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Stock Market News 1 February 2026

Wells Fargo stock price: What to watch after Scharf’s $40 million pay filing

Wells Fargo stock price: What to watch after Scharf’s $40 million pay filing

Wells Fargo shares closed down 0.1% at $90.49 Friday, with 18.3 million shares traded. The board approved CEO Charlie Scharf’s 2025 pay at $40 million, citing regulatory progress and $21.3 billion in net income. U.S. stocks slipped as markets reacted to inflation data and speculation over Trump’s Fed chair pick. The Treasury will auction new 3-year and 10-year notes on Feb. 4.
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AstraZeneca stock price: NYSE switch, China bets and earnings put AZN in play this week

AstraZeneca stock price: NYSE switch, China bets and earnings put AZN in play this week

AstraZeneca shares closed in London at 135.48 pounds Friday, up 0.65%. The company moves its U.S. listing from Nasdaq to the NYSE on Monday, keeping the AZN ticker. AstraZeneca recently announced a $1.2 billion obesity drug deal with CSPC and pledged $15 billion investment in China by 2030. Investors await full-year results on Feb. 10.
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PetroChina A-share stock heads into Monday: oil near $70, OPEC+ decision, and a Dalian refinery restart report

PetroChina A-share stock heads into Monday: oil near $70, OPEC+ decision, and a Dalian refinery restart report

PetroChina’s Class A shares closed at 11.02 yuan in Shanghai Friday, up 1.2% after reaching a 52-week high of 11.15 yuan. Crude prices hovered near six-month peaks as OPEC+ kept March output steady, citing Iran tensions. PetroChina’s parent plans to restart a 200,000 bpd Dalian refinery unit by mid-2026 to process discounted Russian crude, pending regulatory approval.
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Verizon’s near-12% leap puts communication services stocks in focus ahead of Disney, Alphabet results

Verizon’s near-12% leap puts communication services stocks in focus ahead of Disney, Alphabet results

Verizon surged 11.8% after raising its 2026 profit outlook and announcing a $25 billion buyback. XLC closed at $120.08, up 0.24%, as telecom gains offset losses in internet platforms. AT&T and T-Mobile also rose sharply. The S&P 500 fell 0.43% Friday amid investor focus on Fed leadership and mixed tech earnings.
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Basic Materials Stocks Slide After Metal Selloff — What to Know Before Monday’s Open

Basic Materials Stocks Slide After Metal Selloff — What to Know Before Monday’s Open

The iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF fell 3.3% to $170.29 Friday, closing the week below its 52-week high after a sharp metals selloff. U.S.-listed gold and silver miners led declines as China’s manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.3, missing forecasts. Freeport-McMoRan slid 7.5%, while Air Products and Chemicals jumped 6.5% on earnings. Investors await U.S. and China economic data for direction.
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Utilities stocks face a big rate test next week after XLU slips — what to watch

Utilities stocks face a big rate test next week after XLU slips — what to watch

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) closed Friday down 0.18% at $43.25, while the Utilities Select Sector Index slipped 0.21%. Investors are watching President Trump’s Fed chair pick and upcoming U.S. jobs data as interest rates regain influence. A new reliability warning highlighted concerns over grid investment after storms left 38 dead and nearly 300,000 without power.
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Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus

Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus

The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.94% Friday to 23,461.82 as tech stocks stumbled ahead of key earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, AMD, and Qualcomm this week. Microsoft dropped 0.7% after a steep cloud revenue miss; Apple rose 0.4% on strong guidance. Investors are watching AI spending and the impact of Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination as wholesale inflation jumped 0.5% last month.
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Visa and AmEx wobble, Warsh looms: what financial services stocks face into Monday

Visa and AmEx wobble, Warsh looms: what financial services stocks face into Monday

U.S. financial services stocks slipped Friday, with the XLF ETF down 0.2% and Visa dropping 3%. Investors reacted to Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and awaited key jobs data. Yields on 10-year Treasuries rose to 4.251%. Visa and American Express both reported higher revenues but saw shares fall on operating expense concerns and a slight profit miss.
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EV stocks face Monday test: BYD sales slump hits demand mood, Tesla pops on Musk deal talk

EV stocks face Monday test: BYD sales slump hits demand mood, Tesla pops on Musk deal talk

BYD reported January sales fell 30.1% year-over-year to 210,051 units, marking a fifth straight monthly drop. Tesla shares rose 3.3% Friday to $430.41 after reports of possible mergers involving Elon Musk’s companies. Rivian and Lucid declined, while U.S.-listed Chinese EV stocks also fell. NIO’s January deliveries nearly doubled to 27,182 vehicles.
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Data center stocks slide into packed week as Vertiv, Arista drop; investors eye Big Tech capex

