U.S. regulators approved a new first-line treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia combining AbbVie’s Venclexta and AstraZeneca’s Calquence, citing improved progression-free survival over standard therapy. AbbVie shares closed up 0.21% at $224.81 Friday.
Alphabet Class C shares rose 2.1% to $309.87 in early Friday trading after Google launched a preview of Gemini 3.1 Pro for Vertex AI and Gemini Enterprise customers. Google and Sea announced plans to develop an AI shopping prototype for Shopee. U.S. GDP grew 1.4% in Q4, below forecasts, while inflation data came in higher than expected.
Advanced Micro Devices shares fell 1.5% to $200.12 at Wednesday’s close, lagging tech peers. CEO Lisa Su was granted a $75 million performance stock award and a $3.13 million cash bonus for 2025, according to a company filing. CFO Jean Hu sold nearly 20,000 shares on Feb. 17 under a preset trading plan. Investors reviewed the filings as AMD’s AI chip roadmap faced scrutiny.
Broadcom shares closed up 0.3% at $333.51 Wednesday, little changed after hours. Citi cut its price target to $458 ahead of Broadcom’s March 4 results but kept a buy rating. Meta signed a multi-year AI hardware deal with Nvidia, while some Broadcom VMware customers are reviewing higher licensing fees.
Rolls-Royce shares rose 3.67% to 1,271p Friday, outperforming the broader London market. Strong demand for jet engine servicing lifted the sector, while investors await full-year results on Feb. 26 for clarity on cash flow and possible capital returns. Rolls-Royce faces a $175 million contract dispute with United Airlines over Airbus A350 engines. FTSE 100 closed up 0.42% at 10,446.35.
Macquarie Group shares fell 0.91% to close at 216.17 AUD on Friday, marking a second straight day of losses. The S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 1.4% to 8,917 amid global investor concerns over AI-related risks. No new Macquarie updates appeared on Sunday. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release February meeting minutes on Tuesday.
AST SpaceMobile shares fell 15.17% Thursday to $82.22 after announcing a $1 billion convertible debt deal, then edged up 0.35% Friday. U.S. defense stocks closed higher Friday as Treasury yields dropped on softer inflation data. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Presidents Day. Space stocks broadly declined Thursday, with Procure Space ETF and satellite suppliers hit.
Salesforce shares rose 2.7% to close at $190.41 Friday, outperforming a sluggish U.S. market after inflation data came in lower than expected. The stock remains down about 30% for the year amid volatility tied to AI sector concerns. Trading volume reached 6.1 million shares, with prices ranging from $184.31 to $193.43. Salesforce will report Q4 and full-year results on February 25 after the market closes.
Algorhythm Holdings shares jumped 228% to $3.48 in after-hours trading Friday after the company reported SemiCab users boosted shipment volume by 300–400% without hiring more staff. The surge triggered a selloff in trucking and logistics stocks, with the Dow Jones Transportation Average down 4.4% Thursday. Trading volume for Algorhythm hit 161.5 million shares. Some analysts called the market reaction overblown.
Visa shares fell 3.2% to $313.77 in late trading Friday after the company announced a new exchange offer for its class B shares, tied to ongoing U.S. merchant litigation over interchange fees. Visa also issued $3 billion in senior notes this week, with yields ranging from 3.8% to 4.7%. Mastercard dropped 2.1%, American Express 1.8%.
Salesforce shares fell 1.6% to $182.12 Thursday morning, nearing a 52-week low after a 30% drop in the past month. The company agreed to acquire AI startup Cimulate; terms were not disclosed. Salesforce will report quarterly and annual results on February 25. Reuters reported this week that Salesforce is cutting fewer than 1,000 jobs.
Accenture shares fell 3.8% to $221.58 Thursday, hitting an intraday low of $215.22, after CEO Julie Sweet disclosed plans to sell 6,057 shares. Trading volume reached about 7.5 million. Investors are watching a March 19 earnings call and a May 20 GAO ruling on a disputed $1.4 billion federal contract. IBM, Cognizant, DXC, and Infosys also posted sharp declines.
IBM shares fell 4.5% to $260.66 in Thursday afternoon trading, hitting a low of $257.21 on volume of 8.5 million shares. The drop deepened losses in U.S. tech stocks, with the Nasdaq down 1.5%. Investors focused on Friday’s U.S. consumer price index report after strong jobs data shifted Fed rate cut expectations. IBM launched a new FlashSystem storage line aimed at “agent AI.”
