Shan Ahmed Khan, Author at TechStock²

Bitfarms stock jumps on Keel rebrand and U.S. redomiciliation plan — what BITF investors watch next

Bitfarms shares jumped 25.2% to $2.14 Friday after the company announced plans to move its legal home to the U.S. and rebrand as Keel Infrastructure, pending a March 20 shareholder vote. The company also said it will repay its $100 million Macquarie debt facility and reported $698 million in net liquidity.

7 February 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:BITF·Stock Market

CoreWeave stock jumps 20% as CRWV heads into Feb. 26 earnings — what traders watch next

CoreWeave shares surged 20.5% to $89.95 Friday, capping a volatile week for AI stocks. The company launched its ARENA lab and a new ad campaign, and set Feb. 26 for its earnings release. SVP Chen Goldberg sold nearly 18,000 shares for tax withholding. A securities class action lawsuit was filed covering trades from March 28 to Dec. 15, 2025.

7 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:CRWV·Stock Market

Arista Networks (ANET) stock jumps into the weekend — here’s what traders watch next week

Arista Networks shares jumped 6.85% to $137.49 Friday, breaking a two-day slide on volume of about 9 million shares, above average. The move came ahead of Arista’s earnings set for Feb. 12 and U.S. CPI data on Feb. 13. Options pricing signals traders expect volatility around the results. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time.

7 February 2026

Stock Market

Exxon Mobil stock price just tagged a new high — what could move XOM when markets reopen

Exxon Mobil shares closed at a 52-week high of $149.05 Friday, up 2.03%, as U.S. energy stocks rallied. Oil prices swung on U.S.-Iran headlines, with Brent settling at $68.05 and WTI at $63.55. Washington imposed new sanctions on Iranian petroleum entities and ships. Exxon plans to release an updated investor presentation on Feb. 20.

7 February 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

Coca-Cola stock price: Minute Maid frozen exit puts KO in focus before next week’s earnings

Coca-Cola will discontinue its Minute Maid frozen products in the U.S. and Canada in Q1 2026, citing declining demand. Shares closed Friday up 0.7% at $79.03. CEO James Quincey sold 337,824 shares earlier this week under a pre-set plan. The company’s Q4 earnings call is set for Feb. 10.

7 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:KO·Stock Market

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.

7 February 2026

NYSE:GLW·Stock Market

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.

7 February 2026

NYSE:PEP

GE Aerospace stock price jumps to $321 on dividend hike — what to watch before Monday

GE Aerospace shares rose 4.78% Friday to close at $321 after the company declared a $0.47 quarterly dividend, payable April 27. The new payout marks a 31% increase from December’s dividend. Investors remain focused on supply-chain issues and upcoming U.S. economic data. GE’s ex-dividend date is March 9.

7 February 2026

NYSE:GE·Stock Market

SMX stock price nearly doubles after $250 million equity-line expansion — what to watch before Monday

SMX shares surged 89.6% to $15.83 Friday after the company expanded its standby equity purchase agreement with Target Capital 1 LLC to $250 million. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded nearly 39 million shares amid volatility. SMX disclosed it has drawn $8.9 million so far and will continue issuing shares. Focus turns to dilution risk and trading when markets reopen Feb. 9.

7 February 2026

NASDAQ:SMX·Stock Market

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.

7 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Carnival stock price jumps 8% as SEC filing flags possible CFO share sale next week

Carnival shares jumped 8.1% to $33.99 Friday after a Form 144 filing showed CFO David Bernstein plans to sell 361,790 shares, valued at about $11.6 million, around Feb. 10. Investors are watching the Feb. 13 dividend record date and a shareholder vote on the company’s structure, with earnings expected in March.

7 February 2026

LSE:CCL·NYSE:CCL·NYSE:NCLH·NYSE:RCL·Stock Market

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.

7 February 2026

NYSE:CAT·Stock Market

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.

