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Investment News 23 January 2026

Accenture stock slides in New York: traders weigh Sovereign AI deal and fresh Buy call

Accenture stock slides in New York: traders weigh Sovereign AI deal and fresh Buy call

Accenture shares fell 1.2% to $281.73 by midafternoon Friday, despite recent announcements of a major AI data center partnership with Sovereign AI and Palantir across EMEA. Berenberg initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $313 target. Investors remain uncertain about the timing of revenue from new AI projects. Accenture’s next earnings call is scheduled for March 19.
23 January 2026
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Silver breaks $100 as gold nears $5,000 — what’s driving the record precious-metals run

Silver breaks $100 as gold nears $5,000 — what’s driving the record precious-metals run

Spot silver jumped above $100 an ounce for the first time, closing at $100.94 late Friday. Gold neared $5,000, hitting a session high of $4,988.17, as investors sought safe havens amid geopolitical tensions and rate cut expectations. Platinum and palladium also surged, with platinum reaching a record $2,771.10. Tight supply and thin liquidity fueled sharp price swings across metals markets.
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Spotify stock jumps as Goldman turns bullish and Spotify pushes new AI “Prompted Playlist”

Spotify stock jumps as Goldman turns bullish and Spotify pushes new AI “Prompted Playlist”

Spotify shares rose nearly 3% Friday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “Buy,” despite lowering its price target. The company launched an AI-powered “Prompted Playlist” feature for U.S. and Canadian Premium users. Investors are watching upcoming earnings and the impact of February’s price hikes.
23 January 2026
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Coinbase stock slips as Senate crypto bill vote is delayed; Galaxy joins new Prime staking trade

Coinbase stock slips as Senate crypto bill vote is delayed; Galaxy joins new Prime staking trade

Coinbase shares fell 1.5% to $219.70 Friday afternoon, even as bitcoin rose 1.3% to $90,720. The company launched accelerated staked-ether transfers for institutions on Coinbase Prime, with Galaxy as the first market maker. A Senate delay on the Clarity Act kept stablecoin yields in focus for U.S. crypto firms.
23 January 2026
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D-Wave Quantum stock slides 5% as share-resale filing hangs over QBTS trade

D-Wave Quantum stock slides 5% as share-resale filing hangs over QBTS trade

D-Wave Quantum Inc shares fell 5.4% to $25.94 early Friday after a prospectus registered the resale of over 10.4 million shares linked to its Quantum Circuits acquisition. Trading volume topped 23 million shares. D-Wave closed the Quantum Circuits deal this week, adding gate-model technology to its offerings. Venture investors including Sequoia and ARCH are among those eligible to sell shares.
23 January 2026
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Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps as bitcoin rebounds; traders track Saylor’s next buy

Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps as bitcoin rebounds; traders track Saylor’s next buy

Strategy Inc shares rose 3.7% by midday Friday as bitcoin rebounded 2.2% to $91,002. Executive chairman Michael Saylor hinted at more bitcoin purchases ahead of a treasury update. Investors watched changes in the company’s preferred equity and convertible debt mix. Insider Wei-Ming Shao filed to sell 2,000 shares on Jan. 22.
23 January 2026
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Applied Materials (AMAT) stock rises on Deutsche Bank upgrade as chip-tool outlook comes back into focus

Applied Materials (AMAT) stock rises on Deutsche Bank upgrade as chip-tool outlook comes back into focus

Applied Materials shares rose about 1% to $321.96 by midday Friday after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to Buy and raised its price target to $390. Around 2.6 million shares traded as the stock neared a 52-week high. The upgrade cited a stronger outlook for wafer fab equipment demand in 2026–27. Applied will report fiscal Q1 results and update guidance on Feb. 12.
23 January 2026
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Dollar Tree stock slips toward $125 as BNP Paribas Exane turns bearish on DLTR

Dollar Tree stock slips toward $125 as BNP Paribas Exane turns bearish on DLTR

Dollar Tree shares fell 1% to $125.58 Friday after BNP Paribas Exane downgraded the stock and cut its price target to $87, citing weaker sales momentum and fading gains from multi-price items. Dollar General and Walmart rose in morning trading. Investors await Dollar Tree’s late-March earnings for updates on store traffic and margins.
23 January 2026
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Broadcom stock slides in regular trade as chip jitters return; AVGO eyes Fed week

Broadcom stock slides in regular trade as chip jitters return; AVGO eyes Fed week

Broadcom shares fell 2.7% to $316.78 Friday morning after a U.S. government contract put its VMware unit in focus. Chip stocks dropped as traders weighed earnings forecasts ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Intel slid 14.9% on a weak outlook, pulling the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 1.6%. The federal “OneGov” deal offers agencies up to 64% off VMware software through May 2027.
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Stock Market Today

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

Nvidia stock jumps nearly 8% as Big Tech AI spending bets lift chipmakers and Dow tops 50,000

7 February 2026
Nvidia surged 7.8% Friday, leading a chip stock rally that pushed the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The PHLX semiconductor index gained 5.7% as Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom 7.1%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending. Investors weighed a $600 billion AI infrastructure outlay against sharp losses in software shares.
Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

Glencore share price steadies after Rio Tinto walks away — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Glencore shares closed up 0.6% at 478.1 pence Friday, rebounding after a 7% drop following the collapse of merger talks with Rio Tinto. The company is expected to announce the sale of its Kazzinc stake soon and has signed a non-binding agreement with Orion for a potential $9 billion deal in the DRC. Investors await Glencore’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for further guidance.
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