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Stock Market News 1 February 2026

Eli Lilly stock: LLY ends higher after $3.5 billion Pennsylvania plant plan as earnings near

Eli Lilly stock: LLY ends higher after $3.5 billion Pennsylvania plant plan as earnings near

Eli Lilly shares closed Friday up 1.3% at $1,037.15 after announcing a $3.5 billion injectable weight-loss drug plant in Pennsylvania. The facility, set for Fogelsville, will create 850 permanent jobs and is expected to open in 2031. Pennsylvania will contribute $100 million. Investors await Lilly’s Feb. 4 earnings release.
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Exxon stock steadies near 52-week high after results; oil, OPEC+ and LNG start date loom

Exxon stock steadies near 52-week high after results; oil, OPEC+ and LNG start date loom

Exxon Mobil shares closed Friday up 0.63% at $141.40 after posting Q4 2025 earnings of $6.5 billion and announcing a first-quarter dividend of $1.03 per share. CEO Darren Woods said the Golden Pass LNG project in Texas is set for first production in early March. Oil prices ended the week near multi-month highs as traders watch U.S.-Iran tensions and Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting.
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Visa stock fell 3% Friday — here’s what matters before Wall Street reopens

Visa stock fell 3% Friday — here’s what matters before Wall Street reopens

Visa shares fell 3% to $321.83 Friday, deepening losses after earnings and dragging down the Dow alongside American Express. Investors focused on slowing cross-border growth despite Visa beating estimates. Sector weakness followed American Express’s results. Traders now await U.S. economic data and more earnings for signals on consumer spending and travel demand.
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Berkshire Hathaway stock price beats the market into the weekend as Warsh Fed pick, shutdown loom

Berkshire Hathaway stock price beats the market into the weekend as Warsh Fed pick, shutdown loom

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares rose 0.9% to $480.53 Friday, while Class A gained 1% to $722,500, bucking broader Wall Street declines. U.S. indexes slipped as investors reacted to Trump nominating Kevin Warsh for Fed chair and a partial government shutdown after Congress missed a funding deadline. The House is set to vote on funding Monday. Key jobs data remains scheduled for Friday.
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JPMorgan stock slips into the weekend — here’s what could move JPM shares next week

JPMorgan stock slips into the weekend — here’s what could move JPM shares next week

JPMorgan Chase shares closed Friday at $305.89, down 0.17%, with little after-hours movement. Traders adjusted rate expectations after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.251%. Investors now await Monday’s ISM factory index and Friday’s U.S. payrolls report.
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TSMC stock faces Monday test after Nvidia CEO says he needs ‘a lot of wafers’

TSMC stock faces Monday test after Nvidia CEO says he needs ‘a lot of wafers’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, visiting Taipei, urged TSMC to ramp up wafer production to meet rising AI chip demand. TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares fell 2.7% Friday, while Taiwan shares dropped 1.7%. The company will report January sales on Feb. 10. Investors are watching for signs of shifting chip demand and capacity plans when trading resumes Monday.
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Walmart stock price ends higher ahead of CEO handover — what to watch for WMT this week

Walmart stock price ends higher ahead of CEO handover — what to watch for WMT this week

Walmart shares closed Friday up 1.5% at $119.14 after the company disclosed exit terms for departing international chief Kathryn McLay, who will receive $2.82 million over two years and accelerated vesting of 24,051 shares. Leadership changes take effect Feb. 1, with John Furner replacing Doug McMillon as CEO. Investors await fourth-quarter results on Feb. 19.
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Broadcom stock price: Wolfe’s $400 call keeps AVGO in play heading into Monday

Broadcom stock price: Wolfe’s $400 call keeps AVGO in play heading into Monday

Broadcom closed up 0.2% at $331.30 Friday after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock, citing strong demand for Alphabet’s TPUs and projecting shipments could reach 7 million units by 2028. Trading volume hit 28 million shares as attention shifted to VMware, where Broadcom told some partners contracts would not be renewed and set a March 31 deadline for open deals.
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Tesla stock jumps on SpaceX-xAI merger chatter; what TSLA traders watch next week

Tesla stock jumps on SpaceX-xAI merger chatter; what TSLA traders watch next week

Tesla shares rose 3.3% to $430.41 Friday after reports of possible deal talks linking SpaceX and xAI to Tesla. The company recently invested $2 billion in xAI to boost its autonomy and robotics push. SpaceX also filed plans to launch up to 1 million satellites for solar-powered AI data centers. No formal merger or acquisition has been announced.
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Amazon stock (AMZN) heads into earnings week as Saks ends “Saks on Amazon” deal

Amazon stock (AMZN) heads into earnings week as Saks ends “Saks on Amazon” deal

Saks Global will close its “Saks on Amazon” storefront as part of its Chapter 11 restructuring, ending a partnership tied to Amazon’s $475 million investment. Amazon shares fell 1.0% to $239.30 Friday. The move comes ahead of Amazon’s Q4 earnings report on Feb. 5 and the U.S. jobs report on Feb. 6. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4% and Nasdaq lost 0.9% after Kevin Warsh was named Fed chair and inflation data rose.
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Meta stock price (META) slides into weekend — AI capex, lawsuits and a busy week ahead

Meta stock price (META) slides into weekend — AI capex, lawsuits and a busy week ahead

Meta shares fell 2.9% to $716.50 Friday after the company raised its 2026 capital spending target to as much as $135 billion and forecast higher total expenses. Investors weighed the jump in AI infrastructure costs against a 24% rise in quarterly ad revenue. A trial over teen safety on Meta platforms begins Monday in New Mexico. U.S. markets remain closed Sunday.
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Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Co) stock falls 2.4% as Saudi shares slide on Iran risk

Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Co) stock falls 2.4% as Saudi shares slide on Iran risk

Saudi Aramco shares fell 2.4% to 25.18 riyals Sunday as the Saudi benchmark index dropped 1.9%, its sharpest fall since April, amid fears of possible U.S. military action against Iran. Trading volume reached about 9.5 million shares. OPEC+ members are set to finalize output levels, while Brent crude closed just below $70 a barrel. Investors await Aramco’s full-year results on March 10 for dividend updates.
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RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

RELX share price slides again as AI fears linger, results next week in focus

7 February 2026
RELX closed down 4.6% at 2,145 pence in London on Friday, capping a volatile week ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. The company bought back 465,361 shares even as selling continued amid investor concerns over AI risks and pricing power. Peers Wolters Kluwer and Thomson Reuters also faced pressure. Markets await RELX’s outlook for 2026 trading.
Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

Rio Tinto stock jumps as Glencore mega-merger is shelved; what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Rio Tinto’s U.S. shares closed up 2.5% at $93.37 Friday after the company ruled out a merger with Glencore, triggering a six-month “no-bid” lockout under UK takeover rules. Both companies cited disagreements over valuation. Attention now turns to Rio’s Feb. 19 results and iron ore prices, which fell below $100 a tonne amid weak Chinese demand.
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