Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures edge lower with rate-cut bets and Walmart earnings in focus

• S&P 500: 6,881.31 (+0.56%)
• Dow Jones: 49,662.66 (+0.26%)
• NASDAQ: 22,753.64 (+0.78%)

Stock Market Today

• US stock futures slipped on Thursday.
• Investors digested Federal Reserve minutes showing divided policymakers on interest rates.
• Walmart earnings are in focus for insight into American consumer health.
• Expectations for two rate cuts by year-end were not shaken despite discussion of potential rate hikes.

EdgeUp

• Samsung: Shares surged to a record high on reports of negotiating up to 30% higher prices for its latest AI memory chips (HBM4) at around $700 per unit.
• Interactive Strength: Stock rose after announcing acquisition of Ergatta, a game-based connected fitness provider, expecting enhanced revenue.
• DASH stock (DoorDash): Popped 14% premarket due to a stronger gross order value forecast for Q1 and plans to merge DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt platforms.
• B2Gold stock: Slid 10% after-hours as Q4 earnings missed estimates ($0.11 actual vs. $0.18 consensus) despite record annual revenue.
• Amazon: Analyst believes Amazon's underappreciated AI potential in AWS and retail could drive the stock 50% higher.
• Carvana shares: Tumbled in premarket after Q4 profit fell short of expectations due to higher-than-anticipated vehicle reconditioning costs, leading to price target cuts by brokerages.

Tech Thursday

• Nvidia and Meta expanded their multiyear partnership.
• Nvidia will provide Meta with millions of Blackwell and Rubin GPUs, CPUs, and networking products.
• Meta plans to deploy this hardware in its data centers for AI model training and operation.

Top 5 Movers In Early Pre-Market

• BOXL (Boxlight Corporation): +29.23%
• RELY (Remitly Global, Inc.): +21.75%
• ETSY (Etsy, Inc.): +17.66%
• RUBI (Rubico Inc.): +17.41%
• NP (Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc.): +14.56%

Today’s Economic Dates

• 8:30 AM ET: Initial jobless claims (Feb. 14)
• 8:30 AM ET: U.S. trade deficit (Dec.)
• 8:30 AM ET: Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey (Feb.)

Yesterday’s Biggest Movers

• SNSE (Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc.): +187.51% due to acquisition of Faeth Therapeutics Inc., bringing a new asset, PIKTOR, to its pipeline.
• NLOP (Net Lease Office Properties): +101.08% with no notable news.
• MLEC (Moolec Science SA): +49.90% with no notable news.

Today’s Notable Earnings (Q4 2025 Estimates)

• ULS (UL Solutions): Before Market Open (Estimate: 0.440)
• NEM (Newmont): After Market Close (Estimate: 1.940)
• LYV (Live Nation Entertainment): After Market Close (Estimate: -1.040)