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.

Mastercard stock dips as Trump-backed credit card cap and swipe-fee bill keep MA in focus

Mastercard stock dips as Trump-backed credit card cap and swipe-fee bill keep MA in focus

Mastercard shares fell 0.1% to $544.29 Wednesday morning as U.S. lawmakers renewed efforts to regulate credit-card routing and cap swipe fees. A Trump-backed Senate bill would require big banks to offer more network choices for card transactions. Investors are watching Mastercard’s Jan. 29 results for signs of policy impact. Visa and American Express also traded lower.
14 January 2026
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Netflix stock slips as all-cash Warner Bros bid talk swirls, with earnings days away

Netflix stock slips as all-cash Warner Bros bid talk swirls, with earnings days away

Netflix shares fell 1.6% Wednesday as investors weighed reports it may switch to an all-cash bid for Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming assets, valued at $82.7 billion. Paramount Skydance, offering $108.4 billion for all of Warner Bros, escalated its challenge with a lawsuit and board nominations. Warner Bros dismissed the lawsuit as meritless. Netflix’s quarterly results are due January 20.
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JP Morgan stock slips after earnings as Apple Card reserve and softer deal fees linger

JP Morgan stock slips after earnings as Apple Card reserve and softer deal fees linger

JPMorgan Chase shares fell 0.8% to $308.50 after the bank disclosed a $2.2 billion credit reserve tied to the Apple Card in its quarterly report. Net income reached $13.0 billion, or $4.63 per share, with revenue at $45.8 billion. Investment banking fees dropped 5% while markets revenue rose 17%. Executives warned a proposed 10% cap on credit card rates could hurt consumers.
14 January 2026
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Visa stock dips as Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap gains a look in Congress

Visa stock dips as Trump’s 10% credit-card rate cap gains a look in Congress

Visa shares fell 0.3% to $326.85 Wednesday after a 4.5% drop Tuesday, as markets reacted to Donald Trump’s proposal to cap credit-card interest rates at 10%. Mastercard, American Express, and Synchrony Financial also declined. Visa announced a partnership with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts on its Visa Direct platform. December U.S. consumer inflation rose 2.7% year-over-year, meeting forecasts.
14 January 2026
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Micron stock in focus as retail traders crowd memory names and BofA lifts target to $400

Micron stock in focus as retail traders crowd memory names and BofA lifts target to $400

Micron shares fell 0.7% to $335.63 Wednesday morning after a strong rally. Bank of America raised its price target to $400, citing higher memory prices. Retail traders have ramped up bets on chipmakers, with Micron among the most traded names on Interactive Brokers. SK Hynix announced a $12.9 billion investment in advanced chip-packaging facilities.
14 January 2026
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Natural Gas Services Group stock is back on the analyst tape — what to watch for NGS next

Natural Gas Services Group stock is back on the analyst tape — what to watch for NGS next

Natural Gas Services Group shares rose 0.2% to $34.26 Wednesday morning despite downgrades from Zacks and Raymond James. Raymond James cut its rating to “outperform” but raised its price target to $42, citing strong demand but limited upside after recent gains. Investors are watching for the next earnings report, expected in March or April, for signals on 2026 gas compression demand.
14 January 2026
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Nvidia stock drops on China H200 curb — the next date AI investors are watching

Nvidia stock drops on China H200 curb — the next date AI investors are watching

Nvidia fell 2.5% to $181.09 after reports that Chinese customs ordered agents to block H200 AI chips from entering China, despite recent U.S. approval for restricted exports. Reuters said local tech firms were told to avoid the chips unless necessary, signaling a possible de facto ban. Other chip stocks also dropped. Traders await policy signals from Beijing and Nvidia’s Feb. 25 earnings report.
14 January 2026
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Bitcoin price today: BTC jumps 4% toward $97,000 as CPI steadies and crypto rules near a vote

Bitcoin price today: BTC jumps 4% toward $97,000 as CPI steadies and crypto rules near a vote

Bitcoin jumped 4.4% to $96,384 in early U.S. trading Wednesday, rebounding from recent lows after softer core inflation data and new crypto regulation efforts in the Senate. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $753.8 million in net inflows Tuesday, led by Fidelity’s FBTC. Ether rose 6.7% to $3,349, and XRP gained 4.3% to $2.16. The Senate will debate a key crypto bill Thursday as traders await the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting.
14 January 2026
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Silver price today breaks $90 again, sending SLV stock up 5% as Fed cut bets build

Silver price today breaks $90 again, sending SLV stock up 5% as Fed cut bets build

Silver surged to a record $92.23 an ounce Tuesday, with the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) jumping 5% to $82.56. Cooler U.S. inflation data and expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts fueled the rally. Silver miners and ETFs followed, while traders braced for volatility ahead of the Fed’s January 27–28 meeting. Geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty remained in focus.
14 January 2026
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Bank of America stock drops after earnings beat as investors dig into rates, regulation

Bank of America stock drops after earnings beat as investors dig into rates, regulation

Bank of America shares fell 4.3% to $52.22 Wednesday despite posting fourth-quarter net income of $7.6 billion, or $0.98 per share, above analyst estimates. The drop came as investors focused on forecasts for net interest income and credit trends, with policy risks and a proposed credit-card rate cap adding uncertainty. The S&P 500 slipped 0.43% and the Nasdaq fell 0.68% in early trading.
14 January 2026
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Dow Jones ETF DIA slips as big-bank earnings and fresh inflation data keep Wall Street cautious

Dow Jones ETF DIA slips as big-bank earnings and fresh inflation data keep Wall Street cautious

The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) fell 0.2% to $490.84 Wednesday morning, tracking a Dow retreat as investors weighed bank earnings and inflation data. Bank of America beat profit estimates but slipped in early trading, while Wells Fargo missed forecasts and Citigroup topped expectations. December’s consumer price index rose 0.3% for the month, up 2.7% year-over-year.
14 January 2026
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Amazon stock slips as tariff-linked supplier talks and Italy antitrust appeal hit AMZN

Amazon stock slips as tariff-linked supplier talks and Italy antitrust appeal hit AMZN

Amazon shares fell 1.3% to $239.38 in early New York trading as the company faces tariff-driven supplier pricing talks and appeals an Italian antitrust fine. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule Jan. 14 on a case challenging Trump-era tariffs. Amazon confirmed it is negotiating lower supplier costs after recent tariff cuts. Italy’s regulator also plans to appeal the reduced Amazon fine.
14 January 2026
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Meta stock slides as Reality Labs layoffs and “Meta Compute” AI push put spending back in focus

Meta stock slides as Reality Labs layoffs and “Meta Compute” AI push put spending back in focus

Meta shares fell 1.7% to $631.09 Wednesday after the company announced cuts at Reality Labs and a renewed focus on AI infrastructure. CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans for “tens of gigawatts” of computing power, with up to $72 billion in capital expenditures for 2025. Meta confirmed layoffs at Reality Labs, affecting about 10% of staff and closing several VR studios.
14 January 2026
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Microsoft stock slides after Trump pressures tech on data-center power bills

Microsoft stock drops as “pay our way” data-center plan puts costs in focus

Microsoft shares fell 1.4% to $470.67 Wednesday after the company announced plans to address data center power and water use, without disclosing costs. President Trump said Microsoft would make “major changes” to cut power expenses for Americans. Investors reacted to uncertainty over spending as demand for AI infrastructure grows. Microsoft will report quarterly results Jan. 28.
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Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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