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Investment News 6 February 2026

Boeing stock jumps as India sets March trade-deal signing, Saudi jet-order talks swirl

Boeing stock jumps as India sets March trade-deal signing, Saudi jet-order talks swirl

Boeing shares climbed 2.6% to $243.12 in late New York trading Friday after reports of major aircraft orders tied to an India-U.S. trade deal and early talks with Saudi Arabia. India’s trade minister said a $70–80 billion Boeing purchase could be signed in March. Supply-chain delays and delivery pace remain key constraints.
6 February 2026
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Amazon’s $200bn AI spending plan spooks investors as AWS runs into Europe power grid delays

Amazon’s $200bn AI spending plan spooks investors as AWS runs into Europe power grid delays

Amazon shares fell 7% to $206.31 Friday after the company projected $200 billion in capital spending for 2026, up sharply from $131 billion in 2025. AWS cited multi-year waits for power-grid connections in Europe as a key obstacle to data center expansion. Investors questioned whether heavy AI and cloud outlays will deliver returns quickly.
6 February 2026
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Doximity stock dives as Q4 outlook rattles investors despite $500 million buyback

Doximity stock dives as Q4 outlook rattles investors despite $500 million buyback

Doximity shares fell 17% to $27.55 Friday after the company forecast a sharp revenue drop for the March quarter, guiding $143–$144 million versus $185.1 million in the prior period. Needham cut its price target, and Doximity disclosed CFO Anna Bryson is on medical leave, with Siddharth Sitaram named interim finance chief.
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Dow rebounds toward 50,000 as tech snaps back; bitcoin and gold claw higher while Amazon capex rattles AI bets

Dow rebounds toward 50,000 as tech snaps back; bitcoin and gold claw higher while Amazon capex rattles AI bets

The Dow jumped 989.72 points, or 2.02%, to 49,898.44 by midday Friday, with chipmakers leading Wall Street’s rebound after a three-day slide. Nvidia and AMD each surged about 7%, while Amazon’s capex plans for 2026 hit $200 billion. Bitcoin rebounded after plunging to $63,295.74 on Thursday, its lowest since October 2024. U.S. consumer sentiment edged up to 57.3 in early February.
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Kenvue stock price today: KVUE inches up as Feb. 17 results near and Kimberly-Clark deal math grips shares

Kenvue stock price today: KVUE inches up as Feb. 17 results near and Kimberly-Clark deal math grips shares

Kenvue shares rose 0.2% to $18.11 Friday afternoon, trading about 3.6% below Kimberly-Clark’s $18.79-per-share offer. Kenvue will report Q4 and full-year results on Feb. 17 but will skip its usual conference call as the merger process continues. Shareholders of both companies approved the deal on Jan. 29; regulatory clearance remains pending.
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Cisco stock pops near a fresh high as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

Cisco stock pops near a fresh high as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

Cisco shares rose 2.4% to $84.32 Friday, nearing a record high ahead of its Feb. 11 earnings report. UBS reaffirmed its Buy rating and $90 target, citing stable enterprise demand and expected revenue above $15.05 billion. Investors are watching for updates on AI-driven orders and network spending. The earnings release coincides with key U.S. jobs and inflation data.
6 February 2026
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AI stocks swing hard: Nvidia jumps as Amazon slides on $200 billion AI spend

AI stocks swing hard: Nvidia jumps as Amazon slides on $200 billion AI spend

Nvidia jumped 7.3% and AMD rose 7.7% Friday, lifting the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index by 4.6%. Amazon fell 7% after announcing a $200 billion capital expenditure for 2026, far above expectations. Arm Holdings gained 9.8% despite a licensing revenue miss. Investors pulled $2.34 billion from tech funds for the week ending Feb. 4, LSEG Lipper reported.
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Coherent stock jumps on AI optics demand bets as Wall Street lifts price targets

