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Texas Instruments stock: what to know after TXN dips, with jobs data and chip demand in focus

Texas Instruments stock: what to know after TXN dips, with jobs data and chip demand in focus

Texas Instruments shares fell 1.6% to $215.55 Friday, despite a strong earnings forecast earlier in the week. Trading volume reached 9.1 million. The drop followed a spike in U.S. producer prices and steady Fed rates, with investors shifting focus from chip demand to interest rate risks. The Nasdaq closed down 0.9%, S&P 500 down 0.4%.
Salesforce stock heads into Monday after software rout as AI fears hang over CRM shares

Salesforce stock heads into Monday after software rout as AI fears hang over CRM shares

Salesforce shares closed Friday at $212.29, down 0.8%, after plunging 7.1% Thursday amid a broad software selloff. Concerns over AI’s impact on software subscription models weighed on the sector. Investors are awaiting U.S. jobs data on Feb. 6 and Salesforce’s earnings later this month. Wall Street indexes also fell Friday on economic and political developments.
Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up

Tech stocks face a Monday test after Trump taps Warsh for Fed as Big Tech earnings line up

Nasdaq fell 0.94% Friday, led by a 4.1% drop in semiconductor ETFs and losses in major tech stocks after a hotter-than-expected PPI report. The 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.25%. Apple projected strong March-quarter revenue growth, while Tesla rose 3.3% against declines in Meta and Nvidia. Investors now await earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, and AMD, plus the Feb. 6 U.S. jobs report.
Data center stocks drop before a packed week: what to watch for Equinix, Digital Realty, Vertiv

Data center stocks drop before a packed week: what to watch for Equinix, Digital Realty, Vertiv

Vertiv shares fell 4.5% and Arista Networks dropped 4.3% Friday as data center stocks slid, with the Global X Data Center ETF down 2.5%. The declines followed Microsoft’s cloud revenue miss and came ahead of key REIT earnings and the Feb. 6 U.S. jobs report. Broader markets also dropped after Donald Trump said he would nominate Kevin Warsh as Fed chair.
Big Tech stocks brace for Monday as Nvidia CEO vows ‘huge’ OpenAI investment and Apple’s iPhone rebound shows up

Big Tech stocks brace for Monday as Nvidia CEO vows ‘huge’ OpenAI investment and Apple’s iPhone rebound shows up

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company will make a “huge” investment in OpenAI but denied plans for a $100 billion deal. Amazon is in early talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, while SoftBank has discussed an additional $30 billion, sources told Reuters. Tech stocks fell Friday after Trump named Kevin Warsh as his Fed pick and producer prices rose. Tesla gained nearly 5% on SpaceX merger speculation.
Semiconductor stocks stumble after KLA rout — what to watch before Monday’s open

Semiconductor stocks stumble after KLA rout — what to watch before Monday’s open

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.9% to 7,998.47 Friday, led by a 15.2% plunge in KLA shares despite the company beating estimates. Apple warned of rising memory-chip costs, while investors weighed Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair and a hotter producer-price report. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed plans for a major OpenAI investment. Key chip earnings reports are due next week.
Micron stock faces Monday test after Friday slide as Apple flags rising memory costs

Micron stock faces Monday test after Friday slide as Apple flags rising memory costs

Micron shares fell 4.8% to $414.88 on Friday after Apple warned of sharply rising memory prices. A company filing showed chief legal officer Ray Michael Charles sold 12,268 shares under a preset plan. Samsung and SK Hynix are shifting production to high-bandwidth memory, tightening DRAM supply. Analysts now expect global smartphone and PC sales to decline in 2026.
Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent stock slips to HK$606 as China’s Nvidia H200 signal meets a rougher tape

Tencent shares fell 2.57% to HK$606.00 Friday as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 2.08% amid a tech selloff and weak Chinese factory data. China’s January manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3, signaling contraction. Beijing granted conditional approval for DeepSeek and major tech firms to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI chips. Hong Kong markets are closed for the weekend.
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Samsung stock price in focus: What to watch after earnings as memory-chip squeeze hits phones

Samsung stock price in focus: What to watch after earnings as memory-chip squeeze hits phones

Samsung Electronics closed Friday at 160,500 won, down 0.1%, after posting record quarterly revenue of 93.8 trillion won and operating profit of 20.1 trillion won. The chip division drove results, but investors weighed rising memory costs and weaker demand for phones and PCs. Samsung plans to ship HBM4 memory and launch the Galaxy S26 this quarter. Shares remain about 1% below their 52-week high.
Google stock (GOOG) holds steady as Alphabet heads into earnings week with AI capex in focus

Google stock (GOOG) holds steady as Alphabet heads into earnings week with AI capex in focus

