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Why Bank of America (BAC) stock is up today: dividend, yields and the next data hits

Why Bank of America (BAC) stock is up today: dividend, yields and the next data hits

Bank of America shares rose 1.5% to $55.29 Wednesday, with about 33.5 million shares traded. The S&P 500 ETF fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq-focused QQQ dropped 2%, while bank stocks outperformed. The Treasury said it will hold note and bond auction sizes steady, steepening the yield curve. ISM services data held at 53.8 in January, but its prices-paid index jumped to 66.6.
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Synopsys stock slips again after Tuesday’s rout as AI disruption fears hit software

Synopsys stock slips again after Tuesday’s rout as AI disruption fears hit software

Synopsys shares fell 1.2% to $414.07 Wednesday afternoon, extending losses after an 8.5% drop Tuesday during a broad software sector selloff. Trading volume Tuesday more than doubled its 50-day average, with the stock now 36% below its July peak. Traders remain defensive, with options activity skewed toward downside bets. Synopsys reports Q1 earnings after markets close on Feb. 25.
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Johnson & Johnson stock price rises as RBC hikes target; JNJ data catalysts line up next

Johnson & Johnson stock price rises as RBC hikes target; JNJ data catalysts line up next

Johnson & Johnson shares rose 1% to $235.50 Wednesday, bucking a broader market decline. RBC raised its price target to $255, citing strong financials despite ongoing talc litigation. New data showed ERLEADA cut prostate cancer death risk by 51% versus darolutamide. Investors await updates at the AF Symposium on Feb. 6 and a TD Cowen event on March 3.
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Goldman Sachs stock slides as Epstein email report dogs the shares — what to know now

Goldman Sachs stock slides as Epstein email report dogs the shares — what to know now

Goldman Sachs shares fell 3.7% to $904.48 after a Reuters report revealed emails showing its chief legal officer, Kathryn Ruemmler, accepted gifts from Jeffrey Epstein and advised him on media matters. The drop outpaced Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. Ruemmler denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. Investors await key U.S. labor and inflation data next week.
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Accenture stock price today: ACN steadies after rout as AI disruption trade bites

Accenture stock price today: ACN steadies after rout as AI disruption trade bites

Accenture shares rose 0.2% to $241.67 Wednesday after plunging 9.6% the previous day amid a broad tech selloff tied to AI disruption fears and a weak Gartner outlook. CEO Julie Sweet sold 10,696 shares at $262.22 each, according to a Form 4 filing. Investors are watching Accenture’s March 19 results for signs of stability in bookings and client demand.
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Natural gas rebounds after brutal crash as traders brace for record storage draw

Natural gas rebounds after brutal crash as traders brace for record storage draw

NYMEX March natural gas rose 5% Wednesday, gaining 15.4 cents to $3.465 per mmBtu after Monday’s record 25.7% plunge. Traders anticipate Thursday’s EIA report will show a record storage withdrawal of 366 bcf following a late-January storm. Gas-linked stocks were mixed, with producers and LNG firms moving in opposite directions. Volatility remains at record highs.
4 February 2026
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AMD stock price slides nearly 17% as AI-chip outlook disappoints; Nvidia and Super Micro in focus

AMD stock price slides nearly 17% as AI-chip outlook disappoints; Nvidia and Super Micro in focus

AMD shares fell nearly 17% after forecasting a sequential revenue decline for the first quarter, despite posting record fourth-quarter sales. Super Micro Computer jumped almost 9% after raising its full-year outlook on strong AI server demand. Nvidia slipped about 4%. Traders are watching Nvidia’s Feb. 25 earnings and a delayed U.S. data release for further direction.
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Dow Jones slips while Nasdaq slides as tech selloff bites again

Dow Jones slips while Nasdaq slides as tech selloff bites again

The Dow Jones fell 47.77 points, or 0.1%, to 49,193.22 by 1:37 p.m. EST Wednesday, as tech stocks dragged the Nasdaq down 2.17%. Investors weighed weaker private payrolls data and steady services activity ahead of Alphabet’s earnings after the bell. Super Micro Computer raised its revenue outlook, while AMD’s forecast added to AI hardware jitters.
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Gold price today slips near $4,900 as firmer dollar prompts profit-taking; jobs data in focus

Gold price today slips near $4,900 as firmer dollar prompts profit-taking; jobs data in focus

Spot gold fell 0.6% to $4,907.69 an ounce by midday Wednesday, reversing earlier gains as the dollar strengthened. ADP reported U.S. private payrolls rose by 22,000 in January, missing forecasts. The official jobs report was postponed to Feb. 11 after a government shutdown. Analysts raised 2026 gold price targets, citing central-bank buying and geopolitical risks.
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Bitcoin dives below Strategy’s cost basis as ETF flows flip and liquidation pressure builds

Bitcoin dives below Strategy’s cost basis as ETF flows flip and liquidation pressure builds

Bitcoin fell to around $73,000 in early afternoon New York trading Wednesday, pushing Strategy’s bitcoin holdings below their average purchase price of $76,052 per coin. Strategy shares dropped over 8% to $122.29 after the company disclosed buying 855 more bitcoin last week, funded by $106.1 million in stock sales. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $562 million in inflows Feb. 2, then $272 million in outflows Feb. 3.
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XRP price drops toward $1.50 as Ripple adds Hyperliquid and U.S. policy churn weighs on crypto

XRP price drops toward $1.50 as Ripple adds Hyperliquid and U.S. policy churn weighs on crypto

XRP fell 1.7% to $1.51 in 24 hours, with $4.4 billion in trading volume, as traders watch Federal Reserve leadership uncertainty and stalled stablecoin legislation. Ripple announced its Prime platform now supports Hyperliquid for on-chain derivatives. XRP is down 21% on Coinbase in a week. The SEC fined Ripple $125 million last August and barred XRP institutional sales.
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:46 AM EST Sensex and Nifty Bounce Back Amid IT Sector Weakness, Eyes on US-India Trade Deal February 7, 2026, 12:46 AM EST. India's Sensex rose 0.3% to 83,580.40 and Nifty gained 0.2% to 25,693.7 on Friday, recovering from early losses. The Nifty IT index dropped 1.5%, extending a weekly fall of 5%, pressured by a global tech sell-off linked to rising AI spending and competition. Foreign investors bought equities worth ₹1,951 crore, while domestic institutions sold ₹1,265 crore. The market is cautiously awaiting details of the US-India
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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