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US Economy News 6 January 2026 - 12 January 2026

Dow Jones ETF drops as Trump’s credit-card cap plan and Fed subpoena fight hit banks

Dow Jones ETF drops as Trump’s credit-card cap plan and Fed subpoena fight hit banks

The Dow-linked DIA fell about 0.5% Monday morning, pressured by declines in financial stocks after President Trump proposed capping credit-card rates at 10%. Tensions rose as the White House threatened Fed Chair Powell with indictment over Senate testimony, which Powell called a “pretext.” Traders are watching Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report and big-bank earnings for further direction.
12 January 2026
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Dow futures slip on Powell legal threat and Trump rate-cap talk — here’s what Wall Street watches next

Dow futures slip on Powell legal threat and Trump rate-cap talk — here’s what Wall Street watches next

Dow futures fell about 0.4% premarket after President Trump called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates and the Justice Department served Fed Chair Jerome Powell with grand jury subpoenas. Bank and lender shares dropped. The dollar weakened and gold hit a record above $4,600 an ounce as traders moved to safe havens. Investors await Tuesday’s U.S. inflation data.
12 January 2026
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Builders FirstSource stock jumps 12% as Trump’s mortgage-bond push rewires the housing trade

Builders FirstSource stock jumps 12% as Trump’s mortgage-bond push rewires the housing trade

Builders FirstSource closed up 12% at $124.66 Friday after President Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases to push down rates. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell below 6% for the first time in nearly three years, according to Redfin. Housing starts data were mixed, and investors are watching Tuesday’s U.S. CPI report for the next signal on rates.
12 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock: TrumpRx drug discounts win tariff waiver as earnings loom

Johnson & Johnson stock: TrumpRx drug discounts win tariff waiver as earnings loom

Johnson & Johnson reached a deal with the Trump administration to cut U.S. drug prices and won exemptions from tariffs on its pharmaceuticals. The company will sell medicines at discounted rates through TrumpRx.gov and announced two new U.S. manufacturing sites. J&J stock closed down 0.7% at $204.39. Terms of the agreement remain confidential.
10 January 2026
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S&P 500 hits record, chip stocks jump — jobs report and Trump tariff case set up next market move

S&P 500 hits record, chip stocks jump — jobs report and Trump tariff case set up next market move

The S&P 500 closed at a record 6,966.28 on Friday, led by chip stocks after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, missing forecasts, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%. The dollar index gained 0.26% and the two-year Treasury yield rose to 3.538%. Housing stocks jumped after Trump ordered $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases.
10 January 2026
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Sandisk stock rebounds on soft US jobs report; what’s driving SNDK now

Sandisk stock rebounds on soft US jobs report; what’s driving SNDK now

Sandisk shares rose 7% to $357.90 in early New York trading Friday, rebounding after a 5.4% drop the previous session. The move followed softer U.S. payrolls data and renewed risk appetite. Investors are watching for Tuesday’s CPI report, a Supreme Court tariff ruling, and Sandisk’s Jan. 29 earnings. Western Digital, Seagate, and Micron also gained.
9 January 2026
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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

Opendoor shares jumped 8.4% in premarket trading after President Trump announced a $200 billion mortgage bond purchase plan. The White House has not disclosed details or a timeline for the move, which aims to lower mortgage rates. Traders are awaiting the U.S. jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET for further rate signals. Mortgage bonds and home-lender stocks also rose following Trump’s remarks.
9 January 2026
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IREN stock climbs in premarket as Bernstein backs the AI-cloud miner with U.S. jobs data due

IREN stock climbs in premarket as Bernstein backs the AI-cloud miner with U.S. jobs data due

IREN shares rose 4.7% to $45.68 in premarket trading Friday, after closing at $43.63 Thursday. Bernstein maintained IREN as its “top AI pick” with a $75 target, while J.P. Morgan reaffirmed a sell rating. Traders are watching the U.S. jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET and bitcoin’s price, which was up 0.5% at about $90,337. IREN’s outlook remains tied to a $9.7 billion Microsoft GPU cloud contract.
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

U.S. stock index futures edged higher early Friday as investors awaited the December jobs report and a Supreme Court ruling on Trump-era tariffs. S&P 500 futures rose 0.08%, Nasdaq 100 gained 0.16%, and Dow futures added 0.02%. Thursday’s session ended mixed, with Nvidia down 2.2% and defense stocks up after Trump called for a larger military budget. General Motors announced a $6 billion charge tied to electric-vehicle investments.
9 January 2026
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Barrick Mining stock edges lower in premarket as gold price stalls ahead of US jobs data

