The stock market continued its plunge Feb. 5 amid investor concerns that experts attributed to increased uncertainty.

US stocks were lower Thursday, continuing a recent patch of volatility, as Wall Street grappled with persistent nerves about artificial intelligence and economic data showed the labor market weakened over the past two months.

The signal has preceded some major stock-market selloffs in the past, one analyst notes.

Amazon earnings disappoint, sending shares down afterhours; bitcoin falls 13%

Today, Feb. 4, 2026, investors are weighing blockbuster AI-server growth against margin pressure, mixed ratings, and execution risk.

Anthropic’s Cowork AI assistant sent shockwaves through Wall Street this week over concerns it could replace specialized software packages, such as for legal or financial analysis. Now Anthropic is improving the model behind that tool to make it better for office and coding work.

Major U.S. stock benchmarks were falling Friday, as investors weighed President Trump's decision to pick Kevin Warsh as his nominee to chair the Federal Reserve. Still, the S&P 500 remained on pace to close out January with gains.

US stocks got hit as oil investors skimmed profits in the tech sector and concerns rose over higher oil prices.

The stock market under President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House saw the weakest performance during a president’s first year since 2004, when George Bush started the second term of his presidency.

International markets boomed in 2025 and investing experts say plenty of opportunity remains for stock gains overseas from metals to tech to banking.

Forgent Power Solutions, Liftoff Mobile and several consumer and biotech firms are set to go public.