Bitcoin price today: BTC slips below $75,000 as $2.5 billion liquidation wave hits crypto

Bitcoin price today: BTC slips below $75,000 as $2.5 billion liquidation wave hits crypto

Bitcoin fell 5.8% to $74,060 Tuesday, with CoinGlass reporting $2.56 billion in leveraged liquidations after a weekend selloff. Ether dropped about 9% to $2,136. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $561.8 million in net inflows on Feb. 2, led by Fidelity and BlackRock. White House talks on crypto market-structure legislation ended without a deal.
Gold price today jumps nearly 7% after two-day rout; miners and ETFs steady the case

Gold price today jumps nearly 7% after two-day rout; miners and ETFs steady the case

Spot gold surged 6.9% to $4,985.44 an ounce Tuesday after a two-day rout, with silver up 11.7% to $88.74. The rebound followed a sharp selloff triggered by higher CME margin requirements and President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair. Gold ETFs saw $4.39 billion in inflows in January, the eighth straight month of gains. The U.S. jobs report was delayed due to a partial government shutdown.
Dow drops nearly 430 points as tech selloff deepens; Amazon, Alphabet earnings loom

Dow drops nearly 430 points as tech selloff deepens; Amazon, Alphabet earnings loom

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 429.92 points, or 0.87%, to 48,977.74 on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down 1.04% and the Nasdaq off 1.68%. Sharp declines in IBM, Salesforce, and software stocks weighed on the Dow, while PayPal plunged 19% after its CEO was ousted and its profit forecast missed estimates. Palantir jumped 6.9% on strong sales. Investors await earnings from Alphabet and Amazon this week.
Shopify stock skids 10% as AI jitters hammer software shares ahead of earnings

Shopify stock skids 10% as AI jitters hammer software shares ahead of earnings

Shopify shares fell 10.5% to $118.28 by early afternoon Tuesday amid a sharp selloff in software and cloud stocks. The drop followed concerns that new AI tools could erode pricing power in the sector. Investors are focused on Shopify’s earnings and guidance set for Feb. 11. New partner and API rules take effect Feb. 27.
Salesforce stock price slides nearly 8% as AI disruption fears hit software — what’s next for CRM

Salesforce stock price slides nearly 8% as AI disruption fears hit software — what’s next for CRM

Salesforce shares fell 7.9% to $194.24 Tuesday afternoon, deepening a rout in software stocks as investors questioned whether new AI tools will drive revenue or just add costs. The drop erased $16.57 from Monday’s close and weighed heavily on the Dow. Anthropic’s rollout of a legal plug-in for its Claude chatbot fueled worries about AI disrupting traditional software models.
Beyond Nvidia: Broadcom and TSMC tipped as big winners in the custom AI chip boom

Beyond Nvidia: Broadcom and TSMC tipped as big winners in the custom AI chip boom

Broadcom shares fell 6% and TSMC dropped 2% Tuesday as investors reassessed AI chipmakers beyond Nvidia. Broadcom expects AI semiconductor revenue to double to $8.2 billion this quarter, while TSMC projects steady demand and up to $56 billion in 2026 capital spending. Supply constraints and high valuations remain key concerns.
Palantir stock jumps on defense-led sales surge as AI trade wobbles

Palantir stock jumps on defense-led sales surge as AI trade wobbles

Palantir shares rose 6.4% to $157.27 Tuesday after reporting a 66% jump in U.S. government revenue for the fourth quarter, reaching $570 million. Total sales hit $1.41 billion, beating forecasts, as the company raised its 2026 outlook. The gains came as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell on broader tech weakness. Investors now await Alphabet and Amazon earnings later this week.
CoreWeave stock sinks below Nvidia deal price as lawsuit deadline comes into focus

CoreWeave stock sinks below Nvidia deal price as lawsuit deadline comes into focus

CoreWeave shares fell 3.6% to $85.71 by early afternoon Tuesday, dropping below the $87.20 price Nvidia paid for its recent stake. Securities-fraud class action notices resurfaced, with investors given until March 13 to seek lead plaintiff status. The stock slid alongside a broader pullback in AI and chip shares. The lawsuit cites alleged exaggerations of capacity and undisclosed construction delays.
Glencore freezes $1 billion Quebec Horne Smelter upgrade amid arsenic-emissions standoff

Glencore freezes $1 billion Quebec Horne Smelter upgrade amid arsenic-emissions standoff

Glencore has suspended nearly $1 billion in planned investments at Quebec’s Horne Smelter, citing a lack of regulatory certainty on emissions limits. Crews and contractors will be stood down starting Feb. 3, with spending cuts also planned at the Montreal copper refinery. The move follows missed talks with Quebec over new arsenic rules. The company says the freeze could affect over 3,200 jobs.
3 February 2026
Goldman Sachs stock slides as Wall Street turns choppy; $2.5 billion bond sale and jobs data in focus

Goldman Sachs stock slides as Wall Street turns choppy; $2.5 billion bond sale and jobs data in focus

Goldman Sachs shares fell 2.3% to $924.72 Tuesday afternoon as financial stocks declined and the S&P 500 slipped. The company disclosed a $2.5 billion subordinated note sale maturing in 2041. The U.S. January jobs report was postponed due to the government shutdown, leaving traders focused on private payroll and services-sector data.
AT&T stock rises as $5.75 billion Lumen fiber deal closes — what investors watch next

AT&T stock rises as $5.75 billion Lumen fiber deal closes — what investors watch next

AT&T closed its $5.75 billion all-cash purchase of Lumen’s mass-markets fiber business on Feb. 2, adding over 1 million fiber subscribers and 4 million locations. AT&T shares rose 1.8% to $26.78, while Lumen fell 4.4%. Lumen plans to use $4.8 billion of proceeds to retire debt. The acquired network has about 25% customer penetration, below AT&T’s 40% average.

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

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

7 February 2026
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.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

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

7 February 2026
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.
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