February 3, 2026

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives


OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence chips, and it has sought alternatives since last year, potentially complicating the relationship between the two highest-profile players in the AI boom.
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February 3, 2026

London’s FTSE 100 rises as financials, defensive plays offset commodity-linked losses


The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at a record high as investors piled into financials and defensive pharma stocks amid a global selloff in energy and metal shares. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index losed up 1.1%, rising for the third straight session.
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February 2, 2026

Sterling drops as dollar lifted by Fed chair speculation


The pound dropped against the dollar to end last week, with the U.S. currency benefiting from growing expectations that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh will be unveiled as new Fed chair.
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February 2, 2026

Alphabet providing $13 billion


Alphabet unit Waymo is aiming to raise about $16 billion in a financing round that would value it at nearly $110 billion. Alphabet would provide about $13 billion to the autonomous driving firm while the rest would come from other investors.
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February 2, 2026

Heavy earnings week, jobs data to test US stocks after Microsoft swoon


Another huge batch of corporate earnings including from megacaps Alphabet and Amazon will test the U.S. stock market in the coming week after a disappointing report from heavyweight Microsoft weighed on equity indexes.
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January 30, 2026

Trump plans to announce his Fed chief nominee next week


President Donald Trump said he intends to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell next week, as speculation ‌intensifies over who will lead the U.S. central bank after Powell steps aside from the job in May.
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