The European Central Bank (ECB) <a href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260205~001d26959b.en.html">kept</a> interest rates unchanged - this is the fifth time in a row that the regulator has made such a decision. On February 5, this happened against the background of European officials' assessments of the economic consequences of the euro appreciation and renewed unpredictability in trade relations, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/ecb-holds-rates-as-euro-rally-and-tariffs-threaten-economy">writes</a>.

ECB kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth time in a row

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

The Coca-Cola Company

Walmart Inc.

FedEx Corporation

Berkshire Hathaway's stock posted its best relative performance to the S&amp;P 500 index in almost a year, confirming its status as a defensive asset, Barron's writes

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Strategy Inc

Michael Burry warns that bitcoin's prolonged fall could unravel a "death spiral" that will lead to huge losses

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Shell plc

Chevron Corporation

Shell's production growth in the quarter was notably behind US competitors

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Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A.

Freedom Finance has issued a report rating shares of Italian luxury cashmere brand Brunello Cucinelli as a "buy," forecasting 34% upside from current levels. The firm notes that Brunello Cucinelli continues to deliver double-digit revenue growth and believes it is capable of expanding even amid turbulence in the luxury market.

Freedom says buy Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli with 34% upside

Microsoft Corporation

Salesforce, Inc.

Adobe Inc.

One tool for lawyers has the market questioning the future of the entire Microsoft and Salesforce business model

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Alphabet Inc.

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Snap Inc.

Eli Lilly and Company

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: statistics and corporate news will determine the trading vector

Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc.

The Company has listed on the NYSE under the ticker BOBS

Bob's Discount Furniture IPO: "discount" furniture retailer goes public

Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock

The Company has listed on Nasdaq under the ticker EIKN

Eikon IPO: shares of the Merck veteran-led biotech become available

Forgent Power Solutions, Inc.

Preliminary trading in shares of Forgent Power Solutions started in the trading system for Freedom clients. The company manufactures power distribution equipment for data centers and industrial enterprises. Its IPO will test investor appetite for such manufacturers amid the boom in artificial intelligence, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/electrical-equipment-maker-forgent-power-plans-raise-much-162-billion-us-ipo-2026-01-26/">notes</a> Reuters. Later on Feb. 5, the company's securities will appear on the NYSE exchange under the ticker <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/FPS.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=FPS.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu15559075">FPS</a>. Click on the <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/FPS.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=FPS.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu15559075">FPS</a> ticker to participate.

IPO Forgent Power: shares of data center equipment maker begin trading

Bitcoin continued its decline in trading on February 5 and approached the key $70,000 mark. During the Asian trading session, the cryptocurrency fell more than 3% to $70,052.38, reaching its lowest level since November 2024, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/bitcoin-slumps-with-key-70000-level-sight-2026-02-05/">writes</a>. Over the past 24 hours, <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/">follows</a> data from platform Coinmarketcap, the world's largest cryptocurrency has lost about 6% and is trading at $71,500 at the time of publication.

Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level since November 2024. The market is waiting for an even bigger fall

At the end of January, Microsoft and Meta synchronously reported their quarterly results. Both companies performed well, showing revenue and profit growth, but the market reacted in a radically opposite way: Meta's shares rose by about 10%, while Microsoft's securities, on the contrary, investors staged the largest sell-off since 2020, in which a record $357 billion of capitalization <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/microsoft-market-cap-earnings.html">evaporated</a> at once. Since the release of the reports, its quotations have lost almost 14%.

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