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Dow drops 300 points, Nasdaq craters for a third day as stock sell-off gains steam: Live updates
Wall Street is coming off a major sell-off in software stocks that drove the S&P 500 to a second straight day of losses.
CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 4:33pm EST
Amazon set to report earnings with AI spend, cloud growth, job cuts in focus
Investors are expected to focus on cloud growth, AI spending and the recent layoffs in Amazon's corporate workforce.
CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 4:17pm EST
2026 Winter Olympics live updates: U.S. women play first hockey match ahead of opening ceremony
Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 4:06pm EST
Good news in a sea of pain sends 2 non-tech stocks higher in Thursday's down market
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 3:16pm EST
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie disappearance shows when doorbell camera was disconnected
Authorities detailed what they know about the Nancy Guthrie disappearance with a timeline of her known whereabouts and when her doorbell camera was disconnected. The search for the mother of the "TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie entered a fifth day, as police and FBI investigators appealed to the public for more information as they detailed the leads they were investigating, including a ransom note sent to local and national media.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 3:11pm EST
The search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has entered it's fifth day as authorities continue to investigate her possible abduction.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 2:47pm EST
The AI data center boom could cause a Nintendo Switch 2 memory shortage
Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers
Scientific American - Feb 05, 2026 2:29pm EST
Anti-ICE chant erupts at AEW pro wrestling show in Las Vegas, pausing main event match
Brody King, competing against wrestler MJF in the ring at the Vegas match, has been outspoken against ICE and organized campaigns to raise money supporting immigrant communities.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 1:51pm EST
Local officials push back on Trump's threats to 'nationalize' elections in targeted cities
City and county officials in Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia spoke out about Trump's criticism of their elections.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 1:45pm EST
Trump would decide whether to investigate Fed pick Warsh over refusal to cut rates: Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent left the door open to suing Kevin Warsh as Fed chair in testimony to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 1:45pm EST
Global stocks slide as trillion-dollar tech sell-off deepens, AI fears unsettle many
Global stocks tumble as a massive sell-off in AI-linked tech stocks wipes out over $1 trillion in market value, sparking investor fears and dragging down equities worldwide. Discover how this AI-driven rout is impacting markets from the US to Asia.
Gulf News - Feb 05, 2026 1:34pm EST
Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"
AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.
Ars Technica - Feb 05, 2026 1:18pm EST
Microsoft crosses privacy line few expected
BitLocker encryption keys provided to law enforcement by Microsoft raise concerns about digital privacy as encrypted data becomes accessible to authorities with valid warrants.
Fox News - Feb 05, 2026 1:14pm EST
Bill Gates, mentioned in Epstein files, says he was 'foolish'
In a series of emails from 2013 that Jeffrey Epstein sent to himself, he appeared to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs. Gates has denied all the claims.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 1:13pm EST
Bitcoin dives, fueling $2 trillion loss in crypto market value
Bitcoin fell sharply on Thursday, with losses deepening as risk appetite weakened amid volatility in precious metals and a widespread selloff in technology...
Daily Sabah - Feb 05, 2026 12:55pm EST
Is the AI bubble popping itself? Software's break from the tech stock boom raises concerns
Many investors expect the sell-off has gone too far, saying agentic AI is unable to meaningfully hurt incumbents in the sector.
CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 12:55pm EST
Trump to launch discount drug platform Thursday evening: What to know
The platform called TrumpRx will not sell drugs directly, but is expected to point buyers to drugmakers' own direct-to-consumer sites.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 12:30pm EST
Super Bowl AI ad spat heats up as Altman lashes out at Anthropic campaign
OpenAI recently announced plans to begin testing ads with some ChatGPT users.
CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 12:29pm EST
Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame.
As Nashville’s utility company struggled to recover from a catastrophic ice storm and its Democratic mayor ordered a review, some conservatives attacked diversity training.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 12:05pm EST
Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan's Darfur region, hunger experts warn as war rages on
In Umm Baru, nearly 53% of children aged between 6 months and nearly 5 years suffered from acute malnutrition, while 32% of children in Kernoi face the same ordeal.
NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 11:31am EST
