Today: 8 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.

Seagate stock jumps after-hours as “memory supercycle” talk lifts storage names

Seagate stock jumps after-hours as “memory supercycle” talk lifts storage names

Seagate shares closed up 4.8% at $427.33 and rose another 6.2% after hours, while Western Digital, Micron, and Sandisk also posted strong gains. The rally followed warnings of an “unprecedented” memory-chip shortage and rising prices. Traders are focused on Western Digital’s Innovation Day in New York on Tuesday for further signals on demand. Seagate director Jay L. Geldmacher sold 925 shares last week, according to a regulatory filing.
3 February 2026
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AppLovin stock rebounds after Google ‘Project Genie’ selloff as Feb. 11 earnings loom

AppLovin stock rebounds after Google ‘Project Genie’ selloff as Feb. 11 earnings loom

AppLovin shares rose 2.1% to $483.00 Monday and gained another 1% after hours, rebounding from Friday’s 17% plunge triggered by Google’s “Project Genie” launch. Analyst reports downplayed long-term risks from Alphabet’s AI tool, maintaining bullish ratings and high price targets. Volatility spiked as investors weighed AI’s impact on mobile gaming and awaited AppLovin’s Feb. 11 earnings report.
3 February 2026
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Verizon stock price steady after-hours as report flags consumer chief search; buyback in focus (VZ)

Verizon stock price steady after-hours as report flags consumer chief search; buyback in focus (VZ)

Verizon shares closed up 0.2% Monday after reports the company is considering replacements for consumer chief Sowmyanarayan Sampath, though no search has begun and his exit is not confirmed. The stock traded near $44.61 after an 11.8% surge last week following strong quarterly results and a $25 billion buyback plan. Verizon added 616,000 postpaid phone subscribers in Q4 and projects 2026 EPS of $4.90–$4.95.
3 February 2026
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GE Vernova stock price hits new high as Prolec GE buyout closes and bond sale starts

GE Vernova stock price hits new high as Prolec GE buyout closes and bond sale starts

GE Vernova closed its $5.28 billion purchase of the remaining Prolec GE stake from Xignux and launched a senior notes offering to help fund the deal. Shares rose 4% to $754.97, holding steady after hours. Fitch and S&P rated the planned debt investment grade. The company’s wind segment reported a $598 million loss for 2025 and expects further losses in 2026.
3 February 2026
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Lam Research Corporation stock price rises after-hours on CEA-Leti pact — what to watch next

Lam Research Corporation stock price rises after-hours on CEA-Leti pact — what to watch next

Lam Research shares rose 1.7% to $237.50 Monday and gained another 1.2% after hours following news of a multi-year R&D partnership with CEA-Leti targeting specialty chip technologies. The company’s quarterly results and forecasts topped Wall Street estimates. Investors remain cautious ahead of macroeconomic data that could impact chip stocks. The new deal centers on research, with no immediate sales expected.
3 February 2026
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JPMorgan stock rises after-hours as Fed loan-demand signal lifts banks — what to watch next

JPMorgan stock rises after-hours as Fed loan-demand signal lifts banks — what to watch next

JPMorgan Chase shares rose 0.7% in after-hours trading Monday, extending gains from the regular session after a Federal Reserve survey showed stronger business-loan demand for 2026. The S&P 500 closed up 0.54%, just below its record high. Investors are watching Tuesday’s House vote to end the partial U.S. government shutdown. JPMorgan executives are set to appear at investor conferences in February.
3 February 2026
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Netflix stock slips after hours as March Warner vote report puts deal back in focus

Netflix stock slips after hours as March Warner vote report puts deal back in focus

Netflix shares fell 0.9% to $82.76 in after-hours trading Monday after reports Warner Bros. Discovery may put its $82.7 billion asset sale to a shareholder vote in March. Warner Bros. Discovery said no date is set and will wait for a preliminary proxy filing. Traders are watching a Senate antitrust hearing on the deal set for Tuesday. Paramount Skydance, the rival bidder, slipped slightly.
3 February 2026
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Exxon stock slides as oil tumbles on US-Iran thaw — here’s what traders watch next

Exxon stock slides as oil tumbles on US-Iran thaw — here’s what traders watch next

Exxon Mobil shares fell 2.1% to $138.40 Monday as oil prices dropped over 4% following Donald Trump’s claim that Iran is “seriously talking” with the U.S. Brent crude slid to $66.30 a barrel, while U.S. WTI fell to $62.14. The S&P 500 energy index also declined about 2%. Traders await U.S. inventory data Feb. 4 and U.S.-Iran nuclear talks Feb. 6.
3 February 2026
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Disney stock slides 7% after earnings: parks “headwinds” spook investors

