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Gold price rebounds near $5,000 after rout as dollar eases; traders eye Iran talks and Fed data

Gold price rebounds near $5,000 after rout as dollar eases; traders eye Iran talks and Fed data

Gold rebounded Friday, with spot prices up 3.96% to $4,959.28 an ounce by midday as investors bought on a weaker dollar and geopolitical uncertainty. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX gold and silver futures, effective after Friday’s close. Spot silver jumped 7.77% to $76.77. Traders are watching U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data due next week.
6 February 2026
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Bitcoin price rebounds above $70,000 after violent crypto selloff rattles Wall Street

Bitcoin price rebounds above $70,000 after violent crypto selloff rattles Wall Street

Bitcoin jumped nearly 7% to top $70,000 Friday after plunging as much as 12.6% the day before, triggering almost $1 billion in liquidations. Coinbase rose 10% and Strategy surged 23%. Despite the rebound, bitcoin remained on track for its steepest weekly drop since late 2022. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw over $3 billion in net outflows in January, according to Deutsche Bank.
6 February 2026
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Silver price rebounds after falling below $65 as CME margin hikes add to turmoil

Silver price rebounds after falling below $65 as CME margin hikes add to turmoil

Spot silver jumped 6.3% to $75.70 an ounce Friday after falling below $65, but remains set for a weekly loss of over 10%. CME Group will raise margins on COMEX 5,000-ounce silver futures from 15% to 18% after Friday’s close. China’s only exchange-listed pure-silver fund hit its limit-down for a fifth straight session, still trading nearly 29% above its net asset value.
6 February 2026
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Amazon stock slides as $200 billion AI spending plan spooks investors

Amazon stock slides as $200 billion AI spending plan spooks investors

Amazon shares fell 6.3% to $208.58 Friday after the company announced $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, up over 50% from last year. The move raised investor concerns about delayed returns from AI investments. Several brokerages cut price targets, citing pressure on free cash flow. The S&P 500 software and services index has lost about $1 trillion in value since January 28.
6 February 2026
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Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia 1.6T optics tie-up as earnings loom

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia 1.6T optics tie-up as earnings loom

Tower Semiconductor shares surged 8.9% to $140.53 Friday after the company disclosed new details on 1.6-terabit optical modules developed with Nvidia for AI data centers. The company withheld production and commercial timelines, leaving revenue impact unclear. Investors await further information in Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings report. Chip stocks broadly rallied, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index up 4.6%.
6 February 2026
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McKesson stock falls today after 16% earnings surge as traders reassess guidance and spinoff clock (MCK)

McKesson stock falls today after 16% earnings surge as traders reassess guidance and spinoff clock (MCK)

McKesson shares fell 2.1% to $937.31 Friday, retreating after a 16.5% surge on an upgraded 2026 profit forecast and plans to spin off its medical-surgical division. Quarterly revenue rose 11% to $106.2 billion, with adjusted EPS up 16% to $9.34. The company filed an automatic shelf registration for future securities sales. TD Cowen raised its price target to $1,012, citing strong oncology and prescription-tech results.
6 February 2026
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Lumentum stock jumps nearly 8% as AI capex wave lifts optics names into the weekend

Lumentum stock jumps nearly 8% as AI capex wave lifts optics names into the weekend

Lumentum Holdings shares surged 8% to $544.68 Friday after reporting fiscal Q2 revenue of $665.5 million and a backlog topping $400 million for optical circuit switches. The company expects Q3 revenue between $780 million and $830 million. Traders cited strong AI-driven demand but flagged risks if cloud customers pause orders. Lumentum will brief investors at the OFC conference on March 17.
6 February 2026
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Citigroup stock jumps 6% as report signals endgame for long-running consent orders

Citigroup stock jumps 6% as report signals endgame for long-running consent orders

Citigroup shares jumped 6.2% to $122.88 Friday after reports the bank expects to finish key consent-order tasks by year-end. CEO Jane Fraser said the project is 80% complete, pending regulatory approval. Citi also announced plans to redeem $2.3 billion in Series X preferred stock and will match the U.S. government’s $1,000 “Trump Account” contribution for eligible employees’ families.
6 February 2026
Intuit stock rises nearly 2% as ChatGPT apps go live — what INTU investors watch next

Intuit stock rises nearly 2% as ChatGPT apps go live — what INTU investors watch next

