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Investing News 1 February 2026

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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First Majestic Silver stock price slides 17% after silver’s record plunge — what traders watch next

First Majestic Silver stock price slides 17% after silver’s record plunge — what traders watch next

First Majestic Silver plunged 17.3% to $20.84 Friday as spot silver dropped 27.7% to $83.99 an ounce, its steepest one-day fall on record. CME will raise margin requirements on Comex silver futures after Monday’s close. Hecla Mining, Pan American Silver, and Coeur Mining shares also fell sharply. Investors await U.S. factory data Monday and a jobs report February 6.
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Tesla stock price rises on SpaceX-xAI merger chatter as TSLA heads into Monday

Tesla stock price rises on SpaceX-xAI merger chatter as TSLA heads into Monday

Tesla shares rose 3.3% to $430.41 Friday after reports of possible merger talks between SpaceX and xAI, and a $2 billion Tesla investment in xAI. The S&P 500 got its biggest boost from Tesla, even as the broader market fell. The Delaware Supreme Court cut Tesla’s legal fees in a director pay case to $70.9 million. Investors await Monday’s open and January U.S. jobs data for further direction.
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Verizon stock has its biggest jump in years after $25 billion buyback plan — what investors watch next

Verizon stock has its biggest jump in years after $25 billion buyback plan — what investors watch next

Verizon shares jumped 11.83% to $44.52 Friday after reporting strong subscriber growth and announcing a $25 billion buyback plan. The company posted Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.09 per share on $36.4 billion revenue, with 616,000 postpaid phone net adds. Verizon raised its dividend and closed its Frontier acquisition, expanding fiber reach to over 30 million locations. Trading resumes Monday amid focus on rate-sensitive events.
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SoFi stock slides after first $1 billion quarter as investors size up 2026 targets

SoFi stock slides after first $1 billion quarter as investors size up 2026 targets

SoFi Technologies shares fell 6.36% to $22.81 Friday after reporting quarterly adjusted net revenue above $1 billion and net income of $173.5 million. Loan originations jumped 46% to $10.5 billion, and membership reached 13.7 million. CEO Anthony Noto warned a proposed 10% cap on credit-card rates could sharply reduce lending. Trading volume topped 131 million shares.
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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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Starbucks stock closes at $91.95 after a five-day slide — what to watch for SBUX next week

Starbucks stock closes at $91.95 after a five-day slide — what to watch for SBUX next week

Starbucks shares fell 2.06% to $91.95 Friday, capping a fifth straight session of declines and leaving the stock 22% below its 52-week high. Analysts raised price targets after the company reported 6% revenue growth and announced a new U.S. loyalty program launching March 10. Starbucks will pay a $0.62 dividend on Feb. 27. CEO Brian Niccol said recent investments “will take time” to lift margins.
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Beazley share price: what to watch before Monday as Zurich bid clock ticks

Beazley share price: what to watch before Monday as Zurich bid clock ticks

Beazley shares closed Friday up 0.1% at 1,133 pence, well below Zurich’s improved 1,280 pence per share cash offer. Zurich must decide by Feb. 16 whether to make a firm bid. New filings showed Societe Generale and Barclays holding significant long and short positions in Beazley. The company rejected Zurich’s proposal on Jan. 22, calling it an undervaluation.
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Imperial Brands stock price rises as buyback rolls on — what to watch before Monday open

Imperial Brands stock price rises as buyback rolls on — what to watch before Monday open

Imperial Brands closed Friday up 1.39% at 3,066p after announcing a new buyback tranche under its £1.45 billion programme. The company repurchased 88,533 shares at an average 3,028.56p and will cancel them, leaving 791,080,747 shares outstanding. The next ex-dividend date is Feb. 19; half-year results are due May 12.
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Tesco share price ends the week higher — what could move TSCO.L next

Tesco share price ends the week higher — what could move TSCO.L next

Tesco shares closed up 1.1% at 425.2 pence Friday in London, capping a 2.9% gain over five sessions as 11.3 million shares traded. The FTSE 100 rose 0.51%. Investors await the Bank of England’s policy decision Thursday and Tesco’s full-year results on April 16. Tesco continues its £1.45 billion share buyback and expects profit at the top end of forecasts.
1 February 2026
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Legal & General share price dips into weekend as BoE decision and debt redemption loom

Legal & General share price dips into weekend as BoE decision and debt redemption loom

Legal & General shares closed Friday down 0.23% at 265.10p, trading between 263.60p and 266.20p. The company will redeem £12.7 million in subordinated notes on Feb. 2. UK markets are closed Sunday, reopening Monday. Traders await the Bank of England’s rate decision on Feb. 5 and Legal & General’s full-year results on March 11.
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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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