Palantir stock price jumps as AI stocks swing — Nvidia slips ahead of AMD earnings
By around 10 a.m. ET, Palantir’s shares had climbed 5.1% to $155.30, fueling momentum in AI stocks on Tuesday.
Alphabet stock nears $350 premarket as Google Cloud deal, Waymo funding set up earnings test
Alphabet shares climbed 1.5% to $348.80 in premarket Tuesday, with investors digesting new details on Google Cloud and Waymo ahead of earnings set for Wednesday.
Asia stocks snap back as AI-linked shares rebound; RBA hike and India tariff deal steady nerves
Asian stocks bounced back Tuesday following last week’s sell-off in precious metals. Japan’s Nikkei surged 4%, while South Korea’s KOSPI gained 5%. Gold rallied roughly 3% to $4,820 an ounce, and silver jumped 5%, shaking off Monday’s dips.
AppLovin stock rebounds after Google ‘Project Genie’ selloff as Feb. 11 earnings loom
AppLovin shares climbed in after-hours Monday, building on a bounce from Friday’s steep fall. The move came after new analyst reports downplayed concerns over Alphabet’s recently launched AI gaming tool.
Dow Jones today: 515-point jump as Wall Street braces for shutdown vote and Alphabet, Amazon earnings
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 515.19 points, or 1.05%, closing at 49,407.66 on Monday. The S&P 500 rose 0.54% to 6,976.44, just shy of its all-time high. The Nasdaq added 0.56%, boosted by chipmakers and AI-related stocks rallying. On the downside, Walt Disney fell and energy shares lagged. Meanwhile, the VIX, a volatility gauge based on options, dropped to 16.5. “The fundamentals are good and earnings are strong,” said Tim Ghriskey of Ingalls & Snyder.
CoreWeave stock slips as class-action notices pile up ahead of earnings
CoreWeave shares dipped Monday amid fresh securities-litigation notices surfacing and traders bracing for the company’s upcoming update.
Nvidia slips on OpenAI funding doubts while Oracle pops — AI stocks in focus today
Nvidia shares dropped 1.4% to $188.47 in early trading, pulling down several AI-related stocks despite strength in the wider tech sector.
Roblox stock price in focus: Egypt block adds heat as Google AI rattles gaming names
Roblox Corporation was seen near $65.76 in premarket Monday, following a 13.3% plunge the day before. Take-Two Interactive hovered around $220.30 after falling 7.9%, and Unity Software last checked in at $29.10, tumbling 24.2%. Alphabet, meanwhile, held steady around $338.
Verizon’s near-12% leap puts communication services stocks in focus ahead of Disney, Alphabet results
U.S. markets remained shut over the weekend. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF closed its most recent session at $120.08, up 0.24%. Verizon surged 11.8%, offsetting some of the pain from Meta’s 2.9% decline.
Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus
U.S. tech stocks face a busy start to February: Alphabet announces earnings on Feb 4, with Amazon set to follow on Feb 5. The U.S. jobs report lands on Feb 6. Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm are also scheduled to report this week, providing fresh insight into demand for data-center chips and devices.
Data center stocks slide into packed week as Vertiv, Arista drop; investors eye Big Tech capex
Data center shares dipped Friday, with Equinix slipping 0.6% to $820.93 and Digital Realty Trust retreating 0.9% to $165.95. Vertiv took a bigger hit, dropping 4.5% to $186.18, and Arista Networks slid 4.3% to $141.74. The Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF declined 2.5%, while the Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF fell 2.0%.
Microsoft slump sets up a big week for Big Tech stock prices as Alphabet and Amazon report
Big Tech stock prices go into Monday with investors still digesting Microsoft’s late-week slump and a mixed finish for the megacaps. The next cue will come quickly: Alphabet and Amazon report this week, and macro headlines are back in the mix.
Nvidia stock, OpenAI and the AI trade: what to watch before Alphabet and Amazon earnings
AI stocks go into Monday with fresh focus on Nvidia after CEO Jensen Huang dismissed talk of a rift with OpenAI as “nonsense” and said the chipmaker would make a “huge” investment in the ChatGPT maker. Nvidia shares ended Friday down 0.7% at $191.13; Huang said, “Sam is closing the round and we will absolutely be involved.”
Google dodges $2.36 billion disgorgement bid in privacy class action, but $425 million verdict stands
A U.S. federal judge in San Francisco dismissed an attempt to impose over $2 billion in extra penalties on Alphabet’s Google in a privacy class action. The court refused to order Google to hand over $2.36 billion in alleged profits or halt certain data practices. At the same time, the judge rejected Google’s request to decertify the class, keeping the September jury verdict intact.
Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up
U.S. tech stocks head into February with the focus back on interest rates after Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. A hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index report — which measures what businesses charge and pay — dragged the Nasdaq down 0.94% on Friday. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.251%. Terry Sandven of U.S. Bank Asset Management noted investors are repeatedly zeroing in on “the profitability of the massive capex levels” — with capex referring to capital spending.
Cloud computing stocks: SKYY ETF slides as Alphabet, Amazon earnings and jobs data loom
Cloud computing stocks head into next week’s U.S. session facing earnings from two major cloud providers along with a crucial jobs report, following a turbulent finish to January that weighed on costly growth names.
Big Tech stocks brace for Monday as Nvidia CEO vows ‘huge’ OpenAI investment and Apple’s iPhone rebound shows up
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday the chip designer will make a “huge” investment in OpenAI, rejecting a The Wall Street Journal report that talks on an earlier plan for up to $100 billion had stalled. Speaking in Taipei, Huang was asked whether it would be over $100 billion and replied: “No, no, nothing like that.”
Roblox stock just sank 13% — Dutch watchdog probe and Google’s AI push put Feb. 5 earnings in focus
Roblox shares ended Friday down 13.2% at $65.76, after fluctuating between $64.54 and $75.33 during the session. With U.S. markets closed over the weekend, this decline sets the stage for a nervous Monday open for the videogame platform’s stock.
Unity stock price dives 24% after Google’s Project Genie rollout — what matters next week
Unity Software shares closed Friday down 24.2% at $29.10, swinging between a high of $38.40 and a low of $27.64. Trading volume hit roughly 86.9 million shares.
Roblox stock price slides 13% after Google’s Project Genie rollout — and a Dutch probe adds a new worry
Roblox shares dropped roughly 13% on Friday, closing near $65.76 in after-hours trading, following the 4 p.m. ET market close. The stock opened at $74.52 but slid to an intraday low of $64.55.
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