IREN stock jumps 8% into the weekend as Feb. 5 earnings date puts AI cloud push back in focus

IREN stock jumps 8% into the weekend as Feb. 5 earnings date puts AI cloud push back in focus

IREN shares jumped 8.5% Friday to $56.68, trading between $50.11 and $58.58 on heavy volume before slipping 0.5% after hours. The company will report quarterly results Feb. 5. Bitcoin hovered near $89,000, keeping crypto stocks active. IREN’s recent $9.7 billion, five-year deal with Microsoft remains in focus.
Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

Senators led by Elizabeth Warren said Big Tech firms pledged to pay more for data-center electricity but withheld key details on rates and contracts. Trump called on companies to “pay their own way” as PJM weighs an emergency auction for new power supply. FERC signaled it is ready to act quickly on related filings. Google and Microsoft said they cover their own infrastructure costs but cited confidentiality concerns.
Goldman Sachs stock slides into weekend after CEO pay hits $47 million — what to watch next

Goldman Sachs stock slides into weekend after CEO pay hits $47 million — what to watch next

Goldman Sachs shares fell 3.75% to $918.88 Friday after volatile trading. A regulatory filing showed CEO David Solomon’s 2025 pay rose to $47 million, up from $39 million. The Dow dropped 0.58%, while the S&P 500 was flat, with Intel plunging 17% after a weak forecast. Investors are watching for policy risks and earnings reports next week.
Coca-Cola stock price ends week higher; KO heads into Fed week with earnings on deck

Coca-Cola stock price ends week higher; KO heads into Fed week with earnings on deck

Coca-Cola shares rose 1.4% to $72.88 on Friday, outperforming a flat S&P 500 as investors awaited next week’s Federal Reserve decision. The Dow fell 0.58%, with Intel dropping sharply on a weak forecast. Coca-Cola will report earnings Feb. 10 and present at CAGNY on Feb. 17. Markets reopen Monday with attention on the Fed’s Jan. 28 policy announcement.
Microsoft stock jumped Friday — what investors watch before MSFT earnings next week

Microsoft stock jumped Friday — what investors watch before MSFT earnings next week

Microsoft shares rose 3.3% to $465.95 Friday, lifting its market cap near $3.85 trillion after a volatile week. Analysts trimmed price targets ahead of Microsoft’s Jan. 28 earnings, citing sector de-rating. Microsoft restored 365 services after outages and reported 40% growth in Azure and cloud revenue last quarter. Investors await next week’s results for updates on AI spending and cloud demand.
Sarepta stock eyes a Monday swing as Elevidys 3-year EMBARK data gets a date

Sarepta stock eyes a Monday swing as Elevidys 3-year EMBARK data gets a date

Sarepta shares rose about 5% in after-hours trading Friday after the company announced it will release three-year Phase 3 data for its Duchenne gene therapy, Elevidys, on Jan. 26. The update follows recent FDA restrictions and safety warnings after deaths in non-ambulatory patients. Investors are watching for data on durability and safety. Sarepta will hold a webcast Monday morning to present the results.
EquipmentShare stock price: EQPT ends IPO debut up 33% — what to watch before Monday

EquipmentShare stock price: EQPT ends IPO debut up 33% — what to watch before Monday

EquipmentShare.com Inc’s Class A shares closed at $32.56, up 32.9% from its $24.50 IPO price in its Nasdaq debut, with 17.4 million shares traded. The company raised about $747 million and ended Friday with a market value near $8.2 billion. The IPO settlement is set for Jan. 26. Underwriters have 30 days to buy up to 4.575 million additional shares.
Applied Digital stock jumps on 430-MW Delta Forge AI campus move — what to watch when trading resumes

Applied Digital stock jumps on 430-MW Delta Forge AI campus move — what to watch when trading resumes

Applied Digital shares rose 8.5% to $37.69 Friday after the company began construction on its Delta Forge 1 AI data center campus, planned to deliver 430 megawatts of utility power by mid-2027. Trading volume surged to 48.1 million shares. Investors await updates on a potential hyperscale tenant and financing details next week.
GlobalFoundries (GFS) stock price slides nearly 5% into weekend as chip trade turns jumpy

GlobalFoundries (GFS) stock price slides nearly 5% into weekend as chip trade turns jumpy

GlobalFoundries shares fell 4.8% to $42.85 Friday, following a volatile week for chip stocks and a 17% plunge in Intel. About 4.3 million GFS shares changed hands as investors reacted to weak forecasts and rising supply chain costs. GlobalFoundries will report quarterly results on Feb. 11. The company recently agreed to buy Synopsys’ ARC Processor IP business, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.
CRISPR Therapeutics stock drops 9% after CEO sale filing — what CRSP investors watch next week

CRISPR Therapeutics stock drops 9% after CEO sale filing — what CRSP investors watch next week

CRISPR Therapeutics shares fell 8.7% to $55.52 Friday, with 2.4 million shares traded. CEO Samarth Kulkarni sold 90,000 shares under a prearranged plan, SEC filings show. Bank of America lowered its price target to $89, citing trimmed 2026 Casgevy forecasts. Other gene-editing stocks also dropped sharply as sector volatility increased.

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

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

7 February 2026
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.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

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

7 February 2026
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.
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