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Economic News News 8 January 2026 - 9 January 2026

Microsoft stock slips after weak jobs report; Jan. 28 earnings date sharpens focus

Microsoft stock slips after weak jobs report; Jan. 28 earnings date sharpens focus

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 09:41 EST — Regular session Microsoft Corp. shares fell about 1.1% to $478.11 in early New York trading on Friday, after dipping to $475.01, as investors weighed fresh U.S. labor data and stayed cautious on megacap tech. The S&P 500 proxy SPY was little changed, while QQQ, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, slipped about 0.6%. The stock’s early drop extends a choppy week for AI-linked large caps after Thursday’s tech-led slide. Microsoft fell 1.1% in the prior session alongside Nvidia and Broadcom, as investors demanded clearer payoffs from heavy capital spending, or capex, on AI
9 January 2026
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B2Gold stock holds near $4.50 before the open as a soft U.S. jobs print keeps gold in focus

B2Gold stock holds near $4.50 before the open as a soft U.S. jobs print keeps gold in focus

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 09:04 EST — Premarket B2Gold Corp shares were at $4.50 in early trading on Friday, about 2% above the prior close. That matters because the latest U.S. jobs report landed on traders’ screens right before the opening bell. Nonfarm payrolls — a monthly count of U.S. jobs excluding agriculture — rose by 50,000 in December, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%, reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve will likely hold rates steady at its next meeting. (reuters.com) Gold prices, which tend to steer miners’ shares, were still near record territory even as the dollar stayed
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Palantir stock nudges up in premarket after sharp swing as jobs report, tariffs loom

Palantir stock nudges up in premarket after sharp swing as jobs report, tariffs loom

New York, January 9, 2026, 08:15 EST — Premarket Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) shares were up 0.25% in premarket trading on Friday at $177.30, after finishing the prior session at $176.86. Premarket trading — before the regular New York session opens — can be thinner than daytime trade, according to Public. The stock barely budged with equity futures hovering near flat ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Traders were also on hold for a Supreme Court ruling expected Friday on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Markets were pricing about 60 basis points (0.60 percentage point)
9 January 2026
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US economic calendar today: Stock futures steady ahead of nonfarm payrolls, tariff ruling

US economic calendar today: Stock futures steady ahead of nonfarm payrolls, tariff ruling

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:57 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures were muted on Friday, keeping Wall Street on track for weekly gains as investors waited for the December jobs report and a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. At 5:36 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 5.5 points (0.08%), Nasdaq 100 futures gained 40 points (0.16%) and Dow futures added 9 points (0.02%). Economists polled by Reuters forecast a 60,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls and a 4.5% unemployment rate, while traders price about 60 basis points (0.60 percentage point) of Federal
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Heating oil price pops again as distillate stocks swing; traders brace for jobs data

Heating oil price pops again as distillate stocks swing; traders brace for jobs data

NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:53 EST — Premarket NY Harbor ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel) futures — the main U.S. benchmark for heating oil and diesel — climbed 2.8 cents to $2.1476 a gallon. Traders are eyeing resistance close to $2.16 and support near $2.07. Meanwhile, WTI crude gained 49 cents to $58.25 a barrel and Brent advanced 54 cents to $62.53. (Barchart.com) Heating oil prices draw attention in January since they show up fast on home energy bills across the U.S. Northeast, and they can also feed through into transportation expenses. Traders, meanwhile, use the contract as a real-time
9 January 2026
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Dow futures stuck in neutral as jobs report and tariff ruling loom

Dow futures stuck in neutral as jobs report and tariff ruling loom

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 06:25 (EST) — Premarket Dow futures held near flat on Friday in premarket trade, with investors sitting tight before U.S. jobs data and a Supreme Court decision on tariffs that could jar markets out of an early-year calm. (reuters.com) The Labor Department’s nonfarm payrolls report — the monthly count of jobs added outside farming — is expected to show slower hiring in December, and investors have been using every labor-market print they can get to game out the Federal Reserve’s next move after rate cuts late last year. (reuters.com) Tariffs are the other live wire.
9 January 2026
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Home Depot (HD) stock jumps as Trump targets mortgage rates; payrolls, earnings loom

Home Depot (HD) stock jumps as Trump targets mortgage rates; payrolls, earnings loom