7 February 2026

Amazon·Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Six-Month Wait for Intel Xeon? China Server CPU Shortage Hits Intel and AMD as AI Demand Bites

Intel has warned some customers in China that server CPU deliveries could take up to six months, sources said. Prices for Intel server CPUs in China have risen over 10% in many cases. AMD lead times have also stretched to 8–10 weeks. The shortages now affect both CPUs and memory chips, hitting Chinese cloud and data center projects.

7 February 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:INTC

Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

Blockchain industry groups are promoting supply-chain emissions tracking and data transparency, not crypto trading, as key business uses. Companies face mounting pressure to map Scope 3 emissions, which are often hard to verify. Past blockchain supply-chain projects, including Maersk’s TradeLens, struggled with adoption when partners failed to participate.

7 February 2026

Blockchain·NYSE:WMT·Technology Trends

Stellantis stock rattled by $26.5 billion EV reset and dividend halt ahead of Monday trade

Stellantis shares plunged 23.8% to $7.28 in New York on Friday after the company flagged €22.2 billion in charges tied to cutting back electric-vehicle plans and scrapped its 2026 dividend. The automaker also authorized up to €5 billion in hybrid bonds and agreed to sell its 49% stake in a Canadian battery joint venture to LG Energy Solution.

7 February 2026

Electric Vehicles·NYSE:STLA·Stock Market

Liberty Global stock price climbs as LBTYA pops and rare Class B spike rattles weekend watchlists

Liberty Global’s Class A shares closed up 4.3% at $11.75 Friday, while Class B surged as much as 139% to a 52-week high before paring gains. The move followed news of a five-year AI partnership with Google Cloud and reports of a possible £2 billion Netomnia acquisition by Liberty’s U.K. fibre joint venture. Investors await full-year results later this month.

7 February 2026

LSE:BT.A·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:LBTYA·NYSE:TEF·Stock Market

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.

7 February 2026

LSE:AHT·Share Buyback·Stock Market

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.

7 February 2026

LSE:BEZG.L·Stock Market·SWX:ZURN.SW

Imperial Brands share price jumps 1.5% into weekend as dividend dates and BoE cut bets loom

Imperial Brands shares closed up 1.49% at 3,341p in London on Friday, outpacing the FTSE 100. The company flagged a final dividend for March 31, with Feb. 20 as the record date. Trading volume was below average, and the stock remains about 8% below its December high. UK rate-cut bets increased after the Bank of England’s split vote this week.

7 February 2026

Dividends·LSE:IMB.L·Stock Market·UK Economy

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Kweichow Moutai (600519) stock price slides 2.6% — what to know before China markets reopen

7 February 2026

Kweichow Moutai Class A shares fell 2.6% to 1,515.01 yuan at Friday’s close in Shanghai, with about 7.9 million shares traded. A 2,500-share block trade matched the closing price. Liquor stocks broadly declined, while wholesale prices for Feitian Moutai labels rose Saturday. Investors await China’s February 11 inflation data as the next key event.

China Construction Bank Class A stock ticks up at Friday close as China data looms

7 February 2026

China Construction Bank Class A shares closed up 0.11% at 8.84 yuan in Shanghai on Friday, with around 100 million shares traded. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.25%. Investors are watching for January inflation data on Feb. 11 and credit figures on Feb. 13 for policy signals. Premier Li Qiang called for early fiscal support to meet economic targets, state media reported.

PetroChina Class A stock rises with oil rebound — what 601857 traders watch next week

7 February 2026

PetroChina A-shares rose 2.3% to 10.77 yuan Friday, outperforming the Shanghai Composite, which fell 0.25%. Crude prices rebounded, with Brent settling at $68.05 a barrel, as traders tracked U.S.-Iran talks and new EU sanctions proposals. About 198.5 million PetroChina shares traded in the session. Investors await the company’s next earnings report later this quarter.

Morgan Stanley stock price bounces after three-day slide; what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026

Morgan Stanley shares rose 2.34% to $179.96 Friday, snapping a three-day slide as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. About 9.1 million MS shares traded hands. The rebound followed Thursday’s 2.35% drop and came amid renewed rate-cut speculation and surging AI spending. Morgan Stanley remains 6.6% below its January high.

Shan Ahmed Khan

Stock Market Today