Today: 7 February 2026
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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Stock market today: Dow futures steady as jobs report and Supreme Court tariff ruling loom

Stock market today: Dow futures steady as jobs report and Supreme Court tariff ruling loom

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 08:21 EST U.S. stock index futures held mostly steady early Friday, with investors bracing for the December jobs report and a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could reshape President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. By 6:57 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.09% and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.22%, while Dow futures were near flat. Intel rose after Trump said he met its CEO, and General Motors slipped after flagging a $6 billion charge tied to its EV business. (reuters.com) The double-header matters because it presses on both gears of the market’s pricing engine at
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Transocean stock ticks up in U.S. premarket as oil rises — what traders watch next

Transocean stock ticks up in U.S. premarket as oil rises — what traders watch next

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:18 EST — Premarket Transocean Ltd shares were up 1.3% at $4.27 in premarket trading on Friday. The shares moved with firmer crude, which tends to buoy offshore drillers on bets that higher oil prices keep exploration budgets healthy. Brent was up about 1% and U.S. crude about 0.9% as traders weighed unrest in Iran and uncertainty over Venezuelan supply. “Iran protests seem to be gathering momentum, leading the market to worry about disruptions,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity analysis at Saxo Bank reuters.com. That mattered now with risk appetite already thin heading into
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Why SoFi stock (SOFI) is in focus today: payrolls data next, earnings set for Jan. 30

Why SoFi stock (SOFI) is in focus today: payrolls data next, earnings set for Jan. 30

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:08 EST — Premarket SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI.O) shares were little changed in early premarket trading on Friday near $27.72, after rising 2.7% in Thursday’s regular session. The stock slipped about 0.5% after hours. (MarketWatch) The immediate driver is macro. U.S. nonfarm payrolls data are due at 8:30 a.m. ET, with economists looking for 60,000 jobs added in December and the unemployment rate edging down to 4.5%, a Reuters poll showed. Markets are pricing roughly 60 basis points (0.60 percentage point) of Federal Reserve easing in 2026, leaving rate-sensitive stocks exposed to any surprise. (reuters.com)
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Denison Mines stock in focus after SaskPower line brings grid power to Phoenix uranium site

Denison Mines stock in focus after SaskPower line brings grid power to Phoenix uranium site

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:13 EST — Premarket Denison Mines Corp shares edged up about 0.2% to $3.33 in U.S. premarket trade on Friday, after the Canadian uranium developer said grid power is now available at the site of its planned Phoenix mine in northern Saskatchewan. In a Form 6-K filing, Denison said Saskatchewan Power Corp has completed a new 138-kilovolt transmission line to the Phoenix site, a step it has flagged as critical for first-year construction work. Chief executive David Cates called the hookup a “major Project milestone” and said the line was installed “on schedule and on
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Tesla stock rises in premarket as TSLA traders eye jobs report, Tesla earnings next

Tesla stock rises in premarket as TSLA traders eye jobs report, Tesla earnings next

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 08:02 EST — Premarket Tesla shares climbed roughly 1% in premarket trading on Friday, pushing the stock up to $435.80 as investors looked ahead to a U.S. jobs report and other market-moving events due later in the day. It’s resonating right now because investors are jumpy about releases that can jolt interest-rate expectations, and Tesla frequently behaves like a long-duration growth stock—sensitive to moves in yields. The December U.S. nonfarm payrolls report — a monthly count of jobs excluding farm work and a few other categories — arrives at 8:30 a.m. ET. Traders, meanwhile, are
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Snap stock nudges higher premarket after CEO Evan Spiegel discloses $10 million share sale

Snap stock nudges higher premarket after CEO Evan Spiegel discloses $10 million share sale

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:12 (EST) — Premarket Snap Inc shares edged higher in U.S. premarket trading on Friday after a regulatory filing indicated Chief Executive Evan Spiegel sold 1.22 million shares in the Snapchat owner, a transaction valued at about $10 million. The stock was up about 0.2% at $8.42. Spiegel sold at a weighted average price of $8.25 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan — a prearranged trading program — and he also donated 364,078 shares; he held about 25.5 million shares after the transactions, the filing showed. (Public) The disclosure landed just as traders were gearing up
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Opendoor stock jumps in premarket as Trump orders $200 billion mortgage-bond buys

Opendoor stock jumps in premarket as Trump orders $200 billion mortgage-bond buys

