Today: 7 February 2026
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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Air Products and Chemicals stock jumps on earnings beat; APD faces Monday test

Air Products and Chemicals stock jumps on earnings beat; APD faces Monday test

Air Products shares rose 6.4% to $272.50 after quarterly adjusted earnings beat estimates at $3.16 per share and revenue climbed to $3.1 billion. The company kept its full-year EPS forecast unchanged despite weaker helium demand and steady sales volumes. GAAP operating income rose 14% to $735 million. Investors await Monday’s factory data and updates on major projects.
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Bitcoin price breaks below $80,000 after silver rout — and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sees American Express nearly catch Apple

Bitcoin price breaks below $80,000 after silver rout — and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sees American Express nearly catch Apple

Bitcoin fell below $80,000 Saturday, dropping 6.5% to $78,719 as the dollar strengthened after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Ether slid nearly 12%, and crypto liquidations topped $1.6 billion in 24 hours. Investors pulled almost $1.5 billion from U.S. bitcoin ETFs this week. The wider crypto market lost about $111 billion in value.
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Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) stock jumps nearly 1,000% — what to watch before Monday’s Nasdaq open

Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) stock jumps nearly 1,000% — what to watch before Monday’s Nasdaq open

Phoenix Asia Holdings closed Friday at $133.12, soaring nearly 997% from its previous close with trading repeatedly halted for volatility. Volume hit 55,580 shares, far above normal levels, and the company’s market cap reached about $2.9 billion. No news or filings explained the move. U.S. markets are closed until Monday.
1 February 2026
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Liberty Broadband stock jumps with Charter rally — what investors watch next week

Liberty Broadband stock jumps with Charter rally — what investors watch next week

Liberty Broadband shares rose 7.7% to $48.02 Friday, mirroring Charter Communications after Charter reported fewer broadband customer losses but a drop in revenue. Charter’s fourth-quarter revenue fell 2.3% to $13.6 billion, missing analyst forecasts. Liberty shareholders are set to receive Charter stock in a pending deal. Liberty’s Q&A call is scheduled for Feb. 11.
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Charter Communications stock jumped on earnings — what to watch before Monday’s open

Charter Communications stock jumped on earnings — what to watch before Monday’s open

Charter shares rose 7.6% to $206.12 Friday after reporting a quarterly loss of 119,000 internet customers, less than expected. CEO Chris Winfrey said the rural network build-out is nearly finished. Revenue fell 2.3% to $13.6 billion, with net income at $1.3 billion. An analyst warned a full turnaround could take time.
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Applied Optoelectronics stock jumps 10% into new week as insider sale filing lands — what AAOI traders watch next

Applied Optoelectronics stock jumps 10% into new week as insider sale filing lands — what AAOI traders watch next

Applied Optoelectronics shares surged 10.21% to $43.61 Friday, after a volatile session that saw a peak of $48.31. A regulatory filing showed Chief Legal Officer David C. Kuo sold 12,000 shares on Jan. 28 under a prearranged plan. The stock has gained 22% in five sessions as investors await late-February earnings and updates on high-speed data-center optics. Peers moved less sharply, with AAOI the day’s standout.
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Robert Half stock (RHI) jumps 28% after earnings; analysts lift targets and jobs data loom

Robert Half stock (RHI) jumps 28% after earnings; analysts lift targets and jobs data loom

Robert Half shares surged 27.76% to $34.61 Friday, then slipped 0.3% after hours. The company reported Q4 revenue of $1.302 billion and EPS of $0.32, both down year-over-year, but pointed to improving sequential trends. Truist and JPMorgan raised price targets after the earnings release. Investors await Monday’s open and key U.S. labor data due February 6.
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Deckers stock jumps after Hoka, UGG earnings lift outlook — what to watch when markets reopen

Deckers stock jumps after Hoka, UGG earnings lift outlook — what to watch when markets reopen

Deckers shares surged 19.4% to $119.34 Friday after the company raised its fiscal 2026 outlook and projected over $1 billion in share buybacks. Net sales for the fiscal third quarter rose 7.1% to $1.958 billion, with Hoka and UGG brands posting strong full-price sales. Deckers trimmed its expected tariff impact for 2026 to $25 million. U.S. markets reopen Monday.
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Microsoft stock (MSFT) heads into Monday with AI spending bill still in focus

Microsoft stock (MSFT) heads into Monday with AI spending bill still in focus

Microsoft shares fell 0.8% to $430.29 Friday, extending losses after a 10% drop Thursday that erased $360 billion in market value. Investors questioned heavy AI and data-center spending, with nearly half of Microsoft’s backlog tied to OpenAI. Tech stocks lagged, pulling the Nasdaq down 0.7%. Alphabet and Amazon earnings, plus U.S. jobs data, are due next week.
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Stock Market Today

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

7 February 2026
Westpac shares fell 1.2% to A$39.43 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2% amid broad selling. The bank is set to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 35,000 staff after a pilot last year. Investors are watching for signs of loan growth and credit quality ahead of Westpac’s first-quarter update on Feb. 13. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% this week.
ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

7 February 2026
ANZ shares closed at A$37.01 on Friday, down 1.52% as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2% and nearly $70 billion was wiped from the market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 0.25 points to 3.85%, prompting ANZ to lift variable home loan rates from Feb. 13. ANZ announced a new Salesforce-based AI CRM rollout and a board change effective Feb. 8. Investors await ANZ’s first-quarter update on Feb. 12.
Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
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