Stock Market 5 February 2026

Nvidia stock price slips after hours as Amazon flags $200B capex and China chip talks drag on

Shares of NVIDIA Corporation slipped roughly 1.2% to $171.84 in after-hours trading Thursday, adding to a volatile week for AI-focused megacaps. Investors weighed new Big Tech spending announcements alongside their costs.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market·Technology

Amazon’s $200B AI spending plan jolts investors after Q4 earnings drop

Amazon.com expects to spend around $200 billion on capital expenditures in 2026. Its shares dropped nearly 8% in after-hours trading Thursday, after the company’s profit forecast for the first quarter came in below Wall Street expectations. Amazon projected operating income between $16.5 billion and $21.5 billion, falling short of analysts’ $22.04 billion estimate, according to LSEG data compiled by Reuters.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Tesla stock slides as Volkswagen tops Europe EV sales — what investors are watching next

Tesla shares slipped 2.7% to $394.85 in late Thursday trading after new European sales figures showed Volkswagen’s brand surpassing the U.S. automaker in 2025 battery-electric vehicle sales. Volkswagen sold 274,278 BEVs in Europe last year, topping Tesla’s 236,357, according to JATO Dynamics.

5 February 2026

Electric Vehicles·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Tesla

Microsoft stock sinks 5% after rare Stifel downgrade as AI spending nerves spread

Microsoft shares dropped 5.2% on Thursday, closing at $392.74. The stock fluctuated between a low of $392.65 and a high of $410.80 during the session. Trading volume hit roughly 50.7 million shares.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Plug Power stock drops nearly 10% as share-vote delay returns — what PLUG traders watch next

Plug Power shares were down 9.3% at $1.86 on Thursday, with the hydrogen company’s proxy fight back in focus after it disclosed another delay in a special shareholder vote.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:PLUG·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

GOOG stock whipsaws after Alphabet flags up to $185 billion in AI capex

Alphabet’s Class C shares fell 0.8% to $330.53 on Thursday after tumbling as much as 8% early in the session before bouncing back. The drop came after the Google parent revealed plans to nearly double its capital spending — known as “capex” — on projects like data centers and servers to fuel its AI ambitions.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:GOOG·Stock Market

Amazon stock drops after-hours as $200B capex plan and profit outlook jar investors

Amazon.com shares dropped close to 8% in after-hours trading Thursday following the company’s forecast of roughly $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 and a first-quarter operating income outlook that missed Wall Street’s estimates. The stock ended the regular session down 4.9% at $221.55.

5 February 2026

Amazon·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Bitcoin’s Slide to $63K Batters Strategy (MSTR) as Debt Questions and Earnings Loom

Shares of Strategy Inc. plunged roughly 18% Thursday, dragged down by bitcoin's fall to $63,344, hitting an intraday low near $62,503. The sharp drop revived concerns over the firm’s crypto-laden balance sheet just ahead of its earnings report. The stock last changed hands at $106.34, close to its low of $106.30.

5 February 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MSTR·Stock Market

SMCI stock price swings again as Super Micro slides despite $40 billion revenue outlook

Super Micro Computer shares fell about 10%, sliding to $30.36 by Thursday afternoon after opening at $33.01 and hitting a high near $34 earlier in the session. Nvidia dipped roughly 1%, while Advanced Micro Devices plunged around 5% as AI hardware stocks swung wildly.

5 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SMCI·Stock Market

SanDisk (SNDK) stock slips after-hours — what traders watch next after a wild session

SanDisk shares slipped 1.4% to close at $576.25 on Thursday, fluctuating widely between $562.10 and $619.41 during a volatile session. After hours, the stock nudged up 0.3%. Source

5 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market

Capgemini to sell ICE-linked U.S. unit as shares slip — what’s driving the backlash

Capgemini shares slipped to 118.05 euros from 119.10 in the previous close, following the Paris-listed IT service provider’s decision to sell Capgemini Government Solutions. This U.S. subsidiary is tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sale was announced on Feb. 1, after French officials and lawmakers demanded clarification on the unit’s ties to ICE.

5 February 2026

EPA:CAP·Stock Market·Technology

MercadoLibre stock slips with Wall Street tech selloff as MELI earnings loom

Shares of MercadoLibre dropped 1.1% to $2,029.60 Thursday afternoon, after hitting a high of $2,092.41 earlier in the session. The stock had closed at $2,052.78 previously.

5 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:MELI·Stock Market

Palantir stock price slides 7% as AI disruption fears keep pounding software shares

Palantir Technologies Inc shares fell $10.24, or 7.3%, to $129.30 by 3:22 p.m. EST on Thursday, pushing the stock toward the bottom of the day’s $128.32-$137.98 range.

5 February 2026

NYSE:PLTR·Stock Market

Amazon stock price slides 4% on German antitrust hit as AMZN heads into earnings

Amazon.com Inc shares dropped 4.4% to $222.65 Thursday afternoon, hit by a new German antitrust ruling. The setback came amid growing unease ahead of the company’s earnings report.

5 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Ciena stock price swings on S&P 500 call-up, with Feb. 9 and March 5 in focus

Ciena Corp shares slipped 0.8% to $251.41 Thursday afternoon, after fluctuating between $238.97 and $261.36 on roughly 2.7 million shares traded. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Wednesday after the close that it will add the networking equipment maker to the S&P 500 ahead of trading on February 9. Ciena will replace Dayforce, following its acquisition by Thoma Bravo.

5 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:CIEN·Stock Market

SoFi stock price slides 5% as risk-off hits growth names; what traders watch next

Shares of SoFi Technologies, Inc fell 5.3% to $19.65 Thursday afternoon, down from $20.75 at Wednesday’s close. The stock touched a session low of $19.20.

5 February 2026

Growth Stocks·NASDAQ:SOFI·Stock Market

Confluent stock holds near $31 IBM bid as new SEC filing details shareholder suits, Feb. 12 vote

Confluent shares nudged 0.1% higher to $30.37 Thursday afternoon following the company’s update on shareholder litigation connected to its upcoming IBM acquisition. The stock fluctuated between $30.35 and $30.56, with about 58 million shares traded.

5 February 2026

Mergers and Acquisitions·NASDAQ:CFLT·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market

KLA stock rebounds after ASE flags big advanced-packaging push — what KLAC traders watch next

KLA Corp shares climbed roughly 2.3% to $1,337.09 Thursday afternoon, recovering alongside other chip-tool stocks following a rough start to the week.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:KLAC·Stock Market

PotlatchDeltic stock price today: Why PCH stopped trading after the Rayonier merger

PotlatchDeltic’s shares are effectively delisted following its merger with timber REIT Rayonier, with the final PCH price recorded at $41.73, a modest 0.2% gain from the previous close. Rayonier’s stock slipped roughly 1.1% in afternoon trading, whereas fellow timber player Weyerhaeuser edged up around 0.4%.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:PCH·NYSE:RYN·Stock Market

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock slides as copper slips on swelling inventories

Shares of Freeport-McMoRan fell 3.8% to $59.48 Thursday afternoon, following a wider sell-off in copper-related stocks.

5 February 2026

Commodities·NYSE:FCX·Stock Market