Commonwealth Bank of Australia share price jumps 2.6% after RBA hike — what investors watch next
Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s shares climbed 2.6% to close at A$157.06 on Wednesday, trading within a session range of A$150.50 to A$157.34.
Xero share price sinks 16% to a 52-week low as software stocks get hit again
Xero shares dropped 15.65%, closing at A$81.06 in Sydney on Wednesday, marking a 52-week low despite the S&P/ASX 200 climbing 0.8%. Technology One and WiseTech Global also took hits, tumbling 10.47% and 10.26%, respectively.
ANZ share price closes higher after RBA rate hike; eyes on Feb 12 trading update
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd shares closed 0.8% higher at A$37.07 on Wednesday, after trading in a range from A$36.10 to A$37.37. Roughly 4.9 million shares were exchanged.
Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants is ending Bahama Breeze — here’s what closes and what gets rebranded
Darden Restaurants announced Tuesday it will shut down half of its Bahama Breeze locations, closing 14 of the 28 restaurants for good. The remaining 14 will be rebranded and remodeled into other Darden concepts, though the company hasn’t revealed which ones yet. It expects the changes won’t have a significant impact on its financial results.
LyondellBasell stock jumps as RBC lifts target — what LYB investors are watching next
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shares surged 6.4% to $53.46 in Tuesday afternoon trading, earlier peaking at $54.72. RBC Capital raised its price target to $51 from $49 but kept a “Sector Perform” rating, warning that the upcoming quarter might still be challenging.
Ball stock jumps nearly 9% after earnings beat, $900 million 2026 cash-flow goal in sight
Ball Corp shares climbed 8.9% to $61.75 in afternoon trading Tuesday, after earlier hitting $62.75.
Huang says Nvidia will still invest in OpenAI, dismisses ‘drama’ as Oracle exposure draws scrutiny
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed rumors of a fallout on Tuesday, reaffirming the company’s commitment to investing in OpenAI. He called the chatter “no drama.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/nvidias-jensen-huang-denies-openai-deal-rumors-theres-no-drama.html
Nvidia’s Huang says “no drama” with OpenAI as ChatGPT maker weighs other AI chips
Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said the chipmaker will invest in OpenAI’s next fundraising round and would consider backing an eventual IPO, rejecting suggestions the talks have soured. “There’s no drama involved. Everything’s on track,” Huang told CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/nvidias-jensen-huang-denies-openai-deal-rumors-theres-no-drama.html https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-will-consider-investing-openai-ipo-ceo-huang-tells-cnbc-2026-02-03/
Westlake stock price jumps nearly 8% in late trade as chemical shares rise
Westlake Corp shares climbed roughly 7.7% to $90.22 during Tuesday afternoon, bouncing between $84.26 and $91.48 earlier in the session. Trading volume hit around 1.3 million shares.
Southern Copper (SCCO) stock jumps 10% on copper rebound — what traders watch next
Southern Copper shares climbed 10.2%, reaching $212.43 on Tuesday after hitting a peak of $214.84 earlier in the session. The jump outstripped most of the market, riding a strong rally in commodity-linked stocks.
TeraWulf stock jumps on Kentucky, Maryland power-site deal: what WULF investors are watching next
TeraWulf Inc shares climbed Tuesday following the bitcoin miner-turned-data-center developer’s announcement that it acquired a former industrial site in Kentucky and agreed to buy a power plant in Maryland, expanding its electricity and land holdings.
Rocket Companies stock jumps 8% as RKT swings on mortgage volume talk
Shares of Rocket Companies climbed 8.2%, reaching $20.32 late Tuesday afternoon, after earlier fluctuating between $18.83 and $21.18. Trading volume hit roughly 44.6 million shares.
AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried that artificial intelligence would create new rivals for software makers and squeeze margins. The S&P 500 fell 1.46% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.17%, with Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon sliding ahead of earnings from Alphabet on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday. Art Hogan at B. Riley Wealth said some software names “may well be disrupted by AI,” while John Campbell of Allspring Global Investments said the market had “expectations … really high.”
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says “no drama” with OpenAI as chip doubts and Oracle’s $50B AI funding plan collide
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest AI chips and has looked for alternatives since last year, eight sources familiar with the matter said, potentially complicating investment talks between two of the most visible names in the AI boom. The concern centers on “inference” — when a model answers a user — as opposed to training, the heavy-lift phase that has powered Nvidia’s rise in graphics processing units.
Stocks Slide as AI Disruption Jitters Hit Tech — Earnings Wave Looms
Wall Street dipped Tuesday, dragged down by software stocks rattled over worries that emerging AI tools could tighten margins and shift the competitive landscape. Investors also grappled with a flood of earnings reports from major U.S. firms. https://www.reuters.com/business/sp-nasdaq-futures-edge-up-earnings-deluge-takes-center-stage-2026-02-03/
Taseko Mines (TGB) stock price jumps 13% as copper rebounds and insider sales hit the tape
Taseko Mines Limited shares jumped about 13% on Tuesday, lifting the copper miner toward the top of the gainers list in NYSE American trading. The stock was last up 12.7% at $8.69, with about 10.4 million shares traded.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock jumps 6% as SpaceX-xAI merger lifts U.S. space shares
Shares of AST SpaceMobile climbed roughly 6.3% to $111.11 by 2:46 p.m. EST Tuesday, after fluctuating between $105.82 and $116.60 earlier, with about 11.5 million shares changing hands. The stock followed a broader rally in U.S. space companies sparked by Elon Musk’s announcement that SpaceX will merge with xAI, valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Rocket Lab, Planet Labs, and Intuitive Machines also saw gains. Musk predicted that within two to three years, the most cost-effective way to power AI will be from space. Mark Boggett of Seraphim Space called the deal “the strongest validation yet that space will be the backbone of the next wave of AI.”
Carpenter Technology stock price jumps nearly 8% as raised outlook keeps CRS in focus
Carpenter Technology’s shares surged 7.8% on Tuesday afternoon, closing in at $335.75, up $24.42 from the prior session. During the day, the stock swung between $311.00 and $345.56, with about 1.2 million shares traded by mid-afternoon.
HYMC stock jumps as gold snaps back — why Hycroft Mining shares are moving now
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp’s shares jumped $4.09, or 11.6%, hitting $39.30 in afternoon trading on Tuesday. The stock swung between $36.40 and $40.89, with volume around 4.7 million shares. Other Nasdaq-listed miners followed suit: Newmont rose 2.6%, Hecla Mining climbed 4.4%, and Coeur Mining added 1.5%.
Teradyne stock jumps 11% as AI chip-testing boom drives upbeat forecast for TER shares
Teradyne Inc shares surged 11.3% to $277.63 on Tuesday, driven by a quarterly profit and revenue forecast that blew past analyst estimates.