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 stock popped 6% on earnings beat — what matters before Monday’s open

Air Products stock popped 6% on earnings beat — what matters before Monday’s open

Air Products shares rose 6.4% to $272.50 Friday after quarterly profit beat forecasts and the company reaffirmed its full-year outlook. GAAP earnings reached $3.04 per share, with sales up 6% to $3.1 billion. The company plans to cut capital spending by $1 billion in fiscal 2026 and aims to finalize a low-emission ammonia deal with Yara in the first half of the year. Volumes were flat as helium demand lagged.
31 January 2026
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Credit Acceptance (CACC) stock jumps after Q4 earnings — buybacks and legal charge in focus for Monday

Credit Acceptance (CACC) stock jumps after Q4 earnings — buybacks and legal charge in focus for Monday

Credit Acceptance shares jumped 10.5% Friday to close at $498.24 after reporting fourth-quarter net income of $122.0 million and revenue of $579.9 million. Operating expenses rose 33.5% year over year, including a $35.8 million legal contingency charge. The company repurchased $191.4 million of stock and ended 2025 with $1.7 billion in cash and credit lines.
31 January 2026
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Verizon Communications stock just jumped nearly 12% — buyback plans and 2026 targets set up the next test for VZ

Verizon Communications stock just jumped nearly 12% — buyback plans and 2026 targets set up the next test for VZ

Verizon shares surged 11.8% to $44.52 Friday after the company raised its 2026 outlook and announced a $25 billion buyback. The company reported its strongest wireless subscriber gain since 2019, adding 616,000 postpaid phone customers in Q4. Verizon completed its Frontier acquisition Jan. 20 and set a quarterly dividend of $0.7075 per share. U.S. markets reopen Monday.
31 January 2026
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Phoenix Asia stock (PHOE) jumps nearly 1,000% then slides after-hours — what traders watch Monday

Phoenix Asia stock (PHOE) jumps nearly 1,000% then slides after-hours — what traders watch Monday

Phoenix Asia Holdings shares closed at $133.12 Friday, up 997%, before plunging to $49.00 after hours. Nasdaq halted trading for five minutes during the morning surge. About 124,000 shares traded, pushing the company’s market cap near $2.9 billion. No company news explained the spike.
31 January 2026
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Opendoor stock slides 8% as OPEN sets Feb. 19 earnings livestream and Robinhood Q&A

Opendoor stock slides 8% as OPEN sets Feb. 19 earnings livestream and Robinhood Q&A

Opendoor shares fell 7.7% to $5.15 Friday, capping an 11% drop over two days ahead of its Feb. 19 earnings release. The company will hold a livestream and interactive Q&A at 5 p.m. ET that day. Mortgage rates held steady near 6.17%, keeping pressure on housing demand and resale prices. Zillow and Offerpad also declined.
31 January 2026
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Robert Half stock jumps 28% on earnings beat and Q1 outlook — what to watch before Monday

Robert Half stock jumps 28% on earnings beat and Q1 outlook — what to watch before Monday

Robert Half shares jumped 27.8% to $34.61 Friday after the company beat fourth-quarter estimates and issued upbeat first-quarter guidance. Revenue for the quarter fell 6% to $1.302 billion, with net income at $32 million. Management reported sequential revenue growth in January for the first time in over three years. Analysts raised price targets, while traders await Monday’s open and U.S. jobs data next week.
31 January 2026
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Deckers stock jumps nearly 20% after Hoka-led outlook raise — what to watch before Monday’s open

Deckers stock jumps nearly 20% after Hoka-led outlook raise — what to watch before Monday’s open

Deckers shares surged 19.46% to $119.34 Friday after raising its fiscal 2026 outlook on stronger-than-expected Q3 results. Net sales rose 7.1% to $1.958 billion, with EPS at $3.33. The company cut its expected 2026 tariff impact to $25 million and plans over $1 billion in share buybacks. Analysts raised price targets, citing strong demand for UGG and HOKA.
31 January 2026
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Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft shares fell 0.7% to $430.29 Friday, extending losses after a 10% plunge Thursday—their steepest drop since March 2020. The selloff followed concerns over slowing cloud growth and heavy reliance on OpenAI contracts. Microsoft reported quarterly revenue of $81.27 billion, with cloud sales up 26%. Investors await earnings from Alphabet and Amazon next week.
31 January 2026
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Denison Mines (DNN) stock slides into the weekend as uranium miners sell off — what to watch next week

Denison Mines (DNN) stock slides into the weekend as uranium miners sell off — what to watch next week

Denison Mines shares fell 6.6% to $3.96 Friday amid a broad selloff in uranium stocks, as spot uranium prices topped $100 per pound. Trading volume reached 56.9 million shares. The Global X Uranium ETF dropped 7.4%, while Cameco slid 7.7%. Investors await federal permitting updates on Denison’s Phoenix project.
31 January 2026
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NIO stock price slips into weekend as China PMI turns down; Monday’s data in focus

NIO stock price slips into weekend as China PMI turns down; Monday’s data in focus

NIO shares closed down 1.3% at $4.70 Friday, tracking losses in U.S.-listed Chinese EV stocks as China’s official factory PMI fell to 49.3 in January. Tesla rose 3%. Li Auto and XPeng dropped over 3%. U.S. markets are closed for the weekend, with traders awaiting China’s private PMI and January delivery data next week.
31 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

7 February 2026
South32 shares fell 4.1% to A$4.41 Friday as Australian miners dropped in the worst ASX session since April 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 2%, erasing almost A$70 billion in value. South32’s half-year results and interim dividend decision are set for Feb. 12. Markets reopen Monday with investors watching for further volatility.
Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
Wesfarmers shares closed down 1.33% at A$85.04 on Friday, following a sharp drop in the S&P/ASX 200, which fell 2% for its steepest one-day loss in 10 months. Investors are watching for Australia’s household spending data next week and Wesfarmers’ half-year results due Feb. 19.
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