Apple Inc.

Apple has bought Israeli startup Q.ai, which develops technologies for reading facial movements and understanding silent communications, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/apple-buys-israeli-ai-startup-that-interprets-facial-movements">reported</a>. The terms of the deal Apple did not disclose and did not specify exactly how Q.ai technology will be used, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-acquires-audio-ai-startup-qai-2026-01-29/">noted</a> Reuters. According <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/49f4e2e4-3a68-4842-be67-879409d06aa1">to</a> Financial Times sources, the deal values the startup at nearly $2 billion.

Apple has bought an AI startup that reads facial movements. Earlier, a similar deal resulted in FaceID

NVIDIA Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corp. shares are down more than 50% from last year's all-time high. Investors, concerned about the huge spending on artificial intelligence and the investment cycle within the AI sector, are selling their shares.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Carnival Corporation & plc

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

The stock posted its best growth in 3.5 years

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Apple CEO Tim Cook and his team will be in the spotlight after the market closes on Jan. 29, when the company releases results for its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 28. Cook said last year that the company "expects the first quarter to deliver record revenue in its history and in the history of the iPhone," Yahoo Finance<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-first-quarter-earnings-will-focus-on-iphone-sales-ai-outlook-170801438.html"> recalls</a>.

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The cost of gold in trading on January 29 showed the sharpest decline since October. It collapsed by 5.7% after <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/zoloto-vzletelo-vyse-5500-serebro-podobralos-k-120-rynok-otorvan-ot-real-nosti">reaching a</a> new high earlier in the day, rising above $5500 per ounce. Silver was falling 8.4 percent. The decline in metals prices coincided with a slight strengthening of the U.S. dollar, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/gold-retreats-from-record-above-5-500-as-rally-momentum-slows">wrote</a>. The dollar index was up 0.3% on Thursday.

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Microsoft faces a shortage of available capacity to meet demand

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U.S. stocks fell sharply in trading on January 29. The Nasdaq Composite index, dominated by technology companies, fell by 2.5%. The S&amp;P 500 index fell by 1.5%, while the Dow Jones index fell by 0.7%.

The Nasdaq index fell 2.5 percent. Bigtech investors are worried about the payback on AI spending

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup could be a major source of revenue for ticket resellers, travel services and a number of technology companies from the so-called Magnificent Seven. However, these valuations depend on fans being able to travel freely and the tournament being able to take place without political and regulatory crises, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/world-cup-soccer-stock-winners-stubhub-d9b24f47?mod=RTA">writes</a>.

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Antofagasta plc

Glencore plc

BHP Group Limited

Rally boosts investor interest in defensive assets amid inflation and geopolitical risks

Copper price soars 9%, gold continues to rise. Who benefits from the rally?

Amazon.com, Inc.

The $2.2 trillion fund reduced its investments in U.S. companies, including Nvidia and Microsoft

The world's largest sovereign fund has cut stakes in U.S. bigtechs

Major tech companies are discussing large-scale investments in OpenAI: According to The Information and Financial Times, Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft could invest tens of billions of dollars in the ChatGPT developer as part of a funding round in which OpenAI expects to raise $100 billion.

Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft discuss tens of billions investment in OpenAI - media outlet

Inuvo, Inc.

Shares of Inuvo, a small-cap provider of AI-based marketing technology, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INUV/">sank</a>&nbsp;more than 26% in early trading on Thursday, January 29, after the company released two pieces of news: a sharp year-over-year&nbsp;<a href="https://inuvo.com/inuvo-reports-unaudited-preliminary-fourth-quarter-2025-revenue-results/">decline</a>&nbsp;of 47%&nbsp;in fourth-quarter revenue, on preliminary numbers, and a <a href="https://inuvo.com/inuvo-appoints-rob-buchner-as-chairman-and-chief-executive-officer/">change at CEO</a>.

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