U.S. stock futures rise after a wild week on Wall Street, ahead of key jobs and inflation reports

Futures Movers Last Updated: Feb. 8, 2026 at 6:32 p.m. ETFirst Published: Feb. 8, 2026 at 6:17 p.m.…

The labor market was bad last year. Will investors get stung by a poor January jobs report, too?

Published: Feb. 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET Investors are on edge about the January jobs report…

Wall Street’s wild week rattles investors’ confidence while highlighting a growing divide within markets

Isabel Wang Isabel Wang is a Markets Reporter for MarketWatch.

Oil markets are on edge over elevated risks of a U.S. military strike against Iran this weekend

Myra P. Saefong, assistant global markets editor, has covered the commodities sector for MarketWatch for 20…

Buy the dip! Your guacamole for Super Bowl Sunday is the cheapest it’s been in decades — and chip prices are down, too.

Myra P. Saefong, assistant global markets editor, has covered the commodities sector for MarketWatch for 20…

S&P 500 turns negative for 2026 as investors add job market to a growing list of worries facing Wall Street

Published: Feb. 5, 2026 at 5:27 p.m. ET The action in stocks on Thursday showed just how…

Bitcoin ETF suffers worst decline in over a year — and new investors are now sitting on ugly losses

Published: Feb. 5, 2026 at 5:21 p.m. ET Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded funds plunged Thursday after the underlying asset…

This explains silver’s tumble as gold finds a footing in precious-metals rout

Silver’s decline far outpaced that of gold on Thursday, with its sharp price losses leading to…

Steady bond market shaken by jitters over the job market, U.S.-Iran nuclear talks

Published: Feb. 5, 2026 at 12:37 p.m. ET The bond market, a steady force over much of…

What this famed short seller is waiting for before betting against AI stocks

Published: Feb. 5, 2026 at 6:58 a.m. ET Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears…