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Wall Street News 3 February 2026

Bank of America stock today: BAC slides as software selloff hits Wall Street, shutdown delays jobs data

Bank of America stock today: BAC slides as software selloff hits Wall Street, shutdown delays jobs data

Bank of America shares slipped 0.5% to $53.76 Tuesday amid a broader tech selloff that weighed on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The bank restated its Q3 2025 Form 13F, now reporting $1.4739 trillion in assets. Investors await CEO Brian Moynihan’s Feb. 10 conference appearance and the next earnings report on April 15.
3 February 2026
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Teradyne stock jumps on AI-driven outlook — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Teradyne stock jumps on AI-driven outlook — here’s what Wall Street is watching next

Teradyne shares surged 11% to $277.00 on Tuesday after the company posted fourth-quarter results and a first-quarter forecast that topped Wall Street estimates. Revenue for the quarter reached $1.083 billion, with full-year 2025 sales up 13% to $3.19 billion. The stock traded between $249.54 and $312.14. Traders are watching order momentum and chipmaker spending heading into 2026.
3 February 2026
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Applied Materials stock slips despite fresh Wall Street target hikes — what’s behind AMAT’s move

Applied Materials stock slips despite fresh Wall Street target hikes — what’s behind AMAT’s move

Applied Materials shares fell about 2% to $321.73 by midday Tuesday amid a broader tech sell-off. UBS and Morgan Stanley raised their price targets for the stock ahead of Applied’s February 12 earnings report. Investors are watching for guidance on April-quarter revenue and updates on China exposure. Chip-equipment peers ASML, KLA, and Lam Research also declined.
3 February 2026
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Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock is rising today: frontier-bond index plan and a Wall Street upgrade

Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock is rising today: frontier-bond index plan and a Wall Street upgrade

JPMorgan shares rose 2% to $314.25 Tuesday after Kevin Warsh was nominated to lead the Fed and Baird upgraded the stock to Neutral, citing high valuation. Sources said JPMorgan is finalizing a frontier-market bond index, with details expected by June. U.S. economic data releases were delayed due to a partial government shutdown. Other major banks also gained in morning trading.
3 February 2026
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Caterpillar stock rises again as Truist lifts target to $786 and Form 144 sale notice hits tape

Caterpillar stock rises again as Truist lifts target to $786 and Form 144 sale notice hits tape

Caterpillar shares rose 1.7% to $702.63 in late-morning trading Tuesday, extending Monday’s rally after Truist Securities raised its price target to $786. A Form 144 filing showed a planned sale of 39,138 shares, valued at about $26.7 million, via Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. The company recently announced a 2-gigawatt generator order for a West Virginia data center.
3 February 2026
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Walmart stock cracks the $1 trillion club — what Wall Street watches next for WMT

Walmart stock cracks the $1 trillion club — what Wall Street watches next for WMT

Walmart shares rose 1.7% to $126.21 Tuesday, sending its market value above $1 trillion for the first time. CFO John D. Rainey filed to sell 40,000 shares, worth about $4.77 million, under a prearranged plan. The company’s next earnings report is set for Feb. 19, with investors watching for signs of sustained online growth and margin pressures. A partial U.S. government shutdown has delayed key economic data.
3 February 2026
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SoFi stock pops on JPMorgan upgrade, then cools as Wall Street trims targets

SoFi stock pops on JPMorgan upgrade, then cools as Wall Street trims targets

SoFi shares rose 0.2% to $22.12 by mid-morning Tuesday after JPMorgan upgraded the stock to Overweight with a $31 target. A recent SEC filing showed Chief Risk Officer Arun Pinto entered a hedging contract tied to 71,500 shares. SoFi will liquidate its Next 500 ETF after trustee approval. The stock briefly reached $23.34 before retreating.
3 February 2026
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Salesforce stock drops 5% — Cramer calls it “really great” as Wall Street waits for Agentforce revenue

Salesforce stock drops 5% — Cramer calls it “really great” as Wall Street waits for Agentforce revenue

Salesforce shares fell over 5% Tuesday to $199.65, with ServiceNow down 7% and Microsoft and Oracle also slipping. Investors are discounting enterprise software stocks despite Salesforce’s Agentforce segment reaching $500 million in annual recurring revenue, up 330% year over year. Salesforce recently announced a $5.6 billion, 10-year contract framework with the U.S. Army. Analyst targets and ratings remain positive.
3 February 2026
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Dow Jones today: DJIA ticks up on earnings rush as shutdown vote hangs over Wall Street

Dow Jones today: DJIA ticks up on earnings rush as shutdown vote hangs over Wall Street

The Dow rose 0.32% to 49,564.69 in early Tuesday trading, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped. Palantir jumped on earnings, but PayPal fell after a weak profit outlook. The House prepared for a tight shutdown vote, delaying key economic data releases. Oil prices rebounded, with Brent at $66.75 a barrel.
3 February 2026
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Epstein files spark fresh Wall Street question: which stocks could feel the heat?

Epstein files spark fresh Wall Street question: which stocks could feel the heat?

Tesla shares fell about 2% and Microsoft dropped 1.6% in early premarket trading Tuesday after new Justice Department disclosures tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutors withdrew thousands of files following redaction errors that exposed victims’ identities. JPMorgan Chase and Barclays, also linked to Epstein, saw premarket gains but face ongoing litigation. A court conference on the records is scheduled for Wednesday.
3 February 2026
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Dow Jones futures barely budge after 515-point pop as shutdown vote, data delays cloud Wall Street

Dow Jones futures barely budge after 515-point pop as shutdown vote, data delays cloud Wall Street

Dow futures slipped 9 points premarket Tuesday, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures rose. The Dow jumped 515 points Monday, led by chip stocks and small caps. The House plans a vote on a stopgap bill to end the partial U.S. government shutdown, which has already delayed the January jobs report. Palantir reported Q4 revenue of $1.407 billion and issued a 2026 forecast above $7.18 billion.
3 February 2026
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Gold surges after brutal selloff as Wall Street banks tell investors to ‘buy the dip’

Gold surges after brutal selloff as Wall Street banks tell investors to ‘buy the dip’

Gold surged over 5% Tuesday, its biggest daily gain since 2008, after plunging from last week’s record highs. Spot gold rose 5.8% to $4,935.56 an ounce, rebounding from a Monday low of $4,403.24. JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank called the pullback a buying opportunity, while CME Group’s margin hikes intensified volatility. The U.S. government’s partial shutdown delayed the jobs report.
3 February 2026
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BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

Anglo American share price slips as BofA turns neutral after copper outlook cut

7 February 2026
Anglo American shares closed down 0.75% at 3,435 pence Friday after BofA Global Research downgraded the miner to “neutral” and raised its price target to 3,600 pence. Anglo cut its 2026 copper production guidance and warned of continued weakness at De Beers. The company expects $200 million in charges tied to its Chile copper operations in the second half of 2025.
Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

Amazon’s $200B AI Spending Jolt Spurs Stock Selloff as Big Tech Capex Nears $650B

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell Friday after the company announced a $200 billion AI infrastructure plan for 2026, exceeding analyst expectations and reviving investor concerns about profitability. Combined 2026 capex flagged by Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta now tops $630 billion. Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom shares surged on the news, while software and data firms remained under pressure.
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