Futures-options traders enactment connected the level astatine the New York Stock Exchange's NYSE American (AMEX) successful New York City, U.S., Jan. 7, 2026.
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Stock futures were modestly higher Thursday nighttime up of a cardinal jobs study and a imaginable U.S. Supreme Court ruling connected tariffs.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 81 points, oregon astir 0.2%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%, arsenic did Nasdaq 100 futures.
Investors are awaiting 2 cardinal catalysts connected Friday. First, the Supreme Court could contented a ruling connected the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs, which could person an interaction connected commercialized argumentation and the nation's fiscal situation.
"There's a small spot of wait-and-see attack from the companies earlier they commencement restocking connected what happens to tariffs," said Wells Fargo main equity strategist Ohsung Kwon connected CNBC's "Power Lunch" Thursday. "We person the ruling perchance tomorrow. I deliberation aft that, the companies mightiness commencement to restock again, and that's gonna kickstart the manufacturing cycle."
Second, the December jobs report volition beryllium retired connected Friday morning, and it's expected to amusement humble improvement. Nonfarm payrolls apt grew by 73,000 past month, portion the unemployment complaint inched down to 4.5%, according to economists polled by Dow Jones.
Separately, investors volition ticker for developments connected Trump's directive "to his Representatives" to bargain $200 cardinal successful owe bonds, which helium claimed volition thrust rates and monthly payments down.
In regular trading Thursday, investors rotated distant from tech stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed the time little by 0.4%, dragged down by losses successful Nvidia, Palantir and Broadcom. The 30-stock Dow added 270 points, oregon astir 0.6%. The S&P 500 ended the league marginally higher.
Stocks stay connected way for a winning week. The S&P 500 is up astir 0.9% week to date, portion the Dow and Nasdaq person jumped astir 1.8% and 1.1%, respectively.
General Motors, Intel among stocks moving successful after-hours trading
Check retired the companies making headlines successful after-hours trading.
- General Motors — Shares of the Detroit automaker dropped 2% successful extended trading aft General Motors said successful a regulatory filing that it volition grounds $7.1 cardinal in special charges for the 4th quarter of 2025 tied to its pullback successful electrical vehicles and restructuring efforts successful China.
- Intel — The semiconductor manufacturer's banal roseate 1.7% aft President Donald Trump wrote successful a flattering Truth Social post Thursday evening that helium had a "great meeting" with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and that "the United States Government is arrogant to beryllium a Shareholder of Intel." The U.S. authorities took a 10% involvement successful Intel past August and is present the spot company's biggest shareholder.
- Tilray Brands — The user packaged goods and cannabis elephantine reported grounds nett gross for its fiscal 2nd quarter, starring shares to leap astir 8%. Tilray posted gross of $218 cardinal for the period, portion analysts polled by LSEG expected $211 million.
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