Coherent stock jumps on AI optics demand bets as Wall Street lifts price targets

Coherent shares rose 7.3% to $224.59 Friday after the company issued strong Q3 guidance and analysts raised price targets. Fiscal Q2 revenue reached $1.69 billion with adjusted EPS of $1.29. The company expects Q3 revenue between $1.70 billion and $1.84 billion, and EPS of $1.28 to $1.48. Demand from datacenter optics led growth, while industrial sales remained weaker.
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Goldman Sachs stock jumps 3% as Wall Street banks rebound — what traders watch next

Goldman Sachs stock jumps 3% as Wall Street banks rebound — what traders watch next

Goldman Sachs shares rose 3.4% to $920.69 midday Friday, leading U.S. bank stocks higher as markets steadied after a tech selloff. Amazon fell 9% following a warning on capital spending. Weekly jobless claims increased to 231,000, and job openings dropped to their lowest since September 2020. Investors await the Fed’s March 18 rate decision.
6 February 2026
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Europe IPOs today: CSG edges up, Rising Stone opens books, and Frankfurt’s next big float takes shape

Europe IPOs today: CSG edges up, Rising Stone opens books, and Frankfurt’s next big float takes shape

CSG shares rose 1.4% to 30.88 euros Friday after the defence group expanded its board and named its first investor-relations chief. The company’s Excalibur Army unit secured over $300 million in Southeast Asian contracts for Patriot armoured vehicles. Rising Stone’s Paris IPO opened for subscriptions, while TK Elevator’s owners picked banks for a possible Frankfurt listing. Europe’s IPO calendar remains thin.
6 February 2026
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Wall Street Tech Sell-Off Gets a New Test as Amazon’s $200 Billion AI Spend Plan Bites

Wall Street Tech Sell-Off Gets a New Test as Amazon’s $200 Billion AI Spend Plan Bites

U.S. stocks rebounded Friday, with the Dow up 1.08% and the S&P 500 rising 0.88% by 9:33 a.m. ET, while Amazon shares fell after announcing $200 billion in capital spending. Bitcoin recovered near $68,000 after dropping to $60,000 Thursday. Jobless claims rose, and job openings hit a five-year low. Chip stocks led gains as tech investors weighed heavy AI infrastructure spending.
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Meta stock slides again as AI spending doubts hang over Big Tech

Meta stock slides again as AI spending doubts hang over Big Tech

Meta shares fell 2.3% to $654.86 Friday, lagging the broader market as investors questioned heavy AI spending. The company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to up to $135 billion, citing more AI hires. COO Javier Olivan sold 517 shares at $714.60 each on Feb. 2. Instagram suffered a brief outage this week, with over 10,000 U.S. user reports.
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Stock Market Today

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

Unilever share price holds at 5,250p as results week looms — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 08:26 GMT — Market closed. Unilever PLC shares ended Friday unchanged at 5,250 pence, after moving between 5,210p and 5,298p, leaving the stock up about 6% over the past week. With London markets shut for the weekend, traders now look to Monday’s open with Unilever’s results due in the days ahead. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The stock’s pause came as the FTSE 100 closed 0.6% higher on Friday, helped by heavyweight banks and after the Bank of England signalled rates could fall if inflation’s drop is sustained. For a defensive name like Unilever, the next catalyst is less
BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

BP share price near 52-week high ahead of Feb 10 earnings as buyback runs on

7 February 2026
BP shares closed up 1.9% at 478 pence Friday, just below a 52-week high, as the company continued buybacks ahead of next week’s results. BP repurchased 2.789 million shares on February 6. Oil prices firmed on geopolitical risk, with Brent at $68.05 a barrel, but sector outlook remains uncertain. Investors await BP’s earnings and dividend decision due Tuesday.
SSE share price near 2,510p as BoE rate-cut bets return; UK GDP and SSE updates ahead

SSE share price near 2,510p as BoE rate-cut bets return; UK GDP and SSE updates ahead

7 February 2026
SSE shares closed Friday at 2,510p, up 1.2%, with about 6.6 million shares traded. The company’s transmission arm secured over £6.9 million in Ofgem innovation funding for four projects. Investors adjusted UK rate-cut bets after a split Bank of England decision. SSE maintained 2025/26 earnings guidance and reported a 7% rise in renewables output.
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