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Financial Analysis News 1 February 2026

Dow Jones today: Warsh Fed pick and hot inflation data hang over Monday’s open

Dow Jones today: Warsh Fed pick and hot inflation data hang over Monday’s open

The Dow fell 179.09 points, or 0.4%, to 48,892.47 Friday after Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed chair and producer inflation came in hotter than expected. Thom Tillis said he would block Warsh’s confirmation until a Justice Department probe into Powell ends. The S&P 500 dropped 0.43%, Nasdaq lost 0.94%. The January U.S. jobs report is due next Friday.
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Procter & Gamble stock rose while Wall Street slid — what to watch before Monday

Procter & Gamble stock rose while Wall Street slid — what to watch before Monday

Procter & Gamble rose 1.3% to $151.77 Friday, outperforming a falling market as investors favored consumer staples amid inflation and Fed uncertainty. Trading volume reached 12.7 million shares. Donald Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair and a hotter-than-expected PPI unsettled broader indexes. U.S. labor data is due Feb. 6, with rate-sensitive trades in focus.
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Meta stock price (META) slides into weekend — AI capex, lawsuits and a busy week ahead

Meta stock price (META) slides into weekend — AI capex, lawsuits and a busy week ahead

Meta shares fell 2.9% to $716.50 Friday after the company raised its 2026 capital spending target to as much as $135 billion and forecast higher total expenses. Investors weighed the jump in AI infrastructure costs against a 24% rise in quarterly ad revenue. A trial over teen safety on Meta platforms begins Monday in New Mexico. U.S. markets remain closed Sunday.
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Apple stock price: AAPL closes higher, but chip squeeze and iPhone timing loom for the week ahead

Apple stock price: AAPL closes higher, but chip squeeze and iPhone timing loom for the week ahead

Apple shares closed up 0.46% at $259.48 after heavy trading and a volatile session. The company forecast March-quarter revenue growth above estimates but warned of processor and memory supply constraints. Apple confirmed it acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai for about $1.6 billion. Reports suggest the standard iPhone 18 may be delayed to 2027, though Apple has not commented.
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TriNet stock jumps on Friday — what TNET investors are watching ahead of Feb. 12 earnings

TriNet stock jumps on Friday — what TNET investors are watching ahead of Feb. 12 earnings

TriNet shares rose 4.7% to $61.24 Friday, bucking declines in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year results before U.S. markets open Feb. 12. Rival Insperity reports earnings Feb. 10. Investors await key labor-market data and a possible impact from the partial U.S. government shutdown.
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Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock price jumps nearly 6% after outlook — what to watch before Monday

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) stock price jumps nearly 6% after outlook — what to watch before Monday

Colgate-Palmolive shares jumped 5.9% to $90.29 Friday after quarterly earnings beat estimates and the company raised its 2026 sales forecast. The company posted a GAAP loss due to a $794 million impairment charge but reported adjusted earnings per share of 95 cents on $5.23 billion in sales. U.S. markets reopen Monday. CEO Noel Wallace cited ongoing challenges from weak category growth and higher costs.
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NIO stock price faces Monday test after January deliveries nearly double

NIO stock price faces Monday test after January deliveries nearly double

NIO delivered 27,182 vehicles in January, up 96.1% from a year earlier, with newer ONVO and FIREFLY brands contributing 6,288 units. NIO’s U.S.-listed shares closed down 1.47% at $4.70 Friday, trading at less than half their 52-week high. BYD’s January sales fell 30.1% to 210,051 vehicles, while XPeng reported 20,011 deliveries. U.S. markets will reopen Monday for the first full session since the updates.
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AT&T stock price pops as Verizon buyback sparks telecom rally — what to watch next

AT&T stock price pops as Verizon buyback sparks telecom rally — what to watch next

AT&T shares rose 4.3% to $26.21 Friday, while Verizon jumped 11.83% after posting its strongest wireless subscriber gains in six years and announcing a $25 billion buyback. Trading in AT&T hit 78.2 million shares. The S&P 500 fell 0.43%. Investors await Monday’s open and the U.S. jobs report on February 6.
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Cadence Bank stock slides on merger countdown — what CADE holders are watching for Monday

Cadence Bank stock slides on merger countdown — what CADE holders are watching for Monday

Cadence Bank shares fell 1.7% to $42.11 Friday, with volume surging ahead of its pending merger with Huntington Bancshares. Huntington expects the deal to close around Feb. 1, having secured all regulatory approvals. The merger spread narrowed to about 2.7% below Huntington’s implied value. Traders await confirmation of the merger’s completion and details on when CADE will halt trading.
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Intel stock price slides into the weekend — what INTC investors watch next week

Intel stock price slides into the weekend — what INTC investors watch next week

Intel shares fell 4.5% to $46.47 on Friday after a filing showed Vanguard held an 8.11% stake as of Dec. 31. The company projects first-quarter revenue between $11.7 billion and $12.7 billion, with supply constraints expected early in the quarter. Key U.S. economic data and tech earnings reports are due this week.
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Nvidia stock price in focus: CEO says “huge” OpenAI investment planned as NVDA heads into Monday

Nvidia stock price in focus: CEO says “huge” OpenAI investment planned as NVDA heads into Monday

Nvidia shares fell 0.7% to $191.13 Friday, with 179 million shares traded. CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia will make its largest-ever investment in OpenAI, dismissing reports of tensions. China gave conditional approval for AI startup DeepSeek to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips, sources told Reuters. Wolfe Research raised its Nvidia price target to $275, citing strong demand.
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Plug Power stock slid nearly 10% Friday as share-issuance vote looms — what investors watch next

Plug Power stock slid nearly 10% Friday as share-issuance vote looms — what investors watch next

Plug Power Inc shares fell 9.8% to $2.12 Friday ahead of a Feb. 5 shareholder vote on doubling authorized shares to 3 billion. The company says the move is essential for meeting financial obligations but risks diluting current holders. Previous votes showed strong support but failed to meet turnout thresholds. An investor townhall is scheduled for Feb. 2.
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
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

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

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

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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