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Your 5-minute briefing for Monday, Feb 9:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 2/6/2026. Bitcoin as of 2/8/2026.
Pre-Market:
US Investor % Bullish Sentiment:
↓ 39.67% for Week of FEB 05 2026
Previous week: 44.40%
Market Wrap:
Futures edged up S&P +0.2%, Nasdaq 100 +0.3%, Dow +87
Friday surged with Dow +1,200 to its first 50,000 close
Tech and bitcoin bounced as software snapped a long skid
Jobs report lands Wednesday with 55K expected and CPI Friday
Earnings ahead include Coca-Cola and Ford on Tuesday
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
TUE: Ford $F ( ▼ 1.52% ), Robinhood $HOOD ( ▲ 4.52% ), *Spotify $SPOT ( ▼ 1.84% )
*Coca-Cola $KO ( ▼ 1.34% ) - $.56 eps (+1.8% YoY), on $12.05B revenue (+5.7% YoY)
WED: *McDonald's MCD
*Shopify $SHOP ( ▲ 5.67% ) - $.51 eps (+15.9% YoY) on $3.6B revenue (+27.7% YoY)
THU: Airbnb $ABNB ( ▼ 0.71% ), Roku $ROKU ( ▲ 3.11% )
Coinbase $COIN ( ▲ 1.29% ) - $1.01 eps, down $4.68 per share one year ago – on $1.85B revenue (-18.4% YoY)
FRI: *Wendy's $WEN ( ▼ 2.62% )
“This isn't about politics. It's about
your financial future.”
The video Louis Navellier just recorded from his Palm Beach estate may be the most important of his entire career. Because what he's seeing right now isn't just another market correction.
It's something far more profound.
And it starts with what President Trump's tariffs are really setting in motion. What looks like routine policy is actually the catalyst for the most aggressive wealth transfer in modern American history. This isn't about politics. It's about your financial future.
- a message from InvestorPlace
HEADLINES
Steep declines gave way to a bounceback this past week, but underlying worries remain.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cited Chinese traders as a reason behind last week’s wild swings in the gold market.
US stock futures rise with hopes of Dow extending 50,000 record rally (more)
Investors chase cheaper companies as risk aversion hits tech sector (more)
'Overdone': Wall St strategists weigh in on software stock sell-off (more)
Warsh call for Fed-Treasury accord stirs debate in $30T bond market (more)
Epstein: Lawmakers call for Comm chief Lutnick to resign, or be fired (more)
Trump admin equity stakes pose risks to US companies and markets (more)
Get ready for double whammy of US jobs and inflation (more)
US jobless claims top all estimates in extremely cold week (more)
Oil drops as US, Iran pledge to continue talks (more)
Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is 'impossible' (more)
Gambling stocks sag as prediction markets steal Super Bowl bets (more)
Hims & Hers pulls copycat weight-loss pill after threats of legal action (more)
Berkshire Hathaway outperforms as tech stocks sink (more)
SpaceX to prioritise building self-growing city on moon, Musk says (more)
'Hermès orange' iPhone sparks Apple comeback in China (more)
Kroger to name former Walmart exec Greg Foran as next CEO (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
TPG buys majority stake in $3.5B power infrastructure firm Sabre Industries
Viventium acquires Apploi
VC
Adaption Labs, an adaptive intelligence startup, raised $50M in seed funding
Forerunner, an AI-powered platform for governments that manage their built environment, raised $39M in funding
Daytona, a company building programmatic computers for AI agents, raised $24M in Series A funding
Nixtla, a time series intelligence company, raised $16M in Series A funding
Sapiom, a machine-native financial infrastructure platform, raised $15.75m in Seed funding
Linkup, a web search and retrieval platform for AI products, raised $10M in Seed funding
Cadastral, a software company building intelligence for the CRE industry, raised $9.5M in funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🏈 Pats come up short in Super Bowl.
📊 The Chinese ‘Auntie’ investors behind the gold and silver frenzy.
😟 The two minutes that made traders lose faith in the gas market.
❤️ The next Super Bowl is on Valentine’s Day. I love you—and I’m sorry.
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