Stock Market News 31 January 2026

Alibaba stock price: What to watch after BABA slips 2.7% as AI-chip questions hang over China tech

Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares fell 2.7% to $169.56 Friday, extending a two-day slide. China is still finalizing conditions for Alibaba and others to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources told Reuters. Alibaba’s chip unit T-Head launched a new AI processor, while weak Chinese factory data added pressure.

31 January 2026

China Economy·NASDAQ:BABA·Stock Market

Home Depot stock: job cuts land as traders brace for the next earnings catalyst

Home Depot will cut about 800 corporate jobs and require five-day office attendance starting April 6, CEO Ted Decker told staff. The stock closed up 0.75% at $374.59 Friday. Most layoffs affect remote roles, according to a state notice. Home Depot reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 24.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:HD·Stock Market

Chevron stock price jumps after earnings, dividend boost — what CVX investors watch next week

Chevron shares rose 3.3% to $176.90 Friday after the company reported $2.8 billion in fourth-quarter earnings and raised its quarterly dividend to $1.78 per share. The move came as the broader market fell. Chevron also signaled plans to process more Venezuelan crude at U.S. refineries. Traders are watching Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting for signals on oil supply.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Energy Sector·NYSE:CVX·Stock Market

Bank of America stock price: Kevin Warsh Fed pick and Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit set up next week

Bank of America closed Friday up 0.23% at $53.20 after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair. A Manhattan judge allowed parts of an Epstein-related lawsuit against the bank to proceed, with trial set for May 11. About 34.5 million BAC shares traded. Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower as investors weighed the Fed nomination and inflation data.

31 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NYSE:BAC·Stock Market

Costco stock ends at $940: Instacart’s Europe delivery launch and Fed pick set up next week

Costco shares fell 1.3% to $940.25 Friday, with about 2.4 million shares traded. The drop followed news that Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. Costco and Instacart launched same-day delivery websites in France and Spain. The company’s next quarterly dividend of $1.30 will be paid Feb. 13 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 30.

31 January 2026

NASDAQ:COST·Stock Market

AbbVie stock (ABBV) firms up into earnings week as markets turn cautious

AbbVie shares rose 1.17% to $223.01 Friday, outperforming a broader market dip after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Trading volume in AbbVie topped its 50-day average ahead of next week’s earnings report. The stock remains about 9% below its 52-week high. AbbVie will release results and hold its earnings call early Wednesday.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:ABBV·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

AMD stock tumbles on MI450 delay chatter as Wall Street braces for earnings week

AMD shares fell 6.1% to $236.73 Friday after a report raised concerns about possible delays to its MI450 AI chip. The drop outpaced a broader tech sell-off triggered by higher producer prices and uncertainty over Federal Reserve leadership. Investors are focused on AMD’s Feb. 3 earnings release. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 0.94%.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMD·Stock Market

SK hynix stock breaks 900,000 won — what traders watch next week after the sprint

SK hynix closed at 909,000 won, up 5.57%, its first finish above 900,000 won after hitting an intraday high of 931,000 won. Korea Ratings upgraded its unsecured bond rating to AA+ (stable). The company plans to cancel 15.3 million treasury shares on Feb. 9. DRAM and NAND prices surged, with some DDR5 modules up nearly 90% in January.

31 January 2026

KRX:000660·Stock Market

Oracle stock price heads into Monday after $88 million Air Force cloud award and fresh AI product push

Oracle shares fell 2.6% Friday to $164.58, slipping further after hours, despite securing an $88.1 million U.S. Air Force cloud contract. The Nasdaq dropped 0.94% as investors reacted to Trump’s Fed chair pick and inflation data. Oracle faces a new patent lawsuit from Mobility Workx LLC. Traders await Oracle’s March earnings and Friday’s U.S. jobs report.

31 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market

Johnson & Johnson stock: Talc-court twist and EU drug nod set up next week

Johnson & Johnson shares slipped 3 cents to $227.25 Friday after a U.S. judge dismissed a fraud lawsuit over its talc bankruptcy strategy. The European Medicines Agency’s drug panel recommended expanding J&J’s AKEEGA use for certain prostate cancer patients. Investors await Monday’s trading for signs of shifts in sentiment on litigation and drug approvals.

31 January 2026

NYSE:JNJ·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

ASML Holding NV stock price heads into Monday after January surge — what investors watch next

ASML shares closed Friday in Amsterdam at €1,215.60, up 2%, capping a 32% gain for January. The company reported €13.2 billion in Q4 net bookings and announced a €12 billion share buyback through 2028. CEO Christophe Fouquet told staff about a planned tech overhaul that could cut 1,700 jobs. Investors are watching for order conversion and margin trends as markets reopen Monday.

