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good morning. I just finished a feature on him. sales force Super Bowl ad MrBeast is entering the banking industry. The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, announced Monday that his company Beast Industries has acquired financial services app Step.
Stock futures were little changed this morning after all three major stock averages rose earlier in the week.
Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.
1. Tectonic movement
Traders work on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, February 9, 2026 in New York, USA.
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Yesterday, tech stocks pushed up the overall market, S&P500 It recorded an increase for the second consecutive day. of Dow Jones Industrial Average It also set new records for intraday and closing prices.
Here’s what you need to know:
shares of oracle It rose 9% during the session. microsoft and broadcom Both increased by more than 3%; Nvidia and meta It closed up more than 2%. The sector’s gains come in the wake of last week’s crash in tech stocks, where big tech companies wiped more than $1 trillion from their market capitalization. spotify and CVS Health This morning I finished my earnings report and am heading to the bell. Spotify is up more than 10% after reporting a spike in user numbers, while CVS is down more than 2% despite revenue and bottom line growth. On the economic data front, investors will get the latest retail sales numbers this morning, which are expected to show a 0.5% increase over the month. All eyes are still on tomorrow’s key employment statistics. The January release was originally scheduled for last week, but was postponed due to the partial government shutdown. Follow us here for live market updates.
2.Mixed drink
Cases of Coca-Cola brand soda stack up at a Costco wholesale store on November 13, 2025 in Simi Valley, California.
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shares of coca cola Stocks fell this morning after the beverage company reported mixed fourth-quarter results. Adjusted earnings per share for the period exceeded expectations, but adjusted revenue came in at $11.82 billion, falling short of the $12.03 billion Wall Street expected.
Coca-Cola said it expects organic revenue growth to be 4% to 5% in 2026. The company, like its rivals, pepsisees demand for its products weakening as shoppers look to save more at grocery stores.
3. Risk and reward
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the audience at Google’s annual I/O developer conference on May 20, 2025 in Mountain View, California.
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alphabet We are preparing to invest heavily in artificial intelligence. At the same time, Google’s parent company is also aware of the risks.
The company warned for the first time in its annual financial report last week that its core advertising business could change as consumers increasingly use generated AI. As CNBC’s Jennifer Elias reports, Alphabet also notes the risks associated with its large AI infrastructure investments.
The tech giant plans to sell US dollar bonds to raise $20 billion to fund AI development, according to people familiar with the matter. Alphabet said in its earnings call last week that capital spending in 2026 could be more than double that of 2025.
4. Target area
An employee checks out a customer at a Target store ahead of Black Friday on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
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target is shifting resources in hopes of solving in-store experience problems.
In an internal memo obtained by CNBC, the retailer said Monday it would increase staffing at its stores while cutting about 500 jobs at distribution centers and local branches. The move “will allow us to significantly increase our store payrolls, primarily through the addition of most needed labor and time, as well as enhanced training on the new guest experience for all team members at each store,” the email said.
Improving the in-store experience for shoppers is a top priority for Target’s new CEO Michael Fidelke, who took over earlier this month. Target and Fidelke are hoping to win back customers turned away by complaints about messy shelves and long checkout lines.
5. Novo prohibitions
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Novo Nordisk A/S headquarters in Bagsvaer, Denmark.
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novo nordisk The Food and Drug Administration said in a letter dated last week that television ads for the company’s new drug, WeGovy, contained “false or misleading” claims.
The FDA said the ad (which Novo said was not intended for its star-studded Super Bowl) was misbranding of an oral weight loss drug and violated federal law. A company spokesperson said: “We are working with the FDA to address concerns.”
The Danish pharmaceutical company’s US-listed shares ended yesterday’s trading up more than 3%. on the other hand, him and herShares of Novo fell 16% on Monday after it announced it would file a lawsuit over counterfeit obesity drugs.
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—CNBC’s Dylan Butts, Sean Conlon, Sarah Ming, Annika Kim Constantino, Amelia Lucas, Jennifer Elias, Melissa Repko, Leslie Picker and Ritika Shah contributed to this report. Melody Warner edited this version.
