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NFP Preview: Benchmark Revisions, Fate Of March Rate Cut, Implications For DXY And Dow Jones
The high-stakes January 2026 Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report, now set for release on February 11, 2026, has a consensus forecast of +70,000 jobs. The report includes annual benchmark revisions to 2025 data, which could be key.
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Wall Street's Hunt for Cheaper Stocks Goes Global
High valuations and a weakening dollar are boosting bets that America's lead over other global markets will shrink.
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How crypto's recent volatility impacts ETF investors, according to Bitwise CIO and GraniteShares CEO
Matt Hougan, Bitwise Asset Management CIO, and Will Rhind, GraniteShares founder and CEO, discuss this year's crypto volatility and if it's changing the investment strategy for ETF investors, the ETF trends they're watching and more.
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Stovall: "We Will be Rewarded by Holding On" Amid Volatile Markets
Sam Stovall covers the broad market action, noting that “February is the second-worst month of the year,” and that along with a midterm election year signals a potential soft patch in the back half of the month. Traditionally, markets take a “deeper dive” from May through the summer, and then come back in the fall, usually finishing higher, he notes.
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China May Quietly Start Dumping Even More U.S. Treasuries
I strongly believe China's push for banks and institutions to curb U.S. Treasury exposure may be driven by sanction risk in a Taiwan-invasion scenario, rather than concerns about U.S. credit. Chinese U.S. Treasury holdings have already declined by about 50% since 2014 and may be routed via third-party custodians, like Belgium, Luxembourg, and the UK.
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Software Getting Skinny
Fears that AI will pose a significant threat to the sector have caused large losses in terms of both price and weighting. Last Thursday, the software and services industry saw its market cap as a share of total S&P 500 market cap fall below 9% for the first time since July 24, 2011.
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World Markets Watchlist: February 9, 2026
World Markets Watchlist: February 9, 2026
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Commodities And World Stocks Surge To Start 2026
January 2026 kicked off with strong performance across all asset classes, led by an impressive +10.49% gain in commodities and a +5.44% return for world stocks. Managed Futures started the year with momentum, posting a solid +4.74% return for the month.
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'Somebody's corrupt': Trump slams Fed building construction
Take a sneak peek at President Donald Trump's interview with FOX Business host Larry Kudlow as they discuss the investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell and more on Tuesday's 'Kudlow.' #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #kudlow #trump #donaldtrump #politics #political #politicalnews #government #federalreserve #jeromepowell #economy #inflation #investigation #corruption #washingtondc #washington #dc
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Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend, writes Greg Ip.
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
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US plans Big Tech carve-out from next chip tariffs, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to spare firms such as Amazon , Google and Microsoft from upcoming tariffs on chips as they build AI data centers, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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S&P, Nasdaq Rise as Tech Rebounds Ahead of Earnings, Data | The Close 2/9/2026
Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Morgan Stanley's Andrew Slimmon, Cadillac Formula 1's Dan Towriss, HSBC Bank's Rajesh Kumar, Charlyle Group's Jeff Currie, Man Group's Kristina Hooper, Mastercard Economics Institute's Michelle Meyer, New York City Comptroller's Mark Levine, Medium Rare's Adam Richman, Lady Lib Sports & Entertainment's Rasheeda Liberty, and Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team's Lawrence Stroll.
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Tech stocks rebound, Mohamed El-Erian talks AI, Fed, and jobs
Yahoo Finance breaks down the latest financial news stories for Monday, February 9, 2026. Markets and data reporter Jared Blikre breaks down the tech stock rebound following last week's sell-off.
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Fed's Miran Says Dollar Needs ‘Really Big Move' to Affect Inflation
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said the dollar would need to register a steeper fall than it already has to affect inflation, and that he does not view the dollar's weakness as having material consequences on monetary policy so far.
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Dow Scores Back-To-Back Records As Tech Stocks Rally; Inflation, Jobs Reports On Deck
The Dow Jones Industrial Average edges into a new closing high on Monday's stock market, led by gains in Nvidia and Microsoft.
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Return Of The 100-Year Tech Bond
Alphabet is issuing 100-year sterling-denominated bonds, with demand exceeding supply by over 5x, reflecting robust investor appetite. Hyperscalers' aggressive CapEx, largely funded by strong cash flows, is viewed as bullish and distinguishes it from past tech bubbles.
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Stocks Rise as Investors Eye Earnings, Economic Data | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
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Expectation of Fed rate cut in June will support share prices: CFRA's Stovall
CNBC's “Closing Bell Overtime” team discusses the day's market action and what upcoming events may be important for investors to watch with Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA, and Tim Seymour, "Fast Money" trader and founder of Seymour Asset Management.
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Nominal Records, Real Divergence: The Hidden Weakness In U.S. Equities
Nominal Records, Real Divergence: The Hidden Weakness In U.S. Equities
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Apollo Looks to New Markets After Strong Quarter
The firm reported a 13% increase in adjusted fourth-quarter earnings and raised a record $228 billion in new capital for the year.
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