Australian stocks have taken a beating as massive losses across US tech stocks, nosediving gold and silver prices and Bitcoin’s crash have taken their toll.  Facebook

Asian Stocks Fall Amid Growing Investor Anxiety Over Massive AI Capex Plans  The Wall Street Journal

Indian Founders Slash Holdings to All-Time Low as Funds Stay Bullish  Bloomberg

Stock Market News, Feb. 5, 2026: Nasdaq Slumps Again as Jobs Data Collides With Tech Selloff  The Wall Street Journal

Down 28% From Its Highs, Is Microsoft Stock a Buy?  fool.com

MATSUYAMA, Japan, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Kazuyuki Masu said on Friday the central bank must raise interest rates in a timely fashion to avoid underlying inflation from exceeding its 2% target. Masu said he believes Japan’s underlying inflation remains below 2% but is "drawing very close" to that level, as companies and households shed their deep-rooted deflationary behaviour. "I am convinced that continuing with further policy interest rate hikes will be needed to complete the normalization of monetary policy in Japan," Masu said in a speech to business leaders in Matsuyama, in western Japan. With Japan clearly entering an inflationary phase, the BOJ must ensure that underlying inflation remains below 2% through "timely and appropriate rate hikes", Masu said. "At the same time, it is critical to ensure excessive rate hikes do not disrupt the virtuous cycle of a moderate rise in prices and wages that has finally begun to gain momentum in Japan," he said, adding that the BOJ will therefore proceed cautiously with rate hikes. What are the best investment opportunities in 2026? The best investments start with better data. Going with your gut has its place, but when excitement masquerades as intuition, it can lead to costly mistakes—or analysis paralysis. InvestingPro+ combines institutional-grade data with AI-powered insights that you don't need a finance PhD to understand. It won't guarantee winners, but it will certainly help you find more of them, more often. So what are the best investments of 2026 so far?

Why Peloton Stock Crashed Today  Yahoo Finance

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures plummet as Amazon's earnings flop set to deepen tech rout  Yahoo Finance

Stocks Settle Lower as Tech and Crypto are Routed  Nasdaq

Investing.com-- Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) shares surged to a record high in Australian trade on Friday after the mining giant said it had ended talks to merge with peer Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) to create one of the world’s largest mining companies. Rio rose as much as 2.5% to a record high of A$161.180, although it swiftly trimmed gains to trade up around A$157.450. The stock outpaced a nearly 2% slide in the ASX 200. Get more breaking news on Australia’s biggest mining stocks with InvestingPro The mining giant said on Thursday it had ended talks over a potential merger with Glencore, stating that the two companies could not strike a deal to generate sufficient value for shareholders. The discussions, which were disclosed in January, were the third attempt by the miners to merge, after failed attempts in 2024 and 2014. The deal faced opposition from some of Rio’s British and Australian shareholders, who questioned whether the merger would create enough value to justify the massive undertaking. Which stock should you buy in your very next trade? AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes dozens of winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. Year to date, 2 out of 3 global portfolios are beating their benchmark indexes, with 88% in the green. Our flagship Tech Titans strategy doubled the S&P 500 within 18 months, including notable winners like Super Micro Computer (+185%) and AppLovin (+157%). Which stock will be the next to soar?

Stocks tumble as AI rout deepens, silver hammered  Reuters

Amazon's stock falls after earnings. Here's why investors are spooked.  MarketWatch

US stocks close lower as tech sector slides  Anadolu Ajansı

Why Microsoft Stock Slumped by 5% on Thursday  Nasdaq

Amazon earnings recap: Stock plunges as capex-spending plans blow away estimates  Business Insider

Why one Anthropic update wiped billions off software stocks  Fast Company

* Why a new AI tool hammered some software stocks this week  ABC News * Software experiencing 'most exciting moment' as AI fears hammer the stocks  CNBC * The AI that spooked the stock market just got a big update  cnn.com

Cathie Wood’s ARK Funds Buy the AMD Stock Drop  Barron's

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Why Microsoft Stock Slumped by 5% on Thursday  fool.com

Stock futures drop as Amazon slide adds to Wall Street's tech woes: Live updates  CNBC