Gold and silver on February 2 continue the large-scale sell-off that began last week. The correction has spilled over to bitcoin, which hit a ten-month low. Financier Sergey Romanchuk writes in his <a href="https://web.telegram.org/k/#@sergey_romanchuk">Telegram channel</a> that bitcoin was once positioned by the cryptocommunity as digital gold, but in the end, gold became a substitute for cryptocurrencies. We publish his post without bills.

Gold instead of bitcoin: how precious metals have become the new speculative game

Oil prices on Monday, February 2, were down more than 5% at the moment, marking their biggest one-day drop in more than six months, Seeking Alpha <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4545131-oil-hits-six-month-low-as-iran-de-escalation-talks-spur-selloff">pointed out</a>. This is how investors reacted to US President Donald Trump's reports that Iran is in "serious talks" with Washington over the nuclear deal. This could be taken as a signal of a potential de-escalation of the conflict between the US and OPEC member Iran.

"Geopolitics masks 'bearish' trend": oil suffered its worst drop in six months

The value of silver collapsed 12% and bitcoin approached its lowest since Trump's return to the White House

The sell-off in gold and silver has spilled over into bitcoin and equities: what's happening in the market?

Oracle Corporation

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Oracle is preparing a large-scale capital raise to build data centers to meet the demand from its largest customers, and Alibaba and its competitors are rolling out multi-billion dollar campaigns to promote AI applications in China. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 2.

Top story for the morning: Oracle to raise up to $50 billion, gold and silver continue to fall

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

The main economic event this week for Wall Street will be the release of January's US jobs report - assuming there is no government shutdown (shutdown). Current funding expired on January 30. The White House and Democrats have reached an agreement that will avoid a shutdown, but the parliament will be able to vote on the funding bill only on February 2, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/jobs-report-amazon-disney-alphabet-palantir-and-more-to-watch-this-week-237b1b53?mod=RTA#:~:text=This%20week%E2%80%99s%20economic,midnight%20on%20Friday.">notes</a>.

Google and Amazon earnings, US employment: what investors need to know this week

York Space Systems, Inc.

PicS N.V.

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Elon Musk wants to time the biggest IPO in history to coincide with his birthday and a parade of planets. The developer of ChatGPT has accelerated preparations for the listing for fear that investors' funds will go to a competitor. The European IPO market had its best start of the year. The main events on the IPO market during the week - in our selection.

SpaceX and the parade of planets, OpenAI is afraid of the competitor: the main thing about IPO by February 1

The Japanese market has played a crucial role in international investment for decades as a source of ultra-cheap loans. But the situation is changing. Interest rates in Japan are rising, long-term bond yields are approaching the level of other developed countries, and the country's authorities are trying to support the yen. All of this could lead to a large-scale outflow of funds from global markets.

A supplier of shocks: why Japan's market problems threaten investors around the world 

In a year into his second term, US President Donald Trump has forced new trade deals on many of Washington's allies. After he declared the first trade war last April, investors <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-stocks-poised-for-biggest-two-day-wipeout-in-history-as-marketloses-9-6-trillion-since-inauguration-day-430919f6">lost</a> about $6.6 trillion in the U.S. stock market in two days. When he backtracked in negotiations, indexes <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/stocks-rally-trump-tariff-pause-after-market-rout-2025-04-09/">soared</a>, with the S&amp;P 500 up 7% and the Nasdaq <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/stocks-rally-trump-tariff-pause-after-market-rout-2025-04-09/">up</a> more than 9%. For investors, Trump's negotiating strategy has become a significant market risk factor.

Donald Trump's trade wars: how the US president's negotiating strategy has become a market risk factor for investors

Gold set several records in the last week of January 2026, surpassing the $5600 per ounce mark on January 29. By the evening the price began to fall rapidly and on Friday <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/cena-serebra-ruhnula-na-17-zolota-na-8-eto-krupnejsaa-rasprodaza-za-gody">fell</a> below $5000. Yevgeny Marchenko, an investor and author of the <a href="https://web.telegram.org/k/#@BizLike">Kubyshka </a>Telegram channel, believes that gold has only one option - to grow.

From $5600 to falling below $5000: why gold has fallen sharply in price after record highs

Tesla, Inc.

SpaceX is considering teaming up with Tesla or AI startup xAI, Bloomberg and Reuters wrote

Reuters: Musk's SpaceX has $8 billion in profits in 2025. That's about 50% of revenue

The Walt Disney Company

Disney CEO Bob Iger has told his cronies that he intends to step down and step away from day-to-day management of the company ahead of his contract expiring on December 31, 2026, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/iger-has-told-associates-he-plans-to-leave-ceo-role-before-contract-expires-35406a7b">reported</a>, citing sources.

Disney CEO Iger says he wants to leave the company before the end of his contract - WSJ

Apple Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Strong strengthening of the dollar led to a sell-off in metals