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Microsoft weighs on Wall Street as gold's price keeps setting records
Microsoft's 11.5% drop drags major U.S. indexes down while gold nearly doubles in price over 12 months as investors seek safer assets amid market risks.
- On Jan. 29, 2026, Microsoft plunged 11.5%, pulling the U.S. stock market away from record highs, as coverage updated Jan. 29, 2026, 10:26 a.m. reported.
- On Monday gold topped $5,000 for the first time and then rallied near $5,600 before paring back to $5,393.00 per ounce, as investors sought safer assets amid risks including expensive market, political instability, tariff threats, and heavy government debt.
- The S&P 500 sank 1% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 174 points and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1.8%, with Meta Platforms rallying and ServiceNow plunging 11.4%.
- Wednesday the Federal Reserve decided to pause cuts, the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.24%–4.23%, and the U.S. dollar has weakened over the last year.
- Companies across the market are under pressure to lift profits after record stock runs, and critics warn the huge rallies in gold and silver may be due for a pullback.
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