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 07:57 (EST) — Premarket Main takeaways: Opendoor Technologies Inc shares rose 8.4% in premarket trading on Friday, building on a steep late-week surge in rate-sensitive housing names after President Donald Trump pointed to a $200 billion mortgage-bond purchase plan. (Barron’s) The timing is important because Opendoor’s core model — purchasing homes and then flipping them — depends a lot on mortgage rates and how often houses change hands. Even a small policy move that eases borrowing costs can swing mood fast in the market’s most interest-rate sensitive pockets. (Financial Times) Trump said he had instructed
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BigBear.ai stock ticks up in premarket — here’s what’s driving BBAI and the two January dates ahead

BigBear.ai stock ticks up in premarket — here’s what’s driving BBAI and the two January dates ahead

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 07:58 EST — Premarket BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. shares gained roughly 3% to $6.17 in Friday premarket action, finding some footing after a Cantor Fitzgerald downgrade earlier this week pointed to stiffer competition and near-term headwinds for the small-cap AI contractor. (TipRanks) The shift is worth watching because BigBear.ai is entering a dense stretch of balance-sheet catalysts that could jolt the stock even in the absence of fresh contract wins. The company said it plans to redeem its 6.00% convertible senior secured notes due 2029 on Jan. 16 — convertible notes are debt that can be
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Compass stock pops in premarket as $850 million convertibles fuel Anywhere merger closing

Compass stock pops in premarket as $850 million convertibles fuel Anywhere merger closing

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:02 EST — Premarket Compass (NYSE: COMP) shares were up 3.8% at $12.26 in Friday premarket action after the real estate brokerage set terms for an upsized $850 million convertible notes offering, as it heads toward its planned merger with Anywhere Real Estate. (Compass Investors) Compass and Anywhere said this week the merger is expected to close on Jan. 9, pending customary closing conditions, which keeps the spotlight on financing and near-term leverage at the combined company. (Compass) Compass also refreshed its fourth-quarter guidance in an SEC filing, saying it now expects revenue to come
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Grab stock drops after 20,000-EV tie-up with China’s GAC — what traders watch next

Grab stock drops after 20,000-EV tie-up with China’s GAC — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 9, 2026, 07:50 EST — Premarket Grab Holdings Ltd (GRAB.O) stock fell 3.9% on Thursday to finish at $4.88 after it unveiled an electric-vehicle partnership with Chinese automaker GAC. Trading was heavy, with about 83.5 million shares changing hands. (Yahoo Finance) The announcement arrives while investors circle back to the same worry about Grab: can it keep expanding without stacking on new expenses. In its most recent earnings update, the company raised the low end of its 2025 revenue forecast to $3.38 billion and lifted its adjusted EBITDA outlook to $490 million-$500 million — a profit gauge
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Intel stock bounces premarket after Trump cites ‘great’ CEO meeting as earnings loom

Intel stock bounces premarket after Trump cites ‘great’ CEO meeting as earnings loom

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 07:49 EST — Premarket Intel shares climbed roughly 3% in premarket trade on Friday after President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that he had a “great meeting” with the chipmaker’s chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan. The bump came with U.S. index futures hovering near flat before the December jobs report and a Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs—events traders said could quickly swing risk appetite. (reuters.com) Why it matters now: Intel’s stock has tended to move fast on Washington headlines since the U.S. government agreed last year to take a roughly 9.9% stake
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Plug Power stock in focus as TD Securities downgrades to Hold, cuts target to $2

Plug Power stock in focus as TD Securities downgrades to Hold, cuts target to $2

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 07:51 EST — Premarket Plug Power shares hovered around $2.32 in premarket trading on Friday after TD Securities downgraded the hydrogen equipment maker to hold from buy and cut its price target to $2 from $4. The broker pointed to slower demand and execution risks in electrolyzers — machines that split water to make hydrogen — and in the material-handling business tied to fuel-cell forklifts and service. TD said Plug still lacks a clear path to positive free cash flow, the cash left after capital spending, and flagged management targets of about $215 million in
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Stock Market Today

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

Westpac share price slides after ASX rout; investors brace for next week’s WBC update

7 February 2026
Westpac shares fell 1.2% to A$39.43 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2% amid broad selling. The bank is set to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 35,000 staff after a pilot last year. Investors are watching for signs of loan growth and credit quality ahead of Westpac’s first-quarter update on Feb. 13. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to 3.85% this week.
ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

ANZ share price fell Friday — here’s what to watch before the ASX reopens

7 February 2026
ANZ shares closed at A$37.01 on Friday, down 1.52% as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2% and nearly $70 billion was wiped from the market. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 0.25 points to 3.85%, prompting ANZ to lift variable home loan rates from Feb. 13. ANZ announced a new Salesforce-based AI CRM rollout and a board change effective Feb. 8. Investors await ANZ’s first-quarter update on Feb. 12.
Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
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