Today: 2 March 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.

Gold price near $5,070 after Trump tariff jolt — what traders watch next week

Gold price near $5,070 after Trump tariff jolt — what traders watch next week

Gold rose above $5,000 an ounce Friday, with spot prices up 1.5% at $5,071.48 and U.S. April futures settling at $5,080.90. Silver jumped 5.8% to $82.92. The rally followed Trump’s announcement of new temporary tariffs and U.S. data showing core PCE inflation at 0.4% in December, above forecasts. Economic growth slowed to 1.4% annualized in Q4, missing expectations.
21 February 2026
Silver price jumps near $83 — what could drive the next move when markets reopen

Silver price jumps near $83 — what could drive the next move when markets reopen

Silver closed at $82.92 an ounce Friday, up 5.8%, as weak U.S. growth data and tariff news spurred demand. President Trump announced a hike in temporary tariffs on nearly all imports to 15%. U.S. Treasury yields rose after a Supreme Court tariffs ruling, while the dollar index slipped 0.14% to 97.75. S&P Global’s U.S. Composite PMI fell to 52.3 in February, signaling slower business activity.
21 February 2026
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Alphabet GOOG stock jumps 3.7% — what to watch next week for Google shares

Alphabet GOOG stock jumps 3.7% — what to watch next week for Google shares

Alphabet Inc’s Class C shares rose 3.7% to $314.90 Friday, valuing the company at about $2.94 trillion. The gain followed a Supreme Court ruling striking down Trump-era global tariffs, which lifted tech stocks broadly. Alphabet is in talks to invest $100 million in cloud startup Fluidstack and plans to nearly double its 2026 capital spending to up to $185 billion. Google Cloud revenue jumped 48% last quarter to $17.7 billion.
21 February 2026
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Microsoft stock (MSFT) ends Friday lower; Xbox shake-up and AI spending cues in focus for Monday

Microsoft stock (MSFT) ends Friday lower; Xbox shake-up and AI spending cues in focus for Monday

Microsoft shares closed down 0.3% at $397.23 Friday, trailing broader tech gains. The company named Asha Sharma to lead its gaming division as Xbox chief Phil Spencer retires and Sarah Bond departs. Investors are watching Nvidia earnings and inflation data that could affect tech stocks. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended higher after the Supreme Court struck down Trump-era tariffs.
21 February 2026
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Amazon stock jumps on tariff court shock; AWS outage report keeps AMZN in focus next week

Amazon stock jumps on tariff court shock; AWS outage report keeps AMZN in focus next week

Amazon shares rose 2.6% to $210.11 Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump’s global tariffs, sending major indexes higher. Trump ordered a new temporary 10% global import tariff to begin next week. Amazon’s AWS unit said a December disruption linked to internal AI tools affected only one service in one China region. U.S. data showed Q4 GDP growth slowed to 1.4% as inflation remained above Fed targets.
21 February 2026
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Nvidia stock price closes at $189.82 — now Wall Street braces for NVDA’s earnings week

Nvidia stock price closes at $189.82 — now Wall Street braces for NVDA’s earnings week

Nvidia shares closed Friday up 1.02% at $189.82 ahead of its Feb. 25 earnings report. Options markets are pricing in a 7% post-earnings swing, more than double the typical move. The company is also nearing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, sources told Reuters. Nvidia recently signed a multiyear AI chip supply deal with Meta Platforms.
21 February 2026
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Etsy stock jumps on Depop sale and fresh upgrade — what to watch before Monday

Etsy stock jumps on Depop sale and fresh upgrade — what to watch before Monday

Etsy shares closed up 8.5% at $52.18 Friday after announcing the $1.2 billion sale of Depop to eBay and receiving a Barclays upgrade. Fourth-quarter revenue missed estimates at $881.6 million, with marketplace sales down 1%. The company forecast a first-quarter GMS drop to $2.38–$2.43 billion. Investors weighed margin hopes against a softer sales outlook.
21 February 2026
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Why CrowdStrike stock price (CRWD) slid 8% — and what investors watch next week

Why CrowdStrike stock price (CRWD) slid 8% — and what investors watch next week

CrowdStrike shares fell 7.9% to $388.60 Friday after Anthropic launched a new Claude security feature, triggering a selloff in cybersecurity stocks. Cloudflare, Zscaler, SailPoint, and Okta also dropped, while the Global X Cybersecurity ETF closed at its lowest since November 2023. Anthropic’s tool scans code for vulnerabilities but is limited to select enterprise users. CrowdStrike reports earnings March 3.
21 February 2026
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Corning stock hits fresh highs after UBS lifts target to $160 as AI-fiber trade rolls on

Corning stock hits fresh highs after UBS lifts target to $160 as AI-fiber trade rolls on

Corning shares jumped 7.3% to $139.51 Friday after UBS upgraded the stock on rising data-center fiber demand, briefly topping $140 for the first time. The move followed a multiyear Meta Platforms contract and comes as hyperscaler capex forecasts surge. Corning’s year-to-date gain neared 60%. Investors will watch for further contract news next week.
21 February 2026
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AppLovin (APP) stock swings after-hours as SEC probe stays “active” and social-platform hiring pops up

AppLovin (APP) stock swings after-hours as SEC probe stays “active” and social-platform hiring pops up

AppLovin shares rose 1.6% to $418.68 in late after-hours trading Friday after a report said the SEC investigation into the company remains active. Earlier, the stock hit $443 before retreating. A job post described work on a “next-generation social platform.” An insider filing showed director Herald Y. Chen converted 150,000 Class B shares to Class A and gifted 100,000 Class A shares.
21 February 2026
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Walmart stock price slips to $123 as cautious outlook and HSBC downgrade keep WMT on the back foot

Walmart stock price slips to $123 as cautious outlook and HSBC downgrade keep WMT on the back foot

Walmart shares fell 1.5% to $122.99 in after-hours trading Friday, extending losses after a cautious profit forecast and an HSBC downgrade to “hold.” The retailer projected fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS of $2.75–$2.85 and announced a $30 billion buyback. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 5.6% to $190.7 billion. The board approved a 5% dividend increase to $0.99 per share for fiscal 2027.
21 February 2026
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Palantir (PLTR) stock ticks up after hours as DHS $1B deal report, insider sale notices hit

Palantir (PLTR) stock ticks up after hours as DHS $1B deal report, insider sale notices hit

Palantir shares rose 0.3% to $135.24 after hours Friday following news that the Department of Homeland Security signed a five-year, up-to-$1 billion blanket purchase agreement for Palantir software. Several executives, including CEO Alexander Karp, filed notices to potentially sell shares. Mizuho upgraded the stock to Outperform. Palantir and Rackspace announced a partnership to deploy AI platforms.
21 February 2026
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