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NASDAQ:GOOGL 19 January 2026 - 29 January 2026

US stock market today: S&P 500 futures rise as Meta surges, Microsoft drops ahead of Apple earnings

US stock market today: S&P 500 futures rise as Meta surges, Microsoft drops ahead of Apple earnings

U.S. stock index futures edged higher in premarket trading on Thursday as investors sifted fresh results from Meta Platforms and Tesla and a sharp drop in Microsoft ahead of Apple earnings later in the day. At 5:21 a.m. ET, S&P 500 E-mini futures — contracts tied to the benchmark index — were up 13.5 points, or 0.19%, while Nasdaq 100 E-minis rose 67.5 points, or 0.26%, and Dow E-minis added 42 points, or 0.09%. Meta rose 7.9% and Tesla gained 2.9%, while Microsoft slid 6.4%; rare-earth miners fell after a report the Trump administration would step back from critical mineral price supports and investors also kept an eye on a U.S. government funding deadline on Friday.
AI stocks are moving before the bell: Nvidia rises as Microsoft, Meta earnings loom

AI stocks are moving before the bell: Nvidia rises as Microsoft, Meta earnings loom

AI stocks edged up in premarket trading Wednesday, with chipmakers leading the charge. Nvidia climbed 1.7%, while Intel surged 6.6%. Both Micron and Microchip Technology also posted gains exceeding 5%. Wall Street braces for a packed day featuring Big Tech earnings and a Federal Reserve announcement. https://www.reuters.com/business/us-stock-index-futures-rise-wall-street-braces-big-tech-earnings-2026-01-28/
Nvidia’s $2 billion CoreWeave bet shakes up AI stocks before Microsoft earnings

Nvidia’s $2 billion CoreWeave bet shakes up AI stocks before Microsoft earnings

Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment in AI cloud provider CoreWeave, purchasing shares at $87.20 each and nearly doubling its stake as both companies work to boost U.S. data-center capacity. CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator highlighted the deal as proof of “the strength of demand” from their clients. CoreWeave’s shares rose 5.7% in Tuesday’s U.S. premarket trading, while Nvidia’s slipped 0.7%.
Winter storm jolts U.S. power prices as lawmakers push Big Tech to pay for AI data center electricity

Winter storm jolts U.S. power prices as lawmakers push Big Tech to pay for AI data center electricity

U.S. grid operators on Saturday stepped up precautions to avoid rotating outages as frigid weather strained power systems, pushing spot wholesale prices on the PJM Interconnection above $3,000 per megawatt hour, a standard unit for electricity. PJM, which serves 67 million people in 13 states and Washington, D.C., raised its forecast for Tuesday to 147.2 gigawatts, an all-time winter high. Dominion Energy, whose Virginia territory hosts a major concentration of data centers, said ice could become one of the largest winter events to hit its operations.
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Communication services stocks head into Fed week with Meta under UK probe — what moved XLC

Communication services stocks head into Fed week with Meta under UK probe — what moved XLC

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund closed Friday at $116.96, gaining roughly 0.6% after a choppy week that kept investors on edge over media, telecom, and internet stocks. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, focus now turns to the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and fresh regulatory developments weighing on sector leader Meta Platforms.
Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets

Cloud computing stocks face a packed week as Amazon job cuts loom and Fed meets

Amazon is back in the spotlight as cloud computing stocks head into next week, following a Reuters report that the company plans another wave of corporate job cuts starting as early as Tuesday. The layoffs will impact Amazon Web Services and are part of a broader effort to reduce roughly 30,000 white-collar roles, after 14,000 were cut in October. CEO Andy Jassy emphasized that the moves are “not really financially driven” but about “culture.”
Big Tech stocks brace for earnings week as Microsoft jumps and Nvidia firms on China chip signal

Big Tech stocks brace for earnings week as Microsoft jumps and Nvidia firms on China chip signal

Microsoft rose 3.3% to $465.95 at Friday's close, helping the Nasdaq-100 tracker Invesco QQQ end up about 0.3%. Nvidia gained 1.5% to $187.67, Amazon added 2.1% to $239.16 and Meta climbed 1.7% to $658.76. Apple eased 0.2% to $248.04 and Alphabet fell 0.8% to $327.93, while Tesla was little changed at $449.06.
Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

Big Tech’s data-center power bill fight: Warren presses Google as PJM auction plans grow

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and two colleagues said Big Tech firms responding to their inquiry on data-center electricity costs pledged to pay more. However, the companies stopped short of detailing how they would prevent households from footing the bill for grid upgrades. https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-senators-secure-new-commitments-from-big-tech-on-electricity-costs-but-companies-dodge-accountability-for-hiking-families-utility-bills
AI stocks climb: Alibaba jumps on chip-IPO report, Arm rallies as Intel earnings loom

AI stocks climb: Alibaba jumps on chip-IPO report, Arm rallies as Intel earnings loom

Shares of Alibaba Group listed in the U.S. jumped 5.9% to $178.69 on Thursday after reports emerged that the Chinese tech giant plans to take its chip unit, T-Head, public. The news reignited interest in AI-related stocks during the morning session. Meanwhile, Arm gained 5.4%, and Nvidia saw a 0.9% rise.
AI stocks wobble before the bell as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat rattles markets

AI stocks wobble before the bell as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat rattles markets

U.S. artificial intelligence stocks were mixed in premarket trading on Tuesday as stock index futures slid to one-month lows after President Donald Trump renewed tariff threats against Europe in a standoff over Greenland. Trump said extra 10% import tariffs would start on Feb. 1 and rise to 25% on June 1 unless a deal is reached, pushing up volatility after the long U.S. holiday weekend.
Russell 2000 Hits Record as Small Caps Beat Big Tech — Why Wall Street Watches the First 10 Trading Days

Russell 2000 Hits Record as Small Caps Beat Big Tech — Why Wall Street Watches the First 10 Trading Days

Smaller-company stocks finished last week strong, with the Russell 2000 hitting a record close on Jan. 16, outpacing the S&P 500 for the 11th session in a row, the Wall Street Journal reported. The index has surged roughly 7.9% this year, leaving the early gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in the dust.
Tech stocks slide on Trump tariff threat: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet drop as Nasdaq futures signal a weak reopen

Tech stocks slide on Trump tariff threat: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet drop as Nasdaq futures signal a weak reopen

U.S. tech giants dipped in European trading Monday as Nasdaq 100 futures dropped, following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose more tariffs on European countries over Greenland. Wall Street remained closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Alphabet shares in Frankfurt slid 2.4%, with Nvidia and Microsoft both down 2.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.25%.
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