Plug Power moved its special shareholder meeting to Feb. 12, focusing on proposals to approve more shares and a possible reverse stock split. Shares traded near $1.96 in premarket after closing down 3.9% Wednesday. Albany County’s development agency cut Plug’s local job target to 650 by 2027, down from 1,087 by 2025. The virtual meeting is set for 4 p.m. EST.
Leidos Holdings shares fell 11% Wednesday to close at $173, then showed little movement after hours. The company reports earnings before market open on Feb. 17, days after announcing a $142 million federal contract and a planned $2.4 billion acquisition of ENTRUST Solutions. Trading volume reached about 1.5 million shares.
Intel shares rose 2% to $48.08 in Wednesday afternoon trading, with about 87 million shares changing hands. The company plans to showcase real-time AI inference for mobile networks at Mobile World Congress. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Intel will make GPUs for data centers and recently hired a lead GPU architect. Intel is also investing $100 million in AI chip startup SambaNova Systems.
Microsoft shares slipped 0.1% to $413.27 in premarket trading Wednesday after Melius Research downgraded the stock, citing rising AI-related capital spending and pressure on cash flow. Free cash flow fell to $5.9 billion last quarter as capex hit $37.5 billion. Investors await the U.S. January jobs report, which could influence tech stock valuations.
Intel shares fell 6.2% to $47.13 in after-hours trading Tuesday, extending recent losses amid weak U.S. retail sales and investor caution ahead of a delayed jobs report. The stock traded between $46.78 and $50.50 on volume of about 99 million shares. UBS downgraded the U.S. tech sector to "neutral," citing uncertainty over AI infrastructure spending. Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of processor delays up to six months.
Sandisk shares fell 6.1% Tuesday to $547.57, deepening losses that began in February as memory and storage stocks weakened. Nearly 14.4 million Sandisk shares changed hands. Micron, Western Digital, and Seagate also dropped. Investors await Friday’s U.S. inflation report, with rate expectations in focus for tech stocks.
Dow Jones hit a record 50,338.83, up 0.4%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped after U.S. retail sales stalled in December. Alphabet shares fell 2.8% following a $20 billion bond sale; Spotify jumped 15% and Datadog 13% on strong results. Investors await the delayed January jobs report on Feb. 11 and inflation data on Feb. 13.
AMD shares traded near $216 in early Tuesday premarket after closing up 3.53% at $215.80 on Monday, recovering from last week’s post-earnings drop. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data this week, which could affect rate-cut bets and pressure chip stocks. AMD’s Q1 revenue outlook remains below the previous quarter, keeping focus on its competition with Nvidia in AI hardware.
Posts on Indian social media claim new Nokia-branded foldable and feature phones with high-end specs and low prices, including a “Nokia 2026 Foldable 5G” and “Nokia Evolve Pro 2026.” HMD Global, Nokia’s official licensee, has not confirmed these models. Product details circulating online cite leaks and speculation, with no official listings or announcements from HMD.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.3-Codex to paying ChatGPT customers but is restricting wider access due to cybersecurity risks. The company is piloting a “Trusted Access for Cyber” initiative and offering $10 million in API credits for defensive research. GPT-5.3-Codex achieved record scores on several coding benchmarks. Full API access remains limited as OpenAI strengthens safeguards.
Takeda signed a multi-year drug discovery partnership with private firm Iambic, with milestone payments potentially exceeding $1.7 billion plus royalties. The collaboration will focus on small-molecule programs targeting oncology, gastrointestinal, and inflammatory diseases. Takeda will access Iambic’s NeuralPLexer AI model to predict drug-target binding.
Goldman Sachs is working with AI startup Anthropic to develop AI agents for automating internal banking tasks, including trade accounting and client verification, CNBC reported Friday. Goldman confirmed the partnership to Reuters. CTO Marco Argenti said the firm is in early stages and expects deployment soon but gave no timeline. The agents are being tested for transaction reconciliation and onboarding.
Apple is expected to release iOS 26.3 as soon as Monday, Feb. 9, with iOS 26.4 developer beta following the week of Feb. 23. iOS 26.4 will include major Siri and Apple Intelligence upgrades plus new emoji. The broader iOS 26.4 rollout is planned for late March. iOS 26.3 adds location privacy controls and improved iPhone-to-Android transfers.
Leaked images showing Samsung’s Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus in white surfaced online Saturday. Reports highlighted faster charging but noted the lack of built-in Qi2 magnets, meaning magnetic cases may still be required. A TechRadar poll found 70% of readers are not excited about the upcoming Galaxy S launch. Samsung is expected to announce the devices in late February.