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Stock Market News 2 February 2026

Ciena stock jumps about 6% as tech rebounds; CIEN traders eye March catalyst

Ciena stock jumps about 6% as tech rebounds; CIEN traders eye March catalyst

Ciena Corp shares rose about 6% to $267.26 by early afternoon Monday after an earlier drop, rebounding alongside other networking stocks like Corning and Nokia. The move followed analyst upgrades and news of new fiber projects in the Balkans. Wall Street’s tech sector gains came as metals prices fell sharply. Investors are watching for updates at the Mobile World Congress in early March.
2 February 2026
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Why Coherent stock is jumping today as a unit sale closes and earnings loom

Why Coherent stock is jumping today as a unit sale closes and earnings loom

Coherent Corp shares rose 6.9% to $226.83 Monday ahead of its earnings report due Wednesday after market close. The move followed news that Bystronic finalized its purchase of Coherent’s Tools for Materials Processing unit. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $190 but kept a neutral rating. Trading remained volatile as investors watched for updates on AI data center demand and debt repayment.
2 February 2026
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Oracle stock price rises as $50 billion funding plan eases AI buildout fears

Oracle stock price rises as $50 billion funding plan eases AI buildout fears

Oracle shares rose 1.7% Monday after the company announced plans to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity this year to fund cloud expansion. The stock closed near $167.43. Oracle will split the financing between equity, including a $20 billion at-the-market program, and a single bond issuance in early 2026. The company filed a prospectus for 100 million depositary shares linked to mandatory convertible preferred stock.
2 February 2026
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Impinj stock jumps about 8% as chip rally returns ahead of PI earnings

Impinj stock jumps about 8% as chip rally returns ahead of PI earnings

Impinj shares rose about 8% to $149.21 by Monday afternoon, rebounding with chip stocks as tech led Wall Street gains. The move comes ahead of Impinj’s Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings call set for Feb. 5. Semiconductor sentiment remains volatile, with AI demand driving DRAM price forecasts sharply higher. U.S. factory data showed expansion in January, further lifting markets.
2 February 2026
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Cisco stock pops to a fresh 52-week high — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Cisco stock pops to a fresh 52-week high — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Cisco shares rose 3.4% to $81.00 by midday Monday, reaching a new 52-week high ahead of its AI Summit on Feb. 3 and earnings on Feb. 11. The stock traded between $77.64 and $81.14. Executives from Nvidia, OpenAI, AWS, and Intel are set to join Cisco leadership at the summit. Broader U.S. markets also advanced, with the S&P 500 up 0.6% and the Nasdaq gaining 0.9%.
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UWM stock jumps nearly 9% as Two Harbors earnings near and merger math tightens

UWM stock jumps nearly 9% as Two Harbors earnings near and merger math tightens

UWM Holdings shares rose 8.6% to $5.33 by midday Monday after closing at $4.91, ahead of Two Harbors’ quarterly earnings report due after the bell. UWM last week filed a Form S-4 for its planned $1.3 billion stock-for-stock acquisition of Two Harbors. Two Harbors shares gained 7.5%. The deal’s value depends on UWM’s share price and awaits shareholder and regulatory approval.
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Caterpillar stock price jumps nearly 4% as target hikes keep focus on backlog, data-center power

Caterpillar stock price jumps nearly 4% as target hikes keep focus on backlog, data-center power

Caterpillar shares rose 3.9% to $683.24 Monday after Truist Securities raised its price target and cited a record $51.2 billion order backlog. The company reported $19.1 billion in Q4 sales and warned of $2.6 billion in tariff costs by 2026. New orders for data-center power systems and a major West Virginia project fueled optimism. Broader markets were mixed amid a commodity selloff.
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Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

Apple stock price ends week higher as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI loom next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 08:51 EST — Market closed. Apple shares ended Friday higher, closing up 0.8% at $278.12. The stock eased 0.3% after hours to $277.25 ahead of Monday’s reopening. (Investing.com) The move capped a choppy week for megacap tech as traders tried to work out whether the latest bout of nerves over artificial intelligence spending is a speed bump or something stickier. That matters for Apple because it sits in both camps — a heavyweight in the Dow and a bellwether growth stock — just as the next set of U.S. data may reset bets on interest-rate
Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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