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.

TSMC stock: Q4 revenue beat sets up a Jan. 15 earnings test for Taiwan Semiconductor

TSMC stock: Q4 revenue beat sets up a Jan. 15 earnings test for Taiwan Semiconductor

TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares closed Friday up 1.77% at $323.63 after the company reported a 20.45% jump in fourth-quarter revenue to T$1.046 trillion, beating estimates. December revenue rose 20.4% year-on-year. Investors await TSMC’s Jan. 15 earnings for 2026 guidance and capital spending plans. Taiwan’s 2025 exports hit a record $640.75 billion, driven by chip and AI demand.
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Exxon Mobil stock set for Monday as Venezuela pivot and oil prices grab focus

Exxon Mobil stock set for Monday as Venezuela pivot and oil prices grab focus

Exxon Mobil shares closed up 1.4% at $124.61 Friday after CEO Darren Woods said the company could consider returning to Venezuela if legal protections improve. President Trump signed an emergency order blocking courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenue in the U.S. Treasury. U.S. officials may lift more Venezuela sanctions next week. Exxon’s next earnings call is set for Jan. 30.
11 January 2026
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Meta stock braces for Monday after nuclear power push and fresh WhatsApp rules risk

Meta stock braces for Monday after nuclear power push and fresh WhatsApp rules risk

Meta Platforms shares rose 1.1% Friday after announcing long-term nuclear energy deals to power U.S. sites, including a major Ohio data center expansion. Vistra will supply 2,609 MW from its PJM nuclear plants starting in late 2026, while TerraPower and Oklo signed separate agreements for advanced nuclear projects. Vistra shares jumped 10.5% on the news. Meta also faces new regulatory scrutiny in Europe over WhatsApp.
11 January 2026
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Azul S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd (AZULQ) in focus as board tweaks debt conversion ahead of Jan. 12 vote

Azul S.A. Sponsored ADR Pfd (AZULQ) in focus as board tweaks debt conversion ahead of Jan. 12 vote

Azul S.A. set a mandatory conversion ratio of 1,498,422 preferred shares per debenture as part of its U.S. Chapter 11 restructuring, with 908,401 debentures converting into about 1.36 trillion shares. Shareholders vote Jan. 12 on merging all preferred shares into common at 75-to-1. In São Paulo, Azul preferred shares plunged 90% Jan. 8, then surged 200% the next day, closing at 75 reais.
11 January 2026
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Microsoft stock set for Monday spotlight after weekend Azure disruption, with CPI and earnings ahead

Microsoft stock set for Monday spotlight after weekend Azure disruption, with CPI and earnings ahead

Microsoft shares will be in focus Monday after a power outage hit its Azure datacenter in West US 2 on Saturday, causing brief service disruptions. The company plans a preliminary incident review within three days. Investors are also watching for U.S. inflation data this week and Microsoft’s earnings report on Jan. 28. Shares closed Friday at $479.28, up 0.2%.
11 January 2026
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Nvidia stock (NVDA) in focus: first CMO hire, CES self-driving deals and insider sale

Nvidia stock (NVDA) in focus: first CMO hire, CES self-driving deals and insider sale

Nvidia named Alison Wagonfeld, formerly of Google, as its first chief marketing officer, set to start in February and report to CEO Jensen Huang. Shares closed Friday at $184.86, down 0.08% on over 131 million traded. EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares Jan. 7, according to a late-week filing. Traders await Tuesday’s U.S. CPI and Thursday’s TSMC earnings for signals on AI demand and rates.
11 January 2026
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Alphabet (GOOG) stock week ahead: Washington pressure hits Google Play as earnings loom

Alphabet (GOOG) stock week ahead: Washington pressure hits Google Play as earnings loom

Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) closed up 0.96% at $329.14 Friday, after hitting $331.48 intraday. Democratic senators urged Google and Apple to remove X and its Grok chatbot from app stores over a surge in nonconsensual sexual images. Alphabet’s earnings call is set for Feb. 4. EU regulators will decide by Feb. 10 on Alphabet’s $32 billion Wiz deal.
11 January 2026
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Wave Life Sciences stock drops 7% into JPM Healthcare Conference week — what to know next

Wave Life Sciences stock drops 7% into JPM Healthcare Conference week — what to know next

Wave Life Sciences shares fell 6.7% to $13.84 Friday, underperforming biotech peers ahead of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Investors are watching for CEO Paul Bolno’s Tuesday update on WVE-007, its obesity drug, after December’s interim data showed a 9.4% visceral fat reduction. The company recently raised $350 million in a public offering.
11 January 2026
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Merit Medical stock slides 7% after board shake-up and early Q4 revenue range — what to watch next

Merit Medical stock slides 7% after board shake-up and early Q4 revenue range — what to watch next

Merit Medical shares fell 7.3% to $86.38 Friday after the company reported preliminary Q4 revenue of $389 million to $395 million and announced a board leadership change. Founder Fred Lampropoulos resigned as chair, replaced by F. Ann Millner. Lampropoulos will serve as a consultant for $250,000 per month. Full 2025 results and 2026 guidance are due Feb. 24.
11 January 2026
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Century Communities stock jumps 11% on Trump mortgage-bond order — what to watch before Monday

Century Communities stock jumps 11% on Trump mortgage-bond order — what to watch before Monday

Century Communities shares jumped 10.7% to $68.33 Friday, their biggest gain in months, after President Trump announced $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases to lower housing costs. Homebuilder and mortgage stocks surged, while Fed officials questioned the plan’s impact on affordability. U.S. single-family housing starts rose 5.4% in October, but permits slipped 0.5%. The Consumer Price Index report is due Tuesday.
11 January 2026
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Tri Pointe Homes stock jumps nearly 9% as mortgage-bond move lifts homebuilders; CPI is next

Tri Pointe Homes stock jumps nearly 9% as mortgage-bond move lifts homebuilders; CPI is next

Tri Pointe Homes shares surged 8.7% to $35.42 Friday after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities purchases to lower mortgage rates. Other homebuilder stocks also rallied. Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.16% this week. Traders await Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report for the next move in rates.
11 January 2026
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Lennar stock jumps nearly 9% on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond push — what to watch next

Lennar stock jumps nearly 9% on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond push — what to watch next

Lennar Corp surged 8.85% to $119.25 Friday, leading U.S. homebuilders higher after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move aims to offset the Fed’s MBS roll-off. Analysts expect the plan to lower mortgage rates by 10–25 basis points. Wall Street questioned whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will remain under government control.
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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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