US jobs report delayed amid shutdown
The US Labour Department on Monday announced that a highly anticipated report on hiring and jobs will be delayed due to a partial government shutdown, creating further disruption to data releases at a crucial time for the economy.
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Apple (AAPL) just reported record quarterly revenue and profit, helped by very strong demand for its latest iPhone lineup and solid growth in China and India, plus a constructive outlook for the next quarter.
The U.S. and India have reached a trade deal and will immediately move to lower tariffs on each other’s goods, President Donald Trump announced.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also agreed to buy American products “at a much higher level”
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The S&P 500 closed higher on Feb 2, lifted by gains in chipmakers and other companies related to artificial intelligence, while smaller companies also rose sharply. The Russell 2000 index jumped about 1 per cent, with the small-cap index significantly outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq so far in 2026.
Alphabet rose 1.9 per cent to a record high and Amazon added 1.5 per cent.
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AST was awarded a contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin announced new competition.
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2026 started where 2025 left off with commodity markets steeling the spotlight from the hot stock and crypto markets of 2023-2024.
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that reacting to market “false tells” can be a costly mistake for investors.
“If you believe the constant barrage of negativity, you’ll miss some incredible buying opportunities in great stocks that rarely come in,” Cramer said Monday on “Mad Money,”