Disney stock slides 7% after earnings: parks “headwinds” spook investors

Disney shares fell 7.4% to $104.45 Monday after the company warned of weaker international demand at its U.S. theme parks, then rose about 0.5% in after-hours trading. Quarterly adjusted earnings beat estimates at $1.63 per share, but revenue of $25.98 billion matched forecasts. Disney cited “headwinds” in international tourism and uncertainty over CEO succession.
3 February 2026
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Robinhood stock tumbles nearly 10% as crypto jolts return, UK ISA rollout in focus

Robinhood stock tumbles nearly 10% as crypto jolts return, UK ISA rollout in focus

Robinhood shares fell 9.6% to $89.91 in after-hours trading Monday, trailing a broader market rally as crypto-linked stocks slumped. The drop followed heavy bitcoin selling and a sector-wide pullback. Robinhood’s UK arm launched a tax-free ISA with a 2% cash bonus and low fees. Investors await the company’s earnings report on Feb. 10.
3 February 2026
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Alphabet GOOG stock closes higher after-hours as Waymo lands $16B round and earnings loom

Alphabet GOOG stock closes higher after-hours as Waymo lands $16B round and earnings loom

Alphabet’s Class C shares (GOOG) rose 1.9% to $344.90 in late trading Monday after Waymo announced $16 billion in new funding at a $126 billion valuation. Options markets signal a possible swing of over 5% in GOOG shares around this week’s earnings. Waymo now delivers over 400,000 paid rides weekly but faces a federal probe after a vehicle struck a child in California.
3 February 2026
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Broadcom Inc stock price barely moves after hours — March 4 earnings date is the next test for AVGO

Broadcom Inc stock price barely moves after hours — March 4 earnings date is the next test for AVGO

Broadcom shares closed down 0.1% at $331.11 and were steady after hours as the company set March 4 for its fiscal first-quarter results and outlook. Investors are watching for updates on AI chip growth, margin pressure, and customer concentration. The company previously forecast Q1 revenue of about $19.1 billion and warned gross margin could fall by 100 basis points.
3 February 2026
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Oracle stock price slides after $50 billion AI funding plan as dilution math hits ORCL

Oracle stock price slides after $50 billion AI funding plan as dilution math hits ORCL

Oracle shares fell 2.7% to $160.06 after hours Monday as the company announced plans to raise up to $50 billion in 2026 for cloud data center expansion. Oracle filed with the SEC to sell up to $20 billion in common stock and plans to issue 100 million depositary shares tied to mandatory convertible preferred stock. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup will lead the offerings. Bondholders sued Oracle in January over undisclosed debt needs.
3 February 2026
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Stock Market Today

Analog Devices stock price lags AI-fueled chip rebound — what investors watch next week

Analog Devices stock price lags AI-fueled chip rebound — what investors watch next week

8 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 19:28 EST — Market closed. Analog Devices shares last traded at $320.45, down about 0.5% from the prior close, as U.S. markets headed into the weekend. That small dip matters mostly because the tape has turned jumpy again in semiconductors, with investors chasing AI-linked names one day and backing off the next. ADI sits in the middle of that push-pull: it sells the less-glamorous chips that end up in factories, cars and instruments, not just data centers. On Friday, U.S. stocks surged and chipmakers led, after big cloud companies laid out another leg of capital
AMD stock bounces 8% after brutal midweek slide — what investors watch before Monday

AMD stock bounces 8% after brutal midweek slide — what investors watch before Monday

8 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.28% to $208.44 Friday, rebounding after steep losses earlier in the week. Chip stocks rallied as investors bet on continued AI data center spending by major tech firms. Nvidia rose 7.8%, Broadcom gained 7.1%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed up 5.7%. Markets now await macroeconomic data and Nvidia’s late-February results.
Intel stock price jumps to $50: China CPU delays and SambaNova funding set up week ahead

Intel stock price jumps to $50: China CPU delays and SambaNova funding set up week ahead

8 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.9% to $50.59 Friday, tracking a 5.7% jump in the PHLX semiconductor index as investors bet on AI-driven data-center spending. Reuters reported Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of tighter server CPU supply, pushing Intel’s China prices up over 10%. Intel expects supply to improve in Q2. After the bell, Reuters said Intel plans to invest about $100 million in AI chip startup SambaNova Systems.
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