Intuit shares rose nearly 2% to $443.45 Friday afternoon after touching $447.92, rebounding with tech stocks following a steep AI-driven selloff. The company announced its apps are now available inside ChatGPT, stressing user data privacy. Investors await Intuit’s quarterly results and outlook on Feb. 26. The S&P 500 software and services index remains down about 13% for the week.
6 February 2026
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Stellantis stock price plunges as €22.2 billion EV reset charge jolts investors

Stellantis stock price plunges as €22.2 billion EV reset charge jolts investors

Stellantis shares plunged 24% in New York to $7.21 after a €22.2 billion writedown tied to scaling back electric-vehicle plans. The company will not pay a 2026 dividend and expects a €19–21 billion net loss in the second half of 2025. Stellantis agreed to sell its 49% stake in Canadian battery joint venture NextStar Energy to LG Energy Solution, pending approval.
6 February 2026
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ALGN stock jumps again as Align Technology rides Invisalign earnings beat and fresh analyst targets

ALGN stock jumps again as Align Technology rides Invisalign earnings beat and fresh analyst targets

Align Technology shares rose about 4% to $182.70 by midday Friday, following a strong earnings report and record clear-aligner shipments. The company posted Q4 revenue of $1.05 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $3.29 per share, with 676,900 cases shipped. Align forecast Q1 revenue between $1.01 billion and $1.03 billion. The stock jumped 11% in the previous session.
6 February 2026
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Seagate stock price jumps 5% as Citi lifts target; STX steadies after a choppy week

Seagate stock price jumps 5% as Citi lifts target; STX steadies after a choppy week

Seagate shares jumped nearly 5% to $425.61 midday Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480, maintaining a buy rating. The stock swung between $400.52 and $428.90 during the session, rebounding from a 3% drop Thursday. Other storage stocks, including Western Digital and Pure Storage, also rose. Trading volume in Seagate exceeded its 50-day average.
6 February 2026
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Celestica stock jumps as Big Tech AI capex forecasts lift suppliers

Celestica stock jumps as Big Tech AI capex forecasts lift suppliers

Celestica shares jumped 5.9% to $312.31 Friday, tracking gains across AI hardware stocks as investors bet on higher data-center spending by major cloud firms. The company recently expanded U.S. manufacturing for Google’s TPU systems and raised its 2026 revenue target to $17 billion. Fidelity’s FMR LLC disclosed a 6.4% stake in Celestica. Jefferies maintained Broadcom as a “top pick” with a $500 target.
6 February 2026
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ASE Technology stock jumps 7% after $3.2 billion advanced-packaging target; Monday in focus

ASE Technology stock jumps 7% after $3.2 billion advanced-packaging target; Monday in focus

Shares of ASE Technology rose 7.2% to T$304.50 Friday after the company projected its advanced chip packaging business would double to $3.2 billion by 2026 and announced an extra $1.5 billion in capital spending for the year. ASE reported unaudited Q4 net income of NT$14.7 billion on revenues of NT$177.9 billion. Taiwan’s market is closed for the weekend; traders await Monday’s open.
6 February 2026
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AbbVie stock rises as investors re-rank Rinvoq and Skyrizi after earnings jolt

AbbVie stock rises as investors re-rank Rinvoq and Skyrizi after earnings jolt

AbbVie shares climbed 2% to $223.45 in midday trading Friday after a volatile week. The move followed a quarterly report showing fourth-quarter net revenues up 10% to $16.62 billion and adjusted profit of $2.71 per share. Humira sales dropped 25.9% as biosimilar competition increased, while Skyrizi and Rinvoq posted gains. The company also announced new regulatory approvals and licensing deals.
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Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

Toyota stock price rises on CEO shake-up and higher profit outlook as buyout deadline nears

7 February 2026
Toyota shares rose 2% to 3,780 yen Friday after the company raised its full-year profit forecast and announced CFO Kenta Kon will replace CEO Koji Sato on April 1. Third-quarter net revenues climbed 6.8% to 38.087 trillion yen, but North America posted a 5.6 billion yen operating loss. Toyota’s U.S. ADRs closed up 2.9%. The tender offer for Toyota Industries shares closes Feb. 12.
HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

HSBC share price bounces back after BoE split vote — what to watch before Feb 25 results

7 February 2026
HSBC shares closed up 2.2% at £13.06 on Friday, reversing Thursday’s drop as traders weighed possible Bank of England rate cuts and awaited the bank’s annual results on Feb. 25. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, with major UK banks also gaining. HSBC is also preparing to cut some banker bonuses and push out underperformers amid a cost reset. Key UK, U.S., and euro zone economic data are due next week.
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