
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock jumps nearly 8% as analysts talk up server-chip demand

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock jumps nearly 8% as analysts talk up server-chip demand

AMD shares jumped 7.6% to $249.80 in early Thursday trading, leading a semiconductor rally as Nvidia rose 3% and Intel surged nearly 12%. KeyBanc reiterated its Overweight rating on AMD, citing strong demand for Turin server chips and possible price hikes. AMD has gained for seven straight sessions, its longest streak since February 2025. The company reports earnings Feb. 3, with investors watching for AI chip updates.
22 January 2026
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Microsoft stock price today: MSFT rises on Mercedes F1 tech deal as earnings near

Microsoft stock price today: MSFT rises on Mercedes F1 tech deal as earnings near

Microsoft shares rose about 1% in early Thursday trading after the company announced a new partnership with Mercedes F1 and secured a $170.4 million U.S. Air Force Cloud One contract. The stock had dropped 2.3% to $444.11 on Wednesday amid investor caution ahead of Jan. 28 earnings. Analysts flagged strong AI and cloud demand but noted valuation concerns.
22 January 2026
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Tesla stock climbs as Musk warns Cybercab, Optimus output will start “agonizingly slow”

Tesla stock climbs as Musk warns Cybercab, Optimus output will start “agonizingly slow”

Tesla shares rose 1.3% to $437.16 Thursday after Elon Musk confirmed plans to ramp up Cybercab and Optimus production, though he warned initial rollouts would be slow. Lemonade said it will cut pay-per-mile insurance rates by 50% for Tesla drivers using Full Self-Driving, starting Jan. 26 in Arizona. Investors await Tesla’s Q4 earnings Jan. 28 and Musk’s appearance at Davos. Tesla denied reports of major job cuts at its Berlin plant.
22 January 2026
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Micron stock price jumps 6% as Wall Street spotlights an AI memory bottleneck

Micron stock price jumps 6% as Wall Street spotlights an AI memory bottleneck

Micron Technology shares rose 6.6% to $389.11 in early U.S. trading Thursday after Stifel and William Blair initiated coverage with Outperform ratings, citing tight supply of high-speed AI memory chips. Micron also reported shareholders approved a charter amendment limiting certain officers’ liability and rejected a proposal on special meeting rights.
22 January 2026
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SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

SK hynix stock price slips into Monday after S&P upgrade, tech selloff

7 February 2026
SK hynix shares closed at 839,000 won, down 0.36% Friday and 8% for the week, as tech stocks retreated across Asia. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the chipmaker to “BBB+” with a positive outlook, citing strong HBM sales. The KOSPI fell 1.4% Friday, ending a six-week winning streak. Traders await Monday’s Seoul open for signs of further tech weakness.
Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

Bank of America stock jumps 3% into the weekend — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
Bank of America shares rose 2.89% Friday to $56.53, tracking a rally in U.S. financial stocks as the Dow closed above 50,000. The bank will redeem its Series DD preferred stock and related depositary shares on March 10 at $1,000 per share. CEO Brian Moynihan donated 100,000 shares on Feb. 4, a regulatory filing showed. Key U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after delays.
Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

Oracle stock rebounds from eight-day skid as $20 billion share-sale plan looms

7 February 2026
Oracle shares jumped 4.65% to $142.82 Friday, ending an eight-day slide but remaining down 22% since Jan. 27. The company has set up a $20 billion at-the-market stock program and completed a $25 billion senior notes sale to fund cloud expansion. Oracle’s liabilities stood at $174.5 billion as of Nov. 30, 2025, before the new financing. Investors remain focused on dilution risks and the pace of capacity growth.
ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
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