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

Microsoft Corporation

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%.

At the center of the SaaS apocalypse: why did investors stage a sell-off in Microsoft stock? 

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Arm Holdings plc

Memory chip shortage limits not only smartphone sales, but also the processors for them

The shortage of memory chips hit Qualcomm and Arm. Their shares plummeted

Anglo American plc

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Antofagasta plc

The price of copper rose nearly 80% from its low in April 2025 to its peak in January 2026. This metal has been one of the beneficiaries of the AI boom. Its price may continue to rise. Independent analyst Mikhail Zavaraev discusses how investors can capitalize on this.

How an investor can capitalize on copper price growth 

Alphabet Inc.

Sony Group Corporation

HP Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Acer Incorporated

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Silver collapsed after a speculative rally and tighter margin requirements. Alphabet shares sagged amid record plans to invest in AI infrastructure. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 5.

Highlights for this morning: silver collapsed, PC makers ponder memory from China

Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone thinks silver could fall to $50 an ounce

Silver collapsed more than 16%, reversing a two-day recovery

Janux Therapeutics, Inc.

Janux Therapeutics – a small-cap developer of prostate cancer therapies – has lost more than 65% of its market value over the past year. The steepest decline followed the release of data on one of the key candidates in the company’s pipeline. Despite this, Janux shares remain in the portfolios of BlackRock and investor Steve Cohen, according to its <a href="https://www.gurufocus.com/stock/JANX/ownership">Form 13F filing</a> as of the end of September. Wall Street analysts, for their part, continue to recommend buying the stock, expecting it could rise more than 300%.

Why biotech Janux, held by Blackrock and Steve Cohen, has consensus upside of 300%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Bank of America Corporation

DaVita Inc.

Charter Communications, Inc.

Berkshire's new management has already signaled that it intends to shrink its portfolio by getting rid of Kraft Heinz

Berkshire is about to reveal Buffett's latest trades. Which three stocks might he have sold?

Elon Musk's SpaceX is counting on early inclusion in stock indexes after going public, which could come as early as later this year. Sources <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/spacex-seeks-early-index-entry-as-it-prepares-massive-ipo-8445ed59?mod=hp_lead_pos1">told </a>The Wall Street Journal that the company's advisers have contacted major index providers, including Nasdaq, to discuss how SpaceX could get into key benchmarks sooner than usual.

SpaceX seeks rapid inclusion in stock indexes after IPO - WSJ

Oracle Corporation

AppLovin Corporation

Workday, Inc.

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Intuit Inc.

The fortunes of American billionaires whose companies earn money from software development have fallen by at least $62 billion this year, Bloomberg has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/software-billionaires-drop-62-billion-in-ai-driven-stock-slump">calculated</a>. The sector is experiencing a massive sell-off as investors fear that the penetration of AI will wipe out the prospects of traditional software.

Billionaires have lost more than $60 billion since the beginning of the year due to the collapse of software developers

The company's shares have fallen in price, while quotes for chipmakers that could be supported by its new spending have jumped

Alphabet to grow Google Cloud revenue 1.5 times and double AI capex

Oil prices jumped more than 3.5% following the publication of Axios, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/04/iran-nuclear-talks-canceled-witkoff">which</a> cited two U.S. officials as reporting disagreements over upcoming talks between the U.S. and Iran scheduled for Friday, February 6.