Barrick Mining stock edges lower in premarket as gold price stalls ahead of US jobs data

Barrick Mining slipped 0.2% to $47.36 in premarket trading Friday, near its 52-week high. Spot gold steadied at $4,471.58 an ounce ahead of the U.S. jobs report, after reaching a record $4,549.71 on Dec. 26. JPMorgan estimates $5.6 billion in gold could be sold during commodity index rebalancing this week. Barrick will report full-year and Q4 results on Feb. 5.
9 January 2026
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Opendoor stock jumps premarket as Trump mortgage-bond push puts housing back in focus

Opendoor stock jumps premarket as Trump mortgage-bond push puts housing back in focus

Opendoor shares climbed 4.9% to $6.43 in premarket trading after President Trump announced a $200 billion government-backed mortgage bond purchase to lower borrowing costs. Homebuilder stocks also gained, with Lennar up 5.4% and D.R. Horton rising 4.7%. Vanguard disclosed an 11.62% stake in Opendoor. Investors await further details on the policy and upcoming housing proposals.
9 January 2026
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US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

US economic calendar today: What to watch as U.S. stock futures slip before Friday’s jobs report

U.S. stock futures fell early Thursday, with Dow futures down 146 points, as traders awaited Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. Defense stocks surged after Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027. Lockheed Martin jumped 7.2%, Northrop Grumman 7.5%, and RTX 4.9%. Key economic data, including jobless claims and trade figures, are due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
8 January 2026
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Lockheed Martin stock pops in US premarket as Trump touts $1.5 trillion military budget, buyback ban looms

Lockheed Martin stock pops in US premarket as Trump touts $1.5 trillion military budget, buyback ban looms

Lockheed Martin shares surged about 7% in premarket trading Thursday after President Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget for 2027. The gains followed a 4.8% drop Wednesday amid a White House order to curb defense contractor buybacks and dividends. Northrop Grumman and RTX also advanced. Investors await Friday’s U.S. jobs report and Lockheed’s January 29 earnings.
8 January 2026
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Oil stocks, USO ETF slide in premarket as Trump Venezuela crude plan stirs supply fears

Oil stocks, USO ETF slide in premarket as Trump Venezuela crude plan stirs supply fears

Exxon Mobil fell 3.4% and Chevron dropped 4.4% in premarket trading Wednesday as oil prices slid after the U.S. agreed to import up to $2 billion in Venezuelan crude. Oil-linked ETFs USO and XOP also traded lower. Brent crude was at $60.59 a barrel. Investors await U.S. inventory data at 10:30 a.m. ET and a White House meeting with oil executives later this week.
7 January 2026
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Silver price pulls back under $80 as dollar firms; SLV jumps ahead of U.S. jobs data

Silver price pulls back under $80 as dollar firms; SLV jumps ahead of U.S. jobs data

Spot silver fell 2.3% to $79.40 per ounce Wednesday after hitting a record $83.62 last week, as profit-taking and a stronger dollar weighed on prices. The dollar index rose to 98.63 ahead of key U.S. jobs data. Silver-linked stocks gained in premarket trading, with iShares Silver Trust up 6.7%. Morgan Stanley noted China’s new export rules could add upside risk for silver amid ongoing supply deficits.
7 January 2026
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US stock market today: Futures slip as Venezuela oil talks and CES chip launches set the tone

US stock market today: Futures slip as Venezuela oil talks and CES chip launches set the tone

U.S. stock index futures edged lower early Tuesday after Washington moved to involve oil majors in Venezuela, raising questions over energy supply. Dow futures dropped 0.16%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.08%. Wall Street closed at record highs Monday, led by energy and banks. The ISM manufacturing index fell to 47.9 in December, its lowest since October 2024.
6 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

Walmart stock jumps 3% to $131 as Dow clears 50,000 — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
Walmart shares climbed 3.34% to $131.18 Friday, pushing its market value to about $1.05 trillion as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Retail stocks mostly gained, with Target up 4.24% and Costco up 1.20%, while Amazon dropped 5.55%. Investors await Walmart’s fiscal Q4 results on Feb. 19 and key U.S. economic data next week.
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