AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock sinks as AT&T taps Amazon Leo for satellite connectivity

Shares of AST SpaceMobile dropped 7.8% to $95.45 by midday Thursday, fluctuating between $104.01 and $92.24 earlier. The Invesco QQQ ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq, slipped roughly 1.1%, with Amazon falling 3.9% and AT&T dipping 0.4%.

5 February 2026

Applied Materials (AMAT) stock snaps back near $300 as Alphabet AI spend stirs chip-equipment trade

Applied Materials, Inc. shares rose on Thursday, clawing back some ground after the prior session’s selloff. The stock was up about 0.7% at $299.55 by midday, after swinging between $292.42 and $306.82.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMAT·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Rocket Lab stock drops again today: RKLB slides as SpaceX-xAI buzz fades, Mars funding in focus

Shares of Rocket Lab Corporation dropped nearly 6% on Thursday, hovering around $69 as the stock continued its recent slide affecting several space-related companies this week. By roughly 12:15 p.m. EST, the Nasdaq-listed stock was down 5.9% at $68.74, with about 11 million shares changing hands. This followed a 10% plunge in the previous session, according to MarketScreener data.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:ASTS·NASDAQ:PL·NASDAQ:RKLB·Rocket Lab·Space Industry·Stock Market·Technology

Intuit stock price today: INTU steadies after AI fears rattle software names

Intuit Inc shares were up about 0.2% at $446.47 on Thursday, after a choppy run that swung between $440.03 and $460.00 in early trade. About 2.0 million shares had changed hands.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:INTU·Stock Market·Technology

Seagate stock slips as insider sales surface and tech rout drags on

Shares of Seagate Technology Holdings plc dropped roughly 1.9% to $410.82 in late-morning action Thursday, after bouncing between $424.89 and $394.85. Western Digital and NetApp also slipped, with the Nasdaq-tracking QQQ and the S&P 500’s SPY each off about 1%.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:STX·Technology

Broadcom stock rises as Google flags up to $185 billion in AI capex spending

Shares of Broadcom Inc climbed roughly 2.8% to $316.53 in late morning trading Thursday, following a close at $308.05 the day before. The stock hit a peak of $326.44 earlier but pulled back afterward.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market·Technology

Oracle stock drops nearly 5% as $20B share-sale plan lands and bond debt closes

Oracle shares dropped 4.9% to $139.54 Thursday morning, following the company’s announcement of a $20 billion stock-sale plan and confirmation that it had completed a $25 billion notes offering.

5 February 2026

NYSE:ORCL·Stock Market·Technology

Alphabet’s up to $185 billion AI capex plan hits Wall Street as Nasdaq slides again

Wall Street dipped again Thursday, dragged down by tech stocks as worries resurfaced over the costs tied to AI development, with Alphabet and Qualcomm leading the declines. At 9:41 a.m. ET, the Dow was off 0.56%, the S&P 500 had fallen 0.51%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.50%. Alphabet dropped 2.6%, while Qualcomm plunged about 8%. Melissa Brown from SimCorp called the AI trade “perhaps the extinguisher this year.”

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market·Technology

QQQ Slides Again as Alphabet’s $185B AI Spend Plan Stirs Nasdaq-100 ETF Jitters

Invesco QQQ Trust, the widely traded Nasdaq-100 ETF, dropped roughly 1.6% Thursday morning, following continued selling pressure in big tech after a steep decline the previous day.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·ETFs·NASDAQ:GOOG·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market·Technology

Intel stock price slips as Intel’s GPU push hits a tech selloff — what INTC investors watch next

Intel shares dropped 2.3% to $47.49 in morning trading, erasing gains after earlier hitting $50.82. Roughly 41.6 million shares traded hands.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk stock price slides again after a 16% plunge — what SNDK traders are watching

Shares of Sandisk Corporation slipped roughly 1.4% to $576.17 on Thursday, after fluctuating between $562.10 and $584.55 in early trade.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

Micron stock sinks nearly 10% as AI jitters hit chipmakers again

Micron Technology shares dropped 9.5% to $379.40 in early Thursday trading, as a wider tech selloff took hold and investors pulled back from crowded AI-related bets.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia stock price slides again as AI payoff worries spread; what investors watch next

Nvidia shares slipped roughly 3.3% to $174.19 in early Thursday trading, deepening the pullback seen in AI-related stocks this week.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market·Technology

Microsoft stock flips higher after Stifel downgrade puts Azure, AI spend back in focus

Microsoft shares climbed roughly 0.7% to $414.19 in early Thursday trading, clawing back some losses amid growing scrutiny over the expenses tied to the AI expansion.

5 February 2026

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

Micron stock slips again in premarket after 9.6% slide as insiders sell and memory crunch hits phones

Micron Technology shares fell 2.6% to $369.50 in premarket trading Thursday, after plunging 9.6% on Wednesday. The stock closed at $379.40 following an intraday low of $363.90, according to market data.

5 February 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:MU·Smartphones·Stock Market·Technology

AppLovin stock tumbles on CloudX AI threat talk as traders brace for earnings

AppLovin Corp shares are under the microscope ahead of the open, coming off a 16.1% drop Wednesday that left the stock at $387.34. That followed a 4.4% decline the day before. Volume surged past 15 million shares, with the price fluctuating between $382.40 and $410.25.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:APP·Stock Market·Technology

Qualcomm stock price drops 11% premarket after weak forecast flags memory crunch

Qualcomm Incorporated shares dropped 11.1% to $132.34 in premarket trading Thursday, following a forecast that missed revenue and earnings estimates amid a global memory-chip shortage. The stock had closed Wednesday at $148.89.

5 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:QCOM·Stock Market·Technology

WiseTech Global share price slides again as AI jitters keep hammering ASX software stocks

Shares of WiseTech Global Ltd fell 2.6% to close at A$49.92 on Thursday, deepening a recent slide that’s wiped out roughly 13% over the past two sessions. The stock touched a 52-week low of A$47.69 during the day. Trading volume jumped to around 4.08 million shares, up from about 2.42 million on Wednesday, according to Investing.com data.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·ASX News·ASX:WTC.AX·Stock Market·Technology

Confluent stock (CFLT) slips as IBM deal vote nears and SEC filing flags shareholder suits

Confluent, Inc. shares dropped 0.4% Wednesday, ending the day at $30.33. The data-streaming software company has stepped up disclosures about its planned sale to IBM, facing ongoing shareholder lawsuits. The stock still lags behind IBM’s $31-per-share cash bid.

5 February 2026

NASDAQ:CFLT·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

Accenture stock steadies near $242 after CEO share-sale filing as AI jitters rattle tech services

Accenture plc shares closed Wednesday roughly 0.2% higher at $241.65, bouncing between $231.85 and $244.95 during the session. Investors digested new insider-sale reports amid a gloomy tone in software and services sectors.

5 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:ACN·Stock Market·Technology