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Artificial Intelligence 3 February 2026

AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom

AI disruption fear drags Nasdaq lower as Alphabet, Amazon earnings loom

U.S. stocks dropped Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down 1.46% and the Nasdaq off 2.17% as investors worried AI could pressure software makers’ margins. PayPal plunged 19% after a CEO change and weak outlook, while Walmart reached a $1 trillion market value. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.287%. The House narrowly passed a bill to end the government shutdown.
3 February 2026
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says “no drama” with OpenAI as chip doubts and Oracle’s $50B AI funding plan collide

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says “no drama” with OpenAI as chip doubts and Oracle’s $50B AI funding plan collide

OpenAI has been seeking alternatives to some Nvidia chips for AI inference tasks, sources said, raising questions about their partnership. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said investment talks with OpenAI remain on track. Oracle plans to raise up to $50 billion in 2026 to expand its AI cloud business, citing demand from OpenAI and others. Nvidia and Oracle shares each fell about 5% in midday trading.
3 February 2026
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TJX stock rises as Wall Street tumbles on AI disruption fears — what investors watch next

TJX stock rises as Wall Street tumbles on AI disruption fears — what investors watch next

TJX shares rose about 1.5% to $152.36 Tuesday afternoon, bucking a broad market decline as tech stocks fell on renewed AI concerns. Value-focused retailers outperformed, with Walmart up 2.2% and Ross and Burlington each gaining around 1%. Traders are watching for TJX’s quarterly update later this month. Key labor data releases remain delayed due to a partial U.S. government shutdown.
3 February 2026
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Adobe stock price slides on AI disruption jitters; investors look to March earnings call

Adobe stock price slides on AI disruption jitters; investors look to March earnings call

Adobe shares fell 7.1% to $272.62 Tuesday, leading a sharp sell-off in software stocks after Anthropic launched a new AI legal tool. Investors cited fears that generative AI could disrupt established players and pressure margins. Adobe will report earnings March 12, with focus on AI monetization and demand trends.
3 February 2026
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Stocks Slide as AI Disruption Jitters Hit Tech — Earnings Wave Looms

Stocks Slide as AI Disruption Jitters Hit Tech — Earnings Wave Looms

U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, with the Nasdaq down nearly 2% as tech and software shares slid on AI disruption fears. Alphabet and Amazon dipped ahead of earnings, while Nvidia and Microsoft also declined. Teradyne jumped over 20% on a strong forecast. Labor-market data was delayed by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
3 February 2026
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Intuit stock drops nearly 12% as AI fears sweep software — what investors watch next

Intuit stock drops nearly 12% as AI fears sweep software — what investors watch next

Intuit shares plunged nearly 12% to $429.20 by midafternoon Tuesday amid a broad selloff in software stocks triggered by renewed fears of AI disruption. The drop followed Intuit’s announcement of a multi-year partnership with Affirm to add pay-over-time options to QuickBooks Payments. The S&P 500 software and services index fell about 4%. Intuit’s fiscal Q2 earnings are due Feb. 26.
3 February 2026
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Bloom Energy stock swings as AI data-center power demand keeps fuel-cell trade in focus

Bloom Energy stock swings as AI data-center power demand keeps fuel-cell trade in focus

Bloom Energy shares rose 2.3% to $159.72 Tuesday after hitting $176.35, with nearly 9.7 million shares traded. Investors are awaiting fourth-quarter results due after markets close Feb. 5. A new report highlighted fuel cells as a stopgap for data-center power shortages, and Bloom’s stock is up over 400% in the past year. Roth Capital raised its price target to $133 but kept a Neutral rating.
3 February 2026
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Amphenol stock slips as tech selloff keeps AI demand and CommScope deal in focus

Amphenol stock slips as tech selloff keeps AI demand and CommScope deal in focus

Amphenol shares fell 0.5% to $144.26 Tuesday afternoon after earlier lows, as investors reviewed an earnings-call transcript highlighting AI data center orders and the impact of the CommScope acquisition. CEO R. Adam Norwitt said AI investment plans are rising, but the CommScope unit will lower first-quarter operating margins by about one percentage point. Fourth-quarter sales rose 49% to $6.4 billion.
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Stock market today: Nasdaq falls on artificial intelligence fears as Palantir pops and Walmart hits $1 trillion

Stock market today: Nasdaq falls on artificial intelligence fears as Palantir pops and Walmart hits $1 trillion

The S&P 500 fell 1.3% and the Nasdaq dropped nearly 2% Tuesday, erasing early gains, while the Dow slipped 0.9%. Palantir shares rose after an upbeat revenue forecast, but Microsoft and other major tech stocks declined. A partial U.S. government shutdown delayed key economic reports. Investors await Alphabet and Amazon earnings later this week.
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Salesforce stock price slides nearly 8% as AI disruption fears hit software — what’s next for CRM

Salesforce stock price slides nearly 8% as AI disruption fears hit software — what’s next for CRM

Salesforce shares fell 7.9% to $194.24 Tuesday afternoon, deepening a rout in software stocks as investors questioned whether new AI tools will drive revenue or just add costs. The drop erased $16.57 from Monday’s close and weighed heavily on the Dow. Anthropic’s rollout of a legal plug-in for its Claude chatbot fueled worries about AI disrupting traditional software models.
3 February 2026
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Palantir stock jumps on defense-led sales surge as AI trade wobbles