Data center stocks slide into packed week as Vertiv, Arista drop; investors eye Big Tech capex

Vertiv shares fell 4.5% and Arista Networks dropped 4.3% Friday as data center stocks slid ahead of a key week for tech earnings and U.S. economic data. Equinix and Digital Realty Trust also declined, while sector ETFs lost up to 2.5%. The pullback followed higher-than-expected producer prices and news that Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh for Fed chair. Rising yields pressured REITs and cloud suppliers.
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L3Harris stock slips despite Navy Red Wolf win — what to watch in space and defense shares this week

L3Harris stock slips despite Navy Red Wolf win — what to watch in space and defense shares this week

L3Harris shares fell 3.7% to $342.85 Friday, underperforming defense peers after missing quarterly revenue estimates. The company announced a U.S. Navy contract for its Red Wolf long-range missile, but withheld financial details. Trading volume spiked above the 50-day average. Markets reopen Monday as investors watch contract flow and budget signals.
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Quantum computing stocks: IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum slide 7%-9% — what to watch next week

Quantum computing stocks: IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum slide 7%-9% — what to watch next week

Quantum computing stocks fell sharply Friday, with IonQ down 7.5%, Rigetti 8.4%, D-Wave 8.6%, Quantum Computing Inc 9.0%, and Arqit Quantum 8.9%. IonQ disclosed share issuances tied to its Skyloom and Seed Innovations acquisitions in a recent SEC filing. U.S. markets are closed for the weekend. The Feb. 6 jobs report and Big Tech earnings are the next major events.
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Microsoft slump sets up a big week for Big Tech stock prices as Alphabet and Amazon report

Microsoft slump sets up a big week for Big Tech stock prices as Alphabet and Amazon report

Apple rose 0.4% to $259.48 Friday, while Tesla jumped 3.3% to $430.41; Microsoft fell 0.7% to $430.29 and Meta dropped 3% to $716.50. Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and producer prices beat forecasts. Alphabet and Amazon report earnings this week, with the U.S. jobs report due Feb. 6. Investors remain focused on tech guidance and capital spending.
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Semiconductor stocks slide, setting up Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm earnings week

Semiconductor stocks slide, setting up Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm earnings week

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.9% Friday, closing at 7,998.5, as chip equipment stocks tumbled and KLA Corp dropped 15.2%. Sandisk surged after raising its revenue outlook and extending a supply deal with Kioxia. Investors await earnings from AMD on Feb. 3 and Qualcomm on Feb. 4, along with the U.S. jobs report Feb. 6. President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair weighed on markets.
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GigaDevice Semiconductor stock price: What to watch for 603986 A-shares as memory crunch bites

GigaDevice Semiconductor stock price: What to watch for 603986 A-shares as memory crunch bites

8 February 2026
GigaDevice Semiconductor’s Class A shares closed at 276.17 yuan in Shanghai, down 0.6% Friday. The company faces a Feb. 11 shareholder vote on related-party transaction limits and an overseas auditor. Investors are watching for fallout from the global memory-chip shortage, which has pushed prices higher across the supply chain. GigaDevice’s shares have nearly doubled over the past year.
Astera Labs (ALAB) stock closes near $170 after 19% jump as earnings week looms

Astera Labs (ALAB) stock closes near $170 after 19% jump as earnings week looms

8 February 2026
Astera Labs shares jumped 18.9% to $169.85 Friday, trading as high as $170.01 on volume of 7.3 million. The move followed Amazon’s AI spending forecast and a nearly 6% gain in the PHLX Semiconductor Index. Astera reports fourth-quarter results Tuesday after market close, with revenue guidance at $245–$253 million.
Sungrow Power Supply (300274.SZ) A-shares: Monday watch after “commercial space” denial

Sungrow Power Supply (300274.SZ) A-shares: Monday watch after “commercial space” denial

8 February 2026
Sungrow closed at 144.50 yuan, down 1.03%, after stating it has no plans in the commercial space sector. Mainland China trading resumes Monday, with Spring Festival closures set for Feb. 15–23. Major funds were net sellers of 5.46 billion yuan on Feb. 6. The Shenzhen-listed solar firm remains under scrutiny as investors await further filings before the holiday.
MPWR stock price hits a new high after Monolithic Power’s outlook — what traders watch next week

MPWR stock price hits a new high after Monolithic Power’s outlook — what traders watch next week

8 February 2026
Monolithic Power Systems shares surged 6.4% to $1,229.82 Friday, hitting a new 52-week high after raising its dividend to $2.00 and forecasting first-quarter revenue of $770 million to $790 million. CEO Michael Hsing filed a Rule 144 notice for 3,082 shares. CFO Bernie Blegen will retire after the 2025 annual report, with Rob Dean named interim CFO. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 20.8% to $751.2 million.
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