Stock Market 3 February 2026

PayPal picks HP’s Enrique Lores as CEO as weak outlook, earnings miss send shares sliding

PayPal on Tuesday chose Enrique Lores as its next CEO, following a profit forecast for 2026 that came in below expectations. The announcement knocked the stock down nearly 16% in premarket trading. The payments giant also posted holiday-quarter results that missed Wall Street estimates and revealed that growth in its higher-margin “branded checkout” button on merchant sites slowed to just 1%. This raised new concerns about competition from Apple, Google, and other rivals.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:PYPL·NYSE:HPQ·Stock Market·Technology

Epstein files spark fresh Wall Street question: which stocks could feel the heat?

Shares of Tesla dropped roughly 2% in early premarket trading Tuesday, while Microsoft slipped about 1.6%. Investors weighed the potential fallout from new U.S. Department of Justice revelations concerning Jeffrey Epstein, wondering if they might trigger boardroom upheavals or legal battles. Tesla traded at $421.81 and Microsoft at $423.37 in those early moves.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market

NXP stock slides 5% premarket after outlook; investors brace for the earnings call

NXP Semiconductors shares slipped roughly 5% in Tuesday’s premarket session, hovering near $219. The chipmaker's quarterly outlook and segment breakdown did little to ease investor concerns after its earnings report.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NXPI·Stock Market

Liminatus Pharma (LIMN) jumps in premarket after late-session spike as Nasdaq $1 rule hangs over shares

Shares of Liminatus Pharma, Inc. jumped 29.4% to $0.74 during premarket trading Tuesday, on volume of roughly 5.3 million shares. The firm's market cap stood near $15.5 million.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:LIMN·Stock Market

Las Vegas Sands stock near $56 before the bell as Macau gaming, dividend clock grab focus

Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp were unchanged in Tuesday's premarket, sitting at $55.64 after jumping 5.5% the day before.

3 February 2026

Dividends·NYSE:LVS·Stock Market

TeraWulf (WULF) stock edges up premarket after Kentucky and Maryland power-site deals

Shares of TeraWulf Inc edged up roughly 0.5% to $13.44 in premarket trading Tuesday, following a $13.38 close the day before. The bitcoin miner announced plans to broaden its U.S. power and data-center presence with new deals linked to sites at Hawesville and the Morgantown Generating Station.

3 February 2026

Energy Sector·NASDAQ:WULF·Stock Market

Fusemachines stock jumps on IBM-partner deal — FUSE price action to watch before the bell

Shares of Fusemachines Inc dipped 1.5% to $2.66 in premarket Tuesday, following a strong 70.9% jump to $2.70 the day before. The Nasdaq-listed firm, with a market cap near $78 million, traded over 198 million shares on Monday, bouncing between $2.26 and $3.67.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:FUSE·Stock Market·Technology

Okta stock holds near $88 after Monday jump, with March 4 earnings now the marker

Okta shares edged up roughly 0.1% to $88.20 in premarket trading Tuesday, following a 4.3% jump to $88.13 in the session before.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:OKTA·Stock Market

Sandisk stock price: why SNDK is moving again today after a 15% jump

Shares of Sandisk Corporation climbed about 2.9% early Tuesday, extending Monday’s sharp 15.4% gain. The stock last traded around $684.17, up from a close of $665.24 on Monday.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

Lumentum stock jumps into earnings day as LITE traders brace for after-bell report

Lumentum Holdings Inc shares drew attention Tuesday following an 8.1% surge in the prior session, closing at $423.42. The optical and photonics supplier is set to release its fiscal second-quarter results after U.S. markets close.

3 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:LITE·Stock Market

Corning stock steadies before U.S. open after JPMorgan sticks with Overweight, insider sale disclosed

Corning Incorporated’s stock held near $110.36 in early trading Tuesday, following a sharp 6.9% gain that pushed it to $110.36 at Monday’s close.

3 February 2026

NYSE:GLW·Stock Market

Brent price holds near $66 after Monday slide as OPEC+ stands pat and Iran talks loom

Brent crude futures rose 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $66.37 a barrel by 1048 GMT, recovering from an early dip to $65.19, the lowest in a week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate was up 13 cents at $62.27 after both benchmarks slid more than 4% on Monday; Cavendish analysts said “rapid shifts in financial flows” had amplified the moves. OANDA senior market analyst Kelvin Wong said the swings tracked a “geopolitical risk premium” — the extra dollars paid for crude when traders fear supply disruption — tied to Washington’s on-off threats toward Iran.

3 February 2026

Stock Market

Palantir stock price ticks up in U.S. premarket after 2026 revenue guide — what PLTR traders watch next

Palantir shares gained 0.8% in premarket trading Tuesday, hitting $147.76 following Monday’s close of $146.57. The uptick came after the company projected a steep jump in sales for 2026, driven by ongoing demand for its artificial intelligence software.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:PLTR·Stock Market

AI stocks today: Nvidia slips as OpenAI shops for chip alternatives, AMD earnings loom

Nvidia shares dipped 2.9% to $185.61 in premarket trading Tuesday following reports that OpenAI is exploring alternatives to several of the chipmaker’s newest AI processors.

3 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SMCI·NASDAQ:TER·NVIDIA·NYSE:PLTR·Stock Market

Dow Jones futures barely budge after 515-point pop as shutdown vote, data delays cloud Wall Street

U.S. stock index futures showed a mixed picture before Tuesday’s open: Dow futures slipped 9 points, while S&P 500 futures climbed 14.75 points and Nasdaq 100 futures added 121 points in early action. These contracts trade outside regular hours and often hint at Wall Street’s opening moves.

3 February 2026

NYSE:DIS·Stock Market

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 hits new high then stalls as miners jump, RELX slides

Britain’s FTSE 100 hit a new high on Tuesday before running out of steam, with gains in miners balancing steep drops in several heavyweight names. By 10:15 GMT, the index slipped 0.05% to 10,336.32 points, having climbed as high as 10,373.28 earlier.

3 February 2026

FTSE 100·LSE:AAL·LSE:ANTO·LSE:BAG·LSE:EDV·LSE:FRES·LSE:PLUS·LSE:REL·Stock Market

India Stock Market Today: Sensex jumps 2,073 points, Nifty ends above 25,700 on US trade deal relief

India’s key indices surged Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 climbing 2.55% to finish at 25,727.55. The BSE Sensex rose 2.54%, closing at 83,739.13. Broad-based buying drove the rally, led by banks and exporters.

3 February 2026

NSE:RELIANCE·Sensex·Stock Market

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 jumps as RBA hikes rates and miners rebound

Australian shares ended Tuesday on a positive note, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.89% to 8,857.10 points. The index fluctuated between 8,778.60 and 8,896.60 during the session.

3 February 2026

ASX:ANZ·ASX:BHP·ASX:CBA·ASX:EVN·ASX:NAB·ASX:NST·ASX:RIO·ASX:WBC·Interest Rates·Mining Industry·Stock Market

Snowflake stock rises premarket after OpenAI deal, AI product rollout puts Feb. 25 earnings in focus

Snowflake shares climbed 1.33% to $193.22 in Tuesday’s premarket, rebounding from a nearly 1% drop the previous day when the stock ended at $190.68.

3 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NYSE:SNOW·Stock Market·Technology

AMC Entertainment stock steadies near $1.40 as $150 million share-sale clock starts ticking

AMC shares barely budged ahead of Tuesday’s open, following Monday’s modest 0.7% gain that took the stock to $1.40. In after-hours action, the price ticked slightly higher to $1.41.

3 February 2026

NASDAQ:AMC·Stock Market