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.

Chevron stock (CVX) slips after hours as Lukoil bid talk swirls and Venezuela oil deal drags crude

Chevron stock (CVX) slips after hours as Lukoil bid talk swirls and Venezuela oil deal drags crude

New York, January 7, 2026, 18:01 EST — After-hours Chevron Corp shares slipped in after-hours trade on Wednesday after a report said the oil major could team up with private equity group Quantum Energy Partners to bid for Lukoil’s international assets, valued by the Russian producer at $22 billion. The stock was down 0.8% at $155.20. A Chevron spokesperson said the company “continues to assess potential opportunities,” but declined to comment on commercial matters. Reuters The possible deal lands as oil prices retreat and investors brace for a looser supply picture. Brent settled down 1.2% at $59.96 a barrel and
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after revenue beat as AI data-center leases pile up

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after revenue beat as AI data-center leases pile up

New York, January 7, 2026, 18:01 ET — After-hours Applied Digital shares rose about 7% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the data center operator posted quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by demand for capacity used to train and run AI models. The company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $126.6 million for the period ended Nov. 30, versus analysts’ estimate of $88 million, according to LSEG data. Reuters The report lands as investors try to sort durable AI infrastructure spending from short bursts of capital spending that can fade when budgets tighten. Smaller builders still have to
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Bank of America stock slides on India regulator leak claim as BAC earnings near

Bank of America stock slides on India regulator leak claim as BAC earnings near

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:45 EST — After-hours Bank of America Corp shares were down 2.8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday as investors weighed a report that India’s markets regulator found the bank improperly shared confidential information ahead of a 2024 block trade. The stock last traded at $55.64 after moving between $55.45 and $57.21 in the session. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said the Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a “show cause notice” — a request to explain why enforcement action should not follow — tied to an alleged leak of
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XRP price drops 5% after-hours as Ripple token rally cools; ETF flows, jobs report ahead

XRP price drops 5% after-hours as Ripple token rally cools; ETF flows, jobs report ahead

NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 17:43 (EST) — After-hours XRP fell nearly 5% on Wednesday, giving back some of its early-2026 run as a broader dip hit major cryptocurrencies. The token was last down 4.8% at $2.18. The pullback lands as fresh money into XRP-linked “spot” exchange-traded funds — ETFs that hold the underlying token — becomes the main test for the market. Canary Capital’s spot XRP ETF, XRPC, began trading on Nasdaq on Nov. 13, ETFdb reported. Data compiled by SoSoValue show spot XRP ETFs have attracted about $1.3 billion since launching in November, DL News reported. ETF Database+1
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Bitcoin price dips after-hours as MSCI lifts Strategy stock; Coinbase and miners swing

Bitcoin price dips after-hours as MSCI lifts Strategy stock; Coinbase and miners swing

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 17:49 (EST) — After-hours Bitcoin fell on Wednesday and stayed soft after the U.S. close, while shares of Strategy held firmer after MSCI backed away from an index change. Bitcoin was last down 2.3% at $91,031 after touching a session low of $90,629; Strategy was up 2.5% at $161.83. MSCI on Tuesday dropped a proposal to exclude “digital asset treasury companies,” or DATCOs, from its indexes and said it would open a broader consultation on how to classify non-operating firms. MSCI defines DATCOs as companies whose digital-asset holdings represent 50% or more of total assets;
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Robinhood stock drops after CEO Vlad Tenev sells $45.6 million in shares

Robinhood stock drops after CEO Vlad Tenev sells $45.6 million in shares

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:38 ET — After-hours Robinhood Markets shares fell 3.9% to $116.97 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after a regulatory filing showed Chief Executive Officer Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares worth about $45.6 million. The stock ranged from $121.95 to $116.57 during the session. SEC The sale lands as investors keep a close eye on insider activity in fast-moving retail brokerage stocks. Robinhood has become a high-beta proxy for retail risk appetite, and small headlines can pull the stock around when liquidity thins late in the day. It also comes with traders already looking ahead to
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Silver price slumps hit SLV ETF and silver miner stocks as traders brace for US jobs data

Silver price slumps hit SLV ETF and silver miner stocks as traders brace for US jobs data

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:33 EST — After-hours The iShares Silver Trust (SLV), a closely watched proxy for the silver price, fell about 3.7% in after-hours trading on Wednesday as silver pulled back, dragging U.S.-listed silver miners lower. The setback matters because silver’s rally has been a crowded trade and the instruments tied closest to spot prices tend to swing hardest when positioning shifts. When the metal turns, miners often move more than the underlying commodity, for better or worse. Traders are also staring at the U.S. data calendar again. Silver is a non-yielding asset — it does not
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Gold price slips and Newmont stock falls after bushfire output warning at Boddington

