Applied Materials (AMAT) stock slides after hours as Feb. 12 earnings date nears

Applied Materials (AMAT) stock slides after hours as Feb. 12 earnings date nears

Applied Materials shares fell about 2% to $318.79 in after-hours trading Thursday after a volatile session, despite the S&P 500 and Dow both rising. The company set its fiscal first-quarter earnings release and call for Feb. 12. Options activity spiked near the $330 strike ahead of Friday’s expiration. Lam Research and KLA also declined, pressuring chip equipment stocks.
Costco stock price slips after hours as SEC filing shows ‘greenwashing’ audit proposal fails

Costco stock price slips after hours as SEC filing shows ‘greenwashing’ audit proposal fails

Costco shares fell about 0.7% to $976.17 in after-hours trading Thursday after an SEC filing showed shareholders rejected a proposal for a climate “greenwashing” audit. All director nominees were re-elected, and a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share was announced. Investors are watching for January sales figures on Feb. 4 and the March 5 earnings call.
MercadoLibre stock jumps nearly 5% as Wall Street steadies; Feb. 24 results date on deck

MercadoLibre stock jumps nearly 5% as Wall Street steadies; Feb. 24 results date on deck

MercadoLibre shares jumped 4.7% to $2,153.75 in after-hours trading Thursday, with 872,827 shares traded. The move followed tariff relief and strong U.S. economic data. Northcape Capital raised its stake to 116,848 shares at year-end, SEC filings show. Investors are watching for MercadoLibre’s Jan. 27 conference appearance and a preliminary earnings report in late February.
GE Vernova stock price slips as Power CEO exit keeps GEV in focus ahead of earnings

GE Vernova stock price slips as Power CEO exit keeps GEV in focus ahead of earnings

GE Vernova shares fell 0.9% to $661.67 Thursday after an SEC filing showed Power segment CEO Mavi Zingoni will step down, with Eric Gray taking over. The stock hovered near $662 in after-hours trading. Zingoni will remain as adviser through June 30. GE Vernova reports fourth-quarter and full-year earnings Jan. 28.
Why Arista Networks stock jumped 9% today — and what could move ANET next

Why Arista Networks stock jumped 9% today — and what could move ANET next

Arista Networks shares jumped 8.7% to $138.41 in after-hours trading Thursday, with volume reaching 14.9 million shares and options activity surging in $140 calls. The move pushed Arista’s market value to about $183 billion, outpacing S&P 500 gains despite no clear news. Analysts cited increased investor interest in AI data-center networking gear. Arista reports earnings February 12.
Exxon Mobil stock price flat after hours as Tengiz fire probe and oil slide keep traders cautious

Exxon Mobil stock price flat after hours as Tengiz fire probe and oil slide keep traders cautious

Exxon Mobil shares rose 5 cents to $133.64 in after-hours trading Thursday. Kazakhstan’s energy ministry is investigating a fire that shut the Tengiz oil field, where Exxon holds a 25% stake. Tengizchevroil declared force majeure on CPC Blend shipments after the incident. Oil prices fell sharply, with Brent settling at $64.06 a barrel.
Western Digital stock steadies after-hours as analyst targets jump into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital stock steadies after-hours as analyst targets jump into Jan. 29 earnings

Western Digital shares rose 0.6% to $243.29 in after-hours trading Thursday after a volatile session. Bank of America, Citi, and Rosenblatt raised price targets, citing strong cloud demand and higher storage prices. The company reports earnings Jan. 29 and will host an investor event Feb. 3. Western Digital forecast Q2 revenue near $2.9 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.88.
ASTS stock jumps after AST SpaceMobile sets late-February BlueBird 7 launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn

ASTS stock jumps after AST SpaceMobile sets late-February BlueBird 7 launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn

AST SpaceMobile shares closed up 12.4% at $116.37 Thursday, then dipped 0.2% after hours. The company said its BlueBird 7 satellite will launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn-3 rocket from Cape Canaveral in late February. AST targets one launch every one to two months in 2026. Blue Origin confirmed the launch won’t occur before late February.
Salesforce stock price jumps after hours as relief rally rolls on for software names

Salesforce stock price jumps after hours as relief rally rolls on for software names

Salesforce shares rose 2.9% to $228.09 in after-hours trading Thursday, rebounding from an eight-day slide earlier in the week. The move followed easing tariff threats and stronger U.S. economic data, including a GDP revision to 4.4%. Investors now await Salesforce’s earnings update, expected Feb. 25. The S&P 500 and Dow also gained on the day.
Eli Lilly stock rises after hours as fresh GLP-1 stop data revives a big question ahead of earnings

Eli Lilly stock rises after hours as fresh GLP-1 stop data revives a big question ahead of earnings

Eli Lilly shares rose 0.8% after hours Thursday to $1,087.38. A Reuters report cited nference data showing 36% of patients who stopped Lilly’s weight-loss drug tirzepatide kept weight off after six months, while 28% regained weight. Lilly director Juan R. Luciano acquired 15.286 shares via a deferral plan, per SEC filing. The company reports Q4 earnings February 4.

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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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