Today: 30 June 2026

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

New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:08 EST — The market is closed. Caterpillar Inc surged 7.1% on Friday, finishing at $726.20. That single move delivered the biggest push for the Dow, which notched its first-ever close above 50,000. The stock’s now up roughly 27% in 2026, coming off a more than 50% rally last year. “What’s driven it recently has been the broadening … other than just the tech, AI trade,” said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services.
7 February 2026
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Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

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

Amazon.com shares were down 9% Friday as investors balked at the company’s warning of some $200 billion in capex planned for 2026, plus a muted profit forecast. If that slide persists, Amazon’s market cap shrinks by about $200 billion. CEO Andy Jassy pointed to AWS’s 24% revenue jump, though that lags behind Azure, up 39%, and Google Cloud, which grew 48%. The drop highlighted just how skittish investors have gotten over AI costs that hit the bottom line, rather than being tucked away in R&D budgets. Some Wall Street analysts are still backing Amazon, though they've pulled back on their price targets after the latest results. Shares have lost roughly 9% since the start of the year.
7 February 2026
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Six-Month Wait for Intel Xeon? China Server CPU Shortage Hits Intel and AMD as AI Demand Bites

Six-Month Wait for Intel Xeon? China Server CPU Shortage Hits Intel and AMD as AI Demand Bites

BEIJING, Feb 7, 2026, 17:58 Intel and AMD have told Chinese customers to expect lengthy delays for some server CPUs, according to people familiar with the notifications. Intel, in particular, has warned that certain shipments could take up to six months to arrive. In the past few weeks, those warnings have also pushed Intel’s server CPU prices in China up by more than 10% in many instances, one person said. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/intel-amd-notify-customers-china-lengthy-waits-cpus-2026-02-06/
7 February 2026
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Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

Once more, blockchain is on the table as a business solution. This week’s chatter highlights areas like supply-chain tracking, digital identity, and automated verification—fresh use cases stepping beyond the bounds of cryptocurrencies. This isn’t happening by chance. Companies now face mounting demands to chart out their “Scope 3” emissions — those indirect greenhouse gases linked to everything from the supply chain to product use and transport. These emissions often dwarf a company’s own direct output, yet fall beyond their immediate reach.
7 February 2026
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Prudential plc share price ends week higher as PRU buyback and BoE rate bets shape the next move

Prudential plc share price ends week higher as PRU buyback and BoE rate bets shape the next move

London, Feb 7, 2026, 09:27 — The market has closed. Prudential plc notched a 0.5% gain Friday, ending the session around 1,182 pence and clawing back a slice of Thursday’s decline. The insurer kept up its buyback activity in the market. Now, as the London market goes quiet for the weekend, traders look ahead to Monday, with rates and repurchase plans still dominating watch lists.
7 February 2026
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Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta Platforms shares dropped 1.3% Friday, with investors balancing upbeat signals from AI-powered advertising against a steep rise in spending that may pressure cash flow. The stock was recently at $661.46, putting Meta’s market cap near $1.84 trillion. U.S. tech behemoths are projecting over $630 billion in total spending this year, with much of it funneled into artificial intelligence, putting their future returns under the microscope. Morgan Stanley analysts cautioned that investors want a clear line of sight to profits from these outlays, noting they’re “not forgiving” when companies can’t demonstrate a payoff on return on invested capital.
7 February 2026
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Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance has wrapped up a 3,600-bitcoin buy for its Secure Asset Fund for Users, spending around $250 million in stablecoins to do it. The fund’s bitcoin address sits at 6,230 BTC now.) After a volatile stretch, bitcoin clawed its way back above $70,000 on Friday, having tumbled as low as $60,017.60 earlier in the week. Traders piled into options, snapping up contracts to guard against steeper declines. “Demand for downside protection is extreme,” said Sean Dawson, head of research at Derive.xyz.
7 February 2026
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Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

London, Feb 7, 2026, 09:14 GMT — Market closed Halma plc closed out Friday at 3,548 pence, gaining 0.74% for the session. That puts the FTSE 100 life-safety tech firm’s market cap near £13.4 billion. With shares changing hands at about 35 times expected earnings, the lofty P/E leaves the stock exposed to outsized swings if investors shift their rate outlook.
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