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Technology News 1 February 2026 - 2 February 2026

Broadcom stock price steadies into Monday after Wolfe upgrade and fresh VMware channel shake-up

Broadcom stock price steadies into Monday after Wolfe upgrade and fresh VMware channel shake-up

Broadcom shares rose 0.17% to $331.30 Friday, defying a broader Nasdaq decline after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock, citing a spike in Alphabet’s AI chip production. The company also drew attention for issuing non-renewal notices to some VMware cloud partners, raising concerns among smaller providers.
2 February 2026
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ASML stock price slips into weekend; dividend dates, capacity questions loom

ASML stock price slips into weekend; dividend dates, capacity questions loom

ASML shares closed 2.2% lower at $1,423 on U.S. markets Friday, despite record fourth-quarter orders and a raised 2026 sales forecast. The company plans to cut 1,700 jobs and launch a new buyback. Investors await dividend dates in mid-February and the annual report on Feb. 25. Sentiment remains volatile as markets weigh delivery risks against high expectations.
1 February 2026
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Verizon stock price jumps on $25 billion buyback — can VZ hold gains into Monday?

Verizon stock price jumps on $25 billion buyback — can VZ hold gains into Monday?

Verizon shares surged 11.8% to $44.52 Friday after the company raised its 2026 profit and cash forecasts and announced a $25 billion buyback program. The carrier added 616,000 postpaid phone subscribers in the fourth quarter, beating expectations. CEO Dan Schulman said Verizon is exiting 2025 with “strong momentum.” AT&T and T-Mobile US also gained as the broader telecom sector rallied.
1 February 2026
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Texas Instruments stock price: TXN eases into the weekend as eyes turn to Feb. 24 webcast and key U.S. data

Texas Instruments stock price: TXN eases into the weekend as eyes turn to Feb. 24 webcast and key U.S. data

Texas Instruments closed Friday at $215.55, down about 1.5% as post-earnings momentum faded. Fourth-quarter revenue reached $4.42 billion with earnings of $1.27 per share. Data center revenue jumped 70% year-over-year. Investors await Monday’s factory data and a Feb. 24 capital-management webcast.
1 February 2026
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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.
1 February 2026
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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.
1 February 2026
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SK hynix stock price: Korea export surge sets up Monday test for chip shares

SK hynix stock price: Korea export surge sets up Monday test for chip shares

SK hynix shares closed at 909,000 won Friday, up 5.57%, after South Korea’s January semiconductor exports jumped 102.7% to $11.7 billion. The company posted a record 19.2 trillion won quarterly operating profit and plans to cancel treasury shares worth 12.2 trillion won. Samsung will begin HBM4 chip production next month, while SK hynix ramps up new wafer output at its Cheongju fab.
1 February 2026
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Micron stock (MU) drops nearly 5% into Monday — what traders watch next

Micron stock (MU) drops nearly 5% into Monday — what traders watch next

Micron Technology shares fell 4.8% to $414.88 Friday, lagging the tech sector as markets reacted to Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair. Investors weighed volatile mega-cap earnings and inflation concerns. SanDisk jumped on strong guidance and flagged a memory chip shortage. Micron will update investors at a Wolfe Research event on February 11.
1 February 2026
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Samsung stock in focus as Korea chip exports double; Monday open looms

Samsung stock in focus as Korea chip exports double; Monday open looms

South Korea’s January exports jumped 33.9% to $65.85 billion, fueled by a 102.7% surge in semiconductor shipments. Samsung Electronics closed at 160,500 won, down 0.12%, despite reporting a record 20 trillion won quarterly operating profit. The company warned of ongoing memory shortages and rising costs. U.S. tariff discussions and high chip prices are adding uncertainty for tech firms.
1 February 2026
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Microsoft stock (MSFT) heads into Monday with AI spending bill still in focus

Microsoft stock (MSFT) heads into Monday with AI spending bill still in focus

Microsoft shares fell 0.8% to $430.29 Friday, extending losses after a 10% drop Thursday that erased $360 billion in market value. Investors questioned heavy AI and data-center spending, with nearly half of Microsoft’s backlog tied to OpenAI. Tech stocks lagged, pulling the Nasdaq down 0.7%. Alphabet and Amazon earnings, plus U.S. jobs data, are due next week.
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BitMine Immersion Technologies stock price: BMNR heads into Monday after Friday slide, ether drop

BitMine Immersion Technologies stock price: BMNR heads into Monday after Friday slide, ether drop

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) fell nearly 6% to $25.10 Friday as ether and bitcoin prices dropped sharply over the weekend. The company disclosed president Erik Nelson’s exit in a Jan. 28 SEC filing, with $585,000 in severance. BMNR reported holding 4.24 million ether and plans to ramp up staking. Crypto-linked stocks showed mixed results ahead of Monday’s market open.
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Stock Market Today

Prudential plc share price ends week higher as PRU buyback and BoE rate bets shape the next move

Prudential plc share price ends week higher as PRU buyback and BoE rate bets shape the next move

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 09:27 (GMT) — Market closed. Prudential plc shares (PRU.L) closed 0.5% higher on Friday at about 1,182 pence, trimming the previous day’s losses as the insurer stayed active in the market with stock repurchases. With the London market shut for the weekend, traders now head into Monday with rates and buybacks back on the checklist. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The near-term push and pull is coming from the interest-rate story, which has shifted again since the Bank of England’s latest signals and survey reads. A BoE market participants survey released on Friday showed expectations for the policy rate
Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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