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Bitcoin tumbles under $80,000 as Warsh Fed pick shakes altcoin season hopes

Bitcoin tumbles under $80,000 as Warsh Fed pick shakes altcoin season hopes

Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Saturday, dropping 6.53% to $78,719.63 after Kevin Warsh was named the next Federal Reserve chair. Ether slid 11.76% to $2,387.77. Major exchanges saw $1.53 billion in crypto futures liquidations over 24 hours, according to Binance. Traders cited tighter U.S. liquidity and risk control concerns as key factors behind the selloff.
31 January 2026
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XLRE price: Real estate stocks hold steady after Warsh Fed pick — what to watch Monday

XLRE price: Real estate stocks hold steady after Warsh Fed pick — what to watch Monday

Real estate stocks edged higher for the week but slipped after hours, with the XLRE fund closing at $41.43 before falling 0.8% post-market. Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair, stirring speculation over future rate cuts. Producer prices rose 0.5% in December, above forecasts. The S&P 500 dropped 0.43% Friday; the 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.24%.
31 January 2026
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Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up

Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up

Nasdaq fell 0.94% Friday, led by a 4.1% drop in semiconductor ETFs and losses in major tech stocks after a hotter-than-expected PPI report. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.25%. Apple projected strong March-quarter revenue growth, while Tesla rose 3.3% against declines in Meta and Nvidia. Investors now await earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, and AMD, plus the Feb. 6 U.S. jobs report.
31 January 2026
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Dow Jones slips on Warsh Fed pick and inflation data — what to know before Monday’s open

Dow Jones slips on Warsh Fed pick and inflation data — what to know before Monday’s open

The Dow Jones fell 179.09 points Friday, closing at 48,892.47, but gained 1.7% for January, its ninth straight monthly rise. Gold futures plunged 11% and silver 31%, their steepest drops since 1980. The U.S. government entered a shutdown early Saturday as Congress missed a funding deadline. Investors are watching Trump’s plan to nominate Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and the latest inflation data.
31 January 2026
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Silver price braces for volatile reopen after Friday rout; SLV slumps with Warsh Fed pick in focus

Silver price braces for volatile reopen after Friday rout; SLV slumps with Warsh Fed pick in focus

Silver prices crashed 26% Friday, with spot silver falling to $86.60 an ounce after topping $120 the previous day. The COMEX March contract dropped 25.5% to $85.25, and the SLV ETF lost $30 to close at $75.44. The selloff followed President Trump’s Fed chair announcement and comes ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data due next week.
31 January 2026
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Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America closed Friday up 0.23% at $53.20 after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair. A Manhattan judge allowed parts of an Epstein-related lawsuit against the bank to proceed, with trial set for May 11. About 34.5 million BAC shares traded. Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower as investors weighed the Fed nomination and inflation data.
31 January 2026
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JPMorgan stock price slips into weekend: Fed pick, shutdown and key data on deck

JPMorgan stock price slips into weekend: Fed pick, shutdown and key data on deck

JPMorgan shares closed down 0.17% at $305.89 Friday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair and hotter-than-expected producer price data. The U.S. government entered a short shutdown after Congress missed a funding deadline; the House will vote Monday. Major indexes fell, with the S&P 500 down 0.43%. Key jobs and inflation reports are scheduled for early February.
31 January 2026
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Rocket Companies stock slides 14% after PennyMac miss; RKT traders brace for Fed pick fallout and jobs data

Rocket Companies stock slides 14% after PennyMac miss; RKT traders brace for Fed pick fallout and jobs data

Rocket Companies shares fell 13.67% to $17.93 on Friday, with trading volume tripling its 50-day average. PennyMac Financial plunged 33% after reporting quarterly earnings far below estimates. UWM Holdings also dropped nearly 14% as mortgage stocks slid and both major indexes closed lower. Markets face added uncertainty after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve.
31 January 2026
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Cisco stock price slips into weekend as Fed pick jitters hit tech — what CSCO investors watch next

Cisco stock price slips into weekend as Fed pick jitters hit tech — what CSCO investors watch next

Cisco shares closed at $78.32 Friday, down 0.1%, as U.S. markets fell after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve and producer prices rose more than expected. Investors shifted away from risk ahead of next week’s U.S. jobs report and Cisco’s earnings release. The stock is up 5% over the past week. Treasury yields and the dollar climbed as bets on near-term rate cuts faded.
31 January 2026
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Goldman Sachs (GS) stock slips on Warsh Fed pick and shutdown jitters — what to know before Monday

Goldman Sachs (GS) stock slips on Warsh Fed pick and shutdown jitters — what to know before Monday

Goldman Sachs closed down 0.5% at $935.41 after a volatile session Friday, with shares trading between $923.17 and $947.00 on 1.8 million volume. Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, seen as a hawkish pick. A partial U.S. government shutdown loomed as the Senate passed a spending bill but the House remained out until Monday. U.S. stocks broadly slipped amid inflation and shutdown concerns.
31 January 2026
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XRP price tumbles to $1.73 as Fed-chair uncertainty shakes crypto — what to watch next

XRP price tumbles to $1.73 as Fed-chair uncertainty shakes crypto — what to watch next

XRP fell 4.2% to $1.73 in the past 24 hours, extending its weekly loss to nearly 10% as crypto markets sold off on Fed policy uncertainty and tech sector weakness. Bitcoin dropped 2.5% to $82,300, while ether lost 2.9%. The Ninth Circuit upheld dismissal of a proposed investor class action against Ripple Labs. Microsoft shares slid 10% after reporting heavy AI-related spending.
30 January 2026
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Dow Jones today: 179-point drop on Fed-chair shakeup, hot PPI — what investors watch next

Dow Jones today: 179-point drop on Fed-chair shakeup, hot PPI — what investors watch next

The Dow fell 179.09 points to 48,892.47 after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair and December producer prices rose 0.5%. The S&P 500 lost 0.43% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.94%. Microsoft shares slid 10% on disappointing cloud revenue, while Apple beat forecasts. The Warsh nomination moves to the Senate as the Fed holds rates steady.
30 January 2026
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Micron stock price drops nearly 5% after hours as Fed jitters hit MU shares

Micron stock price drops nearly 5% after hours as Fed jitters hit MU shares

Micron Technology shares fell 4.8% to $414.83 in after-hours trading Friday, following Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair and a high inflation reading. Apple warned rising memory-chip prices are pressuring profits, with Samsung forecasting a continued shortage. Micron began building a $24 billion wafer plant in Singapore, with output expected in 2028. About 49.3 million shares traded.
30 January 2026
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