Today is Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

The Early Bird Index today is 83.50.

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Palantir Technologies $PLTR ( ▲ 6.85% ) jumped 6.95% in after-hours trading on Monday after reporting strong financial results that included a 93% surge in U.S. revenue.

Financials: Palantir reported earnings of 25 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.4 billion. Both were better than expected.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Management and analysts tie the outperformance in the U.S. to strong uptake of Palantir’s AI-driven products.

Final Thoughts: It’s another big quarter for Palantir, which hit an all-time high stock price in late 2025.

Notable Earnings Today: PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL), Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD), PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP), Super Micro Computer (Nasdaq: SMCI), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Skyworks (Nasdaq: SWKS), Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU), Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO), Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH), Enphase Energy (Nasdaq: ENPH), Clorox (NYSE: CLX), Mondelez International (Nasdaq: MDLZ), Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN), Lumentum (Nasdaq: LITE), ADM (NYSE: ADM), Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: EA), Gartner (NYSE: IT), Prudential (NYSE: PRU), Chubb (NYSE: CB), Madison Square Garden Ent. (NYSE: MSGE), Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC), Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY), Eaton (NYSE: ETN), MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX), Amdocs (Nasdaq: DOX), Hubbell (NYSE: HUBB), Amcor (NYSE: AMCR), ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI), Atkore International (NYSE: ATKR), Broadridge Financial (NYSE: BR), Capri Holdings (NYSE: CPRI), Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS) Corteva (NYSE: CTVA), Emerson (NYSE: EMR), Enterprise Products (NYSE: EPD), fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), H & R Block (NYSE: HRB) Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), IAC Inc. (Nasdaq: IAC), Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW), Jacobs Solutions (NYSE: J), Mercury (Nasdaq: MRCY), Pentair (NYSE: PNR), Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), Voya Financial (NYSE: VOYA), Weatherford (Nasdaq: WFRD) Willis Towers Watson (Nasdaq: WTW).

Notable IPOs Today: Iris Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: IRAB).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Sl8 (Wefunder), THORPE (Republic), CureValue (Republic), Stemnovate (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (4:30 p.m. ET).

Despite posting good financial earnings results on Monday, NXP Semiconductors $NXPI ( ▼ 4.51% ) fell 5.02% in after-hours trading.

Financials: NXP reported earnings of $3.35 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $3.34 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: Investors were not pleased with the 18% decline in revenue in NXP’s small communications infrastructure business. However, the company anticipates overall revenue growth in the current quarter.

Teradyne $TER ( ▲ 13.35% ), which is an automatic test equipment designer and manufacturer, skyrocketed 19.23% in after-hours trading on Monday after posting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: Teradyne reported earnings of $1.80 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.08 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The stock was already up 124% in the past year.

Before the IPO: Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI (New York Times)

Final Innings: Crypto bear market is nearing end, with $60K as key bitcoin floor, Compass Point analysts say (CoinDesk)

AI Tensions: OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives, sources say (Reuters)

Rare Earth Minerals: Trump to Launch $12 Billion Critical Mineral Stockpile to Blunt Reliance on China (Bloomberg)

Optimism: 4 reasons why $75K may have been Bitcoin’s 2026 price bottom (Cointelegraph)

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