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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 2/2/2026

4:17 PM on Monday, February 2

U.S. stocks rose following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks and then gains in Europe

Editorial Roundup: United States

4:11 PM on Monday, February 2

FILE - A visitor kneels in front of the Last Judgement fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo inside the Sistine Chapel in Rome, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

2:34 PM on Monday, February 2

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades

FILE - Blades and turbine bases for offshore wind sit at a staging area at New London State Pier, Jan. 14, 2026, in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Matt O'Brien, File)

Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume

2:32 PM on Monday, February 2

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiatives

2:15 PM on Monday, February 2

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

2:10 PM on Monday, February 2

Ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Sanz Hasidic dynasty prepare a table with fruit to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, the "New Year of the Trees," in Netanya, Israel, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Photos of Hasidic Jews celebrating the 'New Year of Trees' in Israel

2:10 PM on Monday, February 2

FILE - A sign with information about employment is displayed during a job fair in Dallas, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

1:32 PM on Monday, February 2

The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio gives an interview in front of images of Raul Castro, Fidel castro and Che Guevara, at the Foreign Ministry in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuban diplomat tells the AP there's no dialogue with the US but the island is open to one

1:22 PM on Monday, February 2

A senior Cuban diplomat tells The Associated Press that Cuba is open to dialogue with the United States if certain criteria are met

Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) drives on Arizona State forward Santiago Trouet during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan jumps UConn for No. 2

1:02 PM on Monday, February 2

Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll

Trump says he plans to lower tariffs on India to 18% after call where he said Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil

12:17 PM on Monday, February 2

Trump says he plans to lower tariffs on India to 18% after call where he said Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil

Residential homes are sen in San Ramon, Calif., on Dec. 31, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

San Francisco Bay Area rattled by series of early morning earthquakes

11:11 AM on Monday, February 2

A series of small earthquakes rattled the San Francisco Bay Area in an area that’s had a lot of seismic activity in recent months

In this undated photo, Baby Blaise attends her 9-month Foundcog scan with her mother Mary at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience in Dublin, Ireland. (Cusack Lab via AP)

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests

11:03 AM on Monday, February 2

A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which earlier than scientists previously thought

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

What recent polls show about the challenges facing Trump this year

10:50 AM on Monday, February 2

President Donald Trump is promoting his administration’s work on affordability, but Americans don't seem to be buying it

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

12:16 AM on Monday, February 2

Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather

This photo provided by Kate Kennedy shows XJ Kennedy in Bedford, Mass., on Aug. 21, 2022. (Kate Kennedy via AP)

XJ Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, dies at 96

8:37 PM on Sunday, February 1

Award-winning poet, author, translator and educator X

Icicles cling to strawberries at a field Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Winter storm across the US in photos

2:06 PM on Sunday, January 25

FILE - Marine One, with President Donald Trump aboard, lifts off the South Lawn, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2006 at the White House in Washington. The new ballroom construction can be seen on the right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump appointees ask about White House ballroom's design and scale — and want to see models

1:25 PM on Thursday, January 22

Some of Donald Trump’s handpicked appointees who have a say in his White House ballroom project are asking questions about design and scale, even as they broadly endorsed the president’s vision for a massive expansion

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