Palantir stock jumps on defense-led sales surge as AI trade wobbles

Palantir shares rose 6.4% to $157.27 Tuesday after reporting a 66% jump in U.S. government revenue for the fourth quarter, reaching $570 million. Total sales hit $1.41 billion, beating forecasts, as the company raised its 2026 outlook. The gains came as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell on broader tech weakness. Investors now await Alphabet and Amazon earnings later this week.
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Teradyne stock jumps on AI-driven outlook — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Teradyne stock jumps on AI-driven outlook — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Teradyne shares surged 11% to $277.00 on Tuesday after the company posted fourth-quarter results and a first-quarter forecast that topped Wall Street estimates. Revenue for the quarter reached $1.083 billion, with full-year 2025 sales up 13% to $3.19 billion. The stock traded between $249.54 and $312.14. Traders are watching order momentum and chipmaker spending heading into 2026.
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ServiceNow stock slides again as AI disruption fears rattle software — what investors watch next

ServiceNow stock slides again as AI disruption fears rattle software — what investors watch next

ServiceNow shares fell 8.1% to $108.40 in midday trading Tuesday, leading declines as software stocks sold off. The S&P 500 software and services index dropped 3.3% amid renewed concerns about AI disruption. Investors cited the rollout of new AI tools and upcoming earnings from Alphabet and Amazon as key drivers. ServiceNow last week announced a $7.75 billion deal for Armis and raised its share buyback program.
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang tells TSMC to “work very hard” as 2nm supply tightens

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang tells TSMC to “work very hard” as 2nm supply tightens

TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares fell 0.7% to $339 on Feb. 3 as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned the chipmaker may need to more than double capacity in the next decade to meet AI demand. TrendForce reported TSMC’s 2nm and 3nm production is already tight, with advanced packaging emerging as a key bottleneck. TSMC plans to boost advanced packaging capacity by over 70% year-on-year by 2026.
3 February 2026
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AMD earnings today: AMD’s AI chip test heats up as OpenAI eyes options beyond

AMD earnings today: AMD’s AI chip test heats up as OpenAI eyes options beyond

AMD will report fourth-quarter results after Tuesday’s U.S. market close, with analysts expecting revenue near $9.67 billion and adjusted earnings of about $1.32 per share. Investors are watching data-center and AI chip sales, while tight supply and rising memory costs may weigh on PC guidance. OpenAI is reportedly considering AMD as an alternative to Nvidia for AI inference. AMD shares have risen 114% over the past year.
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Oracle (ORCL) stock slides on $50 billion AI funding plan as dilution, debt loom

Oracle (ORCL) stock slides on $50 billion AI funding plan as dilution, debt loom

Oracle shares fell about 3% Tuesday after the company announced plans to raise up to $50 billion by 2026 to fund AI data center expansion. The financing will combine debt and equity, with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup managing the offerings. Oracle filed for an eight-part bond sale and a $20 billion at-the-market equity program. Investors await further pricing details and the March earnings report.
3 February 2026
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SanDisk stock jumps as AI memory shortage fuels a bold Q3 forecast

SanDisk stock jumps as AI memory shortage fuels a bold Q3 forecast

SanDisk forecast third-quarter revenue of $4.4–$4.8 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $12–$14, sending shares up over 9% after hours. The company posted $3.025 billion revenue and $803 million net profit for Q2, reversing a prior loss. SanDisk extended its Kioxia joint venture to 2034 and committed $1.165 billion to manufacturing services. Memory chip prices are surging amid an “unprecedented” shortage, driven by AI data center demand.
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Palantir stock price jumps as AI stocks swing — Nvidia slips ahead of AMD earnings

Palantir stock price jumps as AI stocks swing — Nvidia slips ahead of AMD earnings

Palantir shares jumped 5.1% to $155.30 by 10 a.m. ET after reporting a 66% surge in U.S. government revenue. Teradyne rose 7.5% on strong AI-driven forecasts, while Western Digital gained 1.4% after expanding its share buyback. Nvidia, AMD, and Microsoft slipped, while Alphabet edged up.
3 February 2026
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Constellation Software’s 48% slide has investors split as AI fears rattle software stocks

Constellation Software’s 48% slide has investors split as AI fears rattle software stocks

Constellation Software shares have fallen about 48% in the past year amid investor concerns over AI’s impact on software pricing and a CEO transition. Founder Mark Leonard stepped down for health reasons, with Mark Miller now president. Ruane Cunniff says the stock trades at a high-teens forward P/E and sees the valuation as compelling despite ongoing uncertainty.
3 February 2026
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Carnegie Mellon’s at-home cancer test draws $26.7m ARPA-H backing as AI courseware and leadership programs kick off 2026

Carnegie Mellon’s at-home cancer test draws $26.7m ARPA-H backing as AI courseware and leadership programs kick off 2026

Carnegie Mellon University secured up to $26.7 million in federal funding for an at-home test to detect over 30 types of Stage 1 cancer. Learnvia, backed by the Gates Foundation, will pilot AI-driven math courseware at 38 colleges this spring. TALI and Carnegie Mellon launched a six-month Emerging Leaders cohort for 29 professionals, set to graduate in June.
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