New York, January 8, 2026, 20:08 EST — Market closed Shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) climbed roughly 3% on Thursday, closing near $359.56 in U.S. after-hours trading after swinging between $344.66 and $363.90. The stock stood out as one of the top point contributors to the Dow, which favors higher-priced shares. MarketWatch The move thrust the home-improvement bellwether back into the spotlight as investors eyed a new White House push on housing costs. President Donald Trump said he was directing his “representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds — bundles of home loans sold to investors —
9 January 2026
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Why Broadcom stock slid today: $4.5 billion bond sale, AI nerves and jobs data ahead

Why Broadcom stock slid today: $4.5 billion bond sale, AI nerves and jobs data ahead

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 6:08 PM EST — After-hours Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) shares were down 3.2% at $332.48 in after-hours trading on Thursday, extending a late-day slide in chip stocks. Nvidia (NVDA.O) fell about 2.1% and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) dropped 2.5%. The move matters because Broadcom sits near the center of the market’s AI trade — custom chips, networking gear and software that runs data centers. “AI is still hot, but it has become a ‘show me’ sector,” Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth, said, pointing to investor pressure for returns on capex, or capital
9 January 2026
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Nvidia stock slips after report on China H200 payments as jobs data and earnings loom

Nvidia stock slips after report on China H200 payments as jobs data and earnings loom

New York, January 8, 2026, 5:19 PM EST — After-hours Nvidia shares fell on Thursday after Reuters reported the chipmaker is demanding full upfront payment from Chinese customers for its H200 data-center chips, used to train and run AI models. The stock slipped 2.1% to $185.04 in late trading, after hitting $190.28 earlier and falling as low as $183.77. Chinese firms have placed orders for more than 2 million H200s priced around $27,000 each, far above Nvidia’s inventory of about 700,000 units, as local alternatives still lag for large-scale AI training. Reuters The tighter terms land as investors turn more
8 January 2026
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XRP price slips as spot ETF outflows break streak; U.S. jobs report in focus

XRP price slips as spot ETF outflows break streak; U.S. jobs report in focus

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 17:18 EST — After-hours XRP was down 1.8% at $2.14 in late U.S. hours on Thursday, giving back part of this week’s rally as bitcoin and ether also slipped. U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged their first net outflow on Wednesday, with $40.8 million leaving the group, led by a $47.25 million redemption from 21Shares’ TOXR, according to data cited by Finviz. Rachael Lucas, a crypto analyst at BTC Markets, said the reversal looked like “profit-taking” after XRP jumped to about $2.40 from $1.80 in a week, while Min Jung, a research associate at
8 January 2026
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Dow Jones ends higher on defense rebound as tech drags; Friday jobs report looms

Dow Jones ends higher on defense rebound as tech drags; Friday jobs report looms

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 17:06 EST — After-hours The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Thursday, lifted by a rebound in defense stocks after President Donald Trump called for a sharply larger U.S. military budget. The Dow rose 270.03 points, or 0.55%, to 49,266.11; the S&P 500 edged up 0.01% and the Nasdaq fell 0.44%. Reuters The market is trying to price two messages at once: a bigger spending push that could fatten defense backlogs, and a tougher line on contractors’ shareholder payouts. Trump said the 2027 military budget should be $1.5 trillion, versus $901 billion approved by
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Silver price stock SLV slides as index rebalance selling kicks in ahead of U.S. jobs report

Silver price stock SLV slides as index rebalance selling kicks in ahead of U.S. jobs report

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 13:51 (EST) — Regular session Shares of iShares Silver Trust fell 3.5% to $68.50, extending a slide in silver-linked assets as the metal came under fresh selling pressure. Peer ETF abrdn Physical Silver Shares (SIVR) dropped 3.4%, while silver miners First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver and Wheaton Precious Metals were down between 0.4% and 1.0%. The timing matters. A mechanical shift in commodity benchmarks is landing at the same moment traders are trying to price Friday’s U.S. jobs report, and silver has a habit of moving hard when liquidity thins. Spot silver was down
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Stock Market Today

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

7 February 2026
ST Engineering shares fell 1.9% to S$9.71 Friday, outpacing the Singapore market’s 0.8% drop amid a tech-led selloff. The company signed a deal with Shield AI at the Singapore Airshow to integrate autonomy software into its unmanned platforms and unveiled a small drone capable of carrying explosives. About 6.9 million shares traded as investors await full-year results on Feb. 27.
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