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Stock Market News News 23 January 2026 - 2 February 2026

AGNC stock falls Friday as insider sales surface; dividend and U.S. jobs data loom next week

AGNC stock falls Friday as insider sales surface; dividend and U.S. jobs data loom next week

AGNC Investment Corp shares fell 4.8% to $11.40 Friday, with volume topping 42.5 million. SEC filings showed CFO Bernice Bell and general counsel Kenneth Pollack sold a combined 75,000 shares on Jan. 28. The company’s tangible net book value was $8.88 per share at year-end. Investors await next week’s U.S. payrolls report and bond yield moves.
Palantir stock falls today: UK defence deal, ICE scrutiny and the Feb. 2 earnings test

Palantir stock falls today: UK defence deal, ICE scrutiny and the Feb. 2 earnings test

Palantir shares fell 1.9% to $148.98 in early Friday trading, lagging the broader market ahead of its Feb. 2 earnings report. The UK Ministry of Defence awarded Palantir a £240.6 million contract for analytics support. Investors showed caution amid sector-wide jitters and renewed concerns over AI investment costs.
Intel stock price slips after report-driven rally; Nvidia-Apple foundry chatter keeps INTC in focus

Intel stock price slips after report-driven rally; Nvidia-Apple foundry chatter keeps INTC in focus

Intel shares fell 2.5% to $47.54 in early New York trading Thursday, reversing an 11% surge on speculation of future foundry deals with Nvidia and Apple. CFO David Zinsner bought 5,882 shares at $42.50 each on Jan. 26, SEC filings show. Chip sector sentiment stayed firm after ASML posted record quarterly bookings. Investors are now watching Friday’s U.S. inflation data.
AI stocks jump as Meta’s Corning deal hits “plumbing” plays; CoreWeave extends Nvidia bump

AI stocks jump as Meta’s Corning deal hits “plumbing” plays; CoreWeave extends Nvidia bump

Corning jumped 12.9% to $107.18 after Meta agreed to pay up to $6 billion for fiber-optic cables and equipment. CoreWeave rose 8.5% following Nvidia’s $2 billion stake disclosure. Micron gained 4.8% after announcing a $24 billion Singapore chip plant. Meta slipped 0.7% ahead of earnings.
Lithium price drops nearly 5% in China as spot market cools; U.S. lithium stocks mixed premarket

Lithium price drops nearly 5% in China as spot market cools; U.S. lithium stocks mixed premarket

China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate price fell 4.96% to 172,500 yuan per ton Tuesday, with futures swinging between 164,000 and 180,600 yuan. U.S.-listed lithium producers showed mixed premarket moves: SQM dropped 1.6%, Lithium Americas fell 7%, and Albemarle was little changed. Traders are watching February restocking and upcoming earnings reports for signals.
Netflix stock price today: NFLX steadies near $86 on analyst upgrade, Warner deal still hangs over shares

Netflix stock price today: NFLX steadies near $86 on analyst upgrade, Warner deal still hangs over shares

Netflix shares slipped 0.1% to $86.01 by midday Monday, trailing the broader market despite an upgrade from Phillip Securities to “Accumulate” and a price target raised to $100. Investors remain focused on financing and strategy for Netflix’s $82.7 billion all-cash bid for Warner Bros Discovery, as the company pauses buybacks and eyes a bridge loan.
Energy stocks close at fresh records as oil jumps on Iran fears; what to watch this week

Energy stocks close at fresh records as oil jumps on Iran fears; what to watch this week

The S&P 500 energy index closed at a record high Friday, up 0.6%, as oil prices jumped nearly 3% after new U.S. sanctions on Iranian exports and supply concerns. Brent settled at $65.88 a barrel, U.S. crude at $61.07. Chevron’s Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan remains shut after a fire. Exxon Mobil rose 1% to $134.97; Occidental gained 2.2% to $44.10.
CoreWeave (CRWV) stock price swings late as insider sale filing and lawsuit keep shares in focus

CoreWeave (CRWV) stock price swings late as insider sale filing and lawsuit keep shares in focus

CoreWeave shares rose 1.3% to $92.98 in after-hours trading Friday after insider sales and a new securities fraud lawsuit. Chief Strategy Officer Brian Venturo sold 281,250 shares under a 10b5-1 plan, filings show. Law firms allege CoreWeave misled investors about data center delays, with a lead plaintiff deadline set for March 13.
Why Voyager Technologies (VOYG) stock is up today: Wedbush Outperform call meets ISS drug-research deal

Why Voyager Technologies (VOYG) stock is up today: Wedbush Outperform call meets ISS drug-research deal

Voyager Technologies shares rose 6.4% to $36.80 Friday after Wedbush initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and $46 target. The move followed Voyager’s announcement of a new ISS drug-discovery payload deal with Space LiinTech. Trading volume reached 2.24 million shares. Voyager went public in June and is developing the NASA-backed Starlab space station.
BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock flat after SEC filing delays share vote again; CargoSeer deal in focus

BigBear.ai (BBAI) stock flat after SEC filing delays share vote again; CargoSeer deal in focus

BigBear.ai delayed its shareholder vote on doubling authorized common stock to Feb. 18, with voting open through Feb. 17, according to an SEC filing. Shares slipped 0.1% to $5.93 Friday after the announcement. The company also disclosed it acquired specific CargoSeer cargo inspection technologies; terms were not released. Pomerantz Law Firm said it is investigating claims on behalf of BigBear.ai investors.

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Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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