ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Aptiv shares slide as fourth-quarter growth cools despite earnings beat
Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) shares fell about 3% in premarket trading on Monday after the company reported fourth-quarter results that topped forecasts but highlighted a deceleration in revenue growth amid ongoing challenges in the global auto sector. The industrial technology group delivered adjusted earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter, narrowly ahead of the $1.84…
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Disney beats earnings forecasts as parks momentum offsets YouTube dispute headwinds
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) reported fiscal first-quarter results that exceeded market expectations, supported by continued strength in its theme parks and experiences business, even as a contractual dispute with Alphabet-owned YouTube weighed on overall profitability. Revenue rose 5.2% year-on-year to $25.98 billion, ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimates of $25.69 billion. Disney’s experiences segment — which includes…
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Rare earths rally as Trump moves toward $12 billion strategic minerals reserve
Shares of rare earth and critical minerals producers jumped after reports that President Donald Trump is preparing a $12 billion plan to build a strategic stockpile of key minerals, aimed at cutting U.S. reliance on Chinese supply chains. USA Rare Earth rose 6.5%, while United States Antimony (AMEX:UAMY) advanced 7% and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) climbed…
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Alibaba plans $431 million Lunar New Year push for AI app user growth
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) said on Monday that it will allocate 3 billion yuan ($431 million) to promote its Qwen artificial intelligence app during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, sharply intensifying competition among China’s largest technology groups. The promotional campaign is set to kick off on February 6. Alibaba said the initiative will feature a wide…
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Nvidia CEO Huang says OpenAI investment remains on track
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is moving ahead with plans for a major investment in OpenAI, which CEO Jensen Huang described as “huge” and potentially the largest the company has ever made, pushing back against reports suggesting tensions with the ChatGPT developer. Speaking to reporters in Taipei on Saturday, Huang rejected suggestions that he was unhappy with OpenAI,…
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Oracle signals plans to raise $45–$50 billion in 2026 to fund AI expansion
Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) said late Sunday that it plans to raise substantial new funding in 2026 to support the continued buildout of its artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, as demand for computing capacity continues to surge. The company expects to generate between $45 billion and $50 billion in gross proceeds next year through a combination…
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Hotel stocks: winners and losers as a weaker dollar reshapes earnings
A softer U.S. dollar is set to create an unusual earnings dynamic for global hotel and travel groups in the first quarter, with companies that generate a large share of revenue outside the United States likely to benefit. The current bout of dollar weakness follows a period of strength in early 2025, resulting in an…
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Bitcoin price today: slides to $77k, hovers near 10-month low as liquidations mount and Fed worries linger
Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) hovered near its weakest levels since April on Monday, after a steep weekend sell-off dragged prices toward the $75,000 area. Heavy unwinding of leveraged trades and rising macro uncertainty continued to weigh on market sentiment. The largest cryptocurrency was last down 2.2% at $76,825.4 by 03:06 ET (08:06 GMT), after touching an intraday…
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Gold and Silver Extend Steep Selloff as Precious Metals Rout Deepens
The slide in precious metals showed little sign of easing, with gold prices continuing to fall sharply after last week’s shock driven by shifting expectations around future U.S. monetary policy. Spot gold dropped a further 4% in early trading to around $4,600 an ounce, following Friday’s 9% plunge. In just a handful of sessions, prices…
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Oil Prices Drop More Than 3% as US–Iran Dialogue Eases Risk Premium; OPEC+ Keeps Output Steady
Oil prices came under heavy pressure in Asian trading on Monday, sliding more than 3% as reports of renewed contacts between the United States and Iran prompted traders to unwind part of the geopolitical risk premium embedded in crude. The move was compounded by profit-taking after last week’s rally. The decline followed a weekend meeting…