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Technology News 1 February 2026

STMicroelectronics stock price steadies after earnings whipsaw as analysts lift targets

STMicroelectronics stock price steadies after earnings whipsaw as analysts lift targets

STMicroelectronics shares closed Friday up 1.3% at 23.84 euros after a volatile week, despite a 5.8% drop on Thursday. Fourth-quarter net revenues reached $3.33 billion, but restructuring charges led to a $30 million net loss. CEO Jean-Marc Chery projected first-quarter revenues of $3.04 billion, below analyst expectations. UBS and Oddo BHF raised their price targets following the results.
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Montage Technology Class A stock price jumps on Hong Kong H-share offer — what to watch next week

Montage Technology Class A stock price jumps on Hong Kong H-share offer — what to watch next week

Montage Technology shares jumped 12.1% in Shanghai Friday, closing at 181.85 yuan after announcing a Hong Kong H-share offering. The company set a maximum offer price of HK$106.89 per share, with final pricing due Feb. 6 and trading to start Feb. 9. The public offer in Hong Kong closes Feb. 4. Traders are watching for pricing and demand signals.
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ASE Technology stock drops 4% as chip shares slide; Feb. 5 earnings call looms

ASE Technology stock drops 4% as chip shares slide; Feb. 5 earnings call looms

ASE Technology Holding fell 4.19% to NT$297 in Taipei Friday, with its U.S. ADR down 4.04% at $18.98. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 3.87%, weighing on chip-related stocks ahead of ASE’s Feb. 5 earnings conference. Investors are watching for signals on demand, spending, and capacity. Markets are closed over the weekend.
1 February 2026
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MediaTek stock price slips into weekend; Feb 4 earnings call is the next test

MediaTek stock price slips into weekend; Feb 4 earnings call is the next test

MediaTek shares fell 1.12% to T$1,760 at Friday’s close ahead of its Feb. 4 earnings report. Taiwan’s benchmark index dropped 1.45% to 32,063.75, with turnover near NT$907 billion. Investors await MediaTek’s guidance on smartphone chip demand and AI projects. Markets in Taiwan are now closed for the weekend.
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Arm stock slips after Friday chip selloff; CEO share-sale notice puts earnings in focus

Arm stock slips after Friday chip selloff; CEO share-sale notice puts earnings in focus

Arm’s U.S.-listed ADRs fell 2.8% to $105.36 at Friday’s close amid a broad chip stock selloff. CEO Rene Haas filed to sell 6,152 shares valued at about $654,000. The drop comes ahead of Arm’s fiscal third-quarter results due Feb. 4. Investors cited uncertainty over monetary policy after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Federal Reserve chair.
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Cambricon Technologies stock price in focus after 2025 profit forecast, “U” tag in play

Cambricon Technologies stock price in focus after 2025 profit forecast, “U” tag in play

Cambricon Technologies expects its first annual profit since listing, forecasting 2025 net income of 1.85–2.15 billion yuan on revenue of 6–7 billion yuan, citing AI computing demand. Shares closed up 0.6% Friday in Shanghai. The company’s “U” suffix may be dropped if audited results in March confirm the turnaround. Cambricon posted a 2024 net loss of 452 million yuan on 1.17 billion yuan revenue.
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Qualcomm stock price ends week lower — what to watch before QCOM’s Feb. 4 earnings call

Qualcomm stock price ends week lower — what to watch before QCOM’s Feb. 4 earnings call

Qualcomm shares closed down 0.41% at $151.59 Friday, slipping further to $151.44 after hours. The company will report fiscal first-quarter earnings on Feb. 4, with Wall Street expecting EPS of $3.37 and revenue near $12.23 billion. Investors await jobs data and Fed commentary next week, which could affect chip stocks.
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Advanced Micro Devices stock slips on MI450 delay chatter — what investors watch before earnings

Advanced Micro Devices stock slips on MI450 delay chatter — what investors watch before earnings

AMD shares fell 6.13% to $236.73 Friday after SemiAnalysis warned of possible MI450 AI chip delays, though Wells Fargo’s Aaron Rakers disputed the claim and kept a $345 price target. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.94% as investors reacted to Kevin Warsh’s nomination for Fed chair. AMD reports earnings Feb. 3, with options pricing signaling an 8.9% implied move for Feb. 6 expiries.
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SK hynix stock pops above 900,000 won — what could drive the next move

SK hynix stock pops above 900,000 won — what could drive the next move

SK hynix shares jumped 5.57% to 909,000 won Friday, capping a 19% weekly gain as AI-driven memory shortages pushed chip prices higher. The KOSPI closed up 0.06%. Apple and Samsung flagged rising memory costs and tight supply, with SK hynix holding a 61% HBM market share last year. The company is weighing a U.S. AI investment arm and saw its bond rating upgraded to AA+ this week.
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Broadcom stock price in focus: Wolfe upgrade leans on Google TPU growth as AVGO heads into Monday

Broadcom stock price in focus: Wolfe upgrade leans on Google TPU growth as AVGO heads into Monday

Broadcom shares rose 0.17% to $331.30 Friday after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to Outperform with a $400 target. The upgrade cited Broadcom’s gains in Google’s tensor processing units and stronger AI custom-chip sales. Broadcom’s VMware partner strategy is under scrutiny in Europe. Chip and AI infrastructure stocks broadly fell, but Broadcom closed higher.
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Micron stock price drops after a wild Friday swing as AI chip bets face a packed week

Micron stock price drops after a wild Friday swing as AI chip bets face a packed week

Micron Technology fell 4.8% to $414.88 Friday, swinging nearly $50 during heavy trading as volume topped 50 million shares. After hours, shares rebounded 1.75%. The drop comes ahead of major tech earnings and U.S. labor data next week. Micron recently announced a $24 billion Singapore fab and insider share sales drew attention.
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Stock Market Today

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

7 February 2026
Blockchain industry groups are promoting supply-chain emissions tracking and data transparency, not crypto trading, as key business uses. Companies face mounting pressure to map Scope 3 emissions, which are often hard to verify. Past blockchain supply-chain projects, including Maersk’s TradeLens, struggled with adoption when partners failed to participate.
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