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NASDAQ:SOXX News 20 January 2026

Nvidia stock drops as China stalls H200 chip clearance, dragging AI chip names

Nvidia stock drops as China stalls H200 chip clearance, dragging AI chip names

Nvidia shares fell 4.3% Tuesday after Inventec said approval for selling Nvidia’s H200 AI chip in China is stalled by Beijing. Broadcom dropped 5.4%, Super Micro Computer slid 3.8%, and the iShares Semiconductor ETF lost 1.5%. Morgan Stanley cut its outlook for North American IT hardware, citing weak demand and rising costs. Wall Street posted its steepest daily decline in three months.

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Big Tech stocks swing on AI spending fears: Amazon slides, Nvidia rebounds as week ahead looms

Big Tech stocks swing on AI spending fears: Amazon slides, Nvidia rebounds as week ahead looms

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 12:43 (EST) — Market closed Big Tech stocks head into next week with investors split over the cost of the AI boom after Amazon.com (AMZN.O) ended Friday down 5.6% while Nvidia (NVDA.O) jumped 7.9%. Amazon’s plans pushed the projected 2026 AI spend for it and cloud rivals Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta to about $600 billion. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time on Friday, but the Nasdaq is still down 0.9% for the year. (Reuters) The bill is getting harder to ignore. Amazon projected $200 billion of capex — capital spending — in
Data Center Stocks Surge Into the Weekend: Digital Realty, Equinix and Vertiv Set Up a Big Week Ahead

Data Center Stocks Surge Into the Weekend: Digital Realty, Equinix and Vertiv Set Up a Big Week Ahead

7 February 2026
Digital Realty, Equinix, and Vertiv shares surged Friday, with Vertiv up 10% and Digital Realty rising 4.1%, as investors rotated back into AI-linked data center stocks. The move followed Amazon’s $200 billion and Alphabet’s $175–185 billion 2026 capex targets. Digital Realty set 2026 core FFO guidance at $7.90 to $8.00 per share. Wall Street ended the week broadly higher, led by chipmakers.
Quantum computing stocks bounce hard: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave rally as traders reset for a data-heavy week

Quantum computing stocks bounce hard: IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave rally as traders reset for a data-heavy week

7 February 2026
IonQ, Rigetti, D‑Wave, and Quantum Computing Inc shares surged 15–21 percent Friday, erasing losses from the previous session. The rebound followed a Wall Street rally that sent the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. IonQ remains under scrutiny after a short-seller report questioned its Pentagon contract revenue. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Defense and space stocks rally, but Trump’s buyback-dividend squeeze is the next test

Defense and space stocks rally, but Trump’s buyback-dividend squeeze is the next test

7 February 2026
U.S. space and defense stocks rose Friday, with sector ETFs gaining up to 4.8% and Lockheed Martin up 2.4%. Investors are awaiting a Pentagon list that could restrict buybacks and dividends at underperforming contractors under a Trump executive order. Companies named would have 15 days to submit remediation plans. Lockheed’s board approved a $3.45 per share dividend for Q1 2026.
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