New York, Feb 10, 2026, 05:45 (EST) — Premarket
- U.S. stock index futures edged up early, with investors bracing for a packed U.S. data schedule.
- Rescheduled retail sales numbers are on deck, with jobs and inflation data set to arrive later in the week—and traders are getting ready.
- Coca-Cola drops its report ahead of the open; Ford, meanwhile, updates investors once markets shut.
Stock index futures in the U.S. edged higher early Tuesday, as investors braced for a heavy slate of economic data. At 5:30 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures had ticked up 0.08%, Dow futures were ahead by 45 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures posted a 0.03% gain.
Consumer demand takes center stage after a recent federal funding lapse scrambled the government’s retail sales reporting schedule. The U.S. Census Bureau has moved the December 2025 advance retail sales numbers and the November 2025 monthly retail trade figures to Tuesday, set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The numbers arrive while investors gauge how much leeway the Federal Reserve might have for rate cuts this year. According to the Labor Department calendar, the Employment Cost Index—tracking quarterly changes in wages and benefits—and import/export prices both drop at 8:30 a.m. ET. January payroll figures hit Wednesday, January CPI follows on Friday.
Stocks shook off early jitters Monday, finishing in positive territory as tech names pushed higher for a second session after last week’s AI pullback. The S&P 500 added 0.47% to hit 6,964.82; the Nasdaq climbed 0.90%. The Dow managed a modest gain, but still notched a record close for the second day in a row. “A sharply oversold market where a little bit of good news can go a long way,” Truist’s Keith Lerner remarked. Reuters
Abroad, risk sentiment firmed up. Japan’s Nikkei notched another all-time high, and global equities moved closer to record territory. Treasury yields backed off. “We’re believers in (the tech rally),” said PineBridge’s Mike Kelly, but he flagged the bumpy road ahead as the AI trend forces investors to separate winners from losers. Reuters
Premarket moves among the U.S. megacaps were uneven. Nvidia picked up close to 2.5%, Meta wasn’t far behind, climbing 2.4%. Apple slipped around 1.2%. Tesla, on the other hand, edged up 1.5%.
Another hurdle: earnings. Coca-Cola will report its fourth-quarter 2025 results at 8:30 a.m. ET, ahead of the market open.
Ford will update investors at 5:00 p.m. ET, as the company prepares to report its fourth-quarter 2025 numbers—a move that puts auto stocks like General Motors and Stellantis back in focus.
Energy markets eased off, with Brent dipping to roughly $68.80 a barrel and U.S. crude settling near $64.06. Traders remained focused on potential supply threats tied to U.S.–Iran tensions, but so far, the risks haven’t pushed prices higher. PVM’s Tamas Varga noted that without “concrete signs of supply disruptions,” prices may keep drifting. Reuters
Still, that early calm might not last. A strong print on retail sales or wages could send Treasury yields climbing again, reigniting talk about rates sticking higher for longer—a setup that’s often taken the air out of long-duration growth stocks after they’ve surged.
Next up for investors: the key 8:30 a.m. ET round of retail sales, wages, and trade-price data. Then it’s Wednesday’s January jobs print, followed by Friday’s January CPI. On the corporate side, Coca-Cola reports before the bell, while Ford is set to deliver its update after the close—both singled out as notable movers.
