Today: 2 July 2026

Palantir stock extends two-day slide after hours as AI disruption fears keep traders defensive

Palantir stock extends two-day slide after hours as AI disruption fears keep traders defensive

New York, Feb 5, 2026, 4:26 PM EST — After-hours Palantir Technologies’ stock dropped further in after-hours trading Thursday, deepening a sharp two-day decline. Investors continued unloading shares of software and data companies tied to rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technologies. The share price slipped roughly 1.4% to $130.01 following the market close.
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Amazon’s $200B AI spending plan jolts investors after Q4 earnings drop

Amazon’s $200B AI spending plan jolts investors after Q4 earnings drop

Amazon.com expects to spend around $200 billion on capital expenditures in 2026. Its shares dropped nearly 8% in after-hours trading Thursday, after the company’s profit forecast for the first quarter came in below Wall Street expectations. Amazon projected operating income between $16.5 billion and $21.5 billion, falling short of analysts’ $22.04 billion estimate, according to LSEG data compiled by Reuters. Spending size is a key focus as markets grow wary of Big Tech’s AI expenses. U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, with the Nasdaq hitting its lowest point since November. Investors are uneasy over the timeline for AI investments to boost earnings.
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Tesla stock slides as Volkswagen tops Europe EV sales — what investors are watching next

Tesla stock slides as Volkswagen tops Europe EV sales — what investors are watching next

New York, Feb 5, 2026, 16:03 — After-hours Tesla shares slipped 2.7% to $394.85 in late Thursday trading after new European sales figures showed Volkswagen’s brand surpassing the U.S. automaker in 2025 battery-electric vehicle sales. Volkswagen sold 274,278 BEVs in Europe last year, topping Tesla’s 236,357, according to JATO Dynamics.
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GOOG stock whipsaws after Alphabet flags up to $185 billion in AI capex

GOOG stock whipsaws after Alphabet flags up to $185 billion in AI capex

New York, Feb 5, 2026, 16:04 EST — After-hours Alphabet’s Class C shares fell 0.8% to $330.53 on Thursday after tumbling as much as 8% early in the session before bouncing back. The drop came after the Google parent revealed plans to nearly double its capital spending — known as “capex” — on projects like data centers and servers to fuel its AI ambitions.
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Amazon stock drops after-hours as $200B capex plan and profit outlook jar investors

Amazon stock drops after-hours as $200B capex plan and profit outlook jar investors

New York, February 5, 2026, 16:04 EST — Trading after hours. Amazon.com shares dropped close to 8% in after-hours trading Thursday following the company’s forecast of roughly $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 and a first-quarter operating income outlook that missed Wall Street’s estimates. The stock ended the regular session down 4.9% at $221.55.
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Bitcoin’s Slide to $63K Batters Strategy (MSTR) as Debt Questions and Earnings Loom

Bitcoin’s Slide to $63K Batters Strategy (MSTR) as Debt Questions and Earnings Loom

Shares of Strategy Inc. plunged roughly 18% Thursday, dragged down by bitcoin's fall to $63,344, hitting an intraday low near $62,503. The sharp drop revived concerns over the firm’s crypto-laden balance sheet just ahead of its earnings report. The stock last changed hands at $106.34, close to its low of $106.30. This move matters because Strategy’s playbook — raise cash in markets, buy tokens, rinse and repeat — has become a widespread tactic in public markets. When markets turn sour, what once seemed like a smart treasury move starts to look more like a desperate funding test.
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Capgemini to sell ICE-linked U.S. unit as shares slip — what’s driving the backlash

Capgemini to sell ICE-linked U.S. unit as shares slip — what’s driving the backlash

Capgemini shares slipped to 118.05 euros from 119.10 in the previous close, following the Paris-listed IT service provider’s decision to sell Capgemini Government Solutions. This U.S. subsidiary is tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sale was announced on Feb. 1, after French officials and lawmakers demanded clarification on the unit’s ties to ICE. The decision comes amid growing pressure on firms across the Atlantic to clarify their roles in immigration enforcement. France’s government specifically pushed Capgemini for greater openness about its subsidiary’s connections to ICE, following fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
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Epstein files reignite Satoshi Nakamoto mystery as Binance and Brownstone posts claim Bitcoin was ‘hijacked’

Epstein files reignite Satoshi Nakamoto mystery as Binance and Brownstone posts claim Bitcoin was ‘hijacked’

Newly released U.S. Justice Department emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein sought connections with early Bitcoin developers and wanted to explore the project’s “downsides,” DL News reports. Joichi Ito, former MIT Media Lab director, described recruiting Bitcoin Core contributors as “a big win for us.” Meanwhile, Epstein urged then-lead maintainer Gavin Andresen to call his New York office, the report added. The records are housed in a vast database the Justice Department released in late January to meet the Epstein Files Transparency Act’s requirements, which mandate public disclosure of most unclassified documents related to the investigations and prosecutions. That rollout has sparked fresh scrutiny among crypto traders and influencers, all hunting for any links to Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin’s enigmatic creator.
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Ciena stock price swings on S&P 500 call-up, with Feb. 9 and March 5 in focus

Ciena stock price swings on S&P 500 call-up, with Feb. 9 and March 5 in focus

NEW YORK, February 5, 2026, 15:39 EST — Regular session Ciena Corp shares slipped 0.8% to $251.41 Thursday afternoon, after fluctuating between $238.97 and $261.36 on roughly 2.7 million shares traded. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Wednesday after the close that it will add the networking equipment maker to the S&P 500 ahead of trading on February 9. Ciena will replace Dayforce, following its acquisition by Thoma Bravo.
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Stock Market Today

  • Cotton Pulls Back as Market Watches Oil, Dollar Moves
    July 2, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT. Cotton futures gave back 11 to 21 points early Thursday, erasing part of Wednesday's sharp late rally that lifted prices by more than 100 points. Market direction is harder to read with crude oil down $1.41 at $68.09 and the US dollar index up at 101.200. The Cotlook A Index stayed flat at 85.30 cents Tuesday. ICE certified stocks didn't change, still at 185,034 bales for June 30. The Adjusted World Price rose by 151 points last week to 63.88 cents a pound and gets revised Thursday. Market hours shift this week with the July 4th holiday, so trading resumes Sunday night after a three-day break.
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