Gold price slips and Newmont stock falls after bushfire output warning at Boddington

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 17:35 EST — After-hours Newmont shares slipped on Wednesday after the gold miner said bushfire damage to water-supply infrastructure at its Boddington operation in Western Australia will trim first-quarter output. The stock closed down 1.1% at $108.01 in New York, after trading as low as $104.56. Newmont said the fire was contained on Dec. 28 but remains active, and it expects the plant to run at 50%-60% of normal rates until repairs are complete in February, putting about 60,000 ounces at risk in the quarter. Newmont Corporation The timing matters. Gold stocks have run hard
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Oracle stock slips after UBS says junk-rating fears look overdone as AI debt grows

Oracle stock slips after UBS says junk-rating fears look overdone as AI debt grows

New York, January 7, 2026, 17:38 EST — After-hours Oracle (ORCL.N) shares edged lower in after-hours trading on Wednesday as investors weighed a UBS view that the software maker is unlikely to be cut to junk credit status despite a big debt load tied to its AI data-center buildout. The stock was down about 0.5% at $192.84. The comments matter now because Oracle is leaning on borrowing to fund new capacity, and any hit to its investment-grade rating could lift interest costs when it is still spending heavily. “A downgrade to junk in the first-quarter is not our baseline and
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Ventyx stock jumps on Lilly’s $1.2 billion buyout — and why it’s still trading under $14

Ventyx stock jumps on Lilly’s $1.2 billion buyout — and why it’s still trading under $14

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 17:32 EST — After-hours Shares of Ventyx Biosciences (VTYX.O) jumped on Wednesday after Eli Lilly (LLY.N) agreed to buy the San Diego-based biotech in a $14-per-share all-cash deal. Ventyx closed up about 37% at $13.81 and was last at $13.73 in after-hours trading, still shy of the offer price. Yahoo Finance For Lilly, the deal is a small bolt-on at a moment when the drugmaker is flush from sales of its diabetes and weight-loss medicines. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Carter Gould called the price tag “borderline immaterial” for Lilly and said the company is taking shots
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Dow Jones falls from intraday record as Trump policy moves hit financials; jobs report next

Dow Jones falls from intraday record as Trump policy moves hit financials; jobs report next

NEW YORK, January 7, 2026, 17:25 EST — After-hours The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 466 points, or 0.94%, to 48,996.08 on Wednesday, retreating from an intraday record as Trump policy comments hit financials and defense shares. JPMorgan dropped 2.3% after Wolfe Research downgraded it to “peer perform” from “outperform,” and “Rumors that the AI trade was done turned out not to be true,” said Jake Dollarhide of Longbow Asset Management, as Nvidia and Alphabet helped the Nasdaq end up 0.16%. Reuters The blue-chip index had closed at a record 49,462.08 a day earlier, edging toward the 50,000 mark
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Exxon Mobil stock slips after filing flags up to $1.2 billion upstream hit from crude slide (XOM)

Exxon Mobil stock slips after filing flags up to $1.2 billion upstream hit from crude slide (XOM)

New York, Jan 7, 2026, 17:16 (EST) — After-hours Exxon Mobil shares slid 2.1% to $118.49 in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company flagged a fourth-quarter upstream earnings hit from lower crude prices. Exxon said changes in liquids prices could cut upstream earnings by $800 million to $1.2 billion. Brent crude fell 9.2% in the quarter and ended 2025 down about 19%; Exxon is due to report on Jan. 30, and analysts see adjusted earnings of $1.66 a share, LSEG data show. Reuters The filing lands at a touchy moment for the sector, with investors trying to pin down
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Stock Market Today

LSEG share price: London Stock Exchange Group stock braces for Monday after AI jitters and buyback move

LSEG share price: London Stock Exchange Group stock braces for Monday after AI jitters and buyback move

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:20 GMT — Market closed. London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG.L) shares ended Friday at 7,502 pence, down about 1.1% on the day, with London markets shut for the weekend and set to reopen on Monday. (MarketWatch) The stock has been caught in a wider repricing of software, data and analytics names as investors question which business models benefit from the next wave of AI — and which get squeezed. “It’s a de-risking trade,” Andrew Wells, chief investment officer at SanJac Alpha, said, as he argued the AI build-out had become “too pricey.” (Reuters) LSEG also
GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
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