NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2026, 17:07 EST — The market is closed.
- AT&T ended the session at $27.13, off 0.7%—trailing the broader U.S. rally.
- AT&T has introduced the amiGO Jr. Phone and Watch 2, putting the focus on enhanced parental controls for children’s gadgets.
- Next week, investors are eyeing the postponed U.S. jobs and inflation data—key figures that might shake up rate expectations.
AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) slipped 0.7% to end Friday at $27.13, missing out on the Wall Street rally that sent the Dow soaring past 50,000 for the first time. 1
With markets closed for the weekend, attention is swinging toward macro signals ahead of Monday’s session. After the Labor Department delayed a handful of major data releases because of the short-lived funding gap, traders are left reworking their rate bets on a tighter calendar. 2
Telecom names sat out Friday’s rally. Verizon dropped 1.7%, T-Mobile slipped 2.2%, while the S&P 500 moved up around 2%. 3
AT&T rolled out a couple of new kids’ devices, unveiling the amiGO Jr. Phone and the updated amiGO Jr. Watch 2, which uses Samsung hardware. Both connect to a free app for parents to control screen time, set app limits, and define “safe zones.” Prices kick off at $2.99 per month. “Putting customers at the center of our business means anticipating what comes next,” said Erin Scarborough, AT&T’s senior vice president of Revenue Management & Commercialization. 4
High-dividend telecom stocks are still moving on Fed rate chatter. San Francisco Fed chief Mary Daly, speaking to Reuters, flagged a “precarious” labor market and suggested the possibility of one or two rate cuts in 2026. The Fed kept its key rate unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% last week. 5
Telecom stocks usually behave like income vehicles, with investors weighing their dividends versus Treasury yields. But a spike in yields? That calculation can shift fast.
Despite Friday’s pullback, AT&T shares have climbed roughly 3% since February began, thanks to a four-day rally earlier this week. 6
Still, that setup has its risks. Stronger inflation numbers or a hiring beat could send yields up again, putting the squeeze back on the group. Wireless price wars aren’t going away anytime soon, and AT&T doesn’t have much margin for error on execution.
Up next: January’s Employment Situation report drops Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Just two days later, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the January Consumer Price Index at the same time Friday, Feb. 13. 7
