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Investment News News 31 January 2026

Costco stock ends at $940: Instacart’s Europe delivery launch and Fed pick set up next week

Costco stock ends at $940: Instacart’s Europe delivery launch and Fed pick set up next week

Costco shares fell 1.3% to $940.25 Friday, with about 2.4 million shares traded. The drop followed news that Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. Costco and Instacart launched same-day delivery websites in France and Spain. The company’s next quarterly dividend of $1.30 will be paid Feb. 13 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 30.
31 January 2026
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Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent shares fell 2.57% to HK$606.00 Friday as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 2.08% amid a tech selloff and weak Chinese factory data. China’s January manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3, signaling contraction. Beijing granted conditional approval for DeepSeek and major tech firms to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI chips. Hong Kong markets are closed for the weekend.
31 January 2026
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Eli Lilly stock price (LLY): $3.5B plant, EU Mounjaro call and earnings ahead — what to watch

Eli Lilly stock price (LLY): $3.5B plant, EU Mounjaro call and earnings ahead — what to watch

Eli Lilly shares rose 1.3% to $1,037.15 after announcing a $3.5 billion injectable drug plant in Pennsylvania, set to create 850 permanent jobs by 2031. The plant will produce next-generation weight-loss drugs, including retatrutide. The European regulator declined a new use for Mounjaro in heart failure but will update prescribing info. Lilly’s Q4 results are due Feb. 4.
31 January 2026
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Applied Optoelectronics stock jumps 10% — insider sale filing keeps AAOI in play for next week

Applied Optoelectronics stock jumps 10% — insider sale filing keeps AAOI in play for next week

Applied Optoelectronics shares surged 10.2% to $43.61 Friday on volume of about 12 million. A Form 4 filing showed Chief Legal Officer David C. Kuo sold 12,000 shares on Jan. 28 under a pre-arranged plan. The company’s stock is up roughly 25% in January but still posts negative trailing earnings. Investors await the late-February earnings report for further signals.
31 January 2026
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Microsoft stock heads into Monday on the back foot after Azure jitters and AI spend fears

Microsoft stock heads into Monday on the back foot after Azure jitters and AI spend fears

Microsoft shares fell 0.74% to $430.29 on Friday after a nearly 10% drop the previous day. The company reported $81.3 billion in quarterly revenue, with Azure cloud services up 39%, but capital expenditures surged to $37.5 billion. Investors are watching rising AI infrastructure costs and Microsoft’s exposure to OpenAI. Alphabet and Amazon report earnings next week.
31 January 2026
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Opendoor stock slides 8% as OPEN sets Feb. 19 earnings livestream and Robinhood Q&A

Opendoor stock slides 8% as OPEN sets Feb. 19 earnings livestream and Robinhood Q&A

Opendoor shares fell 7.7% to $5.15 Friday, capping an 11% drop over two days ahead of its Feb. 19 earnings release. The company will hold a livestream and interactive Q&A at 5 p.m. ET that day. Mortgage rates held steady near 6.17%, keeping pressure on housing demand and resale prices. Zillow and Offerpad also declined.
31 January 2026
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Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft shares fell 0.7% to $430.29 Friday, extending losses after a 10% plunge Thursday—their steepest drop since March 2020. The selloff followed concerns over slowing cloud growth and heavy reliance on OpenAI contracts. Microsoft reported quarterly revenue of $81.27 billion, with cloud sales up 26%. Investors await earnings from Alphabet and Amazon next week.
31 January 2026
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Denison Mines (DNN) stock slides into the weekend as uranium miners sell off — what to watch next week

Denison Mines (DNN) stock slides into the weekend as uranium miners sell off — what to watch next week

Denison Mines shares fell 6.6% to $3.96 Friday amid a broad selloff in uranium stocks, as spot uranium prices topped $100 per pound. Trading volume reached 56.9 million shares. The Global X Uranium ETF dropped 7.4%, while Cameco slid 7.7%. Investors await federal permitting updates on Denison’s Phoenix project.
31 January 2026
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Rio Tinto stock drops as metals rout bites; Glencore clock and Brazil deal loom

Rio Tinto stock drops as metals rout bites; Glencore clock and Brazil deal loom

Rio Tinto’s U.S.-listed shares fell 4.3% to $91.03 Friday as gold, silver, and copper prices slumped, triggering a broader mining sell-off. The drop followed news of Rio and Chinalco’s $903.6 million deal to acquire control of Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio. London shares closed down 1.62%. Investors await possible updates on a Glencore tie-up by Feb. 5.
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

7 February 2026
Binance bought 3,600 bitcoin for its Secure Asset Fund, bringing its holdings to 6,230 BTC after bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 following a sharp drop. The broader crypto market lost about $2 trillion since October, with $1 billion in leveraged bitcoin positions liquidated in 24 hours. Strategy reported a wider Q4 loss as bitcoin fell. Gemini will cut up to 200 jobs and exit the UK, EU, and Australia.
Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Halma shares closed up 0.7% at 3,548 pence on Friday, valuing the group at about £13.4 billion. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a split vote, keeping rate-cut speculation in focus. Halma’s next trading update is set for March 12. The FTSE 100 ended the week up 0.6%, lifted by bank stocks.
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