31 January 2026

AMS:ASML·Stock Market

Mastercard stock price pulls back after earnings pop as layoffs loom — what to watch next week

Mastercard shares closed at $538.79 Friday, down 0.9% after a 4.3% jump Thursday. The company beat profit forecasts, posted Q4 adjusted earnings of $4.76 per share on $8.8 billion revenue, and announced about 4% job cuts with a $200 million restructuring charge.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:MA·Stock Market

Micron stock faces Monday test after Friday slide as Apple flags rising memory costs

Micron shares fell 4.8% to $414.88 on Friday after Apple warned of sharply rising memory prices. A company filing showed chief legal officer Ray Michael Charles sold 12,268 shares under a preset plan. Samsung and SK Hynix are shifting production to high-bandwidth memory, tightening DRAM supply. Analysts now expect global smartphone and PC sales to decline in 2026.

31 January 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market·Technology

Visa stock price slides after earnings beat as cross-border slowdown and costs test bulls

Visa shares fell 3% to $321.83 Friday despite beating quarterly profit and revenue forecasts. Net revenue rose 15% to $10.9 billion, but operating expenses jumped 27% after a $707 million litigation charge. Cross-border volume growth slowed to 12%. Visa repurchased $3.8 billion in shares and raised its expense outlook for the next quarter.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:V·Stock Market

Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent shares fell 2.57% to HK$606.00 Friday as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 2.08% amid a tech selloff and weak Chinese factory data. China’s January manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3, signaling contraction. Beijing granted conditional approval for DeepSeek and major tech firms to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI chips. Hong Kong markets are closed for the weekend.

31 January 2026

HKG:0700·Stock Market·Technology

JPMorgan stock price slips into weekend: Fed pick, shutdown and key data on deck

JPMorgan shares closed down 0.17% at $305.89 Friday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair and hotter-than-expected producer price data. The U.S. government entered a short shutdown after Congress missed a funding deadline; the House will vote Monday. Major indexes fell, with the S&P 500 down 0.43%. Key jobs and inflation reports are scheduled for early February.

31 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NYSE:JPM·Stock Market

Exxon stock price in focus after Q4 beat: buyback, dividend and Golden Pass LNG loom

Exxon Mobil shares closed at $141.40, up 0.7%, after reporting Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.71 per share, beating estimates. The company posted $7.3 billion in adjusted profit and $12.7 billion in operating cash flow. Exxon plans a $20 billion buyback through 2026 and expects the first LNG shipment from Golden Pass by March.

31 January 2026

Dividends·Energy Sector·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

Samsung stock price in focus: What to watch after earnings as memory-chip squeeze hits phones

Samsung Electronics closed Friday at 160,500 won, down 0.1%, after posting record quarterly revenue of 93.8 trillion won and operating profit of 20.1 trillion won. The chip division drove results, but investors weighed rising memory costs and weaker demand for phones and PCs. Samsung plans to ship HBM4 memory and launch the Galaxy S26 this quarter. Shares remain about 1% below their 52-week high.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·KRX:005930·Stock Market·Technology

Eli Lilly stock price (LLY): $3.5B plant, EU Mounjaro call and earnings ahead — what to watch

Eli Lilly shares rose 1.3% to $1,037.15 after announcing a $3.5 billion injectable drug plant in Pennsylvania, set to create 850 permanent jobs by 2031. The plant will produce next-generation weight-loss drugs, including retatrutide. The European regulator declined a new use for Mounjaro in heart failure but will update prescribing info. Lilly’s Q4 results are due Feb. 4.

31 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:LLY·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Berkshire Hathaway stock price outperforms as Wall Street slips; jobs report is next test

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares closed up 0.9% at $480.53 Friday, outperforming the S&P 500’s 0.43% drop. The Nasdaq fell 0.94% and the Dow slipped 0.36% as hotter wholesale inflation and Fed leadership uncertainty weighed on markets. The producer price index rose 0.5% in December. Investors await Monday’s open and the February 6 U.S. jobs report.

31 January 2026

NYSE:BRK.A·NYSE:BRK.B·Stock Market

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Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026

U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.

Cloud computing stocks rebounded — but Amazon’s $200 billion spending plan keeps traders on edge

7 February 2026

Cloud-focused ETFs rose Friday, with the First Trust Cloud Computing ETF up 4.4% and WisdomTree’s fund up 3.5%. Amazon fell 5.6% after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capex, while Microsoft gained 1.8% and Alphabet slipped 2.5%. Investors weighed AI’s impact on software growth. Key cloud earnings and delayed U.S. jobs data are due next week.

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

7 February 2026

Amazon shares fell 5.6% Friday after projecting $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, while Nvidia jumped 7.9%. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time, but the Nasdaq is down 0.9% for the year. Microsoft and Alphabet also signaled major AI investments, sending software stocks down sharply. Chipmakers rallied as Nvidia reported surging AI chip demand.

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.

Stock Market News 31 January 2026

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