Home Depot stock slides as labor-crunch warning lands, with earnings next on deck

Home Depot stock slides as labor-crunch warning lands, with earnings next on deck

Home Depot shares fell 1.3% to $375.11 Tuesday, outperforming the S&P 500’s 2.1% drop. The company’s foundation warned a skilled-trades shortage could delay disaster rebuilding despite available aid. Nearly 60% of Americans lack confidence in their community’s recovery speed after disasters, according to a new survey. Investors await Home Depot’s Feb. 24 earnings for signs of housing-related demand.
Shopify stock price drops 7% as tariff fears hit markets — here’s what traders watch next

Shopify stock price drops 7% as tariff fears hit markets — here’s what traders watch next

Shopify shares fell 7.26% Tuesday to $144.50, then edged up 0.3% after hours. The drop followed U.S. tariff threats against Europe over Greenland, which triggered a broad market selloff. Shopify also reported a court win overturning a $40 million patent verdict. Investors are watching for Thursday’s EU meeting and upcoming U.S. economic data.
Mastercard stock price drops as tariff shock hits Wall Street and card-fee fights keep MA in focus

Mastercard stock price drops as tariff shock hits Wall Street and card-fee fights keep MA in focus

Mastercard shares fell 1.4% to $531.74 Tuesday, outpacing declines in Visa and American Express as U.S. equities slumped. The stock has dropped three straight sessions and now trades 12% below its 52-week high. Payment stocks faced pressure from policy risks and renewed scrutiny over credit card fees. Mastercard is advancing AI-powered checkout tools and faster merchant payouts.
Nebius stock drops nearly 9% as tariff scare hits tech — Israel AI supercomputer rollout in focus

Nebius stock drops nearly 9% as tariff scare hits tech — Israel AI supercomputer rollout in focus

Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS.O) shares fell 8.68% to $99.29 Tuesday and slipped further after hours, amid a tech selloff triggered by Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland. Israel’s national AI supercomputer launched using Nebius infrastructure, but broader markets stayed risk-averse as the Dow dropped 1.76%, S&P 500 lost 2.06%, and Nasdaq fell 2.39%.
ASX slides as Trump Greenland tariff threat sparks ‘sell America’ trade — gold hits record

ASX slides as Trump Greenland tariff threat sparks ‘sell America’ trade — gold hits record

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4% by mid-morning Wednesday, led by declines in tech and banks, while miners rose on record gold prices near $4,762 an ounce. U.S. President Trump threatened new tariffs on eight European countries after their troops arrived in Greenland, escalating trade tensions. Lynas Rare Earths jumped on a 43% revenue surge. Rio Tinto reported record quarterly iron ore shipments.
Morgan Stanley stock drops 3.7% after-hours as rate-cap deadline and tariff jitters hit banks

Morgan Stanley stock drops 3.7% after-hours as rate-cap deadline and tariff jitters hit banks

Morgan Stanley shares fell 3.7% to $182.10 Tuesday, tracking a broader drop in U.S. bank stocks after the Trump administration threatened a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates. Trading volume doubled its 50-day average. The S&P 500 lost 2.06%. Morgan Stanley’s board declared a $1.00 quarterly dividend, payable Feb. 13 to shareholders of record Jan. 30.
Bank of America stock slips after $1B employee stock award as credit-card cap deadline bites

Bank of America stock slips after $1B employee stock award as credit-card cap deadline bites

Bank of America shares fell 1.64% to $52.10 Tuesday, then held steady after hours. The bank announced a $1 billion employee stock grant, totaling nearly 19 million shares. Investors weighed the move against uncertainty over a possible 10% federal cap on credit-card interest rates. CEO Brian Moynihan sold and repurchased about 17,900 shares last week, according to SEC filings.
3M stock price drops after outlook miss, with tariffs and 2026 demand back in focus

3M stock price drops after outlook miss, with tariffs and 2026 demand back in focus

3M shares fell about 7% to $156 in after-hours trading Tuesday after its 2026 profit forecast narrowly missed analyst estimates. The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.83 per share, beating forecasts, but consumer segment sales dropped 1.2%. Management cited patchy demand and tariff risks. Investors await tariff updates before Feb. 1.

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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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