Alphabet Class C shares closed at $338.64 Friday, slipping to $338.53 after hours. Google launched “Project Genie,” an AI tool for creating interactive worlds, triggering sharp declines in videogame stocks. A federal judge rejected over $2 billion in new privacy penalties against Google. Investors await next week’s earnings and updates on AI spending.
Apple stock price: AAPL ended Friday at $259 — what investors watch before Monday

Apple stock price: AAPL ended Friday at $259 — what investors watch before Monday

Apple reported quarterly revenue up 16% to $143.8 billion and earnings per share of $2.84, citing record iPhone demand. Shares closed at $259.48, rising 0.46%, before slipping 0.19% after hours. The company bought back 93 million shares for $25 billion and acquired Israeli audio-AI startup Q.ai for $1.6 billion. Apple warned of rising memory costs and tighter DRAM supplies.
Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft stock heads into Monday under a cloud after post-earnings slide

Microsoft shares fell 0.7% to $430.29 Friday, extending losses after a 10% plunge Thursday—their steepest drop since March 2020. The selloff followed concerns over slowing cloud growth and heavy reliance on OpenAI contracts. Microsoft reported quarterly revenue of $81.27 billion, with cloud sales up 26%. Investors await earnings from Alphabet and Amazon next week.
Tesla stock jumps on SpaceX-xAI merger talk — what could move TSLA next week

Tesla stock jumps on SpaceX-xAI merger talk — what could move TSLA next week

Tesla shares closed up 3.3% at $430.41 after reports of possible mergers involving SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla. The company confirmed a $2 billion investment in xAI and maintained 2026 production targets for its Cybercab robotaxi. Tesla projected capital spending will top $20 billion in 2026, mostly for new vehicle and robotics lines. The Delaware Supreme Court reduced Tesla’s legal fee obligation in a director-pay case to $70.9 million.
Cisco stock price slips into weekend as Fed pick jitters hit tech — what CSCO investors watch next

Cisco stock price slips into weekend as Fed pick jitters hit tech — what CSCO investors watch next

Cisco shares closed at $78.32 Friday, down 0.1%, as U.S. markets fell after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve and producer prices rose more than expected. Investors shifted away from risk ahead of next week’s U.S. jobs report and Cisco’s earnings release. The stock is up 5% over the past week. Treasury yields and the dollar climbed as bets on near-term rate cuts faded.
Texas Instruments stock slips into the weekend after AI-led surge; what TXN watchers track next

Texas Instruments stock slips into the weekend after AI-led surge; what TXN watchers track next

Texas Instruments shares fell 1.5% to $215.55 Friday, retreating after a post-earnings rally. The company forecast first-quarter revenue and profit above analyst estimates and reported a 70% jump in data-center revenue. The board declared a $1.42 quarterly dividend, payable Feb. 10 to shareholders of record Jan. 30. Chip stocks broadly declined as Wall Street indexes ended lower.
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  • S&P 500 Hits Dot-Com Bubble Valuation Levels Last Seen in 1999
    April 26, 2026, 7:52 AM EDT. The S&P 500 index surged 8% in April and has returned 300% over the past decade, outperforming its historical average. However, its current CAPE (cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings) ratio stands at 40.1, matching levels last observed during the 1999 dot-com bubble. According to Invesco research, such high valuations historically presage poor annualized returns over the next decade, sometimes even negative. Yet, factors like strong tech sector growth, significant passive investment inflows, and currency devaluation provide bullish momentum. Investors should weigh valuation risks against potential long-term gains. Meanwhile, analysts from Motley Fool's Stock Advisor recommend selective stock picking over broad index investment, citing past successes with companies like Netflix and Nvidia.

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Microsoft vs Oracle vs Google Stock: Price Forecasts Reveal a Split in the AI Cloud Race

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Microsoft, Alphabet, and Oracle shares closed at $424.62, $344.40, and $173.28, respectively, ahead of earnings reports expected Wednesday. Analysts see a bigger earnings test for Microsoft, more upside potential for Oracle, and less room for Alphabet after its recent gains. Investors are watching capital spending on AI and cloud infrastructure. Options pricing suggests a possible 6% move for Microsoft and 5% for Alphabet after results.
Nvidia vs AMD vs Intel Stock: Why Intel’s Rally Just Changed the AI Chip Forecast

Nvidia vs AMD vs Intel Stock: Why Intel’s Rally Just Changed the AI Chip Forecast

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Intel shares jumped 23.6% Friday to $82.54 after a strong earnings report and upbeat revenue forecast, marking their biggest one-day gain since 1987. AMD rose 13.9% to $347.81, while Nvidia closed up 4.3% at $208.27, near its 52-week high. Intel’s results sparked new interest in CPUs for AI workloads, shifting analyst targets and investor focus beyond GPUs.
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