10 THINGS INVESTORS NEED TO KNOW TODAY
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
1. NVIDIA China Sales Stalled by US Security Review NVIDIA's AI chip sales to China are reportedly blocked by a US security review. Chinese customers are meanwhile not placing H200 chip orders... NQ underperforming this morning.
2. AMD Beats But NQ Still Weak Q4 EPS $1.53 vs $1.32 exp, revenue $10.3B vs $9.67B exp. Q1 guidance $9.8B vs $9.42B exp. Despite the beat, tech remains under pressure.
3. Gold Reclaims $5,000/oz Spot gold continues rebounding, breaking back above the $5K handle and peaking at $5,092/oz. Silver briefly topped $90/oz before pulling back.
4. Government Shutdown Ended Trump signed the $1.2T spending bill overnight. House passed 217-214. Labor Dept says all agencies resume normal operations today — NFP likely released next week.
5. US Shoots Down Iranian Drone US shot down an Iranian surveillance drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln. Crude spiked to $64.16 (WTI) before retracing to $63. Trump says "more t
